2008 Conventions

[soltakss]

Is anyone going to Tentacles or Continuum this year?

I've signed up for Tentacles and will hopefully sign up for Continuum later this year.

[TrippyHippy]

When and where are they? Links?

[Trifletraxor]

There is an own thread for the Continuum con in below in this forum, and a link to the Tentacles con in the link list. I'm not that familiar with Continuum, but Tentacles is a con for HeroQuest, RuneQuest and Chaosium games.

SGL.

[soltakss]

Continuum 1st - 4th August 2008 in Leicester, UK.

Tentacles Convention - Welcome! 9th - 12th May 2008 at castle Stahleck, Bacharach, Germany (yes, it is held in a castle)

Both are heavily Chaosium based, Tentacles is more CoC oriented than Continuum, both have RQ and Glorantha and HeroQuest. There are board games, RPGs, Freeforms and all sorts of goodies.

I went to Tentacles for the first time last year and had an absolute blast. I used to go to Convulsions, the forerunner to Tentacles, but had a spouse-enforced break for a few years, but I've been to the last 2 Continuums and they were pretty good.

If you like BRP-based games, have a free weekend and can stand being around like-minded people (i.e. geeks and nerds, myself being an obvious exception which is why I am on this forum at 12.40am ) then they are well worth going to.

If you do sign up to Tentacles because of reading this and haven't been before, then put my name "Simon Phipp" as the person who introduced you and I'll buy you a drink or two .......

[Trifletraxor]

Originally Posted by soltakss

If you like BRP-based games, have a free weekend and can stand being around like-minded people (i.e. geeks and nerds, myself being an obvious exception which is why I am on this forum at 12.40am ) then they are well worth going to.

If you do sign up to Tentacles because of reading this and haven't been before, then put my name "Simon Phipp" as the person who introduced you and I'll buy you a drink or two .......

Hmm... I want to go. And I'd like a drink or two!

Starting in a new job in March, have to talk to them then to see if I'm able to get some days off. Is the Tentacles filled up fast, or can the sign up wait a bit?

SGL.

[soltakss]

Last time it filled up in about April but there were cancellations so people could get in later.

Payment is due by the end of February, after that there's a late booking charge then another after that.

One of the gamers in my group signed up in April and got in with a cancellation. I signed up in March and had to pay a late fee. So you should be OK.

So, is your new job in the Darkest Arctic (or Lightest Arctic soon to be) or are you moving to more temperate climes?

[Trifletraxor]

Moving down to tropical Oslo! The sallary will be a third of what I have now, but I'll have much more free time and be able to play roleplaying games every week!

SGL.

[Trifletraxor]

I think I'll be going to the tentacles con this year!

SGL.

[soltakss]

Wahay!

I'll see you there, hopefully.

[AikiGhost]

I'm definitely up for Continuum I used to live in Leicester and still have lots of friends up there.