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Yaay new thread! I will be attending this year once again and look forward to playing random games with random goons, because that was one of the most fun things I did last year. Barring massive upset I'll also be playing in the Netrunner nationals and around for pickup netrunnin' as available. Gencon noobs: if Backno invites you to breakfast, SAY YES. That man knows his breakfast joints.
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Suites are available now at the Hilton if anyone wants to skip the inevitable gangfuck.
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Jan 14, 2015 03:24
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nesbit37 posted:That's how I read it as well, a $10 increase each year? Though their use of year-over-year doesn't exactly make sense. More like two. I got one for five nights and it ran $2,400. Fortunately we have a big group and it's not much different than getting two regular rooms. Are we pub crawling again this year? I wept bitter tears of beer envy when last year's shenanigans clashed with my True Dungeon slots.
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Jan 14, 2015 17:03
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Len posted:What is True Dungeon like? Every year it immediately sells out but we don't know enough about it to attempt getting tickets. It's some sort of larp that you can level up in and stuff? We're under the assumption that you can spend the $40 or whatever and fail meaning you wasted money. Is that the case? I've been for the last couple of years, and we normally run twice. It's a set of puzzles (dexterity, memory, lateral thinking) plus a combat system that is based on shuffleboard, all with constructed sets, costumed NPCs, and massive, cool automata. Every so often a guy dressed as a werewolf will sneak up behind you in the dark and make you poo poo your pants, or you'll pick up some semi-hidden prop and have to talk like a duck for the next ten minutes. You don't level up as such, but you do win tokens with equipment, consumables, spells etc. that you can bring back year after year. No matter how badly you do you'll get some of these, but they are only really a big deal if you're in it for the long run. (Ignoring the outside chance that you'll luck into a rare item that some neckbeard will pay you a grand for, which has happened.) Is it worth it? Not in isolation, IMO. It is what you make it. I do it year after year because we take a full group of friends, we have several people who have been doing it for a decade or more and have enough tokens to kit out everyone, and we don't take it too seriously. It's generated lots of good stories that we still tell and laugh about. I think of it as part of the Gen Con experience. If that's enough to pique your curiosity, I think you'll have a good time. But I go year after year for reasons that are not really connected with the quality or value of the experience itself, and I think that if I were relying on pick-up groups the quality and value of the experience would decline significantly.
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Jan 14, 2015 17:30
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Carteret posted:My hotel booking experience was painless. $92 a night, and since I'm driving 11 hours to Indy instead of flying like a money haver, I have my own transportation! want to play Netrunner with this guy
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Jan 27, 2015 15:18
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What's another 15 miles?
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I will be there, doubtless keeping the seats at the middle table warm, as I was the last two years. I'll probably bring another couple of decks for fun play too.
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Jan 28, 2015 15:40
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My hotel room is nonrefundable. :/ All of us cis/straight men (and women) should pick an afternoon to put on frilly dresses and march through the streets around the convention center in solidarity with our queer gamer bros (and sisses). saint gerald fucked around with this message at 18:52 on Mar 26, 2015 |
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Mar 26, 2015 18:38
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head58 posted:The GenCon Twitter account posted last night looking for convention and visitors bureaus who want to be part of their RFP process. I don't know if that's customary 5 years out from the end of a contract but it certainly seems to me they're exploring their options. It's not like any Indianapolis businesses are actually going to discriminate against any queer conference goers during Gencon. It would be commercial suicide. It might even be actual suicide, depending on how rowdy the protest got. This year's conference is a done deal, and according to the Gencon CEO many (most?) of the Indy business community, the people who are actually making money from the Gencon crowd, are opposed to the legislation anyway. Better to go, be aware and supportive of our queer brothers and sisters, and be ready to drop the dice and go picket the everloving poo poo out of any business stupid enough to actually refuse service to anyone under this new law. That's my thinking, anyway. If the law stays, and Gencon stays in Indy past 2020, time to rethink. But I don't think it will come to that -- either the law will be shot down by the courts or Gencon will nope out of there. I do think a pride march or other formalized show of opposition from the gamer community would be a nice event, though. I would like to see that happen.
