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8/24/2004 Paka: Post Gen Con Indie RPG Booth Effect
I came to the con with two buddies, Jeff and JJ. Both have traveled the familiar: D&D-Rifts-White Wolf gaming highwayand have been looking for something that works for them. They…
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Participants: Paka, Ron Edwards, thelostgm, abzu.

8/24/2004 Don D.: Gencon...from a customer
The Forge area at Gencon was very cool, and I plopped down my hard earned cash for TROS and the Monster Burner (would have spent more if credit cards had…
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Participants: Don D., bigsimon, rickr, jrs, Andy Kitkowski, Valamir, Vaettyr.

8/23/2004 Valamir: Forge Booth Triumphant
[b][size=18px]GenCon Sales Results and Comparison[/size][/b] In 2003 we had 287 separate customer transactions In 2004 we had 360 separate customer transactions This is an increase of 73 customers or 25.4%…
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Participants: Valamir, abzu, Ron Edwards, Christopher Weeks, smokewolf, Lisa Padol, Bob Goat.

8/23/2004 smokewolf: GenCon thanks
Hey, I wanted to say hi to all the great people I met at the Forge Booth this weekend. I felt welcome and felt that the weekend was at least…
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Participants: smokewolf, Tav_Behemoth, Bob Goat, Andy Kitkowski, Ron Edwards, abzu, Matt Wilson, drozdal, Gordon C. Landis, Michael S. Miller, Matt-M-McElroy, Ben Lehman, GaryTP, Paul's Girl, O. Rodriguez, Claymore, Lxndr, jamesdbr, Vaettyr, lumpley, Albert of Feh, jrs, Nev the Deranged, saiene, Jasper the Mimbo, Calder_Johnson, Jürgen Mayer, Mike Holmes, Ed Cha, ErrathofKosh, Valamir.

8/23/2004 Michael Hopcroft: Too good to be true?
A convention organizer is so interested in The Kevin & Kell Roleplaying Game that he is giving me a full ride next yhear to his convention. ALL expenses paid --…
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Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Andrew Martin, Dev, Ron Edwards, jdagna.

8/17/2004 Michael Hopcroft: I hope I'm not too early to ask this
I'm hoping I'm not too early to ask this, but is anyone here planning to go to DunDraCon and/or KublaCon, and will they have room space? I'm expecting both of…
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Participants: Michael Hopcroft.

8/17/2004 Michael Hopcroft: The next Gen Con
The next genCon event is GenCon SoCal in Demember. I'd like to know if any of the Forge people on thew West Coast are planning a joint booth for this…
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Participants: Michael Hopcroft.

8/17/2004 Andy Kitkowski: [LAME :) ] GenCon: Getting there early on Wed...
At the risk of sounding really, really lame and crowding out the geniune threads with a "Hey Guys!!!" thread*: I'm arriving in Indianapolis at about 10:00. I'll probably be at…
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Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Troy_Costisick.

8/15/2004 rafial: Indie game storm Dragonflight
Just a quick note to say that indie games have been doing really well at Dragonflight this weekend. Alan Barclay ran Sorcerer to postive reviews, and I have both eyewitness…
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Participants: rafial.

8/11/2004 Ben Lehman: [GenCon 2004] Coordinating Arrivals (airplane)
So I'm arriving via airplane and would love to hook up with other people for rides to hotels / downtown / convention / Diana Jones awards, whether getting picked up…
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Participants: Ben Lehman, Lxndr.

8/11/2004 Nev the Deranged: Sorcerer Boot Camp? / Forge non-booth events?
Wandering around some old threads, I ran across this: 3) You should operate a Sorcerer bootcamp (or something). I wonder: a)if anyone but me would actually attend such a thing,…
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Participants: Nev the Deranged, Bob Goat, Christopher Weeks, Ron Edwards.

8/10/2004 abzu: [GC 04] Forge Booth Menu Flyer
Hi guys, i whipped up this half-page flyer for GenCon. I just realized that it's a really big file, so be warned before DLing it. But if you are exhibiting…
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Participants: abzu, smokewolf, Bob Goat, Valamir, daMoose_Neo, Paul Czege, Michael S. Miller.

8/10/2004 Andy Kitkowski: Indie RPG Awards: GENCON Ceremony Info!
Hey all, thanks to the efforts of Ron Edwards and Matt Forbeck, we have a locale for the Indie RPG Awards ceremony! The ceremony will be Wednesday Night (before the…
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Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Jürgen Mayer, Tigger, Ron Edwards, Bob Goat, PlotDevice, iago.

