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[Terry]

I'm moving to Cambridge in like two weeks. Let's meet up!

Ludum Dare 17 is set for April the 23rd to the 25th, and I'd planned to set myself up in CB2 Bistro for the weekend to work on something for it. We should all do it. Who's up for it?

This would be in addition to the big, proper jam being planned in Cambridge for May/June.

Let's keep a list to get an idea of numbers:

Probably taking part:

Code:

Terry
PerrinAshcroft
bento_smile
Hayden Scott-Baron
Titch 
roBurky 
Nora Shishi

Possibly taking part:

Code:

Sos
Draknek
eugeneius

[Perrin]

Oh damn you I was planning to go to a gig that Saturday night but this sounds WAY better. I'm in of course.

EDIT: BTW I mentioned this briefly at GDC but I'm putting together a simple site we can use for future UK jams, as somewhere just to upload our games in a similar manner to Glorious Trainwrecks. Site could also be a nice rallying point for more regular UK game jams.

[bento_smile]

YES! Provided I am LDing :D

[Sos]

I'd come if I could be drunk all the time

[bento_smile]

I'd come if I could be drunk all the time

They sell alcohol, so... yes?

[eugeneius]

I'd be up for this! Even if only as an excuse to work on some games... I got more done in Cambridge at the last jam than I have in the entire time since. Full time employment is draining.

Also, you're emigrating Terry? there goes Ireland's non-existent indie community. I blame tax reform

[Draknek]

Not sure it's a great idea money-wise, but this is very tempting.

I got more done in Cambridge at the last jam than I have in the entire time since.

This is annoyingly true for me as well.

[increpare]

I'd like to come.  I'll try see if I can't book some time off work.

[bento_smile]

I'd like to come.  I'll try see if I can't book some time off work.

Would be awesome if you can

[increpare]

I'm further away than you Draknek, if I can go then so can you, surely, eh? : )

[Hayden Scott-Baron]

This should make for some of the best food and desk photos ever! Yay for LD-jam!

[increpare]

This should make for some of the best food and desk photos ever! Yay for LD-jam!

Oh god, I really hated the food there.  I mean, it was nice at first, but...two days solid of it?  :S :S :S :S

[Terry]

Fantastic, this is already a better turnout than I'd expected!

So, do we have to reserve the tables or anything like that? Or are we safe enough just showing up?

(added a list to the first post)

[bento_smile]

This should make for some of the best food and desk photos ever! Yay for LD-jam!

Oh god, I really hated the food there.  I mean, it was nice at first, but...two days solid of it?  :S :S :S :S

If there are less of us, it's easier to eat elsewhere.

Fantastic, this is already a better turnout than I'd expected!

So, do we have to reserve the tables or anything like that? Or are we safe enough just showing up?

(added a list to the first post)

If there's not too many people, we should be safe turning up. :D I get up early for Ludum Dare anyway!

[Hayden Scott-Baron]

I was thinking that we would eat elsewhere!
There are loads of places we can go!

As for booking space, we should be okay if we show up early enough.

[eugeneius]

I booked flights for this on Sunday! They were ludicrously inexpensive.

Unfortunately I only then noticed my passport is expiring in two weeks; apparently there's a backlog of forty thousand Irish passports due to be issued, and the passport office is currently on some kind of semi-strike.

I'm going to apply for an emergency passport tomorrow, but I think "Possibly taking part" fits my situation better now.

[Terry]

Oh dear

It's ridiculous that you need a passport to fly anywhere in the EU; I dunno when that changed but it's a total pain.

[increpare]

It's ridiculous that you need a passport to fly anywhere in the EU; I dunno when that changed but it's a total pain.

What: really?  I'm pretty sure other forms of ID will suffice?

[Terry]

I'm assuming it's Ryanair, so probably not

[eugeneius]

They were ludicrously inexpensive

What tipped you off?

Yeah the EU are cool with any kind of photo ID; it's Ryanair that demand a passport

I was looking at getting the ferry to Hollyhead and a train to London... it'd be about €80 and take 8 hours each way though. I'll hold off on seriously considering that until I know if I've left it too late to get a passport.

Edit: actually, for that price I could fly with Aer Lingus straight into Heathrow. backup plan upgraded!