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HYPE TRAIN KEEP CHUGGING ON http://www.theindychannel.com/lifestyle/food/indianapolis-colts-grille-closing-downtown-restaurant BEHOLD THE PUNISHMENT METED OUT BY REFUSING TO ADHERE TO OUR NERD TRIVIA DEMANDS
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I'm excited for my wife because it's her first GenCon. I think she is going to be in the crafting room for a long time.
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I'm excited for my wife because she gets 3 whole days alone at home where she doesn't have to deal with me. She loves boar games, but has less of a tolerance for long play sessions.
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I'm having a hard time getting hyped because my group still hasn't gotten our hotel rooms figured out. Also, work is really busy right now, so I haven't really had the chance to think about all the stuff I'm going to do at Gen Con. (I also didn't get any event tickets at all on Saturday, but that's not really a big problem; I can browse the catalog or just do some games on demand or something.) I do have a session of CrossTalk early on Thursday, so if it's as good as Codenames, I'll see if I can buy it and it can be our late night party game.
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Kaddish posted:My hype level has started to build my goons....just like every mid-summer for the past 5 years or so 
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Jul 4, 2017 19:07
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Moriatti posted:will I be the only dork? oh no honey, certainly not
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Moriatti posted:Hey, is this a contract people dress up for? Holy cow you dress up for contracts? What area is your profession in?
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Jul 4, 2017 19:31
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I cosplay one or two days of the con and its a lot of fun
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Exmond posted:Holy cow you dress up for contracts? What area is your profession in? It's more of a side profession.
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It;s unfortunate that panic caused by "oh we might sell out this year" caused me to purchase a will call ticket, considering the last 3 years I've laughed at will call nerds as I strolled up and bought a ticket for the day on-site with maybe 3 people ahead of me. Not looking forward to the lines.
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Jul 4, 2017 21:01
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Thankfully the lines have been incredibly fast the last few years. I don't think I've stood in one for more than 30 minutes.
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I did will-call the last two years and I was in and out of the line in under 15 minutes each time, around noonish on Thursday.
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I'm getting into town on Wednesday and plan on going after 8 pm.
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Jul 5, 2017 00:58
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Yeah if you go at a non-peak time (meaning not "early evening on Wednesday" or then of course "morning any other day") your Will Call experience should be pleasant, albeit likely not Smug Day-Of Badge Purchase Man pleasant.Moriatti posted:Hey, is this a I say, speaking authoritatively on gay issues as the world's least interesting straight man.
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Haystack posted:Thankfully the lines have been incredibly fast the last few years. I don't think I've stood in one for more than 30 minutes. They've really worked on it especially since they have the incentive of all the souls of the damned still standing in the 2011 will call line staring at them.
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Jul 5, 2017 05:12
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Speaking of hairy dudes cosplaying, there was an amazing Conan meets Bobba Fett cosplay two years ago or so. We were impressed.
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Jul 5, 2017 05:35
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Last year there was an amazing guy dressed as John Hammond from Jurassic Park. Had the amber walking cane and all. Probably the best cosplay I've ever seen. EDIT: pretty sure this is him 
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Jul 5, 2017 05:47
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i know that bathroom anywhere thats the gross one dont go in there
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Nemesis Of Moles posted:i know that bathroom anywhere 
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CellBlock posted:I'm having a hard time getting hyped because my group still hasn't gotten our hotel rooms figured out. Also, work is really busy right now, so I haven't really had the chance to think about all the stuff I'm going to do at Gen Con. (I also didn't get any event tickets at all on Saturday, but that's not really a big problem; I can browse the catalog or just do some games on demand or something.) If you're willing to spend for it there is likely still suites available downtown Nemesis Of Moles posted:i know that bathroom anywhere This is most of them
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There's tons of nice bathrooms if you're not a scrub and know where to find them (its the hotels go to the hotels) but that particular one is in the vendor hall right next to the entrance and its easily the most trafficked one of the con and ends up a hellpit somewhere around 1PM on thursday
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I've found the ones on the second floor of the ICC down the halls tend to be pretty empty and nice.