8/10/2004 DannyK: Dragonflight 2004, Seattle
Any indie game action going on at this year's Dragonflight? The con website is possibly the least helpful con website I've ever seen, but I've heard good things about last…
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Participants: DannyK, rafial.

8/9/2004 Ron Edwards: [GenCon 2004] Contact information and showing up
Hello, It's coming close to the time when we need to designate contact people for various times at GenCon, so people who show up know they can get in touch.…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Matt Snyder, Bob Goat, Matt Gwinn, Andy Kitkowski, Jürgen Mayer, Nev the Deranged, smokewolf, Valamir, Matt Wilson, Paul Czege, Lisa Padol.

8/8/2004 Tav_Behemoth: Forge booth at Gen Con SoCal?
Seems like it's way too soon to start thinking about this, but are there plans to do a Forge co-op booth at Gen Con SoCal? The Game Publishers Association is…
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Participants: Tav_Behemoth, daMoose_Neo, Ron Edwards, Lxndr, abzu.

8/5/2004 alchemist: Maps - For demoing RPGs & GENCON - taking requests!
All, My companies products are software for helping gamemasters setup for and run their games no matter what system they use. With that in mind Ill be creating a number…
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Participants: alchemist, Bob Goat, smokewolf, btrc.

8/5/2004 daMoose_Neo: [GenCon 2004] Booth Tour idea? (anyone w/ own booth?)
Had a thought, might be a little late or so to pull it off, but couldn't hurt to toss it out there. How many people will be having a booth…
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Participants: daMoose_Neo, Ron Edwards, Bob Goat, smokewolf, AdAstraGames, Matt Snyder, Ben Lehman, Tav_Behemoth, Jason L Blair, Valamir, abzu, Paul Czege, jdagna, GaryTP, jrs, Michael S. Miller.

8/4/2004 nerdnyc: [GenCon 2004] Nerds in Need
We, NerdNYC, are in a bit of a bind. We had lined up a shared booth space but just in the past couple days it fell through. The other groups…
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Participants: nerdnyc, abzu, alchemist.

7/25/2004 Eero Tuovinen: Ropecon AAR
Well, Ropecon came and went. I did some time behind the table, gave two lectures (one theory, one about Kätyrin osa) and ambled around. All in all an interesting experience.…
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Participants: Eero Tuovinen, Mike Holmes, Merten, abzu, Ville Takanen, M. J. Young, Erick Wujcik, Ron Edwards.

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8/25/2004 Tigger: Gamefest Richmond
Riding the high energy wave of GenCon, I thought I would see if any of you would be interested in joining us for Gamefest Richmond. The convention is September 17th-19th…
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Participants: Tigger, buggy.

8/26/2004 saiene: Thanks from the pretty maps guy
Just wanted to say thanks to everyone at the Forge Booth. It was great meeting all of you: Ron, both Keiths, Paul and everyone else whose names I'm forgetting (I…
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Participants: saiene, Nev the Deranged, Ron Edwards.

8/27/2004 smokewolf: Ken Hite talks about us
Check it out: http://www.gamingreport.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=109 He hits on KPFS, Burning Wheel, MLwM, Dogs in the Vineyard, Nine Worlds and he even gives The Swing a one-liner.
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Participants: smokewolf, Tav_Behemoth.

8/28/2004 Helvetian: Southern Exposure 2004
Hey there, all! Double Exposure would love to have a strong indie presence at Southern Exposure 2004, September 30-October 3, at the Clarion Hotel in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Our…
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Participants: Helvetian.

8/31/2004 Matt-M-McElroy: Convention-X ??
Anyone know anything about Convention-X in November in Minnesota? Here is the website: http://www.convention-x.com The prices seem way, way high for a "small" Con. They are charging more than GenCon…
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Participants: Matt-M-McElroy, ffilz.

9/2/2004 lumpley: A GenCon Story. Contains Swears.
GenCon '04. Here's a story: this guy comes to the Forge booth. It's Saturday before noon and he's already been drinking a bit and plus he's a real asshole. He…
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Participants: lumpley, Andy Kitkowski, Ron Edwards, jrs, Ben Lehman, abzu, Satyrblade, Ed Cha.

