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<blockquote data-quote="Retreater" data-source="post: 8531213" data-attributes="member: 42040">Buy tickets to events. Be ready to smash the purchase button the very second events go live - and even then, it's rare that you'll be able to get into even 50% of the events you want. Make that Wish List and be ready to go. (And if you're going with a group who wants to play together, make sure to have it set up to buy tickets for those friends.) Seriously, a delay of 5 seconds of hitting the purchase button has left my friends shut out of getting a single event ticket. If you don't buy tickets, your chances of happening into an RPG game are nil. (I was mislead early in my con-going past by those who claim there are literally games all the time that you can just walk up and play. This isn't true in the least.) You may find some brief card or board game demos on the Vendor's Hall, but you're not just going to find a random D&amp;D game you get to join. Every event is sold out, open gaming space is hard to come by (and snatched up quickly by groups that have come together and don't want you there.)&nbsp; This means you will walk the Vendor's Hall until you're exhausted, spend a lot more money than you were planning, etc. Trust me. Buy the event tickets. Sure, give yourself a few hours to walk the Vendor's Hall, but otherwise, fill up your time with events.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Retreater, post: 8531213, member: 42040"] Buy tickets to events. Be ready to smash the purchase button the very second events go live - and even then, it's rare that you'll be able to get into even 50% of the events you want. Make that Wish List and be ready to go. (And if you're going with a group who wants to play together, make sure to have it set up to buy tickets for those friends.) Seriously, a delay of 5 seconds of hitting the purchase button has left my friends shut out of getting a single event ticket. If you don't buy tickets, your chances of happening into an RPG game are nil. (I was mislead early in my con-going past by those who claim there are literally games all the time that you can just walk up and play. This isn't true in the least.) You may find some brief card or board game demos on the Vendor's Hall, but you're not just going to find a random D&D game you get to join. Every event is sold out, open gaming space is hard to come by (and snatched up quickly by groups that have come together and don't want you there.) This means you will walk the Vendor's Hall until you're exhausted, spend a lot more money than you were planning, etc. Trust me. Buy the event tickets. Sure, give yourself a few hours to walk the Vendor's Hall, but otherwise, fill up your time with events. [/QUOTE]

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