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2/15/2006 Matt Snyder: Forge Midwest Official Thread
This is the official finalized information for the Forge Midwest gathering April 7-9, 2006. The event will run Friday April 7 through Sunday April 9. The even is at the…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, ptevis, Valamir, Blankshield, Nev the Deranged, Jared A. Sorensen, Seth L. Blumberg, reaction, abzu, Keith Senkowski, timfire, Andy Kitkowski, Domhnall, jrs, Paul Czege, Matt Wilson, Kesher, greyorm, GregStolze, Biggles, Ron Edwards, Thor Olavsrud, Emily Care, c, mtiru, Mike Holmes.


2/10/2006 Nev the Deranged: Capricon
I have some friends marginally involved in Capricon, who have urged me to attend. Anybody know if  there will be any Indie stuff going on there that would entice me…
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Participants: Nev the Deranged.


2/7/2006 Eero Tuovinen: Competitive roleplaying experiences?
My Alma Mater rpg club in Helsinki is interested in arranging more actual roleplaying activity lately. I listed some ideas for people there and there's interest for a "roleplaying tournament"…
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Participants: Eero Tuovinen, TheTris, jasonm, James_Nostack, TonyLB, Ron Edwards, LordSmerf.


2/7/2006 cdr: [DunDraCon] Indie Gaming wiki - San Ramon, CA 2/17-20
<A HREF="http://www.dundracon.com/">DunDraCon</A> is a gaming convention at the San Ramon Marriott in northern California, February 17-20 this year.  I'm running TMW Saturday 8am and in the hopes of running DitV…
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Participants: cdr, talysman.


2/3/2006 Matt Snyder: Gamicon -- Iowa City
I'll be attending a local convention called Gamicon. It's in Iowa City, my old college town, a home away from home to me. The con runs Friday, February 24 through…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, Zach, chris_moore, michael lingner.


2/2/2006 donm61873: Winter War, Champaign, IL
I'll start by saying that I'm the Chairman of Winter War, a small con (400+ attendees) in Champaign, IL in early February (actually, this coming Friday). Anyway, we are a…
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Participants: donm61873, Matt-M-McElroy.


1/31/2006 Diabolik: Dreamation 2006 Raw interviews are up now!
I wish someone had told me that I didn't code the pages correctly, I was redoing them for the raw video and realized that none of the links were working.…
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Participants: Diabolik, Paka, Andrew Morris, bcook1971.


1/29/2006 Michael S. Miller: How I organize the Indie RPG Explosions
This is less a list of steps to follow, than a declaration of why you need to do the various little tasks. Maybe you’ll find a better way of meeting…
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Participants: Michael S. Miller, Andrew Morris.


1/26/2006 abzu: Jared, Luke and Vincent at Vericon
Jared, Vincent and I will be giving a panel about designing games that don't suck at Vericon in Cambridge, Ma. The panel is Saturday at 2:30. Please come…
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Participants: abzu, Troy_Costisick, Nathan P., Gaerik, Dev, inthisstyle, Thor Olavsrud, Blake T. Deakin, colinrego.


1/25/2006 Diabolik: Dreamation Coverage is up!
Just wanted to let you all know that the first tricklings of Dreamation coverage are upon our site. Visit www.perfectscorepodcast.com or www.pscore.net. The television will have the information, but after…
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Participants: Diabolik, Andrew Morris.


1/25/2006 Salvius: An Idea for DEXCON 9
Hi Folks, Some of you may know that my philosophy regarding Double Exposure and our conventions is to always strive to break new ground, to take the good and make…
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Participants: Salvius, Andrew Morris, TonyLB, Dregg.


1/25/2006 ubergeek2012: Indie Gaming at Arcon V
Bret Gillan and I (and I think Paka too) are planning on running some indie games at <a href="http://www.oswego.edu/~stg/arcon/">Arcon V</a> in <a href="http://www.google.com/local?f=q&hl=en&q=oswego,+ny&btnG=Search&ll=43.443836,-76.497489&spn=0.753788,1.900635">upstate central New York</a> this year.  I think…
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Participants: ubergeek2012, Paka, Bret Gillan.


