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Map of convention center?

MonkeyoChaosMonkeyoChaos Registered User new member
edited August 2008 in PAX Archive
I saw the map of the expo hall, but was wondering if there is a map of the convention center showing where all the different theatres are?

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  • ElectricTurtleElectricTurtle Seeress WARegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    This is as good as you're going to get as yet. Main theater is probably going to be 4A+B. Raven and Wolfman are probably going to be 2A+B and 3A+B. Walrus is probably going to be 400. BYOC will likely be the 4C areas. Exhibition will be 4E+F. Serpent will be in the annex not on the maps. I could wager on other things based on last year, but it's all just so tedious. Figure it out day of like everybody else.

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  • nearlysobernearlysober Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Hope the map in the PAX pamphlet is better this year... last year it was kinda confusing because it left the area where you actually got the maps... off the map. Didn't make sense until I matched it up against the "You are here" map in the building

    Anyone looking at that map Turtle linked and trying to remember "whats what" from last year.

    4A+4B was where the line was last year. 4C's combined were BYOC I think (you can see the little yellow hallway to the left that we had to go through to bypass it) 4E was the Expo Hall & 4F was the Main Theatre. I know they're planning on having the line inside again this year... but hopefully some of Turtle's projections are true and they use some of that huge space for the coolness since 4E+4F will be all expo hall this time.

    I'd be cool if we took over the 6th floor space too... there's lots up there... but I think since we're double booked with that other convention that is unlikely. Maybe next year.

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  • Grooveman23Grooveman23 Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Even though I live in Seattle, I've never been to the Convention Center, so if, as stated above, you could make some detailed maps, with tips on how to avoid jackals and the like, that would be super :D

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  • ElectricTurtleElectricTurtle Seeress WARegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I can't do anything because I'm not privy to any advance information. All I can do is guess based on last year, and I wouldn't be surprised if PA Inc. has changed a least a few things from year to year.

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  • TrainwreckXTrainwreckX Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Tabletop and one of the theaters are actually in the WCTC Annex located across the street on Pike St. I forget which theater, but it says in the letter that comes with your badge (not handy at work).

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  • Grooveman23Grooveman23 Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Well, it was the first time (I think) that PAX was at the Washington State Convention Center, so things were confusing. Hopefully, the whole mess of planning has been cleared up.

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  • ElectricTurtleElectricTurtle Seeress WARegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    TrainwreckX wrote: »
    Tabletop and one of the theaters are actually in the WCTC Annex located across the street on Pike St. I forget which theater, but it says in the letter that comes with your badge (not handy at work).

    I already said it's Serpent. Doesn't anybody read my posts? :x:!!: ( :P )

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  • TrainwreckXTrainwreckX Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    ElectricTurtle wrote: »
    TrainwreckX wrote: »
    Tabletop and one of the theaters are actually in the WCTC Annex located across the street on Pike St. I forget which theater, but it says in the letter that comes with your badge (not handy at work).

    I already said it's Serpent. Doesn't anybody read my posts? :x:!!: ( :P )

    Somehow I read the whole post, and that sentence didn't sink in. My bad.

    Edit:
    Grooveman23 wrote: »
    Well, it was the first time (I think) that PAX was at the Washington State Convention Center, so things were confusing. Hopefully, the whole mess of planning has been cleared up.

    Yes, last year was the first time PAX was at the Convention Center.

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  • apotheosapotheos Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited August 2008
    ElectricTurtle wrote: »
    TrainwreckX wrote: »
    Tabletop and one of the theaters are actually in the WCTC Annex located across the street on Pike St. I forget which theater, but it says in the letter that comes with your badge (not handy at work).

    I already said it's Serpent. Doesn't anybody read my posts? :x:!!: ( :P )

    I just have no idea why you are talking about snakes.

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  • ElectricTurtleElectricTurtle Seeress WARegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    apotheos wrote: »
    ElectricTurtle wrote: »
    TrainwreckX wrote: »
    Tabletop and one of the theaters are actually in the WCTC Annex located across the street on Pike St. I forget which theater, but it says in the letter that comes with your badge (not handy at work).

    I already said it's Serpent. Doesn't anybody read my posts? :x:!!: ( :P )

    I just have no idea why you are talking about snakes.

    Assuming that you're serious, that's one of the names of the theaters mentioned in the official schedule.

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  • BigRedBigRed Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    only one of the 4ab combo is main theater, the other is the queue (line) room thats on the scheudle. I forget which is which though.

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  • Qs23Qs23 Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I can tell you that Wolfman theater is going to be room 307 and Raven theater is going to be room 2AB. Does that help at all?

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  • ElectricTurtleElectricTurtle Seeress WARegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Hrmmm what's 3AB going to then?

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  • TransparentTransparent Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    By process of elimination I think that leaves Walrus as the only option for 3AB.

    So my best guess is:
    Wolfman 307
    Raven 2AB
    Main 4(I'm guessing 4a)
    Serpent across pike street
    Walrus 3ab

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  • ElectricTurtleElectricTurtle Seeress WARegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Aw, no hastily arranged theater in the corner of nowhere this year?

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  • apotheosapotheos Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited August 2008
    Boy they couldn't have used the same naming scheme.

    That would just ... make sense.

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  • majin23xmajin23x Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Looking at the map it seems like the theater will be 2x the size of last years. In theory then, getting into the concerts should still be doable. But you never know.

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  • Qs23Qs23 Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Ok...

    New Main Theater = 2 x Old Main Theater

    but,

    Current Pre-Regs > TOTAL ATTENDANCE FROM LAST YEAR

    so I'm sorry, but I think your theory is going to be shot down.

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  • ElectricTurtleElectricTurtle Seeress WARegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Qs23 wrote: »
    Ok...

    New Main Theater = 2 x Old Main Theater

    but,

    Current Pre-Regs > TOTAL ATTENDANCE FROM LAST YEAR

    so I'm sorry, but I think your theory is going to be shot down.

    I'm actually a little apprehensive about the seething mass of people this year.

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  • TransparentTransparent Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    So if tabletop's in the annex this year, does that mean that both floors 2 and 3 will be console?

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  • NefariousJoeNefariousJoe Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    All the theaters are exactly where they were last year. They just added one.

    Wolfman is 307/308
    Raven is 2AB
    Walrus is 400
    and
    Serpent is in Pike


    There was a bunch of rearranging since there is more space, and a bunch of re-planning based on experience from last year (i.e the staggered Sat Theater schedule) unfortunately the best advice so far has been "figure it out day of"

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  • TransparentTransparent Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Are we not using 3ab then?

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  • NefariousJoeNefariousJoe Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Transparent wrote: »
    Are we not using 3ab then?

    Satellite theater isn't, and never has. I'm sure somebody's using it for something, I'm just not sure what it is.

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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited August 2008
    majin23x wrote: »
    Looking at the map it seems like the theater will be 2x the size of last years. In theory then, getting into the concerts should still be doable. But you never know.

    Concerts barely filled up the theater they had last year. It'll be fine. Not that I'm going to them again.

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  • BigRedBigRed Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    The theater isnt 2x the size of last year.

    Only 4a or 4b will be theater, the other will be the line room. (I just dont remember whichi s which at this time).

    Theater is only a bit bigger than last year. But also so many more people....

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