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Each and every convention attendee must register for the convention, and pay the required fees before they may attend any convention events. You can either enter with the Entry Form provided or online via our website - http://www.arcanacon.org/2003/general/olr.html
To enter Arcanacon, you need to pay a $6 registration fee, plus a $6 fee for each session that you play. The convention cost is capped at $60 for the Get Wrecked entry. Some special events, such as the War Hammer 40K and Settlers of Catan have a set cost instead, of a per session cost.
See below for the details.
We encourage you to pre-register for the Convention, for the benefit of all involved; you're more likely to get into the events you want (many are already full by the start of the Convention). Pre-registering also means just walking into the convention and being ready to go - no queues at the desk, just confirm your sessions and go.
It also gives the writers a good idea of how popular their scenarios will be, and whether they should find more GMs before the Convention. Some writers like to play a couple of games as well, and if they have a better idea of how many players they have, they'll be able to preorganise themselves too.
And there's no denying that pre-registration helps the Convention. Early pre-registration helps us to judge required venue space, arrange for extra GMs or places in tournaments to meet demand and make catering for the canteen more accurate (very important!). It also gives us a starting cash-flow before the convention, when we incur a lot of costs.
Registration as a Visitor costs $5 for the whole convention and allows you to take part in public participation events, such as the Battles Through the Ages and the CheapAss demonstrations. Even if you are not playing anything, you must still register as a member of the convention (for insurance purposes if nothing else). If you wish to enter an event, you can easily change to a full player registration and leap straight in.
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 the entry form in the middle of the booklet for more information.
Arcanacon wants new people! If you've never been to a convention before, then we can help you out with understanding how you enter, how you schedule and how things generally happen over the weekend. But you can't be shy, or we don't know who you are. So ask an organiser today!
If you have any special needs, eg ground floor access only, please contact us before the convention so that we can make the desired arrangements for you.
An increasing number of gamers are producing the next generation and many kids will no doubt accompany Mum and/or Dad to the convention for early indoctrination -- er, to see how games are really played.
We don't mind if you bring your kids along, but:
Every attendee at the Convention must fill out an entry form and pay a registration fee. Only official attendees will be permitted on the Convention site for the duration of Arcanacon.
So how much, you ask? Well, registering for Arcanacon is a mere $6. For each 3 hour session that you want to play, it's another $6 - so to play one session is $12 in total, two sessions $18 and so on.
The cost for Arcanacon is capped at $60 - a Get Wrecked entry. Even if you play more than 9 sessions over the Convention, you will only pay that $60!
How do you register? Either
Simple!
Some events have a special entry cost for the entire event rather than following the standard $6+$6 per session.
Confused? Feel free to contact the organisers at arcanacon@vurt.net or ring either Martin or Damien for help (see Contact Information\/ for details).
Arcanacon will once again be providing online registration via our website in the weeks leading up to the Covention. You can enter as an individual or as a team, and modify your entry as you go. Payment is made on the day at the Convention, but if you register online, you are pre-registered for your games (and may also be eligible for an Arcanacard).
To find out how, or to leap straight in and do it, go to http://www.arcanacon.org/2003/general/olr.html