1/24/2006 Paka: Indie Games Exploding I-Con
I really watched Dexcon and Dreamation change in a great way from '05 to '06 and I am sure people who have been going for more years than that can…
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Participants: Paka, Clinton R. Nixon, Thor Olavsrud, Dregg, Jared A. Sorensen, nerdnyc, inthisstyle, ptevis, Kat Miller, TonyLB, Joshua BishopRoby, Nathan P., ubergeek2012, Salvius.


1/23/2006 Diabolik: Dreamation 2006
I wanted to  thank everyone involved in Dreamation for all of their hospitality and warmth. We at Perfect Score had the best time getting to meet so many great people…
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Participants: Diabolik, abzu, Michael S. Miller, nikola, Paka, Iskander, Nathan P., RobNJ, Dregg, Andrew Morris, Ben Lehman, Blake T. Deakin, Helvetian, Krista E, Bret Gillan, Jared A. Sorensen, devilbunny, Emily Care.


1/18/2006 Bankuei: [KueiCon] Aftermath report
Hi folks, KueiCon was teh awesome, and I wanted to thank everyone who came and played with us.  Though we only set up for 2 days and 3 time slots…
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Participants: Bankuei, ptevis, Albert of Feh, jasonm, faerieloch.


1/16/2006 Michael S. Miller: [Dreamation 2006] Last Minute Details
Okay, we've only got a handful of days until the convention. Luckily, we've only got a handful of things left to do. (1) Online promotion. If you have a weblog,…
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Participants: Michael S. Miller, Paul Czege, Diabolik.


1/13/2006 inthisstyle: Getting Indie Games Going in Your Area
There are a lot of game designers living in and around New York City, and the Dreamation convention has become a real gathering place for designers due to their very…
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Participants: inthisstyle, Iskander, Zach.


1/7/2006 Jake Richmond: Anyone going to GTS?
Anyone going to the gama Trade Show this March? Bot Travis Brown and I will be there with our new CrossRoads book, and I'm hoping to have copies of Panty…
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Participants: Jake Richmond, Ron Edwards, Veritas Games, Justin D. Jacobson.


12/29/2005 Troy_Costisick: [GenCon 2006] Forge Booth
Heya, Really hope I'm not overstepping my bounds here, but I would like to point out that the Exhibitor Package has been posted on the GenCon website.  Nev's already strated…
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Participants: Troy_Costisick, abzu.


12/28/2005 Nev the Deranged: GenCon 2006 Rooms (yes, already)
Heyas. I am looking to reserve a room at the Courtyard Marriot for GC'06. I figure I might as well do it now while I have some extra cash rather…
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Participants: Nev the Deranged, joepub, Andrew Morris.


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2/22/2006 Dregg: I-CON 25 Indie Designer Awards
In the past we have celebrated and given tribute to those who have made an impact in the gaming industry. Guests such as Eden Studios and Privateer Press have been…
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Participants: Dregg.


2/22/2006 Vaxalon: DC area Forgeites
I'd like to get another Northern Virginia/DC area Forgeite meeting together.
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Participants: Vaxalon, Adam Dray, D. Woolsey, Shawn De Arment.


3/3/2006 ocasta: Baycon UK
I'll be attending Baycon - a small convention held near Exeter in Devon (UK) - in April. Are any other readers of the Forge going to be there. I'd quite…
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Participants: ocasta.


3/4/2006 Malcolm: [Conpulsion, Edinburgh] - Indie Games Track
Well, the Indie Games Track for the Conpulsion convention taking place in Edinburgh at the end of March is now fully organised, with 10 1 hour indie games running throughout…
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Participants: Malcolm, Gregor Hutton, Matt, Dantai, Shevaun.


3/10/2006 Kat Miller: Indie Games Explosion at Gen Con06
The Indie Games Explosion at Gen. Con. was rather successful last year, and its time again to submit events for Gen Con 06. New changes in Gen Con Event Registration…
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Participants: Kat Miller, Troy_Costisick, Michael S. Miller, LordSmerf, Technocrat13, Gaerik.


3/12/2006 Helvetian: DEXCON 9
It's that time again! I'll be sending out individual emails this coming week, but wanted to give the heads-up that we're starting to pull the summer convention together.  DEXCON 9…
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Participants: Helvetian.


