How do I love GenCon? Let me count the ways!

[Ethernaut]

Wow, that many people never had a copy? Where I live, I've probably thrown away more copies than Curtis gave out.

I'm just glad everyone had a good time. Only one thing? Anyone heard from Cthulhu's Librarian or Rel yet? Here's hoping they made it back in one piece. (Well, two pieces, actually, because I wouldn't want to see some horribly misfigured radioactive-amalgam-mutant-creature.)

We made it back just fine. It's a lot easier to drive through the night with three people. And having really interesting gaming conversations is a great way to stay awake on the road.

 

[DungeonmasterCal]

Ok...I've made it abundantly clear my hat of all who made it to GenCon this year and I didn't. And my friends who went this year all came back, gushing with excitement, AND THEN said next year they're going to Origins. SO....if I want massive (affordable) gaming goodness I'll have to go to Origins (which I hear is good, mind you) and miss GenCon AGAIN!

My hat of my gaming life no know bound.

 

[Ethernaut]

I've decided Round-Robin is just the funnest game ever, and requires absolutely zero preparation, and I always have a blast. It's way more fun, though, when you've got quality people like ENworlders pulling out the nastiest stuff (and I do mean nasty!) from their imaginations. A Good RR game is truly greater than the sum of its parts.

Saturday's Round Robin totally made up for not advancing in the Goodman Games tournement. I had an itch to do a little GMing and was thrilled at the quality of play in that game. Of course, the creepy-demon-placenta had extra resonance for me 'cause of my own incoming baby (less than a month now). Bravo! Round Robin is like jazz that I can participate in!

Hanging out with Rel, CL, and Ethernaut in the hot tub at 2 am on Saturday night. The soak was much needed.

Yes, this was a great way to come down from my adrenaline high of Rel's Sky Galleons game. And my feet sure appreciated the soak.

 

[DevlinStormweaver]

Me and my girlfriend (Ellie_the_Elf) have decide that after reading this thread we need to get over to Gencon at the earliest opertunity. Living in Britain makes it slighty more expensive, but it does sound like it will be worth every penny. Hopeful when we have enough money saved up, we would be able to come on line and get you guys to recommend a hotel. I don't think it will be next year but you never know.

 

[wedgeski]

Me and my girlfriend (Ellie_the_Elf) have decide that after reading this thread we need to get over to Gencon at the earliest opertunity. Living in Britain makes it slighty more expensive, but it does sound like it will be worth every penny. Hopeful when we have enough money saved up, we would be able to come on line and get you guys to recommend a hotel. I don't think it will be next year but you never know.

Same here. We also live in the UK and the plan is two weeks in the States next year with time set aside for GenCon. Planning is going to be a nightmare, but my worst day planning a trip to GenCon is better than etc. etc.

 

[Piratecat]

There were two people who thought Crothian wasn't me.....

I feel your pain. The first thing Rel told me was, "Huh. By the way you post, I thought you'd be shorter."

I have no idea what that means.

 

[Kanegrundar]

That makes me think of a quote from Lewis Black: "If it wasn't for my horse, I wouldn't have spent that year in college." Just one of those quotes that make you go "Huh?!?!"



Kane

 

[Desdichado]

I feel your pain. The first thing Rel told me was, "Huh. By the way you post, I thought you'd be shorter."

I have no idea what that means.

Napolean Syndrome? Or maybe by "shorter" he wasn't refering to your height at all...

 

[francisca]

I feel your pain. The first thing Rel told me was, "Huh. By the way you post, I thought you'd be shorter."

At least you don't get people PMing you, asking if you are female Brazilian grad student.....

 

[Rel]

I feel your pain. The first thing Rel told me was, "Huh. By the way you post, I thought you'd be shorter."

I have no idea what that means.

Me neither. You just form mental images of people that are wrong and that was the one I had for you.

The best of the con for me though was when I met Xath and said, "Dude! You're a GIRL!" (a fact that it happens Xath was already aware of).