ScrimmyCon

ScrimmyCon was an in-person convention organized annually in the fall by Crogus interactive from 2006 to 2009, meant to celebrate the Scrimmy Bingus series. The events were typically short, scheduled to last from 12 PM to 6 PM, and were held in small convention or recreation centers. These events were used both as opportunities for fans of the series to meet in person, for Crogus representatives to hand out special editions of older titles and sneak-peek demos for newer ones, and for Crogus to fundraise for their upcoming titles. (The latter was only really present during the final convention, held in 2009.)
Of note is that the members of Crogus Interactive never directly appeared at these conventions, instead hiring 2-3 representatives to present information for upcoming games via power-point presentations and hand out demo-disks, tee-shirts, and special merchandise. These representatives had no previous involvement with the company and were sworn to preserve the anonymity of the employees, and refused to give details of the people who hired them despite the many dogged attempts by fans.
Like most things related to Crogus, these conventions were poorly-documented. In addition, what has been revealed and shared about the goings-on during these events has been called "repulsive," "disgusting," "unbearably cringy," and "an outrageous violation of human decency and international child labor laws" by both community members and human rights activists. As such, discussion of these events has generally been suppressed by the community, and Crogus Interactive did their best to distance themselves from the events following ScrimmyCon 2009, claiming to have no direct involvement. The bankruptcy and destruction of the company in 2015, along with the events of ScrimmyCon 2009, precluded any further events, and fans did not hold any official or unofficial conventions following this.
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