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8/1/2005 Lisa Padol: Shopping List
I'm heading off to Scotland tomorrow, flying in the Wednesday of GenCon, then heading out for GenCon on Thursday. Having polled my friends, here is the Forge portion of my…
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Participants: Lisa Padol, Andrew Morris, Ron Edwards.


7/30/2005 timfire: [GenCon] How many demos should I plan for?
I'll probably print up charsheets to use for my Mountain Witch demos, so I will need to know how many demos I should plan for. What would be a safe…
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Participants: timfire, Matt Gwinn, Ron Edwards.


7/24/2005 btrc: GenCon booth opening
Just thought I'd post this here in case someone didn't see it on the WHEEZ-L mailing list: Message: 1 Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 12:27:39 -0500 From: "Ken Burnside" <design@adastragames.com>…
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Participants: btrc.


7/23/2005 daMoose_Neo: [GenCon] Booth Monkey Demo Resources
I was at a little bit of a loss after drawing up an Introduction/Summary sheet for my Imp Game, and seeing as how others, such as Ben w/ Polaris, have…
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Participants: daMoose_Neo, TonyLB, Ron Edwards, Malcolm.


7/20/2005 Ron Edwards: [GenCon 2005] Second laws
Hi folks, This is a followup to GenCon 2005 - first laws. I hope everyone who's participating at the booth reads that one and this one carefully. Here are some…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Malcolm, Nev the Deranged, Jared A. Sorensen, btrc, Jürgen Mayer.


7/20/2005 TonyLB: [GENCON] Demo-Folk: What would help you most?
In the Booth Monkeys Sign-in thread, we've had a good number of people who want to demonstrate game systems for other people, but who want some preparation and (at least…
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Participants: TonyLB, Malcolm, Andy Kitkowski, Ron Edwards, daMoose_Neo, Ben Lehman.


7/18/2005 abzu: Dexcon After Action Report
Hart, Dro and Thor and I are just back from Dexcon. We were there from Friday morning until Sunday afternoon. When we arrived, IPR Brennan, Tony LB and Ben Lehman…
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Participants: abzu, TonyLB, Ben Lehman, Rob Donoghue, Andrew Morris, RobNJ, Michael S. Miller, Andy Kitkowski, Paka, Bill_White, Thor Olavsrud, Kat Miller, Dregg, gains, inthisstyle, Lisa Padol, Shawn De Arment, Sydney Freedberg, elgorade.


7/17/2005 Denise: ENnies Fan's Choice for Best Publisher Nomination Thread
Hi All! As you may or may not be aware, the ENnies (The 2005 Annual Gen Con EN World RPG Awards) are rapidly approaching, and are the current de facto…
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Participants: Denise, Andy Kitkowski, Clinton R. Nixon, jblittlefield, M Jason Parent, Ron Edwards.


7/16/2005 Ron Edwards: [GenCon 2005] Booth roster (final)
Hello, A couple of current threads are working with incomplete booth information. Here is the final list. Primaries Adept Press - Ron Edwards - Sorcerer, Elfs, Trollbabe Burning Wheel -…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Blankshield.


7/16/2005 Andy Kitkowski: [GENCON] Booth Monkeys sign-in: What Can You Run?
Hi all, it's time to start getting prepared for the con- It's only a month away, so if we start now we'll have a killer crack team of Elite Booth…
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Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Malcolm, Ben Lehman, Jasper the Mimbo, Matt Wilson, johnmarron, Allan, Emily Care, daMoose_Neo, Bob Goat, Clinton R. Nixon, Thor Olavsrud, timfire, Nev the Deranged, TonyLB, Michael S. Miller, Matt Snyder, Lisa Padol, Ron Edwards, apeiron, btrc, nikola.


7/15/2005 Jasper the Mimbo: Selling Ice to Eskimos (Gen Con exibitors, read this.)
Since I've been conscripted to be a sales rep for the booth, I'm going to need some info on the games I'm not familiar with. If you've got a product…
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Participants: Jasper the Mimbo, Malcolm, Andy Kitkowski, daMoose_Neo.


7/14/2005 Malcolm: GenCon Convention Demos - Advice?
I've been working on my booth demo game for GenCon, but taking following on from Rons answer to some queries I had about the con in another thread, I've become…
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Participants: Malcolm, Michael S. Miller, Emily Care, Andy Kitkowski, Ben Lehman, Allan, Ron Edwards, TonyLB.


7/14/2005 Malcolm: Booth Advive for a First Timer
Hi, I realise that Ron and others are probably still hard at work forumulating plans for the Forge booth at GenCon, but as I'm in the throes of getting stuff…
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Participants: Malcolm, Ron Edwards, Andy Kitkowski.


