Board 8 > How many B8ers have you met IRL?

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Menji. Good times!

A couple at SGDQ this past year, and Ulti. I know I'm closeby a few others in my corner of the northeasternmidwest but never met them in person.

5 or 6?

Yoshimaster (Anime North a few times), GTM (my place and his a few times), TRE (AN twice), also Nio (Japan & Malaysia), and SantaRPG (stayed with him a few weeks after coming back from Japan)

the "or 6" is that I've been in the same room as ff6man at AN, StreetPassed him even, but we didn't actually meet

I lived with User SaveEstelle for a few months

Grimlyn posted...

5 or 6?

Yoshimaster (Anime North a few times), GTM (my place and his a few times), TRE (AN twice), also Nio (Japan & Malaysia), and SantaRPG (stayed with him a few weeks after coming back from Japan)

the "or 6" is that I've been in the same room as ff6man at AN, StreetPassed him even, but we didn't actually meet

Yep just GMUN and not really. Unless you count users who joined board 8 through me which, I wouldn't.

2 users from B8 and 1 from a different GameFaqs board.

9-12 seems right but it might be 13-20. Been to a couple gatherings.

Known well its the 5-8 group. A few of those were only met briefly in a group setting and I wouldn't say I would normally know them well enough to have seen them outside the group.

In chronological order of meeting, to the best of my recollection:

Taslion - I knew him before he browsed Board 8, he's one of my brother's best friends.

Kuge - we met up a few times when he lived in Vegas. He's in the Midwest now with a family. =)

Realo - Completely random run-in. He was bouncing outside a bar in downtown Vegas, and I recognized him. Made the decision to ask "uhhhh you don't use any video game message boards, do you" and it resulted in an OH SHIT moment. He has a huge following on social media these days.

SuperNiceDog - Met up in a casino when he was visiting Vegas for a poker tournament, IIRC.

foolmo - Went to my favorite buffet when he was visiting the city. Met again a few months later at Magfest 2020.

Wigs - Magfest 2020. I was Wigs's sidekick, as I had never been to a convention before, and he showed me the ropes. Such a fun time.

ExTha - Magfest 2020 again. Met ExTha and his gf. Like meeting Wigs, it felt super natural, like we had known each other for years.

So that's seven. If I've somehow forgotten anyone, I truly apologize. I also just realized that it's been almost four years since I've hung out with a Board 8er in person - I need to correct that. =(

Just one. I went to a music festival (Bonnaroo 2009) with Shaggy

Hard to believe that was 14 years ago, holy shit

Wickle once in Arizona and Menji three times in Japan

I usually make the offer if someone says they're coming out here but I haven't been able to link up with anyone else

2.

Ngamer in person at one of his group's annual meet-ups, and a second person who lives near me.

3

one tracked me down at a PAX they were stalking me

one other lived near me and I sold a spare PS4 to them

one I met at Michigan Masters and defeated them in a Windjammers tournament

Surskit - I think twice when he was in Denmark for a while.
LordoftheMorons - When I travelled near him for about a month.
XIII - When he was in Denmark for like 4-5 days.

I never got around to meeting Giggs even though we live(d?) like 15 minutes away from each other.

30 lol

SHINE_GET_64 posted...

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one tracked me down at a PAX they were stalking me

one other lived near me and I sold a spare PS4 to them

one I met at Michigan Masters and defeated them in a Windjammers tournament

Scarletspeed and I are just chopped liver, apparently - the three of us met at the G1 show in Dallas a few years back.

Uhhhhh 9-12 I think? For ExtraLife meetups a few years back

Zero

NBIceman posted...

Scarletspeed and I are just chopped liver, apparently - the three of us met at the G1 show in Dallas a few years back.

Somehow I forgot all about this

that makes...5?!

Just the 1, but we try to get together a few times a year if possible and was part of his wedding.

I think 5?

Icehawk I saw once back in college days

JayLV99 lives near me and while I havent seen him in years, I have seen him around at least a dozen times Im sure

SlothFacts at a fighty game thing

Sytha at a couple different fighting game events. He may have even met my wife at one? Im not sure

also Shine and I played some Windjammers and I think I let him win or something

Met up with Zachnorn three times.

Need to increase that list tbh.

None although I'm sure I've been in the same area multiple times since I live near Universal and Disney in Orlando. Plus I traveled a decent amount for work to other states

Boko several times, Santa a lot, Charton, Baine, Maniac, AKR, Moltar.
Llarian, Ami, Herring/Pez and a couple other old IRL friends I introduced to B8, but most didn't do much on the actual board proper
I had a friend in college who kept up with the contests but I don't think he was on B8 itself.

I streetpassed Drak once without knowing it and I'm still salty about it

Just one, JonThePenguin (and wife) stayed at my flat once. Was a pleasure to host them.

10+ in a single weekend and then no one else

Minipoot/'Poooooooooooot and Dante have been to where I lived once upon a time to play Mega Man and do the Mario.

Wang/Kinglicious and...I think their username was meche? They both came to see my play.

Thought there was a fifth, but I cannot remember confidently.

Lets see.. Gmun, bolo, foolmo, shad

I feel like Im missing someone or maybe multiple people. I dunno I haven't been here in years

9-ish?

A bunch of people at Extra Life, then a handful at Shads house for board game nights. I dont want to count it out because Ill forget someone and feel bad.

5

ctes, ExTha, Rock, Nick and Nio

I think I have the distinction of having met B8ers on three different continents though which is something

Also I have a schoolfriend who briefly posted here as well so he would make 6. Don't think he counts though.

3 - Zazi, Bolo, Llarian

I suspect 0, but I can't say for sure

3 or 4

went to college with one

met one when she came to study in LA from overseS

and ginhyun who sucks

zero

Oh yeah and Wang

I voted 4 but it's actually 6 now that I think about it

MawiIe posted...

foolmo

o damn 7 actually

0? Mega Mana and I were at the same theater and even the same screen for the Dark Knight Rises premiere but forgot to make a plan to figure out how to know who each other was haha. So I've been in the immediate vicinity of one.

i played megaman for the first time in my life at Harrich's place. I did not do well at megaman.

I said 13-20 but I'm not quite sure if I made it to 13 but I think I did. too lazy to list everyone

2

Sir Chris and red13n

Should probably meet more at some point

2

RikkuAlmighty posted...

and ginhyun who sucks

rude but not incorrect