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Event Registration - May 15

*dusts the cobwebs*


230 more days.

Just got the GM email.

Events list is in. It looks like this (so you can start planning early)

Thurs:
9am-1pm HoA, Ep. 7 – Scientific Method (GM: Ken) Marriott Ballroom 2, Table 2
2pm-6pm HoA, Ep. 9 – Mistaken Heresies (GM: Me) Marriott Ballroom 2, Table 3
7pm-11pm HoA, Ep. 11 – To Light a Candle (GM: Me) Marriott Ballroom 2, Table 6
7pm-11pm HoA, Flashback - Episodes 1, 3, 5 (2 Tables, GMs: Sam, Alexandra) Marriott Ballroom 2, Tables 7&8

Fri:
9am-1pm HoA, Ep. 12 – Old Friends (GM: Me) Marriott Ballroom 2, Table 2
2pm-6pm HoA, Ep. 10 – Command Performance (GM: Ken) Marriott Ballroom 2, Table 3
2pm-6pm HoA, Flashback - Episodes 2, 4, 6 (2 Tables, GMs: Sam, Alexandra) Marriott Ballroom 2, Tables 4&5
7pm-11pm HoA, Ep. 8 – Acts of Desperation (GM: Ken) Marriott Ballroom 2, Table 3

Sat:
9am-1pm HoA, Ep. 9 – Mistaken Heresies (GM: Ken) Marriott Ballroom 2, Table 3
9am-1pm HoA, Ep. 11 – To Light a Candle (GM: Me) Marriott Ballroom 2, Table 4
2pm-6pm HoA, Ep. 10 – Command Performance (GM: Ken) Marriott Ballroom 2, Table 3
2pm-6pm HoA, Ep. 12 – Old Friends (GM: Me) Marriott Ballroom 2, Table 4
7pm-11pm HoA, Personal Agendas (2 Tables, GMs: Ken and Me) Marriott Ballroom 2, Tables 6&7

Sun:
10am-2pm HoA, DOMINGO GIGANTE! (2 Tables GMs: Ken and Me) Marriott Ballroom 2, Tables 1&2

And now for the bad news. What you see above listed, is all we'll be running this year at GenCon. I darn near drove Sam away from every playing with us again by not refusing anyone a seat (and that doesn't even begin to count the fact that Ken and I were wiped out by the last day). We're popular, I get it. But we need to not wear our GMs out (and that includes me). So, we'll take a max of 8 people per table, the number of tables listed per timeslot is all the tables we'll run and that's that.

As much as i hate turning people away, Im in on this plan. How many tickets are we preselling to each event this year?


And are you going to put a note on PA to tell people that prior playing with us is required?

Sorry Ken, I read the first part of your comment and promptly forgot to respond to the rest.

1. Preselling 8 tickets/table. Got a well reasoned argument from Derek Guider (in charge of GenCon's events) about why we shouldn't undersell and then take extras. Crux of it was, So, you're punishing those who are so eager to play in your games that they'll sign up early in favor of folks who can't even get it together enough to decide whether they'll want to play your game until the last minute?

2. Changed the end of all the events to "We suggest beginning with a Flashback adventure" And for the Flashback adventures (the ones Sam and Alexandra are running) it says, "New to the campaign? This is where you want to start! Our Flashback events are Player's choice of our earliest retired events" then it tells them whether they can choose 1, 3, or 5, OR 2, 4, or 6.

You do remember I am coming too? So you can add in a few more games. I just want to get in one LARP with BYOV if they are running this year. Have you finalized the registration on what we have?

Gen Con registration is $90 this year!?

Remind me again why you all love that con?

I get Ken, it's in his yard.

On the topic of my yard, in a pinch someone could set up a tent.

To play games in?

Or avoid the stupidly expensive hotel rooms downtown.

Events lists come out May 6th. So you can start your planning. Event Registration starts May 15th.

Hopefully I got into the only one of Mr. Wick's events I could actually make...

Mark, I can cover anything but the PA for you. And in a pinch, i could at least three-quarter-ass my way thru it, and have someone else run the adventure half

Thanks Ken, but everyone's safe. I explained that of the four sessions I could only make one of them, as I'd be RUNNING 7th Sea during all the rest... That seemed to satisfy them. So I will be playing Friday 2-6pm.

Black Jack Rackham wrote: So I will be playing Friday 2-6pm.

But, you don't know which game at the moment?

Zero Hour for requesting games is today, the fifteenth! Now that I know the "Wish List" is important, I'll do one this year.

Sister Sonya wrote:

Black Jack Rackham wrote: So I will be playing Friday 2-6pm.

But, you don't know which game at the moment?

Well I don't know what the name of the adventure is, but it's the 7th Sea 2nd Ed. World Event (which is how it's named on the emails). It's part of the rewards I got for backing the Kickstarter.

Wick Productions is running "Blackmail in Montaigne" and "The Missing Mayor".

Madre de Dios!

I tried an EBay trick, and despite it (maybe) ended up #1795 in line anyway. But, I got Four 7th Sea 2.0 games, including Blackmail in Montaigne and The Missing Mayor from Wick Prod., plus the PA, of course.

Well, I wasn't fast enough to get into any 2nd edition games in the slots I'm open, but I'll try to crash them with generic tickets. If that fails, I'll come back to you with my generics.

And I will take your generics. Due to not getting off work till 330, I got into exactly zero of the things i was interested in, So, ill be powering another gencon of overflow tables.

Events List Update

Thursday
9-1 Ep 7 – Scientific Method – 2 TICKETS LEFT
2-6 Ep 9 – Mistaken Heresies – 6 TICKETS LEFT
7-11 Ep 11 – To Light a Candle – 5 TICKETS LEFT
7-11 Flashback (1st Table) – SOLD OUT
7-11 Flashback (2nd Table) – SOLD OUT

Friday
9-1 Ep 12 – Old Friends – 4 TICKETS LEFT
2-6 Ep 10 – Command Performance – 7 TICKETS LEFT
2-6 Flashback (1st Table) – SOLD OUT
2-6 Flashback (2nd Table) – SOLD OUT
7-11 Ep 8 – Acts of Desperation – 3 TICKETS LEFT

Saturday
9-1 Ep 9 – Mistaken Heresies – 5 TICKETS LEFT
9-1 Ep 11 – To Light a Candle – 6 TICKETS LEFT
2-6 Ep 10 – Command Performance – 3 TICKETS LEFT
2-6 Ep 12 – Old Friends – 8 TICKETS LEFT
7-11 Personal Agendas (1st Table) – SOLD OUT
7-11 Personal Agendas (2nd Table) – 3 TICKETS LEFT

Sunday
10-2 DOMINGO GIGANTE! (1st Table) – SOLD OUT
10-2 DOMINGO GIGANTE! (2nd Table) – SOLD OUT

7-11 Flashback (1st Table) – SOLD OUT
7-11 Flashback (2nd Table) – SOLD OUT

Friday

2-6 Flashback (1st Table) – SOLD OUT
2-6 Flashback (2nd Table) – SOLD OUT

Eep! I'm not sure whether to be thrilled or terrified.

I think we might need more flashbacks next year, mark.