Getting Ready to Match the Fannish Stars

[kevin_standlee]

Our Match Game SF show is on Friday night of Norwescon, from 9 PM in Evergreen 4, and I've been working off and on this past week trying to get everything ready. I'm fortunate in that I can re-use a bunch of material from SiliCon, there being essentially no overlap between the audiences and panelists. We will play up to six games, and I plan a break after game 3 because (a) I know I need one after three games and (b) when we come back from the break, it's time for Late Nite, and that gives time for people to clear the room of younger fans.

We have a full compliment of prizes, including a Norwescon 33 membership, a $40 Amazon gift card, gift certificates from Springtime Creations and Cargo Cult Books, and our big prize of the Complete Hammers Slammers collection from Night Shade. In addition, we're going to put the copy of Jay Lake's Escapement into every prize package until someone wins it, even if I have to start calling people out of the audience randomly at the end of the show.

There was a touch of miscommunication along the way, so I've had to scramble to fill up the panel, with the result being that we might have too many panelists at the start, but I already planned on having a little bit of panelist rotation, because there is at least one panelist who can only be there for the first game.

I've mostly got everything printed that need printing except the new questions debuting at this show. It's a good thing I don't need to print a lot more new questions, because I appear to have left the blank cards in one of the boxes that went to Oregon and I was hoping to avoid having to buy another package of blank cards when I know I have hundreds of them in stock -- just in the wrong place.

Comments

[twilight2000.livejournal.com]

Watched some eps this morning (love Gene ;>) - had to remember the format!

Let me know if I can help with anything :>

~T

[kevin-standlee.livejournal.com]

If you'd like to show up early to help us with set-up, that's great. There's always a bunch of stuff to do. We've managed to set up the show in less than 15 minutes, but we hate doing it, because it's stressful and we forget stuff.

[yourbob.livejournal.com]

Usual whimper when I can't be there. Sigh.

[kevin-standlee.livejournal.com]

And we'll miss you, too. We do miss you every time we do a show without you.

[yourbob.livejournal.com]

You usually miss me when I'm there, too, fortunately. Very few of your swings with the bat actually land. Which is why I whole heartedly can recommend working tech for you! :)

[redneckotaku.livejournal.com]

Has Worldcon talked to your or you proposed Match Game SF for Worldcon? It sounds like it would cool for Light Entertainment Track.

[kevin-standlee.livejournal.com]

They haven't asked, and we'd probably have to say "no." We've accumulated so much stuff to put on the show the way we want to do it that it's very difficult to do it at all unless either Lisa or I or both of us are driving, in order to carry the tech gear. And while luggage allowances are higher on the train, there's no checked-luggage service on the Adirondack, so it would be quite challenging to do it. Yes, the first time I ever did the show at Worldcon, we managed with a few envelopes and a boom box, but the current kit has grown quite large, and I'm not as comfortable doing the show without the kit.

re: Match Game Logistics

[(Anonymous)]

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Re: Match Game Logistics

[kevin-standlee.livejournal.com]

At the moment, it looks like Lisa, if she goes at all, will drive, while I will fly. That saves two vacation days, which can be rescheduled into the Montreal trip, and we need them there. And inasmuch as my company, to save money, reduced time-off accrual by 25%, I'm particularly tight for time there. (Fortunately, I still have a little reserve, which is good because I already bought the train tickets.)