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10/11/2005 J. Tuomas Harviainen: Knutepunkt 05 book finally online.
Just noticed that the corrected electronic edition of Dissecting Larp, the proceedings book of this year's annual Nordic larp conference, if finally online at http://knutepunkt.laiv.org Apparently the "complete book" link…
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Participants: J. Tuomas Harviainen, jasonm.

10/4/2005 Kat Miller: Southern Exposure - Exposure over sales
I was somewhat dissapointed by the turnout for this Convention, it seemed there weren't as many people at Southern this year.  Half of the schedualled games folded, and the sales…
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Participants: Kat Miller, Michael S. Miller, TonyLB, LordSmerf, Andrew Morris, Nathan P., abzu.

9/29/2005 Matt: Spiel Essen
Way back in the mists of time, Luke started a thread about Spiel Essen. I thought it looked a neat Con, so decided to go. Well, it's about two weeks…
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Participants: Matt, 1of3, Frank T, Jestocost, abzu, JasperN., Eero Tuovinen, Artanis, Remko.

9/27/2005 Kat Miller: Southern Exposure Update
Southern Exposure starts this thursday the 29th. As far as the explosion goes, there are no Indie games being offered on Thursday, Mike and I are arriving Friday morning so…
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Participants: Kat Miller, Andrew Morris, Nathan P..

9/15/2005 Andy Kitkowski: YukiCon 2: DOS YUKIOS. CARY NC, Sunday October 2nd
Hey all, going to host a second Yukicon at my place, tentatively titled DOS YUKIOS. It's going down on Sunday, October 2nd and will feature superstar gaming guests of honor,…
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Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Technocrat13, Emily Care, jasonm, Jeph.

9/13/2005 ScottM: [GenCon Socal] Indie RPGs
I've been considering Southern California's version of GenCon (since it's within driving distance), but a quick look at the listings doesn't indicate many Indie RPGs at all. Are any Forge…
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Participants: ScottM, Joshua BishopRoby, abzu, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen.

9/13/2005 Joshua BishopRoby: GenCon SoCal?
GenCon GenCon GenCon!... Indy.  Soooo many threads about the Midwest convention. I'm going to GenCon SoCal this winter -- mostly because it's in my back pocket two cities over.  The…
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Participants: Joshua BishopRoby, cdr, Ron Edwards.

9/9/2005 Andy Kitkowski: Our Indie Comic Bretheren (Wash DC, Sept 23rd)
http://www.spxpo.com/index.shtml A comic expo/convention for indies comics artists. Man, does this give anyone ideas, or what? It's in DC later this month.  If anyone out there is in the vicinity…
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Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Vaxalon.

9/7/2005 nikola: Some thoughts, at Vincent's behest, about GenCon 2005
Over at his blog, Vincent challenged me to write a couple of things up for the Forge. I've been putting it off until my computer gets back from the hospital,…
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Participants: nikola, Emily Care, Michael S. Miller.

9/5/2005 Andy Kitkowski: To Designers: For the Next GenCon!
Hey all, Andy here.  I figured that I'd start another GenCon thread in the hizzy, now that things have settled down a bit.  Here's what I've got to say, as…
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Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Gordon C. Landis, M Jason Parent, Vaxalon, nikola.

9/2/2005 Vaxalon: West Hollywood: October 5 or 6
I'm going to be on a business trip to West Hollywood (I'm staying in the Hotel Bel Age West Hollywood ( 1020 N San Vicente Blvd) and my boss has…
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Participants: Vaxalon.

9/1/2005 Adam Dray: NoVA Apartment Con 23 Sep - Activity Thread
I really think that having 3+ threads for one house con is a bit ridiculous, but I didn't want to hijack apeiron's other threads. This thread is for discussing what…
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Participants: Adam Dray, apeiron, Vaxalon, Sydney Freedberg, Shawn De Arment, Ron Edwards.

9/1/2005 Pol Jackson: [AmberCon NW 2005] Playing Indie Games at ACNW
I'm going to AmberCon NW 2005 this November. Two thoughts: 1.) Any other Forgeites (Forgers? Forgies? Forgettes?) coming to ACNW this year? Let me know! I'd love to hook up…
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Participants: Pol Jackson, John Kim.

8/31/2005 Lisa Padol: Demo How-To?
Okay, I've bemoaned the lack of longer-than-a-quick-demo things for me to get into. I'd like to be part of the solution. Picking just five games, I want to focus on…
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Participants: Lisa Padol, Munkholt, TonyLB.

