Tips for running a convention game

Hello all.

I'm sure there must be a thread like this, but I need help. This would be my first time running Monsterhearts at a con, so I'd like specific dos/don'ts ("This skin really doesn't work in con play... Try to run this kind of scene... Common pitfalls are... ")

I'm fairly experienced with running AW at a con, so I'm mostly concerned with knowing how to 'shift my gears', as it were.

I would say the skins you allow depend on the number and nature of the players. For instance, I really have problems getting the Ghost going in ANY game, and I'd be loath to have a chosen in a one-shot.
Prep-wise, all I have are a list of names for when i draw a blank, and I do prep the same way I'd do it starting a campaign. Creating classmates and such are a great way to make players invest in NPC's.
Make it as feral as you absolutely can. have NPC's killed off left and right, make the worst happen.

Sorry about my delayed response, I do appreciate the feedback!

I've only seen the Ghost played once, thought it worked rather okay (player decided my Fae was the only person who could see/hear him... I got into a lot of trouble that way, heh heh). As for my game, I guess I could have stood to ratchet up a body count, it was more Buffy than... I dunno, something with more dead bodies.

The seating chart works great, planting seeds of NPCs and triangles. I think to shake things up, I might have a game set at a summer camp - draw a map of the lakeshore or a few cabins, have everyone describe where they are, who they're hanging out (or snubbing), etc.