ChoriQueso Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Yo Wyrd! To celebrate the success of The Other Side kickstarter, are you guys going to go big at this years GenCon or what????? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Caroland Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Just how much bigger do you want us to go? As it stands now, we're at max size for the convention and have more than a few people chomping at us to 'downsize' so that they can have our booth space (not happening). Otherwise, as always, we'll try and do something new and interesting. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChoriQueso Posted February 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Ha you guys have one of the best booths at GenCon by far... I was imagining an Alpha Crawler facing off against Teddy in the middle of the walk aisle! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Caroland Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 We'll see what's in the budget. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fetid Strumpet Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 If you ever want a lighting designer to assist with your booth look me up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solkan Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 28 minutes ago, ShavenSkaven said: Ha you guys have one of the best booths at GenCon by far... I was imagining an Alpha Crawler facing off against Teddy in the middle of the walk aisle! From the exhibitor rules (A.k.a "The document that you signed that says you can't!" Also the reason why no one gives out stickers at Gen Con...): Quote Displays and activities must be designed so that they do not block or reduce the flow of traffic. This is a fire and safety consideration that both Show Management and the Convention Center will enforce. Fire and safety rules are, naturally, enforced by people who have stern faces and repeat several times that enforcing the rules and removing offending items gives them no pleasure. There's a reason why the giant D&D exhibits are in the gaming hall, and not the vendor hall. Although I'm a bit terrified to think how much that costs, given what the table fees and both fees are like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChoriQueso Posted February 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 1 hour ago, solkan said: From the exhibitor rules (A.k.a "The document that you signed that says you can't!" Also the reason why no one gives out stickers at Gen Con...): Fire and safety rules are, naturally, enforced by people who have stern faces and repeat several times that enforcing the rules and removing offending items gives them no pleasure. There's a reason why the giant D&D exhibits are in the gaming hall, and not the vendor hall. Although I'm a bit terrified to think how much that costs, given what the table fees and both fees are like. I was just joking about the walk aisle thing and kind of nodding at last years "issue". Other booths started complaining that we were making too much racket during the raffle. I couldn't believe people complained about the shouting... terms/rules or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solkan Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 3 hours ago, ShavenSkaven said: I was just joking about the walk aisle thing and kind of nodding at last years "issue". Other booths started complaining that we were making too much racket during the raffle. I couldn't believe people complained about the shouting... terms/rules or not. I'm sure some day you'll understand why people complain about the noise and traffic obstructions. And you'll understand why the various booths that have put in crowd and line management policies have those those policies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChoriQueso Posted February 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 11 hours ago, solkan said: I'm sure some day you'll understand why people complain about the noise and traffic obstructions. And you'll understand why the various booths that have put in crowd and line management policies have those those policies. Again, I was joking about the aisle blocking. I understand the very mature adult seriousness involved in the blocking of walkways and all the risks and dangers involved in obstructing the flow of pedestrian traffic. So... I hope, within the safety policies, rules and guidelines presented to Wyrd at the time of their contract signing, that Wyrd presents a stimulating (but not too stimulating) display of their manufactured items in a way that provokes the mind to take interest in their game and encourages the buying of their products. Of course in a safe and orderly manner without any unruly or inappropriate outbursts of excitement. I will certainly think twice before being goofy here again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solicitor 6 Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 I say you haven't gone goofy enough. We need the Alpha Crawler fist bumping the Nightmare Whiskey Golem from a couple of years ago over a pathway in the hall. Wyrd also needs to make the swing on the Golem workable to allow people to swing to their heart's content before launching themselves into the waiting arms of their life-sized Teddy several feet away. ...and I will just be hanging around with business cards offering to help anyone who has an "unforeseen accident" from such an attractive nuisance. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChoriQueso Posted February 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 26 minutes ago, Solicitor 6 said: I say you haven't gone goofy enough. We need the Alpha Crawler fist bumping the Nightmare Whiskey Golem from a couple of years ago over a pathway in the hall. Wyrd also needs to make the swing on the Golem workable to allow people to swing to their heart's content before launching themselves into the waiting arms of their life-sized Teddy several feet away. ...and I will just be hanging around with business cards offering to help anyone who has an "unforeseen accident" from such an attractive nuisance. LOVE the swing idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chou Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 11 hours ago, Solicitor 6 said: I say you haven't gone goofy enough. We need the Alpha Crawler fist bumping the Nightmare Whiskey Golem from a couple of years ago over a pathway in the hall. Wyrd also needs to make the swing on the Golem workable to allow people to swing to their heart's content before launching themselves into the waiting arms of their life-sized Teddy several feet away. ...and I will just be hanging around with business cards offering to help anyone who has an "unforeseen accident" from such an attractive nuisance. The only way to make this even more epic would be with some Carlos Vazquez doppleganger playing with fire at the same time. Can't see any weakness in that plan. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Caroland Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 Well, personally I've always wanted the Bloodhound Gang BOOM pipped deafeningly into the convention center while a cage was lowered, epic amounts of choking smoke machines and strobe lights going off, the Big Show dressed up as Killjoy and all comers allowed to get tossed in there to get mangled and tossed around for the amusement of the onlookers while I look on in maniacal glee. Yeah, I probably had too much to drink that night and my inner hillbilly is showing. I miss my grandpa (it's wrasslin' boy!!). 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solicitor 6 Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 1 hour ago, Nathan Caroland said: the Big Show dressed up as Killjoy I think this leads to the ultimate idea... Turn the entire vendors hall into a Malifaux board. Have cosplayers set up as models with Wyrd Staff on cherry pickers as players over looking the floor with microphones to direct the action. A giant screen showing the fate decks. Use other booths and patrons as terrain. cuddle Peacebringers; foam katanas; a wheelbarrow full of firecrackers; wirework for all flying models; real horses for all mounted models. Surely that would help increase traffic to the booth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeysword Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 Aaron is looking for volunteers on the Forum. Will new book of Malifaux release during GenCon? Only five months remain now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prof_bycid Posted March 19, 2017 Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 Maximum floorspace already taken? Hmm, nowhere to go but up... GenCon needs a two level Wyrd booth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrflamme Posted March 19, 2017 Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 Better yet, employ some of those Union Miners and go deeper. "We've hit basement, boys!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringsnake Posted March 31, 2017 Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 I am going to miss GenCON again this year. Second year in a row we lost the housing lotto, and my daughter wanted to dress up as Candy too. Is is there a list of cons that Wyrd will be appearing at? I went looking, but my search-fu is weak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlewicked Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 They will be at Origins in Columbus Ohio which is in late June Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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