3/15/2006 Arturo G.: [PuCLN,Valladolid] A Forge's indie-games track in a Spanish national convention
PuCLN -- Convivencias Lúdicas Nacionales A big Spanish national games-convention is going to hold place in Valladolid (Spain) this year. Dates: 13 -- 16 of July. The convention will include…
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Participants: Arturo G..


3/15/2006 Kat Miller: What I need from Indie Games Explosion at Gen Con Volenteers
What do I need to do to be part of the Indie Games Explosion at Gen Con? Gen Con has changed their Event Registration process for this year.  For a…
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Participants: Kat Miller, LordSmerf, Ben Lehman, Michael S. Miller, jasonm, TonyLB, Mike Holmes.


3/16/2006 PincheGamesLoco: CHIMAERACON in Texas
Hello to The Forge!  I am just am checking if there is anyone here going to be at the CHMIARAECON going on next week?  It is going to be here…
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Participants: PincheGamesLoco, tygertyger.


3/17/2006 Kat Miller: Link to the IGE at Gencon06 Events page.
I have collected all the information I have been sent. This is the Link to the IGE Events for Gen Con 06 that I have been given so far- http://www.enter.net/~whim/Conventions/Gencon06IGE.html…
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Participants: Kat Miller, Hans, Michael S. Miller.


3/23/2006 PeterAdkison: [Origins 2006] Looking for indie rpgs to play
Since I run Gen Con I'm too busy to game there. So I go to Origins every year to actually play (and sometimes actually get to do just that!). I'm…
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Participants: PeterAdkison, Michael S. Miller, Thunder_God, Clinton R. Nixon, inthisstyle.


3/24/2006 Kat Miller: [ Dex Con9 ] IGE at Dex Con
Dex Con 9- Wednesday, July 12 - Sunday, July 16, 2006 at the East Brunswick Hilton in East Brunswick, New Jersey If you plan on attending Dex Con and you're…
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Participants: Kat Miller, TonyLB, Dregg.


3/27/2006 ocasta: Spiel 2006
I know it seems like a long way off (its only 7 months) but time goes so fast as I get older. I was wondering if there were any official…
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Participants: ocasta, Matt, Eero Tuovinen.


3/28/2006 Malcolm: [Conpulsion, Edinburgh] Indie Games Track post-con review
This was the first year that the Indie Games Track was running at the Conpulsion convention in Edinburgh and, overall, I would say it was an unqualified success. Prior to…
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Participants: Malcolm, Matt, Joe Murphy (Broin), Dantai, Jonny Nexus.


3/28/2006 Shawn De Arment: Northern Virginia Gathering – April 8th
There is a gathering at my home in Chantilly VA on Saturday April 8th. The schedule is as follows: 1-2 PM Social hour (Meet, greet, and game speak) 2-4 PM…
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Participants: Shawn De Arment.


4/1/2006 Jonas Karlsson: [GothCon, Sweden] The Indie Room, with Forge games
Hello all, The Easter weekend (14th to 16th of April) I'm arranging an event called the Indie Room at Sweden's largest gaming convention GothCon. With me I have seven great…
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Participants: Jonas Karlsson, Peter Nordstrand, Anders.


4/2/2006 Nathan P.: [Meetup Proposal] DeisCon, April 15-16 or 22-23
So I have an idea that I wanna float, and see if it would interest anyone. I have a big hunk o' break over Passover in which I will be…
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Participants: Nathan P..


4/3/2006 cdr: [Gencon 06] Demo Teaching?
I recall at last year's Gencon there was a plan to cross-teach how to run demos to everyone working the Forge Booth, although I don't know if that happened or…
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Participants: cdr.


4/3/2006 Mike Holmes: [Concinnity] Wrap Up
Concinnity 6 is over, and I thought I'd put in a quick after action review. I really have to say that this was a very well run small convention...one that…
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Participants: Mike Holmes, Matt-M-McElroy.


4/8/2006 Nev the Deranged: [GenCon '06] D'oh...
Well, I decided to wait to reserve a room at the Marriott by the con center.... and now they are out of 2-bed rooms. Go figure. I guess I should…
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Participants: Nev the Deranged, inthisstyle, btrc, joepub.


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