GenCon UK

5 Jan 2005 01:30 pm
karohemd: by LJ user gothindulgence (gaming)
[personal profile] karohemd
Is going to be on the first weekend in November this year. No further details yet.
Thanks to [livejournal.com profile] davywavy for the info.

Let's hope it's going to be in a proper building this time.

Date: 5/1/05 01:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] borusa.livejournal.com
I believe it's going to be here and will cost more than last year.

Date: 5/1/05 04:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] karohemd.livejournal.com
That would even be an improvement over the tent...

Date: 5/1/05 02:03 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nadriel.livejournal.com
Might go this year. Dunno.

Date: 5/1/05 04:45 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] envoy.livejournal.com
You know, I'm getting the feeling that GenCon UK is not quite all it's cracked up to be eh?

Date: 5/1/05 04:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] karohemd.livejournal.com
Every time I've been in the last 9 years (I missed one) I had a great time because I always managed to find games I enjoyed (you only have to look and now I now where to look or rather, who to look for). So no complaints on that front.

Location and accommodation have always been the major gripes but I think last year was worst (in my opinion, I didn't do "CryoCon" which was before my time here). The main trade/official games hall was a huge circus top/tent thing with pockets of either cold drafts or searing heat (where the heaters where). A similar venue would be horrible later in the year.

The problem is that big US convention centre style venues are ridiculously expensive in the UK, even university sites are now charging ridiculous amounts of money as they found that it's a great way of making money outside term time...
And apparently not even big sponsors like WotC can raise that kind of money.
GenCon Europe in Barcelona have a bloody sports stadium, it's rip-off Britain all over again. :o(

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