PaizoCon 2011 - Start Saving Up Now!

[Wolfthulhu]

Well, it looks like the vehicle owner for my PaizoCon bound carpool is having to back out due to lack of dates to request off. That's right, Paizo. It seems other people want time off in June as well and we have to compete for it.

Dates? Please?

[Zuxius]

Dates? Well, here, don't eat them all.

[ZangRavnos]

Zuxius wrote:

Dates? Well, here, don't eat them all.

Just don't feed them to your monkey...I heard those are fatal...

:P

[Vic Wertz]

There is now just one meeting that needs to take place before we announce dates. Unless something unexpected comes up at that meeting, look for us to make an announcement in the Paizo blog at the end of this week.

[Wintergreen]

Vic Wertz wrote:

There is now just one meeting that needs to take place before we announce dates. Unless something unexpected comes up at that meeting, look for us to make an announcement in the Paizo blog at the end of this week.

And dates for PaizoCon UK 2011 have just been announced (16th-17th July) if anybody wants to attend that too :)

[Kyle Baird]

Wintergreen wrote:

Vic Wertz wrote:

There is now just one meeting that needs to take place before we announce dates. Unless something unexpected comes up at that meeting, look for us to make an announcement in the Paizo blog at the end of this week.

And dates for PaizoCon UK 2011 have just been announced (16th-17th July) if anybody wants to attend that too :)

Do judges get free airfare? ;-)

[Ezekiel 25:17]

Kyle Baird wrote:

Wintergreen wrote:

Vic Wertz wrote:

There is now just one meeting that needs to take place before we announce dates. Unless something unexpected comes up at that meeting, look for us to make an announcement in the Paizo blog at the end of this week.

And dates for PaizoCon UK 2011 have just been announced (16th-17th July) if anybody wants to attend that too :)

Do judges get free airfare? ;-)

Ooh!, Ooh!, Me! Me! Free airfare, yay! :-)

[Wintergreen]

Kyle Baird wrote:

Wintergreen wrote:

Vic Wertz wrote:

There is now just one meeting that needs to take place before we announce dates. Unless something unexpected comes up at that meeting, look for us to make an announcement in the Paizo blog at the end of this week.

And dates for PaizoCon UK 2011 have just been announced (16th-17th July) if anybody wants to attend that too :)

Do judges get free airfare? ;-)

I would so love to say yes to that!

Tell you what, if you come over I'll give you free accommodation for the con!

[Marc Radle]

Vic Wertz wrote:

There is now just one meeting that needs to take place before we announce dates. Unless something unexpected comes up at that meeting, look for us to make an announcement in the Paizo blog at the end of this week.

That's awesome - thanks Vic!!

[Kyle Baird]

Wintergreen wrote:

Kyle Baird wrote:

Wintergreen wrote:

Vic Wertz wrote:

There is now just one meeting that needs to take place before we announce dates. Unless something unexpected comes up at that meeting, look for us to make an announcement in the Paizo blog at the end of this week.

And dates for PaizoCon UK 2011 have just been announced (16th-17th July) if anybody wants to attend that too :)

Do judges get free airfare? ;-)

I would so love to say yes to that!

Tell you what, if you come over I'll give you free accommodation for the con!

Maybe in 2012 (seriously). :-)

[Charles Evans 25]

Kyle Baird wrote:

Wintergreen wrote:

Kyle Baird wrote:

Wintergreen wrote:

Vic Wertz wrote:

There is now just one meeting that needs to take place before we announce dates. Unless something unexpected comes up at that meeting, look for us to make an announcement in the Paizo blog at the end of this week.

And dates for PaizoCon UK 2011 have just been announced (16th-17th July) if anybody wants to attend that too :)

Do judges get free airfare? ;-)

I would so love to say yes to that!

Tell you what, if you come over I'll give you free accommodation for the con!

Maybe in 2012 (seriously). :-)

Ah-ha! Coming over to see the olympics too then? ;)

[Kyle Baird]

Charles Evans 25 wrote:

Ah-ha! Coming over to see the olympics too then? ;)

Actually no. Looking at doing a 4-5 week long backpacking trip throughout all of Europe with my wife.

[Charles Evans 25]

Kyle Baird wrote:

Charles Evans 25 wrote:

Ah-ha! Coming over to see the olympics too then? ;)

Actually no. Looking at doing a 4-5 week long backpacking trip throughout all of Europe with my wife.

