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7/23/2007 Denise: [ENnies] Product voting now open, and 2008 Judge Selection Begins
http://www.ennieawards.com/voting.html Over 6,000 votes have been cast thus far for fans' favourite products, fan sites, and publishers, and I heartily encourage you all to head on over and have your…
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Participants: Denise, iago.

7/23/2007 dcolanduno: Dragon*Con 2007
Anyone coming to Dragon*Con 2007? They are doing the gaming back over at the Marriott this year, and making the Hilton the main hotel this time around... Derek Colanduno Dragon*Con…
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Participants: dcolanduno, David Artman, childdoll, SaintandSinner.

7/21/2007 TwoCrows: Dumb Question GenCon
Am I just blind...or does the GenCon Indy website NOT have anything listed for Exhibition Hall times other than the '06 con? Anybody know what time the doors open Saturday?…
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Participants: TwoCrows, JustinB.

7/13/2007 mratomek: Super Force Seven at Comic Con
Hi all, It's been a while. Just wanted to invite everyone in the who is planning on goving to Comic-Con (in San Diego) to visit Atomek in the Open Gaming…
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Participants: mratomek, komradebob.

7/10/2007 Denise: ENnies nominees announced
I am pleased to announce the nominations for the 2007 Gen Con EN World RPG Awards ("The ENnies"). You can find them at http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=200968 As one of the judges put…
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Participants: Denise.

7/8/2007 Matt Gwinn: Anyone need a room for Gencon?
I booked a room at the Hilton Garden Inn then got a better room at the Omni.  I still have the Hilton Garden room if anyone wants to take it…
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Participants: Matt Gwinn.

7/3/2007 Justin D. Jacobson: Dawning Star VIP Game for Charity - How To Get a Ticket!
The purpose of this post is to explain how I'll be releasing the tickets to play in the Dawning Star VIP Game to benefit the Shriners Hospitals for Children and…
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Participants: Justin D. Jacobson.

7/2/2007 Denise: [ENnies] Nominations for Best Publisher 2007
Heyall, First of all, I have to say how happy I was to see such great Indie participation in the ENnies this year.  Special thanks need to go out to…
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Participants: Denise, Justin D. Jacobson, M. J. Young, Eero Tuovinen, JimAlder1982.

6/29/2007 Eliarhiman6: ModCon 2007
Hi! Andrea Castellani asked me to post this announcement: --------------------------------------------------------- THE FLYING CIRCUS GOES TO MODCON 2007! The “Flying Circus” (www.flyingcircus.it) is a movement of authors and players (often nicknamed…
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Participants: Eliarhiman6.

6/28/2007 iago: [GenCon 2007] [Indie Passport] When's best for the prize drawing?
I'm looking for a time on Sunday that will be best to do the prize drawing for the Indie Games Passport. Is anything going on at Sunday noon that would…
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Participants: iago, GregStolze, nikola, c, Paul Czege.

6/28/2007 Ron Edwards: [GenCon 2007] Demonstration kits for the booth
Last year, nearly everyone followed a common design for the demo kits. Not in terms of content, but in terms of size and physical design. Basically, it was a flat…
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Participants: Ron Edwards.

6/28/2007 iago: [GenCon 2007] [Forge Booth] [Menu] Price List Finalized; Last Peek at the Design
This is the final peek at the Forge Menu (not the same as the passport -- that's still under development). Basically this is going to manifest as two 8.5x11 sheets…
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Participants: iago, segedy, Gregor Hutton, nikola, Justin D. Jacobson.

6/26/2007 Nev the Deranged: [GenCon '07] - Non-Exhibitors Wednesday Meetup Plans (?)
For those of us (if, in fact, there are any besides my crew) who are coming into town on Wednesday, but are not Exhibitors, and therefore are prohibited from helping…
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Participants: Nev the Deranged, Matt Gwinn, Matt-M-McElroy, Ron Edwards, Troy_Costisick, Thunder_God.

6/26/2007 iago: [GenCon 2007] Indie Games Passport: Rubber Stamp Designs, stat!
[img]http://www.deadlyfredly.com/gencon07/indiepassport-thumb.jpg[/img] Attention: Folks involved in the Indie Games Passport! The place I'm going to be ordering the rubber stamps from is doing a 50% off sale for one week only…
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Participants: iago, nikola, GregStolze.

