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Hey, if the attorney involved in the group buying GenCon is from KY, I wonder if this means GenCon will move to Louisville after any contracts with Indianapolis expire.
I could actually commute to GenCon and spend all that room money on "Stuff"!
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So, when do we start the funding drive to help EN World buy Gen Con? :-D
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I don't like this. If WotC can't make it work and Peter can't make it work, that suggests to me that the future of the Con itself might be in very real trouble. I'd really hate to see Gen Con go away.
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I don't like this. If WotC can't make it work and Peter can't make it work, that suggests to me that the future of the Con itself might be in very real trouble. I'd really hate to see Gen Con go away.
Based on past comments from Peter, the Star Wars Experience was the real villain here, racking up a mound of debt that dragged down the rest of the company. Without that, I think Gen Con would still be running smoothly and in the black.
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I'm curious to see who is actually behind the purchase. I could easily see it being the City of Indianapolis given the amount of tourist dollars the Con brings into their city every year. But given the location of the lawyer involved that doesn't seem likely. Definitely bears watching.
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Every time I've planned to go to GenCon, just like every time I've planned to buy my first modern Mac, I get laid off, or suffer some other, unforeseen and sudden economic change, thus my inability to go this year, which was my best potential since 2002-2003.
Anyhow, I hope whatever the outcome, that whomever buys the convention, focuses on GenCon, as opposed to the other add-ons, which seemed to cause the issues that GenCon is now suffering, and this tradition in gaming keeps going on.
Every time I've planned to go to GenCon, just like every time I've planned to buy my first modern Mac, I get laid off, or suffer some other, unforeseen and sudden economic change, thus my inability to go this year, which was my best potential since 2002-2003.
Anyhow, I hope whatever the outcome, that whomever buys the convention, focuses on GenCon, as opposed to the other add-ons, which seemed to cause the issues that GenCon is now suffering, and this tradition in gaming keeps going on.
Given that this this rumor is reporting that the sale will be for several million dollars I would suspect that if the deal happens that the buyer is not going to suddenly abandon the hobby game audience.
GenCon has been a stable or thriving show over the past few years and can continue to grow. Even last year, with high gas prices at $4.30 a gallon keeping many at home, the show was pretty packed and reported significant attendance. Even under new ownership I don't see it changing to far from it's current programing.
Given that this this rumor is reporting that the sale will be for several million dollars I would suspect that if the deal happens that the buyer is not going to suddenly abandon the hobby game audience.
Summary: (Through my awesome filter) WotC is buying GenCon in a partnership with Paizo and other industry leaders.
I'd say that Gen Con's woes are entirely related to the fiasco with Star Wars Experience. Last year's Con was the biggest I have ever seen, and that's been since it was at Parkside.
The convention is still thriving, so I hope that whoever does buy it doesn't make any radical changes. The surest way to kill something like this is to fundamentally change the formula for success. With that said, as someone who has been going for a looooooong time, there is significant room for improvement: showing you which events still have slots open on the big board, for example would cut down on the number of people waiting in line significantly, for example.
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Hey, if the attorney involved in the group buying GenCon is from KY, I wonder if this means GenCon will move to Louisville after any contracts with Indianapolis expire.
I could actually commute to GenCon and spend all that room money on "Stuff"!
Kentucky? Meh.
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I tend to agree with you, but if we landed GenCon we'd finally be cooler than Vermont!
rather than going to kentucky, land of i-dont-know-what-because-i-only-drove thru-there-once, fast, i wouldn't mind it being out here on the east coast. preferably in the nyc metro area though, as opposed to the arctic tundra of vermont. you know, non-flyover-state land. AKA civilization.
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