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WELCOME BLANKSPOT WOOOOOOO Shots Wednesday is going to end with the police arriving at this rate, which seems like as good a start to Gen-Con as any.
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Dr. Quarex posted:WELCOME BLANKSPOT WOOOOOOO does rathskellers serve milkshakes?
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Jul 30, 2019 03:55
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Goondereal on saturday or a different day?
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Bottom Liner posted:does rathskellers serve milkshakes? I will content myself otherwise as I do nearly every night, stuffing my face with every big sausage in sight.
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Jul 30, 2019 04:59
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Dr. Quarex posted:I will content myself otherwise as I do nearly every night, stuffing my face with every big sausage in sight. This isn't DragonCon bro.
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Jul 30, 2019 07:04
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Is will call open past 9 pm I cant remember
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Jul 30, 2019 14:18
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Meyers-Briggs Testicle posted:Is will call open past 9 pm I cant remember Yes. I think it's open 24/7, but I've at least gotten my will call tickets past 10pm on Wednesday before.
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Jul 30, 2019 14:36
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there are three ground rules for shots wednesday (and really any poorly organized bar/restaraunt shitshow i'm involved in) 1) pay your loving check 2) tip the bartender/waitstaff for putting up with our poo poo and letting us occupy tables with board games 3) don't be a shithead or i will loving find you. you do not want me to find you.
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Jul 30, 2019 14:37
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Hey, I guess this is probably the best thread to post this in. I'm not going to GenCon, but Luke Crane will be selling limited copies of Miseries and Misfortunes (at booth 2150) and I'd love it if someone could pick me up a copy. I'm in Toronto, so if there are any Canadian goons willing to help a guy out, I'd be super grateful.
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Jul 30, 2019 18:59
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Deviant posted:or i will loving find you. you do not want me to find you. Just preemptively punish everyone! That way you won't have to find them later.  I won't be there sadly since we get in late on Wednesday and I have papercraft crap to glue together for an event...
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Jul 30, 2019 19:15
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OgreNoah posted:Yes. I think it's open 24/7, but I've at least gotten my will call tickets past 10pm on Wednesday before. Will call is open 24/7 from Wednesday at 12pm to Sunday at 3pm
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Jul 30, 2019 22:17
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Even if the will call line looks long, it will move fast. It’s also often not as long as it seems because helpers leave the entrances to the play hall unblocked so there’s like 4 giant 30 foot gaps in the line.
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Jul 30, 2019 22:49
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sportsgenius86 posted:Even if the will call line looks long, it will move fast. I uh... I don't believe you. (We've gotten our tickets mailed to us the last few years after dealing with Will Call lines.)
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Jul 30, 2019 22:54
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Will Call has gotten way, way better in the last few years, especially since it's open 24 hours starting Wednesday. To be fair though, if you listen closely you can still hear the moans of the people standing in the 2011 will call line.
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Jul 30, 2019 22:58
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With The War Store donezo anyone know if there are going to be any good booths to buy mini paints at? I heard Scale75 was there last year but they were piggy backing on some other booth so I didn't notice them. And Privateer Press will probably have their P3 stuff. I like being able to pick up a few things in person since my local selection is not so great.8one6 posted:Will Call has gotten way, way better in the last few years, especially since it's open 24 hours starting Wednesday. I think I waited like 30-45 minutes Thursday morning last year, which ain't bad for what I assume is their busiest period.
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Avenging Dentist posted:I uh... I don't believe you. (We've gotten our tickets mailed to us the last few years after dealing with Will Call lines.) It was shittyyyyyyy for a while but last year I got there on Thursday around noon and lined up outside around the corner and I got my badge in about 35 minutes. The line still looks bad but they’ve increased the number of people servicing guests and have runners back there helping to pull packets quicker so everything moves a little faster.
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Jul 30, 2019 23:36
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Glad willcall is 24/7, I can hit it up before going to bed since I’m landing stupid early on Thursday morning. Flying east is the worst. Thursday is gonna be exhausting.
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Jul 31, 2019 01:11
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Hey Backno! Can you pick me up a GenCon exclusive mini if I pay you? I'm stuck doing military stuff this year instead.
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Jul 31, 2019 01:46
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This is going to be my first GenCon and I'm freaking out send help. I'll be helping out at the Indie Game Alliance vendor booth, pitching my latest prototype, and hoping to get some good playtesting in. It's going to be a good time.
