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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Henry" data-source="post: 2024540" data-attributes="member: 158">VERY screwed. Attendance last couple of years was about 30,000, and games fill up darned quickly. Now, this only applies to the pre-registered events there - if you like walk-up demo games in the exhibit hall, or you like seminars by notable industry insiders, or you like just kit-bashing a game with strangers in the spare rooms and halls, you'll have no trouble finding some action. But the pre-reg stuff fills up quickly. In addition, cancellations in events are not uncommon, so if you buy some generic tickets, and check with a game you wanted that pre-filled up, you can sometimes get in at the last minute!In Milwaukee, hotel space was at a premium, and you sometimes had to stay 10 or 20 miles out of town. Nowadays in Indy, you stand a good chance even into april or may getting a hotel inside the beltway. I can't speak for the ones directly attached to the COnvention center, because they were too pricey for my blood, but I think you could get into those if you are willing to pay the price. I myself wasn't willing to pay 150.00 or 200.00 PER NIGHT to stay there. I know in larger cities those prices arent out of line but not for me.See above. In years past in milwaukee, sometimes I never signed up for a single pre-reg, and just walked the vendor/exhibit hall and seminars, played impromptu games and had a BLAST. The pre-reg's are great for games that you've always wanted to try but never found a willing group or time.--Enjoy it and suck up the ambience of 30,000 gamers geeking out all at the same time over stuff you like.--Don't miss the art galley, even if you're not a conniseur - there's a lot of chance to meet folks one-on-one whose work you've admired for years.--Take time to meet any published author or industry person who will meet with you - it's a blast to chat with them, and it's always a thrill for these folks to know in person how much you enjoy their work.--Take time to meet with as many ENWorlders as possible - it brings a whole new dimension to this board to meet the people you've been chatting with for years, and there's never a better place to do it. I know you're no stranger to this of course, but I can't emphasize meet-n-greets for those who haven't yet.--If Alsih2o is going this year, and if his cousin is doing the Sunday After-gencon Bar get-together, Attend it if at all possible. The one year I did, I had a ball, got to shoot pool (horribly), got to play a new card game, and was genuinely sorry to leave.--DO visit the website of the Keeper of Ancient Gencon Lore. Not only has he been going to Gencons for like 20 years, Indy is his hometown and he has a LOT to say. --Never let Rel get within 50 feet of Booze and a Fire Truck simultaneously. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />If you and Rel and others get to go, spill one for the homies who couldn't attend this year. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />Henry</blockquote>

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