In This Newsletter

  1. Round Two, Larp!
  2. Round One Recap
  3. Hotel & COVID Reminders

Round Two, Larp!

The second round of Intercon signups starts tomorrow, November 12th at 7PM EST!

The remaining signups will be on:

Some great new events have been added since last week:

Round One Recap

We had our first round of signups last week, featuring our new signup system! A few technical issues surfaced, which in the interest of transparency we’re communicating here.

Two issues were encountered that caused processing to be delayed. First, an attendee had managed to enqueue a game for which they were also a GM, an unhandled edge case that caused the algorithm to crash and need restarting. This is the main reason you may have received multiple emails. Second, the auto-scaling used to increase the capabilities of the website wasn’t applied to the backend process evaluating the queue, so it was being run on a very underpowered service. Additionally, unrelated to processing delays, emails sent out listed event times in UTC rather than EST.

However, all three of these issues have been fixed. Signups were frozen while the queue processed, so there was no way to “jump the queue,” and everything executed correctly once the issues were resolved. 

Hotel & COVID Reminders

Now is a great time to book your hotel room for Intercon X! Once again, we’re returning to the Crowne Plaza in Warwick, Rhode Island. When you book your room, you can specify if you prefer a quiet or active floor, and the hotel will do their best to accommodate your requests. You can call them at (401) 732-6000 or use their website. Our group code is LAR, so remember to put that in to get the con rate and help us out; your support is especially appreciated this year!  If you get a message that the room block is full, please reach out to our Hotel Liaison to let them know, as the block can likely be expanded. The Intercon group rate and blocks are valid for the Wednesday - Sunday nights! You can read about the hotel on our Hotel Info page, and check out the Hotel FAQ. If you know you’ll want a room, reserve one ASAP; the hotel has filled up in previous years!

Everyone attending Intercon X will be required to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 to the level that they are permitted to receive in their state or country of residence. For non-USA attendees, please follow your country’s covid vaccination and booster recommendations. Intercon has a Tracking Document for which states and provinces have the latest boosters broadly available and some information on how to get them.

You can send us updated proof by January 1, 2026 via an email to vaccination@x.interconlarp.org or by requesting a zoom session. Proof can be in the form of an updated card with the booster listed, a pdf or screenshot of your state registry, asking your pharmacy for the record, or in other official electronic form. If you have difficulty providing the above proof, please reach out to us at the above address, and we'll work with you. If the latest vaccine is not available in your state or province, email the above address with proof of the latest vaccination you did receive, verification of residence, and your choice between staying masked at all times in con spaces or taking a rapid test every morning you are in attendance at the con and bringing the negative test to ops before your first event to re-badge (please note that this is an update from the policy as described in an earlier newsletter). For full details on our policy, see our website.  

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