9/2/2004 Clinton R. Nixon: Forge Booth at GenCon SoCal 2004
Twisted Confessions (Alexander Cherry) and Anvilwerks (Clinton R. Nixon) are spearheading a Forge booth at GenCon SoCal 2004, Dec 2-5. This booth will be smaller than the Indianapolis booth: we…
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Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Ben Lehman, Lxndr, daMoose_Neo, Adorame, Jasper the Mimbo, Tav_Behemoth, Jared A. Sorensen.

9/2/2004 tldenmark: Conquest 2004
Any Forge folks attending? I'll be there all weekend if someone wants to get together for some gaming. I'll play yours if you'll play mine. ;) Thomas Denmark
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Participants: tldenmark, Gordon C. Landis.

9/3/2004 lumpley: Sad GenCon
I have never seen so many unhappy people in one place as at GenCon. What's up with that? You look at the people passing by and they frown all the…
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Participants: lumpley, ffilz, Matt Wilson, Ron Edwards, Blankshield, Ben Lehman, JSDiamond, Valamir, Gordon C. Landis, Chris_Chambers, jdagna, Andy Kitkowski, Mike Holmes.

9/5/2004 Helvetian: Convention? Trade Show?
Is GenCon considered a convention, or a trade show? And what do people considered the difference? I was under the impression that GenCon and Origins are more trade shows, at…
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Participants: Helvetian, Valamir, Ron Edwards.

9/16/2004 Andy Kitkowski: NC Gameday: Sept 25th in Raleigh
Hey all, this is my second gameday. It's been a big success for the past year or so. About 2-3 times a year it goes down at NC State University,…
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Participants: Andy Kitkowski.

9/17/2004 epweissengruber: Phantasm Con. in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada: 9/25-26
Sci-fi / Fantasy Role Playing Convention September 25th & 26th, 2004 Saturday 10am - Midnight, Sunday 10am - 8pm Market Hall, 336 George Street Peterborough, Ontario $ 25 for a…
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Participants: epweissengruber.

9/19/2004 Grand_Commander13: Average sales
Hey... This is my first post here everybody (*smile* *peace sign*). Anyway, like everybody here, I'm looking to hawk my indie RPG at GenCon (Indy 2k5), but it'd be great…
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Participants: Grand_Commander13, abzu, Valamir, GB Steve, jerry, jdagna, Bob Goat, Matt Gwinn.

9/27/2004 epweissengruber: Phantasm Con. Report
The top floor of Peterboro's old town hall. A set of risers faced a stage, creating a nicely sheltered area for the players. A weekend-long Battletech demo occupied the stage.…
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Participants: epweissengruber, Ron Edwards.

9/30/2004 Michael Hopcroft: GameStorm 2005
I'm trying to find otu how much a booth at Game Storm 7, a game con in portland that will be held in march of 2005, will cost me. Since…
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Participants: Michael Hopcroft, jdagna.

10/1/2004 lumpley: UNY-Con Seminar: Understanding Roleplaying
I'm running a seminar at UNY-Con this fall. "Understanding Roleplaying," and here's the description:Lets open role-playing up and muck around in its guts. I'll lay out a state-of-the-art description of…
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Participants: lumpley.

10/1/2004 daMoose_Neo: "Final Twilight - All Hallows Eve" Event Planning!
[url=http://final-twilight.neoproductions.net/news.php?p=10012004]Check the press release/announcement here[/url] Alright! I'm gearing up for our first organized event, slated to take place Halloween weekend (30th or 31st, at shops convience). I'm hitting up shops…
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Participants: daMoose_Neo.

10/4/2004 Jasper the Mimbo: GenCon booth construction
If someone could get me space layout and a few specifics (two story or not, arch/frame, open from howmany sides, ect.) I could build a booth that could be put…
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Participants: Jasper the Mimbo, Ron Edwards, Ben Lehman, Blankshield, Andy Kitkowski, Michael S. Miller, LordSmerf, jrs, Mike Holmes, daMoose_Neo, timfire.

10/6/2004 oversoul01: Mid Atlantic Winter Cons??
Hey all I am looking to find out any information as to any winter con in the mid atlantic area (VA, DC, MY, and possible NC) I live in Virginia…
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Participants: oversoul01, abzu, M. J. Young, stove, Tigger, Vaxalon.

10/8/2004 M. J. Young: Ubercon IV
Things have been going so crazy around here I've not had a chance to mention that I'm slated to be at Ubercon IV next weekend, October 15-17. I've still got…
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Participants: M. J. Young, inthisstyle, abzu, Tav_Behemoth, Dregg, Michael S. Miller.

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