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Amcoti
Apr 7, 2004

Sing for the flames that will rip through here
Wait is it not normal to always be thinking about gencon?

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Amcoti
Apr 7, 2004

Sing for the flames that will rip through here
I spent probably too much time my first gencon just going around the game library and taking pictures of silly box covers of old board games.

Amcoti
Apr 7, 2004

Sing for the flames that will rip through here

Dr. Quarex posted:

a Hilton HHonors membership

This seems like the appropriate place to ask this: What the hell does the extra H stand for? Is it Hilton HiltonHonors like I hope?

Amcoti
Apr 7, 2004

Sing for the flames that will rip through here

Dr. Quarex posted:

Yeah we will all be living in Annihilation by then or everything will be normal.

If Area X was downtown Indy I would absolutely still go to Gencon.

(Though I might consider moving further away the rest of the year)

Amcoti
Apr 7, 2004

Sing for the flames that will rip through here
Allow me to summarize the gencon forums posts on covid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NafRuETMoew

Amcoti
Apr 7, 2004

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Amcoti
Apr 7, 2004

Sing for the flames that will rip through here
Well there was an update today

quote:

While we evaluate safety measures related to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, both the release of the event catalog and the opening of event registration will be delayed. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this unprecedented time. We will update our community with the measures we are taking to keep everyone safe and healthy in the coming weeks.

Amcoti
Apr 7, 2004

Sing for the flames that will rip through here
I'm curious just how many vendors and volunteers would still do Gencon this year if it didn't cancel.

Amcoti
Apr 7, 2004

Sing for the flames that will rip through here
Add this to the list of ways to save gencon

https://twitter.com/AndySlater/status/1261048907880181761

Amcoti
Apr 7, 2004

Sing for the flames that will rip through here
https://www.gencon.com/press/updates-gen-con-covid19

quote:

Updated on May 19, 2020

To Our Gen Con Community:

It is with a heavy heart that we must announce the cancellation of Gen Con 2020 this August in Indianapolis. The safety and health of our attendees, exhibitors, and staff are of the utmost importance to us, and we cannot in good conscience host a gathering of thousands while doing so could threaten the health of so many.

Like you, we eagerly anticipate Gen Con every summer as a time of fun, connection, and celebration of our shared love of tabletop gaming and geek culture. We hope that the world will look different by August, but after closely following the development of the COVID-19 outbreak, having discussions with our partners in Indianapolis, and in keeping with guidance from the CDC, we can’t see a clear picture of how soon it will be safe for all of us to gather again. The only responsible choice is to cancel the convention this year.

We’re proud of being the largest and longest-running tabletop gaming convention in North America, but we are a small business run by a core team of 14 passionate individuals. To be candid, not having a convention is very tough for us, both emotionally and financially. The show in Indianapolis is our primary focus and source of revenue, and it’s your enthusiasm for gathering around tabletop gaming, as well as the passion and ingenuity of our sponsors, exhibitors, event team, and event organizers, that inspires us to make the show bigger and better every year.

In this regard, we could use your help: If you’ve already purchased your badge for Gen Con 2020 and are willing to roll it forward to Gen Con 2021, it will help us keep our staff employed through these unprecedented times and come back better than ever next year. If you’d like to pursue this option, you don’t have to do anything — we’ll convert your 2020 badge to a badge for 2021. However, if that’s not in your financial picture, we completely understand. Information about requesting a refund can be found here, and all badge holders will be contacted by email with detailed instructions. Additionally, if you’ve booked a hotel through our Housing Portal, your reservation will automatically be canceled without any fees.

All Pop-Up Gen Con events will also be canceled for 2020, and participating retailers will be contacted by email with instructions.

Going through the month of August without doing something to connect and play games together doesn’t seem right to us. During the original dates of the convention (July 30 – Aug 2), we’ll be hosting Gen Con Online, a virtual convention featuring a slate of events and programming you can attend from the safety of your devices and in the comfort of your favorite quarantine sweatpants!

Nothing can replace being at Gen Con in person, but we hope you’ll join us in donning our sweet Gen Con 2020 gear to play games and celebrate the things that bring us together. More details and announcements to follow soon! Sign up for our newsletter and follow us on social media for the latest updates.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your support during this time. We hope that you and your circle of loved ones are safe and healthy! We look forward to seeing your wonderful faces in 2021!

Team Gen Con

Gen Con will return to Indianapolis August 5-8, 2021

Amcoti
Apr 7, 2004

Sing for the flames that will rip through here
Apparently Gencon also extended their contract with Indy through 2026.

Amcoti
Apr 7, 2004

Sing for the flames that will rip through here
https://www.gencon.com/online

Gencon Online registration is open fwiw

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Amcoti
Apr 7, 2004

Sing for the flames that will rip through here
I had a brief moment yesterday where I wondered if I'd forgotten to attend my events and realized oh no that's next week.

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