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PAX East 2014 Parties
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Captain AwesomeBoston, MARegistered User regular
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Time to get this thread going. I will update this first post with parties, events, and bar crawls as they are announced. Please send me a message if there are any events you would like me to add.
Thu 4/10 - Thread Podcast Pub Crawl (SOLD OUT), Pokecrawl (SOLD OUT); "Made in MA" Party (Microsoft NERD, 7pm, $10)
Fri 4/11 - Indies Need Booze (SOLD OUT), 8 Bit Boston (Stadium Bar, $20 ticket price); Harmonix Extravaganza (SOLD OUT); Midnight City & IGN Drink Up ((SOLD OUT)); Tim Schafer-lesque (Davis Sq Theater, 10pm, $15); NVIDIA Party (SOLD OUT); Gamespot/Giant Bomb Meetup (Beer Garden, 8pm, FREE); Joyful Bewilderment: The Party (Central Wharf Co, 8pm, $10); Twitch Party (Underbar, 9pm, ???); Destructoid Karaoke Sing-Off (Elephant & Castle, 9pm, FREE); Swiss Gaming Corner Opening Reception (swissnex, 6:30, FREE); Dirty Donkey Kong (Laugh Boston, midnight)
Sat 4/12 - Wildstar Community Event (Sidebar, 8pm); ASUS | PC Gamer present Republic of Gamers Afterparty (Estate, 10pm, FREE); EVE Online Fan Meetup (JJ Foley's, 7pm, FREE); Disruptor Beam Meetup (Whiskey Priest, 6pm); Sanshee Block Party (Stadium, 7pm, $10); Dirty Nerdy Revue (Davis Sq Theater, 8pm, $15); Bethesda Wolfenstein Party (Royale, 6pm, FREE); Turbine/WB Games Infinite Crisis PAX East Party (Tickets/Details avail at Booth); Grey Goo Meet & Greet (Jillians, 7pm, Tix at Booth); GayGamer.net Meet-up (Club Cafe, 9pm, FREE); Swiss Gaming Party Featuring Mirage (swissnex, 6:30, FREE) ; S2 Cosplay Contest and Masquerade (Click link for details); Dirty Donkey Kong (Laugh Boston, midnight)
Sun 4/13 - Destructoid & Harmonix Fantasia Community Event (Trade, 2pm, FREE); Destructoid Annual Send-off (Atlantic Beer Garden, 7pm, FREE); Magic: The Gathering Show (Laugh Boston, 6pm, $10)
Please note that there is a separate thread for Game Night activities.
Thu 4/10 - Thread Podcast Pub Crawl (SOLD OUT), Pokecrawl (SOLD OUT); "Made in MA" Party (Microsoft NERD, 7pm, $10)
Fri 4/11 - Indies Need Booze (SOLD OUT), 8 Bit Boston (Stadium Bar, $20 ticket price); Harmonix Extravaganza (SOLD OUT); Midnight City & IGN Drink Up ((SOLD OUT)); Tim Schafer-lesque (Davis Sq Theater, 10pm, $15); NVIDIA Party (SOLD OUT); Gamespot/Giant Bomb Meetup (Beer Garden, 8pm, FREE); Joyful Bewilderment: The Party (Central Wharf Co, 8pm, $10); Twitch Party (Underbar, 9pm, ???); Destructoid Karaoke Sing-Off (Elephant & Castle, 9pm, FREE); Swiss Gaming Corner Opening Reception (swissnex, 6:30, FREE); Dirty Donkey Kong (Laugh Boston, midnight)
Sat 4/12 - Wildstar Community Event (Sidebar, 8pm); ASUS | PC Gamer present Republic of Gamers Afterparty (Estate, 10pm, FREE); EVE Online Fan Meetup (JJ Foley's, 7pm, FREE); Disruptor Beam Meetup (Whiskey Priest, 6pm); Sanshee Block Party (Stadium, 7pm, $10); Dirty Nerdy Revue (Davis Sq Theater, 8pm, $15); Bethesda Wolfenstein Party (Royale, 6pm, FREE); Turbine/WB Games Infinite Crisis PAX East Party (Tickets/Details avail at Booth); Grey Goo Meet & Greet (Jillians, 7pm, Tix at Booth); GayGamer.net Meet-up (Club Cafe, 9pm, FREE); Swiss Gaming Party Featuring Mirage (swissnex, 6:30, FREE) ; S2 Cosplay Contest and Masquerade (Click link for details); Dirty Donkey Kong (Laugh Boston, midnight)
Sun 4/13 - Destructoid & Harmonix Fantasia Community Event (Trade, 2pm, FREE); Destructoid Annual Send-off (Atlantic Beer Garden, 7pm, FREE); Magic: The Gathering Show (Laugh Boston, 6pm, $10)
Please note that there is a separate thread for Game Night activities.
