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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Col_Pladoh" data-source="post: 290874" data-attributes="member: 796">Milwaukee gives GenCon the following sort pf free publicity, and Peter still blows off the city.  I just don't know...Gary----------------------------------------------------Gen Con offerings still magicalBy STANLEY A. MILLER IIof the Journal Sentinel staffLast Updated: Aug. 3, 2002Peter Adkison, the gaming mogul who owns the Gen Con Game Fair, loves games, and he likes getting gamers together.Related Story Gen Con: Gen gone  He went to his first Gen Con in 1993 and was "awe-struck.""The first time you go, you can't believe it, and you are totally blown away," Adkison said. "I never realized there were so many people who loved these kinds of games."Adkison says he doesn't plan any major changes to Gen Con, because it's a formula that works. The main events that have made the convention a success will remain when it moves to Indianapolis, he said."I just want to add to it and refine it," he said. "Every Gen Con should have something really cool and new on a big scale. The type of thing everyone goes home and talks about as the unique thing of the show."Admission into Gen Con depends on the number of days you want to attend. A one-day pass is $23. Admission for four days runs $60. This year the extra-special event will be the Cirque de la Gen Con, a party celebrating Milwaukee's last Gen Con being held at the Rave, 2401 W. Wisconsin Ave.For those lucky enough to catch a cab or survive the 20-block walk from downtown, there will be several DJs spinning so gamers can get their groove on, as well as circus performers to entertain the dateless wonders and wall flowers. The festivities begin at 8 p.m. Saturday, and tickets are $20 with a convention badge and $25 without one.People who want to enjoy Gen Con's most popular events might consider:The Gen Con Costume Contest, Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Hyatt Regency, ballroom AB. This event is the source of all the colorful characters walking around downtown in outfits ranging from historically accurate evening gowns from the Middle Ages to Jedi knights from the "Star Wars" saga. Some participants put on performances that send the crowd into a frenzy and the audience selects the overall winner.The exhibit hall floor at the Midwest Express Center is where the magic happens. Peruse rare gaming books, find obscure DVDs, test brand-new games and buy autographed paraphernalia. If it has anything to do with games, fantasy, science fiction or other forms of fandom, you are likely to find it here.The exhibit hall also holds the autograph stage, where Warwick Davis - star of "Willow" and an Ewok in "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi" - will be signing autographs at various times. Ted Raimi ("Patriot Games," "Xena: Warrior Princess" and the movie "Spider-Man" movie) and Teryl Rothery ("Stargate: SG1") are among other personalities who will be on hand,The creations on display at the Gen Con Art Show relate to fantasy, science fiction or the gaming industry, and much of it is for sale. The artist Gerald Brom - who has created works for novels, role-playing games, comics and more - will be signing autographs at specific times in the gallery, which is also at Midwest Express Center. For specific times, visit <a href="http://www.wizards.com/gencon." target="_blank">www.wizards.com/gencon.</a> Appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Aug. 4, 2002.</blockquote>

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