GenCon 08 anyone going?

[paradox22]

I was wondering how many of you were planning to attend, and if there were any BGFW events planned?  If so, what kind of events?

Thanks!

[Forevernyt]

I'm hoping to attend at least for the first two days. It's still pending however.

[Niko White]

I too am hoping I'll be there but it isn't all set up yet.

But if I'm there, I'll be wanting to Battleground

[Forevernyt]

I'm just letting you all know now, upfront. If I go, and if I get to play, I'll probably suck.

I don't get to play as much as I like so I haven't had the time to get a groove going.

Be forewarned.

(However, let me win and I'll make you a custom avatar)

[ApokalypseTest]

Deal!

I'll hopefully be there for at least one or two days.

[andrewgr]

I'll be there.

[andrewgr]

Also, for those of you that have never been before: housing registration opened up yesterday, and already almost every hotel within 8 miles of the convention is completely booked.  There are still some rooms at a quite reasonable rate at the Sheraton a few blocks from the convention, but all the other hotels are sold out already.

When you buy your Gencon badge, they send you a housing registration number via e-mail, along with a website to go to for booking rooms.  If you know for sure you're going, I would strongly recommend buying your badge and trying to get a room now.   If you can't get a room via the website, you can call the Gencon housing bereau and get on a wait list; experience in past years seems to be that getting on the wait list this early, you'll almost surely get a room, but the more time that goes by the more people are higher than you are on the list...

[Chad_YMG]

We will be running two types of Battleground events:

"Win the deck" events are aimed at new players/beginners.  Two players get the 1500-point quickstart armies from a starter deck and play against each other...the winner keeps the deck.

Sword Tournament.  This is the GenCon championship, with a big sword as first prize.  It's a constructed event with 2,000 point armies and some terrain will be used.

[paradox22]

"Win the deck" events are aimed at new players/beginners.  Two players get the 1500-point quickstart armies from a starter deck and play against each other...the winner keeps the deck.

That sounds perfect Chad ...  Does it cost like 7.50 per person?  Also, will I need to sign up for "win the deck" though gencon, or just show up at the YMG booth?

[Chad_YMG]

"Win the deck" events are aimed at new players/beginners.  Two players get the 1500-point quickstart armies from a starter deck and play against each other...the winner keeps the deck.

That sounds perfect Chad ...  Does it cost like 7.50 per person?  Also, will I need to sign up for "win the deck" though gencon, or just show up at the YMG booth?

Heh.  It's a bit better than that.  We're required to charge (I believe) one generic ticket, which is about $2.  We don't charge anything on top of that...essentially we're saying, "If two people at GenCon want to invest an hour of their time playing Battleground we will give them a deck in exchange."

You won't need to sign up...we can run up to 10 at a time and it's unusual for us to fill up more than one or two time slots (out of maybe 12) over the course of the Con.

[paradox22]

Well... SWEET... I'M there!