Re: Almost time for Salute

On 24 Apr 2002 at 8:29, Allan Goodall wrote:

> I was at Fall In! in 2000, a historical convention in Gettysburg that
> was probably a bit smaller than Salute. I spent a good two or three
> hours (on at least two trips) in the dealer's room alone. How do you
> have time to game in a 1 day convention???

If you're running a game it's more often a question of how do you 
have time to look around, buy stuff, eat, go to the toilet, breathe, 
etc.

Only two or three hours in the dealers' room? That's not even long 
enough to get to the front of the scrum at the GZG stand at Salute. 
;-)

If you're just visiting then it's quite easy to fit in two or three 
games and some decent shopping. Most of the participation games are 
designed to be over in two or hours or so. 

Another difference between the US and the UK is that over here 
distances are such that most people are within range of a local club 
and so can game every week/fortnight/month if they want to. So the 
shows are more orientated around seeing what everyone else is doing 
and shopping. I've gone to a show and done nothing but shop and gawp.

	Steve
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