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As some of you may have heard, the rumors are true and North American Continental Championships will be in Chicago, IL in 2018. I'm looking to get some information from people on the best days for these events. Right now I'm looking at the last full weekend in June (the 23rd and 24th) for the event. July 4th is smack dab in the middle of the week, which I bet will hose people traveling on either bracketing weekend. After that, we're creeping up on GenCon, and I don't want to have two major events so close to each other geographically and temporally.
Looking at what we've done for Nationals in the past, we've had a lot of luck doing 2E on Saturday and 1E on Sunday, but I'm not sure how feasible that's going to be for Continentals, since it's a "2 day" event. Historically, Chicago has drawn more 2E players in big events than 1E players, so I want to stick with Saturday for 2E. However, problems pop up for 1E. The best candidate for a venue is Good Games Chicago. Looking at their store hours, I think a Friday date for 1E may be the better bet, since they close at midnight on Fridays but 6:00 pm on Sunday. How do the 1E guys feel about a Friday date?
Tribbles is another question mark. They were on Sunday for Continentals this past year. I was hoping to allow Sunday to be a travel or fun day for folks, but I don't see another better option than Sunday morning at 10:00 am. How would people feel about Thursday night Tribbles as an alternative?
Looking at what we've done for Nationals in the past, we've had a lot of luck doing 2E on Saturday and 1E on Sunday, but I'm not sure how feasible that's going to be for Continentals, since it's a "2 day" event. Historically, Chicago has drawn more 2E players in big events than 1E players, so I want to stick with Saturday for 2E. However, problems pop up for 1E. The best candidate for a venue is Good Games Chicago. Looking at their store hours, I think a Friday date for 1E may be the better bet, since they close at midnight on Fridays but 6:00 pm on Sunday. How do the 1E guys feel about a Friday date?
Tribbles is another question mark. They were on Sunday for Continentals this past year. I was hoping to allow Sunday to be a travel or fun day for folks, but I don't see another better option than Sunday morning at 10:00 am. How would people feel about Thursday night Tribbles as an alternative?
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