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nesbit37 posted:There was a lot more hallway play when Gen Con was in Milwaukee. It was pretty difficult not to trip over someone sleeping or going through their loot or playing games along the walls and few sky tunnels there. Especially on the way to the old Mecca. More people just camping out in vans for the 4 days around downtown Milwaukee as well. I am sure we are not far from all of that at Indianapolis now with the current hotel situation. Hopefully the shuttle service will keep getting better and maybe help with that issue. Still need to get badges for the wife and I but we will be there no matter what. A really good restaurant that you guys will probably want to know about is Loughmiller's (Lock-millers). I ate there with goons 3 or 4 times last year just because the waits for the bigger name places and the food trucks was so bad. It's right between the Westin and the JW Marriott with good food and beer selection. Since it's slightly off the beaten path and isn't the RAM the crowds tend to not be nearly as bad. I on multiple occasions walked, ordered, eaten, and left in the time it would take to just get a table at the RAM.
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the_steve posted:So, speaking of food, are there any good sushi places that anyone knows of? The closest ones are the BUDA Lounge and Forty Five Degrees. Both are in the Mass Ave part of town, which is a 15-30 min walk (depending on how fast you walk) from the convention center. I personally have never eaten at them, but have heard positive things about them.
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Quarex posted:I just responded to someone's thread about driving from California so I can only imagine that was you. Particularly since the person said (s)he had an offer of cheap/free housing already. The only reason you want Brian Fargo there is so you can continue your unhealthy obsession with him and his work.
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Quarex posted:Unrelated to anything, this is the best picture I can remember seeing of the crowd waiting the grand opening of the Exhibitor's Hall on Thursday morning: RIP in peace Quarex's hair.  The GroupMe set up last year was fantastic. Made it really easy to find people and set stuff up without having to load up SA on the glacial internet.
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8one6 posted:It was either last year or the year before that they started opening will-call all Wednesday night, mostly because there are still people in the 2011 will-call line. *slowclap Well played sir. I still remember walking past that line and feeling so sorry for all those poor bastards. I am sure at least one child was brought into this world in that line.
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Ego Trip posted:For those of us that are new to GenCon, what gaming supplies do you veterans suggest we bring? Especially if we've got a bunch of free time for random gaming with cool con people. Make sure you are wearing comfortable walking shoes. You are going to be spending a lot of time on your feet and wearing lovely shoes is a recipe for pain later. Somewhat healthy snacks that can fit in your bag like fruit, granola bars, trail mix, etc are always a good idea. The food in the convention center isn't awful, but it is expensive and the closest restaurants and food trucks can have some pretty crazy lines at times. Being able to have something to tide you over while you either wait for the line to die down or to walk to something that is a bit farther away will make your life easier. Keep an eye out for the Group Me group we will set up. A bunch of us used it last year to meet up, get food together, or set up games on the fly without having to try and load the forums.
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Ego Trip posted:No worries there. I have my Official GenCon Messenger Bag to hold all my gaming supplies. There are outlets around so getting power isn't normally an issue. Getting access to the internet can be a bitch do to poor reception so if you are planning on using your laptop to carry all your gaming books save them to your hard drive. Theft, while not rampant, is something that happens. As long as you aer keeping an eye on your stuff, leaving your bag fully zipped up/latched, and keeping the straps around your legs you should be fine. Most of the stuff that gets taken is people not paying attention to their stuff, someone grabbing it, and disappearing into the crowd.
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Jul 8, 2014 22:59
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Texts and emails are never really an issue. I have always had issues with mobile web and sometimes making calls. Normally just stepping outside has been enough to alleviate the issues.
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Since we are less than a month away it's time for my standard post of I am an Indianapolis local. If any of you guys are getting here early or need a ride on Wednesday let me know and I will see what I can do. Also if you are wanting idea of places to eat while dodging the bulk of the con goers or just wanting to try some local favorites feel free to ask.
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Jul 15, 2014 20:48
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This is always an option if enough people are interested. http://www.handlebarindy.com/
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Deathlove posted:USPS lost my passes. At least you have time to get them replaced. Let the Gen Con people know and they should be able to get you sorted.
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Jul 17, 2014 03:29
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8one6 posted:Seconding this. Will Call should be open pretty late Wednesday (I think it's open all night again this year) Don't wait for Thursday! The booth opens Wednesday and is open 24 hours again this year. And yes get your badges Wednesday or be prepared to spend you entire Thursday standing in a giant gently caress off line.
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Crackbone posted:So anybody got a few they want to sell? gently caress waiting in line on Thurs. Getting generics will take hardly any time as long as you are not trying to do it midday Thursday.
