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You’re right - there is definitely a legit business reason for it, but the customer who supported it really should get it before some rando at Gen Con.

Oh wow, so much happened the week before GenCon! Thanks so much for telling the scoop behind Gate 10!!!

@theorderofgeeks 100% agree on both point. Looking back at my older GenCon photos, they definitely had more seating in the past outside the vendor hall. I bet its that overdramatic woman in the video who brought out security who made the decision to hide the chairs so they wouldn't get sat on. The games library was really nice, but we just didnt use it enough to justify the cost of it... Especially when they have the comfy church chairs right outside with plenty of open tables... Unless the overdramatic lady decides to take the nice chairs away next year!

Thank you! I feel it was honest and fair... Best Gen Con ever, but theres room for improvement...

As you could see, we were really struggling to find 10 bad things... Also was a bit of a spoiler to say Best Gen Con ever at the beginning of the video! LOL It would be nice to have more space. The area they have is small, but theres only a handful of people there... Maybe a bigger space would encourage more people - might be a good experiment next year... There have been hotel trips where the first roll of quadruple-ply TP ran out within 4 hours... Without any digestive issues from either of us... LOL

Sheiky gets it - now if only the rest of the world can start to see it LOL Thanks bro

Awesome - gotta remember that for next year

LOL Gender Con? No, Mach! Oh never mind, he's in the Macho zone!

Lol

So what did you think? :)

I’ve come to terms with my diet - I actually believe being careful because i have to has saved me from eating way too much junk… lol yeah joking with the missus is a perk of marriage ;) but Gen Con is such a cool thing for so many reasons!

@MrCrowe116 Next year feel free to stop me on my walkthru…. I have no problem stopping and talking to people - especially if they’re being nice to me lol I had a feeling about Comic Hunter, so when I saw it at Barnes and Noble before I left for GenCon, I grabbed it and brought it up with me…. (And got my manual signed) After standing in line for King of New York back in 2015, and finding out they sold all their copies to people in the vendor room BEFORE the doors opened- I’d never wait in a line like that for a game again (promos yes, not games)

Hey Donna, yeah I love the interesting history of places like that, but not the biggest believer in ghosts.. No Facebook Erik is pretty straight forward and debunks a lot of stuff - but he does believe he’ll find something provable someday

Thanks @cindyla - I'm so sorry about that. By the end of editing i was on autopilot, and just figured it was fine since I used it so much in the past...I mustve hit the volume switch accidentally - i know I hate when i watch a video that does that :) I hope you had a great first Gen Con! If it was all about the games only, I'd have probably stopped after my first one ten years ago and just ordered stuff online... Playing with passionate people is the reason I keep coming back... Actually doing anything with people who are passionate about what they are doing makes a HUGE difference!

Loved Rock Hard 1977 - if you have any interest in the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle, especially in the 70s) this game really immerses you in the life

That’s one of the reasons I started doing these walk-through videos… When I didn’t do it I missed so much

If you Google “Heat Pedal to the Medal fanmade Indianapolis” you should be able to find it…. It’s a great map

Glad you enjoyed it! We’ve been friends for a while ;)

And thank you for watching!

Thanks Donna! Everyone seemed to love that I timestamped everything last year, so they can find specific moments without having to scroll thru and hour and a half! Glad you enjoyed it!

That was like an hour or so before closing right? I remember you…. Thank you for the nice words!

Just as long as you didn’t run, lol

The worst part is that you can always avoid it… A lot of events came out after the initial batch of passes and tickets were mailed out… So you had to go there to pick up your event tickets…. As someone who is running event for the first time this year, there has to be a better process for that - I couldn’t scan my attendees tickets, and the deadline was over by the time I got back to my hotel…

I’m so glad that my videos helped you out! Thank you for telling me this and I hope to see you in many future Gen Cons!!

