I wanted to buy my son GenCon 2018 tickets for a Christmas present but I am completely and utterly clueless. From what I've seen the sale of tickets (badges?) don't start until after the new year? So once this sale goes live
1. How do I get this badge access code and 2. Can I just go ahead and purchase multiple badges at that time or can I only purchase 1 badge for myself? I saw something about adding friends to buy more badges? Also, the "housing" situation seems highly stressful - Is it worth it to just book a downtown hotel at full price and skip that stress all together, or do people typically get a downtown room in the end as long as they're patient?
I appreciate any and all advice. If it matters, my son is 16 and mentioned this event to me after badges had sold out for the 2017 event, so I want to make sure he gets to go to the next one. :)