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3/17/2005 abzu: Ubercon Aftermath
Wow. It's so strange to have free time. I feel like I'm on the run from the law. I've been meaning/wanting to participate here a lot more of late, so…
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Participants: abzu, Valamir, Thor Olavsrud, Michael S. Miller, inthisstyle, M. J. Young, Dregg.

3/15/2005 Foundation Games: Foundation Gaming Convention
Hello! Foundation Gaming Convention is a three-day gaming convention in Lansing, Michigan, and will be held April 1-3, 2005. We are always looking for more games to add to our…
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Participants: Foundation Games.

3/4/2005 Valamir: Proper convention Posting
There seems to be a little confusion about the proper sort of posts to have in this forum and why "Hey, I'm going to RandomCon, who else will be there"…
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Participants: Valamir, Andy Kitkowski.

3/3/2005 jdagna: Dragonflight 2005
I'm the dealer liaison again for the Dragonflight convention (http://www.dragonflight.org), which will be August 26-28, 2005 in Bellevue, WA. That's right, we're not in Seattle this year, having arranged to…
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Participants: jdagna, Danny_K.

3/3/2005 Danny_K: Norwescon Seattle March 24-27, anyone attending?
I've heard there's some gaming going on there, but the website (www.norwescon.com) is infuriatingly light on details. Danny
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Participants: Danny_K, Ron Edwards.

2/23/2005 Matt Snyder: Chimera Creative at Gamicon -- INDIE PUBLISHERS READ TOO!
I'll be attending Gamicon in Iowa City this weekend. There, I'll be selling Dust Devils and Nine Worlds, and running demos for both. My scheduled demo for Dust Devils is…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, TonyLB, Bob Goat, Paul Czege, Michael S. Miller, M. J. Young, abzu, daMoose_Neo.

2/16/2005 btrc: Furniture?
I'm willing to step up to the plate and find us some -good- permanent booth furniture, which I think can be had for about the same one-time price as we're…
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Participants: btrc, Ron Edwards, TonyLB, LordSmerf, Christopher Weeks, Matt Wilson, Bob Goat, Paul's Girl, Ben Lehman, Kat Miller, Silent Tamatama, ffilz, daMoose_Neo, Matt Gwinn, Erbage.

2/13/2005 Ron Edwards: GenCon Booth 2005 - first laws
Hey, 1. The booth will be an endcap, same size as 2003 and 2004. 2. The booth's purpose is short-term actual play as a form of sales and promotion. No…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, timfire, Matt Wilson, abzu, Clinton R. Nixon, Andy Kitkowski, jrs, daMoose_Neo, Bob Goat, btrc, Mike Holmes.

2/10/2005 Paul's Girl: GenCon Indy 2005 booth specifications
Hi everyone, I know we talked alot about what the booth would be like this year, and I would like to start the conversation (if it hasn't been already and…
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Participants: Paul's Girl, LordSmerf.

2/10/2005 abzu: Convention Edge Manifesto
While preparing for the 2005 convention season over the last week -- registering games, and coordinating with other designers/publishers-- I was struck by a thought: Many of my gamer friends…
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Participants: abzu, Paka, TonyLB, Michael S. Miller, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.

2/9/2005 abzu: Forge Essen?
So Dro, Thor and I are thinking about hitting Essen this year. Anyone been to Essen? Anyone exhibited at Essen? Also, if we do go, would anyone be interested in…
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Participants: abzu, Tobias, Eero Tuovinen, Matt, Tav_Behemoth, jenskot, Frank T.

2/7/2005 Michael S. Miller: [GenCon 2005] Scheduled Events?
Particularly in the aftermath of Dreamation, I've been thinking about the GenCon. I've reviewed the Next Year's Booth: Storm this Brain... thread and I think that holding a number of…
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Participants: Michael S. Miller, Andrew Morris, Matt Gwinn, Paul Czege, abzu, daMoose_Neo, TonyLB, Silent Tamatama, Paka, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Jared A. Sorensen.

2/5/2005 Matt-M-McElroy: Concinnity 5 Milwaukee
[b]Concinnity 5: April 2 and 3, 2005[/b] Presented by MAGE at Milwaukee School of Engineering [URL=http://concinnity.magegaming.org/prereg.html]Printable Concinnity 2005 Pre-registration Form[/URL] [URL=http://concinnity.magegaming.org/]Concinnity Webpage[/URL] [URL=http://magegaming.org/viewforum.php?f=10]Concinnity Forums[/URL] I'll be there running a couple…
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Participants: Matt-M-McElroy, Matt Wilson, timfire, Valamir, KeithBVaughn, Mike Holmes.

