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1/10/2008 jasonm: [Business Solutions] Three Ladies
I got a chance to playtest Business Solutions last night with my regular Wednesday night group.  We were down by two due to childbirth and sickness respectively, so three guys…
In Playtesting
Participants: jasonm, GreatWolf.

12/9/2007 jasonm: [Business Solutions] "Delbert LeMond, you're fired"
So I playtested Business Solutions today.  The game has been developing in fits and starts for a while now, but it's picking up speed.  I wanted to run through the…
In Playtesting
Participants: jasonm, LeSingeSavant.

10/16/2007 jasonm: [Viking Con] A Day in the Life
On Friday night at Viking Con, me, Brian, Olle, and Luisa played Mikkel Baekgaard’s scenario A Day in the Life, run by Mikkel.  Thanks to my lack of Danish, we…
In Actual Play
Participants: jasonm, pfischer, FredGarber, fjj, Jonas Karlsson, Sanne Harder Flamant.

9/8/2007 jasonm: [Contest] The Sight and Sound Game Design Challenge
I'm hosting the The Sight and Sound Game Design Challenge.  It's just me and a secret panel of judges doing this for fun, and I hope you'll consider taking part.…
In Endeavor
Participants: jasonm.

9/6/2007 jasonm: Grey Ranks at Gateway
There's a nice thread about the Grey Ranks games at Strategicon in LA recently here.
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: 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…
In Conventions
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.

8/10/2007 jasonm: BPG at Gen Con
Hey friends, The entire Bully Pulpit Games crew will be at Gen Con again this year, so please stop by the Forge booth and say hello if you are attending!…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: jasonm, Hans.

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?…
In Conventions
Participants: jasonm, iago, Kevin Allen Jr, GreatWolf, btrc, GregStolze, Gregor Hutton, TomTancredi, Tim C Koppang, Robotech_Master, Ron Edwards.

7/24/2007 jasonm: Product Updates
[i]The Roach Returns[/i] is back from the printers (for the second time!) and looks great.  It'll premier at Gen Con and be available through IPR soon after.  This is a…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: jasonm.

7/22/2007 jasonm: [PTA] Chubby and Tubby's
Me, Remi, Mark, and Andy went to Go Play Southeast this weekend and, faced with a five hour car ride, decided to put it to good use playing Prime Time…
In Actual Play
Participants: jasonm.

7/10/2007 jasonm: [PTA] Deep in the Blue, Season Two
We started a second season of our PTA game (first season write-up is here).  That was over a year ago!  In the interim we've played a lot of games, but…
In Actual Play
Participants: jasonm, LeSingeSavant, Matt Wilson, JoeStanton, Clinton R. Nixon.

6/18/2007 jasonm: [Medical Hospital] Arts and Crafts
I got to playtest Medical Hospital, my game about medicine and hospitals, ay Mayacon last Saturday.  It was pretty interesting.  Medical Hospital is going to be a modular game with…
In Playtesting
Participants: jasonm, LeSingeSavant, Aman the Rejected.

6/17/2007 jasonm: [Business Solutions] Comedy of (Copier) Errors
Joel, Lisa, and Jon played Business Solutions yesterday at Mayacon, Andy Kitkowski's house-con devoted to playtesting.  Lisa posts around here as Urbanpagan.  Joel's in my weekly TSoY group.  Jon is…
In Playtesting
Participants: jasonm, Ben Lehman.

6/8/2007 jasonm: [Ashes] Modeling Fight-or-Flight
So I'm working on this project that requires characters to constantly either run for their lives or fight tooth and nail.  Here's what I'm thinking: I’m imagining this as a…
In First Thoughts
Participants: jasonm, hix, Darcy Burgess, David Artman.

5/11/2007 jasonm: [TSOY] With Players New and Old
Remi was recently asked by some of the improvisers in his performing company to show them what roleplaying is all about.  He ended up running PTA for a few of…
In Actual Play
Participants: jasonm, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, LeSingeSavant.

5/10/2007 jasonm: Minibooks
(cross-posted over at Story Games) I was reading a book about making zines (yeah, irony) and one of the formats it talked about was the minibook, a 32 page zine…
In Publishing
Participants: jasonm, preludetotheend, Ron Edwards, MatrixGamer, Thenomain, David Artman, Adam SBG, Grumpy, brainwipe, HighmoonMedia.

5/7/2007 jasonm: [Dogs in the Vineyard] Nauvoo Legion at Nerdly
This was probably the most interesting game I played at Camp Nerdly this past weekend, in terms of content.  Dave Y. ran a session of Dogs that was solidly grounded…
In Actual Play
Participants: jasonm, foucalt, Clinton R. Nixon, Andrew Morris, lumpley, Brand_Robins, David Artman, spaceanddeath.

4/3/2007 jasonm: Roach Questions from Virginia
Thanks to Our Virginian Cousin for these: What happens if you drop to 0 reputation.  You've got nothing to wager, so can you still have a scene? "If you are…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: jasonm.

4/1/2007 jasonm: Roach LARP at KublaCon
If you're going to KublaCon in Burlingame, California, consider playing in the world's first Roach LARP. I can't wait to see how it turns out!  Anybody planning on attending?
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: jasonm, Caesar_X.

3/23/2007 jasonm: Gen Con Roach Volunteers Needed!
Hey, I know no one runs a game of The Roach, but I'd love to find a couple of enthusiastic volunteers to facilitate formal, scheduled games at Gen Con.  If…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: jasonm, Hans.