7/13/2005 smokewolf: Seeking local Con support
Hello everyone, long time no hear from me. Hope those from GenCon 04 remember me. Thought I would see if anyone is interested here. Just seeing if anyone wants their…
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Participants: smokewolf, TonyLB.


7/10/2005 leonidas300: Can anyone represent Cursed Empire at Gencon Indy?
Dear gamers, is anyone intetested in running Cursed Empire demos at Gencon Indy 05? We cannot make this one sadly from the UK so any support would be more than…
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Participants: leonidas300.


7/7/2005 Allan: [Indy GenCon '05] getting books to the con
Hey, I'm looking for some help or advice getting my books to Indianapolis. My GenCon books are going to be printed in Camas, Washington, but I'm flying into Indianapolis from…
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Participants: Allan, Michael S. Miller.


7/6/2005 Andrew Morris: Indie games roster for GenCon?
Has anyone complied a list of the indie games running at GenCon, much as Tony has done for DexCon? I'm looking at registering for what few games are left, and…
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Participants: Andrew Morris, Malcolm.


7/5/2005 Andrew Morris: DexCon flyer
I seem to remember someone discussing a flyer with the IGE games listed on it, but I can't seem to find anything. Is anyone putting something like this together? I…
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Participants: Andrew Morris, TonyLB, Rob Donoghue, Michael S. Miller, Paka.


7/5/2005 jrs: [GenCon 2005] Retailer handout?
Hi all, Last month, I mentioned here that I wanted to create a retailer handout for GenCon. My idea is to produce a one-page consolodation of useful information about…
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Participants: jrs, Michael S. Miller, Ron Edwards, Paul Czege, lumpley, Bob Goat, Malcolm, daMoose_Neo.


7/5/2005 abzu: GenCon 2005 Booth and Credit Cards
My experience at Origins this year also led this observation: We must find a way to accept credit cards at the Forge booth this year. Must. To do this, we'll…
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Participants: abzu, Bob Goat, timfire, jrs, Paul Czege, Andrew Morris, Michael S. Miller, Matt Gwinn, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Technocrat13, Andy Kitkowski, Matt Wilson, Adam, daMoose_Neo, btrc, LordSmerf, Jasper the Mimbo, Lisa Padol, M Jason Parent.


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8/2/2005 TonyLB: Forge Booth: Price List
I've taken the price-list from IGE2 at DEXCON, and butchered it around a bit to make a starting price list for GenCon. You can see the evolving list here. I'll…
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Participants: TonyLB, Bob Goat, daMoose_Neo, Paul Czege, Matt Gwinn, Ben Lehman, Clinton R. Nixon, timfire, Allan, Blankshield, Malcolm, Emily Care, Matt Wilson, Matt Snyder, jrs, Valamir, abzu, ShawnHel.


8/3/2005 Matt Wilson: be a billboard at GenCon
If anyone who's attending the show and working at the booth wants to be a walking billboard (a stylish walking billboard) for Primetime Adventures, let me know via PM. I'm…
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Participants: Matt Wilson.


8/3/2005 Ben Lehman: [GenCon 2005] Auxiliary Gaming Zone
Hi, everyone. So, last year, we had the combined problems of: 1) Too many people at the booth.  We love it when our good friends come and hang out with…
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Participants: Ben Lehman, Ron Edwards, Matt Gwinn, TonyLB.


8/3/2005 Ben Lehman: [GenCon 2005] Monkey Feeding
This is split from my <a href="http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=16240.0">Auxiliary Gaming Zone</a> thread, which I managed to drive off topic by my own hand with a PS comment. In short -- the GenCon…
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Participants: Ben Lehman, TonyLB, LordSmerf, btrc, Blankshield, Ron Edwards, Gaerik, daMoose_Neo, Paul Czege, Matt Wilson, Bob Goat, Clinton R. Nixon, timfire, abzu, Jasper the Mimbo.


8/4/2005 Ben Lehman: [GenCon 2005] Retailer Discounts
What with all the discussion going on in the <a href="http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=16225.0">price list</a> thread, and also Tony's comment in <a href="http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=16245.0">Why I sell to retailers</a>, I really think that the issue…
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Participants: Ben Lehman, Clinton R. Nixon, Paul Czege, Bob Goat, Ron Edwards, jrs, ShawnHel, daMoose_Neo.


8/4/2005 M. J. Young: Ubercon VI
Anyone who is planning, hoping, or thinking to go to Ubercon VI this fall not as a vendor or special guest: please contact me privately. I'm a guest of the…
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Participants: M. J. Young, Adam Dray.


