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Grex Amalgam Item 23: Conventions.
Entered by jaklumen on Tue Dec 30 06:49:23 UTC 2003:

A great place to try out new games, see what's new, buy stuff, find 
out how to get published, etc.

Some of our local gaming conventions:

RadCon  www.radcon.org
NWRE (NorthWest Regional Event, also sometimes called NoWheRe)
Norwescon

So what gets you going about cons?  What do you like/dislike, where do 
you go, how do you get ready, what panels to you go to, is one coming 
up? etc.

4 responses total.

#1 of 4 by vidar on Tue Dec 30 21:37:20 2003:

Honestly, the only con I've gone to is Con on the River, in Winona, 
MN.  Reason: Winona State University was where I really got into a 
college gaming group, in this case called RPSIG (Role Playing Special 
Interest Group).
CotR has only recently has panels, and I've missed it a few times due 
to lodging/travel schedule conflicts.
In general I get ready by booking my tickets and hotel reservations, 
then save packing until a couple days before I go.  Since the events 
I've gone to so far are weekend events, I usually pack the morning 
before I go.

I have some interest in attending Gen Con.

#2 of 4 by cmcgee on Sat Jan 3 03:05:26 2004:

Has anyone here ever attended the Con put on at UMich in November?  I've seen
notices, but have never attended.

#3 of 4 by jaklumen on Sat Jan 3 09:03:33 2004:

Another question: costuming at conventions.  Do you go to cons that 
feature costume contests or the like?

A friend of mine made an anime costume that won Best Costume at RadCon 
3B? in 2002... if I can manage to get her webpage link to it I'll post 
it here.

#4 of 4 by vidar on Sun Jan 4 15:08:46 2004:

Con on the River does have a costume contest IIRC.

As for UCon, I've thought about it, and then thought about how hard it 
would be to park anywhere near the Union when it was going on.

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