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Jul 31, 2019 02:53
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Frozen Peach posted:This is going to be my first GenCon and I'm freaking out send help. I suddenly wish we had planned ahead and gotten tiny grenade stickers for quick identification.
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Jul 31, 2019 03:24
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The prototype I'm primarily pitching/playtesting https://boardgamegeek.com/article/32584290 But Walking Doggos will be there too. I'd love to find a small-box publisher to pick it up.
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Jul 31, 2019 03:26
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Are you pitching to publishers or just running demos/playtests in the exhibit hall? If theblatterbget email addresses or something. In my experience, you are not going to get a lot of great playtest feedback from people primarily there to shop.
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Jul 31, 2019 03:51
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nesbit37 posted:Are you pitching to publishers or just running demos/playtests in the exhibit hall? If theblatterbget email addresses or something. In my experience, you are not going to get a lot of great playtest feedback from people primarily there to shop. I'm pitching to publishers during my breaks at the vendor hall, and after the hall closes I'll be looking for playtesters in the open play rooms.
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Good luck pitching and play testing but make time to enjoy GenCon. My friend did the same as you his first time and was so in his head about pitching and feedback that he didn’t really enjoy the con before it ended. Write everything down and worry about the feedback when you get home.
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Jul 31, 2019 04:58
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Dr. Quarex posted:
We did that in 2016. They said "Make America D8 Again" and had grenades instead of stars. 
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Jul 31, 2019 10:28
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Ego Trip posted:We did that in 2016.
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Jul 31, 2019 12:33
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Frozen Peach posted:I'm pitching to publishers during my breaks at the vendor hall, and after the hall closes I'll be looking for playtesters in the open play rooms. Try not to get frustrated if your trying to pitch without appointments. Gen Con is not a good convention for unsolicited pitches, and make sure you know if your game is a fit for the publisher before you take their time. Sorry if I am telling you things you already know but I see tons of game designers that don't consider pretty much anything when they pitch and just take the spaghetti approach of hitting as many publishers as they can and hoping it sticks with at least one of them.
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Jul 31, 2019 13:06
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Jon Gilmour at Pandasauras has said he has some open spaces for pitches as recently as Monday, so you might wanna make sure you go say hi. Jon's good people
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Jul 31, 2019 13:41
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I'm at the traditional pre-Gen Con breakfast at Cracker Barrel. My con has started.
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Jul 31, 2019 13:51
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Made it to the convention center. This place is massive
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Jul 31, 2019 15:45
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Frozen Peach posted:Made it to the convention center. This place is massive There is more stuff at the stadium across the street. And most of the surrounding hotels. And you haven't seen the Vendor Hall yet. Take it all in.
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Dr. Quarex posted:I miss one year and look what you people do "Make America D8 Again" as a trivia team name was great when Trump was still viewed as the joke candidate. And there wasn't even Trivia that year. And then the Colts Grill shut down.
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Jul 31, 2019 16:17
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Well if anyone wants to chat I'm hanging out at exhibitor Hall entrance I on bench. Waiting for my vendor contact to get here. Pandasaurus is one of the top publishers I want to pitch to. North Star is another. Trying to make a mental list of everyone that fits my designs.
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Jul 31, 2019 16:18
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Made it on the Gencon Express from Baltimore. There's like one sap continuing on to Chicago. Haven't been since 2015, pretty pumped. Might got see if Flying Circus is at Games on Demand this afternoon.
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Jul 31, 2019 17:21
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Good luck pitching at GenCon, if it doesn't go well remember that GenCon isn't a great pitching con.
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Jul 31, 2019 17:34
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So many closed roads 😭 https://www.theindychannel.com/traffic/traffic-news/officials-provide-alternate-routes-to-and-from-indianapolis-airport-ahead-of-gen-con
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Jul 31, 2019 17:54
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djfooboo posted:Good luck pitching at GenCon, if it doesn't go well remember that GenCon isn't a great pitching con. I'm not expecting much. But there's a few publishers that I know will take quick pitches and only at convention so I'm going to try my best.
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Jul 31, 2019 17:56
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We ended up driving up highway 44/Washington St. It was a little slow but it's a straight shot into downtown.
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Jul 31, 2019 18:08
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I am not attending this year and I expect to spend the next four days a figurative mountain of molten salt because of it
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In will call line AMA
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