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So who's going to GenCon so far? Let's have a list, and what are your plans while you're there?
I'm going, and it'll be my first, and I'm pretty jazzed about it. I think I'll have a game ready to shill by then, and that makes me even more jazzed.
Here's my wish list for while I'm there:
*To meet a few of you folks in person and tell you in person your stuff is cool.
*To play in at least a couple games - if not many - run by their creators.
*To have someone check out my game and say, dude, I think this will be fun.
*To discover a few new cool games, and covet them.
*To be generally hedonistic for a few days. It is, after all, vacation time I'm a-spending.
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Hope you's all comin'.
-Matt
I'm there definitely.
I'm hoping we get a few more Forgeite games going after hours.
I've been told that St. Elmo's Steakhouse in down town Indy is the place to go for large bloody slabs of cow meat.
I know it may end up the red-headed step-child of GenCon, but does anybody plan on attending GenCon SoCal?
-Chris
Quote from: C. EdwardsI know it may end up the red-headed step-child of GenCon, but does anybody plan on attending GenCon SoCal?
When is that? December or something? SoCal is much more accessible for me than Indianapolis, that's for sure.
Hey,
I'd reeeeally like for someone to step up as an organizer for a Forge booth at GenCon SoCal. Any takers?
Gotta be someone with a company who can afford the initial outlay of funds for a two-three sized booth.
Best,
Ron
Quote from: Ron EdwardsHey,
I'd reeeeally like for someone to step up as an organizer for a Forge booth at GenCon SoCal. Any takers?
Gotta be someone with a company who can afford the initial outlay of funds for a two-three sized booth.
Dude, someone pour Ron a beer. He's talking business
serious moment: what are we talking about here in terms of afford? From my experience with shows, booth space is priced in the thousands.
I am hoping to be at GenCon, at least for a day or two.
My goals would be:
--to see more of your smiling faces
--give Legend of Alyria ashcans to the Forgites who want them
--play InSpectres, TROS, and Sorcerer
--sit around and talk about stuff
--buy the latest Button Men (must...feed...the...addiction)
Seth Ben-Ezra
Great Wolf
I'd like to go--it's a haul for me--but I'd like to go.
*sips drink*
-Marco
I WILL BE THERE AND I WILL BE WEARING MY BOOTS THIS YEAR.
- J, eff airport security.
It'd be more likely that I'd be killed by a mob of midgets than miss GenCon.
What's my goal? The same as the last dozen or so. Play games with cool folks. Oh, and I'll probably have some products to sell at the booth.
Hey, can I bring my guitar? So's I can annoy all y'all with my playin'?
Mike
So who's going to GenCon so far? Let's have a list, and what are your plans while you're there?
I'll be there, working the booth, selling print copies of My Life with Master, and running demos.
Paul
Quote from: Ron Edwards
I'd reeeeally like for someone to step up as an organizer for a Forge booth at GenCon SoCal. Any takers?
I have to say that I'd LOVE to contribute to Forge activity at GenCon SoCal. As for organizing, I don't think I have that kind of fundage laying around.
Jesse
Hey,
Marco, it'd be great if you could make it, especially if you bring a few JAGS demos.
Oh Jared, the boots? You'd wear the boots? 'Scuse me, everyone, I - I have to step away privately for a (gasp) moment - be right back, I mean not right away, but ...
Mike, the XIG guys will be near us again, most likely, so just bring the axe and hook up to them.
Best,
Ron
I'm hoping to be there for at least part of the time.
I live two hours away from Indianapolis, so I don't really have much of an excuse not to be there, though there is no guarantee that I'll have sufficient funds or a working car.
Stuart
Quote from: Mike HolmesIt'd be more likely that I'd be killed by a mob of midgets than miss GenCon.
What's my goal? The same as the last dozen or so. Play games with cool folks. Oh, and I'll probably have some products to sell at the booth.
Hey, can I bring my guitar? So's I can annoy all y'all with my playin'?
Mike
Dude, you gotta bring it! I don't have a flighty-worthy case, or I'd bring mine and we could form a temporary GenCon band.