2/5/2005 Tav_Behemoth: Our Con
Anyone planning to go to this: http://www.ourcon.org/index.asp ? It's my (and lumpley's) old Hampshire College stomping grounds, and the incomparable Jared Sorenson will be a GOH.
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Participants: Tav_Behemoth, WRPIgeek, Jared A. Sorensen.

2/2/2005 TonyLB: [DexCon 2005] Indie Gaming Explosion 2
DexCon is, as I understand it, Dreamations big brother. Same hotel, same spectacular Double Exposure staff, same Sugarfest and Chocolate Heaven. Wednesday, July 13 - Sunday, July 17. There is…
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Participants: TonyLB, Dregg, Michael S. Miller, inthisstyle, Bob Goat, Paka, Tav_Behemoth, RobNJ, Nathan.

1/31/2005 darrick: Cthulhu One
the world's largest Cthulhu Mythos / Lovecraft convention in the midwest this spring! link: http://www.darkmusicdomain.com/cthulhu.html thanks, D
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Participants: darrick, abzu, Ron Edwards.

1/31/2005 Michael S. Miller: [Dreamation 2005] After the Explosion
As Samwise said, "Well, I'm back." And the Indie RPG Explosion at Dreamation 2005 went really, really well. I want to thank everyone who came out and made the event…
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Participants: Michael S. Miller, lumpley, TonyLB, RobNJ, inthisstyle, Paka, nikola, Andrew Morris, Dregg, Bill_White, Bob Goat, Mike Holmes, Helvetian, devilbunny, Tav_Behemoth.

1/27/2005 abzu: Forge East Spring Early Summer Con Schedule
Hi Folks, I'm gearing up for the spring convention push and I'd like to invite interested parties to hop on board. I'll be at UBERCON March 11-13 in Secaucus,…
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Participants: abzu, M. J. Young, Jared A. Sorensen, Dregg, Michael S. Miller, Valamir.

1/24/2005 bfcat: Coscon question...
Ermm....not sure if Coscon is a game convention, but I heard about it from a friend. From what he told me, it sounded like a game/anime convention. Unfortunately...that friend just…
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Participants: bfcat.

1/23/2005 Michael S. Miller: [Dreamation 2005] Last minute details
Okay, as we enter the final week before Dreamation, there are a few last minute details we need to cover. 1) I've worked up a schedule for minding the booth.…
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Participants: Michael S. Miller, Jared A. Sorensen, TonyLB, Valamir, Clinton R. Nixon, Helvetian, timfire, Tav_Behemoth.

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3/22/2005 Helvetian: DEXCON 8
Hey, all! We're starting to pull things together for DEXCON 8, July 13-17 in East Brunswick, NJ, and I'm really looking forward to having a strong Indie presence again. I've…
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Participants: Helvetian, TonyLB, inthisstyle.

3/26/2005 btrc: GenCon lodging?
Do we have any info on GenCon lodging yet? I waited until this long last year and ended up spending $150 per night on a room, which I only managed…
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Participants: btrc, Matt Gwinn, Ron Edwards, daMoose_Neo, Nev the Deranged.

4/5/2005 Nuadha: Ambercon 2006
Ambercon 2005, the convention for Amber and other Diceless RPGs, was this weekend. I attended and had a blast as always. However, every year the convention seems to have less…
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Participants: Nuadha, TonyLB, immlass, beingfrank, cdr, MichaelCurry, Tymen, Bryant, Knave.

4/11/2005 abzu: I-CON Aftermath
Just back from ICON in Stony Brook, NY -- about 90 minutes east of NYC in infamous Long Island. The con is held on a sprawling suburban university. One of…
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Participants: abzu, inthisstyle, Helvetian, Thor Olavsrud, Michael S. Miller, Jared A. Sorensen, Dregg, DarkForcePrime, DQG_Neal.

4/18/2005 Andy Kitkowski: Raleigh NC, April 23: Small Press Discussion Lunch!
Here's the event: http://ncgameday.dhorizon.org/index.php It's NC Gameday. It's at NC State university in Raleigh (and very easy to find- this coming from a guy who hates navigating local Uni campuses),…
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Participants: Andy Kitkowski, abzu, Jeph.

