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[Sinewgrab]

This is an interesting thread.

As someone who was basically browbeaten by his newly minted historical buddies into going to a convention, and putting on a game, I have found that I actually prefer running games to actually playing them, as it fulfills my need to show off the pretties I have been working on all year to other people.  In the last 5 years I have added demoing a game as part of the participation game (Pulp Alley) because my love of the rules tells me I should show other people why they should play the set of rules.

I have never gotten compensation - hell, I tend to take post apoc, fantasy pirate, and VSF games to a primarily historical convention (Enfilade in Washington, USA) - sometimes I have had the feeling I didn't get best of period because they didn't want to award the "sci-fi game" above the historical games - but that doesn't mean all that much to me.  I am more interested in ending a game and having everyone around the table smiling because they enjoyed it, and got to see my collection in use.

We have a couple of new cons trying to start, and I am participating in them as well, for the same reason.

[eilif]

I have found that I actually prefer running games to actually playing them, as it fulfills my need to show off the pretties I have been working on all year to other people. 

I feel similarly to this. I get alot of satisfaction watching folks enjoy the buildings, trains, mechs, vehicles etc that I've built and there is a certain gratification in being able to show it off.

As for compensation it's not a primary concern, but considering the rather large effort involved to build, transport and put on my game I'm less and less interested in paying for the privledge.  And of course, when a good swag bag is up for grabs it's definitely going to tempt me.