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Just FYI, Scott Wise is a coke fiend and is having his pants sued off for defrauding investors, and as a result the downtown Indy location has been closed. As far as I know, the Three Wise Men location in Broad Ripple is still up and running. Somehow. Edit: loving hell, King David's is closed too now. Reynold fucked around with this message at 06:36 on Apr 3, 2019 |
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I'd have to say my worst use of time at GC was the last time I entered into the Star Wars: Armada National Tournament. For the uninitiated, it's a dope rear end star wars fleet combat game by Fantasy Flight. Over the course of two days and 12+ hours of my Friday and Saturday (I think? cannot remember the exact days), I had the privilege of being talked down to by the strangest assortment of tryhard rules lawyering wargamers ever collected in one place. Even when I was stomping the poo poo out of somebody, it felt like an awful slog because of the attitudes of my fellow gamers. I'm the kind of guy who can have a good time not winning, because I like the game I'm playing, but this tournament is what finally convinced me to never spend any time competitively playing a wargame ever again. I just kept thinking to myself "I could be doing literally anything else. My girlfriend is wandering the exhibit hall and buying stuff and running into old friends without me right now. I'm starving and we're 25 minutes into a 45 minute game that this fucker is going to make take two hours." I had people try to take games to time and then rush me through my final turn so they could get an extra round of shooting in after the clock stopped and win, I had guys ask me questions about what my intentions were and then argue that since I had declared I was going to do a thing that we had now moved on to the next phase and I could no longer continue what I was doing, etc. etc. Never again. You know how people tell you that if you're not enjoying a demo or a game to just get up and leave? They're right, my dudes.
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Apr 9, 2019 05:08
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Sun King has food now too. And there’s all the places on Mass Ave.
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May 2, 2019 19:17
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The Eiteljorg Museum is like one block from the convention center, and it's cafe offers a somewhat limited menu of southwestern-style food, local craft beer, and a changing "quesadilla of the day." You don't need to pay any admission to eat there. You're welcome.
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May 3, 2019 06:23
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Got my badges from the post office today! The hype is real.
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Jul 1, 2019 22:33
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There's a lot of construction going on downtown right now, including the bus line on Meridian messing things up. I get the feeling traffic will be crazy this year.
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Jul 11, 2019 02:43
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Love Handle is on the end of Mass Ave. now, they're open for breakfast and lunch (7-3 usually), and is one of the best places to eat in the city: https://www.facebook.com/LoveHandleIndy/ The Eagle for fried chicken, hearty comfort food, and beer: https://www.eaglerestaurant.com/ And an old favorite of mine, Bazbeaux pizza: https://www.bazbeaux.com/ Shapiro's, a cafeteria-style place with a ton of great food (pastrami on rye is king): https://shapiros.com/ If you feel like putting some distance between you and the con for an evening, not too far down Virginia Ave. you've got the Fountain Square neighborhood, featuring: Milktooth, another gourmet breakfast/lunch spot: https://www.milktoothindy.com/ Bluebird, a nicer dinner restaurant: https://bluebeardindy.com/ Chilly Water, a local brewpub (the blood orange beer, Blood on the Tracks, is amazing): https://www.facebook.com/chillywaterbrewing/ Pure, another great place for lunch and dinner with healthy, fresh options being their staple: http://www.pureeatery.com/Fountain-Square/ La Margarita, for tacos and tequila: https://lamargaritaindy.com/ Really there are a ton of great places to eat and drink around town without having to set foot in a chain restaurant the entire time. I think I've spent more on food and drink than gaming the last few years.
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Jul 25, 2019 11:54
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pregaming in Fountain Square, don’t ask me nothin
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Aug 1, 2019 01:18
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I really liked Warcry, Microbrewers, and Burger Battle. Gonna buy into Warcry later I think. Favorite moment of the con by far was getting into a demo game of Warcry with some dude who already knew the war bands and the rules, and wouldn't stop interrupting the host to interject bullshit about his 20+ years of wargaming experience. He immediately jumped ahead of being taught the basic mechanics and started trying to hit me with special abilities and interrupted explanations the GW guy was making to talk poo poo. My Iron Golems, with an Ogor Breacher at the front, beat the goddamn gently caress out of his boys over the course of the next two rounds, just landing one critical hit after another, and he seemed rather deflated. I seem to attract this type of opponent, people that want to act over the top, trash talk, and yell embarrassingly dumb things while rolling dice in a meaningless demo game. Fuckin nerds, man.
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Aug 6, 2019 23:18
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I generally show up before noon every day, hit up a food truck for lunch, then wander the vendor hall demoing anything that looks interesting, and noting things I want to buy that look heavy enough not to snag on the spot. I'll grab those on my way out the door, and we'll drive to a brewpub somewhere outside of the downtown area for dinner and drinks, and then meet back up at the house for a few games before heading to bed after midnight. Rinse, repeat. The only times I've ever bought tickets were for mini war gaming tournaments which I refuse to participate in anymore, and generics which I never end up spending. The hassle of hunting for events and playing with the website to schedule one in advance is enough to turn me away. The vendor hall is pretty much all I ever do.
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Aug 10, 2019 13:50
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