When I first asked about returning to the London Grand Tournament, we only had a few people in the position to make clear indications quite that far ahead, so I'm now asking about this again, in the hope that more people can offer answers.
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Our involvement with last year's LGT was already considered a success by most counts, but we hope to improve on the feedback that was received.
- The venue (Lee Valley Athletics Centre, N9 0AR) is more accessible (with bus service from a nearby station right to the front door, and free on-site parking), less cramped, has much less obnoxious security (no security pawing through all of your model cases on the door), and has a wider range of catering options.
(Also, more open means no being tucked away, scarcely seen, in a corner).
- And the price will also be coming down. For 2019, the full weekend ticket will be £30, rather than the £50 of last year - and if there's demand, we hope to extend the schedule to three days (for those who can make it!) rather than just two.
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At the moment, the proposed schedule is as follows, designed so that players can join us as their circumstances allow:
-Friday 13th September (afternoon/evening):
Longer format games, with scenarios that will have the freedom to be more intricate than we can normally fit into the hectic schedule of our narrative events.
- Saturday 14th September:
A standard, bread-and-butter, narrative event that you're all familiar with - a story playing out over several rounds to an ominous and dramatic conclusion where Inquisitors determine the fate of billions of lives.
I've not yet put much effort into developing a plot (due to other commitments), but you know the kinds of themes our events are set around.
- Sunday 15th September:
A traditional "Inquisitor Grand Tournament" format. Attendees bring their own scenarios and GM them for each other in turn, voting on their rivals such that we eventually determine the player, gamesmaster and hobbyist who have provided the most enriching experience for their peers.
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Currently, my plan and expectation is for this to be a 54mm event - I would love to also include 28mm if interest is sufficient, but I would need to know that enough turnout would be guaranteed and I would also probably need to appeal for organisational support.
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Thoughts on a postcard, if you would...
