Tickets

Grand Tribunal Cheltenham prides itself in providing value-for-money; a great weekend of gaming for a very low price. We don't make a profit.

Early bird pricing

Our "Early Bird" pricing is available until Christmas 2012. And by "Christmas", we probably mean until we've finished eating all the left-overs. It's not like we're going to be taking this offer down on Christmas Day, is it? We may be role-playing games enthusiasts, but we're not that lonely. Probably.

£15 waged and £12 unwaged until Christmas 2012.

Extra incentives, if you sign up by 15th December 2012 (i.e. venue deposit deadline):

• First 3 - you'll also get a printed copy of an Ars Magica adventure specially written by CJ
• First 10 - you'll get the PDF
• First 15 - CJ promises to do a big game with scenery like Fornham if 15 people sign up before the 15th December

How to pay

You'll need to know CJ's email address: chrisjensenromer@hotmail.com

Click here to pay CJ using PayPal

You don't need to sign up for a Paypal account, you can just use Paypal to pay directly with a debit or credit card.

• Please add a message to the transaction stating how many tickets you are paying for, and any special offers you are claiming (Early Bird, Grog Deal, Unwaged etc). Ideally we also want the attendees' names.

• Your emailed receipt from PayPal is your ticket and your proof of purchase. It's possible that we might check these on the day, so keep hold of it (showing us the email on your smartphone is perfectly acceptable, Lord knows we don't need more waste paper at GT).

If you're in the Cheltenham area, you can also pay AndrewO or CJ in cash, in person, but for God's sake make sure they give you a written receipt on the spot, or it'll end in an argument.

Buy 3 get 4 grog deal

We want you to bring your whole gang - everyone you regularly game with. Plus, save some petrol money and pollution by bringing a full car. So, if you buy 3 tickets, you will get the 4th free.

Contact CJ to take up this offer.

Other incentives

If we reach 20 sign ups by January 31st, we will offer a second freeform on the Sunday morning, and keep the venue open till 5pm Sunday.

If we reach 30 sign ups before June 30th, every delegate will get a GTUK souvenir guide.

If we reach 40 sign ups by August 1st, we promise something extraordinary - and the venue will be close to capacity.

What's officially included

Your ticket includes:

• Access to the venue on Saturday and Sunday, including 2 large gaming halls, 1 comfy gaming lounge, kitchen and loos
• The ability to reserve your place on games; sign up using the mailing list or sign up here on the wiki
• No additional cost for any games

Unofficial extras

Our ticket prices are deliberately low so everyone can participate regardless of income. The following extras will probably be available for no additional cost. Donations towards these little niceties are optional; nobody will be shaking a tin or pressuring you into donating (see Ethos), so please give your donation directly to AndrewO at the venue. If ticket sales are particularly high, then donations will be refused.

• Tea, coffee and squash at the venue

There will be tea and coffee making facilities at the venue. There will be some tea bags, instant coffee, milk, sugar and squash concentrate.

• Doughnuts

There will be doughnuts. It will be Saturday morning. Some people may call this "breakfast".

• Stationery

ArM5 character sheets, lined paper, pencils, erasers, stapler, name badges, paperclips, scissors, sticky-back-plastic, here's some I made earlier.

• Limited internet access and printing at the venue

Most likely this will be limited to a netbook with a 3G dongle and a basic black-and-white A4 inkjet printer.

• Bulk printing in advance

Story Guides may order bulk printing in advance, double-sided A4 colour laser.

• Lifts for those with limited mobility

If you have limited mobility (e.g. you're pregnant or use a walking stick or wheelchair) then we will arrange a car to take you to/from Cheltenham's main public transport hubs. Contact Andrew Oakley or discuss this on the mailing list. You might also like to see our disability policy.

What's not included at all

Well, anything not listed above, really. For example:

• Restaurant food, pub drinks, take-away food

We usually go to a restaurant on the Friday evening (typically a Chinese, cost around £10-£20 per head inc. drinks), followed by a pub function room. You'll need to pay for your own food and drinks there. Both the restaurant and the pub are optional; you can do both, just one, or neither.

You can bring your own food and drink to the venue on Saturday and Sunday (no alcohol). See the Venue page for details of nearby supermarkets, take-aways and convenience stores. There will be an opportunity to order a take-away and have it delivered to the venue on Saturday evening. In 2012 it was £4 for small fish & chips.

On Sunday morning, a few of us might meet up for breakfast at a cheap café. Optional, budget yourself £3-£5 if you want to come along.

• Raffle

We usually have a charity raffle on Saturday evening. It's entirely optional. In 2012 it was £1 per ticket.

• Accommodation

You're responsible for arranging your own accommodation. See the Venue section for some hotel suggestions. Cheltenham has everything from cheap motels with special offers, to five star hotels. Book early enough and you might get a twin room for £40 at a chain motel or B&B. If you are absolutely, totally skint then you can always ask nicely on the mailing list if you can sleep on a local attendee's sofa.

• Dice, costumes and props

Story Guides might lend you some dice for their games only. There's also usually a live-action roleplay to break the ice on Saturday morning; costumes and props are optional. If you ask nicely on the mailing list and you'll almost certainly be able to borrow a cloak from someone, which is all a magus needs, right? Some folk do make quite an effort with their costume, others refuse to wear one at all.

• Transport and parking

You're responsible for getting yourself to and from the venue. Have a look at transport options. National Express coaches and Megabus can be very cheap. There are several local buses serving the venue, again see the transport page. If you're skint consider asking for a lift from other major towns using the mailing list. Also see "Lifts for those with limited mobility" in the section above.

There is free on-street parking around the venue but we have no control over availability. It's never been a big problem. We also have a list of car parks rated by convenience and security if you want to just dump your car somewhere safe all weekend.