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nesbit37 posted:The interesting things I gained through reading that are: The hall is huge, so 1/3 seems like a whole lot of space.
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here is a map https://guidebook.com/guide/111854/map/108315/
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Thanks for sharing the map. I don't know how anyone finds this stuff. I find out about the map here, found out about the unpub here, found out about the AMA through a chat discussion on the Slack channel for the PAX D&D group... I don't see any of this stuff on the PAX Unplugged website or their forums. Are they all this disorganized?
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People have bigger booths than FFG what the.... [quote="“nesbit37”" post="“477668204”"] Thanks for sharing the map. I don’t know how anyone finds this stuff. I find out about the map here, found out about the unpub here, found out about the AMA through a chat discussion on the Slack channel for the PAX D&D group... I don’t see any of this stuff on the PAX Unplugged website or their forums. Are they all this disorganized? [/quote] Uh excuse me, we PAX afficianados prefer to describe it as 'cutting through the red tape' or 'free spirited' just as gaming is meant to be. Who ever heard of a game with rules or coherency, also my top 3 favs are werewolf, munchkin, and cards against humanity. See you in the line bros!!!!!
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I hope no lurkers that are reading along take the endless making GBS threads on PAX in this thread seriously. I am pretty hype for this con! I just think my enjoyment is going to come from my own inititive rather than any structured events.
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Fellis posted:I just think my enjoyment is going to come from my own inititive rather than any structured events. Congratulation, you understand PAX
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Thanks for this. I'm an exhibitor and didn't even know they had finalized this, as I haven't been sent ANYTHING from them. I barely found out my booth number by reaching out and asking, but they didn't provide a map like this or anything. Sure hope this show goes well.
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Oct 23, 2017 22:13
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I haven't heard of 95% of the exhibitors, anybody have a list of links to each of their sites or a description?
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Oct 23, 2017 22:17
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There's no Chessex booth(s). 
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This whole thing is like trying to attend a convention in a country whose language you do not speak. "I think we need badges to get past K9 security but I heard something about maybe it being a microchip-based economy? Anyway, the food is good" nesbit37 posted:That they didn't go with tickets because they didn't want to deal with it and that lines are apparently egalitarian (I don't agree with that last part at all, but whatever) Them saying it is egalitarian is hilarious, because that means they genuinely do not understand that not everyone attending is the sort of person who could line up as early as desired to get into an event. But their most ardent fans probably are precisely that sort of person, so I suppose that checks out. And like Fellis I am also super-stoked for this event seemingly almost exclusively despite their best efforts.
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poo poo, I'm excited at the prospect of this being a disorganized dumpster fire simply because that'll be entertaining as well. Thank goodness for GroupMe!
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Merauder posted:Thanks for this. I'm an exhibitor and didn't even know they had finalized this, as I haven't been sent ANYTHING from them. I barely found out my booth number by reaching out and asking, but they didn't provide a map like this or anything. Sure hope this show goes well. TheLawinator posted:I haven't heard of 95% of the exhibitors, anybody have a list of links to each of their sites or a description? Dr. Quarex posted:And like Fellis I am also super-stoked for this event seemingly almost exclusively despite their best efforts. BlackIronHeart posted:poo poo, I'm excited at the prospect of this being a disorganized dumpster fire simply because that'll be entertaining as well. Kashuno posted:Congratulation, you understand PAX Every year I think about PAX East I am like "wow this is going to be dumb look at how disorganized and wow only a few weeks out and no badges or schedule or what the gently caress. Then I go and it is a dumb disorganized thing but I have fun anyway because damnit I paid for it and I'm going to make my own fun!!
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Ticket sales seem to be going well, no need to give away...
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Saturday badges did just sell out so there is that.
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Just got my badge in the mail.
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Same. What the hell is a digital swag bag. Is it like...here's a code for a Pathfinder module?
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So my badge showed up today, and reading through the paper thing that came with it I have a question for those of you that have gone to other PAXs. So the doors don't open till 10am apparently. It sounds like everyone has to go wait in the same area until 10 and then they start letting people in, and they were very clear in the letter that you can start lining up just to get in at 8am. So my questions are: 1. How long does it take to actually get in once they open the doors? 2. What are you supposed to do if you have an event that starts at 10? My unpub slot is supposed to start at 10am in whatever room they are doing that, and its going to be super annoying if I have to waste 30min of my slot going through a line to get into the convention center and time to find where I am supposed to go and set up.
