We welcome Heather back to talk about how our GenCon event registration went (spoilers, it went crazy well!) and to answer all of the questions she had about the convention as this will be her first time attending GenCon. Heather is a seasoned convention attendee and helped me run events at some very large conventions in the past. Her questions are mostly centered around GenCon itself, and less about conventions in general.
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Q - packet Will Call or mail it to you?
A - Really depends on your logistics. If you're arriving off normal hours or on Wednesday, will call is great. Since tickets get sold out now the volunteers that used to manage ticket sales are now helping with Will Call. Thursday during the day will be a longer line, Saturday even worse. Will Call is open 24 hours so try to pick up your packet during off hours the night before you start your con events.
Q - What's it like getting around downtown? lots of walking?
A - City bus from the airport to Downtown, then walking a ton. going from one end to the other may take 20 minutes so pad in some travel time between events. Lyft and Gen-Con promotional pricing this year to help get around town. If you're driving in and need to park, GenCon's event registration will sell you parking passes.
Q - How early do should someone arrive to an event?
A - True Dungeon just a bit before the time prior to the event. rules are if you're a few minutes late they'll drop
Q - Dealer's room when to buy and logistics
A - post office nearby to ship by Saturday. Kinkos inside the convention center for Sunday shipping. Sunday is a good day to try for a couple deals, but popular stuff is going to be sold out long before that so think about which items you want to make sure to purchase on Thursday
HSG34: True Dungeon Events & True Raid at Origins
HSG33: Origins Game Fair 2018 Recap & Highlights
HSG32: Shadowrun: Intro to Sci-Fi Fantasy
HSG31: Pathfinder 2e Sneak Peek
HSG30: Cyberpunk 2077 & its Origins
HSG29: Guide to True Dungeon Tokens
HSG28: LEGO Gaming
HSG27: Samurai Drama Role-Playing Games: A fantasy alternative to European games
HSG26: Accessibility in Gaming
HSG25: GenCon Survival Series - Part 5: Food and Drink
HSG23b: B-Roll - side talk after our DM's Corner recording
HSG23: DM's Corner - Making the story and keeping it together
HSG22: Party Games
HSG21: Guide to Origins Game Fair
HSG20: Pathfinder Role Playing Game
HSG19: OwlCon 2018 Recap
HSG18: GenCon Survival Series - Part 3: Event Registration
HSG17: D&D Board Games
HSG16: GenCon Survival Series - Part 2: Running Your Own Event
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