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5/11/2006 Justin D. Jacobson: Gen Con Demos - A Procedure for Ensuring Coverage and Request for Advice
Perhaps this should have been split into two different threads. In any case... 1) On the other GC threads, there's been some concern expressed about the ability to demo so…
In Conventions
Participants: Justin D. Jacobson, Jonathan Walton, Blankshield, TonyLB, Ron Edwards, abzu, Matt-M-McElroy.

5/11/2006 Justin D. Jacobson: Gen Con Sell Sheets
It would seem that sell sheets would be helpful to those working the booth. These would be succinct documents outlining the key features of the game in question so anyone…
In Conventions
Participants: Justin D. Jacobson, inthisstyle, Troy_Costisick.

5/18/2006 Justin D. Jacobson: [Passages] Chargen Limits - Mechanical or Social?
Well, this is my first actual post here about a game I'm working on. Passages has actually been in development for over a year now. You can learn more about…
In Playtesting
Participants: Justin D. Jacobson, Tommi Brander, Bill Masek, CommonDialog, Ron Edwards.

6/14/2006 Justin D. Jacobson: What is the function of the Back Cover?
For purposes of analysis both general and specific, following is the draft of my back cover text for Passages. Lose Yourself in a Good Book! Through the Looking Glass…
In Publishing
Participants: Justin D. Jacobson, devilbunny, jerry, Nathan P., Valamir, Czar Fnord, Joshua BishopRoby, sean2099, joepub, Ron Edwards, Jake Richmond, Editor Drew, nikola, slade the sniper, KeithBVaughn.

8/4/2006 Justin D. Jacobson: Help Formulating an Experiment in Game Design
This is an idea I've been toying with for some time. I'm sure, like me, that many of you have participated in round-robin writing endeavors. The structure varies but follows…
In Endeavor
Participants: Justin D. Jacobson, Nathan P., Thunder_God, Noon, jasonm, preludetotheend.

8/7/2006 Justin D. Jacobson: News About RPI
I just got a letter from RPI and "Alphagraphics", and I know a lot of us around here have used them and intend to use them in the future. So…
In Publishing
Participants: Justin D. Jacobson, TonyLB, jasonm.

8/16/2006 Justin D. Jacobson: Please Find Me a Typo in Burning Empires
It's not often that I'm humbled upon reading a game, but nevertheless here I am. I snagged a copy of BE at GC for a couple of reasons. Principally, I…
In Publishing
Participants: Justin D. Jacobson, Andrew Morris, TonyLB, Iskander, abzu, Matt Wilson.

9/11/2006 Justin D. Jacobson: [Passages] Help, Forge Playtesters, You're My Only Hope!
The last (and hopefully final) incarnation of the Passages ruleset is completed. The problem I've got is that I fear my existing playtesters have been tainted by my incremental rules…
In Connections
Participants: Justin D. Jacobson, Clinton R. Nixon, iago.

9/13/2006 Justin D. Jacobson: Any Indie-Friendly Conventions in Florida?
My jealousy with all the conventions around the country is getting the better of me. Are there any indie-friendly conventions in Florida? There aren't many conventions period, and they are…
In Conventions
Participants: Justin D. Jacobson, Ron Edwards.

11/15/2006 Justin D. Jacobson: Passages Design Diary as Launching Point for Bullseye System - Feedback Please
I just released Passages, which has been over two years "in development." It's been a long, strange journey in what I've come to call "incremental" game design. I've been posting…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Justin D. Jacobson, joepub.

11/15/2006 Justin D. Jacobson: "Generic" vs. "Multi-Genre"
You've probably noticed that there aren't any "used" cars anymore. They're all "pre-owned." This trend was started by the upscale car companies to combat the negative connotation associated with the…
In Publishing
Participants: Justin D. Jacobson, StefanS, daMoose_Neo, David Artman, Joshua BishopRoby, Nathan P., nystul, jeremycoatney.

1/31/2007 Justin D. Jacobson: All this talk about Generic RPGs...
Got me hankerin' to make a truly generic rpg. As is sometimes the case, my concept starts with an image and I whipped this up: Generic RPG Mock-up The hamster…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Justin D. Jacobson, Ninetongues, Simon_Pettersson, David Artman, Noon.

2/22/2007 Justin D. Jacobson: Paging Jenn Rodgers
I hate doing these sorts of public pages, but she hasn't responded to my e-mails for a couple of months now. If you know Jenn and given our great working…
In Publishing
Participants: Justin D. Jacobson, iago.

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…
In Conventions
Participants: Justin D. Jacobson.

9/24/2007 Justin D. Jacobson: [Bullseye] Pimp My Outline!
[center][img]http://www.bluedevilgames.com/images/bullseye_100.gif[/img][/center] It's going on about two years in development, and I'm finally ready to release the outline for the book for public dissection.[sup]1[/sup] Please, please, please take a look and…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Justin D. Jacobson.

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