6/25/2007 Matt Snyder: [Ashcan Front] Support the front with T-shirts!
We're working to get everything in place for the Ashcan Front booth at Gencon. Paul created some really cool T-shirts with the Ashcan Front logo. So, we're offering pre-orders to…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, Matt-M-McElroy, Paul Czege.

6/25/2007 Jake Norwood: Last Call for Origins?
Hey all. Just poppin' in one more time to see if there will be any forge-ites up for some pick up games or just hanging out at Origins. I'll be…
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Participants: Jake Norwood, Nathan P., iago, Marhault, Jared A. Sorensen, c.

6/19/2007 Andy Kitkowski: [Gencon 2007] Is there a Games on Demand area this year?
Hey all, after thinking for the last year or so that there was no way I could get to GenCon... Things changed, and I will be there. :-) This is…
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Participants: Andy Kitkowski, jrs, Gaerik, Nev the Deranged.

6/13/2007 iago: [GenCon 2007] [Forge Booth] [Menu] You have 24 hours to pay Ron!
Hey, folks.  In the interests of keeping the "data churn" on my end to a minimum, I need to conform to Ron's Official List of Booth Folks in terms of…
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Participants: iago.

6/12/2007 Taladel: Who's going to be manning the Forge Booth?
A guy I met through a mutual friend just told me that he's got a seat at the Forge booth for GenCon this year. He mentioned that he's demoing a…
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Participants: Taladel, Ron Edwards, Troy_Costisick, jrs, Justin D. Jacobson.

6/11/2007 btrc: [GenCon 2007] Furniture?
I'm bringing the flooring, and I assume we're doing the same thing as last year regarding tables and chairs? And, just to drool over and think about for the future:…
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Participants: btrc, iago, jasonm, Ron Edwards, segedy, Valamir, inthisstyle, Paul Czege, Denise.

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7/25/2007 seawolf69: MACE 2007 getting geared up
Hey all, As some of you already know, we love having you guys represented at MACE.  I am just posting here to remind you guys it's coming in November, we…
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Participants: seawolf69, Andy Kitkowski, Technocrat13, jasonm.

7/27/2007 btrc: Opinions on this?
Saw this on one of the blogs I frequent: http://www.yankodesign.com/index.php/2007/07/26/a-bookshelf-as-easy-as-legos/ For convention purposes (i.e. Forge booth), it has some style to it, it might draw some attention just from its…
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Participants: btrc, Ron Edwards.

7/31/2007 Andy Kitkowski: [GC2007] Forge/Diaspora Booth and Games on Demand
Just a few thoughts, from one Gung Ho space cadet to the folks selling their games at GenCon. I plan to bring a bunch of blank business cards. If the…
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Participants: Andy Kitkowski, iago, jasonm, GreatWolf.

8/1/2007 GregStolze: [GC07] Big REIGN Posters
I got a couple posters made with the REIGN covers -- 23x35 inches with about a couple inches of white border all around the images.  They look nice.  I'm wondering…
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Participants: GregStolze, iago, Ron Edwards, oliof, Gregor Hutton.

8/3/2007 jasonm: [Gen Con 2007] Demo Planning
Hey, can we talk about our Forge booth demos?  Can we lay down the law regarding length and format?  How about pinning down the particulars of a pre-show demo session?…
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Participants: jasonm, iago, Kevin Allen Jr, GreatWolf, btrc, GregStolze, Gregor Hutton, TomTancredi, Tim C Koppang, Robotech_Master, Ron Edwards.

8/6/2007 darnest: [RolePlayersINK] GenCone Events and Demos
Hello, I just wanted to make everyone aware of our events we are relasing 3 exciting new games and we want you to be part of our release. We have…
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Participants: darnest, Ron Edwards.

8/8/2007 Denise: [ENnies] Dream Date Auction with Fred Hicks up!
Hi all, As part of the fundraising efforts for the ENnies, every year I auction off a seat (or seats) at the tables of nominated publishers.  It's a chance for…
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Participants: Denise, iago.

8/9/2007 Andy Kitkowski: [GenCon 2007] Ashcan Front: Who's giving the discounts?
Quick question, I was wondering who at the Ashcan Front was giving discounts/refunds on final products and the like? IIRC, Kevin Allen Jr's project is going to have a price…
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Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Paul Czege, Kevin Allen Jr, RyanMacklin, Matt Snyder.

