AdventureX, tickets availabub

[m0ds]

Hehe aww Save some pennies then! Unless you're in America I suppose. In which case just sob, and hold your own adventureX with ProgZMax

Speak of the devil though, the venue lady just emailed me back with "this sounds great". So everything looks sweet!

[Intense Degree]

I'm really pleased to hear this is going ahead after a couple of false starts!

If I can come, I think I probably will.

[Dualnames]

Chris Bateman is awesome btw, and a personal hero.

[m0ds]

Great! Glad he appeals. I've never played Noir personally, but I have a copy sitting right here. Guess I should fire it up sometime. Plus the fact he delves into game making philosophy should make his presentation an interesting one!

[Wonkyth]

Hehe aww Save some pennies then! Unless you're in America I suppose. In which case just sob, and hold your own adventureX with ProgZMax

Worse, I'm in Australia.
I'll have to rock it out with Ben and Cameron and the likes some time...sigh.

[Azure]

I was really happy to see the e-mail about this, I was thinking about it the other day. I think it'd be about 3 hours travel for me, but as long as I can work out the date I'm up for it!

[Matt Frith]

Oh yes, I should probably post my interest in this.  It will be a short trip for me so I'd definitely be up for attending. Whee!

[Grim]

If Dualnames is coming, I'd come as well. 

I live in Exeter, Devon, so it'd take me probably 4-5 hours to get to London... I'm not sure where to get off the coach to get to that 'secret pub location', but I'm sure I'd manage somehow. Maybe I can get somebody to drive me?...

I think it's a really good idea. Like Mittens, but more serious I guess.

Also, I didn't know Mods was a Brit?

[m0ds]

Thanks azure, matt and Grim! It'd be good to have you all visit.

Grim - you'd probably want to go to Didcot via Bristol/Bath. By train, if you went via London, you'd be going past the location and then back on yourself.

Yes indeed, special guest Jim Spanos...will he, won't he? Nobody knows! BUNNDLEEE!

[m0ds]

A small note - C. Cecil is going to be too busy (working on a new production). But kindly Mr Stein of fanadventures.de is checking out some other guests. As it would be good to have someone come on the Sunday (as Mr Bateman is confirmed for the saturday).

[Igor Hardy]

I'd love to come somehow - unfortunately it's much more than 2-4 hours away from where I live. Maybe another time.

[Grim]

I'd love to come somehow - unfortunately it's much more than 2-4 hours away from where I live. Maybe another time.

It's less than 2 hours flight, if you're coming from Poland ( which is where you live, I assume... ) And these days you wouldn't pay  more than £100 for a return ticket... so maybe it's worth thinking about it?

[Layabout]

Hehe aww Save some pennies then! Unless you're in America I suppose. In which case just sob, and hold your own adventureX with ProgZMax

Worse, I'm in Australia.
I'll have to rock it out with Ben and Cameron and the likes some time...sigh.

Bah. I travelled to Ireland from Australia for mittens this year. And Ben lives in the boonies. I'm not going over to the other side of Australia.

[ThreeOhFour]

Bah. I travelled to Ireland from Australia for mittens this year. And Ben lives in the boonies. I'm not going over to the other side of Australia.

I went to Melbourne last year and caught up with Xenogia - if there ever was an AGS meetup over that end of Australia I'd be willing to fly over for it, provided it was for more than a single day.

[m0ds]

And of course you could always compile a demo/preview of your latest game to be shown at this one

I realize this would be fairly impractical money wise for a lot of people. Especially with a hotel or something on top. Under special circumstances I can certainly provide a sofa for a couple of people if you want to come but don't want to pay for accomodation somewhere. But it would mean you'd need to be happy to help out a bit

[m0ds]

Tickets are on sale now, though I haven't updated the website. You can get one at http://adventurex.eventbrite.com

There is no reason to purchase one yet, especially as guests (beside Mr Bateman) and the games on show are pending still. I've just made the option available. I've decided on a single price that will allow you to visit on either day or both. And I'm pretty set with 17th & 18th Dec.

There is a small processing fee. But get yourself a pound off with the following discount code.

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ONIONRINGS11

[close]

If you recently got an email from me about AdventureX, please don't buy a ticket just yet, for reasons explained in the next email coming your way at the end of October!

Providing a minimum of 25 people buy tickets online prior to the event it can definitely go ahead, otherwise the venue cost won't be covered. But I'm starting at 'home' first, with the AGS community, and will announce this further afield around the end of October.

If it all flops, refunds will be available at roughly 80% of what you will have paid (due to processing fees and the fact I'll have bought paper plates by then). I'm also working on getting discount codes from various adventure game companies for attendees.

Again - if anyone has a game that is partly playable, whether it's in demo form, or just a few rooms - and you're happy for me to preview it (let people play it) at the event please get in touch! Particularly interested in games that will be coming out IN December or beyond 2011, but any moderately new game will be added to the computer-o-games for people to play. Thanks! Oh and if you fancy giving a chat about a topic relating to adventure games please get in touch. Any questions you can PM me or email me mark at screen7.co.uk 

[Igor Hardy]

I'd love to come somehow - unfortunately it's much more than 2-4 hours away from where I live. Maybe another time.

It's less than 2 hours flight, if you're coming from Poland ( which is where you live, I assume... ) And these days you wouldn't pay  more than £100 for a return ticket... so maybe it's worth thinking about it?

Thinking is entirely free of charge, so I'll definitely think about it. Especially while baking.

[straydogstrut]

If you recently got an email from me about AdventureX, please don't buy a ticket just yet, for reasons explained in the next email coming your way at the end of October!

No email for me :'( so I can go ahead and buy a ticket?? The switch to a two-day thing is a awesome :o

I've had a look at the trains and the times/fares seem good enough for me to make a whole weekend of it and stay over in Oxford if I can find somewhere. I'm not that bothered about how late I get back on the sunday, so long as I can make it into work in the morning!

Just flew back into the country last night so a bit skint after my holiday, but pay day hits this friday so I will likely settle things then. If anyone else is thinking of staying over/has any recommendations give us a holler

[LimpingFish]

I'm in, of course! \o/

Let me know as soon as I can buy a ticket!

[m0ds]

Thanks for your comments guys, just a few more essential PM's to send out before it's all completely official. I'll add you to the email list straydog. My main worry is still how people can stick around, or get somewhere safely, affordably - if they intend to stay a night or two. New little things are that Yahtzee will be giving his opinion on adventure games in audio form and TellTale are interested in sending something pretty over. Everyone who buys a ticket online and turns up will get a free 'AdventureX' pen because free pens are cool for your inventory pocket. I'm still trying to sort games to show and special guests but those are the essential PM's I hope to have sent in the next couple of days. I'll let you know! Fresh thread and stuff