[GenCon] "(more) Road Construction News!" (Scouting and Info Within)

[Mark]

Cleaned up the top post a bit. Any links to help fill out the sections and share information, please add them to this thread. Thanks!

 

[der_kluge]

Ooooh, a train ride into GenCon. Now THAT would be cool.

Have to look into that.

 

[Mark]

Ooooh, a train ride into GenCon. Now THAT would be cool.

Have to look into that.

They're very comfortable, IMO, and you can relax while you travel. It's nice to get some prep work done, or even just to enjoy the scenery. And, unlike in a car even when you're a passenger, it dosn't feel like you are speeding along in a big hunk of metal.

 

[Eridanis]

I just posted this over at the poll thread.

I plan to go; in fact, I'll probably make hotel reservations this week to make sure I have a room connected to the convention center.

If I do, I want to put a marker board or corkboard on my door, and so even if ENworld doesn't have some kind of booth presence or similar, ENworlders will be able to at least have a central point to leave messages and meet up. Maybe if we have someone in each hotel to do that, it would help people organize meetings, game, etc.

What do you guys think?

 

[HellHound]

They're very comfortable, IMO, and you can relax while you travel. It's nice to get some prep work done, or even just to enjoy the scenery. And, unlike in a car even when you're a passenger, it dosn't feel like you are speeding along in a big hunk of metal.

And don't forget they serve beer in the restaurant car.

Two of us managed to drink one particular car out of every micro-brew they stocked (six microbrews) and then all the budweiser (ick) and finally broke into their labatt blue stock (double-ick).

But we made it back from New York City in one piece.

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We have booked a Suite at a hotel adjacent to the convention centre (not one connected by skywalk, mind you, manged to get a suite for $178 a night at the hotel immediately to the East of the centre... can you tell I didn't book this? Denise isn't here, so I don't know which hotel it is by name).

So we have a gaming table in the suite, and game we will!

Team Ambient GenCon 2003!

 

[CaptainCalico]

speaking of beer

This place sounds like a lot of fun. Depending on what is playing the hubby and I might be there on Wed. night. (I'll be the one with the Porta Bella Lugosi sandwich.)

 

[der_kluge]

Well, I went to amtrak.com today, and figured out why they are always struggling with bankruptcy.

It cost $213, compared to flying which was $168 (according to Expedia). Not only that, part of the trip back to Kansas City was by BUS!! And it included a 4-hour layover in Chicago. And it's slow - leaving by train at 7:30 in the morning, I would arrive in Indianapolis by 2:03 am!! By contrast, it's an 8-hour drive.

Puhlease.

 

[Eridanis]

Baseball fan? No game for you!

On a hunch, I checked the website for the Indianapolis Indians (AAA affiliate of Cleveland) to see if they were in town that weekend; alas, they are not. So, more gaming for all of us!

 

[Henry]

It cost $213, compared to flying which was $168 (according to Expedia). Not only that, part of the trip back to Kansas City was by BUS!!

Same for me. One ticket would cost me $400.00, including two legs of the trip by bus. Plus, one leave time was 3:00 A.M.

The wife and I plan to rent a nice car, and share driving between her and me. We can leave a few days early, be there in 12 hours, and spend some time together before the Con. The rental and gas still won't go over $350.00 for the two of us.

(My wife has always hated hated to fly, and since September of 2001, I couldn't get her on a plane now if her life depended on it.)

So barring any disasters, I'll be viewing the Beautiful U.S. countryside by car all the way there!

 

[der_kluge]

Where will you be driving from, Henry?