Last minute of show.

I loved the new venue. The extra space really made for a better experience. Can’t wait to see how this show continues to grow in coming years.

I was talking to some if the security guards and they had it rough. They would get harrased by people trying to get in, then get harrased by someone mad about them letting in someone who shouldn't have been let in. I was only in that area 10 minutes and that process happened each way at least twice. That was around 9:30am and those same guys are still there now. That's a long day. Be sure to thank them too.

I'm interested too, but no way it was that big. We won't know for a bit.

Does anyone know what Marcos is doing with all those Iron Maiden pros? Selling at a discount? Are they all spoken for?

As a Minnesotan, I'm wondering how the heck am I gonna get home. I'm betting Amtrak is gonna have a cancellation or a super delay.

Can we just extend Sunday to close at 8pm or something? Heh

I believe they are all spoken for, prior to even being set up. Owners names are on the apron cards.

Load out today should be a good time.

They are all either pre-sold, or getting moved on to another show. I know of at least one person who wants to flip theirs in favor of a premium, but with you not being here that might not be an option.

Do you still have a Sunday pass available? Probably a little late and last minute, but, my wife is interested in going today.

The event was amazing and well laid out yesterday, very easy to get to everything. The official after party was a good time also. Excited for another day. Too bad we have a crazy snow storm going on.

One of the event staff in orange shirt approached me asking me (just an attendee on way back to hotel room) how late the rooms are open (the smaller gaming rooms). Ummm really?

The big news of the after party was watching Bowen destroy reactor 9 on the TNA whitewood, which had never been done before. Awesome performance, awesome crowd, awesome reactions.

Sounds like Scott needs to get back to updating the code.

Yes, please keep us in the loop on attendance. I really believe you are going to be mildly surprised at the final #'s. Well, Saturday anyway. Sunday might be a disappointment due to the ice storm that came through.

Who won any of the trophies?

Had an absolute blast yesterday! Congratulations to Dan and the rest of the staff for putting on another great show! The new venue made for a much better experience than the claustrophobic labyrinth of the Sheraton. My only minor complaint would be that the room where all the pins were in was very cramped, while the huge vendor hall next door seemed to have a ton of open space.

Is there a consensus on the best hotel? We stayed at the Hilton, it was fine, but a long walk.

My wife has stayed at both and prefers the Hyatt. Walk is about the same.

The new venue is a huge upgrade. Room to breathe and play, I actually had room for my standard play style, sticking my butt out. Had a blast today, looking forward to next years event

Wee bit of a line to get into the loading dock. So don’t be casual loading up. Almost an hour wait to get in right now.
Also a zero tolerance for cutting the line.

We got in and out of the loading area pretty efficiently. Someone blocked my truck and trailer in while I got my machine but the help quickly id'd the owner, help directed us to the far ramp and we were loaded and out.

People should not be parking stuff on the ramps unless they are there with a dolly and their machine.

JR, myself and the WMS MM are crossing WI into MN right now and the roads are a disaster at best. For those of you traveling west (HHaase?) we would urge you to book a hotel in the Dells or maybe stay put. A very exhausting drive to say the least especially after a weekend of gaming. Greyhound bus full of passengers getting in accidents, semi tractor and trailer in the ditch every 20 miles or so with other small car and truck accidents all over the place. The freezing rain turns to snow around the Madison area.

We were fortunate enough to be in line at the loading dock at 10:50AM and got the game loaded up just before noon. Most of it was waiting for the dock to be cleared of snow.....at least that's what they told us.

Safe travels everyone, good seeing you all and looking forward to next year! Thanks again for an excellent MGC -- getting better every year. Think I have to buy an IM now.

My family couldn't make it this year but part of my trip was to scout out the new location for family friendliness (i.e. easy to move around with a stroller, areas with table and chairs to rest at, easy access to connected hotels, etc.) and we will definitely be back next year in full force. I hope Kingpin's kiddie rides make it back again next year! It was also much easier to navigate all the different rooms and the layout makes much more sense than at the Sheraton.

I stayed in the Spring Hill Marriot right across the street from entrance. It took me less than 60 seconds to jog out the front door and right into the main entrance. The room was also very nice, 10ft. ceilings, large bathroom. Paid $118/night.
Doc's BBQ was the bomb! Some of the best brisket I have ever had.

Thanks for watching out for me EJS. Stopped just after Madison for some food at the moment. Once I got past Madison they are salting I-90/I-94. But starting to plan where I’ll be stopping. Roads are not awesome.

Not sure how much further tonight but I gotta be in Red Wing at 10am tomorrow for a work meeting.

On i39 north of portage mile 120 was when it got crappy for me.
Came home to this. A week ago this was grass.
This has been plowed twice.

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Fathom fins got beat new video game. Congrats Vince. Note the Pinball influence in the game.

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I think just splitting the consoles out to another space would do the trick. Love that they’re there, but the flow would just seem better in their own room. Would also allow for ample expansion of pins and arcades as well.

The Hilton was a bit of a walk but the Hilton elevators were perfectly sized for getting my Pin to the parking structure from the arcade hall via the skywalk. The Escalator attendant would not let me take my pin up the polka escalator so it was up and down a few elevators with the help of a friend. The front desk guy seemed to laugh a bit when I wheeled Genesis through the lobby and out the the parking structure. Way faster than waiting on the ramp to load 1 pin.

any video of that running?

I got Taro's Legacy Award , Most Innovative Game for my Total Nuclear Annihilation that was in the freeplay area .
Thank you very much Rob !

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Scott updated my TNA Saturday morning with the latest code he is working on . 472 plays this weekend after the update .

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Stick a fork in me, I’m done driving. Stopped in Tomah finally. Things getting icy real quick.

Safe drive the rest of the way.

Hey, thanks for bringing that! My kid and I were able to jump on it several times throughout the weekend as it didn’t have a line most of the time in the free play area. Co-op mode was in full effect.

There was definitely no waiting to play Iron Maiden nor the ColorDMD Attack from Mars pins. WOW there was a lot for many to play.

When do tickets for 2019 go on sale? This show was awesome. So many games & so much to see & do & so convenient with the parking & hotel all attached. VIG was the best because we got to play everything without the crowd. Hopefully there's another agreement to get all those NIB games on the floor next year too!

add about 150 more from Friday chaos and games before that code was updated.

Fireball racked up 813 plays on the meter! Amazing that the old girl held up so well That custom pingulp really brought it all together.

Sound like it is you guys fault on the high plays of your pins for bringing butt kicker pins to the show. 813?!

Looked like a great show. Folks were fortunate to have you and others so involved. Hope everyone got and gets home safe and sound.

It was an amazing show!

Fireball games can often last 30 sec, lol so I was not surprised to see over 800 clicks. I will be sure to check Iron Maiden when it gets set up on route today.