@donnakeferlis1649 - Oh yeah, it was a crazy weekend in the best way! Now the work begins! I just posted 200+ pictures on my facebook page (and described them and tagged them - no easy task LOL) and I have a list of about 20 videos that I need to make LOL - Starting off slowly and then we get to the ones that may take a while to film and edit! The Lucha Wars Wrestling one is on the list, but I need some video files from No Facebook Erik :)

@donnakeferlis1649 I dont know if you have FB, but heres my big photo album from gencon, it should be viewable by everybody... facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=lanternmedia&set=a.10169002293860133

@@The_BoardGame_Sherpa na, not on FB

Ah ok

@@The_BoardGame_Sherpa there's no point for me; nothing to report. I work and come home. You, on the other hand, are an interesting person and have a cool life!

@themachoverse "Now don't move! Don't take no antidote or no pills or nothing. Just sit there. I wanna see if the poison goes through your body." LOL

@fixedbyap Cant wait to also!

@jasongambit1 Thursday and Early Friday I was all over the convention center and Lucas Oil.... My own friends couldn't track me down via text - I was always on the move - There was just so much to see and do! By Sunday I was exhausted and only did 3 miles on that day LOL

@joeltaylor7266 @joeltaylor7266 This one was purely a hotel lobby tournament this year amongst friends... If enough people are interested, we could try to run an actual Gen Con 2025 sanctioned tournament in addition to our Lucha Wars tournament that we ran this year at Lucas Oil...

@@The_BoardGame_Sherpa That would be awesome!

@@joeltaylor7266 If we can get away with having an unauthorized track tournament, we'll totally go official!

Thanks so much! It’s always great hearing that my videos actually helped!!! Enjoy the game and the rest of GenCon! If you see me there, say hi!

It’s a fun show! Day 1 out did itself

Oh very cool - I’m gonna try and check them out! Thanks!

Seriously! LOL Thank you!

Agreed although going thru it is very tumultuous lol Glad we made it thru since it’s a fun and quick game we can play on the drive to GenCon! Thanks Donna!

It is…. Thanks!

Thank you (and thanks to Greg’s Games)

Same here! Always been impressed with the staff at the store!

I’m assuming you know about the influx of Brazilian designers coming to GenCon this year? I just interviewed Robert Coelho on this channel a couple of days ago if you didn’t find me using that video :) You’ll have a great time!

@@The_BoardGame_Sherpa yes, I watch the video and will be interesting see Brazilians there!

It’s a great year for Brazilian Designers! It’s a good sign that the two top games I’m looking forward to were from Brazilian designers and I didn’t even know it before I met Robert :)

I’m glad to hear they helped! You’re going to have a great time, and if you see me, stop by and say hi!

As Miranda said, think of it as the store being closed for the Summer :)

Thank you so much!

@donnakeferlis1649 Losing another favorite store is hard! Cant wait for the new place to open!

Glad to do it!!! Can’t wait for the new place to open!

You haven't played it Wraith style - theres a vampire involved!

@dlstc Thats a really great point - i didnt think of that...I got a bunch of freebies a a few years ago. I just don't have it in me to wait on that line so early in the convention when everything else is going on...

@edwardkopp1116 Hmmm, i've never changed my socks midday before - but I think I'll try it this year!

@@The_BoardGame_Sherpa it's an old military thing. Amazing what a fresh pair of socks can do to your energy.

I’ve heard about it in the military, but that’s like after marching in the swamp lol. - I’ll seriously try it this year

@@The_BoardGame_Sherpa yup. It's to prevent swampfoot. Sweaty fungus breeding socks. In fact, when it comes to socks, wool socks over cotton socks. The wool wicks away the moisture from your foot and helps keep it feeling heathy.

I hope GenCon isn’t like a swamp march - The air cinditioner better be working properly lol. But I’ll try the sock thing as an experiment :)

Theres so many great things about it!

Thanks a bunch!!

Thank you!

Thanks Paul - always appreciated!!!