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<blockquote data-quote="amysrevenge" data-source="post: 4890866" data-attributes="member: 61298"><p>I haven't been to a non-RPGA con in a while, and my first (and only) trip to GenCon was my first real convention so I didn't know what I was doing. As something of an old hand now, I have many things I'd do differently.</p><p></p><p>My first new rule would be to spend at least one full timeslot not gaming at all, wandering the vendor area. Don't be afraid to chat up the vendors/presenters either - that's what they are there for. I had a really nice chat with Jonathan Tweet in the WotC booth at GenCon 2000 for instance.</p><p></p><p>My second new rule would be to NOT sign up for more than 3 gaming slots in a given day. Local (to me) gaming cons have generally moved away from the 4 slot day, and it is a change I heartily approve of. This rule makes it easier to get in a proper meal during business hours, and lets your voice recover a bit (I know that thatt's an issue for me anyway), and makes it easier to accomplish the rule one above.</p><p></p><p>My third rule would be more of a guideline - try not to schedule anything for the first slot of the day on Sunday. Sometimes you gotta, but it is generally a bitter, cranky, argument-filled way to spend your time.</p><p></p><p>My fourth rule would be to bring light portable snacks and drinks, to fill the gaps between meals. Healthy/non-healthy would be a personal preference - I prefer healthy for these snacks, partly to balance out the surely horrible "meals" that are likely to be available nearby and partly because I find healthy snacks to be more filling, in general.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="amysrevenge, post: 4890866, member: 61298"] I haven't been to a non-RPGA con in a while, and my first (and only) trip to GenCon was my first real convention so I didn't know what I was doing. As something of an old hand now, I have many things I'd do differently. My first new rule would be to spend at least one full timeslot not gaming at all, wandering the vendor area. Don't be afraid to chat up the vendors/presenters either - that's what they are there for. I had a really nice chat with Jonathan Tweet in the WotC booth at GenCon 2000 for instance. My second new rule would be to NOT sign up for more than 3 gaming slots in a given day. Local (to me) gaming cons have generally moved away from the 4 slot day, and it is a change I heartily approve of. This rule makes it easier to get in a proper meal during business hours, and lets your voice recover a bit (I know that thatt's an issue for me anyway), and makes it easier to accomplish the rule one above. My third rule would be more of a guideline - try not to schedule anything for the first slot of the day on Sunday. Sometimes you gotta, but it is generally a bitter, cranky, argument-filled way to spend your time. My fourth rule would be to bring light portable snacks and drinks, to fill the gaps between meals. Healthy/non-healthy would be a personal preference - I prefer healthy for these snacks, partly to balance out the surely horrible "meals" that are likely to be available nearby and partly because I find healthy snacks to be more filling, in general. [/QUOTE]
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