Gen Con: Using 52nd Edition Rules, Crits On 20-19

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Ilor: Feb 2, 2008; That's a crit.

GEN CON!!!

I lucked out on the lottery this year - 12:26 PM.

# ¿ Jan 27, 2019 16:30

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# ¿ May 17, 2024 20:39

Ilor: Feb 2, 2008; That's a crit.

What the gently caress, man? By 12:26, everything was already booked! I ended up at the Courtyard (back of the JW). Unreal.

EDIT: False alarm. The portal was just not showing me all the options. That's weird. In the Westin now.

Ilor fucked around with this message at 18:39 on Jan 27, 2019

# ¿ Jan 27, 2019 18:36

Ilor: Feb 2, 2008; That's a crit.

Double Agent posted:

I got a room at the JW, but it looks like all of the rooms with 2 beds were already gone.

Yeah, king+sofa was all that was available for me too.

# ¿ Jan 27, 2019 18:52

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Backno posted:

As long as you keep Loughmiller's off that list. While it's gotten more busy than it used to be, it's still surprisingly dead for large chunks of the day. It's our little Goon secret.

^^^^ This.

# ¿ Jan 29, 2019 15:55

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Avenging Dentist posted:

Having spent most of my life in the Midwest, I'm going to make the following assertion: Indiana is, in fact, a part of the South.

And Ohio is, in fact, part of hell.

# ¿ Feb 23, 2019 07:10

Ilor: Feb 2, 2008; That's a crit.

No Piggly Wiggly in Michigan. Nor Waffle House either. Thank the gods.

# ¿ Feb 26, 2019 03:16

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Fellis posted:

No waffle house?! How are you gonna know if the weather is bad enough for waffle house to be closed?!!

It's Michigan; the weather is always bad. We don't need no stinkin' Waffle House to tell us that. :colbert:

EDIT: I went to Origins one year and stayed at some dive Red Roof Inn or some poo poo on the outskirts of Columbus. It shared a parking lot with a Waffle House, and since I didn't get back to my hotel until like 3 AM and it was still open, I thought "why not?" It is (to date) the only Waffle House I've been in that had its own armed guard. :stare:

# ¿ Feb 26, 2019 07:42

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SolusLunes posted:

Mio is somewhere in bumfuck northern Michigan.

If you ask a Michigander, they'll show you the palm of their right hand, point to the spot where the first joint of their index finger would extend across to their middle finger, and say "Mio is here."

Because that's how we roll. :colbert:

# ¿ Apr 4, 2019 20:38

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Double Agent posted:

Mio is still in the middle of nowhere though.

True.

# ¿ Apr 4, 2019 21:17

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SolusLunes posted:

also it supremely embitters me now that I live in wisconsin that wisconsin has the gall to call itself the mitten state

What the gently caress? Have they never looked at a goddamn map? That skinny poo poo that sticks out around Green Bay ain't no thumb, and anyone who says or implies otherwise can fight me.

# ¿ Apr 5, 2019 02:35

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nesbit37 posted:

Wisconsin looks way more like a hand than Michigan does. If you truly want to look like a mitten then give us back the UP. *opinion of a native wisconsinite*

The UP was never yours to start with. Besides, it was our consolation prize for losing a war with Ohio over Toldeo. :cripes:

So yeah, the UP is ours, we won (lost?) it fair and square.

# ¿ Apr 6, 2019 23:01

Ilor: Feb 2, 2008; That's a crit.

True Dungeon was definitely in the "not worth the money" camp for me. My wife loves it, but I was kinda "meh."

# ¿ Apr 9, 2019 01:34

Ilor: Feb 2, 2008; That's a crit.

My wife and I mistakenly ended up in a D20 Star Wars game (we were looking for an FFG one and...missed) one year that was awful. We excused ourselves about 45 minutes in because we both knew that doing virtually anything else (to include "nothing" or "sleep") would be a better expenditure of our time.

# ¿ Apr 9, 2019 20:09

Ilor: Feb 2, 2008; That's a crit.

I have had the opposite experience with tournament games, but I'm pretty choosy. The missus and I had a blast in the Pandemic tournament last year (almost won, too), and the "Friday Night Firefight" Infinity Tournament is always a good time. But neither is frequented by WAAC try-hards, so that's probably the bulk of the reason for my overall positive experiences.

