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Well, it's the new year. About time for a new thread which I'll try to keep updated.

Badge Pre-Registration begins January 22nd-
BADGE TYPES AND PRICING 2016
Badge Type /// Pre-Registration Price /// Standard Price
4-Day /// $90 /// $120
Thursday /// $55 /// $75
Friday /// $55 /// $75
Saturday /// $55 /// $75
Sunday Family Fun /// $45 /// $45
Trade Day /// $120 /// $155
VIG /// $550 /// $600

Important Dates:
Friday, January 22, 2016 at noon (Eastern) - Badge Pre-Registration begins.
Sunday, January 24, 2016 at noon (Eastern) - Housing reservations open.
Sunday, May 15, 2016 at noon (Eastern) - Event Registration begins.
Saturday, June 19, 2016 at 11:59 pm (Eastern) - Pre-Registration ends. All shipping method changes must be completed by this time.
Sunday, June 19, 2016 - Registration begins. Badge prices increase. All purchases fulfilled through Will Call only. This is the last day to cancel badges for 2016.
Monday, July 11, 2016 at 5 pm (Eastern) - Housing cut-off date, the last day to make new hotel reservations.
Wednesday, August 4, 2016 at noon (Eastern) - Onsite Registration begins.
Thursday - Sunday, August 4 - August 7, 2016, Gen Con 2016 happens live at the Indiana Convention Center.

Event submissions are open if you're so inclined to organize/host some gaming-
https://www.gencon.com/event_registrations/new

If you see anything I've left out of the OP don't be afraid to remind me/let me know!

I see, once again, that the prices for tickets have gone up.

Yep, 4-day badges by $10.

They can certainly get it if their attendance is any clue.

I am working the con for a company.. heck, my whole FAMILY is working.. so we get the 4 day experience covered!

Badges go on sale today, people!

 kronk wrote:
Badges go on sale today, people!

Ah yes, I'll update the title.

Need a badge of you're doing Gencon housing.

Although, can't one also just call up the hotel and book a reservation? I know Gencon has a housing block reserved, but I'm pretty sure the hotel also has other rooms available too.

 Sinful Hero wrote:

 kronk wrote:
Badges go on sale today, people!

Ah yes, I'll update the title.

Need a badge of you're doing Gencon housing.

Although, can't one also just call up the hotel and book a reservation? I know Gencon has a housing block reserved, but I'm pretty sure the hotel also has other rooms available too.

If only it was that easy... then there would never be a housing crunch at Gencon.

Just went to the website, and apparently it IS that easy. JW Marriott is about $700/night though, and almost sold out.


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I've always stayed offsite(Best Western ftw) so I've never bothered with the attached hotels.

If you're willing to pay rack rate, then you can always get a room. That JW through the gencon block will be about $250 a night. I find it easier to just book a room out by the airport and uber in and out than fight the housing portal.

Yeah last year my wife and I waited till june to buy our badge and book a hotel with it, and got the new Holiday Inn out by the airport for like 125 a night. We drove in every day and really only paid about 10 bucks a day for parking instead of the 25 overnight rate, because we didn't mind walking a couple blocks to get to the Con. We did have buddies in one of the attached hotels, and used his room for a drop/break site during the days, so that was nice.

The rush starting tomorrow just seems like a pain, and I don't particularly want to pay extra for the convenience of being super close. More moolah for adding to my gian paint queue!

This was unexpected. I got a time of 1:05 this year and decided to login on a lark. Lot of downtown rooms available still, but they were all Kings. Eventually found a double/double at the Sheraton City Center, so looks like I'm finally not out by the airport.

So nobody had any housing woes with the Gencon housing this year?

We bought ours weeks ago. Friends from another group did not have good luck

Wish I could go again, but my group won't be returning this year. Cash is tight so we're saving to make the return adventure in 2017.

As a group of 4, housing further out was nicely affordable (I think it was like $160 a night for a room with 2 queens, a fold out couch (that was pretty awful) and space for an inflatable mattress), but the issue became scheduling. With one car between us, we were kind of stuck with *everyone* (who didn't want to pay a $30+ Uber bill) having to be up and out the door for the earliest event in the group, and being stuck waiting around until everyone was ready to go back for the same reasons.

