They’re calling it Wardens of the Eastern Marches and it sounds pretty AL-adjacent. They’re going to offer some options where a GM can link with a single group of players for multiple sequential scenarios and thus offer greater continuity in play from one session to another.
Ah okay. Sorry, just moved here last spring. Only attended for the first time last year. Don't know much about its history or the organizers. But it was a goldilocks convention for me. Just the right size. Before that I only went to Con of the North, which I love, but it is small. Before 2014, when I got back into the hobby, I hadn't been to any gaming conventions since the late 80s when Gen Con was in Milwaukee. Would love to go to Gary Con, but I can't afford the time and money to go to both and this year my son and his girlfriend, and my younger son, are joining. Older son is graduating from high school this year, so something we can do before he's off to college. I felt Gamehole Con was a better vibe for my kids, they don't care enough about the history of the game to get the most out of Gary Con and I think Gamehole Con has more variety in terms of other events. I could be wrong, but my sense is that Gary Con is smaller.
That's nice. Though, I would get a room when I went to Con of the North, even though I could drive home every evening if I wanted to. I like to be immersed in the con and stay up late and just walk to my room and go to bed. But Con of the North is held IN the hotel. At Gamehole Con, even most of the nearby hotels are enough of a walk that driving home is going to be as or more convenient if you live in/near Madison.
If you are willing to pay more, you can call the hotels directly. I was able to get a room at Home2 and use my Hilton Honors discount. Will be a suite instead of two rooms, so I'm getting one expensive one room for two couples (King bed and pull out queen) instead of two rooms. The price is actually less than the two rooms would have been, but it would have been nice to have the two rooms.
