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Clanpot Shake posted:ffffff I have an all-day Twilight Imperium game scheduled for the 11th. How long does booking take? I booked way late the last (and only) time. if only you had a magic rectangle that could connect you to the entire sum of human information but as far as i am aware no such device exists. - Sent from my iPhone
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Good luck to you all for registration this weekend. I'll be doing the housing lottery for exhibitors this year. I really hope it is on a different circle of hell than the general lottery is.
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Feb 7, 2018 18:44
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Clanpot Shake posted:ffffff I have an all-day Twilight Imperium game scheduled for the 11th. How long does booking take? I booked way late the last (and only) time. I'd estimate 5-15 minutes. You'll get an email on Saturday that'll tell you the exact time you need to log on Sunday.
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Feb 7, 2018 18:58
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I remembered that AAA is also a travel agency and can get hotels and such but I've never used my membership for that. Anyone know if it's better/worse than the housing lotto on average?
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Feb 7, 2018 19:22
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Thread gets even better when viewed through that stickied "what the hell is this and why does it turn the Forums sexy" stickied GBS thread link 
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Feb 8, 2018 05:51
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I got my reg time... 9:05 PM eastern. Why couldn’t it be AM?
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Feb 10, 2018 07:28
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Yeah, mine is 4:53 PM. I’m glad I got a backup like 6 months ago.
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Feb 10, 2018 08:12
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quote:Sunday, February 11 at 12:01 PM Eastern Get rekt, scrubs.
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Feb 10, 2018 08:16
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In related news, what's the optimal min-max hotel? I stayed at the Hyatt Regency last year, which I've been in a few times and like, and breakfast is fairly cheap and actually pretty decent from the attached shops. Though, the parking costs made me have to pick a garage a few blocks away (which was fine, all things considered). But, I know Goons wound up camping out a lot in the JW Marriot bar and open gaming rooms, so I'm strongly considering that. Any strong feelings on any of the nearby hotels?
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Feb 10, 2018 08:23
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The Westin is pretty nice, no complaints there. We were in the Marriot last year and the renovations kinda sucked so hopefully those are done now.Avenging Dentist posted:Yeah, mine is 4:53 PM. I’m glad I got a backup like 6 months ago. Ha, mine's at 4:01pm! Ha ha... ha... 
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Feb 10, 2018 08:26
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Mine is at 4:59, which is a 5 1/2 hour improvement from last year, but yeah.....
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Feb 10, 2018 11:45
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I got 2:04pm, does this mean a chance this year?
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Feb 10, 2018 13:47
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I talked to the friend I'm going with and we're hoping for an airport room. It's farther away than the other years we went to Gencon but affordable and has breakfast. But with my almost 6pm time I'm probably hosed aren't I ):
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Feb 10, 2018 13:49
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Checking now, there's hotels available in Southport for reasonable prices still. It's right off I65 and they have a Scotty's and whatnot to drink at. My group got a 1:00pm, 2:04pm, 9pm, 10pm and 11pm. Between the first two hopefully we'll be able to get 2 downtown rooms. 
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Feb 10, 2018 16:12
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quote:Sunday, February 11 at 8:08 PM Eastern Toshimo posted:Get rekt, scrubs. So, uh, hey, you need a roommate or anything? 
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Feb 10, 2018 17:56
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Toshimo posted:In related news, what's the optimal min-max hotel? But the Embassy Suites finally last year started the renovations that everyone has been clamoring for for several years, and the renovated rooms were much nicer, and the two-room structure is always a good thing for segregating your loudest snoring friend(s) and/or having some people stay up while others go to bed like pathetic "reasonable people" who "want to feel good in the morning." And I think it has the most reliably versatile free breakfast, though I do remember the Hyatt having a decent spread too. Really all the connected hotels are great from what I have gathered, best to just live in Harry 'n' Izzy's instead of a hotel
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Feb 10, 2018 20:18
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If you guys didn't get a room LIKE I DIDN'T then you might want to check out Airbnb. I stayed at one just a few miles out and the Uber rides were pretty fast and cheap last year to get back and forth. Being near downtown they were also much more plentiful to get a ride. I enjoyed it much more than staying at the Airport hotel crack-shack I did 2 years ago. I think there are still some that rent out a whole house which might end up pretty cheap as an option.
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Feb 10, 2018 20:25
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I got 2:42p and the buddy I room with got 10:32p, but a friend of ours who stays with family got a 2:09p slot. I'm going to ask him to try to grab us a room on his account. Are there any drawbacks to doing that? Would I be better off just waiting for my time slot 30 mins later for some reason? I read the FAQ and the posts above but want to make sure I have this right: I give him my credit card info, he uses it to book the room, then sets me as the primary guest? That is, the room is bound to his account, but not bound to him and he can list anyone as the primary room occupant? Pretty sure that's how it works but someone please correct me if I'm wrong. e: vv good to know, sent him my cc info and asked him to grab me a JW or Conrad room if possible Lawen fucked around with this message at 21:11 on Feb 10, 2018 |
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Feb 10, 2018 20:54
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Lawen posted:I got 2:42p and the buddy I room with got 10:32p, but a friend of ours who stays with family got a 2:09p slot. I'm going to ask him to try to grab us a room on his account. Are there any drawbacks to doing that? Would I be better off just waiting for my time slot 30 mins later for some reason? Last year the downtown rooms were gone by 2:30, if I'm remembering correctly.
