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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..

3/20/2007 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.

3/19/2007 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.

3/16/2007 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.

3/16/2007 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.

3/14/2007 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.

3/6/2007 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.

3/4/2007 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.

3/2/2007 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.

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.

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.

2/23/2007 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.

2/15/2007 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.

2/15/2007 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.

2/14/2007 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.

2/13/2007 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.

2/13/2007 Matt Gwinn: BASHCon XXII: Feb. 23-25
BASHCon XXII BASHCon is an annual gaming convention held at The University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio. This year, the convention will be held on February 23-25, 2007, at the…
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Participants: Matt Gwinn.

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.

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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.

4/1/2007 Nev the Deranged: [GenCon] Event Registraton Question
Okay, this is probably a stupid question, but I've never registered for events at GenCon before. This year I'd like to get in on some games and whatnot, so I've…
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Participants: Nev the Deranged, Blankshield, Hans.

4/2/2007 Kat Miller: Indie Games Explosion Gen Con 07 Schedule
Ive finished the Gen Con Indie Games Explosion schedule. I've posted this link to The IGE Live Journal and to Story Games. If your running games as part of the…
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Participants: Kat Miller, Hans, JustinB, iago, Nev the Deranged, Matt Gwinn.

4/4/2007 oliof: NordCon, 2dn/3rd of June, 2007 - Hamburg, Germany
Hi, despite limited efforts at hspielt, I want to give indie games some more spin at the biggest RPG convention in Northern Germany, NordCon. One of the organizers, Stefan Unger,…
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Participants: oliof, Eero Tuovinen.

4/6/2007 Denise: [ENnies] Attention publishers!
A request from one of our judges: When shipping product to a judge not in your country, please mark on the package "FREE SAMPLE PRODUCT FOR EVALUATION ONLY.  VALUE LISTED…
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Participants: Denise, iago.

4/7/2007 RobNJ: [Dex Con 10] 4 games for a badge
Public Service Announcement: I read up on the policies page for Dex Con and they require 128 player-hours of GMing in order to get a free badge. Kat was able…
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Participants: RobNJ, zipht.

4/9/2007 Darcy Burgess: CanGame 07 -- Ottawa, Ontario
Just a quick heads up to the community. When: May 19 & 20, 2007 What: Demo table of indie rpgs during the day.  Participants get to vote for the "full-on"…
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Participants: Darcy Burgess, Ned, walkerp, Ron Edwards.

4/10/2007 Kat Miller: Indie Games Explosion at Dex Con (I need games by April 15)
I already posted on announcement on Story Games about this: http://www.story-games.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=2784 While Double Exposure who host Dex Con have changed policy regarding Free Badges, being supportive of the Indie Community…
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Participants: Kat Miller, iago.

4/15/2007 Emily Care: JiffyCon Boston, April 28
Hello, For all those in the Massachusetts and general Northeast area, we're having another JiffyCon this time in Boston. It will be held on Saturday April 28th, from 10am -7pm…
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Participants: Emily Care.

4/15/2007 tradegcuk: Gen Con UK 2007
[color=green]Dear all ok sorry if this breaks any of the guidelines on posting concerning a Convention.  I was just going to place an advert but I read the guidelines on…
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Participants: tradegcuk.

4/16/2007 Matt Snyder: [Forge Midwest] Charge per person
The total charge for name tags & renting space at the hotel for Forge Midwest 2007 will be $1100 plus tax. This is more than last year, as expected in…
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Participants: Matt Snyder.

4/18/2007 Matt Snyder: [Forge Midwest] Friday night
Friday night last year was great for socialization, seeing old friends and meeting new ones. Everyone will be trickling in the city at various times. So, it'll likely be impossible…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, Matt Wilson, Troy_Costisick, abzu, Blankshield, Ron Edwards, jrs, Paul Czege, Mister Six, Kesher, Doyce, jenskot, Jono.

4/19/2007 Robotech_Master: Soldiers in Iraq seek materiel for ZigguratCon
Just thought I'd pass this along in case anyone here wanted to help them out. They essentially have almost no gaming material whatsoever, so it might be a nice opportunity…
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Participants: Robotech_Master, David Artman, GamerChick, Valamir, Jono.

4/23/2007 c: Osh Con 2007
[url=http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=23692.0]In this thread[/url], Keith B Vaughn asked, "As a side note: will anyone else be going to Oshcon in September? (Oshkosh, WI) I run my booth solo and that is…
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Participants: c, KeithBVaughn, Adam SBG.

4/23/2007 Troy_Costisick: [Forge Midwest 2007] Reflection
Heya guys, I'd like to ask you guys a few thing about the hotel and how it facilitating your experience at this year's Forge Midwest.  If you get a chance,…
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Participants: Troy_Costisick, Matt Wilson, Valamir, Doyce, c, jrs, Tod Olson, GamerChick, Nev the Deranged, TJ.

4/23/2007 Andy Kitkowski: Forge Midwest 2007] How was it?
I totally want to see a (read: many) full report. Quick play blurbs, pics if you have them, the whole works.  It's been a year since I've seen the likes…
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Participants: Andy Kitkowski, GamerChick, syntruth, Matt Snyder, c, Nev the Deranged, Mike Holmes, jrs, GreatWolf, Ron Edwards.

4/26/2007 Ron Edwards: [GenCon 2007] Revving the motor
Hi there, Yes, Virginia, there will be a 2007 Forge booth at GenCon. It's been a while since I posted to announce the new design and plans for the booth.…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Troy_Costisick, segedy, inthisstyle, Gregor Hutton, btrc, iago, Justin D. Jacobson.

5/2/2007 rohoe: GASPcon7, Pittsburgh, PA
I am the convention coordinator for a small Micro Con in Pittsburgh and this will be the 7th year we will be holding this event. This years convention will be…
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Participants: rohoe.

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