Magfest 2019: Windjammed if you do, jammed if you don't

King of Posters
#1

Hey all,

I’m going to Magfest with my usual group of friends this year - January 3rd-6th in Maryland - and we have two extra tickets we got through the group rate. Let me know if anyone’s interested! It’s a three-day 24/7 festival of arcade games, tabletop, live shows, indie games and tournaments.

We also have hotel rooms booked at the hotel, so we could talk about sharing one if those. I should mention that our group does drink a lot during the 'fest.

Beyond that, anyone else going this year? We should meet up at some point and blast each other with Windjammer power discs, as is custom.

4 Likes
#2

Having attended this meetup with this group in the past, I can affirm that it’s a delightful time! I’d come myself, but our travel budget for 2019 is pretty tied up in a trip to Belize in January. Give my regards to the crew!

3 Likes
#3

It’s four days actually! Starts on Thursday.

I usually go just to chill. I don’t actually do a whole lot because honestly I find the console game room boring and the JP arcade games have long lines. Don’t really know any music groups so I drop in an out randomly.

I’d be down for hanging out if there’s a meetup. I’m currently planning on going Friday evening but leave I drive back each day.

1 Like
#4

Damn it I don’t have the time off for this

1 Like
#5

i keep forgetting to add this to the list of things i want to go to, oh well, next year i’ll have the money to do it

#6

Really been wanting to do MAGFest again, but pretty much abandoned any plans in favor of saving for other 1st quarter travels. If I could fly there for significantly less than $250 though, I’d be very down.

#7

Yeah, the cost of the flight is usually the real blocker for people.

Alrighty, let me know if anyone ends up going, or is interested in the discounted ticket I have.

1 Like
#8

What days are you gonna be there?

#9

Currently I’m going to be there Friday evening and come back all day Saturday, but I’m going to see if I can get Friday off work so I can go Thursday evening and all day Friday too.

#10

My plans changed and I’ll be heading there tomorrow afternoon. Anything of particular note going on this year?

LordBBH and Heidi Kemp are doing panels together on Friday and Sunday so I can catch one of those, and Frank Cifaldi has a SNK 40th Anniversary dev panel and some game history stuff on Friday I think. Takashi Tateishi has some Mega Man 2 panels on Friday and looks to be making an appearance during the Big Brigade performance on Thursday. Frank Klepacki is doing a Command and Conquer concert on Saturday. Those are the things I was told about or jumped out at me but I need to give the schedule a full look.

1 Like
#11

IMG_20190103_124331~2
IMG_20190103_124331~2.jpg1035×967 324 KB

3 Likes
#12

some of my former Babycastles comrades will be there doing Babycastles stuff! in collaboration with Death By Audio Arcade, probably?

2 Likes
#13

Yeah that sounds right. I remember seeing them next to DBA last year, although the person at Babycastles I talked to then said they weren’t associated.

1 Like
#14

i mean, we used to/they do work together in tandem, sometimes. separate entities with separate goals, but

#15

Oh and FYI Magfest streams the concerts and panels if there’s anyone in particular someone wants to watch.

https://www.twitch.tv/team/magfest

1 Like
#16

Screenshot_20190103-145827
Screenshot_20190103-145827.jpg2048×665 128 KB

7 Likes
#17

If any of y’all want booze, we’re usually around at room 12-065 to hang.

PM me for my cell if you want it.

1 Like
#18

3EbVxmY.jpg2419×3226 878 KB

2 Likes
#19

Waggle Line is like the greatest thing.

#20

do you mean Line Wobbler?

because yes!

but if not…!