4/24/2005 Ron Edwards: [GenCon 2005] Buy-ins begin May 1
Hello, Buy-ins for the Forge booth at GenCon 2005 officially begin on May 1. It is not first-come, first-served. Or rather it kind of is, but subject to any arbitrary…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, daMoose_Neo, Valamir, Matt Snyder, Jason Mical, Matt Gwinn.

4/26/2005 Eero Tuovinen: Conklaavi experiences
The second largest Finnish rpg convention, Conklaavi, was last weekend. There were about 280 visitors or so. Arkenstone was there with a bunch of indie games to demonstrate and sell.…
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Participants: Eero Tuovinen, Michael S. Miller.

4/27/2005 Veritas Games: Con Sales vs. Add'l Advertising
Which is a better investment for game publishers, going to cons, like Gen Con, or spending the money on more advertising? Does the answer depend on whether you are attending…
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Participants: Veritas Games.

5/3/2005 GB Steve: [Origins 2005] Who's going?
Is there a planned Forge or other indie presence at this Con? It will be my first US convention and whilst I would like to book a few mainstream games,…
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Participants: GB Steve, Technocrat13, Mike Holmes, abzu, ergtide, minipainterUS.

5/6/2005 btrc: GenCon lodging
I mailed this privately and got no response from the primary booth people, so I'm asking the forgies at large: Before you go gonzo on room reservations, let me point…
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Participants: btrc, Allan.

5/7/2005 Silmenume: Strategicon - Los Angeles
I am going to be giving a "seminar" on role-play theory at the up coming Strategicon in Los Angeles over the Memorial Day Weekend. I have several questions to ask.…
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Participants: Silmenume, Mike Holmes, Trish2.

5/9/2005 TonyLB: [DexCon 8] Schedule of IGE Events
Okay folks, there will be a great meeting of the minds at DexCon. The second Indie Games Explosion! If you have a game to pimp then you really, really want…
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Participants: TonyLB, Michael S. Miller, Ben Lehman, abzu, inthisstyle, Helvetian, Andrew Morris.

5/12/2005 Andy Kitkowski: [GenCon] I will not settle for Evening Gaming Only :-)
So, it looks like I'll be coming to the Con this year again, for at least three, if not all four days. Gaming in the evenings is fun and excellent,…
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Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Ron Edwards, TonyLB, Ben Lehman, Paka, Bob Goat, daMoose_Neo, Emily Care, Mike Holmes, Allan, Nev the Deranged.

5/17/2005 TonyLB: [DexCon 8] Things that will not get done
I have been very happy to step up to coordinate the second Indie Gaming Explosion at DexCon. I'm pleased to have helped get the schedule in place, and to set…
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Participants: TonyLB, Helvetian, abzu, nerdnyc, Thor Olavsrud, inthisstyle, Rob Donoghue, Ben Lehman.

5/18/2005 Jared A. Sorensen: [GenCon] RPG Design Workshop
From the event schedule: WKS00018: Roleplaying Game Design Workshop (Friday) Join some of the hobby's best and brightest independent designers in this all-day workshop. Learn the theory behind roleplaying games,…
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Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, abzu, Gaerik, daMoose_Neo, GameLoft, Mike Holmes, John Wick.

5/19/2005 Andrew Morris: [DexCon 8] Discussion dinner, anyone?
I'll be attending DexCon 8, and I wanted to find out if anyone's interested in getting together for a discussion dinner on either Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. Here's what I'm…
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Participants: Andrew Morris, Bill_White.

5/25/2005 abzu: Essen Buy-Ins?
Any folks be interested in having games displayed an sold at Essen? It'd prolly be like the Forge/Gencon, but without required attendance. Buy-ins'd run $50-100 pending how many folks are…
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Participants: abzu, Michael S. Miller, Ben Lehman.

5/26/2005 Paka: Paka's Unofficial Gen Con Thread at RPG.net
If you are interested in play The King in Gray and/or The Dictionary of Mu at Gen Con, please sign up here: http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?p=4000794#post4000794
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Participants: Paka.

5/29/2005 Harmast: [ConnectiCon]Donjon and Sorcerer
Just to let everyone in the New England/New York area know, I'll be running both these games at this Con. It looks like three sessions of Donjon and two of…
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Participants: Harmast.

6/2/2005 abzu: [Kevetching] Why do we have such a crap location at GenCon?
So we're booth 1332 at GenCon this year. While it's not as bad as 2003, it's no better than 2004. We're surrounded by board games, card retailers and artists. Huh?…
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Participants: abzu, Matt Wilson, Bob Goat, timfire, Michael S. Miller, Eero Tuovinen, jrs.

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