KoLCon
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  KoLCon
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KoL Con or KoLCon? Jick uses, well, both. A summary paragraph for II would be appreciated.
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KoLCon (short for KoL Convention) is an annual real-world gathering of KoL players in
Tempe, Arizona, where Asymmetric Publications has its global headquarters. To date, there have been five conventions. Players from all over the world have attended the conventions, attracting players from as far away as Australia and Europe.
KoLCon is far from the only KoL gathering, but it is the only official one, and the only one where one is guaranteed to schmooze with the game developers.
KoL Con V (2008)
Con V took place on September 26-28, 2008. There are various forum threads concerning the various goings-on that occurred.
KoL Con IV (2007)
The fourth convention took place on Friday, September 14 through Sunday, September 16, 2007. Registration was again purchased at the Store of Loathing for US$15.00. The official announcement was posted in the forums. This years' events mirrored previous instances of the con, with Friday evening spent at Gameworks and a barbecue in the same park with the same caterers. A KoL version of assassins was played throughout the weekend. At the barbecue there was a trivia contest, a poker tournament, a guitar hero tournament, a haiku contest, as well as a decorate your own shortbread bugbear section. Saturday evening featured a performance by MC Frontalot, with opening acts by The Minibosses and Nekrogoblikon. Sunday afternoon, Xenophobe led an outing to Organ Stop Pizza, which MC Frontalot also attended.
Once again Xlyinia did a superhuman job of putting the con events together. People had an excellent time, as documented in photos and videos, and quotes.
KoL Con 3-D (2006)
This convention was held on September 15-17, 2006. The official source was first located at MySpace, then an announcement appeared on the main site, and there was also an active forum thread on the topic.
Friday night was spent schmoozing at gameworks. Saturday's events involved an outdoor barbecue in Tempe Kiwanis Park. Food, beer and non-alcoholic beverages were enjoyed by all (but no underage drinking was permitted).
Participants who preregistered for the con received a special code which could be used in-game to obtain a pair of KoL Con 3-D Glasses and, at no additional cost, a new shine to their Kingdom of Loathing Certificate of Participation!
KoLCon II (2005)
KoLCon II was also know as "The Wrath of Con".
Tickets were available for purchase via the Asymmetric Store, and there was an active forum thread on the topic.
Also, going to "/test.php" (1 2 3 4 5 6 7) yielded a list of those who attended KoLCon II, which was probably used to give attendees their shiny certificates. Once discovered on the forums, Xenophobe blanked the test page.
KoLCon (2004)
KoLCon was a relatively small gathering. Officially it took place on Saturday, March 21 and Sunday, March 22. Unofficially it began on Thursday, March 18 with public Karoke. Friday involved dinner at a Japanese resturaunt, and eventually ended up at Jick's house for random socializing. Saturday is somewhat sporradically documented, but appears to have taken place largely at Jick's.
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