I'd like to start out by saying, WHAT AN EVENT! Seriously, Sarah Mustain deserves an award for delivering another great experience. Alright, now that that is out of the way. For Kingdom Boffer Association the Nerd Faire Con has been a must-attend event. This year really drove it home. Not only did the organization have a booth to help promote group awareness, interact with attendees and sell gear to help fund the group's activities.
Fareena chats with Travesty as they await the doors to open while finishing some last minute-gear.
But we also had a demo slot to SHOW attendee what we do and let them participate in our brand of foam fighting. Our Chairman Paul Davenport (Balendor) and Commissioner Jerrell Briscoe (Travesty) addressed the audience with a rundown of basic hit locations and what each meant, the proper amount of force for a shot, what a HOLD call was used for, and other basic aspects of the KBA's rules system. After addressing the crowd, he introduced a pair of our fighters for a quick demonstration of the combat. From there a 3v3 match was used to demonstrate group fighting. Showing off the quick, intense nature of boffer combat, the pair of matches were one-sided and over in decisive fashion.
With the demonstrations out of the way, the floor was opened up to free play and the enthusiasm poured out. Loaner boffers were snatched up of all types, while others wielded their purchased wares, and skirmishes broke out to fill the room! For an hour participants engaged in mock battle while laughing, smiling and encouraging one another.
Draven battles Spider-Man at Nerd Faire 2020. You could call him Draven the Hunter?
This was a great addition to the success the booth had. Talking to hundreds of the event's attendees and the distribution of almost every flyer and boffer available. Success! This was the word exchanged. With that, the Board of Directors are discussing a possible sponsor status with Nerd Faire in 2021 and the desire to attended several more conventions in the area! "The exposure we'll get from attending these conventions is indisputable," the Chairman said. "we see so many interested parties, we get a boffer in their hands and engage them in a positive manner. The parents love the idea of our Page Program, which only helps us develop future warriors for the general fighting. This is exposure to the masses, we're trying to reach those who may have never heard of "boffing" or foam fighting." On top of all this, the group has had pictures taken, been plugged or mentioned on local news websites and media outlets like BJ Shea's Geek Nation on Facebook. The future looks bright for Kingdom Boffer Association. The Vice-Chair, Josie Strawhun (Fareena), said that the bright future also holds big announcements in the near future, so stay tuned!
