Who would come to the Quad Cities?

Ghost of Pariah · Post by **Ghost of Pariah** » Thu Aug 22, 2002 5:43 pm

My friend and I were discussing all the tournaments that we had missed and he mentioned that we should organize a tourney here. Well I said, why not? He's out of college and makes the big bucks. I'm in college and have nothing but time.
But before we do anything and/or get in over our heads I'd like to know just how many people from this board would actually come to this god forsaken hell hole I call home. For any who don't know, I live in the Quad Cities, USA. It's roughly 200 miles west of Chicago; right on the Mississippi river's bend. (Look at a map and find the only city in Iowa that has the river directly South of it and that's home.)
So how many would come?

wesleytj · Post by **wesleytj** » Fri Aug 23, 2002 2:57 am

It's only a 5 or 6 hour drive for me, so given a good day and enough warning and so on, I could make it.

wesleytj · Post by **wesleytj** » Fri Aug 23, 2002 2:59 am

oh, forgot to mention, Terre Haute, IN is where I'm from...pretty much directly across Illinois from you.

Post by **GalakStarscraper** » Fri Aug 23, 2002 3:54 am

Not sure if I could make it or not ... would have to get the wife's approval for the expense ... I'm around 5 to 6 hours away as well ... if it was NAF sealed for points ... I'd plead for the time off.

Galak

Thetian · Post by **Thetian** » Fri Aug 23, 2002 4:29 am

I'm also 5-6 hours away. Maybe that's the real claim to fame of the Quad Cities.

I could prolly bring myself and one other player. (Especially if it were for NAF points)

-Mike

Ghost of Pariah · Post by **Ghost of Pariah** » Fri Aug 23, 2002 8:00 pm

Wow! Everyone is 5-6 hours away! Cool!
So we have 3 or 4 ppl?

Like I said we were just kicking the idea around. If it was possible I'd try to get it NAF sanctioned. Who knows how to do that right anyway?
Basically my friend and I were just lamenting how we always have something going on during the events.
That fool went and got married on August 8th! No GenCon for him...ever!

wesleytj · Post by **wesleytj** » Fri Aug 23, 2002 8:15 pm

Next year GenCon is coming to ME!! YAY!! I have all kinds of friends in Indy who would put me up for the weekend, and it's only an hour away anyway!

Thetian · Post by **Thetian** » Fri Aug 23, 2002 10:13 pm

Going to GenCon is the gamer's equivilent to a pilgramage to Mecca. I've never been to GenCon.

I prolly never will unless I move somewhere closer to the shrine of Gygax. Then again, if I keep playing the Lotto.....

-Mike

wesleytj · Post by **wesleytj** » Fri Aug 23, 2002 10:22 pm

You're in KC right? That's not THAT far to Indy...maybe 10 hour drive tops! I went to a Chiefs game at Arrowhead a few years ago, it wasn't that bad.

Thetian · Post by **Thetian** » Fri Aug 23, 2002 10:48 pm

10 hours = sucks

maybe with the right passenger or a good book on tape.......
Nope.
6 hours is about my limit of windshield time. I did 10 hours to Colorado from Oklahoma once. Luckily, the altitude sickness made me too weak to throw myself from a great height.

-Mike

Ghost of Pariah · Post by **Ghost of Pariah** » Sat Aug 24, 2002 1:03 am

MY brother and I really want to go to GenCon next year. I'm betting we will since it's farther away now.

Post by **Thadrin** » Sat Aug 24, 2002 5:58 am

I'd seriously consider coming over for GenCon one year.
Its one of those things I've heard about, all hushed tones and stuff.

Do they have BB at GenCon yet?

wesleytj · Post by **wesleytj** » Sat Aug 24, 2002 3:30 pm

Thadrin wrote:I'd seriously consider coming over for GenCon one year.
Its one of those things I've heard about, all hushed tones and stuff.

Do they have BB at GenCon yet?

I went to GenCon one year when it was in Milwaukee, and that year at least they had a BB tourney. I can't speak for the others.

I played and won all my games except for one draw where I allowed the kid to cheat because I was sick of arguing with him. He was convinced that he could take partial actions with all his players split up however he wanted (aka stand of the catcher and dodge, then move his thrower and throw to the catcher, then move the catcher again and score)

So anyway he and I had a draw and so I didn't make the final. Stupid punk kid.

Kamikaze Rudy · Post by **Kamikaze Rudy** » Tue Aug 27, 2002 10:51 pm

I'm about 3 hours away and I may be able to wrangle up about four people to come along...

Deathwing · Post by **Deathwing** » Tue Aug 27, 2002 11:12 pm

Pariah wrote:Wow! Everyone is 5-6 hours away! Cool!
So we have 3 or 4 ppl?
Like I said we were just kicking the idea around. If it was possible I'd try to get it NAF sanctioned. Who knows how to do that right anyway?

Sorry guys, missed this for a while! Gregg's the guy you want to speak to:
viewtopic.php?t=1361

Be cool if you can make this happen!

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