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Max posted:Just got my badge in the mail. Same here
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nesbit37 posted:So my badge showed up today, and reading through the paper thing that came with it I have a question for those of you that have gone to other PAXs. So the doors don't open till 10am apparently. It sounds like everyone has to go wait in the same area until 10 and then they start letting people in, and they were very clear in the letter that you can start lining up just to get in at 8am. So my questions are: Once the doors open people literally just flood in. Line moves very quickly once it opens up. Get there early and get in line early if you’re demoing at 10, because it will be just as lovely as you imagine
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I'm gonna be there, running some of my games for Games on Demand and working the Indie Bazaar table! Can't wait!
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Got my badge yesterday too. My friends and I have kind of pivoted our plans after seeing how all of this is panning out. Think we're just going to hit up the dealer hall for as long as we want, then go find some space to play new games we buy and/or games we brought.
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I'm still waiting on my D&D schedule but if anyone wants to organize meetups let me know. I can at least recommend spots if I can't attend. I am totally down for doing the PAX Unplugged Philly version of shots Wednesday. Also, everyone should be aware of a few extra things that are going to make this all extra messed up. 1. The Philly Marathon is running the Saturday and Sunday of PAX and that is going to majorly mess up driving around Center City since the marathon goes right by both sides of the convention center. If you're taking public transit it should be just fine, but driving will suck and you may have to duck into the subway system to take a tunnel over the tracks to get across Market if you're walking. 2. Reading Terminal Market shuts down pretty much at 5pm so its not going to be a good spot for dinner. Also, all of the Amish places (which is like 66% of the market) are closed on Sundays so its also not as awesome for food on Sunday. edit: Probably also a good time to re-plug the groupme Join groupme: https://app.groupme.com/join_group/33309759/qHSJ5d nesbit37 fucked around with this message at 16:21 on Oct 31, 2017 |
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open_sketchbook posted:I'm gonna be there, running some of my games for Games on Demand and working the Indie Bazaar table! Can't wait! Describe these games, friend! I'd like to spend time with goons at this con since I've always said I'd do that at Gencon and never have. 
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I'm running my WW1 war horror system PATROL: The Trench Raiders, where everyone is a member of an elite infiltrator squad who sneaks over to the enemy trenches at night and hopefully doesn't die to poison gas and bullets. I'm also doing a preview run of my similar-era air combat RPG Flying Circus, which uses a Powered by the Apocalypse framework to make an air game where you don't have to mess around with turn radiuses and poo poo.
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open_sketchbook posted:I'm running my WW1 war horror system PATROL: The Trench Raiders, where everyone is a member of an elite infiltrator squad who sneaks over to the enemy trenches at night and hopefully doesn't die to poison gas and bullets. Oh. Oh my. This might be my jam. *looks over at 1,000 played hours of Battlefield 1* Yeah, just might be...
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Yay, just got my D&D schedule and had to immediately ask them to change it. All set now. I am free all of Friday afternoon and evening and Saturday afternoon. Apparently we are also getting badges that get us into the exhibit hall an hour early. I didn't know that was a thing nor-possible at a PAX event, but take that egalitarian lines!
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BlackIronHeart posted:I'd like to spend time with goons at this con since I've always said I'd do that at Gencon and never have. Going to suggest the staple of the GenCon thread: join the GroupMe group if you want to meet up with goons for games. Also bring a phone battery pack since goons are chatty creatures. https://app.groupme.com/join_group/33309759/qHSJ5d
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I like how the badges have a lot of useful information on the back that’s cool. It says the show closes at midnight each night, is that like kick everyone out time or do they let people linger for awhile? E: wondering about previous pax cons, it might very well be different here nesbit37 posted:Apparently we are also getting badges that get us into the exhibit hall an hour early. I didn't know that was a thing nor-possible at a PAX event, but take that egalitarian lines! Goddamn 1%!!!! Occupy PAX! 
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open_sketchbook posted:I'm running my WW1 war horror system PATROL: The Trench Raiders, where everyone is a member of an elite infiltrator squad who sneaks over to the enemy trenches at night and hopefully doesn't die to poison gas and bullets. I've been following the Flying Circus previews on the System Mastery Discord. It looks rad. Do you know when you plan on running that?
