So, what's a poke-ee-crawl?

Tripleozero

My friend Cassie (who shall remain unnamed) really wants to do the pokecrawl this year at PAX 2014. Alas, I'm not sure what that entails. I imagine some drinking and notoriously cute little monster things are involved.

Alas, official details seem surprisingly sparse on these forums at the moment. Is there something obvious I'm missing? If anybody knows about this so-called pokecrawl event, please explain everything about it excruciating detail.

Thanks!

pelicanflip

Pokecrawl is an annual barcrawl/scavenger hunt that's Pokemon themed. Details for 2014's Pokecrawl have yet to be posted.

However, if you want to get a better idea of what it is, check out last year's thread:

http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/175964/pokecrawl-episode-4-the-power-of-one

ishtra

removed b/c pelicanflip beat me to it :P

Tripleozero

So, it's basically a Pokemon-themed competitive, multistop, team-vs-team drinking challenge?

TheAggroCraig

It's more fun than competitive though, it's a lot of fun.

rascrush

From what I have read it's basically a time to get a lot of alchol in your system meet some good people do some stupid stuff but in a fun way and make your team win lol.

redfield85

You go to maybe 4-5ish bars. Each bar has a challenge that you do with half of another team that shows up. You don't "beat" them at challenges. You just drink whatever is specified for the most part.

People get dressed up or theme their clothes after whatever team they are on. We drink. Meet new people. And just have an overall great time. Plus, we typically auction off stuff to raise money for Child's Play.

LoonyEclipse

It's a jolly good time. It's an organized pub crawl where you meet new people, have a blast, raises a few glasses and start PAX on a high note (and probably a hangover the next day, but hey, omllettes and eggs, y'know).

Not everyone is in costume (in fact, most are not), for the record- -my friends and I usually just don shirts of the appropriate team colour (Red, blue, green or yellow).

aBByNormaL

Sounds fun but sadly the drinking events are the part of the PAX experience I will unfortunately miss out on ... (travelling with a minor) ... I will try to refrain from being loud next day day out of respect to the hung over ...

goodtimeshaxor

My liver is still recovering from last year's Pokecrawl

VGVideoGalaxy

Sounds like fun, too bad pax is before my 21st. There is always next year.

vicechan

I, too, am pumped for the Pokecrawl! I will say, however, with proper water to alcohol consumption ratio and knowing yourself, it isn't designed to completely wreck people. I woke up a bit dehydrated the next day for PAX once of my two crawls, but never fully blown hung over.

sfford2008

aBByNormaL wrote: »

Sounds fun but sadly the drinking events are the part of the PAX experience I will unfortunately miss out on ... (travelling with a minor) ... I will try to refrain from being loud next day day out of respect to the hung over ...

You will get plenty of the PAX experience....I've gone for the past two years without a drop of booze....this year might be different since I will be in the city....I might have to part take in this pokecrawl...not sure yet...but sounds like a lot of fun!

LoonyEclipse

So, I guess this is the unofficial pokecrawl thread now?

Silcris

Who is usually in charge of this? Is it still happening?

zerzhul

@Atlus Parker is in charge of this, as far as I know it will still be happening. He usually posts when there's about one month left until PAX.

EchoZero

zerzhul wrote: »

@Atlus Parker is in charge of this, as far as I know it will still be happening. He usually posts when there's about one month left until PAX.

I stalk these forums daily waiting for him to post it lol. Between community events and badges/hotels its a wonder i dont need a new F5 key.

Jamers

EchoZero wrote: »

I stalk these forums daily waiting for him to post it lol. Between community events and badges/hotels its a wonder i dont need a new F5 key.

THIS!

vicechan

I, for one, vote for a Twitch Plays Pokemon themed Crawl this year. Praise Bird Jesus.

Rast

What Would Omanyte Drink?

Shacklebolt

It's National Delibird Day. The same day that Pokecrawl tickets went on sale last year. I've been secretly hoping Atlus would show up this day and officially announce this year's crawl. Is it to be? The day is young yet.

Tripleozero

LoonyEclipse wrote: »

So, I guess this is the unofficial pokecrawl thread now?

Perhaps my no-so-secret intention in asking the obvious questions was to get the thread going...

Naaaaaaaaah.

LoonyEclipse

Tripleozero wrote: »

LoonyEclipse wrote: »

So, I guess this is the unofficial pokecrawl thread now?

Perhaps my no-so-secret intention in asking the obvious questions was to get the thread going...

Naaaaaaaaah.

What a tweeeeeest!

BUBBApax

Cant wait to chug some hyper potions lol

RidleyDragon

For the record: Last year's volunteers haven't been contacted yet, so Atlus is probably just not ready.

chellers

I bet this Atlas character is watching this thread and cackling maniacally.

Tripleozero

I bet it's all a ploy. This whole 'Atlas' persona is just a sham and he's going to reveal himself as some power-hungry gangster at any moment.

Silcris

Can somebody call him he hasn't been active since december.

Silcris

Silcris wrote: »

Can somebody call him he hasn't been active since december.

This is a joke please don't call him. (Maybe...)

MxWood

At this point with no word about it I'd just think its not gonna happen.

zerzhul

Well we're still not within the timeframe away from pax that it was posted last year.

MxWood

Last year it was also definitely being worked on this year atlus has been mia for a long time now. ::shrug:: im hoping I'm wrong though, maybe him or arson is working on it secretly, but you'd think the "professors" would know at least, who knows though.

rascrush

I hope it will happen that was one of the main things I was looking foward to

RidleyDragon

Atlus is prone to disappear until needed and really this is not something that takes months of preparation: if he spoke to any of the bars now they'd tell him to call back, most volunteers are in place or can be procured in days, this isn't a huge undertaking.

chellers

The official pokecrawl thread went up about 2 weeks before PAX last year. Atlus did check in like 6 weeks ahead of time last year though. Eh, no biggie... I'm thinking we should see some stuff around April Fools. (Although this is driving the crazy plan-ahead mind of mine crazy)

rascrush

See that seems like such a short time to put all this together but ok lol

MxWood

The part that worries me is there are already bar crawls in that area planned for that night. Oh well I'll be out drinking either way

RidleyDragon

They're planned in a different area. This crawl happens around Faneuil hall.

MxWood

Well I know theres at least one thats happening around Faneuil that night which has I believe 2 of the same bars from last year. Im not talking about the one in the party thread, our fine city tends to have a few pub crawls going on, theres actually a ninja turtles on in april I should go to.

Renneesme

This is probably the outside of BCEC thing that I am the most excited for!!

Account4This

The Fanueil Hall area can handle quite a few bar crawls at a time, I wouldn't worry about crowding