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i've got the day off on friday so i'm thinking about going down to GenCon Indy 2009. I had a lot of fun at DDXP in Ft. Wayne this spring, as well as a 3 day weekend at Origins in Columbus. but my DM says that tickets for events sold out a long time ago. is it still worth it to go down there and look for open events? $80 isn't too bad if i'm there friday & saturday but i'm also checking to see what the cost would be for a hotel, yadda yadda.
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Short answer: YES. This will be my third year going, and I still consider myself a baby by gencon standards.
Longer answer:
Events: Most things are pretty filled up, but there WILL be some openings here and there. Even if you can't get into many games, there are still awesome seminars, there's always the chance to wander around and play little things here and there, and the dealer room itself could easily take up days of fun.
It's so much fun. I'm making cookies to take RIGHT NOW!
The downside: Hotels. It's going to be a bit tricky finding a room anywhere near the con at this point, though you can probably do it. But be prepared to shell out a LOT of money if you want to stay downtown. And Imean a LOT.
But if you go, and find me (a feat in itself amongst all those people...) I will give you a cookie.
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i've got the day off on friday so i'm thinking about going down to GenCon Indy 2009. I had a lot of fun at DDXP in Ft. Wayne this spring, as well as a 3 day weekend at Origins in Columbus. but my DM says that tickets for events sold out a long time ago. is it still worth it to go down there and look for open events? $80 isn't too bad if i'm there friday & saturday but i'm also checking to see what the cost would be for a hotel, yadda yadda.
I'd say yes too. I've never been, but I hear it gets bigger, better, and badder each year.
I got my pathfinder book first thing thursday morning, had a blast at Tracy Hickman's Xtreme DM seminar, and while the games I played in were not quite as fun as the game you ran last year, they were still very amusing. My friend and I were also standing right under the fire alarm when it went off Saturday night. We joked about "the day Gencon caught fire," but it turned out that it was just some goober smoking in the hallway setting off the alarm.
I'm SO full of ideas right now, and since it will be about six months before my next campaign starts, I have oodles of time to plot and plan maniacally.
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As I live in the UK it's not something I can just "go along" to, but I'm making it a promise to myself to go next year.
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As I live in the UK it's not something I can just "go along" to, but I'm making it a promise to myself to go next year.
That would be awesome, since I am considering that, too. The last year I didn't go anywhere during my vacation (though I had the opportunity to travel twice to the US thanks to my job).
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I love GenCon; it's crazy-stupid-fun. The ENW off-grid games are consistently better than any games I pay to play.
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That would be awesome, since I am considering that, too. The last year I didn't go anywhere during my vacation (though I had the opportunity to travel twice to the US thanks to my job).
Then we should both make a promise to do it, and to meet up!
My current plan is to put £100 a month aside for it out of my wages (which I reckon I can do, especially with some overtime coming up) and pay for it out of that. Should be enough!
Nearer the time I'll be trying to sort out who I can meet up with. I'm still hoping Morrus will be heading over there, too.
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Player in Swordlands Story Hour: Interview with a Fey - updated 15th June 09. News just in - this campaign may be restarting in the near future! Watch this space!
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It is well worth the trip. After two years of going and playing in ENW/CM games, and especially socialising with people from the boards, I really missed not being there this year. It's the cost of flights that kills me. Accommodation and food is relatively cheap, even with the pound not as strong as in previous years, but you can't get round the £700+ flight costs.
Then we should both make a promise to do it, and to meet up!
My current plan is to put £100 a month aside for it out of my wages (which I reckon I can do, especially with some overtime coming up) and pay for it out of that. Should be enough!
Nearer the time I'll be trying to sort out who I can meet up with. I'm still hoping Morrus will be heading over there, too.
Yes, the flight cost is a lot. And I still don't know how I am too book it - use a travel agency? Try to do it all myself? And when to organize it is the next question!
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Yes, the flight cost is a lot. And I still don't know how I am too book it - use a travel agency? Try to do it all myself? And when to organize it is the next question!
I booked directly through the airlines, after using various search sites to get an idea of who was cheapest. I started looking at flight prices around Christmas time, but didn't book till quite late - June, IIRC. Prices didn't change much, but I did find that routes I had been considering would become unavailable.
You might see if you can get a flight from London to Chicago and a catch a ride from someone on the boards.
Plus see if you can find roomates to cut the cost of the hotel down.
Mike
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You might see if you can get a flight from London to Chicago and a catch a ride from someone on the boards.
Plus see if you can find roomates to cut the cost of the hotel down.
Mike
Thanks for the tips, Mike.
Unfortunately getting down to London would add more than the saving in airfare, and I've already got friends on CM I roomshare with, so that cost is very small in comparison to the airfare. Believe me - I looked into all kinds of ways to reduce my airfare!
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