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PAX West 2017 – Set Up & Day 1 Recap

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We’ve had a busy weekend so far at PAX West 2017. Half of our team came earlier in the week to start building the booth from the ground up.

The GES crew rigging the signs

 
Then before we knew it, a few days passed by quickly and it was the night before PAX! On Thursday, we just had finishing touches in the Gift Shop and on the arcade cabinets. Everyone worked hard to get out of there before dinner — unlike previous years where we’ve stayed until the wee hours of the night. GOOD JOB, TEAM!

Setting up the Gift Shop

 
Friday morning, which is Day 1 of PAX West, we started off the event with our Press Breakfast at 9AM. All Media badge holders were welcome to partake in pastries and coffee to kick off their weekend.

At 10AM, the expo hall opened up to all attendees and then the booth was bustling with players on the arcade cabinets and queuing up for the Gift Shop.

On Friday, we also held our first ever Pit People PVP Challenge at PAX West.

All participants get a prize for playing, but players who make it to Round 3 and come out victorious will get a Pit People figurine + Pit People plush set + scarf + pin! Whoa!!! We had four Round 3 winners on this first day:

PVP Challenge Winner: Wyatt

 
PVP Challenge Winner: Anne

 
PVP Challenge Winner: Danny

 
PVP Challenge Winner: Jerrod

Congrats to all of the winners and thank you to everyone who came out to play! To see more photos from these days, click the links below:


PAX West 2017 – Set Up (Flickr Album)
PAX West 2017 – Day 1 (Flickr Album)

PAX West 2017 – Pit People PVP Challenge

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Are you ready for a fight in the Pit? Well, get your PVP practice on now because you’re going to need to sharpen those skills before PAX West if you want to join our Pit People PVP Challenge!

We’re going to have 1v1 matches Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of PAX West at booth 1501 on our custom-built arcade cabinets! Matches will start at 1PM Friday thru Sunday and they’ll continue on until late afternoon.

Every player gets a prize! (Like Pinny Arcade Pins, Patches, Scarves, Beard Trimmings, Plushes, and More!) There’s also a grand prize to aim for: an all-new Pit People Figurine and CASH!
 

Rules:

TL;DR – Winner Stays, Loser Pays Gets a Prize and a Handshake!

  • Winning two preliminary matches gets you a shot on our Spotlight Cabinet.
  • After each preliminary match, the winner will stick around for their next challenge, and the loser will receive a prize based on how many times they won.
  • Winning on the Spotlight Cabinet (a.k.a. The third consecutive fight) earns you the grand prize!

 
Other Rules:

  • You can compete for prizes once per day.
  • If you win the grand prize, you’re done winning prizes (congrats!)
  • You have to play against a human being to progress. No AI Matches!
  • Staff decisions are final.

 
If you’re interested in getting more details on the tournament or if you want to participate, ask one of our staff at the booth about the Pit People PVP Tournament!

We’d also love to see any photos or videos taken of the PVP Tournament, so please tag your posts on social media with #PitPeoplePVP and #PAXWest2017!

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