8/31/2005 Andy Kitkowski: GenCon Booth vendors (and others): Flatcon and GAMA
Hey all, I just realized that I forgot to mention two things that happened at the Forge Booth. Two guys from "Flatcon" stopped by with a few fliers, but asked…
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Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Matt-M-McElroy, rickr, Nev the Deranged, Valamir.

8/31/2005 Matt-M-McElroy: OshCon '05
OshCon is a tabletop gaming convention based in Oshkosh, WI. It will feature role-playing games, collectible card games, miniatures wargaming, dealer areas and more. http://www.oshcon.org Flames Rising will be at…
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Participants: Matt-M-McElroy.

8/30/2005 apeiron: NoVA Apartment Con 23 Sep - Location Thread
Nominate locations for our upcoming Apartment Con in this thread.  Let's try to do this quickly so we can get to the fun stuff. In your post, tell us where…
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Participants: apeiron, Adam Dray, TonyLB, Vaxalon, D. Woolsey, Sydney Freedberg, Shawn De Arment.

8/29/2005 abzu: GenCon 2005 Payouts
Ok, Ralph, Julie, Cinton and I have pieced through the wreckage of the credit card sales from last weekend. The good news is, it's all cool. If you are owed…
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Participants: abzu.

8/28/2005 Nev the Deranged: Overheard at GenCon '05
The best comment I overheard all Con, was from a customer at the racks. Having just participated in a demo or two, he was deciding which games he was going…
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Participants: Nev the Deranged, Ben Lehman.

8/28/2005 btrc: GenCon leftovers?
After any convention I always seem to have a few copies of this and that with smudged covers or some other cosmetic imperfection that keeps me from selling it through…
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Participants: btrc.

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10/22/2005 Gregor Hutton: [Dragonmeet 2005] Saturday 3 December, London, UK
Just a heads-up about Dragonmeet, which is on Saturday 3 December in Kensington Town Hall, London, UK. It kicks off at 10am and I was wondering if any other Forge…
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Participants: Gregor Hutton, Graham Walmsley, Lamorak33, Malcolm, Matt, Rob Alexander, Pelgrane, Mr Darran Sims, TheTris.

10/4/2005 ScottM: [GenCon Socal] Indie RPGs (split)
Thursday is now the open gaming day, which makes it perfect for starting something without convention coordination. I'm proposing a DitV game starting Thursday at…
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Participants: ScottM, Ron Edwards.

10/26/2005 Pelgrane: Game in a Day
Dragonmeet 2005 will be hosting another Game in a Day event. I wondered, first if any indie publishers would be willing to offer prize support (PDFs are fine), and second,…
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Participants: Pelgrane, Gregor Hutton, Paul Czege, Malcolm.

10/26/2005 preludetotheend: Running my own con.
Good day all, Some time late next year I am hoping to run a convention funded by my company Ink Blot Publishing in Albany New York or some place close…
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Participants: preludetotheend, LloydBrown.

10/27/2005 Andy Kitkowski: Another "Mini Iron Game Chef" event, with PRIZES!!
Hey guys, I'm sure most of y'all are familiar with the Iron Game Chef contest (www.game-chef.com). Anyway, the folks running a local NC game convention (MACE) contacted me to set…
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Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Joshua BishopRoby, Tony Irwin, Bret Gillan, Darcy Burgess, jasonm.

11/6/2005 Mr Darran Sims: Up & Coming RPG Conventions [UK & Ireland]
I have updated the list of conventions armed as I am with flyers fresh from Gaelcon. There seems to be a question mark over the Ubercon 2006. No dates for…
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Participants: Mr Darran Sims, Ron Edwards.

11/6/2005 Dev: VeriCon 2006 in Cambridge
Unlike previous years, I really have not been involved with the planning of VeriCon (being that I graduated and all). Much to my pleasant surprise, it seems like we Luke,…
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Participants: Dev, Mr Darran Sims, abzu, Shreyas Sampat, Jared A. Sorensen.

11/14/2005 Paka: [Primetime Adventures] Overtime Reunion
Looks like Ben is going to be at Dreamation this year. I propose an Overtime reunion. We could do this one of two ways, I reckon (possible third): 1) We…
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Participants: Paka, Ben Lehman, RobNJ, Andrew Morris, Lisa Padol, TonyLB.

