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2/13/2007 Matt Gwinn: Gencon Hotel Reservations
I'm sure most of you knew this already, but preregistartion for Gencon started yesterday and hotel reservations started today. As of right now, most of the rooms available through Gencon…
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Participants: Matt Gwinn, btrc, segedy, Nev the Deranged, iago, c, Thunder_God, Paul Czege, daMoose_Neo, Valamir, Troy_Costisick, GregStolze, GreatWolf.

2/12/2007 Kat Miller: Indie Games Explosion and Gen Con 07
I posted to story games about this here: http://www.story-games.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=2404 With this years changes happening at the Forge Booth, a strong IGE presence I feel will help out during this time…
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Participants: Kat Miller, Ben Lehman, Nev the Deranged, Ron Edwards, iago, jasonm, Jasper the Mimbo.

2/11/2007 oliof: Spiel Essen Forge Booth After Effects
Hi, I just wanted to report that the forge booth at Spiel Essen 2006 has made a good impression. The organization team of the yearly rpg convention Hannover Spielt! asked…
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Participants: oliof, Eero Tuovinen.

2/11/2007 Denise: Thank you, Forge!
Just wanted to say thank you to everyone on The Forge for getting involved in the judge selection process for the 2007 ENnies. I'm working hard to make the Awards…
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Participants: Denise.

2/9/2007 zipht: [Dexcon 10] any plan's for indie games?
My friends and I have a good time at Dreamation 2007, we attended it based on Luke's recommendation. ( is he every wrong? ). We all had a very good…
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Participants: zipht, Nathan P., Paka, iago, RobNJ, Helvetian, JustinB, Kat Miller.

2/7/2007 Denise: ENnies Judge Nominee Q&A
Over in "site discussion" we've been discussing the judge nomination process for the Annual Gen Con EN World RPG Awards.  In an effort to increase participation (and relevance) to a…
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Participants: Denise, Ben Lehman, Vermicious Knid, C.W.Richeson, Doug Ruff, fusangite, Xath, Mcrow, jasonm, Tim C Koppang, Graham Walmsley, c, Aman the Rejected, Treebore, Beckett, Kaladhan.

2/6/2007 John Harper: Go Play Northwest : Seattle, June 22-24
Hello Everyone, We have dates and a location for Go Play Northwest. What sort of event is GPNW? It's going to be very much along the Forge Midwest model, with…
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Participants: John Harper, Jake Richmond, b00jum.

2/4/2007 Matt-M-McElroy: Concinnity '07 Milwaukee
Planning is underway for this year's Concinnity convention in Milwaukee. This year's convention will be on Saturday March 31st and Sunday April 1st. We are working on panels, game demos…
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Participants: Matt-M-McElroy, Jason L Blair.

2/3/2007 RobNJ: Jersey Gaming Guild
Hey everyone.  I am ripping off the Gotham Gaming Guild idea and trying to plant it in central NJ, the home of the marvelous Double Exposure conventions Dreamation and DexCon. …
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Participants: RobNJ, M. J. Young.

2/1/2007 tzunder: Furnace 2007 Announced!
I am delighted to announce that registration is now open for Furnace 2007, which is to be held once again at the Garrison Hotel in Sheffield on the weekend of…
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Participants: tzunder.

2/1/2007 Nathan P.: [Dreamation 07] Attendance Analysis
Heya, I'm trying to collect the data on how many of our rediculously many games went off, and with how many players. I have almost all the info, but there's…
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Participants: Nathan P..

1/31/2007 Matt Snyder: [Forge Midwest 2007] Official thread, Part 1 of 2
This is the first of two official threads about Forge Midwest 2007. This thread is to open up planning and discussion a little bit. This will be short lived as…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, Troy_Costisick, jenskot, Eric J. Boyd, GamerChick, mtiru, Jake Norwood, Nev the Deranged, Jared A. Sorensen, abzu, GreatWolf, Blankshield, Iskander, Michael S. Miller, c, Mike Holmes, coffeestain, Tim C Koppang, greyorm, Jason L Blair, steinomite, Ron Edwards, TJ, drozdal.

1/31/2007 Clinton R. Nixon: PAX - Seattle, WA - Aug 24-26
In several conversations over the last year, I've heard people express an interest in re-defining what they are doing from the term "role-playing game" or the traditional role-playing game culture.…
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Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Mike Sugarbaker, rafial, Ben Lehman, c, abzu, Jake Richmond.

