International Gaming: Game ConventionsArticle filed under: Travel Destinations
If you’re traveling across the globe for a convention, you’ll need more than just twelve-sided dice and character sheets. Be sure to have your passport and proof of international travel insurance, so that you’re ready for any LARP-induced injuries during your stay. Even if you have health insurance coverage, having international coverage ensures that you’ll get the medical attention you need if you fall ill.
Anatomy of a Gaming Con Traveler
If you’re traveling across the globe for a convention, you’ll need more than just twelve-sided dice and character sheets. Be sure to have your passport and proof of international travel insurance, so that you’re ready for any LARP-induced injuries during your stay. Even if you have health insurance coverage, having international coverage ensures that you’ll get the medical attention you need if you fall ill.
When you’re traveling for a convention, your most pressing tasks should be how many people are sharing your hotel room and how many panels you can attend. Taking the extra time to make sure you’ve got the right travel coverage shouldn’t be one of them – so plan ahead and contact Atlas visitor insurance before you game.
We’ll see how extreme you really are.
How Extreme of a Gamer are You?
An Unscientific Quiz (Click all that apply.)
Rolling a D20 is the best way to solve any problem, real-world or otherwise. - Beyond Common, you can speak; Elvish, Dwarvish, Orc or goblin.
- You’ve spent at least three weekends with a LARP* group.
- You have destroyed an unlucky die.
- When gaming sessions go long into the night, you’ve been known to just fall asleep at the table. Even elves need two hours to regenerate their spells.
- Vacation requests revolve around pre-releases and gaming conventions.
- Your child is named after a fictional character of fantasy.
- You still own character sheets that are more than 10 years old, and have framed your favorite.
- Your bookshelves are filled with gaming modules and Tolkien analyses.
- You carry dice on you at all times, in case of a random encounter.
- You have a favorite dice set, which you use regardless of the glitter and pink swirls. Luck knows no gender stereotypes.
*If you asked what ‘LARP’ is you have stumbled into the WRONG dungeon.
The Game Convention Travel List
Your guide to conventions around the globe
(Choose a location to uncover more)
Fastaval
Location: Hobro, Denmark
“Fastaval runs over 5 days and is filled with games of all sorts, you get a chance to be part of the newest and most classic, take part in the creative melting pot of ideas to the existence of gambling of any kind. We welcome you to the world of role playing, board and card games, the cozy cafe with espresso coffee, cake and specialty beers, a bar for the thirsty, an alcohol-free youth lounge and much more.”
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