Party small talk: GenCon

[Gordon C. Landis]

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

[Jake Norwood]

I'll be there. I wanna game. Especially I want to play La Familia with you guys, which will be done by then.

Jake

[Ron Edwards]

All right, quick! Forge pact!

No one play La Famiglia with Jake until he plays Nicotine Girls first.

Best,
Ron

[Brian Leybourne]

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.

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.

[Mike Holmes]

No 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

[Gordon C. Landis]

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.

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

[Brian Leybourne]

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.

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.

[jburneko]

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

[Brian Leybourne]

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.

[Mike Holmes]

Dude, how much more can it be to get a ticket and come to the real thing? ;-)

Mike

[Brian Leybourne]

Dude, 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.

[Valamir]

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).

[Jürgen Mayer]

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!

[Matt Wilson]

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).

Well, if it's anything, it's GenCon Indy. That should be reason enough for Forge people to go.

[Marco]

I might even bring JAGS-2. All of the cool, half the rules. :)

Umm ... when is it?


-Marco