Omeganaut calls are going out.

NeuralLink

‏@cwgabriel
we are calling Omeganauts. The caller ID will say blocked number. You might wanna pick up.

Let us know if you got a call.

zerzhul

I fixed your title :P there's no gh in Omeganaut.

REPORT IN, OUR OMEGAS!

Slyx

A friend of mine I'm going with got a call. So excited to see him up there this year! I thought he was trolling me when he texted saying he got a call.

wrccitroen

That's so awesome!! I'm jealous

Capeguy

Oh man i missed a blocked call while at work now i cant help but think i missed an Omegnaut call.

SmallLady

Good luck everyone!

And may the odds ever be in your favour.

zerzhul

Hey now, this isn't the Alphathon (the Hunger games totally stole the Alphathon's idea)

BenBishop61

I'm pleased to say I was called, and told them one of my sons will play; my wife asked about the omegathon, and I can find nothing but the paragraph in the "what is pax" page -- which says 20 contestants; I think somewhere else it said 28 -- are there any details? I know the games are "random" (or at least varied and a surprise), but numbers, schedule, prizes?

whypick1

20 contestants, 5 rounds all throughout the weekend, more details <spooky>soooooooon</spooky>

zerzhul

I heard it was going to be 32 at this year's East.

Moe Fwacky

BenBishop61 wrote: »

I'm pleased to say I was called, and told them one of my sons will play; my wife asked about the omegathon, and I can find nothing but the paragraph in the "what is pax" page -- which says 20 contestants; I think somewhere else it said 28 -- are there any details? I know the games are "random" (or at least varied and a surprise), but numbers, schedule, prizes?

In the past there has been a pretty strict "no substitutions" rule. Are you absolutely certain they okayed that, because that would be very abnormal.

Tap Master C

Got the call from Gabe! And here I thought my day was already good, since I was somehow able to grab a physical copy of Fire Emblem: Awakening. But this takes the cake! Now where's that Omeganauts e-mail?!?!

egooglegon

got the call! Wow, this is so exciting! I AM AN OMEGANAUT!

supersonik

got my call today. It still feels surreal; I'm not sure it'll fully sink in till I get the email

BenBishop61

Moe Fwacky wrote: »

BenBishop61 wrote: »

I'm pleased to say I was called, and told them one of my sons will play; my wife asked about the omegathon, and I can find nothing but the paragraph in the "what is pax" page -- which says 20 contestants; I think somewhere else it said 28 -- are there any details? I know the games are "random" (or at least varied and a surprise), but numbers, schedule, prizes?

In the past there has been a pretty strict "no substitutions" rule. Are you absolutely certain they okayed that, because that would be very abnormal.

Well, I bought 5 badges for my family, so it isn't really a substitution. The person who called me seemed to have no problem with it nor the fact that my son is 15.

zerzhul

BenBishop61 wrote: »

Moe Fwacky wrote: »

BenBishop61 wrote: »

I'm pleased to say I was called, and told them one of my sons will play; my wife asked about the omegathon, and I can find nothing but the paragraph in the "what is pax" page -- which says 20 contestants; I think somewhere else it said 28 -- are there any details? I know the games are "random" (or at least varied and a surprise), but numbers, schedule, prizes?

In the past there has been a pretty strict "no substitutions" rule. Are you absolutely certain they okayed that, because that would be very abnormal.

Well, I bought 5 badges for my family, so it isn't really a substitution. The person who called me seemed to have no problem with it nor the fact that my son is 15.

A very similar scenario played out last year, where this sort of thing was denied, but I think that the person being called did not suggest their kid playing until later on in the process. It *is* unusual for them to accept anyone but the person's name who is on the registration though, regardless of how many badges you buy. It sounds like you're in the clear, but it would probably be good to make sure when the emails go out and everything.

supersonik

A bunch of us who got the call are following each other on twitter: search for omegathon

redfield85

So did they do all the calls today? If so, sadness. Ha.

Congrats to everyone called!

greatzott

Well, this is my first PAX and I got picked for Omegathon...

I'm beyond excited, but I don't know what to expect.
Any insight?

TheAggroCraig

greatzott wrote: »

Well, this is my first PAX and I got picked for Omegathon...

I'm beyond excited, but I don't know what to expect.
Any insight?

Get good at every board game and video game ever.

Or just YouTube omegathon videos I guess?

