In a message dated 1/30/02 1:56:19 PM Eastern Standard Time,
corsairs101@hotmail.com writes:
<< We all take off work Friday and fly to Minnesota.
We then play for 6-8 hours Friday evening/night, break for 6 hours of sleep,
play for 16 hours on Saturday, another 6 hours of sleep, then another 6-8
hours of playing on Sunday
We'll be done by early afternoon Sunday so that we can fly back home to be
to work on Monday.
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Is that right?
I seem to recall that the goal would be an hour per turn (a half-hour to get
in orders, then half an hour to get back results). So, we're looking at 30
turns? At $5 each, that is $150 a person.
If they get two games (with GM's taking some positions), then it is about 45
players splitting the cost of 2 airplane tickets from England at what, $1000
each = $50 a player?
What are we looking at for play area? Conference rooms at several hundred
dollars a day, for 3 days, times 2-3 rooms, could easily match the cost of
those plane tickets.
So, what are we looking at? $250 plus travel and hotel and food? Am I way
Under/Over?
If it is Minnesota, I can fly for about $300 from Colorado. Another $50 to
double or triple up in a hotel room for 2 nights. $20 a day for Pizza and
Pepsi?
Or, I could take half my annual vacation allotment to drive the 18 hours
each way, to only spend $100-200 on gas? Yeah, that would work? NOT!
Do I even dare mention to my wife I'm thinking about spending $600-700 for a
weekend of fun?!?! Would the door locks be changed when I tried to get back
into the house Sunday night?
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Nobody is twisting your arm. You and you alone get to decide if it is right
for you.
Ed