It's very, VERY likely I'll make it to Indy this year. My goals are to have a finished game design to share, get into some more of the demo's, and just have one helluva fun time. Last year was great (I'm REAL glad I wandered over to the Diana Jones ceremony - that was cool!), but Real Life had left me a bit uneven going into it. No such thing will be allowed this year!!
My birthday falls during GenCon SoCal, and (mileage-wise) it's relatively close to home - gotta go there, too. I'd be thrilled to help out at any booth that materializes.
Gordon
I'll be there. I wanna game. Especially I want to play La Familia with you guys, which will be done by then.
Jake
All right, quick! Forge pact!
No one play La Famiglia with Jake until he plays Nicotine Girls first.
Best,
Ron
Quote from: Gordon C. LandisMy birthday falls during GenCon SoCal, and (mileage-wise) it's relatively close to home - gotta go there, too. I'd be thrilled to help out at any booth that materializes.
I was gutted when I heard they had pushed SoCal GenCon back to next year, I had already made plans to fly across this December for it.
Sigh. Oh well, there's always next year (although, realistically, if I'm going to come over there next year for a GenCon, I'll wait for the bigger "real" one in July.
Brian.
Quote from: Ron EdwardsNo one play La Famiglia with Jake until he plays Nicotine Girls first.
Dude,
I can't stand by that.
Jake, I'll play Famiglia. If I can get you to play either Sorcerer and Space, or Geek Season. Quid Pro Quo, you know. :-)
Mike
Quote from: Brian LeybourneI was gutted when I heard they had pushed SoCal GenCon back to next year, I had already made plans to fly across this December for it.
Yeah, at one point I thought Dec 2003 SoCal was cancelled, but I thought the latest was that it was back. I figured I'd find out for sure at Indy . . .
Gordon
Quote from: Gordon C. LandisQuote from: Brian LeybourneI was gutted when I heard they had pushed SoCal GenCon back to next year, I had already made plans to fly across this December for it.
Yeah, at one point I thought Dec 2003 SoCal was cancelled, but I thought the latest was that it was back. I figured I'd find out for sure at Indy . . .
Gordon
Really? Hell, be sure to let me know, would you? If it's back I'll probably still go.
Brian.
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Really? Hell, be sure to let me know, would you? If it's back I'll probably still go.
This is from the official gencon website:
When: December 11-14, 2003
Where: Anaheim, California
Facility: Anaheim Convention Center
Anaheim is practically my backyard, so SOME of you better be there even if we don't have an official booth.
Jesse
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Really? Hell, be sure to let me know, would you? If it's back I'll probably still go.
This is from the official gencon website:
When: December 11-14, 2003
Where: Anaheim, California
Facility: Anaheim Convention Center
Anaheim is practically my backyard, so SOME of you better be there even if we don't have an official booth.
Jesse
God damn. Now, how likely is it that they'll cancel it again :-)
Hmm.. time to call the travel agent again. Sigh.
Brian.
Dude, how much more can it be to get a ticket and come to the real thing? ;-)
Mike
Quote from: Mike HolmesDude, how much more can it be to get a ticket and come to the real thing? ;-)
Mike
That's the problem - I'm off to South America for 6 weeks in June, and the trip finishes 18 July. By the time I could then get up to Indie, I would *just* make it for the last day of GenCon, maybe. And that's assuming I have enough money for the extra flights and accommodation, which I dont. Plus I would be with my wife, who would be bored while I wandered around like a kid in a candy store.
However, I can easily afford NEXT years GenCon, or this years December SoCal GenCon, and bring an RPG friend or two.
Hmm.. So guys, how many of you are likely to be at SoCal, and how many of you are likely to be at GenCon Indie 2004.. maybe I should decide based on that.. be good to meet some of the folks I've been chatting to for so long...
Brian.
SoCal is LoCal...you want to order the entree with all the fat and calories...that would be GenCon (the one that doesn't need a qualifying suffix).
The German who Walks will be back, too!
(um, Ron, remember, we need a hotel right next to the con ;)
Last year was a blast, our indie booth rocked, we played so many great games and had a helluva fun. This year, we'll repeat that and do it even better.