It wasn't the end of the world, and if we'd been willing to throw more money at transportation (2 cars or Ubers/Taxis) it'd have been less of an issue, but after doing that once, the idea of getting a room or two downtown (even at a higher price per person/night) and being able to just roll out of bed and hit an event, or head back to the room for a nap between events, or not have to worry about late evening transportation (which lead to my having to bail on the Concert Against Humanity at intermission) holds immense appeal.

$250 a night downtown would work out. $750 a night would not, unless one of us hits it big in the next 12 months. Especially if we're only getting 2-3 to a room (assuming a single Queen and enough space to cram an air mattress).

Our crew has a few simple rules(we stay offsite as well, and park at Circle Center Mall)-

1. No events after 6 unless 2 or more are attending.

2. No events before 10.

3. No events on Thursday.

So far those have seen us through without anybody being bent out of shape. We usually leave the hotel at 6:30-7am every morning, and leave whenever everybody wants to crash at the hotel.

Art Show participants- This is not a comprehensive list of all artists that will be in the Artist Alley throughout the show btw.

Friendly reminder- Event Registration is a little over a month away, on May 15th.


Key dates:
Friday, January 22, 2016 at noon (Eastern) - Badge Pre-Registration begins.
Sunday, January 24, 2016 at noon (Eastern) - Housing reservations open.
Sunday, May 15, 2016 at noon (Eastern) - Event Registration begins.
Saturday, June 19, 2016 at 11:59 pm (Eastern) - Pre-Registration ends. All shipping method changes must be completed by this time.
Sunday, June 19, 2016 - Registration begins. Badge prices increase. All purchases fulfilled through Will Call only. This is the last day to cancel badges for 2016.
Monday, July 11, 2016 at 5 pm (Eastern) - Housing cut-off date, the last day to make new hotel reservations.
Wednesday, August 4, 2016 at noon (Eastern) - Onsite Registration begins.
Thursday - Sunday, August 4 - August 7, 2016, Gen Con 2016 happens live at the Indiana Convention Center.

Sunday, May 15, 2016 at noon (Eastern) - Event Registration begins.

Can't wait! I have a small wishlist of stuff I'd like to do. We'll see how it works out.

I am going this year damnit! For two years, I've wanted to attend, but my school responsibilities have overwhelmed my time. But finally, I will be able to be in attendance

Dude. You LIVE in INDY! How did you not go?! At least on Saturday or Sunday?

*Lose one Gamer Card*

My card!



I couldn't help it the last two years, I started dental school (after having worked for some years) and have been quite involved on that end, so much that both weekends GenCon was here I had inescapable obligations.

I DID make it to the comedy show Cards Against Humanity put together at the Murat Theatre downtown last year, THAT was definitely money well spent!

This year I'm wanting to actually make it into the halls (and have some discretionary money to make some purchases!)

Exhibit hall map is up.

Link to the printable pdf version-
http://files.gencon.com/2016.ExhibitHallMap.pdf

Looks like Poots is set to create a logjam at the back entrance.

Much larger booth than last year too I see. Last chance to get hold of the current stock of Monster if one is interested.

EVENT CATALOGUE IS LIVE!!!
https://www.gencon.com/event_finder

Remember, registration goes up next Sunday.

Compared to last year, there aren't a lot of events jumping out at me this time around. Probably cross my fingers and try to get into one of Angel's classes and some of the historicals seem interesting, but otherwise might be killing a lot of time at Battletech.

I believe not all events have been submitted yet. Keep checking throughout the week(or until Gencon) as they keep adding things.

I know yesterday the mtg events weren't up yet when it released.

If anyone's interested, I'm running a handful of events for Endless: Fantasy Tactics throughout the weekend, a few narrative campaign events, some battle royales, and a tournament. All of them are newbie friendly except the tournament, though knowing who might be showing up to that, it's still pretty newbie friendly.

Stuff for CMON still isn't up yet either. Expect around 100 events there.

I have my wish list ready!