[GenCon 2004] Booth Tour idea? (anyone w/ own booth?)

[Tav_Behemoth]

Behemoth3 is going to be among the companies at the Forge booth:

Masters and Minions, Behemoth3, Inc., booth 1141.

I'd be delighted if B3's Masters and Minions were listed as Fantasy (or Heroic Fantasy, or Classic Fantasy, or whatever), but I'm insanely paranoid about using other companies' trademarks without permission, so I think the listing by genre is better than direct comparison to other games.

I'd prefer to print and bring some myself than to chip in to a common fund for doing these.

Oh, and I gather that the car battery laptop power trick requires an inverter, available from Radio Shack for about $40, but I'll have to see if I can dig up the place where I saw that.

[Jason L Blair]

So, yes, Key 20 is an indie publisher of its own products. I don't know whether they will be running demos. Ask

For what it's worth: yes, we'll be running demos. We've enlisted Amul Kumar to run at least Wyrd is Bond and Eldritch Ass Kicking scenarios. Of course, I'll run anyone interested through the systems of Key 20 games.

Are we an indie publisher? We were, but I think our upcoming publication of Eldritch Ass Kicking may boot us from that arena. I felt so, anyway, and asked the Key 20 Publishing forum be closed on this very site. I respect the Forge and its policies and definitions (to my ability).

Key 20 Direct is focused on indie- and small-press publishers who want someone to handle online ordering or want to get into distribution (and, ultimately, stores).

I'm not meaning to pimp here, I just wanted to affirm and elaborate on the distinction.

Either way, Ron will decide what Ron will decide and I'm cool with it.

On another note, I'm really looking forward to the NPA and will be looking through what else the Forge has to offer.

See ya'll soon,

[Keith Senkowski]

Hi,

So is there any word on a final list.  I know everyone is crazy busy, but the sooner I get a list the sooner I can get it done.  Which needs to be sooner rather than later because later is just too late.

Keith

[Ron Edwards]

Hi Keith,

If you need to go to a Plan B, here's what I suggest.

Print out the exhibit hall map, and wait until you arrive at GenCon. Make copies of the map on white paper, and then, on Thursday, we'll take some time to scope out publishers who qualify.

We'll make 50-100 copies at any photocopy shop, then mark'em with a highlighter. Then we'll pass them out Friday through Sunday.

Real easy, low-effort, high-impact, without a lot of frenzy and urgency.

Best,
Ron

[AdAstraGames]

Keith, if you don't have anyone on the list by Friday, I'd recommend going with what you have.  

I'd love to run off about 200 of these to give out at my booth.

[daMoose_Neo]

Ditto, sooner the better~
BTW, I can run off some reletivly cheap B/W copies on 8x11~ Found out we carry $3 black ink cart. refills at WalMart :D So its cheap for me to run stuff off for B/W handouts :D

[Keith Senkowski]

Hi,

But Ron I want to make it pretty...

Here is what I am thinking.  As I laid (layed?) in the map to fit on an Tabloid sized piece of paper and there is a nice space to list the companies.  That said, you cheeky bastards, I want approval or screw that noise on the list I posted elsewhere.  Otherwise I'm just going to have a chimp throw darts at a dart board and use those results as the booths I choose.

"12+20... Chimp says booth 1220 Keith," says cronie.

"Bastards don't want to give me a list then I'll give'em a list," mumbles Keith.

Keith

[Keith Senkowski]

Hi,

Okay, since I don't feel like doing my real job today I worked up another mock for the thing.  Right now I have things organized by booth number but we can go genre too (via individual products).  I think that might work better as the Forge booth looks kinda silly.  Also I have not hilighted the booths on the map yet.  I wanted to wait until I got some feedback.  Remember I have a chimp with a dartboard and I am not afraid to use it.

GenCon 2004 Indie Booth Tour

Keith

[Valamir]

Definitely stay with organized by booth number.  Its a map with booth numbers on it after all.  

Looks pretty cool.

[Luke]

looks good.

You might key the legend on the left and put the key (letters or numbers) at the proper locations on the map.

Make it a lot easier to find shtuff.

-L

[Paul Czege]

Hey Keith,

With the available column space, any reason you didn't separate publishers with line breaks, rather than commas?

Paul

[Keith Senkowski]

Hi,

I was thinking of just hilighting the booths, but a key and hilighting probably would work better.

I didn't spread them out more because I didn't know if there was anymore to be added to the list.  Are there any I should add to the list?

Keith

[jdagna]

Hey, just noticed this thread - it's a great idea, because I'm sure it will have more companies listed than I will notice on the map myself.

For my information:
Technicraft, Booth 1303
Product Line: Pax Draconis (Science Fiction)
Also carrying products by Deep7: Red Dwarf (Science Fiction), Arrowflight (Fantasy) and 1PG RPGs (various genre).

Deep7 will not be listed as attending GenCon (since they're not), but they are also an indie publisher and we're carrying their products to help out.

Also, I will have a laptop with all my design software and a portable printer (8.5x11 only though).  If there are any needs for on-site design work, I can probably help out.

[AdAstraGames]

Keith, I recommend that you post a public deadline for entry on this, and stick with it.

Will there be anything printed on the back?

Does the GPA's multi-booth count for this?

[GaryTP]

Hi, I've only posted once before but I'm a big Forge follower.

My name is Gary Pratt and I own Goldleaf Games. I also wrote and designed our one and only product (for now) Code of Unaris - Chat Roleplaying. I think I qualify as an indy publisher and would love to be on your handout. Booth 1341. If I don't qualify, no problem. Like I said. I've followed this place for about a year and have gotten quite a lot out of reading all the threads.

Stop by and say "hi" either way.

Thanks,
Gary

www.goldleafgames.com