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2/20/2008 Capulet: Post Con of the North 2008
Or, What I learned at my first Con as an indie game publisher. Follow up to: "First Con as Publisher, Looking for Advice" (Full blog post with photos: http://othercourt.livejournal.com/ )…
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Participants: Capulet.

2/16/2008 Corsair1564: GameStorm 2008 release 02/02/08
The Northwest’s Premiere Social and Strategic Games Convention March 28-30, 2008 Red Lion on the Quay, Vancouver WA Game Storm Gathering Strength in the Northwest Portland metro area bracing for…
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Participants: Corsair1564, Ron Edwards.

2/14/2008 Gaerik: [GenCon Indy 08] Games on Demand
[quote]Choice 3: you don't HAVE to be in the exhibitors' hall. I expect that Games on Demand is going to be a thing again this year. I don't know who…
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Participants: Gaerik, JustinB, Andy Kitkowski.

2/12/2008 casquilho: [Orccon 2008] in Los Angeles
Other then jburneko doing a game of Spione, is there anyone else going to be at the convention in Los Angeles this weekend? I just started to learn about these…
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Participants: casquilho, WillH.

2/11/2008 lumpley: [GenCon Indy 08] kicked out of the Forge Booth nest?
Don't panic. You can still be in a booth in the exhibitors' hall at GenCon if you want to. You have a couple of choices. Choice 1: make your own…
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Participants: lumpley, iago, Ron Edwards, Paul Czege.

2/10/2008 btrc: [GenCon 2008] Lodging
As Ron mentioned in the other thread, rooms through the Housing Bureau are sometimes problematic if you aren't registered as an attendee. I suggest as people get or find decent…
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Participants: btrc, Nev the Deranged.

2/8/2008 Ron Edwards: [GenCon 2008] First thread! The basics
Hi everyone, Here's the GenCon stuff for this year. A lot is staying the same, and a couple of things are changing. First, for people who don't know, this is…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Justin D. Jacobson, iago, SirValence.

2/7/2008 Darcy Burgess: [CanGames 2008 - Ottawa, Ontario] IGE needs GMs!
The thread title more or less says it all. CanGames, Ottawa's annual gaming con is going to have an Indie Games Explosion this year. I'm not 100% sure what form…
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Participants: Darcy Burgess.

2/6/2008 Jake Richmond: GameStorm 2008 Portland OR Free Booth Space
Hi. GameStorm is coming up soon, and as part of my plans for the show I'll be setting up an Indie Games booth with Travis Brown, Christian Griffen and a…
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Participants: Jake Richmond.

2/5/2008 c: [Forge Midwest 2008] FMW08 Mentoring Project
Hey folks,  So at Dreamation, Gen Con, Origins, and other venues we have game design seminars where we get folks to feed themselves to the wolves. One person gets the…
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Participants: c, Ron Edwards, Gaerik, Matt Snyder, Blankshield, abzu, GamerChick.

2/4/2008 Kat Miller: Origins 08 an Indie games Explosion event
Origins Game Fair is a convention in Columbus Ohio and its interest in Indie Games has been steadily growing.  Michael Miller and I will be returning to Origins this year…
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Participants: Kat Miller, anansi, Mel_White.

2/4/2008 Kat Miller: Gencon08 IGE and GOD
This year due to much happiness in our family (Dalys will be going to college!!) Michael and I will not be at Gen Con 08. As Organizer of the Games…
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Participants: Kat Miller, Gaerik.

1/30/2008 Minx: Demo-friendly Indie games
(Wow, first post on the Forge in a long time.  Actually kinda nervous...) Over at Story-Games, I talked a bit about my plan to visit the upcoming local convention here…
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Participants: Minx, Valamir, abzu, oliof.

1/28/2008 Salvius: [DREAMATION 2008] A Special Thank You!
Folks, I just wanted to be the first one to thank all of YOU for helping to make DREAMATION 2008 an overwhelming success. We had over 800 people at the…
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Participants: Salvius, nikola, RobNJ, Emily Care.

1/28/2008 Nathan P.: [Gen Con 2008] Booth Price Hikes?
Hrm. On the Gen Con website, there are no live links for info for getting a booth in 2008. However, on the forums, there's a thread about the apparently crazy…
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Participants: Nathan P., Ron Edwards, Troy_Costisick, Justin D. Jacobson, Blankshield, JustinB.