1/30/2007 jasonm: What-the-Hell-Con 2007
I've never been but it sounds great.  Greg Stolze will be there and has a pair of panels about game design and publishing.  There will be fire dancers as well,…
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Participants: jasonm, Clinton R. Nixon, GregStolze.

1/30/2007 iago: [GenCon 2007] Why to go independent from the booth / Why to stay with it
I just got back from Dreamation, and I had an interesting conversation with Joshua A. C. Newman about the decision to go make an independent booth vs. staying with the…
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Participants: iago, Valamir, TonyLB, Matt Snyder, Justin D. Jacobson, nikola, abzu, c, Nathan P..

1/28/2007 andrew_kenrick: [Conception 07] The Collective Endeavour at Conception
I'll be at Conception next weekend (eek, so soon!) representing the Collective Endeavour (a group of UK indie publishers, for those of you who don't know about us). Hopefully I'll…
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Participants: andrew_kenrick.

1/28/2007 Denise: Gen Con Indy timing planning
Hey all, just noticed the hype on the Forge booth at Indy, and thought I'd pop in with a gentle reminder that the ENnie Awards happen Friday evening. When you're…
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Participants: Denise.

1/22/2007 Nathan P.: [Dreamation 07] Indie Games Explosion travel guide
(x-posted with Story Games) Hey all y'all. I put together a pamphlet with all of the info and event descriptions for the indie games explosion at Dreamation. It still needs…
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Participants: Nathan P., Bret Gillan, Adam Dray, Michael S. Miller, Andrew Morris.

1/20/2007 goldongman: Weathertop 2007 - Vancouver, BC
[color=purple][b]Weathertop 2007[/b][/color] Vancouver's Premier Gaming Convention We would like to invite you to Weathertop 2007, a gaming convention taking place in greater Vancouver, BC, Canada, March 2nd to 4th; a…
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Participants: goldongman, Ron Edwards, joepub, Danny_K.

1/20/2007 Jake Norwood: [Origins 2007] Looking for other Forge-ites to go
Hi all. I've been away from the gaming scene for a bit over two years now, given my profession, but I'm looking pretty hungrily to get back into it here…
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Participants: Jake Norwood, inthisstyle, JustinB, Jared A. Sorensen.

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2/13/2007 spaceanddeath: [GenCon 2007] Helping Me Help You.
Hi. I am new to the booth and to Gencon in general. I have limited GM experience and as such have some serious concerns about demoing your games. Even where…
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Participants: spaceanddeath, Nathan P., jasonm, Michael S. Miller.

2/14/2007 Andy Kitkowski: Announcing CAMP NERDLY 01 (US East Coast): Registration Live
Hey all, over at Story Games last year we threw together a totally fun (albeit cold, cause of the season) event called "Camp Nerdly". It was such a blast that…
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Participants: Andy Kitkowski, jasonm.

2/15/2007 oliof: Indie Presence at hspielt! 14, March 31st/April 1st 2007
I understand that y'all are deep into your gencon preparations, so a budding presence at one of the longest-running conventions in northern germany might not be high on your priority…
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Participants: oliof, Matt, Ron Edwards, xenopulse.

2/15/2007 Adam SBG: OshCon 2007 Sept. 22-23, 2007 Oshkosh, WI
OshCon 2007 - Tabletop Gaming Convention in Oshkosh, WI September 22-23, 2007 River Center, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Check the web site at www.oshcon.org for more information. We're very…
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Participants: Adam SBG.

2/23/2007 Denise: 2007 ENnie Awards Judges and Corporate Sponsor Announced
Voting for the <a href=http://www.ennieawards.com>2007 Gen Con EN World RPG Awards' ("The ENnies")</a> five coveted judge positions took place February 12-18th, and record numbers of gamers from around the globe…
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Participants: Denise, iago.

2/23/2007 Denise: 2007 ENnie Awards Submissions Questions thread
Hi all, We're opening up the submissions for the Annual Gen Con EN World RPG Awards Monday, February 26th.  Now while I confess that the judges have yet to make…
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Participants: Denise, Justin D. Jacobson, iago, Graham Walmsley, sean2099, Jonathan Walton, Valamir.

2/28/2007 GregStolze: How many copies should I have for GenCon?
REIGN will be ready soon.  (No, really.  Soon.)  I'm going to GenCon and I'm wondering how many copies I should bring to sell.  What do y'all think? -G.
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Participants: GregStolze, iago, Matt Snyder, Ben Lehman.

