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In Conventions 4/29/2009 Darcy Burgess: [Go-Play Ottawa] - Like a Thief in the Night!
Last outing, The Slushy Maelstrom, was a big pile of fun!
GPO returns sometime in the May-August nebula.
I'm trying to step back from the GM/Facilitator role a bit this…
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Participants: Darcy Burgess.
4/28/2009 tonyd: Go Play NW - Seattle June 26-28
Go Play NW 2009 will be Friday June 16 - Sunday June 28 this year.
There are a few improvements and changes this year:
THREE days of gaming: from…
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Participants: tonyd.
4/28/2009 Claudia Cangini: InterNosCon 2009
Hi!
I’d like to let you know about a little italian initiative we had this year. It went so awesomely that we hope to be able to have some foreign…
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Participants: Claudia Cangini.
4/21/2009 SaintandSinner: Indie games passport/map?
Will there be an 'Indie Map' or 'Indie Passport' this year? I'm helping organize the Indie Games Explosion and Games on Demand. If there is such a thing we would…
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Participants: SaintandSinner, Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, TJ.
4/15/2009 RobNJ: Forge Midest 09 report
Here's my little report, pasted from my LJ, about my experience at FMW this year. I was going to put it in the retrospective thread, but that felt more procedural/planning:…
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Participants: RobNJ.
4/14/2009 Willow: Forge Midwest 2009 Retrospective
So, how did Forge Midwest go for everyone else? What can we do to improve it next year?
Having it on Easter Weekend was unfortunate- there were lots of people…
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Participants: Willow, Ron Edwards, GamerChick, TJ, reaction.
4/14/2009 Vulpinoid: [GenCon Oz 2009] iGod
[size=16pt]iGod[/size]
Not a new product from the company that popularized MP3 players...
Not a new internet religious website...
[color=green][size=16pt]iGod[/size]
[b]independent Games on demand.[/b][/color]
We've been working on a new [url=http://igod.wikidot.com]website[/url]…
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Participants: Vulpinoid.
4/13/2009 SaintandSinner: Indie Games Explosion at Gencon Indy 2009
For those of you going to Gencon Indy this year, this is the list of IGE events (so far). Apparently we have all the events in the Omni Fisher Ballroom.…
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Participants: SaintandSinner.
4/13/2009 Ron Edwards: Forge booth 2009: sign-ups begin!
Hello!
In a nutshell, the offer goes like this. You've designed a game and the idea of selling it at GenCon sounds fun. You either have the game ready as…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Matt Wilson, jasonm.
3/29/2009 leonidas300: Indiecon 09 - 13th-16th November - UK
Dear members and guests,
Indiecon has now been announced and its website is up and running: www.indiecon.net
When? 13th-16th November
Where? Naish Holiday Park, Dorset, UK
Why? Play tomorrow's games…
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Participants: leonidas300.
3/23/2009 Paul Czege: STAPLE! 2009 report
[url=http://www.staple-austin.org/]STAPLE![/url], The Independent Media Expo, was Saturday, March 7th, at the Monarch Event Center in Austin, Texas, from 10:00 to 7:00.
The whole damn thing, from pre-party Friday night through…
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Participants: Paul Czege, Ben Lehman, ejh, ModusVivendi.
3/17/2009 SaintandSinner: (IGE) Gencon Event Deadline Approaching
Hi everyone,
For anyone interested in putting together a game for Gencon the deadline is fast approaching. All events (games included) must be submitted by Friday March 20th. If you…
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Participants: SaintandSinner.
3/11/2009 SaintandSinner: (GenCon Indy 2009) Indie Games Explosion and Games on Demand
Indie Games Explosion and Games on Demand will be at GenCon09 and we need your help. Anyone who is submitting events that would like to be in the 'indie games…
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Participants: SaintandSinner.
3/3/2009 Michael S. Miller: [GenCon 2009] GoD needs a hero!
Kat and I will be unable to attend GenCon again this year, and are looking for someone to head up the Indie Games Explosion / Games on Demand area. We…
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Participants: Michael S. Miller.
2/28/2009 SaintandSinner: Games at Gencon Indy 09
I'll be running two events this year (plus whatever happens in Games on Demand). Are you running anything?
Date: Friday Aug 14, 2009 (I've requested a 10AM start and I'll…
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Participants: SaintandSinner.
2/25/2009 SaintandSinner: (GenCon) Indie Games Explosion, Games on Demand, etc
Does anyone know what the overall group name is this year for submitting events at GenCon? I know we get more room/tables if more people are under a single banner...
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Participants: SaintandSinner.
2/25/2009 Gregor Hutton: [Conpulsion] Edinburgh 27-29 March
Hey All
<a href="http://www.conpulsion.org">Conpulsion</a> in Edinburgh is only about a month away (Fri 27-Sun 29 March). There will be a lot of cool indie stuff going on at the con…
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Participants: Gregor Hutton.
2/20/2009 Certified: [Dragon*Con 2009] Independent RPG Forum
Hello,
This year Dragon*Con is trying to do a kind of showcase for the independent game designers out there. This includes an opening panel to discus the games, play sessions…
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Participants: Certified, Ben Lehman, SaintandSinner, DarkTreeStudios.
2/16/2009 GreatWolf: [Go Play Peoria] 2009 schedule
For those of you who don't know, I coordinate a minicon in the Peoria, IL area that we call Go Play Peoria. We're essentially set up as an extended game…
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Participants: GreatWolf, Nev the Deranged, Heraldic Game Design, Valamir.
