| From: | Gurth gurth@******.nl |
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| Subject: | GenCon? |
| Date: | Mon, 8 Mar 1999 12:06:17 +0100 |
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> Ok, take kindly to this newbie to Cons. :) I've never been to one before
> due to the propensity of fear of somehow mysteriously gaining 500 lbs. ;)
More like mysteriously spending US$500 :)
> How do I pre-reg for GenCon? I know the Pre pre-reg is over, but how does
> one pre-reg? I checked on their webpage, to no avail. :)
The "Early Bird" pre-reg is over; for normal pre-reg, you download the
form from Andon's web page (http://www.andonunlimited.com), fill it out,
and send it in before the date mentioned on it (late May, it was last
year). That's about it, I think.
> Anyone with advice or going to be at GenCon, help me out here :) Also, how
> expensive is GenCon usually? I am trying to figure out how much I need to
> save up to be able to afford to go. :)
Depends on where you're coming from. If you live near Milwaukee, I have
this feeling that tells me it'll be a LOT cheaper than for someone coming
all the way from -- oh, let's pick a random country -- the Netherlands ;)
However, the costs you're certain to make are US$55 for a four-day pass (I
don't know what a day pass costs), upwards of US$100 for sleeping
somewhere, and of course travel expenses to and from Milwaukee. Last year,
we had a five-person dorm suite that cost US$93 (IIRC) a night, for five
nights (in on Wednesday night, out on Monday morning); that made it
precisely US$93 for everyone staying there all five nights. However, if
you want to stay in a hotel it can be a LOT more expensive (up to US$200+
a night, I believe)
Next, add food, drinks, tickets to play in games (you need to buy these
separately) and the inevitable stuff you're going to buy at the
convention, and you can spend quite a bit of money.
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