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Title: magfest
Post by: Ninja Spirit on January 04, 2012, 07:55:42 AM

anyone going to this gaming convention in MD this weekend?
http://magfest.org/

Title: Re: magfest
Post by: roflmao on January 04, 2012, 09:44:43 AM

I'm terribly tempted, though I don't think it'll happen this year.  :(

Title: Re: magfest
Post by: esteban on January 04, 2012, 10:08:38 AM

Nope ;)

Title: Re: magfest
Post by: Mishran on January 04, 2012, 10:21:26 AM

$44 for a one day pass??? :shock:

Title: Re: magfest
Post by: blueraven on January 04, 2012, 11:11:02 AM

I would but its 3,073 Miles to Ocean City, MD from here.

Title: Re: magfest
Post by: roflmao on January 04, 2012, 11:52:35 AM

Quote from: Mishran on January 04, 2012, 10:21:26 AM

$44 for a one day pass??? :shock:

Yeah, that's pretty steep, but I think it's only like $10 more for a 4 day pass.  If I were to go, I'd spend at least 2 days to make it worth my while.  But then if I add the full days drive (up and back), gas, hotel, and food for all that time, I just can't justify it right now.  There needs to be a convention like that in Raleigh, NC.  That's only about an hour from me. :P  And they have a Flying Saucer (http://www.beerknurd.com/stores/raleigh/).

Title: Re: magfest
Post by: BenG76 on January 04, 2012, 12:03:29 PM

I wish there was a good convention in the southeast. Im in VA but magfest is still 7-8 hours away from me. There are a lot of retro gamers around I would love to see something happen a bit closer. I would drive to Raliegh for sure since its 3-4 hours away. Ive always thought Charlotte, NC would be a good place for a convention.

Title: Re: magfest
Post by: roflmao on January 04, 2012, 12:17:06 PM

Yeah, I'd go to Charlotte, too.  Heck, I'd even go to Richmond, VA.  That's probably 4-5 hours away for me.  Well worth it.

Title: Re: magfest
Post by: SignOfZeta on January 04, 2012, 12:21:01 PM

I never manage to make it to this thing for some reason...

Title: Re: magfest
Post by: Ninja Spirit on January 04, 2012, 02:42:36 PM

I live 20 minutes south of Richmond (Prince George, Petersburg, Hopewell Colonial Heights etc), so it's I believe 3 hours for me.

Title: Re: magfest
Post by: Deletion on January 04, 2012, 05:36:48 PM

I spent last week in Maryland and was only an hour away from National Harbor. I returned home to Boston (500 miles and 8 hours away) and saw a YT vid about this very gaming & music festival. What bad timing.

Title: Re: magfest
Post by: TR0N on January 04, 2012, 08:17:28 PM

I didn't know it was goona be in md.Still that's to late for me i don't have the money and transportion is still a problem beside,my health.

It's to bad though i heard seanorange from famicom dojo and jewwario of ycpt are gonna be there.