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[PAX East 2019 Challenge Coin] Batch 2 shipping estimated: 4/29/2019
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I believe Aquarium was one of the finalists last year until the T-Rex barged in at the last minute and killed the two raptors.
Wait....
In any case, I'm down for the Aquarium or Faneuil Hall. As for the gaming side, my mind gravitates towards things like Tetris and Battleship but I don't know off hand all the ones that have been done before.
Or the PC killer app Minesweeper.
jdixon1972
Looking through the Wiki page, I don't actually see a Tetris one yet, so that seems a strong possibility. Only real problem off the top of my head is that it might be considered too similar to last year's Scrabble by virtue of being a bunch of squares.
PAX East Attendee since 2011
How about Tetris being played on a Macintosh?
@jdixon1972
If you look at the link on the 3rd line of the OP, or right here you can see all the coins that have been done for every PAX, up to East 2018. :biggrin:
I still hope one day the Swan Boats will win the landmark side.
According to Wikipedia, Tetris came out for the Apple II in 1988, so 2019 would be the 31st anniversary!
I can see that comparison, especially on the silver coins. But I think if it's a zoomed out grid with various blocks it could help differentiate itself just enough. Especially on the colored coins if the NES scheme is used. Although, if we do go the handheld route, that monochrome GB color palette would be interesting.
And I'm also down with the Old State House as a landmark idea. But one of these years we need to do @SutibunRi a service and get those ducks their time in the limelight.
Computer Space takes offense to that statement, but since Pong looks better on a coin it will allow it.
Yep that was the intent
What if you made the "A" the shape for the ship since it's fairly close in shape
Is there someone artistically inclined who could draw the BCEC area like SimCity? That would certainly be a unique gaming-side.
PAX East Attendee since 2011
I stopped reading after Mother.
This. All day.
PAX East Attendee since 2011
Except last year, we had mockups in December/January and voted early Feb. Going this late in the game without anything isn't a good sign.
Hopefully our fearless leaders are well.
Did the coins last year get epoxy coating? Like a smooth clear coat over the coin? I see it on the design documents, but I don't have one to check. It looks like previous years did not get the coating, and I know it was an issue this past PAXU, so I want to make sure it's done correctly.
As far as landmarks, it looks like the following has been mentioned:
Hatch Shell
the old state house
Faneuil Hall
Aquarium
Swan Boats
For gaming, the following has been mentioned:
Tetris
Pong
Asteroids (with a cool mockup)
Sim City
GameBoy (was also on East 2013)
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We don't have a lot of time, so I'll leave this open until maybe Sunday night, and we'll start working on specific mock ups and submitting the design next week.
We need to pick an image for Faneuil Hall though, do you guys like one of these or do you have a different one you'd like to see?
In order to maintain detail on the windows and such, the building will probably need to be without color.
EDIT: I just thought of this, but if we did the statue one, we could ask for a spot treatment on it like the t-rex from last year. Have the building in the standard silver coin finish, but do up the statue in black nickel or something so it stands out. Dunno if that's an option, but maybe.
Which one do you like the most? Or send me a link for one you would rather see.
^(Google Form)
Solanales I hope it's ok if we use your art? Also, may need to widen the lines to make them more visible on the coin.
Unless there's any strong opinions, I'm thinking we'll keep the same black colored ring band as last year? Would you guys rather do a red East themed one, or go back to not having a colored outer ring?
Also, I'm going to order these without the epoxy coat, as has been done previously. I don't think there was one last year.
Definitely dig the colored outer ring. "East Red" is a good idea too. Either way, I'm on board.
This is what red could look like. It does kinda mess up Ms. Pacman's bow.
What if you left the Ring Black and made the lettering with in the ring Red. That would keep Ms. Pac Man's Bow pronounced and Still have the East Red?
It also means the unpainted coins would look weird, or require their own die which increases costs.
I don't know that it's entirely doable at this point in time for this year to explore those options.