31 |||||||||| PAX East 2018 Debrief

So now that we're not all dying from the PAX Plague, I think we can all confirm that PAX East was nothing short of incredible. The flight from Seattle was long, the weather in Boston was cold and rainy, but the energy from the booth made it all worth it.

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Day Zero

Post Flight

Multiple layovers later, we made it to Boston!

The BCEC

Feels good to be back. Some were more excited than others.

The Booth

This was the 5th time we've set up a booth, and we've become exceedingly efficient about it.

Server Test

We had a special guest join in while we were testing the build for stability. Excited to say they had a blast!

Until Tomorrow

With the build running smoothly, we departed for places unknown...

PAX Plague: Subject Zero

Ok, maybe walking in the rain wasn't the best idea.

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The Showfloor

While this wasn't our first PAX, this was our big reveal. We've got a publisher now! With Annapurna Interactive backing us, we were able to double the amount of computers we normally set up, as well as bring the whole team to run the booth. Traffic from Annapurna's booth naturally found its way to ours, which made for an incredibly popular game. 

The Goods

We had Official Pinny Arcade Pins this year! We ran out every day.

The Setup

With 20 computers, space was tight. We weren't sure if we'd have enough of a line to fill all of them at all times.

Lost in the Crowd

Our booth was near the back of the Convention Hall. We used our publisher's giant Annapurna sign for guidance. 

Hot Booth

Turns out it was pretty easy to keep out booth filled. There was a two hour line, open to close, every day. You guys really liked us!

Ascend

Alex meditates while Vince guards him during such a vulnerable state.

From Above

Nice layout of the booth. Running 20 computers wasn't easy!

The Coaches

Each team had an assigned developer to answer questions. Once we started pitting coaches against one another, we had way too much fun with it.

Shaky Cam footage from the last match on Saturday!

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The End

Thanks to everyone who came by our booth! It wouldn't have been possible without you guys. We met a ton of people who were passionate about our game. From followers of our old block-y build, to new players who had never heard about us before, watching the excitement on each team is what made PAX East worth it in the end. Seriously, thank you, we wouldn't have made it this far without you.

I wish Alex would look at me the same way he looks at that sandwich. Big thanks to Omri Drucker, a member of our discord community, for the picture!

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