3/2/2007 Nev the Deranged: CodCon, micro-IGE?
I recently learned that CodCon is coming up just before Forge Midwest, and I was thinking of running something indie there. Probably either taking another crack at DRYH, or maybe…
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Participants: Nev the Deranged.

3/4/2007 Paul Czege: The Ashcan Front FAQ
Hey all, Matt Snyder and I are organizing a booth separate from the Forge booth for Gen Con this year. It will be a booth focused entirely on selling ashcans.…
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Participants: Paul Czege, Troy_Costisick, Mike Sugarbaker, daemonchild, Matt Snyder, Matt-M-McElroy, Kesher, Miskatonic, ptevis, Thor, chris_moore, thelostgm, somniturne, Mike Holmes, michael lingner, JasonWalters, Jason Walters.

3/6/2007 Matt Snyder: [Forge Midwest 2007] Official Thread, Part 2 of 2
Ok, the details are confirmed now. Forge Midwest will be held Friday April 20th through Sunday April 22nd. The location is the DoubleTree Hotel in Rosemont. We have 1 slightly…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, Clinton R. Nixon, GreatWolf, Troy_Costisick, Nev the Deranged, Doyce, jrs, Blankshield.

3/14/2007 Matt Snyder: [Forge Midwest 2007] Official Event Schedule -- Plan games here!
Here is the schedule for sessions at Forge Midwest. This year, it's important to stay on schedule. It's especially important because we're all in one room. That means it'll likely…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, GreatWolf, Troy_Costisick, Kesher, GamerChick, Blankshield, Nev the Deranged, Doyce, Clinton R. Nixon, c, Valamir, TJ, greyorm, Thor Olavsrud, Harlequin, Matt Wilson, Paul Czege.

3/16/2007 tj333: Looking for Con Materials
I plan to have my game RPG published by next year. So this year I'm going to nearly all of the local cons and running games. I want them to…
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Participants: tj333.

3/16/2007 Denise: [ENnies] Logo Design
Hey everyone! A couple of weeks ago I started up a little contest asking for submissions for the ENnies logo, and I'm collecting opinions on the submissions.  I'm going to…
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Participants: Denise, Kevin Allen Jr, Andrew Morris, Eero Tuovinen, iago.

3/19/2007 Michael S. Miller: GenCon 07 Games On Demand / IGE
Kat and I have been in touch with GenCon about securing table space and promotional opportunities for the Indie Games Explosion and Games On Demand. I’d like to discuss these…
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Participants: Michael S. Miller, GregStolze, Matt Gwinn, Hans, Kat Miller, Ben Lehman, Blankshield, c, Nev the Deranged, Jasper the Mimbo, RobNJ.

3/20/2007 tonyd: [Go Play Northwest] Registration is open!
Hi Everyone, I'm very happy to announce that registration is (finally) open for Go Play Northwest. You can find more information and a registration link here: http://goplaynw.wetpaint.com/. Go Play Northwest…
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Participants: tonyd.

3/20/2007 Frank Tarcikowski: Spiel Essen 07
Okay ladies, last year we've been moving late. Let's not make this mistake again. Spiel Essen (18 to 21 October 2007) is one of the largest gaming fairs in the…
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Participants: Frank Tarcikowski, oliof, TonyLB, Eero Tuovinen, Matt, Ben Lehman, jasonm, Blankshield, Emily Care, iago, Meguey, inthisstyle, Justin D. Jacobson, Nathan P..

3/22/2007 iago: Ken Hite Wants Your New Releases Info for GenCon '07 - Deadline!
Hey folks.  Ken Hite mentioned this elsewhere, and I wanted to pass this along, so I contacted him and got his permission to do so.  Beyond the whole "what indie…
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Participants: iago, Kevin Allen Jr.

3/23/2007 JustinB: DexCon Spring Gathering
What, if anything, is the Forge plan for the Dexcon May convention? What kind of turn-out is there for the Spring Gathering and Dexcon?
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Participants: JustinB, Andrew Morris.

3/23/2007 Kat Miller: IGE Deadline for GenCon 07 for Registered Indie Games March 31st
Hi Everyone! The absolute deadline to register anything for Gencon is April 6th so I need all games for the explosion by march 31. If you are interested in being…
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Participants: Kat Miller.

3/29/2007 Matt Gwinn: Origins Anyone?
I'm planning on being at Origins on Saturday and Sunday. Is anyone else from the Forge going to be there? ,Matt
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Participants: Matt Gwinn, Kat Miller, Jake Norwood, ephemere, c.

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