Zephsace

*raises hand* Only took me four years! After my friend Kyle won PAX Prime's Omegathon, I cannot wait.

tangentia

Ack, I got the call yesterday and it still hasn't really sunk in. This is my third time going to PAX, but first time going all three days. Hello fellow Omeganauts!

andrAIa

I got the call yesterday! I keep thinking this must be some huge joke - I never win any kind of random drawing. Just wanted to report in to say hello!

raelinpsu

I got the call yesterday! I'm still in shock!

Hyperion098

i got my fingers crossed =D gratz to every one that did get a call thou

Seductive Kitty

I also got the call. Pretty cool considering my friend was one at the last PAX Prime and he's gonna be with me at East.

SmallLady

I'm not an omeganaut or anything.

But if I were, I'd check my email box, and probably the spam folder if I didn't find anything in the inbox.

:-P

Tap Master C

Got the e-mail about an hour ago! This is the real deal! I can't wait!

Pork Buns

I don't get a call from Gabe/Tycho again? Dammit.

As to anyone that wants to know what to expect: Terror. Lots of terror.

Hope you guys like performing in front of giant crowds lol. There will be a list of games that the first three rounds will be, with the final round being a secret, so definitely wait until that list comes out to practice, but expect a wide range of games, not just modern games, but old ones, and ones that aren't even electronic. Even obscure Canadian board games.

dyaballikl

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Pork Buns

dyaballikl wrote: »

Pork Buns wrote: »

I don't get a call from Gabe/Tycho again? Dammit.

As to anyone that wants to know what to expect: Terror. Lots of terror.

Hope you guys like performing in front of giant crowds lol. There will be a list of games that the first three rounds will be, with the final round being a secret, so definitely wait until that list comes out to practice, but expect a wide range of games, not just modern games, but old ones, and ones that aren't even electronic. Even obscure Canadian board games.

If you've been practicing Crokinole, I can tell you that wouldn't be the final round again, anyway! :P

Hahaha, no, but I'm pretty sure there's more than 1 obscure Canadian board game out there outside of Crokinole.

Tap Master C

Perhaps a Mexican board game this time around? XD

nintendoll

I got my calls while at a Malifaux/Warmachine paint party. Doesn't get any sillier than that!

supersonik

Sent in responses to the email after spending like 45 min camwhoring with my cell phone camera XD

Alicia said that this one will also be in pairs. I forgot to ask if the pairs will be determined pre-pax or not...

Let's try to stay in touch with each other here, on twitter, maybe set up an IRC channel? And once the games list comes out, let's post it here and practice the hell out of them, so we give the audience a good show

nintendoll

supersonik wrote: »

Sent in responses to the email after spending like 45 min camwhoring with my cell phone camera XD

Alicia said that this one will also be in pairs. I forgot to ask if the pairs will be determined pre-pax or not...

Let's try to stay in touch with each other here, on twitter, maybe set up an IRC channel? And once the games list comes out, let's post it here and practice the hell out of them, so we give the audience a good show

That would be fun! Do you know when the game list will be released? I think maybe at the beginning of March?

supersonik

last year gabe released it february 22nd, so i guess around the same difference of time until the con? alicia said to stalk gabe's pennyarcade posts...

Zephsace

supersonik wrote: »

Sent in responses to the email after spending like 45 min camwhoring with my cell phone camera XD

Alicia said that this one will also be in pairs. I forgot to ask if the pairs will be determined pre-pax or not...

Let's try to stay in touch with each other here, on twitter, maybe set up an IRC channel? And once the games list comes out, let's post it here and practice the hell out of them, so we give the audience a good show

Just sent in my info. Yeah, I spent about an hour getting a good pic. Even redid my hair. ><

Yeah, pairs seems a little scary but I can see how it can be fun. If anyone wants, they can hit me up @GamingMistress. Oh boy, starting to get the shakes again!

nintendoll

Ack! I haven't even had time to do a photo yet. I actually have a test for school tonight. I have a DSLR though so I should be able to get it done soon

Super nervous. But also totally excited. This past year has been kind of awful for me. So, this has really cheered me up a lot!

zerzhul

If you want to all post your twitter handles here, I will make a twitter list with http://twitter.com/paxcommunity like I have in the past.

Also if you want to use IRC, I would suggest #pax_omegathon on SlashNET (the main PAX channels are #pax and #pax_<something> on SlashNET)

supersonik

@supersonik319 is my twitter. does slashnet have a webclient?

zerzhul

Apparently they do, using mibbit (http://www.slashnet.org/webclient), although if I had to use a webclient I'd probably just use mibbit itself.

The rest of our IRC info is available here: http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/161423/misc-pax-community-resources-wiki-calendar-irc-minecraft#Item_2