GenCon 2006 Booth Menu Draft and Redraft

[Matt Wilson]

I think it would be keen if Primetime Adventures were on the menu, please. $20.

And I'll add to the vote for ditching the 'genre' bit.

I like having column headings, though.

[Jason Morningstar]

Hey, late to the game.

Clinton/Troy et al,

Can The Shab-al-Hiri Roach be listed as Dark Humor rather than Horror?  If it's too late, I'll live. 

[Ben Lehman]

Excellent of you to volunteer to z-fold the menus, Ben. You are a stand up guy. I'll have them ready for you on Wednesday evening.

-L

Have'em ready for me Wednesday afternoon* and I'll do what I can.  Anyone else want to help fold?

yrs--
--Ben

* Pending that Troy/Clinton actually use that layout.

[Iskander]

Hey, folks, I've taken on the menu, and will have another draft up, later today. (Thanks much to Troy for his work!) Some changes:

In consultation with Luke, I've taken the menu in two directions, because we have two design goals with the document:

First, and easiest, is to have a quick reference sheet for booth staff to tell punters how much the wonderful games on offer cost. This is a purely functional document, in two columns, alphabetical by book. We'll need at least 50 of these; I can laminate some. (40+ monkeys, and some spares).

Second, is the menu - a marketing handout for the booth. This is a 3 column layout, by alphabetical by publisher and book, with URLs for purchasing or perusing at leisure, with the expectation that reluctant punters can wander off with one of these and plan their shopping away from us. I have the time (and lack of employment) to make this a double-sided affair for tri-fold goodness, but it will take a bit longer, natch. So, paper-cuts all 'round on Wednesday, then?

Also: genres are gone, so no need to attempt to pigeonhole the unclassifiable.

Some things I am currently missing (I'll update and re-post the information wanted as it changes):

- Prices for lumpley games. (Also, is 1001 Nights being sold under the lumpley imprint?)
- Anything for Half Meme Press (which makes my puppy cry)
- Anything (except from Tim) that was sent directly to Luke or Clinton. You can re-send to me by PM here. (Tim, I have your updates)

Cheers,
Alexander

[Judd]

Have'em ready for me Wednesday afternoon* and I'll do what I can.  Anyone else want to help fold?

yrs--
--Ben

* Pending that Troy/Clinton actually use that layout.

I will help with the folding.

[Justin D. Jacobson]

I'll help with the folding. Will this be done at the booth or one of our hotel rooms?

[Justin D. Jacobson]

Almost forgot: If it's not too late, you can update the prices for my products:

Shadow Falling $12
DS: Operation Quick Launch $29
DS: Helios Rising $44

For SF and OQL, those prices are rounded up from cover price when the should be rounded down. I'd rather cut a break on convention sales than screw people out of an extra nickel.

And, as one last bit of advice, I'd lose the Forge watermark. I like the idea, but in the end it just makes something that supposed to serve as a handy reference harder to read.

[Justin D. Jacobson]

Oops. And Poisoncraft should be $16.

[Iskander]

Stuff I Am Missing
Price: 1001 nights (also, please confirm publisher)
Price: kill puppies for satan
Price: Mechaton
Price: Shooting the Moon
Publisher: Box Ninja
Publisher: Brick Battles
Publisher: Contenders
Publisher: Covenant - is that Realms Publishing?
Publisher: Death's Door
Publisher: Dictionary of Mu
Publisher: Primitive
Capes: will Click-and-Lock binders be available at Gencon?

Games I Thought I Would See And Don't, But I May Be Being Stupid
Agon
Bliss Stage
Burning Empires
Cold City
Cutthroat
Drowning and Falling
Dust Devils
Heirarchy
Holmes and Watson
Kazekami Kyoko Kills Kublai Khan!
Over The Bar (5th Edition)
Perfect
Push: New Thinking in Roleplaying #1
Seadog Tuxedo
Shock: Social Science Fiction
Standoff
The Drifter's Escape

I'm sure some of the latter are delayed, or not for sale at the booth, or whatever... publishers, let me know what's up, please!

Justin - noted, thanks.

[Kevin Allen Jr]

If'n were folding these things at the con I both volunteer to help and i'll bring a few bone folders w/ me, they cut the folding time like in half and you don't get paper cuts and you get cleaner edges.

Primitive's publisher is "Kevin Allen Jr. Design"
and i've bumped the cost up to an even $10. It'll be easier to make change and if you were going to buy it for 9 you'll buy it for 10.

thanks.

z fold is the way to go, that'll look real nice.

[Thunder_God]

Contenders is published by Prince of Darkness Games.
Drowning and Falling won't get sold at the Forge Booth, only at the IPR/Lulu Section.

[Thunder_God]

Oh yeah, Cuttthroat, Holmes and Watson and Hierarchy are Troy's works, and he won't be able to make it to GenCon, so they're off too.

[Iskander]

Stuff I Am Missing
Price: 1001 nights (also, please confirm publisher)
Price: kill puppies for satan
Price: Mechaton
Price: Shooting the Moon
Publisher: Box Ninja
Publisher: Mexican Standoff
Capes: will Click-and-Lock binders be available at Gencon?
URLs: if you do not sell through IPR, where do you sell online?

Games I Thought I Would See And Don't, But I May Be Being Stupid
Aerie
Agon
Bliss Stage
Burning Empires
Cold City
The Drifter's Escape
Dust Devils
Kazekami Kyoko Kills Kublai Khan!
Over The Bar (5th Edition)
Perfect
Seadog Tuxedo
Shock: Social Science Fiction
Standoff

Publishing Info I took from this old thread
Please check:
Publisher: Brick Battles
Publisher: Contenders
Publisher: Death's Door

This is the latest draft. Page 1 is the quick reference for Staff. Pages 2 and 3 are the menu, to be Z-folded. This is, obviously, far from final - there's lots of information missing. For example, right now, I'm keeping almost all logos and other images out of the picture. The menu is the most up-to-date, and will be used to update the quick-ref meticulously, but not just yet. So for now, there's no need to point out discrepancies.

Cheers,
Alexander

[Ben Lehman]

Alexander --

Thanks for doing this.  I can save you some space: None of our games outside of Polaris are making it to the con this year.  So Polaris $20 is all you need.

yrs--
--Ben

[timfire]

"Mexican Standoff" is me, Timfire Publishing.