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<blockquote data-quote="Majoru Oakheart" data-source="post: 6677858" data-attributes="member: 5143"><p>Most of the tables ARE booked before the con begins, but there are DMs set aside to be sure they can handle a couple of tables worth of Generics and very few people get turned away.</p><p></p><p>From what I understand, however, that there simply isn't enough people who show up with Generics on the fly to warrant a huge number of tables. Most people who come to GenCon book a decent amount of their time in advance. This is because the popular events all sell out quickly so you NEED to book your time in advance if you want to attend anything really popular.</p><p></p><p>The solution to this has been the Delves in the past. Where you just got in line and waited for the next table to be available and played. On the GenCon forums when someone asked why the Delves went away, Dave said this:</p><p></p><p>" and we did not replace it. We expanded it.</p><p></p><p>We still have our 90-minute have fun adventures that start every single hour from 8am to 11PM each day (Look for DDEX2-1 and DDEX3-1 in the system). We just got the word "Delve" out of the name as they are really just mini-adventures and we got rid of standing in line for 2 hours with generics (now you can buy a ticket for a specific time and skip wasting time in lines).</p><p></p><p>So now you can sit and make a character (and get a button I believe) then have a game with a super cool patient DM taking his time to expalin things, or dip your toe into the water with a 90 minute game and if you like that step up to a 4-hour game. We are clever like that at times. </p><p></p><p>Dave C</p><p>The Baldman</p><p>Baldman Games</p><p>RPGA Senior GM and Info Guy"</p><p></p><p>Whether that is better or not is probably up for debate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Majoru Oakheart, post: 6677858, member: 5143"] Most of the tables ARE booked before the con begins, but there are DMs set aside to be sure they can handle a couple of tables worth of Generics and very few people get turned away. From what I understand, however, that there simply isn't enough people who show up with Generics on the fly to warrant a huge number of tables. Most people who come to GenCon book a decent amount of their time in advance. This is because the popular events all sell out quickly so you NEED to book your time in advance if you want to attend anything really popular. The solution to this has been the Delves in the past. Where you just got in line and waited for the next table to be available and played. On the GenCon forums when someone asked why the Delves went away, Dave said this: " and we did not replace it. We expanded it. We still have our 90-minute have fun adventures that start every single hour from 8am to 11PM each day (Look for DDEX2-1 and DDEX3-1 in the system). We just got the word "Delve" out of the name as they are really just mini-adventures and we got rid of standing in line for 2 hours with generics (now you can buy a ticket for a specific time and skip wasting time in lines). So now you can sit and make a character (and get a button I believe) then have a game with a super cool patient DM taking his time to expalin things, or dip your toe into the water with a 90 minute game and if you like that step up to a 4-hour game. We are clever like that at times. Dave C The Baldman Baldman Games RPGA Senior GM and Info Guy" Whether that is better or not is probably up for debate. [/QUOTE]
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