[Deptheads] Comments from attendees

Mon Feb 23 15:32:34 PST 2015

That will be corrected with signage. Every time we move something it takes a con for people to catch up.

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<div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Strategicon Department Heads <deptheads at strategicon.net> </div><div>Date:02/23/2015  3:02 PM  (GMT-08:00) </div><div>To: deptheads at strategicon.net </div><div>Cc:  </div><div>Subject: Re: [Deptheads] Comments from attendees </div><div>
</div>I am forced to agree about the flea market downstairs. It really seemed slow for the sellers. I hardly saw any transactions all day down there. Most people walked passed them, completely disinterested.

Jim

On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 1:02 PM, Strategicon Department Heads <deptheads at strategicon.net> wrote:
Message From: Shane Sauby  ssshanucon at yahoo.com

Sure.  Here they are:
1)   My friends thought there wasn't a way to put a game on the schedule.   I had mentioned that you do allow for scheduling "events".    I don't think its clear to people that they can schedule events where people show up at a given time to play and its just for fun.    So you might make that clearer somehow.  Not sure how, but just so you know people are still lost on some of the designations.
2)   My friends would prefer that open gaming would be held in the same room as board gaming.   But I don't think that is feasible.  I think that is just a con allocation of resources issue.
3)   There were issues with temperature in the room which made gaming a bit uncomfortable for some.   Too cold in the main rooms (board gaming for instance).   Too warm in open gaming.   

We have heard #2 and #3 ever since we moved.  #1 is a little different and harder to answer/fix.

Shane Sauby
Boardgames Supervisor

On Monday, February 23, 2015 11:43 AM, Strategicon Department Heads <deptheads at strategicon.net> wrote:

Message From: Eric Aldrich  ealdrich at mac.com
Could you post questions 1 to 3?

Eric

> On Feb 23, 2015, at 11:04 AM, Strategicon Department Heads <deptheads at strategicon.net> wrote:
> 
> Message From: Shane Sauby  ssshanucon at yahoo.com
> Hi Josh,
> 
>  #1 - That is a tough nut to crack.  There is an event description file that is linked on the website. I asked Tanya to add links to it on the Run Event page and the Volunteer page.  Hopefully this leads to more people seeing and reading the files.
> 
>  #2 - Lots of people want that, but it is logistically impossible.  Miniatures needs to be in the ballroom (loading dock issues), the dealer room needs to be across the hall (more loading dock issues).  Boardgames and Open Gaming will not be together in this location.  And there is an added bonus that this allows the convention to promote the idea that Open Gaming is not just for boardgames, but for all games.
> 
>  #3 - This has to do with the brilliant hotel design.  The air for downstairs and upstairs apparently are linked, so the more they turn up the air downstairs, the colder it gets upstairs.  If they don't turn it up enough, downstairs becomes unbearable, so they keep it pretty high anf boardgames and miniatures gets pretty cold.  Snarky answer: Bring a sweater. =)
> 
>  #4 - We have discussed this in the past and I am talking to the department heads to see if a system can be implemented.  It is a good idea that many people have suggested in the past, but until we had an Open Gaming Supervisor did not seem feasible.  Now, it might happen =)
> 
> Shane Sauby
> Boardgames Supervisor
> 
> 
> On Monday, February 23, 2015 10:48 AM, Shane Sauby <ssshanucon at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi folks,
> 
>  Josh offered some suggestions, and I am discussing #1-3 with him directly, but #4 was something I thought was discussed once or twice.  Now that there is an Open Gaming HQ and monitor, is this something we could implement?
> 
> Shane Sauby
> Boardgames Supervisor
> 
> 
> On Monday, February 23, 2015 10:22 AM, Josh Kaufman <hobbes27 at netzero.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi Shane,
>  
> I was talking to some people last night and there were a few suggestions they had with regards to the convention.  So here is what they asked me to pass on.
>  
> 
> 4)  Open gaming isn't always as friendly in finding a game.    Sometimes you need to socialize, which is not easy for some gamers.  :)   But it might be good if open gaming had something that someone could put on their table saying that they are looking for players.  Or looking for players for a particular game.  Then if someone wanders around in open gaming, they could see it and head over there and it could make it easier..  Maybe something that is a bit high and has a number or a card or whatever.      Sometimes people in open gaming are looking for players, but they might be doing a filler or something while waiting for people to come.    So it looks like they are busy, but they are really just killing time. 
> 
> 
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: Shane Sauby <ssshanucon at yahoo.com>
> To: Undisclosed-recipients:;
> Subject: 2015 Gamex
> Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 17:30:59 +0000 (UTC)
> 
> Good morning!
>  
>  It has been an entire week since Orccon finished and so I have obviously been slacking off =)
>  
>  The website is accepting event submissions for Gamex right now.  I will have a list of the BIG tournament games soon (hopefully tonight).
>  
>  Remember, the schedule fills up really fast, especially given that Gamex is only 12 weeks away.  Don't wait until the last minute or there may not be room for your game.
>  
> Shane Sauby
> Boardgames Supervisor
>  
> 
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