1/18/2008 Matt Snyder: [Forge Midwest 2008] Offical Organization Thread
Thanks to Willow, we are off to the races for Forge Midwest, 2008. She did all the legwork for reservation. I'm just the yes man. Please thank her when you…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, Willow, Blankshield, Capulet, Matt-M-McElroy, TJ, jswatson, Sir John, nitramwi, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, greyorm, c, buzz, Nev the Deranged, jrs, reaction, Iskander, Jason L Blair, williamhessian, woodelf, jenskot, Malky, GamerChick, Emily Care, Darcy Burgess, Miskatonic, JADettman, jerry, GreatWolf, Tobias Wrigstad, Motorskills, Antimuppet, caityrosey.

1/12/2008 Capulet: First Con as Publisher, Looking for Advice
Hello all. Well, I've sprung for my first table at my first con (Con of the North). I'm seeking general advice as to make the most of the experience. My…
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Participants: Capulet, M. J. Young, JustinB, GreatWolf.

1/7/2008 RobNJ: [Dreamation 2008] Indie Games Explosion games lineup
Emily Care Boss is hosting the list of games being run in the IGE at Dreamation 2008. I'll repaste here in a completely lazy and unedited way: Dreamation 2008 January…
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Participants: RobNJ, c, JustinB, Parthenia.

1/6/2008 dcolanduno: Dragon*Con 2007 II (split)
I used to love the diceless games back in the 90's when I was in college. How did they go this time around?
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Participants: dcolanduno, Ron Edwards.

1/2/2008 muddlepud: [GenCon Oz 2008] continued (split)
Just thought i'd start trying to get this thread going again. I'm in the middle of emailing people for ideas on running Games On Demand. I'd like to submit something…
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Participants: muddlepud, Rusty, Andrew Smith, Ron Edwards, Vulpinoid, Paul Czege.

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2/22/2008 SaintandSinner: OmegaCon Birmingham March 14th-16th, 2008
I will be running the following events.  If interested, let me know. Don't Rest Your Head:  Friday 9pm till late? "The Asylum" The players (all teens) have been sent by…
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Participants: SaintandSinner.

2/25/2008 jrs: [Go Play Peoria] Thanks!
This is a big "thank you" to Seth and Crystal and all the other Peoria gamers for organizing the first Go Play Peoria event. It was a very satisfying day,…
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Participants: jrs, Matt Snyder, GreatWolf, Nev the Deranged, Tim C Koppang, Valamir, Gaerik.

3/1/2008 Nathan P.: [JiffyCon] JiffyCon Boston March 8th
Hi all, The second annual JiffyCon Boston is coming up in Cambridge, MA. It will be March 8th at Pandemonium, a game store in Central Square in Cambridge. Full details…
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Participants: Nathan P..

3/3/2008 JustinB: GenCon Panel Attendance
Does anyone know what GenCon panels are looking for additional speakers or where to find this information out? Seems like it would be fun to get on one or two…
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Participants: JustinB.

3/9/2008 leonidas300: Indiecon 08 - 7th-9th November - UK
Dear members and guests, Indiecon has now been announced and its website is up and running: www.indiecon.net When? 7th-9th November Where? Naish Holiday Park, Dorset, UK Why? Play tomorrow's games…
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Participants: leonidas300, Paul Czege, Eero Tuovinen, Graham Walmsley, mick red, Gregor Hutton.

3/10/2008 Gaerik: [IGE] GenCon first deadline approaching...
This announcement is for everyone who is planning on running something under the Indie Games Explosion banner at GenCon this year.  The first deadline rather snuck up on me.  The…
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Participants: Gaerik, iago, segedy, Ron Edwards, SaintandSinner, Jared A. Sorensen, Parthenia.

3/17/2008 Darcy Burgess: [GenCon 2008] - The Helping Hand of G.o.D
Hi, The ugly truth is that I was cleverly tricked into doing this.  The beautiful truth is that I'm really glad that I was tricked into it -- this should…
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Participants: Darcy Burgess, Mike Holmes, Double King.

