uh-oh

[jazzfish]

. . . wait, Technicon, in addition to being in McBryde instead of an actual convention center, is shutting down at eleven PM?

I want to go this year: a couple days of solid gaming, plus Mr Martin and Ursula Vernon. It's growing more and more difficult to justify the time and expense, though.

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+1 Insightful

[jazzfish]

I have basically nothing to add to this, you've covered all the ground I could have wanted to.

One small nit: financially, they're so much better off having it in McBryde it isn't even close to funny, because the hotel is just that expensive. At least it was last time I was involved in Tcon, and that was at the Red Lion. I imagine they could have fifty people walk through the door at $10/person in McBryde and be in the black.

Re: +1 Insightful

[ranchonmars.livejournal.com]

If the Ramada simply wanted too much money, more than the con could recover from, I can completely understand that. Hotel rates in Blacksburg are getting insane, and moving into McBryde would be the best--only--choice they had then. Until tonight I thought that was the case, actually.

I imagine they could have fifty people walk through the door at $10/person in McBryde and be in the black.

That's definitely one silver lining. Hopefully they'll make enough off of admissions to keep the momentum going for Tcon 26.