2/4/2009 David Artman: Trinoc*coN 10 - Raleigh, NC - July 3-5, 2009
Hi, folks;
As some of you may already know from Story Games, I'm the Gaming Chair for Trinoc*coN, and I want to have a really strong Indie Gaming Track at…
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Participants: David Artman, rafael.
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In Conventions 6/1/2009 reveal: [ENnies] The ENnies are coming! The ENnies are coming!
Hello!
As you well know, GenCon is right around the corner! And, of course, GenCon is where the ceremony for the ENnie Awards, the annual fan-based celebration of excellence in…
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Participants: reveal, iago.
6/5/2009 reveal: [ENnies] Important ENnies Dates
Hello once again from the ENnies!
As you know, the window for submissions has closed. The judges now face the difficult task of picking which products out of the plethora…
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Participants: reveal.
6/10/2009 tonyd: Gen Con Housing
I'm signed up for Gen Con, but don't have a place to stay. Maybe I'm not the only one. Let's talk about it! Does anyone have space at the Embassy…
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Participants: tonyd, Eero Tuovinen, wunderllama, btrc.
7/3/2009 btrc: Ashcan Gencon 2009?
Haven't seen any Ashcan Front threads lately. Just wondering if there was going to be one at GenCon this year.
Greg
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Participants: btrc, Ron Edwards, tonyd, Eero Tuovinen, Paul Czege, Darcy Burgess.
7/10/2009 reveal: Accepting nominations for the Fan ENnie for Best Publisher
Hello once again from the ENnies! :D
GenCon is fast approaching and the ENnies machine is in full swing. Starting today, July 10, fans can nominate their favorite publisher for…
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Participants: reveal.
7/13/2009 reveal: Presenting the nominees for the 2009 ENnie Awards
Hello once again from the ENnies! :D
After going through hundreds of entries, the judges have narrowed the field and selected the nominees for each of the 19 categories. On…
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Participants: reveal.
7/16/2009 lachek: Hammercon: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada - October 17th
Those of you native to the Greater Toronto Area will know that there has been a lull in the local convention circuit these last few years. The folks here at…
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Participants: lachek.
7/17/2009 reveal: One Week, Two Reminders!
As usual, hello from the ENnies! :D
Next Friday, July 24, is a very important day in the life of the ENnies. First, it's the day the polls open so…
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Participants: reveal, Thunder_God.
7/20/2009 Paul Czege: playtest Acts of Evil with me at Gen Con 2009
I want to run a playtest of Acts of Evil on Thursday, August 13th, at Gen Con, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. I've made a number of rules refinements…
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Participants: Paul Czege.
7/22/2009 reveal: The ENnies are now on Twitter!
Do you have a Twitter account? Well so do the ENnies! Feel free to follow them to get all the latest ENnies updates. The results of the 2009 ceremony will…
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Participants: reveal.
7/23/2009 TJ: Gen Con 2009 Games On Demand?
Does anyone know where the GoD room is going to be this year, and who is in charge?
In Conventions
Participants: TJ, Darcy Burgess, SaintandSinner.
7/24/2009 reveal: The ENnies Voting Booth Is Now Open!
The ENnies Voting Booth is now open!
We have three exciting announcements!
The voting booth is open!
Voting for this years ENnie nominees can now commence. The booth will be…
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Participants: reveal.
7/28/2009 MatrixGamer: "Thunder Hamsters and the Temple of Cheese" at the Hamster Press booth at Gen Co
My big release for this year's Gen Con is Thunder Hamsters. It's a hybrid boardgame/Engle Matrix Game in which hamster heroes run into the temple and steal things. When they…
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Participants: MatrixGamer, Emily Care, hoefer.
7/29/2009 reveal: [ENnies] A quick update from the ENnies
Just a quick update from the ENnies. As of right now, 6009 individual voters have made their voices heard. With five days left for voting, I think we can reach…
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Participants: reveal.
8/2/2009 reveal: [ENnies] Meet your 2010 ENnies judge nominees
The nominees for the 2010 ENnies judges are now online for you to look over! Please visit and study each nominee carefully as only five of them will judge next…
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Participants: reveal, Skeld, Kinetic, megan, Johnny Scott, YourSwordisMine.
8/2/2009 SaintandSinner: Games on Demand at DragonCon
We will run a small Games on Demand at DragonCon on Friday and Saturday from 2:30 to 5pm. I and the others working on this have conflicts earlier in the…
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Participants: SaintandSinner.
8/2/2009 SaintandSinner: Indie Games at DragonCon
I will be running the following games at DragonCon in Atlanta, September 4th - 7th, 2009. More information for all these games may be found at http://gaming.dragoncon.org/
Secrets of the…
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Participants: SaintandSinner.
8/5/2009 reveal: [ENnies] Announcing the 2009 ENnies Dream Date Auctions
The 2009 ENnie Awards Dream Date Auctions have begun! Listed below you will find direct links to the auctions themselves. The publishers have really gone all out this year and…
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Participants: reveal, Gregor Hutton.
8/6/2009 SaintandSinner: Games on Demand Table Custodians
We have requested tables for Games on Demand
Fri 10am-2pm
Fri 2pm-6pm
Sat 10am-2pm
Sat 2pm-6pm
Sun 10am-2pm.
We need table custodians to monitor this area and to take up…
In Conventions
Participants: SaintandSinner, joepub.
8/7/2009 SaintandSinner: Games on Demand Banner
If anyone wanted to get the word out about Games on Demand we would really appreciated it if you'd put this in your blogs, signatures at forums, etc.
The banner…
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Participants: SaintandSinner.
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