How do I enter?

The short version

How do you register? Either

• Use AON to register online; or
• Show up on the day

Simple!

The longer version

Each and every convention attendee must register for the convention, and pay the required fees before they may attend any convention events. You can pre-enter online by becoming an AON member, or enter on the day simply by showing up.

How much is it?

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 have a set cost instead of a per session cost.

See fees for the details.

PreEntry

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 spending a frantic hour trying to organise to get into gmes, 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!).

Visitors

Registration as a Visitor costs $2 for the whole convention and allows you to take part in public participation events, such as 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.

On the day...

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.

Arcanacon can only take cash on the day - we don't have any credit or EFTPOS facilities on the site. There are facilities within walking distance of the con site, but we recommend attendees pre-organise to have cash with them.

Special packages

There are also a number of special registration packages, including our Get Wrecked and Warhammer registrations. See fees for the details.

Er, I'm new to conventions....

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!

Disabled attendees

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.