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Mar 27, 2015 21:05
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Cardinal Ximenez posted:The problem is that while Gen Con might not be able to change their plans, their guests can and will, due to potential PR backlash. And the more that defect, the more awkward it is to go. Do you mean businesses, or celebs? Celeb guests have never really been Gencon's thing...I'm not sure that anyone would notice.
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Mar 27, 2015 21:15
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Lord Frisk posted:No, attendees. The consumer, as it were. Folks like you and me. Oh, I see. Yeah, we'll just have to see how that plays out. I room with a bunch of gay folks, and if they decided to stay away I likely will too. I don't think they will, however.
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Mar 27, 2015 23:16
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Deathlove posted:Another year, another lack of cribbage events! One year, I will do this. This is not the year. I will totally play cribbage if someone brings a board.
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May 12, 2015 14:14
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Len posted:We could try and pick a NSDM game and make that the Goon game. It would either go wonderfully or terribly. This is an outstanding idea. Especially if we can build in drinking somehow.
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May 13, 2015 18:41
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head58 posted:Thursday at 8 sounds good. I'm also putting in for the 12am Saturday one because why not. Also in. This sounds awesome and I have no idea how I managed to go two years without doing it. edit: also, is there a goonrun Dungeon World game this year because I want a piece of that action saint gerald fucked around with this message at 20:53 on May 14, 2015 |
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May 14, 2015 19:34
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head58 posted:You can also just walk away if you start to play something and it turns terrible. I've faked an emergency phone call from my wife many times when it became clear the next 4 hours were going to be insufferable. Yeah, this. Gen Con time is loving expensive once you add up all the costs involved in attending. I have zero compunction in noping out of a game that is going south. I think I've only had to do that once, though.
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May 15, 2015 20:28
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Haystack posted:Alright, event signup today! Does anyone know how the whole wishlist->cart process handles overlapping timeslots? I recall having issues in the past, but I can't recall if it was when trying to add things to carts, or when checking out. As far as I can remember you can double-book yourself all you like.
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May 17, 2015 16:09
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I really want to play Artemis this year. There are still lots of slots available. Anyone want to tag along? I am busy Friday AM and Thursday 8 PM for the NSDM session, but pretty flexible otherwise.
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May 18, 2015 14:45
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rjderouin posted:The best part about this one is the girl who modeled for it will be there she is a good friend of mine who is an actual beer maid I will introduce you! oh god i'm so conflicted
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Jul 20, 2015 18:40
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Also I have a spare ticket for the official goon NSDM on Thursday if anyone missed out.
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Jul 20, 2015 19:39
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Deviant posted:I'm interested. Which Thursday slot is it? 8PM.
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Jul 20, 2015 20:27
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QnoisX posted:Speaking of games to trade. I'd be willing to trade X Com or King of Tokyo + Powerup expansion. Turns out I really don't like press your luck dice games. I've only played X Com once. Should probably give it another chance, but I'd be willing to just trade it off if anyone wanted it. I've been wanting to try X-Com. Anything in particular you might want to trade? I have $$$ too.
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Jul 23, 2015 14:34
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Deathlove posted:I also own Argent and want to play it so I'll bring my copy and I'll make sure to study up and be ready to teach!!! I do not know what Argent is but thanks to this thread I want to play it so perhaps you can teach me
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Jul 24, 2015 13:23
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Nemesis Of Moles posted:As someone who has never actually won the housing Thunderdome, what kinda rooms can you get through it? Prices, locations, etc? Rooms per badge, right? quote:Room Limits In-Place You can cram as many people into a room as the hotel will let you get away with, and in my experience the hotels don't give a poo poo as long as you're not openly doing it and you don't piss off the cleaner. We had 10 to a standard double room in 2014, and 12 to a suite last year. Probably end up doing again this year.