I plan on running the sequel to our InSpectres game. Expect the Return of Ron, the sumerian sorcerer and his Arch-Nemesis Peter.
I hope that the XIG guys will bring a drumset and bass guitar, so that we can jam!
Looking forward to meet all of you again!
Quote from: ValamirSoCal is LoCal...you want to order the entree with all the fat and calories...that would be GenCon (the one that doesn't need a qualifying suffix).
Well, if it's anything, it's GenCon
Indy. That should be reason enough for Forge people to go.
I might even bring JAGS-2. All of the cool, half the rules. :)
Umm ... when is it?
-Marco
Quote from: Brian LeybourneHmm.. So guys, how many of you are likely to be at SoCal, and how many of you are likely to be at GenCon Indie 2004.. maybe I should decide based on that.. be good to meet some of the folks I've been chatting to for so long...
Well, I expect there'll be a decent set of people. And it'll be a great pleasure to meet any and all Forge-folks who can make it! From far-flung corners of the globe . . . New Zealand - now there's a place on MY "gotta visit" list!
But the truth is, this is the first year for GenCon SoCal, and I doubt ANYONE really knows how successful it's going to turn out to be. If you've really got to pick just one, Ralph's right - GenCon Indy is the reliable, full-calorie dish. At least, that's the way it seems to me,
Gordon
All right, quick! Forge pact!
No one play La Famiglia with Jake until he plays Nicotine Girls first.
I played in a very nice RoS demo run by Jake last year. I will gladly in return run Nicotine Girls for a group of players including Jake this year. That is, unless there's someone who's itching to run Nicotine Girls? In that case, I'd like to play :)
Paul
Quote from: Jürgen MayerI plan on running the sequel to our InSpectres game. Expect the Return of Ron, the sumerian sorcerer and his Arch-Nemesis Peter.
I wanna play InSpectres, damn it. I hate you all.
- J
I need to go to one or the other of the GenCons, because... (please don't look down on me) ... I have never been to a game convention.
which really blows my geekcred.
ok, I did go to a group gaming event, which sort of counts, but I still consider it much to small to be an actual Con.
so, I dunno about GenCon Indy. that's a ways away, and doesn't give me too much time to figure out how to get there, how to pay for everything, &c. I'll go if I can. GenCon SoCal is more likely.
Quote from: MarcoI might even bring JAGS-2. All of the cool, half the rules. :)
-Marco
Are you serious?
Quote from: quozlQuote from: MarcoI might even bring JAGS-2. All of the cool, half the rules. :)
-Marco
Are you serious?
No doubt. What the fuck! What kinda bomb is that to drop on a party? How long have you been hiding the fact that you're doing this project? I see posts on the JAGS site about it. Does this mean we have to trapse on over there to check out what you're up to at every moment of the day?
What gives, man?! Spill the beans. You need to start a thread right now that tells us just what this is all about.
Mike
I just found out recently that I would definitely be able to attend this year. So, rock on!
As for my wish list, well, all I really want to do is hang out with the Indie crowd and play some games, damnit! And it would be really nice to have Orx finished in time for GenCon, but I don't think that's going to happen.
Quote from: Jared A. SorensenI wanna play InSpectres, damn it. I hate you all.
July, Jared... it's only a few months away...
I will be at Gencon with brand spankin new copies of Kayfabe for sale. I picked up a couple dozen wrestling figures off of Ebay to use as props/minitures for demos and possibly give aways for my registered demos. Will there be room for me to set up a wrestling ring on one of the big tables Ron?
My goals for Gencon are to play lots of cool games with my fellow Forgites, run as many demos as humanly possible, sell at least 20 copies of Kayfabe, and buy more gaming stuff than I can afford.
,Matt G.
Since Josh is at work and has no access to a computer, let me speak for both of us that we are, as only WE can, plotting and planning e'en now, to find a way to make it. Friggin' shame they're taking it out of Milwaukee.
I'm coming again this time. I definitely will spend more time at the Forge booth. I only played one demo last year! I must play more.
-Joshua