I threw this together this afternoon on a lark.
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ORIGINS FOOD TOUR!
ORIGINS FOOD TOUR!
After months of gathering reviews and doing the hard work of bending my elbow and stuffing my face, I present you with the Origins Food Tour! This map will guide you to a select list of some of my (and my friends’) favorite restaurants, bars, cafes, and sweet shops in Columbus!
Link For Computers: https://mapsengine.google.com/map/edit?mid=ziymYmcnPjlw.kih_P9Xzhdg0
Link For Phones: https://www.google.com/maps/ms?msid=201537212975151054922.0004deaebf396b1da5bf6&msa=0&ll=39.977482,-83.001891&spn=0.004193,0.010568
Here is the legend to help find your way around:
Stars (Blue or White) = Travis’ Top Picks (If you can get to these places, do so!)
Knife & Fork = Restaurants
Dollar Bill = Upscale (Expect entrees in the $22-40 range, and many have sandwiches in the $10-$15 range.)
Martini Glass = Bars
Coffee Mug = Cafes
Green Marker = Vegetarian/Vegan (Indicates either primarily veg or a good selection.)
White Diamond = Sweets
Red Triangle = Avoid this place!
I concentrated on stuff that’s within a ~20 minute walk. There a few places that are a 10-20 minute drive, both because they shouldn’t be missed and because – believe it or not – some folks like to get away from the convention center.
I tried to include upscale places, because I know people sometimes have business dinners or nice dates with their SOs at Origins.
I added the places to avoid, because some of them look appealing when you walk by, but for one reason or another they just aren’t worth the trouble.
I included a bunch of bars, because a) Columbus has lots of bars (many of whicih also serve food) and b) lots of people like to get their drink on at Origins.
If anything is unclear, not showing up properly, or needs adjusting, just let me know!
If you find a place that you think should be added, please let me know!
PLEASE RESHARE WIDELY!
LARPS On Demand
LARPS On Demand
Throughout the year, post GoD success, I’ve been talking with various folks I know who are interested in how to host LARPs via GoD. Hopefully in the next few weeks I’ll be able to elaborate on this fully, but here are my thoughts on the process:
The Games:
-3 minimum and up to 12-15 players per game
-2 1/2 to 4 hours in length
-no previous LARP experience required, all rules taught at game
-hosted by 1 GM or more
-genre: parlor, Jeepform, Nordic, homebrew, American Freefrom, etc.
1 day (or more) before the game
-GM contacts Gen Con staff (via the info tables located throughout the convention) to reserve a room, which likely could be at a hotel
-at GoD, I’m thinking we can have a whiteboard or poster area only for pimping your LARP. You leave the basic info (name, time, very short description of game). Players interested in larps then can see what/when/how and plan accordingly. GoD staff only need to know that if a player is interested, they need to show up at little before that time, say 10 minutes. GMs should be earlier, say 20 minutes prior to gather players, first come first serve.
-come time for the game, GMs come back to GoD and pitch the game again and/or find players…then go and game!
Thoughts
-last year it was fairly easy to find rooms. This year with Gen Con seeming so full, this might be harder to do
-GMs should budget about 30 minutes into the game time for gathering players and getting to their gaming space
-GMs need to be proactive pitching their game! I’m thinking they should have a pre-printed summary of their game to leave at the LARP board, but any time they’re at GoD they should suggest players take a look at the LARP offerings
Game Directory at Origins Indie Games on Demand
The Game Directory for Origins
Is here! This is a list, although not exhaustive, of games we’ll be featuring at Indie Games on Demand at Origins. Take a look see!
Most certainly there’s games not on this list that our GMs would be interested in running. If you’re curious about something you’ve heard of but it’s not on this list, just ask. Also, not all GMs can run all games. Although that would be an amazing feat, we are limited by the games we enjoy and know how to run.
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Origins 2013 is Coming!
Games on Demand for #Origins 2013 is building up steam. three sessions a day Thursday through Saturday, with a bonus on Sunday morning in case you didn’t get enough. You can find listings for the event in the Master Event Grid and everything!