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Jan 23, 2016 21:10
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It's not too bad if you are all good friends and bring earplugs. Keeps costs down. I would do the suite thing again this year only I don't think we are going to have enough people. It was awesome to have a room that could seat our entire group in comfort. That fucker was huge -- had a round table that would seat 8 easily and was perfect for gaming. Then there was a couch and a couple of recliners in a different area. It cost like $1000 a night, but split 12 ways that's fine. And we could just book it without having to go through the whole lottery thing. Waifu pillows get left at home. No wives, no waifus. No husbands, no..husbandus? Is that even a thing? It's probably a thing. Quarters are tighter on the drive up than in the room.
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Dr. Quarex posted:I believe it is spelled "hasubando," Saint Gerald. Hasubando. I pray to all that is holy that I am never in the situation of having to need to know that again. Backno posted:You could always come share my futon with me. I will just have to let the wife know she gets the bed to herself that week. I am slathering myself from head to toe in apple butter in anticipation.
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Jan 24, 2016 02:43
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27 minutes! =D hahaha my roommate got 3 minutes
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Jan 24, 2016 18:05
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saint gerald posted:27 minutes! =D JW for us, for the first time ever. Gonna be nice being right in the thick of things.
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Jan 24, 2016 18:22
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Carteret posted:4 badgeholders all vying for a room is handy. We scored the Courtyard by Marriott Downtown. "Skywalk" supremacy. Still tons of skywalk rooms available.
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Nemesis Of Moles posted:Yeah I vote this. Offer your services to the public, charge a finder's fee, pay for Gencon. edit: free bag of strokeweed with every room
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Ego Trip posted:For the third year in a row, I will probably eat 2/3 of my meals at Loughmillers. I really want this year to be the year I make it to Fogo de Chao. Stupid vegan friends. But based on prior experience I will probably spend most of my time asking Backno where to eat and what to eat and following his advice to the letter. TO THE LETTER I SAY. Yats' etouffee still haunts my dreams, although sadly it is nowhere near downtown.
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Backno posted:Don't worry, I will get you to a Yats when you get here. I will walk through broken glass to get to a Yats. In fact I'm just thinking of it as YatsCon this year. Backno posted:
Ah, if only I could...between work and my wife's birthday on 8/3 it is a struggle to find the time to go at all. That said, we'll be arriving on the Wednesday, although that night is usually given over to our big reunion dinner. Previously that has been at Weber, but I think I have finally convinced the rest of the group what a terrible idea that is (overpriced, sub-par food, noisy/antisocial) so I am not sure if/where we will be eating that night. Were it my decision we would get pizza in the room and then head to the Colts for trivia and associated goonery. Also, I will gratefully accept any and all snacks made by your good lady wife. Or indeed yourself. I'm looking forward to hanging out again this year. fordan posted:If you sign up for Fogo's email club they do send coupons. Perhaps you might even tell them your birthday is in late July. As luck would have it, my birthday is in late July... Backno, did First Watch close? It seems to be both there and not-there on Google Street View depending on exactly where you "stand". If it is still there it makes an excellent and reasonable breakfast if you're in the mood for something a little more interesting than hotel fare. I also like Punch Burger. It's a bit of a hike but it has the substantial advantage of being right next to a first-class liquor store. On the subject of bringing games, I tend to carry a messenger bag packed with a few small, light, easy-to-teach games. Hanabi, Resistance, Seventh Hero, Dixit (fits fine in a ziplock), Perudo you can usually mostly improvise, Cypher (or indeed any of AEG's microgames) and at Gen Con I am never without Toc Toc Woodman, because it is the perfect game when everyone is too drunk or tired to learn anything new, but not quite tired or drunk enough to quit.
