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USA [May 27-29] Combo Breaker 2016 (Chicago, IL)

I just realized that nobody asked by far the most important question about this event. Does the main hotel people are staying at have continental breakfast?
 
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gunraidan said:
I just realized that nobody asked by far the most important question about this event. Does the main hotel people are staying at have continental breakfast?

No, but there are a number of on-site restaurants as well as the food vendors/caterers inside the mega center itself.

There's also an IHOP across the street, a Wal-Mart that's sure to have some breakfast foods to toss together on short notice, and a McDonald's also across the street.

It is a bit of a hike to get from the hotel entrance to the street corner though, so don't get your hopes too high up unless you brought your car or know someone who did.
 
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Mike_Z said:
Because everything else was over $200 more expensive or left at 3AM. Also because I'm a dumbass apparently.

mike i almost got left on the streets of south carolina because of that company, it's not worth the reduced price
 
Double checked all my brackets. If I do the F brackets on saturday, we should finish just in time for me to swap out and hit my Mystery Game bracket where I'm going to body Duckator in Shaqfu.

Edit, i'm the dumbest. only the friday pools are streamed.
 
Psychopath said:
No, but there are a number of on-site restaurants as well as the food vendors/caterers inside the mega center itself.

There's also an IHOP across the street, a Wal-Mart that's sure to have some breakfast foods to toss together on short notice, and a McDonald's also across the street.

It is a bit of a hike to get from the hotel entrance to the street corner though, so don't get your hopes too high up unless you brought your car or know someone who did.

I will walk, i can walk a lot if it saves me.money, if someone wants to walk i can walk with you, the greater the struggle the tastier the food is.

its a 13 min walk according to google, easy peasy lemon squeezy.
 
ninja-nutria said:
I will walk, i can walk a lot if it saves me.money, if someone wants to walk i can walk with you, the greater the struggle the tastier the food is.

its a 13 min walk according to google, easy peasy lemon squeezy.
I'll walk every day with you to McDonalds for suuuuuuure
 
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Shadowfury333 said:
Okay, but the real question is: "How far is it to Giordano's?"
Twice as far as it is to IHOP.
 
@Kai
Only day 1 of pools (Blocks B & C) is going to be streamed. F & G on Saturday aren't on stream afaik, so would the plan be to switch out Pools - 1 and Pools - 2 commentators between stream blocks on Friday?
 
@Psychopath how many people per group should we be in and how many fanny packs should each individual wear?
 
Fosh said:
@Kai
Only day 1 of pools (Blocks B & C) is going to be streamed. F & G on Saturday aren't on stream afaik, so would the plan be to switch out Pools - 1 and Pools - 2 commentators between stream blocks on Friday?
Yeah, I wasn't looking at the schedule, earlier. The teams are for the 1st and 2nd blocks streamed, which are both on Friday. There will be around 35-40 matches per pool; halfway through that, the alts come on board and finish up.
 
dekillsage said:
Yeh I get there at like 9pm on Friday. Is anyone who's driving willing to pick me up from the airport? I will pay for your time and big dinner.
I got you, homie.
 
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ninja-nutria said:
I will walk, i can walk a lot if it saves me.money, if someone wants to walk i can walk with you, the greater the struggle the tastier the food is.

its a 13 min walk according to google, easy peasy lemon squeezy.
I'll be willing to drive you if you pay for half of my breakfast.

alexpi said:
Edit, i'm the dumbest. only the friday pools are streamed.
Wait, so the Skullgirls F and G pools won't be streamed anywhere?
 
80% of the tournament is being streamed so I think we'll be good.

We'll be sure to hopefully have them recorded but we'll see what happens!
 
Kai said:
Yeah, I wasn't looking at the schedule, earlier. The teams are for the 1st and 2nd blocks streamed, which are both on Friday. There will be around 35-40 matches per pool; halfway through that, the alts come on board and finish up.

I've got a slightly revised commentary schedule in mind at this point. Lets chat tonight.
 
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thehadou said:
No need to walk. They deliver to the venue. You also get $2 off with the discount code "Combo Breaker."

This is love.
So jealous of all you normies. But that's ok. I'll have my own pancakes.

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ninja-nutria said:
Why am i looking so much foward to eating chicago food?
Hype?
Believe it for the pizza, not for the hotdogs. Never touch the Chinese food; there's a reason they're not known for that.

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Dhoppler said:
Hype?
Believe it for the pizza, not for the hotdogs. Never touch the Chinese food; there's a reason they're not known for that.

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The Chinese food ain't that bad!
(If you're in Chinatown, otherwise you're on your own)

Also, getting severe first tournament nerves going on right now, and I'm not even entered in the tourney proper (due to still being a broke-ass college student).
 
I'm so nervous...I'm going to get rekt so badly. >~< Still excited though~
 
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thehadou said:
No need to walk. They deliver to the venue. You also get $2 off with the discount code "Combo Breaker."

This is love.
Nothing works up an appetite quite like physical exertion, though. Besides, I can just drive.

Dhoppler said:
Hype?
Believe it for the pizza, not for the hotdogs. Never touch the Chinese food; there's a reason they're not known for that.

There are some decent family-owned Chinese places out in the suburbs although your mileage will vary since you're going in blind. None particularly close to the venue but hey it's something.
 
Dhoppler said:
Never touch the Chinese food; there's a reason they're not known for that.
Sounds like you don't know about the real shit.
 
Broseidon Rex said:
Anyone up for a Chicago trip or some other event on thursday (say Karaoke maybe)?

Hell yeah. I mentioned before about wanting to see an improv show. Looks like IO has Improvised Shakespeare and a bunch of Harold shows (basically 3 different storylines that get shifted between regularly a few times), Second City seems to be more sketch and short form shows, and I can't remember the other big theatre there at the moment.
 
Sunset Radiance said:
I'm so nervous...I'm going to get rekt so badly. >~< Still excited though~
You can join us the food enthusiasts.

Broseidon Rex said:
Anyone up for a Chicago trip or some other event on thursday (say Karaoke maybe)?

karaoke sounds good, also you better be amazing if someone picks bohemian rhapsody.
 
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