John doesn’t study herpetology, Alison knows lots of words, and Liz goes first. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected], check out our subtitles/transcripts, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on X or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Games, SMOFs If I Ran the Zoo… Con PDF version Hard copy from NESFA Bidding Phase: 3401 Pre-Supporting Memberships by Leslie Turek 5501 Kill the Wabbit by Priscilla Olson, John Pomeranz, Leslie Turek, Mark Olson Planning Phase: 2201 The “Relationship” by Priscilla Olson, Mark Olson 5901 We’re in the Money by Glenn Glazer, Leslie Turek Modest food Privy’s props Privy’s cast At-Con Phase: 701 The Lady and the Snake by Mark Olson, Leslie Turek 1101 The Dungeon Master by Joe Rico Credits Cover art: “Game of Privies” by Alison Scott Alt text: John, Alison and Liz are on a large privy holding drinks with a snake wrapped around the privy. Speech bubbles surround them: “Have you seen my emotional support python?” “The perfect spot for the old pharts photo”, “It’s another ‘what if…’ episode”, and “Oi! There’s a queue here mate”. A banner with “Punctuation Worldcon 2030” appears at the top and the words “Octothorpe 99” appear at the bottom. Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0) Points at the end of each phase: Phase People Financial Goodwill Bidding 2 0 1 Planning 5 4 1 At-Con 6 5 7