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Details, ie over 21? Family friendly?
Just in general, I'd say the majority of the parties are 21+. That said you will certainly find a few, that are all ages and are still hella fun. I wouldn't plan anything yet and would wait until the complete list is out and you can see what parties are 21+. Some parties require PAX Badges on entry, while most do not. Just so you know the parties are also generally at the same time as the concerts. I believe it's you who is traveling with his daughter...I'm not sure how old she is but if she's into seeing live music you likely will miss some of the parties. Last year I was able to both go to the Wildstar party and still be back to PAX in time for a couple of acts, but it can be a tough choice depending how into PAX you get.
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Thx @miker525 ... yeah she's 12 so I expect many of the after-parties will be no-go's ... the notice of events should probably have some bare bones details at least so people can decide if it is something they may want to investigate further. This first party seems linked to a tabletop game on kickstarter so I was curious what form the party might take.
Yeah as it gets closer the full details list will come out. Locations, times age restrictions, etc. I don't know anything about that party, but I assume that they might not have the details fully sorted anyways. Definitely nice to have such early notice that it will be one of the parties though.
Regardless of whether you go to an after party or not I think your daughter will have a great time. PAX is a hell of an experience and is something that anyone of any age will enjoy
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Awesome Christmas gift ... Congrats
In the years I've been to East, I've never really seen a Sunday evening event so trying to see if maybe something can be set up, even if small.
So yeah, go fill out the survey if interested!
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/184147/can-has-post-pax-afterparty-sunday/
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http://www.eventbrite.com/e/indies-need-booze-paxy-easty-edition-with-explosions-tickets-9594835411
About 5-6 miles away, roughly a 10 minute car ride, 20-30 minute by public transportation.
They have the address in the Eventbrite link, just Google Maps it in reference to the BCEC for directions.
Mad Catz has always been great with their parties. Curse? Not so much, they've consistently just tried to cram as many people as possible into a room. Huge lines to get in, and then huge lines to get a drink.
I will say that the Curse experience depends on when you go. My group was at the Elder Scrolls party until late last year, and rolled into the Curse party around midnight. At that point, there was no line to get in, but the party was going strong. Drink lines were managable.
As a bonus, the wristband I was wearing that supported Children's Miracle Network looked identical to the VIP bracelets they were using (unknown to me at the time), so I was able to get my drink on there. I couldn't figure out why they let me in and not my friends, until I looked around at what everyone else was wearing.
After about 11:20, I went from the Seaport Hotel Bar up and walked right in with my +1. I think I will do the same this year.
Last year maybe. The year before was great. As many free drinks as you wanted, took maybe 1min of waiting tops for each one. Just a bunch of people dancing and having a good time.
Wildstar's party is/was co-sponsored by Curse. They've had a party at PAX East as well.
Also re:Bioshock/2k/Irrational party: What's the deal with that? I know it's on-site, and supposedly BS cosplayers get in for free or some such? Deets please?
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Went to this last year. The girlfriend and I cosplayed Booker and Elizabeth and were given bracelets that day from one of the developers while walking the floor. I'm 90% the only way to get in if you're not with Irrational or on their guest list is to cosplay during the weekend and get discovered. It's a great event though, free food, drink and giftpack. Got my Sky Hook signed by pretty much everyone.
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Curse last year was a mess. Got there after the Bioshock and everyone was just sweaty and sloppy, people puking the bathrooms. No thanks.
Had a lot of fun at the Sanshee party tho, all the cocktails were video game themed.
Pokecrawl on Thursday is ALWAYS a blast.
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I didn't see any puking occur, and I wouldn't say is was that sloppy. Might be because I ponied up for the "premium" drinks and there was never a line and I was on the stage-right area of the dance floor but my guest and I had a really good time. Was better than the Fanuel bars at that time, IMO.
I remember you two at the party! Awesome cosplays
There were two ways of being invited to the Bioshock party. First way was cosplaying, and being seen by Irrational Games on the show floor and being invited. Apart from being an employee at Irrational or being a personal guest, the only other way I know they had invited some fans was through social media.
It was a fairly small gathering of Bioshock fans, I would say...maybe 50ish people? It wasn't a party like Mad Catz or Curse. It was also great meeting Ken Levine and Cliff Bleszinki in person.
And yes to Sanshee. Great products, awesome party, really cool MA company. Here's hoping they throw another party!
As said wife spoke highly of the Sanshee party last year, so mayhaps I'll hit that up this year should BSI stuff fall through.
The parties around PAX East are really fun. My wife and I are totally socially awkward, but we usually keep to ourselves and chat up people at random. One of the easiest ways to break the ice is to find one of the party organizers, ask what role that play in the company/at the party, and inevitably other people will take part in the conversation.
I hope they do another party this year, though I have no idea what costume (if any) we would do. I also have to get around to uploading some pictures I took. I think I have a few of your two.
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