Oh, and from an actual attorney:
"First, there is no “right to a refund” per Wisconsin’s Administrative Code as long as the “no refund” policy is clearly stated. It is and was clearly stated so that is as it is. "
Also, I love all the "I've never been within a thousand miles of the place but...
Two weeks of whining because the events they wanted were filled by preregistrants?
And to cancel because of a fucking lethal pandemic is a long way from "they might decide to cancel for the lulz."
The part I keep wresting with is "What part of NO REFUNDS do people not understand?" If I buy a no refund airline ticket and the airport is snowed in, I eat the ticket.
Really, it doesn't matter. The web site has CLEARLY stated "no refunds" since last summer. If one doesn't like the provisions of the sale, one does not have to buy.
Due to the threat of Covid-19, Luke Gygax has, very sensibly I think, cancelled GaryCon XII, scheduled for the last weekend in March.
Sadly but predictably, a small but noisy number of turd-gobblers are screaming about not getting a refund, despite the fact that the badge purchase page CLEARLY...
The University of Minnesota Library rare books collection has a copy of the original printing of the 2 volume report on the excavation. I have no idea how many hours I spent poring (or is it pouring?) over those books.
They also had a copy of "The Armory of Castle Cherbourg," likewise.
And his "let's take various Earth cultures and whang them all together" is precisely why the Hyborean Age is still such a wonderful gaming world. It was good enough for Tony Bath.
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