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When you arrive at the Convention and you have pre-registered, collect your badge and timetable at the Registration Desk, which is in the Main Hall. You must then confirm your sessions with the scenario writers or event organisers, who will be available at their respective tables in the Main Hall.
If you are registering on the day, you will need to fill out an Entry Form and pay the relevant fees at the Registration Desk, before then going on to arrange session times with the various event organisers.
There are also a number of special registration packages, including our Get Wrecked and Warhammer registrations. See Entering Arcanacon for more information.
The first session starts at 4pm on Friday. From then onwards, tournaments are run in 2.5 hour sessions. Friday has two sessions, commencing at 4pm and 8pm. The following three days have sessions at 9am, 1pm, 4pm and 8pm, with the final session Monday being devoted to the prizegiving.
The convention doors open at 8:30 am on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Cashing in on the new summer time, we're giving you an hour for lunch and an hour for tea, and then taking advantage of balmy nighttime to run the convention until 11pm.
Arcanacon closes on Monday evening with the Awards Ceremony, closely followed by the Post Con Do at Chilli Kiss Mexican Restaurant.
Trophies and/or certificates are awarded for most tournaments; to place-getters, in recognition of roleplaying excellence, or to players who have done something outstanding during a game. Where tournaments have been generously sponsored by game retailers or companies, that sponsorship may sometimes take the form of company products as prizes.
Selection criteria for these awards is left to the discretion of individual tournament organisers. If a game writer chooses not to give awards, this will be mentioned in their blurb.
In 2001, we collapsed into Cha-Chi's at the end of the convention. However, sadly Cha-Chi's is no more.
But be of good cheer, fine Arcanacon people, for the situation is not dire. Chilli Kiss is now established at the same venue as the now vanished post con venue, and the very fine new owners have agreed to be the vic..er, I mean hosts to the Arcanacon Post Convention Thing.
At the end of the convention, we will descend upon Chilli Kiss for much anecdoting, food and refreshing margueritas.
The loverly management of Chilli Kiss are also continuing to sponsor the Arcanacon Costume Competition to the tune of two dinners. So, frock up, get excited and find those leather kirtles and fur bikinis. For more details, see "Costume Competition" in the Special Events area.