8/11/2007 Grail-Shadowblade: [Alcon - UK] Roleplayer's corner
Alcon is a new convention starting up in the UK, in a place called Leicester. They have a roleplayer's corner and I'm pretty sure people can set up tables in…
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Participants: Grail-Shadowblade, Gregor Hutton.

8/14/2007 btrc: GenCon 2007 travel
I'll be starting my travels today, staging up to a minion's abode for the actual trip on Wednesday. If you're on the list of people who have my cell phone…
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Participants: btrc.

8/15/2007 epweissengruber: IndieRPG Toronto Takes on FanPro Expo (Toronto)
Who: IndieRPG Toronto will be there represented by Erik Weissengruber, Dave Lucas, and Mark Muller The Where and When: When: Friday, August 24, 2007, 4:00 PM 20070824T200000Z Where: Metro Toronto…
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Participants: epweissengruber.

8/20/2007 TomTancredi: PhilCon and a General "Thank you for the great experience at GenCon!"
Hi folks, Just wanted to say thanks to all the Game Designers, Publishers, GMs and Artists for the tremendous experience at the Forge Booth at GenCon. I tried to play…
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Participants: TomTancredi, inthisstyle, Omnius, Mel_White.

8/21/2007 TwoCrows: Exhibitor Questions
Hey Forgites, Can anyone let some light under my rock concerning a few details surrounding the role of Exhibitor at gaming cons? 1) Booth Help – What sorts of compensation…
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Participants: TwoCrows, Ron Edwards.

8/21/2007 Denise: Let's hear it for the Summer Revolution!
Way to rock the vote, Fred.  Congratuations on your well-deserved win!  Considering that you were going up against publishers who had probably ten times more of a market share than…
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Participants: Denise, iago, jasonm.

8/22/2007 jasonm: Gen Con post-mortem
Hey, let's talk about lessons learned and what we can do to improve the experience - by all measures - next year.  Also, let's celebrate!  I think everybody had a…
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Participants: jasonm, Ron Edwards, Gregor Hutton, GreatWolf, Justin D. Jacobson, iago, abzu, Emily Care, Denise, Blankshield, Jasper the Mimbo, inthisstyle, Matt-M-McElroy, GregStolze, Rob Donoghue, btrc, JustinB, Valamir, TonyLB, Michael S. Miller, JasonWalters, Sydsquicious, TomTancredi, segedy, RobNJ, jrs.

8/22/2007 TomTancredi: End of the Year Conventions
What are the major conventions for the Indy games coming up this fall and winter in the New England area? I'm planning on going to PhilCon, and the Winter-version of…
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Participants: TomTancredi, iago.

8/22/2007 iago: GenCon: Launching a Satellite Booth
The Forge booth was definitely interesting, and I'm glad we have the post-mortem thread going for that.  That said, I think it's possible others may be considering launching their own…
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Participants: iago, Paka, abzu, TonyLB, jasonm, GreatWolf, JustinB, RobNJ, Ron Edwards, Michael S. Miller, Gregor Hutton, Paul Czege, nikola, Ben Lehman, Wolfen.

8/22/2007 iago: Gen-Con Indie Passport Critiques & Comments
I'm worried that the passport stuff is starting to overtake the GenCon post-mortem thread, so I'm starting this one. Perceptions appear to be in two different camps.  From where I'm…
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Participants: iago, Valamir, GreatWolf, Blankshield, inthisstyle, Matt-M-McElroy, Ron Edwards, GB Steve, RobNJ, TonyLB, KeithBVaughn, WildElf, thelostgm, Lisa Padol, Thunder_God.

8/23/2007 Paul Czege: canned heat
At Gen Con The Ashcan Front moved 265 ashcans for feedback and playtesting, across 11 different games. A daily break-down: Thursday: 86 Friday: 40 Saturday: 50 Sunday: 89 Friday was…
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Participants: Paul Czege, Matt Gwinn, Gregor Hutton.

8/26/2007 Bill_White: [Nittany Game Invasion] What Would It Take to Get You Here?
So last night my friends Mendel, Shreyas, Gary, and I decided to put together a mini-con of sorts, a conlet if you will: a day-long event on Saturday, Nov. 10,…
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Participants: Bill_White, Michael S. Miller, iago, RobNJ.

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