Frankly Frank i'm not sure which post was worse, yours or mine

Hi,

can't remember which thread it was, but someone was saying it was gonna be very expensive to get to Gencon.

I was asking one of my friends, who hasnt got much money, and this year it is costing him £703 for flights and hotel from the UK. Hotel is within walking distance of the convention. A not inconsiderable sum, but not a fortune either.

I havent asked him for details, but if anyone is interested for next year, I can do.

Cheers,
Malc

Hi,

I think he's in Indy for 5 nights, plus travelling time.

But I know what you're saying.

Cheers,
Malc

My flight on Thursday may get me in too late for this meet-up.  It will be close so I will see if I can make it in time.

davidc wrote:Big favour to ask:  I wonder if anyone could pick up a book or two for me?

What are you trying to find Davidc?  I wont get there until Friday  but I can try.

Auction Update

10,700 items currently preregged*, 3,560 for stage (last year 6600 prereg, total 11776 overall)

Sellers of note

Tom Wham: Various original art, plus vintage unpub. art done for MM1 (Tramp's was used instead), and a program from GenCon 4 (yes four; gonna be a big fight).

Brian Blume (co-founder of TSR): various items, including 4D (shrink), Cohorts (shrink), 10A chess set, and a unique dragon miniature from TSR Founder's Day 1983 (only 2 exist)

Martin Campion: Hannibal, Rommel and other vintage wargames; Poultron Press items (c 1970)

Items of note

TSR

OD&D: 1 brown, 4+ whites, all supplements
D&D Holmes 1st (hobbits) mint
AD&D Monochromes: Most or all; G1,2,3 D1,2,3 PC, NPC, DMAL, M&T, Geo, etc (dunno about UK/Oz, but various items are in original shrink)
Manuscripts: Top Secret Companion & tourneys, Marvel Superhero basic set & tourneys

B5A (lizard)
Fighting Wheel
Gangbusters + adventures
Minigames
Star Probe & Star Empires
Suspicion, with autographs on box (Gygax, Sutherland, Blume, Carr)

Other neat & rare stuff:

AH generic replacement boxes (from AH)
Alexander's Other Battles (Gygax, supplement to AtG/AH)
Cthulhu Companion; also Beyond the Mountains of Madness (Chaosium)
Diplomania (60s/70s newsletter) & Diplomacy (AH & GRD)
Dungeon Tac Cards (JG, 2nd print)
Empyrea/Appraisal #42 (Mentzer)
Helm's Deep (the illegal one, 1974)
Kimono (3 or more, real, modern make)
Malewicki Nuclear War 1st print ('60s) and reprint (1970)
Talisman game & expansions (1e 2e 3e)
Thrush Raygun Affair (Ideal 1965)
Titan 1st +Battlelands
Villains and Vigilantes (FGU) with adventures
War of the Ring (SPI)

(* I have access to the prereg database; this is the result of a fast skim of the 3500+ stage items. Prereg closed less than 12 hours ago.)

Posted only @/4 Acaeum.

Hi,

I put a Uk only 4th ed announcement t-shirt in pre-reg.

Only about 200 made - all in purple, not black like the American ones

And very few in the (ahem) larger sizes

Cheers,
Malc

I got a room near the airport like I did last year (much cheaper than downtown...), and got a room with two double beds.

So, if anyone is looking for a last-minute bed for the convention, feel free to e-mail me here. All I would ask is to split the costs for the days you stay (super cheap).

And if you wish, you could drive with me to and from the con. I get there early every day, and leave at the end of the day.

Back home from GenCon and I have to say that a good time was had by all again.  It's just too bad that dbartman wasn't able to make the trip with me this year like he had the past two, but it's important that he remain happily married.

I was fortunate to participate in the Acaeum campaign run by Bracton and it was a great time.  My son also got to play and he commented afterwards how much fun it was to play with the guys.  It was also great to get to see Bracton and Stratochamp again, and to meet and play with the Invincible Overlord, Prufrock, and Blackmoor and his son.

Bidding was tough in the auction trying to go up against the likes of Bracton and Stratochamp, but I did manage to pick up two items - nothing major, mind you.  I also saved Bracton a bit of money by bowing out on the Geomorphs early since I knew his determination was greater than mine.  I'm sure he appreciated it after the price he had to pay for the Fineas figures.  I also picked up a few great items from the Burnt Wire brothers booth and some misc. Dragon mags. at T&T.

Looking forward to next year.