# ¿ Apr 10, 2019 01:07

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Dr. Quarex posted:

(also a good time to remind myself that thanks to Lollapalooza I once saw a show co-headlined by Devo and Tool which was clearly a twofer of more interest to me than just about anyone else in the audience)

The one I went to was headed up by Soundgarden, Ministry, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. No joke, probably the best concert I've ever attended.

# ¿ May 3, 2019 15:51

Ilor: Feb 2, 2008; That's a crit.

I really enjoyed Anita Sarkeesian's panel/interview last year. And the Infinity presentation is always good for a chuckle or two.

# ¿ May 8, 2019 21:36

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I mean, if you want to avoid the hangover you can just take turns downing shots of chocolate milk until you puke.

# ¿ May 14, 2019 01:17

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ZachAttack posted:

Yes, and the correct term for the group is a 'failure'.

And if the drinking has been heavy enough, it becomes a 'failure cascade.' :vomarine:

# ¿ May 15, 2019 18:10

Ilor: Feb 2, 2008; That's a crit.

Ugh, the PAXU model is the loving worst. As of this coming Sunday, for GenCon I will know a) what events I am playing, b) when those events are scheduled, c) the building+room+table at which they are taking place, and d) that I am guaranteed a spot in said game - almost three months before the actual convention. At PAXU, I could stand in a line for three hours and know none of those things. gently caress that. The board games library was rad and well run, but everything else was a colossal poo poo-show.

# ¿ May 16, 2019 22:44

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Lines aren't egalitarian either, because I can and will pay some homeless guy to stand in one for me before I'd go to PAXU again.

# ¿ May 16, 2019 22:56

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Yoda posted:

Someone explain to me this magical GroupMe?

It's Goon poo poo-posting and memes delivered directly to your phone in real-time! It is the best!

It's essentially a group chat/text program that makes it super easy to tag up with people at big events. And if you're in the middle of something, it supports muting such that Quarex won't utterly destroy your phone's battery gushing about random crap that's up for auction all the time. (Quarex...) It is awesome and you should get it.

# ¿ May 29, 2019 23:02

Ilor: Feb 2, 2008; That's a crit.

Nesbit wrote and published an adorable game about bees which I am looking forward to buying this year. He is the bee man.

# ¿ Jun 14, 2019 16:23

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OgreNoah posted:

I live in Ypsilanti so if you're in town this year I can show you around!

Wait, WTF? I live in Ann Arbor and work in Ypsi. Why the hell are we not Gooning it up?

# ¿ Jul 9, 2019 05:48

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Bottom Liner posted:

Quarex gets even hotter

Not possible. The surface of the sun looks upon Quarex with envy.

# ¿ Jul 21, 2019 18:39

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Necronomicon posted:

I just got some fresh new kicks last week so I'm good to go on that front.

Rookie mistake, home-slice. You want a pair of shoes that is well broken-in. Walking umpty-bajillion miles back and forth for four days straight in new shoes is likely a hot ticket to blister-town.

# ¿ Jul 30, 2019 00:31

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Nemesis Of Moles posted:

...and snatching Fantasy Flight launch titles from the hands of unsuspecting con-goers

...with your prehensile tongue.

:getin:

# ¿ Jul 30, 2019 01:44

Ilor: Feb 2, 2008; That's a crit.

I lived through a Cthulhu game, WTF?!?

But I died in Red Markets. That game was the unexpected stand-out highlight for me this year.

Also, after years of hemming and hawing and making lame excuses, I finally got out to SHOTS WEDNESDAY this year. It was great to finally meet Backno (who hipped us to Loughmillar's lo those many years ago), hang with Dr. Quarex again, and talk games with Lloyd (sorry, man, I didn't catch your goon name). I see now why it is rapidly becoming tradition.

# ¿ Aug 6, 2019 02:32

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# ¿ May 17, 2024 20:39

Ilor: Feb 2, 2008; That's a crit.

Sionak posted:

Yeah, Red Markets is great and has been getting some continuing support in the form of supplements. I was stoked at the IDGN booth to discover you got a poster when picking up Red Markets stuff.

It makes a great con game since - as noted above - the combat is difficult and lethal, and the mechanics are relatively simple.

Hilariously, it wasn't combat that finally did me in; no, what finally put the nail on my proverbial coffin was a critical failure on my Persuasion roll to convince the other members of my Crew that I hadn't broken the terms of our contract and tried to screw them all for my own selfish gain. Again. Which I very much had. Their decision to execute me was absolutely the right one - and a very thematic one as well!

# ¿ Aug 6, 2019 17:50

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