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KoL Con 12: One less than a baker's dozen [Scheduled! Sept 25 & 26, 2015] Dates: September 25th - 26th, 2015 (But come early and stay late!)

Location: Mesa, AZ

Cost: $25 (covers everything in the Official Schedule below)



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Official Schedule:



Casino and Game Night

Friday, September 25th, 6 PM till 11 PM

(Map)

The first official event of KoL Con 12! We've done this for many years now, and it is always awesome. We've hired some professional dealers for Blackjack, Craps, and Roulette, and will have supplies for playing Poker and other card games (no pro dealers for that, though). Wear formal attire if you want -- it helps you feel like a high roller. Feel free to bring your own games and gamble amongst yourselves by playing Cards Against Humanity or Lords of Waterdeep or Mr. Card Game or something. Everyone will get a set amount of currency when they arrive, and at the end of the evening folks will be able to buy prizes with their winnings! We'll have soda, beer, and full bar offerings, as well as a food truck set up at the venue for you to patronize if you desire. Possible Jazzy Bosses performance, perhaps?



BBQ and Games and Wizards

Saturday, September 26th, Noon till Midnight

(Map)

The heart of KoL Con, Saturday's BBQ is where we provide some delicious food and beer. Like last year, lunch will be pasties and side dishes from the Cornish Pasty Company. Tons of eating, hanging out, and enjoying each other's company will be had in the passive voice! People (like you) will bring games, and folks should feel free to organize things like



Noon - 2 PM: Stuff your face and play games

2 PM - 3 PM: Jick will NOT sign some Certificates of Participation (maybe try to get him to sign something else?)

3 PM - 6 PM:

6 PM - 8 PM: Dinnertime (dinner not included) (but still can play games)

8 PM - 10 PM: Wizardry, and/or play games

10 PM on: Unstructured time to hang out and, you guessed it, play games



Special Note: To help defray the costs of KoL Con (which always used to run at a significant loss), we've decided to sell a Con-exclusive in-game item at the BBQ on Saturday. It will cost $20, and will be tradeable. This seemed the best way to keep the ticket price for Con super-cheap, but to let people who wanted to help us out do so in a meaningful way. We've done this for a several years now, and it has worked out really well. (Last year's item will be available for $30, and the one from two years ago can be had for $40 if anyone wants to get one, and so on.) If you want one of these in-game items and can't make it to Con, perhaps you can make arrangements with someone who will be attending to pick one up for you?





Unofficial Schedule:

(Events before and/or after the official Con -- we'll add to this list as things get scheduled)



Informal Gathering

(21+ only, probably)

Thursday, September 24th, 6:30 PM till Late

Monastery

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People mostly want to hang out and drink with each other, right? Well, why not do it at a local neighborhood bar where you can play a little volleyball or a board game? We're not booking the whole place or anything, but come and hang out with a few other KoLers for some pre-Con beer and burgers.



Stuff Yourself With Sushi!

Cost: $35

Friday, September 25th, Noon till you keel over

Ninja Japanese Restaurant

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Back for yet another year of food-coma-inducing deliciousness! Fusilliban organizes this insanity, and you can find details about it



Karaoke

Cost: TBA (details forthcoming!)

Sunday, September 27th, 8 PM

Spokes

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Sing your heart out! See





Housing and Local Transportation:



Basically, folks are responsible for their own housing when they come to Con. What this often means is that folks band together and rent houses (often by clan affiliation, but not always). September is decidedly off-season in the Phoenix area, so vacation rentals are plentiful and cheap. People often throw parties and brunches and whatnot in the rental houses, and get them for the week leading up to Con, having a handful of trips and activities during the week.



If a rental house isn't your style, there are tons of motels and hotels in the area. Rates are sometimes cheaper in the low-end places if you're willing to risk it and not make a reservation -- they cut people a deal to fill beds that would otherwise go empty. But then you have to be nervous that nothing acceptable will be available, so it's a tough call...



Con itself (the Friday night and Saturday stuff) will be happening basically in the dead center of Mesa (near the corner of Center and Main).



Having a car, or at least a ride, is pretty useful. Lots of folks have extra space in their cars usually, though, so it's not typically a big deal. Arranging things beforehand is a good idea.





