MACE 2005 - High Point, NC

[Andy Kitkowski]

I don't mind hosting people at my house for minor compensation ($15-20 a night or so?). I live about 30-40 minutes away and will be driving to the event.  If you want a place to stay, feel free to ping me.

[Eric Provost]

Eric, you appear to be coordinating our offensive.

I am?

Whew.  News to me.  Does it involve more than running two sessions of DitV and one of tMW?  Cuz if so, someone needs to let me know what they need from me.  I'll be happy to do what it takes to gather as many Forgites as I can.

Best

game club

evar!

-Eric

[Jason Morningstar]

Sometimes when you randomly delegate, people rise to the occasion, Eric!  I can run something too - DitV for sure, PTA, probably other stuff. 

Andy, you must drive fast if you can get to High Point in 40 minutes - it's 70 miles from Chapel Hill.  Or maybe you moved and didn't tell me...in any case, we should coordinate and share commuting expenses all along I-40.

I'm way more interested in meeting fellow Forge people and hanging out and playing games with them than I am in MACE proper.  Is that wrong?  I'd also like to use it as an excuse to playtest, playtest, playtest.  Is that wrong? 

--Jason

[Adam Dray]

What's the best airport to come into? If I'm hanging out with Andy, is a different airport better?

[Eric Provost]

Hey, my original intent was just to sharpen my Con-GMing skills for the big leagues next summer, with a side-order of bringing Forgey games to the masses.  If there's gonna be a Forgite gathering then hanging with the Forgites becomes my top priority.  

Lisa and I already have a room reserved.  Lisa and I intend to drive our 4-door between Mebane and Highpoint.  If we can offer a ride to anyone who needs one drop us a line.  I won't have a Forgite missing a gathering for such a short distance.

And yeah, I'll step up.  But only if I get a tiara and sash.  And a septre.

Ok, I'll step up anyway.  Anyone who has any questions about gathering for MACE who can't seem to get them answered anywhere else, PM me.  I'm devoted to the cause now.

-Eric

Airport Question:  GSO!  I'm sitting in a hotel in Greensboro right now.  You'll likely have to fly into Charlotte (CLT) and then take a hop from there to GSO (about a 20 minute flight between the cities). 

[Eric Provost]

Right after I posted I found this handly little site right here.  Shows everything going into and out of GSO. 

Mapquest sez that GSO is about 13 miles from the Radisson where MACE is being held.

-Eric

[Eric Provost]

A mini brainstorm hit me a moment ago.  Forgites gathering at MACE are going to want to be able to find each other, recognize each other, and schedule some game time with each other.  No one is going to want to be left out of any cool after-hours hangout like at GenCon.

Problem is, there won't be any kind of central meeting point like there was at GenCon.  No place where you're certain to go and find some Forgites mucking about. 

I think what I'd like to see is some kind of bulliten board deal where Forgites know that they can go to find out what other Forgites are up to or to post what they're up to for other Forgites to find out about.  Online bulliten boards won't be the best option once the con begins as I'm assuming that most won't be bringing their compies with them.  Heck, I dunno what the internet service is even going to be like there.

My two ideas for finding each other:

Identifying clothing/accessories.  I was picked out of a crowd at Origins and GenCon by people who never met me before because I was sporting one of my two Forge shirts.  Worth every penny of investment.  More specifically, I was thinking of minting a large batch of "Forge Twunt" or "Indie Twunt" buttons at CafePress.  If someone with a little graphic design skill were to offer up their services to design some artwork for it I'd shell out the cash and resell them at cost.  Cost being probably $1 each after tax & shipping. 

The Book of Forgites at the Con.  I'm considering picking up one of those simple little black sketchbooks from my local art store.  Less than $10 out of my pocket.  Then, I keep that book in a handy place at the con (maybe with Lisa as she runs/plays some card & board games) where Forgites are invited to sign, talk about what they wanna do and where, and then read over what everyone else writes.  A tool for everyone to make notes for how to find each other and a nifty collectible for me and Lisa after the con is over.

If you have other ideas for how we can find each other & hookup that don't involve internet access during the convention go ahead and post them here. 

If you're interested in throwing down your support for the button or book ideas then PM me.  I'm willing to do the investing on either or both items but I wanna make sure that they're going to be used.  I'd be upset if I came home with 100 out of 100 buttons and an empty book.

-Eric

p.s. Whoops.  I forgot to actually put the link in for that GSO site the other day and now I can't find it again.  Sorry about that.

[Adam Dray]

Does everyone have a cell phone? We could just exchange numbers.

[Eric Provost]

I did consider that.  The problem being trying to communicate with people who may be in the middle of something where they can't chat.  For instance, I'll be running games in the morning and afternoon all three days and won't be willing to answer my cell.  I'm sure that most everyone will be in the same boat.

No, I think that some form of bulliten board will work out better in the way of timing. 

And while I'm willing to share my cell with any Forgite I meet, I'm a little aprehensive about sharing it online with Forgites I haven't yet met.

-Eric

[seawolf69]

Hey Andy,

I was told I needed to talk to you about the Iron Game Chef awards.  I would like to talk about doing something similar at MACE.  Are you interested?

Ron

[Jason Morningstar]

I'm running the Shab-al-Hiri Roach three times:  Saturday 9-1 and 8-midnight, and Sunday 10-2.  Not sure if I'll have critical mass for all three, but you never know.  Feel free to sign the hell up for any and all and I guarantee you a good time.  Eric, do you have your slots allocated?  Anybody else GMing?

[Eric Provost]

Yup, I'm still on for the three slots I'd listed earlier in this thread.

-Eric

[Lisa Provost]

Anybody else GMing?

I'll be running some board and card games all weekend. 

[Luke]

I'm officially booked for MACE.

I'll be running Burning Wheel events from 11 to 10 on Saturday.
The Sword, The Gift, and the new one, Inheritance.

I'll also be doing a panel on Saturday morning from 10-11. Probably a state of the industry thing, but you can always count on my mouth get to me in trouble.

I therefore designate Friday night at the official "All the Forgies in NC hang out night"

What say ye?
-L

[Eric Provost]

After 7?  I'm in.  Lisa's in.  We're all in.

-Eric