11/20/2005 Michael S. Miller: Dreamation 2006--first draft of schedule
Hey, all. The first draft of the schedule for the Indie Games Explosion at Dreamation 2006 is available here. We've got over 30 events! Awesome! Take a look at the…
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Participants: Michael S. Miller, Andrew Morris, LordSmerf, RobNJ, Bret Gillan, Dregg, Diabolik, TonyLB.

11/22/2005 abzu: SoCal afteraction report
I've been to a lot of cons in the past three years. SoCal was unlike any that I've attended so far. It was a gaming con, but slanted heavily toward…
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Participants: abzu, lampros, ScottM, ptevis, jburneko.

11/22/2005 Matt: Thoughts on Spiel Essen
I promised Luke I'd let him know how it was, and figured others (especially those who were considering a shared booth at a future con) might be interested. If you…
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Participants: Matt, abzu, Eero Tuovinen, oliof, Victor Gijsbers, Venerable Player, Frank T.

11/23/2005 Malcolm: [Conpulsion, Edinburgh, March 2006] - The Indie Games Track
Morning all, A suggestion I've recently put forward to the organiser of the wonderful Conpulsion games convention in Edinburgh was to have an "indie games track", a continuous run of…
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Participants: Malcolm, Ben Lehman, Bob Goat, Matt, Gregor Hutton, Blankshield, Dantai.

11/27/2005 Meguey: GenCon 05 picture plea!
Ok, I know this is waaaay late, and slant-wise from topic, but I beg indulgence. I'm putting together the scrapbook for the baby Baker due any day now. I took…
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Participants: Meguey.

12/1/2005 Ben Lehman: [Dreamation 2006] Room Party
Does the Room Party need funds or contributions of snacks / booze / party games, etc? yrs-- --Ben
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Participants: Ben Lehman, Michael S. Miller, Clinton R. Nixon, TonyLB, Bob Goat, Jared A. Sorensen, abzu, Andrew Morris, Thor Olavsrud, RobNJ, Diabolik, Ron Edwards.

12/1/2005 Paka: Gen Con SoCal Game Design Panel
Luke, Jared and John in all of their glory. Broken down into bite-sized chunks by Jeff. They're the ones clearly marked: Game Design Seminar. http://www.ithacagamers.com/sonsofkryos.html I have only listened to…
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Participants: Paka.

12/2/2005 mearls: [EconoCon 2006] Game Design Symposium
Econocon is a small, college game club convention held at Plymouth State University in New Hampshire. I believe that Jared is going, and I'll also be there as a guest.…
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Participants: mearls, Jared A. Sorensen, inthisstyle, abzu, lumpley, nikola, Nathan P., Emily Care.

12/5/2005 Gregor Hutton: [Dragonmeet, London] Post-con discussion
Hello Pre-Dragonmeet discussion here, and the Game In A Day discussion here. Anyway, actual con thoughts... Business seemed up. Attendance looked good. Gamers seemed interested and willing to spend. 3:16…
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Participants: Gregor Hutton, Malcolm, Matt, Graham Walmsley, Mr Darran Sims.

12/5/2005 abzu: Small Cons, Small Press
I like small cons. In fact, I decided that for this con season, I was going to focus on hitting up a lot of small cons for the Saturday slot…
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Participants: abzu, drozdal, TonyLB, Michael S. Miller, Gregor Hutton, Malcolm, Merten, Mr Darran Sims, Troy_Costisick, mneme, Lisa Padol, Matt-M-McElroy, Kevin A. Ranson, Mike Holmes, Kurt Horner, Toren, First Age.

12/5/2005 Matt Snyder: Forge Midwest gathering, March 2006
The Big Senkowski (that'd be Keith) and I have been working on the initial details for a Forge Midwest weekend gathering. Here's the initial plan thus far: We're looking at…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, Valamir, ivan23, Keith Senkowski, abzu, Troy_Costisick, timfire, Christopher Weeks, Derek, Matt-M-McElroy, chris_moore, Paul Czege, Justin A Hamilton, Nev the Deranged, Blankshield, Ron Edwards, Jared A. Sorensen, greyorm, GregStolze.

12/6/2005 M Jason Parent: Getting involved with the Forge Booth @ GenCon
I'm curious how one gets involved with the Forge Booth at GenCon Indy. I will have at least one, if not two self-owned and self-published RPGs in print by the…
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Participants: M Jason Parent, abzu, Andy Kitkowski, timfire, Jasper the Mimbo.

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