Suggestions to make Gary Con 2 even better

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Totan, Mar 26, 2009.

  1. dndgeek

    dndgeek Troubadour

    I got the Comfort Suites $60 or $70 con rate and it was a steal IMHO. Clean, close to town, lots of amenities and a decent breakfast included. If the location of GCII is nearby, I'll definitely go back.
     
  2. Totan

    Totan Spellbinder

    If Gary Con 2 is going to be 2 or more days, and space is limited, register people on a per day basis so that you don't have a lot of empty space one day.
     
  3. Melf

    Melf Administrator Staff Member


    I received sufficient feedback from folks to realize that I need to make Gary Con a 3 day event to make it a little more value added for people coming from any distance away. My intent is to do 3 days- but I will announce it officially when I get a location locked in.
     
  4. Totan

    Totan Spellbinder

    That is excellent news. I was thinking 3 days would be a good idea, but thought that might have to wait another year perhaps to grow into it.
     
  5. rossik

    rossik Footpad

    dont know if it was alredy suggested, but how about a youtube video propaganda?
     
  6. the keeper

    the keeper Spellbinder

    A list, or hand-outs, for items that will be available at the auction, & post it here about four to six weeks before G.C.2. I think forum members should get a sneak peek.
     
  7. the keeper

    the keeper Spellbinder

    RAFFLE TICKETS
     
  8. grodog

    grodog Troubadour

    A GaryCon AD&D Open tourney would be fun.

    I was at GC #0, but had to leave early, and wasn't able to make it this year.

    I enjoyed the tours of LG I had with Rob and on the TLG bus tour at LGGC#3. Getting folks together to explore the area a bit might be fun (fun restaurants, etc.), but that would also potentially take away from the gaming :shock: ;)
     
  9. wcw43921

    wcw43921 Footpad

    http://www.grandgeneva.com/

    Thought I'd post this here as some mentioned wanting a larger venue. Back when this was the Playboy club it was the site for one of the early GEN CONs, so I'm sure it holds a special place in Gygaxian/TSR history. I'll admit it's more than a little pricey, but it should have sufficient space to contain our "madness."

    Besides, if Dale's idea of gaming cabana girls comes into being--we'll have the perfect venue. :D
     
  10. qstor

    qstor Level 0 Character

    I've never booked a convention but I'm sure that's pretty pricey.

    Mike
     
  11. Melf

    Melf Administrator Staff Member

    Yes its expensive and it is already booked! I am considering the old Interlacken resort on Hwy 50 or perhaps keeping it small -200 people or less- and doing it at the Como Clubhouse.

    I will see what I can do about gaming cabana girls :mrgreen:
     
  12. the keeper

    the keeper Spellbinder

    Will it be two days or three?
     
  13. geekpreacher

    geekpreacher Spellbinder

    If you guys would like ideas on how to defray the costs, one thought I had was a door prize or two. This would not be a part of the auction but, say, have people give $5 a person to register for the door prize. It could be some piece of gaming history or the like.....something that your average person may not have hanging around. Give them a chance to win a piece of nostalgia even though they may not have the cash for the auction.

    With that in mind, you may also think about what gamers might want to donate in the way of prizes to help defray the costs. For example, I may have an old figure from the 80s D&D line by LJN that I might be willing to donate. (I'll have to see if I have one that's not MIB.)

    FWIW,

    GP
     
  14. Dale

    Dale Administrator


    I'm hoping Luke can make it Friday, Saturday, & Sunday. Quick! Some cast Greater Divination! :D




    Gaming Cabana Girls would be awesome- and Toga Boys for the Gaming Girls (gotta be fair).
     
  15. the keeper

    the keeper Spellbinder

    Dale, if you're greeting us at the door, in a toga, you're gonna have to shave your legs. Don't wanna see no HAIRY LEGS!!!!! :lol:
     
  16. dndgeek

    dndgeek Troubadour

    Good idea. Maybe take all of the donations and have that be the door prize. I don't have anything super special I want to part with, but I could donate some books, modules and maybe figures that, added together with other's stuff, would make a nice take home gift, especially for $5.
     
  17. the keeper

    the keeper Spellbinder

    One of the ways money was raised at Gaming Hoopla was what they called a 50/50 split. They sold raffle tickets for 'X' amount & after a number of hours they pulled a ticket. That ticket won half the pot. The other half went to the American Cancer Society. I believe they did this twice on saturday & once on sunday. First pot was around $100.00.
    If convention bags are to be done you could put a tile with one letter on it. The first person to spell 'Gary Gygax', or whatever, wins.
    You could also use a deck of poker playing cards in a similar situation. Each con-bag would have 'X' amount of cards & through bartering, wagering on games played, tournaments, buying lunch, etc; convention goers must try to build the best poker hand to be traded in for prizes.
    The idea here is to get people invovled through interaction with each other.
    More ideas later, Deke
     
  18. wcw43921

    wcw43921 Footpad


    Well, it seemed like an idea. Maybe in a few years, if and when Gary Con hits big.

    How was TSR able to pay for it back in the day? I imagine it wasn't that significantly less expensive back then--or was it?

    And I'm going to hold you to your word about cabana girls. :mrgreen: :D :)
     
  19. sir jon

    sir jon Spellbinder

    Did someone say cabana girls?

    I can imagine great scenes of rolling a critical hit just as a cabana girl brings me a brand new draught of New Glarus...

    It's so wrong and yet, so right.
     
  20. Dale

    Dale Administrator

    God bless you Sir, a True Believer. :p
     

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