DEAR BGC'rs, PLEASE DO NOT SHOW YOUR TOTAL LACK OF IGNORANCE TO THE GAMING WORLD!!!

When you make statements about how Gen Con is BETTER (in whatever way) than Spiel in Essen, you are merely showing your total ignorance of the facts...

1. Gen Con claims to be the original, longest running, best attended, gaming convention in the world. For nearly 40 years, Gen Con Indy has been setting the trend and breaking records. Last year, more than 26,000 unique attendees (note: NOT TURNSTILE ATTENDEES) experienced Gen Con Indy. Gen Con Australia will draw FAR less. SPIEL DRAWS CROWDS OF >150,000!

2. Gen Con Australia will showcase 10,000 sq meters of exhibition space. SPIEL SHOWCASES >43,000 SQ METERS!

3. Only a handful of new releases by US publishers (including English version releases of previously released German games) are announced in Gen Con. There are ZERO game releases from non-US publishers. AT SPIEL, MORE THAN 200 NEW GAMES BY ALL THE TOP PUBLISHERS IN THE WORLD (INCLUDING THE FEW BY US PUBLISHERS) ARE RELEASED!

4. Consequently, the number of games you get to see/try/play at Gen Con are old stuff (since so few new stuff are released). AT SPIEL, THERE ARE NO OLD STUFF TO TRY SINCE THERE ARE MORE THAN 200 NEW RELEASES TO TRY!

So, PLEASE - I BEG OF YOU FELLOW M'SIAN BCG'rs - by all means go and have a great time at Gen Con Australia since it is nearer and cheaper to go to. BUT DON'T FOOL YOURSELF INTO THINKING THAT IT IS BETTER THAN GOING TO SPIEL.

That is a statement of total ignorance. NOTHING IS BETTER THAN SPIEL which is acknowledged as the world's number 1 (by far) game convention. Just ask the publishers.

***This post by no means is intended to suggest that Gen Con Australia is not a worthy event. I applaud all efforts of anyone who puts up a convention this side of Earth! Well done!

***This post is intended to set the head straight for people who, for whatever reason, think that a Gen Con is the same as/or better than Spiel in some ways.

wei, don't condemn the whole group when only ONLY one specifically made a comment that GenCon is better than spiel. Most of them basically was thinking of GOLD COAST 1st and GenCon 2nd. Or how to kill 2 bird with one stone.

Essen no doubt is good, BUT just to go there for that purpose is only for the rich. Euro is not helping either. So don't get you feathers ruffled over this. Cheers Mate!!!

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Cool... I'm so getting ready for this!! Days of playing P.Rico, Caylus, 18xx, AOS with gamers around this region.. ya man, that's what gaming is all about!

CE, do keep this thread active and closer to that event, we can organize something...

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aiyoh, although gold coast may be better than essen (which is a boring place actually), don't forget essen is driving distance/budget airline away from many parts of europe! then, europe tons better than gold coast lah... actually i hate gold coast! its practically owned by the japanese and its nothing more than a hyped up tourist town!

please lah, save the money you are thinking of spending on gold coast and go to essen next year.

aiyah, for gamers who play 18xx, aos and caylus as the ultimate game, and won't settle for "lesser" games (like blokus!), surely you understand both concepts mah? so if essen is the ultimate gamers destination, how come you all settling for less? not consistent with your game taste lah... ;-)

go essen next year lah... going to gen con is like caylus pros resorting to monopoly (not a bad game if not compared with anything)... sigh! so sad lah!

macedwin:

actually i hate gold coast! its practically owned by the japanese and its nothing more than a hyped up tourist town!

Agree with you with regards to Gold Coast being a tourist town full of Japanese but diving in the Barrier Reef is something I have always wanted to do.... 5 days on a live-aboard, life doesn't get better than that (unless it's stormy with 4 meter waves... dry land is better then... )

Hi Jeff...

I am equally excited as I have never set foot in Down Under.

     

Eh, there got ASH ah? wolfieeeeee yoo hooooooo!

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barrier reef is best accessed from cairns, not gold coast. once you get out there, its beautiful. however, getting there is another story... puked non-stop all the way to the reef! talk about choppy waters! good luck mate!

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After GenconOz, we can go skiing.
Oz ski season : starts around mid June. Rent a ski lodge for ourselves : ski in the day, gaming in the evening.

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macedwin:

barrier reef is best accessed from cairns, not gold coast. once you get out there, its beautiful. however, getting there is another story... puked non-stop all the way to the reef! talk about choppy waters! good luck mate!

Unfortunately, Air Asia doesn't fly to Cairns yet... and I'm also sceptical regarding their luggage allowance. Divers have loads of gear...

Be good to get some gaming and diving done at the same time. June is the start for the 6 good dive months on the Reef.

Champion Eternal:

After GenconOz, we can go skiing.
Oz ski season : starts around mid June. Rent a ski lodge for ourselves : ski in the day, gaming in the evening.

Hey! That's cool!

I've tried skiing in Korea - bruised kau kau ! You can teach me, CE? Pretty pleeeease?

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Wahh!! One want diving and another wanna ski !

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Ding ding... tis getting closer.

My Ozzie project is onz so this looks very highly likely... except that the HQ is actually in Sydney and Brisbane is only one of the branches. duh.....

So now more likely having to hop from Sydney to Brisbane (and also need to see if I've a schedule over there around the same time).

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lucky bugger.... lots of nose bleed in GC though....

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jack208:

Ding ding... tis getting closer.

My Ozzie project is onz so this looks very highly likely... except that the HQ is actually in Sydney and Brisbane is only one of the branches. duh.....

So now more likely having to hop from Sydney to Brisbane (and also need to see if I've a schedule over there around the same time).

Wai yan,are you going ? High probability I'll be there with a hop over to Melbourne then Hobart.

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