what's the best way to safe guard consoles at a con ? Don't

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>>3442251

Make sure you or your crew stand by it? If you've got it set up at a con, chances are people are gonna want to ask about it or talk to the owner anyway.

Speaking as someone that has worked for/at both big expos and also done his own small scale thing for a good few years I can say this on the paranoid types.

If you dont want it to get damaged? Dont stick it out.
Dont want it to get nicked? Dont stick it out
Dont stick out expensive games, use bootlegs, most work the same and to most look the same

Rare/obscure stuff is interesting to stick out, but most the time it will get ignored unless its the only thing left to play.

Also know how to quick fix things on the go, keep a mini tool kit to hand with some alcoholic wipes

if you are doing it at a venue scout the place first, check the locals and what they are like.

Dont stick expensive things near a busy area.

Always have somebody overseeing the machines,

Generally most people going to these things are ok types, they wont nick stuff, you an tell the dodgy types a mile off, so keep an eye on them.

On my own thing I have had a Mario Kart and Perfect dark stolen (the latter was almost 100% unlocked)
The closest to damage ive had is a pint being spilled near my Vectrex, glad those things have a handle and that time somebody didn't turn the power off before removing a game on a 2600 then trying to force the game in the wrong way.
Thats been in the 6 years ive been doing it.

These days I use mutli carts, flashcarts and modded machines. Harder for them to nick something without somebody noticing.

At the likes of huge expos last year its been both a gamecube controller and a copy of Goldeneye, considering the scale of it all

>>3442279
Only for kids parties