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Since it came up in the group me and I am procrastinating at work before I head to Game Hole Con I figured I would post about area food/bar options. The size on all of these places is fairly small and tight unless I say otherwise. They are not listed in any particular order. These are all in walking distance though south street is a hike. If you want to know about places in any other parts of the city let me know. Center City Dirty Franks Like, the best dive bar of all time 13th and Pine St. http://www.dirtyfranksbar.com/ Jose Pistola's Good beer and great burritos 15th and Spruce st. (ish) http://josepistolas.com/ Monks One of the best Belgian beer bars in America 16th and Spruce http://www.monkscafe.com/ Milk Boy General bar and music venue upstairs 11th and Chestnut https://www.milkboyphilly.com/ Khyber Pass Pub Cool general bar with a good beer selection 2nd and Chestnut http://www.khyberpasspub.com/ McGillians I am only putting this on here because it is of a medium size and good location. Its a total college lets get drunk and puke and then do it again bar though. 13th and Chestnut (ish) https://mcgillins.com/ Field House Sports bar, only putting it on here because it is fairly large and right at the convention center 12th and Filbert http://www.fieldhousephilly.com/ Barbuzzo (food only) Very delicious, pricy. For the meat lovers out there. 13th and Sansom http://barbuzzo.com/ El Vez (food only) Delicious mexican place, also kind of pricy 13th and Sansom http://www.elvezrestaurant.com/ Beiler's Donuts (in Reading Terminal Market, food only) Best donuts in the city, OMG eat all of these. Closed Sundays, and closes at 5pm. Reading Terminal https://www.beilersdoughnuts.com/ Jake's Sandwich Board (food only) Amazing hoagie style meat creations. Mostly pork. 12th and Sansom https://www.jakessandwichboard.com/ South Street Tattooed Mom's The chillest of chill places, they have a large upstairs but should check to see if its open 5th and South https://www.tattooedmomphilly.com/ Brauhaus Scmitz One of the best German beer and food selections in America. Has a very large back room. 7th and South https://www.brauhausschmitz.com/ Jim's (food only) Go here for a Philly cheese steak if you are going to have one. Cheese wiz with onions. 4th and South http://www.jimssouthstreet.com/ nesbit37 fucked around with this message at 18:53 on Nov 1, 2017 |
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What, no Hop Sing Laundromat? Not that goons (including me) would be able to survive its "no cell phone use" policy.
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Well, part of that was personal bias I guess. Not a fan of places like that and the other speakeasy (Franklin Mortgage) as I find they are ridiculously expensive for drinks and have an odd atmosphere. There are seriously like 100s of places, a decent number of them good, in center city, so if anyone sees something on yelp and wants to know about it just ask.
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fordan posted:What, no Hop Sing Laundromat? Not that goons (including me) would be able to survive its "no cell phone use" policy.
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Ilor posted:gently caress you guys, if the food is good enough, I'll turn that poo poo off in a heartbeat. No food. No credit cards. No shorts or sneakers. But apparently amazing cocktails. One day I’ll make it there. https://philly.eater.com/2017/5/19/15663482/hop-sing-laundromat-chinatown-bar-cocktails It was also named one of the 30 greatest bars in the World by Condé Nast Traveller.
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One of the yelp pictures of that place is a sign saying they are closed for a visit to Pyongyang, not sure if serious
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Fellis posted:One of the yelp pictures of that place is a sign saying they are closed for a visit to Pyongyang, not sure if serious It says 'closed till 9/8,' not that you should go there anyway. Dude's apparently a huge dickbag. Bars that are good: Silence Dogood's, Strangelove's, and Franklin Mortgage and Investment Company if you really want that Hop Sing song and dance without being drawn and hung for daring to check your phone. Also, a few more things: RTM is now open to 6 every day. Good stuff in it: Meltkraft makes really good grilled cheese, By George and Carmen's for cheesesteaks, Tommy DiNicks for roast beef, Beiler's for donuts (their pies are unfortunately not up to snuff), Miller's Twist for pretzels. Termini Brothers for general desserts, uh, some people like Bassett's for ice cream but it's just okay. That's about it for RTM. Up north (literally on the other side of the convention center) is chinatown. I'm not an expert there, but there are lots of good little cafes. For people who want 'the genuine cheesesteak,' don't bother with Pat's or Geno's, they're tourist traps, go to Sonny's on 3rd and Market. Franklin Fountain is probably worth a visit while you're there. I did a food critic thing for my graduation project (because Drexel has very low standards). Ask me about anything and I'll probably have a recommendation! 
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the conference hall map is up https://guidebook.com/guide/111854/map/109251/ @nesbit, looks like the alpha build room is just past the queue room, so we can stroll right in and get to it quickly. also pretty cool they put it right by the entrance so people will actually see it rather than putting us in the back or something 
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