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[Anubis]

Yuck. I'd like to avoid the tolls if possible, because this is already costing enough in gas.

Does it work to take I-55 up and then turn onto Illinois 83 and just take that straight north to West Prospect? I'm not familiar with the area, so the fewer roads I take the better my chances are.

Also, how is parking up there? Is parking free? Is there plenty of it?

Finally, is Little America within walking distance of Games Plus?

 

[Barendd Nobeard]

Short version: Don't know, fine, yes, yes, yes.

Long version: Don't know about I-55. There is a lot of parking, in the Metra lot across from the train tracks. You have to walk a little to get to the store, but it's only about a block and a half from the free parking lot to the store.

You could walk to/from Little America--it's only a few blocks. But I'm the kind of person who walked from 10th St. to 48th St. the last time I was in NYC, and I've started walking to work every day. If walking bothers you (or you're carrying a lot of gaming gear), driving is not a problem.

 

[GORAK]

Yuck. I'd like to avoid the tolls if possible, because this is already costing enough in gas.

Does it work to take I-55 up and then turn onto Illinois 83 and just take that straight north to West Prospect? I'm not familiar with the area, so the fewer roads I take the better my chances are.

Also, how is parking up there? Is parking free? Is there plenty of it?

Finally, is Little America within walking distance of Games Plus?

Anubis- Quickest route from Pontiac is take I-55 North towards Chicago and connect to I-294 North towards Wisconsin. When you reach near O'hare, connect to I-90 North towards Rockford and exit Rte 83 North Elmhurst Road, go north and stay on Rte 83 (Emhurst Rd) as it will zig zag for a few miles, eventually you will enter downtown Mt Prospect. When you reach the train tracks, make a left on Prospect Ave which is the street at the tracks, go west about 1 block and you will see the blue Games Plus store on the left corner.
The No toll longer route is simply take I-55 North towards Chicago and exit Rte 83 North (Kingery Highway) and take Rte 83 North all the way up (about 20 miles) as it goes all the way through. 83 will turn into Busse Rd when you reach Bensenville and Elmhurst Rd when you reach Elk Grove but it is still the same highway.
For Little America Restaurant, go down a few more blocks west past Games Plus on Prospect Ave and you will see the restaurant sign on the right across the tracks.

 

[buzz]

*bump*

 

[Trevalon Moonleirion]

Anubis- Quickest route from Pontiac is take I-55 North towards Chicago and connect to I-294 North towards Wisconsin. When you reach near O'hare, connect to I-90 North towards Rockford and exit Rte 83 North Elmhurst Road, go north and stay on Rte 83 (Emhurst Rd) as it will zig zag for a few miles, eventually you will enter downtown Mt Prospect. When you reach the train tracks, make a left on Prospect Ave which is the street at the tracks, go west about 1 block and you will see the blue Games Plus store on the left corner.
The No toll longer route is simply take I-55 North towards Chicago and exit Rte 83 North (Kingery Highway) and take Rte 83 North all the way up (about 20 miles) as it goes all the way through. 83 will turn into Busse Rd when you reach Bensenville and Elmhurst Rd when you reach Elk Grove but it is still the same highway.
For Little America Restaurant, go down a few more blocks west past Games Plus on Prospect Ave and you will see the restaurant sign on the right across the tracks.

Gorak, are you sure that 294 is fastest? I think that 355 always works best for me...and does have less in the way of tolls. Route 83 all the way north would work, but I think it would be dreadfully slow with plenty of stoplights.

However slow it may be, Anubis, it is the easiest route to follow, since you are just on two roads the entire time you're driving. If you want to save a buck or so in tolls, definitely take I-355, if you want speed, listen to Gorak (maybe???), and if you want easy, take the slow roads.

Good luck!

 

[buzz]

355, especially on the weekends, has zero traffic. 294 is more heavily used, and is also one of the primary conduits to O'hare airport. Given a choice between the two, I'd go 355. It's what I take (coming from Aurora, IL).

 

[Kid Charlemagne]

83 North to Games Plus isn't too bad - I take 83 from North Avenue up to the store when I go, and there aren't all that many stop lights along that road. Doing 55 to 355 will only result in you paying one or at the most two tolls for a buck total, and that would be significantly faster.

 

[thalmin]

Hey, buzz, time to change the thread title again. Game Day is THIS WEEKEND.

 

[JoeGKushner]

Game 3 & 4 Question

Game 3 & Game 4:Two tables. Two GMs. ONE ULTIMATE PRIZE!
(D&D 3.5e)

I've noticed that only one of the games has filled up so far. Due to the contestant nature of the game, do we need to swap a few people from the first to the second to make sure that the teams are equal or will that be taken care of via GM?

 

[William Ronald]

Everyone: Remember to try to mention the Game Day in your sigs and on other boards. There are still events where we can fit a few people.

buzz: I offered to be a back up GM if needed. I will review the adventure and print up to 10 character sheets in case we have a lot of walk-ins. Come on Saturday!!