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[cyrano]

I'm strongly considering attending AmberCon, despite knowing very little about Amber. If anyone has advice, information, accomodations to share, or the like, feel free to let me know.

EDIT:
I should have been more clear. I meant advice about attending the Con.

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[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

Plus, it gets me back to Oregon in the fall. I'm hoping for rain. (:

[evilmagnus]

I suspect you will have your wish. It often rains. :)

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

So what are the dormers like? Or the game rooms? Is the saving worth it? Or should I pony up for a big people room?

[evilmagnus]

You know, I've never actually *seen* the dormers, but I'm led to believe they're like a (nice) youth hostel. The Edgefield is a fantastic place - old, but clean. Lots of mission furniture.

As for Big People Rooms, well, the advantage there is you don't have to worry about waking folks up at 1am. ;) They all have a sink in them, with bathrooms down the hall. The smaller games happen in the 'suites', which are really just big normal guestrooms, that have ensuite baths. There's usually a sofa and some chairs, or folks sit on the bed. When folks talk about the Winery Wing, those are the ones most commonly used as gaming suites.

For bigger games the Con uses some of the meeting rooms (with tables and chairs), or the Library (which has both sofas and a really big dining table in it), or the Lodge (which is a house), or the function room of the Power Station pub ( probably a 40' x 30' space).

The entire place just reeks atmosphere, the food's anywhere from decent to excellent (Power Station pub food is, well, pub food. It is what it is. The Black Rabbit restaurant is tasty). Breakfast is usually very good, if rushed. The alcohol and deserts are also excellent.