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Feb 10, 2018 20:56
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I went to AAA and they found a hotel out near the airport with WiFi and breakfast for about $560 for four nights. Not ideal but Uber can get me to and from the center I guess.
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Feb 10, 2018 21:09
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Double Agent posted:Last year the downtown rooms were gone by 2:30, if I'm remembering correctly. Hope they last till 2:39.
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Feb 10, 2018 21:28
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Actually I have a question. Do those on your friends list who have bought tickets affect how many rooms you can reserve? Or is it you have to have bought x number of tickets yourself?
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Feb 10, 2018 22:41
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Went and looked in last year's thread out of morbid curiosity andNeveth posted:[EDIT] AHAHAHAHA 2:33 AND ALL THE DOWNTOWN HOTELS ARE GONE HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME. here's hoping my 2:09 slot friend comes through for me. nashona posted:Actually I have a question. Do those on your friends list who have bought tickets affect how many rooms you can reserve? Or is it you have to have bought x number of tickets yourself? Pretty sure it only matters how many tickets are purchased on your account. So if you buy 1-2 you can book one room, if you buy 3-4 you can book two rooms, etc. Also, pretty sure you only get one random housing time, regardless of how many badges you buy. Seems kinda dumb since it incentivizes you to only buy 1 badge per account and make your buddy/partner/kid/comfort animal sign up their own account and buy a single ticket in hopes of getting a good housing time. They should probably just give you one random housing time per badge purchased.
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Feb 11, 2018 00:08
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Lawen posted:
Thanks! Trying to book two rooms and my boyfriend got an earlier time but I have already bought 3 badges. We need two more badges anyway for our group so he's going to buy them.
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Feb 11, 2018 00:44
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Quick question re: buying enough tickets to reserve multiple rooms: If you buy the tickets under one account, but the payment info for some of those tickets is from another guest, does that still count as all of them being bought under a single account?
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Feb 11, 2018 02:22
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I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that rooms won't sell out as quickly because it's not the 50th anniversary. I could be wrong but that's my hot take.
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Feb 11, 2018 02:57
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RocknRollaAyatollah posted:I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that rooms won't sell out as quickly because it's not the 50th anniversary. I could be wrong but that's my hot take. I'm preserving this for tomorrow.
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Feb 11, 2018 03:06
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Man, you should know better. This isn't your first GenCon.
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Feb 11, 2018 03:22
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Full disclosure, I have a room so I'm overly optimistic at the moment.
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Feb 11, 2018 03:41
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I'm not so sure that 50 was a big incentive for people who wouldn't have otherwise gone. My hot take is that GenCon is getting bigger year over year and attendance will be higher this year than last. Did some new hotels open or get added to the housing block, though? That might make housing not quite as bad?
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Feb 11, 2018 06:32
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Holla holla get dolla.
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Feb 11, 2018 18:11
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Thanks to the kind, caring and loving help of GenGoon friends I was thiiiis close to getting a JW, but opted for the Courtyard instead. Still beats the poo poo out of everywhere else I've stayed. Hyped for that Skywalk life
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Feb 11, 2018 18:29
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Does anyone happen to know if the Springhill suites has skywalk access? It looks like it might connect to the JW, which I think does have it. Just curious.
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Feb 11, 2018 18:43
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Yeah, my group is hosed. We're going to be hitting boards and the like for the next 6 months
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Feb 11, 2018 18:44
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Real-time intel is over here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/genconindy/permalink/10155523254121902/?comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22O%22%7D Lots of doubles left as of now. Westin/Embassy/Fairfield down to singles.
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Feb 11, 2018 18:50
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My group was fortunate enough to have someone roll a 12:04. Got a room in the Fairfield. Definitely an improvement over last year's having to Uber back and forth every day.
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Feb 11, 2018 19:18
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Funzo posted:Does anyone happen to know if the Springhill suites has skywalk access? It looks like it might connect to the JW, which I think does have it. Just curious. It doesn't have direct skywalk access. You have to go through the JW to get to it.
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Feb 11, 2018 20:33
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So, I did get a room near the airport, about 7 miles out. The same one we had a reservation for last year before I grabbed something else out of the block. That room last year was the closest available at 3:30. My time this year was 5:00. So it does look like something is causing a slightly lower demand, whether it be the new policy on transfers or the fact that it's not the 50th or something else entirely.
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Feb 11, 2018 23:21
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We got lucky, someone from our games day group was able to snag us a double double at the alexander
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Double Agent posted:It doesn't have direct skywalk access. You have to go through the JW to get to it. That's pretty much what I was thinking. Thanks! On the other hand, thanks to this thread I know to go down a few blocks and hit Cafe Patachou for breakfast.
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