Waukesha, WI
Well, I'm finally starting to feel a little more "normal" after the weekend of moving around machines and lack of sleep.
I'd just like to personally re-iterate what Chris said so well. Thank you to EVERYONE who brought games to the show. Thank you to EVERYONE for your patience as we tried to accommodate everyone and move people around. As Dan has previously said, it would be great to have more space (we really need it), but that really isn't possible right now in the Milwaukee area without completely changing what the MGC is.
Overall, I think the arcade hall (and overflow) ran the smoothest it has since I've been involved. More machines remained on and playable than any previous MGC and any other show I've been to. I personally made efforts to contact people when their game went down and in general, they came down to get it back up and running again (usually it was just a stuck ball).
While I won't say "can't wait until next year" quite yet (I still hurt), I'll probably say that in a month from now. Thanks again everyone and I look forward to seeing everyone in 2014.
Keith
Quoted from Jediturtle:I want to add a huge thank you to all the people that brought games and then were patient with us as we juggled things to make everything fit. Especially the guys that came later when we were struggling for space and had to be extra patient with us.
There were also a few guys that were good enough to let us move already placed games to help cram more and keep the flow as good as possible. One guy in particular brought a bunch of vids to sell and we ended up moving him a couple times and splitting up what he brought (I think he posted here, but I can't seem to find it now). I know that was a big hassle, but he was very cool about it. I hate having to do stuff like that, but I really appreciate the patience. We didn't get too much crap about doing what we had to do, which was nice.
We try to make it "first come, first serve" with the space, but there were a couple times we had to break that, mostly for the overall fit and flow of the room to make the most sense. I know there were a few guys who showed up either late Friday or even Saturday morning and were disappointed about not getting their machine into the arcade room. I understand that frustration, but the only way to avoid that is to get there earlier, even if you preregistered. We will always find a spot, but there is no way we can guarantee it will be in the arcade room unless you get there early. I hope you all understand that. Thankfully we were able to get quite a few of the hallway games (pins at least) into the room as the show went on and other stuff moved out.
So thanks again to everyone who brought games to share, and an extra special thanks to those we had to shuffle around for all of your patience. I think the show was a great success overall, and you all are a huge part of that!