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8one6 posted:They've really worked on it especially since they have the incentive of all the souls of the damned still standing in the 2011 will call line staring at them. "Some say you can still hear them complaining about how it was better in Milwaukee...if you walk over there to where they are still standing." We had a running joke about attendees from the 2002 convention forgetting it had moved in 2003 and still being stuck in Milwaukee traffic trying to get there in 2004... And then there is my automatic thought every time I see an enormous person out of breath and resting in public, that this person is walking to Gen-Con and that I wish them the best of luck in getting there on time.
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Dr. Quarex posted:Yeah if you go at a non-peak time (meaning not "early evening on Wednesday" or then of course "morning any other day") your Will Call experience should be pleasant, albeit likely not Smug Day-Of Badge Purchase Man pleasant. Ah man, costumes are one of the few times I wish that was my appearance. Nah, I earned this one by having a selfie of me as an avatar. I'm not a huge dude, so it'll probably be a less exciting cosplay than that. What's the best way to get to downtown anyways? I've got some early (I think earliest is 8AM) events scheduled, how is the traffic/are the Will Call lines?
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Jul 5, 2017 17:07
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Has anyone started getting their badges yet?
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Moriatti posted:What's the best way to get to downtown anyways? I've got some early (I think earliest is 8AM) events scheduled, how is the traffic/are the Will Call lines? Where are you coming in from?
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North Central IN
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As one of the designated Indiana people, please be more specific and I will be able to give you a better idea of the best way. As for Will Call lines, they are a breeze these days thanks to them being open 24 hour starting on Wednesday.
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Looking like Pickwick Farms. Also that's good, I'll be visiting someone up there, so I'll be there Monday.
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Moriatti posted:Ah man, costumes are one of the few times I wish that was my appearance. If you're taking 31 it will bring you right downtown. That's the way I always took coming from South Bend, easy peazy. Edit - Oh, you mean from already in Indy. Looks like Meridian still or Michigan, but Backno will know better. Kaddish fucked around with this message at 14:55 on Jul 6, 2017 |
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Jul 6, 2017 14:52
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BGG has their GenCon 2017 preview list going, useful for planning and getting hype.
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So Gen Con (sort of) sold out...
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Newsletter just announced that BADGES ARE GONE! (4-day badge registration is over; single-day badges will remain available while supplies last. No badges will be sold on-site.)
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I poked my head into this thread a little while back, but now I am finally getting around to coming up with a schedule of events. My wife and I will be bringing our 4 year old, and I am curious what everyone's advice is. This will be our first Gencon, but we are specifically interested in: Cosplay(both), Warhammer 40K(me), and Dr. Who(her). We are already trying to figure out how we want to divide the day, because we know the kiddo isn't going to be able to handle the whole thing, so we are assuming a return to the hotel for a nap is in the cards. As we go over it we are thinking of being there Saturday and Sunday, and making Saturday our day, pulling some sort of port/starboard where one of us attends what we want the first half of the day, and then swapping kid duty while the other gets the second half of the day to themselves. Sunday would then of course be a true family day.
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Taking a 4 year old to such a crowded event where so much stuff is going on 24 hours a day sounds like a waking nightmare and is something I would never attempt. I hope you survive.
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CellBlock posted:Newsletter just announced that BADGES ARE GONE! (4-day badge registration is over; single-day badges will remain available while supplies last. No badges will be sold on-site.) The rumor I've heard is that they've sold about 75k uniques. For reference, last year's was 60,819.
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Moriatti posted:Looking like Pickwick Farms. The fastest way will probably be 465 West to 65 South. This will dump you off near Lucas Oil for easy, relatively inexpensive parking.
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enigmahfc posted:Taking a 4 year old to such a crowded event where so much stuff is going on 24 hours a day sounds like a waking nightmare and is something I would never attempt. Yeah, I am anticipating it, but my wife wanted to turn it into a full family event. Recent conversation indicates she might be regretting her choice, but we will see. I was originally planning on going alone to participate in the 40K event.
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I just bought 2 single day passes for thurs/friday because I waited too long but if I buy event tickets for something on Friday night (which i'll have a badge for) and it runs into Saturday morning, will I have any problems with not having a Saturday badge?
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