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8one6 posted:Basic survival tips 5) If Backno tells you to go to a food place, go to that food place. In fact just do whatever Backno says and you will be fine. 6) Pack light and wear good shoes. Take snacks. Take a reusable water bottle. 7) Gen Con gives refunds on unused event tickets if you get to the booth in time (ten minutes before the event starts, I think?). 8) If you wind up at a table with a bunch of shitheels, make some excuse and walk the gently caress away. Gen Con time is like gold. 9) The JW Marriott is not the Marriott, and vice-versa. 10) Choose at least one random thing that sounds cool and do it. I have had some of my best games that way. As far as scheduling goes, my rule is to prioritize those things that you can only ever do at Gen Con. For the last few years, for me, that has been True Dungeon but I'm kinda over that now. But I still recommend doing it at least once, especially if you can grab a few goons for company. unrelated: I have always wanted to play Battlestar Galactica but I have never been able to get a group together. I registered for an organized BSG game last year but did not go because I thought the other players might be asses and also I saw something shiny or was drunk or something I dunno. Anyway. I would like to play it this year. Maybe we could pick a session to goonrush, or maybe someone could bring it and teach. If the latter I'll happily supply some beers or bourbon or whatever to help lubricate things, Colonel Tigh-style. Any takers?
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Double Agent posted:Will there be another building set on fire? And the strokeweed! Don't forget the strokeweed. Fiasco was a unique experience...definitely one of the high points of last year's show. mkultra419 posted:I will have Dark Moon (rebranded BSG Express) with me the whole con if you and anyone else are interested in a game. We had a lot of fun with it last year. From what I have learned from Google in the last two minutes this sounds like an excellent idea and I would love to play. CellBlock posted:If you want Call of Cthulhu, look at the events hosted by Novus Ordo Seclorum. They always sell out, and this year, they're running like 4 a day, plus some special long ones and past years' versions. (In the past, they've done things like Night Train, which only ran overnight and was only for like 6-8 people.) They go way over the top with their presentations, and I'm hopeful about getting into one of their sessions. Also this. I might just buy out a session, I'm sure I can fill it with some combination of my group and goons.
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Slandible posted:I think about Gencon every loving day. This. Also, thanks for the Chaosium heads-up, Haystack. Bought out a session for my group. =D
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Rad Valtar posted:For the Pick Up and Play Room do you have to buy tickets in advance and also what is the capacity for that thing? Is there also a general area to play games you are bringing that doesn't cost to get into or is that room the main spot for that kind of thing? You can get into the game library/pick up and play room with generics. I kinda doubt capacity is much of an issue. And yeah, there's a vast amount of informal space at the convention center and in the surrounding hotels that's available for whatever. Find table, find chairs, plop self down, play. Most of the goongames I've been in on over the last few years have started on GroupMe as "Hey, we have three for $game and a table in hall F, who wants?" You'll also find bars and such in the area will not mind if you grab a table and start playing something. If you are taking up a six-top with Twilight Struggle and not drinking you might get some nasty looks I guess, but other than that I wouldn't sweat it. Short version is there's shitloads of space all over town for games to break out in spontaneous fashion and personally I would not bother with the game library.
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Oh, and while I'm here, I bought out a Chaosium Call of Cthulhu game thinking my regular group would go with me, but mistakes were made and everyone except me is busy at that time. So before I refund it, anyone want in? It is Friday 5pm-7pm. 5 seats available. No experience necessary (I've never played it, I just heard it was good). https://www.gencon.com/events/101363 edit: current list is: 1. saint 2. Fellis (maybe) 3. Goldmansack 4. Ego Trip 5. CellBlock Also, Fordan points out that this is right before the goon TD run that starts at 7:13. I think there is probably time to do both if you leave right at 7 but TD is not real tolerant of latecomers. saint gerald fucked around with this message at 17:49 on Jul 6, 2016 |
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I will probably bring Codenames too. Also Knit Wit (new Matt Leacock word game with string) and Toc Toc Woodman. Yes, I like stupid drunk games. saint gerald fucked around with this message at 16:02 on Jul 7, 2016 |
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Backno posted:compact version of Codenames Tell us of this.
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