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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 9879721" data-attributes="member: 4534">I just went in 2025 and I had a good time.  It was the first con I had attended in twenty years, so I don't have much to judge it against by comparison.  What to expect?Noise in the gaming areas.  We're packed so closely together that it's often difficult to hear the other players at your table.  This was more an issue in the rooms with low ceilings rather than huge auditoriums where noise has a greater distance to travel before bouncing off the walls and ceiling.  I skipped my last game on Saturday because the cacophany was getting a little overwhelming. Gaming was an overwhelmingly positive experience.  The worst game I played wasn't even that bad, but we clearly had a lack of direction and we spent a lot of time not knowing what to do.  I played Vaesen, Call of Cthulhu, Pirate Borg, Deadlands, and Arkham Horror for a total of 8 games during the con. Food is about what you should expect at these venues.  Overpriced.  If you're into health food, there was a place selling bags of mini-donuts that were pretty good.  I had some spring rolls from an Asian place I really liked.  Except there were only three of them, each the size of my pinky and they charged an exhorbinant amount.  The convention center has their own concession stand, there was a place to buy ice cream, and of course there were food trucks galore.  If possible, I'd go off campus to eat, but if you're booking solid days of gaming it's difficult to do that.  You can purchase alcohol from one of the convention's vendors.  Beer and wine I think, no liquor. I don't know what Table Top Events is, but I had to register and pay extra for each game I participated in.  Some of the games I paid up to $18 for which I thought was a bit pricy.  My biggest expense was the hotel, so I guess the $18 wasn't a big deal, it just rankled a bit.The dealer's hall was fine.  I ended up buying Vaesen and some Punk Rock game that runs off the Mork Borg rules.  I also bought a bunch of miniatures from various vendors, some of which I've actually painted.</blockquote>

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