GenCon Indy 2007, Events are up!

[AgentP]

Hey everyone,

GenCon Indy will be taking place August 16th thru the 19th. Yes this is the weekend after Worlds. But for those not going to Worlds or for those who love going to GenCon, I will be organizing the Events there again!

Currently Registration for GenCon is closed. For Onsite Prices go to www.gencon.com

The Pokemon Room hours will be:
Thursday - Saturday 8am to 10pm
Sunday 8am to 4pm

Highlight of Events:
Mysterious Treasures Prereleases on Friday and Saturday
Mysterious Treasures Theme Deck Challenge on Friday Evening
2nd Annual GenCon Championship Saturday Morning (more info on post #17)
All Day Convention League - League desk opens by 10am everyday.
Demo Area for the TCG, and possibily the TFG (However it's starting to look unlikely)



Any questions, feel free to post here, or PM me. Also be sure to visit www.gencon.com for all your registration and general convention questions.

[Mewchou]

Looking forward to it.

[Ice'Cold]

Can't help but notice a lack of any major POP involvement in this convention, though they are going to be at a bucnh of random ones in las vegas.

[AgentP]

POP is involved with this convention as much as previous years.

But yes, after looking at the convention listing, it's easy to see PUI has decided not to have a booth at GenCon, this does not prevent POP from providing support for tournaments at GenCon.

PUI makes the decisions on what conventions they exhibit at.

[AgentP]

Just a Reminder, Event Registration opens up on May 7th! So for those of you going, get ready!

[The Gorn]

Can't help but notice a lack of any major POP involvement in this convention, though they are going to be at a bucnh of random ones in las vegas.

What's going on in Las Vegas?

[AgentP]

What's going on in Las Vegas?

Games Expo back in March, and GAMA Trade Show last week. Both are trade shows that are open to Manufacturers, Distributors, and Retailers only.

[Shellshock929]

If someone can give me a plane ticket to this, I'll be there.

[AgentP]

If someone can give me a plane ticket to this, I'll be there.

Perhaps Drew can pack you in one of his bags.:wink: But that would only work if you go to Worlds, I believe Drew is planning to fly from Hawaii to Indy.

[AgentP]

GenCon Indy, Pokemon Event Listings
Thursday 8/16/07
Event # TCG00035 - 11am Modified
Event # TCG00043 - 3pm Sealed
Event # TCG00036 - 7pm Modified
Event # TCG00047 - All Day Convention League

Friday 8/17/07
Event # TCG00044 - 11am Mysterious Treasures Prerelease
Event # TCG00046 - 4pm Mysterious Treasures Theme Deck Challenge
Event # TCG00037 - 7pm Modified
Event # TCG00048 - All Day Convention League

Saturday 8/18/07
Event # TCG00040 - 10am 2nd Annual GenCon Championship (more info on post #17)
Event # TCG00045 - 4pm Mysterious Treasures Prerelease
Event # TCG00038 - 7pm Modified
Event # TCG00049 - All Day Convention League

Sunday 8/19/07
Event # TCG00042 - 11am Sealed
Event # TCG00039 - 1pm Unlimited
Event # TCG00050 - All Day Convetion League

All Constructed Events (Modified, Unlimited, League, and GenCon Championship) are FREE
All Sealed Events (Sealed, Prerelease, and Theme Deck Challenge) are $24.00

Convention League is scheduled to run 11am to 7pm on Thurs, Fri, and Sat, 11am to 4pm on Sunday.

We have the freedom to run 8 man events, simliar to what was ran at Nats, this will be while product lasts.

[deogg]

Can hardly wait!!!!

[Mewchou]

Hey Ryan, any info on prizes for the GenCon Championship?

[john bovi]

is there just day passes

Back to back posts merged. The following information has been added:

is there day passes

[bytor]

No pokemon booth at gencon?

To quote winnie the pooh:

"how very odd"

[AgentP]

Prizes for GenCon Championship, I will announce tomorrow.

Yes there are single day passes, I believe they are $40 on site, but go to www.gencon.com for more info on the convention passes.

And yes there is no booth, unfortunately. But it was pushed for, due to the TFG releasing the week of GenCon. But the Pokemon Room will be open from 8am to 10pm Thurs - Sat, and til 4pm on Sunday. We will be having demos of the TCG, and MAYBE the TFG (I hope), going on all weekend.

Expect an update from me tomorrow.

[TheDarkTwins]

Were you able to secure any rooms?? I just wanted to know. I really really dont want to be at the Airport for hotels,
LMK,
Drew

[AgentP]

GenCon Championship Info!

Saturday August 18th at 10am, will be the second annual GenCon Championship Tournament.

Registration will open at 10am, Registration cut off will be at 10:30am, those not in line by 10:30am will receive a 1st round loss.

The Cost is FREE! Event tickets are valued at $0.00. But you need to purchase admission to GenCon to play in this event, for more info visit, www.gencon.com

Modified Format (DX-On) will be used, each player will be required to fill out a decklist, and sleeves must follow current POP floor rules standards.

There will be a max of top 8 cut for each age group.

Participation Prize: Each player will receive 1 Diamond and Pearl Pack just for playing. - While Supplies Last.

Now on to the Prizes! The Prize breakdown for each age group is:
1st Place - 1 Nintendo DS, with Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl games, 36 Packs of Diamond and Pearl.
2nd Place - 18 packs of Diamond and Pearl
3rd Place - 9 packs of Diamond and Pearl
4th Place - 9 packs of Diamond and Pearl

[Mewchou]

Is that a DS Lite or regular DS?

[AgentP]

It will be DS Lites given out.

[Rocketman]

Good Luck Ryan!

[Naki Feralkin]

Hey Ryan, would it be possible to vie for a Mutant Draft like at Origins if there was enough interest?

[AgentP]

Yes, a Mutant Draft is a possibility. Best time would be Thursday, Friday, or Saturday after 8pm, since we are required by GenCon to keep the room open until 10pm. I would follow the same standard that was used at Origins. Bring your own 6 packs, or buy 6 from me, then randomly re-distribute them out to all the players.

If anyone else would be interested in this, please let me know what day would be best for you.

[Dragonitegirl07]

I am sure the level of involvement by the POP staff is limited due to World's being the weekend prior. They wouldn't have time to load up the stuff, fly to GenCon from Hawaii, and set up again.

[AgentP]

Last year, all they did was ship it to GenCon, have the riggers put up the booth, and have volunteers run the booth, no POP or PUI personel present. That could of been done this year, but yeah, worlds is part of why there is no booth.

[secretsof2113]

I concur, I'd be up for a mutant draft any night. Just give us a heads up so we can bring packs!

[homeofmew]

Ryan I wish I could go :P

[AgentP]

Tina, you would love GenCon.

They have like 3 (or more) anime veiwing rooms, and cosplay stuffs going on all weekend.

[mikermon]

yeah you would like it. there's alot for anime type peoples to do. but yeah it seemed like they ran movie rooms 24/7 for all four days. You too can be a hentai voice actress/actor! i remember that was one of the big late night events, they like had try outs for the voices etc. i really wanted to go witness the insanity but sleep was more important.

i will say though. there needs to be more for pokemons type peoples to do.

i personally came back emotionally/physically/mentally scarred and exhausted. but part of that may have been from rooming with Drew......

:-)