3/18/2008 Gaerik: [IGE & GoD] What I've got and this is your last chance.
Okay, event submission for GenCon is over very soon.  Here's what I have for Indie Games Explosion thus far. Black Cadillacs - Friday and Saturday from 2pm - 6pm Dirty…
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Participants: Gaerik, Darcy Burgess.

3/25/2008 Darcy Burgess: [CanGames 2008] - Indie Games Explosion in Ottawa
Hi, After the pleasant success of last year's Indie RPG Demo Table at Cangames, we've expanded our GM crew and are returning for a full-on Indie Games Explosion. In fact,…
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Participants: Darcy Burgess.

3/25/2008 c: [Forge Midwest 2008] Food page.
I started a new thread so the official thread doesn't get too schizophrenic, anyway.... I've started the food page I've promised, it's not done yet, but it's done enough to…
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Participants: c, Matt Snyder, Miskatonic.

3/25/2008 Ron Edwards: [Forge Midwest] Kids
Hi everyone, I find myself in the unfamiliar position of toting my kids to the convention. Cecilia (my wife, their mom) will be away at a convention of her own,…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, greyorm, Nev the Deranged, GreatWolf, Peter Nordstrand, Blankshield.

3/26/2008 Jillianaire: [Forge Midwest 2008] Looking for a ride from Wichita, Kansas
Hey, it's Jarrod (one of the Story Games / J-RPGs / et cetera guys). Is anyone rolling through Wichita, Kansas with an empty seat? I'm hoping to meet up with…
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Participants: Jillianaire.

4/7/2008 J. Tuomas Harviainen: Solmukohta 2008 book & Forge connections.
Hello, friends & colleagues. Just wanted to mention that this year's book from Solmukohta, the inter-Nordic larp event, contains a few articles that may be of direct interest to Forge…
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Participants: J. Tuomas Harviainen, Montola.

4/7/2008 Paul Czege: The Ashcan Front at Gen Con 2008
Hey all, Matt Snyder and I are organizing an Ashcan Front booth for Gen Con again this year. The main changes are: Gen Con raised its booth prices by quite…
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Participants: Paul Czege, iago, alejandro, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Matt-M-McElroy, Justin D. Jacobson, Darcy Burgess, c.

4/11/2008 tonyd: [Go Play NW] May 31-June 1 2008, registration open
Go Play NW is a gamer's and designer's convention held yearly in Seattle, WA. Last year was our first year. We had 60 people playing all weekend, and we had…
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Participants: tonyd.

4/14/2008 jrs: [Forge Midwest 2008] Seeking designer
Saturday afternoon at Forge Midwest, I stopped briefly at a table where a CCG was being played with these really cool hand-drawn cards. I did not stay long, but I…
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Participants: jrs, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Matt-M-McElroy, williamhessian.

4/14/2008 Ron Edwards: [Forge Midwest 2008] All things afterwards
Let's follow up! I enjoyed myself greatly and invite all comments about the event. Let's put actual play talk into the appropriate forums (Actual Play, Playtesting), but the event itself…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, buzz, Matt-M-McElroy, Blankshield, Malky, Willow, williamhessian, Nev the Deranged, Miskatonic, TJ, GreatWolf, Peter Nordstrand, Zach, SabreCat, Tim C Koppang, coffeestain, jerry, tylure, GamerChick.

4/16/2008 tonyd: [GenCon 2008] Second thread, random details and questions
Woo hoo! I'm so glad you guys are doing this. Now for my dumb questions: First, I am a loser. I registered for Gen Con. But I want to be…
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Participants: tonyd, Blankshield, Eero Tuovinen, Matt, segedy, JustinB, Ron Edwards.

4/19/2008 Rusty: [Gen Con Oz 2008] Suggestions for games
Hey, there is a small contingent of people going to the first Gen Con Oz to run something akin to Games on Demand.  We will be running games for an…
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Participants: Rusty, Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, Andrew Smith.

4/24/2008 M. J. Young: Ubercon X, Edison NJ
I am at this moment expecting (98% certainty) to be at Ubercon X in Secaucus this weekend.  If anyone is going to be there, look me up--I'll be running Multiverser…
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Participants: M. J. Young.

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