Mana Bar

Yug

There have been a lot of people mentioning it, so I figured giving it a thread of it's own would be nice, and it's fairly appropriate that I be the one to start it

For those that don't know the Mana Bar:
http://melbourne.manabar.com.au

First off, any questions you have (for those that haven't been there), post them here and I'll respond.

Secondly, any suggestions you have for what you think the Mana Bar should do pre, post, and during PAX post them here as well.

For our international travellers, keep in mind the legal drinking age in Australia is 18. Your welcome

FatSoDa

Hey Yug

The Mana Bar is mighty small for the ravening hoardes of PAX, could i suggest temporary, or temporarily expanded digs?

Yug

It's DAMN small - capacity is only 50 people ... and it will be a case of first in bessed dressed, though we do have contingencies in place for when the lines get too long (ticketing system that lets people in for an hour at a time).

The trouble (liquor licence, tech setup, etc) required to temperorarily setup somewhere else kinda defeats the purpose of having everything already setup at the Bar itself

FatSoDa

Yug wrote: »

The trouble (liquor licence, tech setup, etc) required to temperorarily setup somewhere else kinda defeats the purpose of having everything already setup at the Bar itself

Yeah no doubt, i used to have a Liquor License in my name, and my family have owned pubs for about 40 years. Temporary licenses are a b*&h. Though i always found the toilet facilities to be the biggest problem, dont know what it was like in VIC, but in the ACT your max occupancy actually has more to do with the toiletry facilities than it does with floor space.

I wasn't sure if you'd run the numbers on a temp venue. should have figured that you would have. I'll be at the bar at some point over the weekend, if i see you there ill stand you a pint, for (helping to) organising all of this.

Danacyrus

I'm thinking I shall have to pay a visit Tuesday Night then. Before the influx of gamers which I would assume would get bad around the Thursday mark (if not on the Wednesday).

philomglol

Suggestion: Omeganauts drink free!

Second, more reasonable suggestion: Omeganaut cocktail added to menu.

FatSoDa

^ +1 to this. Its should have a little bit of everything in it

Danacyrus

I have no idea what they're talking about, but it sounds awesome

Utopia137

What days is Mana Bar open? Will prob be in Melbourne a few days earlier then PAX starts and with such small capacity will try to hit it during and earlier night im sure there will be plenty of PAX people all week long going.

FatSoDa

Danacyrus wrote: »

I have no idea what they're talking about, but it sounds awesome

The Omeganauts are the guys who play in the omegathon which is the collection and competition of old school gaming that PA put on for the PAX events. The idea of the omegathon is that it has a little bit of all styles of gaming.

zerochosen

Which leads to a question... are enforcers excluded from being Omeganauts?

zerzhul

Only those who purchase badges for the entirety of PAX are considered for the Omegathon.

Vapok

zerochosen wrote: »

Which leads to a question... are enforcers excluded from being Omeganauts?

zerzhul wrote: »

Only those who purchase badges for the entirety of PAX are considered for the Omegathon.

To add to zerzhul's statement and to clarify zerochosen's question: No, Enforcers are not excluded from the Omegathon. However, Enforcers must have already purchased attendee badges for the entirety of PAX (as zerzhul mentioned) and then on the luck of the draw, be chosen as an Omeganaut. It's actually damn hard to get chosen, but well worth it IMHO. In the event (and there has been instances of this), that an Enforcer gets chosen for the Omegathon, in most cases, the Enforcer has had to either work out an appropriate work schedule or not work at all due to Omegathon events happening pretty much the entire convention.

So the short answer is, No, Enforcers are not excluded, it's just hard to Enforce if you're chosen.

zerochosen

Perfect, that's what I was hoping. A bit of a champagne problem if you have to choose between the two

CuZZa

That said we have had Enforcers be chosen as Omeganauts before, they stepped down to Omeganaut, but then once eliminated took up Enforcing and spareboarded the rest of PAX. But like @Vapok said, it's rare and awesome, but will hamper your Enforcing efforts.

DragonBear

Yug wrote: »

There have been a lot of people mentioning it, so I figured giving it a thread of it's own would be nice, and it's fairly appropriate that I be the one to start it

For those that don't know the Mana Bar:
http://melbourne.manabar.com.au

First off, any questions you have (for those that haven't been there), post them here and I'll respond.

Secondly, any suggestions you have for what you think the Mana Bar should do pre, post, and during PAX post them here as well.

For our international travellers, keep in mind the legal drinking age in Australia is 18. Your welcome

Damn Yug! This place is AWESOME!!

Perth is next on your expansion list right?
Right?

