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- September 23, 2015 at 3:56 am #269803AnonymousInactive
ArcaniCon usually has a limit of up to 100 people due to the venue. I believe last year there were about 50-ish players. The way that the ‘slots’ work is that there is one slot each for each adventure, and the interactive event.
September 23, 2015 at 4:50 am #269804AnonymousInactiveSo would there be 2-3 new modules, an interactive event of some sort, and as many pickup games as you can find people for?
September 23, 2015 at 5:01 am #269805AnonymousInactivePretty much. 2 years ago there was a SP and a HP and the Vault. Last year there was 2 SPs and the Savona Interactive. There is also usually time for one adventure prior to the SPs, and typically there are no planned events Sunday.
September 23, 2015 at 5:23 am #269806AnonymousInactiveSorry, just to clarify. Generally at Origins (and I would assume Gencon) there are typically three slots per day. At Arcanicon, Seeing as it is a 4 day convention, how many slots typically get run? If I make the arrangements to go, should I expect somewhere in the range of 10-12 slots, or is it usually more in the 4-6 range?
Not really worth it for me to travel all the way to Chicago if there are only going to be a handful of games running (official or otherwise).
September 23, 2015 at 5:39 am #269807frootsnaxParticipantI ran a pick up game on Friday. Then played the 2 soft points. Saturday was the three round interactive which I judged. Then Sunday morning I judged another pick up slot. 7 slots isn’t that hard to get but you need to make some effort and it represents the most you should expect.
My opinion/experience
September 23, 2015 at 11:26 am #269809AnonymousInactiveSo I see the schedule is 4 days (Mar 3-6th). When will official games start and end? I’m trying to arrange some airfare (I thought about driving but right now Southwest tickets are almost cheaper than gas would be).
John
September 23, 2015 at 11:28 am #269810AnonymousInactiveI ran a pick up game on Friday. Then played the 2 soft points. Saturday was the three round interactive which I judged. Then Sunday morning I judged another pick up slot. 7 slots isn’t that hard to get but you need to make some effort and it represents the most you should expect.
My opinion/experience
This year the Con is being advertised as 4 days, so that’s potentially 2-3 more slots, depending upon when folks get in on Thursday.
John
September 23, 2015 at 5:58 pm #269813AnonymousInactiveI have now called the hotel for the second time since the announcement on August 25th that reservations were open. And I have been told for the second time that the hotel block is not yet open.
It would be nice if the hotel knew as much about the block as the forum does.D. Stephen Raymond
September 23, 2015 at 9:32 pm #269814AnonymousInactiveI have now called the hotel for the second time since the announcement on August 25th that reservations were open. And I have been told for the second time that the hotel block is not yet open.
It would be nice if the hotel knew as much about the block as the forum does.D. Stephen Raymond
Thanks for letting us know of the confusion. I will look into it to see what the problem is.
September 23, 2015 at 11:29 pm #269816frootsnaxParticipant4 days? The 3-6th? Man I should pay attention!
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September 23, 2015 at 11:32 pm #269817AnonymousInactiveAre those dates for the Hotel, or the Con? I recall everyone wanting the Thursday night as well in previous years, so is this just planning ahead?
September 24, 2015 at 1:36 pm #269822AnonymousInactiveBooked my flight!
John
September 25, 2015 at 3:48 pm #269825AnonymousInactiveI spoke to the gentleman in charge of booking the rooms and he said it will be early next week before they are in the system and ready to book. So I would call sometime after Tuesday.
John
September 25, 2015 at 6:29 pm #269827AnonymousInactiveUPDATE: The Hotel is set up to receive the con special registration. To make this easier, please call direct to the convention coordinator at 1-773-332-8037 (Leave a message with your phone number if no one answers). The email is jsteward@lakhanihospitality.com. The rate is $82 for a King or 2 Doubles.
Hope this helps.
September 25, 2015 at 6:49 pm #269828AnonymousInactiveBefore I book a hotel room, can someone confirm the schedule for the convention? Will there be morning slots on the 3rd (meaning I should aim to arrive the evening of the 2nd), or do the official slots start on the afternoon of the 3rd, morning of the 4th, etc?
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