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Pike Street Annex Praise
not_hanz
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Hey, I haven't seen a thread about this yet so I wanted to make sure that this doesn't go unsaid. I absolutely loved having the Pike Street annex for the tabletop area this year at PAX. I mean 3 WHOLE FLOORS of tabletop! It gave everyone room to spread out, yet everything was still all centrally located enough that you could find what you were looking for. FAR FAR superior to the setup last year when it was confined to the 2nd ( or was it 3rd) floor. I mean could you ask for a more perfect setup for tabletop than all the little rooms on the 2nd floor at the Annex with the winding mazelike path throughout it!
I heard some rumors talking about moving the tabletop back into the main building for 09 and I for one would like to recommend against it. I cant imagine anything you could setup in the main building that would be superior to what you had this year at the Annex.
So anyways, again I just wanted to say job well done! And thanks for such a great con.
I heard some rumors talking about moving the tabletop back into the main building for 09 and I for one would like to recommend against it. I cant imagine anything you could setup in the main building that would be superior to what you had this year at the Annex.
So anyways, again I just wanted to say job well done! And thanks for such a great con.
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I didn't even know where the annex was until saturday night. And I wasn't planning on going Sunday. So that was pretty annoying. If PAX iddn't lose their arrows, it might have been better for me. I had fun when I visited it in 06.
If someone has a more clear answer about what's going on with the facility, it would be greatly appreciated.
Perhaps we could rent out the nearby Cheesecake Factory for the occasion, with a new rule requiring all participants to dress as Agent Smith.
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Seeing the annex go would be sad. Last year the table top area worked well, I could usually find an open table outside to play a game on but with the ever increasing attendance, i don't see how that could work again w/out some restructuring. As long as I don't have to sit in one giant "dutch oven" (you know what I mean) like in '06 then I am happy.
Fear not though as I am sure something else just as awsome will replace it.
trey
ooh! Every time someone mentions 2010, I get a little bit of glee!
In other news, I spent a lot of my time in the Pike St. Annex, and I would have spent even more time there if they had more people running DnD games =D
The top floor with all the big round tables and the open atmosphere was my favorite. Very communal, very casual. The only thing that place needs is a sound system and some comfy couches, although there were SUMOs around.
I hope it's not closed for 2009. I hope I hope I hope!
Organizer of the Post-PAX Party. You should come!
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No idea why people should hold a huge grudge against Wizards since they deliver way more to their fans way EA.
Anyways,
I didn't see much warmachine going on when I walked the 2nd floor and checked as many places as I can; I only saw WoWTCG, unofficial 40K table and various places and tables for board games.
My only complaint is that the place felt detached from the rest of the entire convention as I had to walk and cross roads in order to get there. I wish there was indoor access to the annex. The placement of Serpent theatre did make the place less split from the rest with a Wil Wheaton panel being held there.
Overall, having lots of room for tabletop gaming was wonderful and MTG was able to hold a 112 person event where it would not have been possible to hold even 25% of that last year. This year certainly gave more feel for traditional gaming.
Jeff: I see
jsn: and I was like "I wonder how he goes to the washroom, does he just like...brush his loincloth to the side or what?"
jsn: friend was like "DUDE he's BEHIND YOU"
I loved being able to check out games, I got to try out stuff I'd never played and teach others some of my favourites without having to lug everything around and worry about losing pieces. I'm not the best at meeting new people, but it's pretty easy to prowl around until you find a game just wrapping up and then horn in on the next one.
Even if the annex isn't available next year, I'm sure it's obvious how many people are interested in a board game area, and something else will be worked out.
Fifth floor is pretty small, actually. It's a bunch of small rooms intended for convention offices and the like. Tabletop is like to be on the sixth floor next year, I believe.
Isn't there a covention that books the 6th floor every march/april? I unfortunately have yet to see the 6th floor and the said convention.
Jeff: I see
jsn: and I was like "I wonder how he goes to the washroom, does he just like...brush his loincloth to the side or what?"
jsn: friend was like "DUDE he's BEHIND YOU"
As far as I could tell... More tabletop.
This was the mystery room. Well worth the trip over to check out, it was fun.
Anybody who actually finished the beach balls thing and didn't guess: was it in fact "ascent" or "ascend"?
It was almost the pefect setting, perfect area, 3 floors, wow it was good.
It still hasn't matched the magic of tabletopping with complete strangers till the wee hours of the morning until pax the next day only to buy 20 bottles of bawls to try to stay up for the rest of the weekend.
It will never be the pax that I knew without 24/7 tabletop, its the one thing (besides short lines/bawls) that I really REALLY miss and will forever mourn the loss of at pax.
Its being renovated throughout 2009
Uh 5th floor wont be anything accessable to attendees, its only 7 small offices up there, 2,000 total sqft.
Basically guarded storage is all its good for.
Organizer of the Post-PAX Party. You should come!
Satellite Theater for life!
Offsite in a hotels conference room.
Otherwise, I figure tabletop will be hosed or severely reduced next year.
By the way, I spent a few hours in the Annex this year. It was very cool!