Psykar

Amusingly despite living in Melbourne I've never actually been there yet. Should perhaps visit before it does get crazy busy :P

In other news

Yug wrote: »

Your welcome

*twitches*

fieldafar

Psykar wrote: »

Amusingly despite living in Melbourne I've never actually been there yet. Should perhaps visit before it does get crazy busy :P

Me neither, I keep forgetting where it actually is.
Hopefully I'll be able to visit sometime in the future.

Hearthjaw

I think I mentioned this in another thread but is there any chance of you guys setting up a licensed pavilion or area at the exhibition centre during PAX?

thegh0sts

Danacyrus wrote: »

I have no idea what they're talking about, but it sounds awesome

you don't know what the omeganauts are? they're randomly selected attendees who are put through a gaming olympics.

Yug

Hearthjaw wrote: »

I think I mentioned this in another thread but is there any chance of you guys setting up a licensed pavilion or area at the exhibition centre during PAX?

I doubt it at this point to be honest.

tokyodove

how many people is mana bar licensed for?

Yug

50.

Hearthjaw

Yug wrote: »

Hearthjaw wrote: »

I think I mentioned this in another thread but is there any chance of you guys setting up a licensed pavilion or area at the exhibition centre during PAX?

I doubt it at this point to be honest.

Damn, that sucks. Is the exhibition centre really anal about licensing or are there just too many local booze restrictions?

Camaran

Hearthjaw wrote: »

Yug wrote: »

Hearthjaw wrote: »

I think I mentioned this in another thread but is there any chance of you guys setting up a licensed pavilion or area at the exhibition centre during PAX?

I doubt it at this point to be honest.

Damn, that sucks. Is the exhibition centre really anal about licensing or are there just too many local booze restrictions?

Both.

gwdgaf

shiiiiiiiiit

thegh0sts

there's already a PPP being spearheaded.

Panique

Moved away from Brisbane a couple of years ago, used to visit that Mana Bar regularly. Looking forward to checking out what Melbourne has to offer!

Riketz

Speaking from experience the manabar is extremely small and a bit of a pain to get to, they only have 4 games up on monitors and those take up a majority of the room. I am considering making an awesome bar hopping group, would anyone be keen for this??

Japandaman

FatSoDa wrote: »

^ +1 to this. Its should have a little bit of everything in it

+1? You a Google+ user?

Kaneski

Google did not invent "+1" :P

Though I can imagine them claiming ownership once they go evil.

Japandaman

Kaneski wrote: »

Google did not invent "+1" :P

Though I can imagine them claiming ownership once they go evil.

Lol, I didn't mean they invented it but lately that's the only place I've been seeing it

DrJonesJnr

Cheers Yug, my wife and I have been fans of the Mana Bar since we stumbled across when on holiday just prior to the Brissie floods. We've travelled there many times sicne from Cairns and now Perth - looking forward to checking out the Melbs one too!! Might be a little packed, but will make an effort to drop by at least once!!
Now... about the Perth Mana Bar... =p

zerochosen

DrJonesJnr wrote: »

Now... about the Perth Mana Bar... =p

Wollongong first

Votucu

Yug wrote: »

For our international travellers, keep in mind the legal drinking age in Australia is 18. Your welcome

Also for our international visitors, you will need to have your passport with you for age verification. Australian law (to my memory; I'm open to being corrected here) doesn't allow us to accept international drivers license or similar.

FatSoDa

Votucu wrote: »

Also for our international visitors, you will need to have your passport with you for age verification. Australian law (to my memory; I'm open to being corrected here) doesn't allow us to accept international drivers license or similar.

It depends on the state and or liquor license that the premises holds. A tavern has a different license to public house, has a different license to a hotel etc. From memory when i had mine, the discretion of proof lay on the owner. i.e it was up to the owner to decide what constituted acceptable proof. It could be different in Victoria.

Kror

ID that is acceptable by law in Victoria are:

Victorian Learner's Permit
Australian Driver's License
Local or International Passport with Photo and Date of Birth
Keypass Card
Proof of Age Card

The last two are special cards that are pretty much used JUST to prove ID, and are really a pain to get. In 5 years, I think I've seen... maybe one or two of them?

For international visitors, the Passport is the way to go. Just make sure that it has Photo and D.O.B. in it (I would've thought that all passports would have this... but it's a listed requirement, so maybe some countries dont?)

Of course the other thing to note for any interstate Australians... Your Learner Permits aren't acceptable. You need a Driver's License (Probationary is OK), or one of the others listed.

This information brought to you from someone who just renewed his Responsible Service of Alcohol Certificate.