LRRcon 2014

[CaptainSpam]

I know I'll have my passport with me!

...yes, I also know this is a domestic flight for me, but I went through the trouble to get one, so I may as well use it. Besides, I've learned the hard way that not all TSA people recognize a Kentucky state driver's license at first sight...

[JustAName]

Just confirmed that I'll be able to make it down with the gang for this. Anyone interested in a casual stitch 'n bitch hangout in a corner somewhere?

This is what I get for not checking this thread often. Yes yes yes yes yes!

[Tally]

Just confirmed that I'll be able to make it down with the gang for this. Anyone interested in a casual stitch 'n bitch hangout in a corner somewhere?

This is what I get for not checking this thread often. Yes yes yes yes yes!

Woo! Well there's definitely a handful of us down, so I say we're on! Bring your knitting needles & other stabby crafty objects!

[CaptainSpam]

Woo! Well there's definitely a handful of us down, so I say we're on! Bring your knitting needles & other stabby crafty objects!

Curses! All I have is a sketchbook, some pencils, and zero professional training!

[Tally]

Woo! Well there's definitely a handful of us down, so I say we're on! Bring your knitting needles & other stabby crafty objects!

Curses! All I have is a sketchbook, some pencils, and zero professional training!

Pencils can be adequately stabby if used with enough creative vehemence and passion. We'll let you join if you wish.

[Hekla]

Just looking at LRRcon, and considering going. I was just wondering if anybody else would be/up to taking the train from the East Coast? I am in Boston for the year (would normally be in the UK), and think it would be kind of fun, especially with possible other LRR fans.

[Paul]

LRRcon update!

Two important announcements:

HOTEL BOOKING DEADLINE
Friday, April 25 is the LAST DAY to book your room at the Double Tree at the discounted LRRcon rate.
Booking through the link on the LRRcon page not only gets you a room for cheaper, but also tells the hotel that you are there because of us.

MORE STUFF TO DO
LRR Trivia Grand Prix!
A brain-busting quiz competition, testing your knowledge of LoadingReadyRun and all things geeky! Get together your team of up to 6 and prepare to do battle on the topics of video games, sci fi, fantasy, the interwebz, pop culture, random knowledge, and much more! Prizes and awesome swag are in store for the top teams!

Check out the rest of the show, buy tickets and book your hotel on the
LRRcon page

[Jamfalcon]

Ooh! Trivia sounds like a thing I should do. Anyone interested in being on a team me and my brother?

[SilPho]

The quiz is definitely something I'm interested in. Getting some teams together should hopefully be pretty easy.

[Lord Hosk]

Yeah, the term Fan is a derivation of Fanatic. I think anyone showing up at a expo for LoadingReadyRun Fanatics will do pretty well in a trivia contest. Its like Graham has said "you all know more about LRR than LRR does."

[King Kool]

I no longer have anyone splitting the room I reserved, so the odds of me going at this point are close to nil.

[Jamfalcon]

So, just curious about the trivia thing: the blog post and info page mention registering teams in advance. Is that something that needs to be done, or will we be fine making teams that day?

[Tapir12]

Ooh, I definitely want to play!

[Kathleen]

So, just curious about the trivia thing: the blog post and info page mention registering teams in advance. Is that something that needs to be done, or will we be fine making teams that day?

You can also make teams day of. But if you already have a team, you can register ahead of time.

[Jamfalcon]

So, just curious about the trivia thing: the blog post and info page mention registering teams in advance. Is that something that needs to be done, or will we be fine making teams that day?

You can also make teams day of. But if you already have a team, you can register ahead of time.

Alright, thanks.

[CaptainSpam]

Hrm. I'm notoriously bad at pub-style trivia. Even moreso when the topic is "all things geeky", which generally translates out to "those specific geeky things about which I don't happen to be geeky". Blast!

[Raymonong]

Pub trivia?! Sign me up!

[Nima55]

Are you guys excited? I'm excited! Only two weeks left! =D

[SomeCallMeTim]

Heck yes I'm excited! Quick question: Do we need to bring boosters to participate in the draft? From the blurb it sounds like they'll be provided, but I want to make sure I can play!

[Professor STAFF]

I'm not going to be able to make it out, which is probably a mistake on my part, but alas! New baby, don't feel comfortable bringing him and I don't want to be gone from him even for a night, let alone two. Wife gave her blessing for me to go, but I'm just gonna have to be there in spirit.

I love Loading Ready Run, you folks have brought so much joy into my life and you deserve the loud and thunderous standing ovation you no doubt shall receive when you first walk out on that stage.

10 more years! 10 more years!

[AdmiralMemo]

Heck yes I'm excited! Quick question: Do we need to bring boosters to participate in the draft? From the blurb it sounds like they'll be provided, but I want to make sure I can play!

I would assume they'd be provided, to ensure that everyone's playing fair and also that everyone's got the right boosters to draft with.

That said, if people bring their own boosters, a chaos draft might be fun. (If you don't know what it is, a chaos draft is where you bring 3 of whatever (15-card) boosters you want to the table and draft. If it's 8 people, you could potentially have up to 24 different expansions floating around the table, though that's unlikely.)

[Kathleen]

IMPORTANT! READ ME!!!

Hey everyone! Earlier in the the thread a couple of you mentioned that when you were trying to book rooms, the hotel website was telling you there weren't rooms available.

THAT IS A LIE! THERE ARE STILL ROOMS AVAILABLE!

If you had to book at a different hotel, or weren't able to get the special LRRCON rate please let us know ASAP so we can:

1. Get you booked at the Doubletree, so you're in the same hotel as everyone else
2. Get you the correct rate

If this applies to you, or you have ANY questions about your hotel booking, email [email protected] and [email protected] so we can fix it!

[King Kool]

Thinking about it, that's what happened to me when I was looking to book weeks ago. I called up the hotel and just got rooms at the non-LRRcon rate. I probably should have asked about that earlier.

...considering how I'm no longer going, I should probably cancel that reservation.

[Lord Chrusher]

For those of us currently in far away lands, could the panel and the show please be recorded and posted on the interwebs? Also could The LRR Trivia Grand Prix be released after LRRCON?

Also can you hold another LRRCON when I live closer to its location?

[thatlaurachick]

Woo! Well there's definitely a handful of us down, so I say we're on! Bring your knitting needles & other stabby crafty objects!

Curses! All I have is a sketchbook, some pencils, and zero professional training!

Pencils can be adequately stabby if used with enough creative vehemence and passion. We'll let you join if you wish.

Can I just sit there and chat even though I don't do anything artistic?