If you're looking for relatively easy walking in/around Birmingham we have a lot of canals having been an industrial revolution heartland... Some of them actually get quite picturesque in places too. :D

Since you specifically mentioned backpacking I'll give a hout out to 'Birmingham Central Backpackers', a hostel close to Birmingham city centre, which is pretty cheap - I think we've had some attendees to PaizoCon UK staying there this past year, and haven't had any complaints (as far as I know) about it. Of course given the global economic situation, it's difficult to predict whether some businesses will be open still in six months time, let alone a year and a half. (There was a major coach/bus travel firm in south Wales which went bankrupt last week, I believe. :-? )

[Elora]

Thanks for the heads-up on the forthcoming official update! Eagerly anticipating making travel plans at the end of the week :).

[Marc Radle]

Vic Wertz wrote:

There is now just one meeting that needs to take place before we announce dates. Unless something unexpected comes up at that meeting, look for us to make an announcement in the Paizo blog at the end of this week.

So ... is it safe to guess this will be a Friday announcement? :)

[Tordek Rumnaheim]

Yeah it's Friday! Sigh - no paizocon announcement :(
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Wait Friday isn't over yet. maybe there is still a chance. Hope renews

Edit: On the other hand, maybe they rolled a 1 at the meeting and now we have to wait until next week.

[TechLee]

Tordek Rumnaheim wrote:

Yeah it's Friday! Sigh - no paizocon announcement :(

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Wait Friday isn't over yet. maybe there is still a chance. Hope renews

Edit: On the other hand, maybe they rolled a 1 at the meeting and now we have to wait until next week.

I'd imagine most of the Paizo guys and gals may not even be awake yet, it's still early over there on the west coast. :P

[mearrin69]

Yep. Still early over here. But I'm up...and I wanna know. So. When is it guys?! :)
M

[Lisa Stevens]

Chickens counted.

Ducks in line.

Soon.

-Lisa

[Nevynxxx]

Lisa Stevens wrote:

Chickens counted.

Ducks in line.

Soon.

-Lisa

Have the chickens hatched though? You can't count them before they hatch!

[Dark Sasha]

Let us not forget the geese, as you can't play "duck, duck, goose" without them. ;-D

[Mark Moreland]

All the birds squawking and chirping and hooting behind Lisa's door are really cramping my development style. I can't wait to get them all out into the wild where you fans can wrangle them instead of the intern.

[Elora]

I've got my bird dog ready and my hunting...er...wrangling gear on. Release! :)

[Neil Spicer]

::ducks for cover::

[Nevynxxx]

Neil Spicer wrote:

::ducks for cover::

Those poor ducks, couldn't you use a desk for cover instead?

[Lilith]

Send out the cave raptors!

[Nevynxxx]

Neil Spicer wrote:

::ducks for cover::

Those poor ducks, couldn't you use a desk for cover instead?

[Wolfthulhu]

Neil Spicer wrote:

::ducks for cover::

Whoa... take a gander at that.

[Neil Spicer]

Wolfthulhu wrote:

Neil Spicer wrote:

::ducks for cover::

Whoa... take a gander at that.

You turkey. That's so fowl...

[Wolfthulhu]

Neil Spicer wrote:

Wolfthulhu wrote:

Neil Spicer wrote:

::ducks for cover::

Whoa... take a gander at that.

You turkey. That's so fowl...

Sorry, didn't mean to ruffle your feathers.

[Ezekiel 25:17]

Lisa Stevens wrote:

Chickens counted.

Ducks in line.

Soon.

-Lisa

Decisions, decisions. Paizocon - most likely on sometime. Or Comicon in San Diego - definitely on when my kids are on winter school holidays. One con has a publicised date, the other doesn't. And lots of people where I work have "real" lives and bid for vacation six months or more ahead of time. Just sayin'...

[Vic Wertz]

Ezekiel 25:17 wrote:

Decisions, decisions. Paizocon - most likely on sometime. Or Comicon in San Diego - definitely on when my kids are on winter school holidays. One con has a publicised date, the other doesn't. And lots of people where I work have "real" lives and bid for vacation six months or more ahead of time. Just sayin'...

We made the announcement on Friday....

[LMPjr007]

Just wondering Vic, but will it be possible for 3PP to put up booths at Paizocon?

[Vic Wertz]

LMPjr007 wrote:

Just wondering Vic, but will it be possible for 3PP to put up booths at Paizocon?

We should have some info on that in the coming weeks.

[Marc Radle]

Vic and co., will there be fewer Dinner tickets than Con admission tickets again this year or will the Dinner be larger this year?

