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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rel" data-source="post: 4385022" data-attributes="member: 99">Rel's Guide to Having Fun at GenCon:1) Overschedule the hell out of yourself.  Try to leave no more than half an hour between games.  When you have to sprint from one game to the next, you can count that as your workout!  REL TIP:  You can also lose weight and save money by not leaving time to eat!2) Make sure to drink plenty of alcohol every night and plenty of coffee and soda every day.  REL TIP:  These empty calories can help replace any that you lose from not eating!  This is the best way to deal with...3) Sleep almost none.  That's what the plane ride home is for.  Remember, ever moment you are sleeping is a moment that you are not having fun with fellow gamers.  REL TIP:  Not sleeping is also a good way to avoid those awkward moments when you wake up spooning the guy you agreed to share a room with.  Especially make sure you miss sleep for...4) The strip club.  Get together at least one, possibly two nights with your buddies and head to the strip club.  Only at GenCon can you see a fellow strip club attendee in a kilt!  Also marvel at the strippers who will tell you that they are gamers too because their little brother plays WoW.  REL TIP: Don't spend more than your mortgage payment each night at the strip club.5) Don't spend too much money in the Dealer Hall.  This leaves more money to spend at the strip club.  In fact, you don't want to have to lug around a bunch of swag, mostly in the form of free booster packs from some collectable card game that you're never going to collect.  Best to just stay out of the Dealer Hall as much as possible.  REL TIP:  However DO make time to stop by the Expeditious Retreat Press booth and flirt with Suzi.  She's a hottie.6) Make time to go to the ENnies.  The awards are cool and all, but mainly you're there to see the various publishers and authors get squiffy.  When they are drunk, rivalries surface, heated words are exchanged and drama unfolds.  Don't miss it!  REL TIP:  If possible, get your picture taken with Sue Cook.  Also a hottie.7) Stay at the Embassy Suites if at all possible.  That's where all the cool people are.  If you hear loud noises coming from high above the lobby, come on up and join the party.  REL TIP:  Don't do this if you owe Morrus a lot of money and have no intentions of paying it.  It's a long drop from the 14th floor to the lobby below.Follow those rules and I guarantee that you'll remember having a good time right after you take a week off to recover.</blockquote>

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