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Quarex posted:
I 100% agree with this. While we commute in most years one year we got a hotel room at the JW with some friends and found it really enhanced the experience. If the finances allowed it we would get a room every year even though we live less than 20 min away.
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See all these travel horror stories are things I will never get to experience. I kind of feel left out.
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Jul 29, 2014 11:52
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What's better than going to Gen Con? Going to Gen Con and not having to pay for your own badge  .
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Jul 30, 2014 16:46
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Quarex posted:That is right, brah Once I am done with school my wife and I will probably try to do the VIG at least once. Hell will probably save it for the 10 year wedding anniversary.
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Jul 30, 2014 22:09
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This will be my second year of a complementary badge for being an Auctioneer. And yet I am still doing it wrong by tagging onto my friend's V.I.G. badge and paying $40 anyway 
but oh, how much free hot chocolate I drink.
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camoseven posted:
You forgot my favorite Gen Con place to eat Thursday-Saturday Loughmiller's. I had lunch/dinner with several goons last year and they can attest that it's solid food and beer without having to walk real far and without having to wait forever like most of the big name places.
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. I also killed two birds with one stone and threw some things in there for my family, so just ignore any references to my mom's place or whatever.
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I am a tad bit predictable aren't I... But seriously that list is really good and I recomend you guys try them out. We are really pretty spoiled in Indianapolis when it comes to god beer. Then you have the added bonus of being far enough away from that there will be a much shorter wait AND you get better beer then you will get at the RAM. OmegaGoo posted:I kinda fell into some GenCon tickets, so I'll be there. * Try and spend a good part of a day just checking out the dealer room. If you can do this on Thursday it's even better since it's the slowest day. There will be all sorts of things the look at and demo and it's very easy to just spend a whole day in there. * Look through the events list online, search up games that you enjoy playing, and see if anything jumps out at you. This can be everything from tournaments to super sized games, etc. * Make sure you take time to get some sleep/eat/drink/shower. Doing these things will make your experiance a better one. * The GroupMe app is a really good way to keep in touch with us and find open spots to check out some games or to just grab food with people, because eating alone sucks. Backno fucked around with this message at 20:01 on Jul 31, 2014 |
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I have never been there and as a non-meat-eater the food does not appeal to me, but other goons should go and eat there and get drunk and puke in the bathroom wait what is going on
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Holy poo poo Quarex, your loving phone number...I am not sure if I should be impressed or what.
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Quarex posted:If anyone is curious "how nerdy is nerdy" regarding the Nerdy Trivia at Colts Grille on Wednesday (August 13, my birthday, hay guyz), well, what I remember from last year is that the reason my group won (my group was Nesbit37 and my non-Goon buddy Rich ... versus a table of a dozen other Goons Yeah but your table didn't have such an amazing name that Mayfair decided to buy you a round beers 
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Sigma-X posted:What was the name? "I get why they are dressed like douchebags, but why do they call steampunk?"
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Pez posted:So when/where is the auction? It runs starting on Thursday and goes for most of the day each day until T.O.V.A on Saturday if I am not mistaken.
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Trynant posted:A picture of my GenCon haul wouldn't be able to capture the stolen bag of $190 worth of not-available-in-stores games. Make sure you post on the Gen Con forums and on Reddit. It's a longshot but you never know.
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My haul is mostly Malifaux stuff ($75 in booth credit helps), but I did pick up a couple of things. Brother Bastian and Ozrik expansions for Red Dragon Inn pre-ordered Chaosmos (thanks for pointing it out Mike) Couple of the AEG games in the bags (not Love Letter)
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Double Agent posted:My haul isn't worth talking a picture: Yeah you can go to hell and die for that phrase. I was trying to eat my meat curtain and that phrase made it difficult.
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Aug 20, 2014 12:09
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Quarex posted:"Hey boss, I need to take a break and everyone else is out sick, can you come help?" When they were charging like $25 per person that seemed like a good cost. I never really had enough people that were available and interested in doing it so I never did it. Now that they keep tacking $5 onto the price every year it's just far too much money for only 2 hours of something that would be mildly interesting.
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Trynant posted:
Those "goons" you drank with were me and my wife who is not a goon. Glad the second half of your trip went better than the first.
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WhiteHowler posted:An attractive booth goes a very long way. Just to add to this, I worked for the Wyrd booth this year. This was their 6th year doing Gen Con but their first going all out with the decorations, fence, statue, etc. The number of people who stopped to ask me if they were a new company was staggering. I know not everyone is into miniatures, but still this is a company that has been there for years with a large booth with a giant rotating banner above it and still had people not notice them in the past. So if you are going to go to Gen Con and set up a booth take the extra time, effort, and money to do it right. You will actually stand out from row after row a couple of people behind a table selling some random game.
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