[Vic Wertz]

Marc Radle wrote:

Vic and co., will there be fewer Dinner tickets than Con admission tickets again this year or will the Dinner be larger this year?

As long as we're at the Coast, the dinner will be limited to the same number of seats due to the size of the banquet room. (It's probably the number one factor that will cause us to move on from the Coast at some point.)

[Chris Ballard]

What time of day on Friday will people be able to start buying con tickets?

[Auspician]

Chris Ballard wrote:

What time of day on Friday will people be able to start buying con tickets?

You don't plan on refreshing the site every 5 minutes starting at midnight until they go on sale like the rest of us?

[Chris Ballard]

Auspician wrote:

Chris Ballard wrote:

What time of day on Friday will people be able to start buying con tickets?

You don't plan on refreshing the site every 5 minutes starting at midnight until they go on sale like the rest of us?

Is that midnight eastern?

[Auspician]

Paizo is based in Washington, which is on Pacific time. The midnight bit was (mostly) a joke; I'm sure that there will be plenty of tickets for everyone, especially in the first few weeks.

[verdigris]

Auspician wrote:

Paizo is based in Washington, which is on Pacific time. The midnight bit was (mostly) a joke; I'm sure that there will be plenty of tickets for everyone, especially in the first few weeks.

Does that mean I can go to an every 10 minutes refresh rate? ;)

[Auspician]

verdigris wrote:

Does that mean I can go to an every 10 minutes refresh rate? ;)

Not if you want the best seats, tickets signed by the entire Paizo staff(past, present *and* future), and a candlelight dinner at Seattle's finest restaurant with your favorite Paizonian!

Disclaimer:

The above statement in no way represents the views, attitudes, abilities or plans of Paizo Publishing, LLC®. Neither does this one.

[verdigris]

Auspician wrote:

Not if you want the best seats, tickets signed by the entire Paizo staff(past, present *and* future), and a candlelight dinner at Seattle's finest restaurant with your favorite Paizonian!

** spoiler omitted **

I split the difference with a 7.5 and I have lovely lovely etickets in my account. Now to work on the banquet ones.

[Pat Luther]

Tambryn wrote:

The only size issue I saw was when a hundred or so PFS players decended on the free continental breakfast just minutes before the games were to at 8. In fact my only complaint about the Coast Bellevue at all was the service in their lounge. Other than that, top marks all around.

Tam

Actually, I thought they handled that incredibly well also.

Putting out the extra pot of coffee, and finding paper cups so we could take it with us to our games earns them extra super customer service points in my book!

[miniaturepeddler]

Pat Luther wrote:

Tambryn wrote:

The only size issue I saw was when a hundred or so PFS players decended on the free continental breakfast just minutes before the games were to at 8. In fact my only complaint about the Coast Bellevue at all was the service in their lounge. Other than that, top marks all around.

Tam

Actually, I thought they handled that incredibly well also.

Putting out the extra pot of coffee, and finding paper cups so we could take it with us to our games earns them extra super customer service points in my book!

The restaurant staff were a friendly staff, but they were not equipped for the swarm of gamers that descended like the plague.

It is a small restaurant, with good food, so just remember to plan appropriately for the rush times.

Fortunately there are several restaurants within walking distance, both fast food and traditional service, as well as a Whole food market cata-corner from the hotel. No one had to go hungry to a game.

[Todd Stewart]

Next year maybe, would be very fun. But it's either it or GenCon, and already have tickets and a room for GenCon for this year. Would do both, but work is being flakey and they're close enough that it wouldn't look good to take off the time, and don't want to spend a ton with it being flakey.

[Vic Wertz]

miniaturepeddler wrote:

The restaurant staff were a friendly staff, but they were not equipped for the swarm of gamers that descended like the plague.

We've discussed that with them, and they've committed to having a larger staff working the lounge this year.

[Marex]

Vic Wertz wrote:

miniaturepeddler wrote:

The restaurant staff were a friendly staff, but they were not equipped for the swarm of gamers that descended like the plague.

We've discussed that with them, and they've committed to having a larger staff working the lounge this year.

Yes, they could definitely use a 2nd bartender! LOL

But totally agree that the Coast staff handled us very well considering the size of the hotel and the number of gamers. Loved the iced water pitchers in every game room - that was a really nice addition for a 5-hour game session.

I would love to see the Con get bigger and turn into an even grander event! I'm hoping more of my players and fellow GM's show up next year - San Diego represent!

Make mine Paizo!