[GenCon 2008] Forge Booth: Recruitment pitching

[iago]

Hey folks, don't forget that we need to *hear from you* and get your commitment (and cash) before June 1st.  That's a little over three weeks away.  Don't miss out!

[Eero Tuovinen]

I thought that Ron specifically didn't want declarations here, but rather, just money.

Well, if it's going to be just IPR, Ron and us, I guess we should discuss rebalancing the booth costs. And I'll need to bring more copies of my zombie game

[iago]

I thought that Ron specifically didn't want declarations here, but rather, just money.

Sure. I probably should have been more specific, that Ron needs to hear from folks.  Thing is, *I* hear from him that he hasn't been hearing from more than a meager handful of folks.

[Justin D. Jacobson]

Perhaps the two-year rule is serving as an unwelcome restriction at this point?

[JustinB]

Well, I'm coming, I just haven't shot him an e-mail/payment yet. I'll be taking care of that within the next week.

[Ron Edwards]

Cool! Thanks guys.

Justin J, the two-year rule is instated for good. Whatever eventually happens to the booth on that basis, happens. The whole point of the booth, always, was to help get people started and to create a new atmosphere/approach for convention presence, not to gather a community to myself like glue.

If you, actually, have a beef with the policy, say so - don't hide behind a hypothetical suggestion about what third parties might be thinking.

The issue right now is only a matter of recruiting from the right-stage publishers: past the point of the Ashcan Front, and (sensibly) not ready to sink thousands of dollars into an individual booth. The booth needs to be the best deal it can for exactly these people and no others.

Best, Ron

[Ron Edwards]

Good news! A whole bunch of people are on board now. Most of them were in the "oh yeah, I was planning on it, so I should pay then, shouldn't I" mode. Thanks to everyone.

I'll clarify this thread: it's mainly a reminder, but also a way for anyone who's not sure about the point, or whether they should or shouldn't sign up, to ask questions.

Best, Ron

[Ron Edwards]

Signups have been proceeding well! Here is the line-up so far.

Dark Omen Games
Legends of Alyria

Green Fairy Games
Fae Noir

BTRC
EABA, Infinite Armies, F*ck This

Planet Thirteen
Mathematica

Arkenstone Publishing
Zombies at the Door

Dogtown Games
Story Cards

Neoplastic Press
Dread: The First Book of Pandemonium

Tasty Bacon Games
Thou Art But a Warrior

Other Court Games
Factions

Best, Ron

[Eero Tuovinen]

I find it both excellent and interesting that I have no clue who or what half of these games or people are. Hopefully we'll have some introductory threads and such for these products to faciliate salesmanship at some point.

[Steve Segedy]

The recent tradition has been to do a "demo-fest" on Wednesday night to learn about everyone's games.  Last year I believe this was done in the Embassy Suites lobby from 6:30-8:30pm, but I might be misremembering.  In any case, I plan to help organize it this year, because it really makes things go more smoothly in the booth to know as much about the games as you can.

[JustinB]

Hi Ron, we're going to be bringing a new game named Candycreeps this year as well. Real life got in the way of the other game we were working on.

[Adam Riemenschneider]

Sadly, I don't think I'll be there in time on Wednesday night to make the "demo fest." It's a long drive from Minneapolis to Indianapolis. If I'm lucky, I'll be there 10pm ish? I'd like to get some kind of preview of the other games that will be there, even if it's merely forum-based.

[Steve Segedy]

Hey Ron,

Any chance you could post an updated list of the folks who've bought into the booth?

[Ron Edwards]

Hello,

I just had some major hard-drive issues and am reconstructing this mainly from memory, so if I've forgotten anyone or messed up some details, let me know.

PRIMARY SPONSORS

Ron Edwards, Adept Press
Tim C. Koppang, TCK Role-playing
Fred Hicks, Lenny Balsera, Rob Donoghue, Evilhat Games
James Brown, Blankshield Press
Jason Morningstar, Steve Segedy, Bully Pulpit Games

BUY-INS (PEOPLE PRESENT)

Greg Porter, John Kolb, BTRC - EABA, F*ck This, Infinite Armies
Justin Bow, Green Fairy Games - Candycreeps, Fae Noir
Seth Ben-Ezra, Dark Omen Games - Legends of Alyria
Eero Tuovinen, Jari Tuovinen, Markku Tuovinen, Arkenstone Publishing - Zombies at the Door
Adam Riemenschneider, Other Court Games - Factions
Anna Kreider, - Thou Art But a Warrior
Rafael Chandler, - Dread
Tony Dowler, Planet Thirteen - How to Host a Dungeon
Carl Klutzke, - StoryCards
Josh Roby, Kallisti Press - Full Light Full Steam, Sons of Liberty

BUY-INS (GAMES ONLY)

Nathan Russell, Peril Planet - Space Rat

Best, Ron

edited to fix a mistaken company name

[GreatWolf]

I'll also have Dirty Secrets and A Flower for Mara available.