Countdown to Origins 2013

[Black Jack Rackham]

the podcast we listen to is Decoder Ring Theater http://decoderring.libsyn.com/
Love me some Red Panda and Black Jack Justice (no relation to me...)

[salamanca]

Music... The point of a roadtrip is to fight over what song stays on the radio until you grudgingly concede to a guilty pleasure tune and sing along (loudly and poorly)

[Rebecca Iavelli]

Which...is the reason you turn the speakers up loudly, so you can't hear yourself singing, and you can feel the music throughout your entire being.

Mark, here is a song by Daughtery. It is the song that caught my attention to him. Of course I do tend to be a bit romatic, and while the song is nice, it was the course of the song that really sunk in and grabbed me.

http://www.elyrics.net/read/d/daughtry-lyrics/life-after-you-lyrics.html

[Black Jack Rackham]

15 DAYS LEFT UNTIL
ORIGINS!
ORIGINS!
ORIGINS!
ORIGINS!
ORIGINS!

[salamanca]

So I still got time to ditch all my written games and create new ones. Good to know. And alejandro is thinking about a big old game of battlestar galactica following domingo gigante. Or some other ridiculous endeavor in boardgaming. And by alejandro I mean the "pervert" character. And by that I mean Steve.(who is not at all like his character... Ok he is but only the good parts)

[Rebecca Iavelli]

At this time on June 11th, Mark and I should be on the road heading to ORIGINS!!!!

14 DAYS!!!

(insert high squeel of happiness, because I am a girl, and can!) LOL.

[smafdi]

Yes for those of you who are willing to not leave immediately after domingo gigante there will be something. Since it looks like BSG does support more than 6 so that will be..... awesome is the word we are going with!

[Lady Grace]

Must remember Muffin and his extra-floofy pillow!

[salamanca]

Yes, bring the pillow, I will be needing that by saturday.

ORIGINS!!!!!!!!!

it's gettin to be time for

Origins!!!!!!!
I do love me some
Origins!!!!!!!

[Black Jack Rackham]

Yes for those of you who are willing to not leave immediately after domingo gigante there will be something. Since it looks like BSG does support more than 6 so that will be..... awesome is the word we are going with!

Hmm, Well I have a 12 hour drive back. Leaving after the game usually gets me back at 3am. But maybe if it were a short game...

[salamanca]

Mark, I assure you that being the BSG board game it can only end after a short time. Every characater you add just increases the amount of doom involved. Sort of like "funky winkerbean".

[Black Jack Rackham]

Well I guess I can drive till 4am...

[Black Jack Rackham]

Stunner of Stunners, with less than 2 weeks to go we FINALLY have an actual room for our events. Here's the latest list along with the rooms

Wed
Ep 1 - The Road to Altamira (1-5) 6020 SOLD OUT Hyatt - Clark - Table 1
Ep 5 - Evil Intent (7-11) 6076 SOLD OUT Hyatt - Clark - Table 1

Thurs
Ep 6 - The Balance of Profit (9-1) 6162 SOLD OUT Hyatt - Clark - Table 1
Ep 3 - Gentleman's Wager (1-5) 6201 4 TICKETS LEFT Hyatt - Clark - Table 1

Fri
Ep 4 - A Small Favor (9-1) 6427 2 TICKETS LEFT Hyatt - Clark - Table 1
Ep 5 - Evil Intent (9-1) 6432 SOLD OUT Hyatt - Clark - Table 2
Personal Agendas (two tables) (1-5) 6460, 6467 BOTH SOLD OUT Hyatt - Clark - Tables 1&2

Sat
Ep 2 - Fear and Surprise (9-1) 6684 SOLD OUT Hyatt - Clark - Table 1
Ep 3 - Gentleman's Wager (9-1) 6691 3 TICKETS LEFT Hyatt - Clark - Table 2
Ep 4 - A Small Favor (1-5) 6725 1 TICKET LEFT Hyatt - Clark - Table 1
Ep 6 - The Balance of Profit (1-5) 6730 SOLD OUT Hyatt - Clark - Table 2
Sun
DOMINGO GIGANTE! (10-2) 6886 -7 TICKETS LEFT Hyatt - Clark - Table 1

[Black Jack Rackham]

WOW we must have made the big time, Clark is the first room on the right side down 'our' hall. As opposed to being hidden way in the back like last year.

[Rebecca Iavelli]

Sweeet!

I'm trying to remember exactly how many tables they cram into that room. From the map it doesn't look very big, so I'm thinking maybe 5 or 6 at the most, and I'm wondering who we have to share it with, or are we going to be lucky enough to get it for ourselves only (doubt it).

[Lady Grace]

All I ask is people be aware of Gamer Funk and use the appropriate personal hygiene products as intended.

[Sister Sonya]

Ah, but back in the day, thirty years ago, gamers often could sleep on site at some of the Cons. So they would not bother to wash and wore the same clothes all weeked.

[Lady Grace]

Fortunately, time has moved past those savage days.

WASH!

[Black Jack Rackham]

Fortunately, time has moved past those savage days.

WASH!

QFT.

[Black Jack Rackham]

Oh one more thing as regards event locations, I also took a look at Matinee Adventures and they're all right next door in Champaign (so we can peek in on them and maybe start an impromptu game of "Assassin" with them between adventures)

[salamanca]

Clark will hold 4 tables if they pack them in sardine tight. Optimally it will be no more than 2 tables because that is a very small room. Odds are we got it to ourselves. It's about as big as charlie's suite was last year. but without the amenities. (in my head, this is being read as "yes, yes, yes!. We got clark!. we got clark! We can shout and be loud!. Take that snotty gaming clubs, you louts in fairfield A-F, we da man!. Yes, yes, yes!. WHOOO-HOOOO!!!). I might be a tad over excited about this room designation. (for you origins fun facts fans, I ran a pick up game for Thwak in that room that started the ball rolling on writing the first 7th sea larp)

[Black Jack Rackham]

Well I think I can start this a day early. 11 Days until we leave for Origins!

[salamanca]

better get on writing that Paranoia thing I'm doing...


and if I didn't mention it... WE got Clark! yeah, Clark! because we are the awesome.

woot, woot.

BTW, for those not in the loop, Mark is already packed and sitting in the car. His wife has to bring his meals out to him he is so excited to get down here.

Ok, part of that was a lie, she sends the kids out with his food.

[Rebecca Iavelli]

SOooo....Dave, who's bringing you your meals? You and Mark are so much alike in reguards to gaming, that you too must be sitting in your car, typing on your phone.

[Black Jack Rackham]

You're all forgetting that my wife cannot cook. If I was in my car, the kiddos would be starving....