8/5/2005 gumdropgames: RealPolitik at GenCon
Hello all.  I invite you to check out the new card game RealPolitik.  After an encouraging showing at Origins I’m looking forward to GenCon.  RealPolitik has open play in 5…
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Participants: gumdropgames, abzu.


8/5/2005 apeiron: Nothern Virginia Apartment Con - August: Date and Purpose Survey
[b]Scheduling:[/b] This thread is intended to recruit attendees, and set a date for a gathering of gamesmiths (Forge Members) in the Northern Virginia area.  i think the first step is…
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Participants: apeiron, TonyLB, Adam Dray, Vaxalon, Shawn De Arment, D. Woolsey.


8/5/2005 erithromycin: Interaction Glasgow - Worldcon 2005
First off, it's this weekend, and started on Thursday, so this thread is late. Secondly, there's been a few RPG and gaming topics on the programme, and I've done my…
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Participants: erithromycin.


8/6/2005 Denise: Gen Con Indy: what are you looking forward to playing/doing?
Unfortunately I know I'm going to be fairly busy with work stuff, but I'm really looking forward to meeting a bunch of you and checking out the wares!  I'm a…
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Participants: Denise, Nev the Deranged.


8/8/2005 Clinton R. Nixon: Easy question: what GenCon booth number are we at?
Seriously, the Forge booth - what booth number is it?
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Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Paul Czege, Gaerik, timfire, Andy Kitkowski, Ron Edwards.


8/11/2005 Blankshield: [GenCon 2005] Death's Door demo kit
Hi folks, I'll be arriving Wednesday supper time-ish, and if things work out, would really like to run a couple booth monkeys/fellow publishers (at least) through the Death's Door demo…
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Participants: Blankshield.


8/12/2005 epweissengruber: Phantasm Game Conference 2005 Indie Games
Phantasm Game Conference 2005 Indie Games Phantasm is held September 24h & 25th, 2005 Saturday 10:00 AM - 12:00 Midnight Sunday 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM Market Hall; 336 George…
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Participants: epweissengruber, Gaerik, Adam Dray.


8/12/2005 Veritas Games: Hauling Stuff Around
OK, so I'm totally ignorant of this stuff.  How do you folks get materials to cons?  Also do you leave your stock at the convention center overnight or do you…
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Participants: Veritas Games, Valamir, jdagna.


8/13/2005 daMoose_Neo: [GenCon] 3 tickets available, assistance needed!
Let me say once more how much I hate retail. One of my helper-monkeys for GenCon got their request denied for time off, effectively getting a swift kick in the…
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Participants: daMoose_Neo, LordSmerf, Ron Edwards, Andy Kitkowski.


8/13/2005 Clinton R. Nixon: [GenCon 2005] Phone list
If you have a cell phone and you are part of the Forge GenCon booth in any capacity, you will want to be on the booth phone list. Send cell…
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Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, timfire, Bob Goat, Blankshield, Matt Gwinn, Paul Czege.


8/14/2005 apeiron: NoVA Apartment Con Scheduling Thread
It seemed that most people could not attend an ApartmentCon in August, so we'll try here for a September event. The weekends of September are: the 2nd, the 9th, the…
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Participants: apeiron, Vaxalon, Adam Dray, D. Woolsey, TonyLB, Shawn De Arment, Sydney Freedberg, Nathan.


8/15/2005 Valamir: Final Cash Register Issues
I'm nailing down the final list now and have some questions and confirmations as I reprogram the machine Not returning to the booth this year and about to be deleted…
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Participants: Valamir, TonyLB, hardcoremoose, Matt Wilson, lumpley, Clinton R. Nixon, Blankshield, Paul Czege, Allan, Michael S. Miller, Ron Edwards.


8/15/2005 Andy Kitkowski: [GenCon] People Selling Games, A Heads Up
I was preparing some adventures for demos, but realized that most of the stuff I'm going to run is going to be of the top of my head anyway. I…
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Participants: Andy Kitkowski, TonyLB, Adam Dray, daMoose_Neo, Miskatonic.


8/15/2005 abzu: [Gencon] Forge Boother Vendors -- You Must Do This
Hello All, The indomitable Clinton has set up a small web database for our credit card scheme. You must now populate that database. Go the following link. Enter in the…
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Participants: abzu, TonyLB, Matt Wilson, Ron Edwards, timfire, Paul Czege, Clinton R. Nixon, daMoose_Neo, Blankshield, Michael S. Miller.


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