And Finally



If you have any questions or comments, want to excitedly announce your plans for attendance, or try to coordinate housing or transportation, post them in this thread. Or head on over to (covers everything in the Official Schedule below)This is the place to discuss the awesomeness that is/will be Con. Woo! ( Buy Tickets Here .) Here is an awesome map (and some discussion of the places on the map) assembled by Nytmare, cause he's awesome. Like his map. Which is awesome.The first official event of KoL Con 12! We've done this for many years now, and it is always. We've hired some professional dealers for Blackjack, Craps, and Roulette, and will have supplies for playing Poker and other card games (no pro dealers for that, though).-- it helps you feel like a high roller.and gamble amongst yourselves by playing Cards Against Humanity or Lords of Waterdeep or Mr. Card Game or something. Everyone will get a set amount of currency when they arrive, and at the end of the evening folks will be able to buy prizes with their winnings! We'll have soda, beer, and full bar offerings, as well as a food truck set up at the venue for you to patronize if you desire. Possible Jazzy Bosses performance, perhaps?The heart of KoL Con, Saturday's BBQ is where we provide some. Like last year, lunch will be pasties and side dishes from theTons of eating, hanging out, and enjoying each other's company will be had in the passive voice! People (like) will bring games, and folks should feel free to organize things like Poker or Magic Tournaments, Rock Band Rock-Offs, and so on. We aren't providing dinner, but a food truck will be set up outside for folks that would like to stick around and play more games. After the dinner hours, we're booking some magicians to wander around -- or you can just hole up and keep playing games, cause it'll be super casual. Here's the expected schedule:Noon - 2 PM: Stuff your face and play games2 PM - 3 PM: Jick will NOT sign some Certificates of Participation (maybe try to get him to sign something else?)3 PM - 6 PM: Trivia (hosted by DanBob and Lady Doughnutpants)6 PM - 8 PM: Dinnertime (dinner not included) (but still can play games)8 PM - 10 PM: Wizardry, and/or play games10 PM on: Unstructured time to hang out and, you guessed it, play gamesTo help defray the costs of KoL Con (which always used to run at a significant loss), we've decided to sell aat the BBQ on Saturday. It will cost, and will be tradeable. This seemed the best way to keep the ticket price for Con super-cheap, but to let people who wanted to help us out do so in a meaningful way. We've done this for a several years now, and it has worked out really well. (Last year's item will be available for $30, and the one from two years ago can be had for $40 if anyone wants to get one, and so on.) If you want one of these in-game items and can't make it to Con, perhaps you can make arrangements with someone who will be attending to pick one up for you?(Events before and/or after the official Con -- we'll add to this list as things get scheduled)(21+ only, probably)People mostly want to hang out and drink with each other, right? Well, why not do it at a local neighborhood bar where you can play a little volleyball or a board game? We're not booking the whole place or anything, but come and hang out with a few other KoLers for some pre-Con beer and burgers.Ninja Japanese RestaurantBack for yet another year of food-coma-inducing deliciousness! Fusilliban organizes this insanity, and you can find details about it here (details forthcoming!)SpokesSing your heart out! See this thread for details.Basically, folks are responsible for their own housing when they come to Con. What this often means is that folks band together and rent houses (often by clan affiliation, but not always). September is decidedly off-season in the Phoenix area, so vacation rentals are plentiful and cheap. People often throw parties and brunches and whatnot in the rental houses, and get them for the week leading up to Con, having a handful of trips and activities during the week.If a rental house isn't your style, there are tons of motels and hotels in the area. Rates are sometimes cheaper in the low-end places if you're willing to risk it and not make a reservation -- they cut people a deal to fill beds that would otherwise go empty. But then you have to be nervous that nothing acceptable will be available, so it's a tough call...Con itself (the Friday night and Saturday stuff) will be happening basically in the dead center of Mesa (near the corner of Center and Main).Having a car, or at least a ride, is pretty useful. Lots of folks have extra space in their cars usually, though, so it's not typically a big deal. Arranging things beforehand is a good idea.If you have any questions or comments, want to excitedly announce your plans for attendance, or try to coordinate housing or transportation, post them in this thread. Or head on over to Facebook and do it there! Last edited by HotStuff; Tue, Sep 22nd, 2015 at 06:52 PM .