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2/19/2008 jasonm: [Grey Ranks] The Durham Crew
(Cross-posted at Story Games) We played the first three chapters of Grey Ranks last night – me, Clinton, Remi, and Joe. Our plan is to play a complete, ten chapter…
In Actual Play
Participants: jasonm, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, fjj, Mk1.

4/24/2008 jasonm: Seven Roach Questions
We got a bunch of really good questions today and thought I'd share them (and the answers) anonymously: 1)Joe plays "Plead" on NPC #1 and Jack plays "Boot-lick" - can…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: jasonm, Particle_Man.

6/30/2008 jasonm: [Business Solutions] Tactile Play
So I playtested yesterday and found out that something interesting I'm doing for a different game is very promising for Business Solutions as well.  For moths I've been at an…
In Playtesting
Participants: jasonm, Ron Edwards, fjj.

7/10/2008 jasonm: Grey Ranks short-listed for Diana Jones Award
The list was just released, and Grey Ranks is in really excellent company.  All the nominees are here.
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: jasonm, jrs, Ben Lehman, Parthenia, GreatWolf, Matt Snyder, lev_lafayette, Eliarhiman6, Ron Edwards.

7/13/2008 jasonm: [Medial Hospital] Apex Regional Medical Center
I had the good fortune to playtest Medical Hospital at Collective Con yesterday.  Collective Con was like a house-con in a game store, very small and collegial, and I had…
In Playtesting
Participants: jasonm, Emily Care.

7/17/2008 jasonm: Sticker Printing
I'm looking for recommendations for reliable adhesive sticker printing outfits - can anyone point me toward a solid company in the United States?  Two inch round stickers, one color, maybe…
In Publishing
Participants: jasonm, Will.

8/4/2008 jasonm: [Medical Hospital] Playtesting with n00bs
I ran a session of Medical Hospital last night with three people who are not gamers.  It went pretty well.  Positives: 1.  Character creation is both fun and easy.  They…
In Playtesting
Participants: jasonm.

8/9/2008 jasonm: BPG At Gen Con
We're a primary sponsor of the Forge booth this year, so come find Steve or myself at booth 1939.  We'll have Grey Ranks, The Shab Al-Hiri Roach, and our revised,…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: jasonm.

8/18/2008 jasonm: [Medical Hospital] Indianapolis General
I had the good fortune to run two playtests of Medical Hospital at Gen Con with some great people.  Both were fun but highlighted a number of issues with the…
In Playtesting
Participants: jasonm, Graham Walmsley.

12/15/2008 jasonm: Fiasco
I'm working on something new and fun called Fiasco.  It's a game about powerful ambition and poor impulse control that's designed to emulate a certain kind of caper movie: …
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: jasonm, jaspermeer, drhoover.

3/30/2009 jasonm: An Offer I Passed On
So Alderac Entertainment Group just got in touch with me, to offer me a job.  Here are the specifics: I’d sign an NDA and then they’d show me their new…
In Publishing
Participants: jasonm, Eero Tuovinen, lumpley, Capulet, Artanis, Wolfen, guildofblades, jburneko, greyorm, C. Edwards, Gregor Hutton, Ron Edwards, shaneivey.

6/5/2009 jasonm: The BPG Aeromachine Challenge
[b]ANNOUNCING THE BULLY PULPIT GAMES AEROMACHINE CHALLENGE[/b] Take a look at [url=http://www.bullypulpitgames.com/projects/aeromachine/aeromachine.jpg]this illustration[/url] and then write a game about it. Your game must: [list] [li] Incorporate the content of the…
In Endeavor
Participants: jasonm.

6/25/2009 jasonm: Go Play Northwest
Hey, I'll be in Seattle for GPNW this weekend - if you are there, please grab me and say hello.  I'll be running Fiasco and Carolina Death Crawl, as well…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: jasonm.

8/8/2009 jasonm: [Card Printing/Packaging] Hey Tony
Hey Tony! I want to pick your brain about Misery Bubblegum.  I understand you are producing this game as a single deck of cards with 1-2 pages of rules and…
In Publishing
Participants: jasonm, TonyLB, Tyler.Tinsley, guildofblades, Double King, matthijs, David Artman, Andy Kitkowski, Ron Edwards, Paul Czege.

10/13/2009 jasonm: MB: High Card Wins
Hi Tony, We've played three times, and in two of those sessions I have had the good fortune to draw the highest card in the game.  Once this was tapped,…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: jasonm.

1/11/2010 jasonm: Fiasco is now Available
Hey friends, Fiasco is now available - the PDF or PDF/print pre-order. The books are at the printer and they look great. I am really excited to finally share this…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: jasonm.

2/11/2010 jasonm: Fiasco Playset of the Month
Oh hey, we're releasing a free new playset each month throughout 2010. February is Graham Walmsley's Gangster London. I hope you'll grab them and play them - each will be…
In Bully Pulpit Games
Participants: jasonm, David Artman, blackflak, wazza, Quimera.

7/20/2010 jasonm: 2010 Diana Jones Award shortlist announced
Two RPGs, a board-game and a website vie for hobby-gaming's most exclusive trophy The committee of the Diana Jones Award has released the shortlist for its 2010 award. This year…
In Endeavor
Participants: jasonm.

9/12/2010 jasonm: Jason's Game Thread
My game's coming along. Here's the introduction: A rag-tag group of would-be heroes are thrown together on a harrowing journey of survival - and self-discovery! Danger Mountain! is a game…
In Endeavor: Game Chef 2010
Participants: jasonm, Bryan Hansel, Kevin Allen Jr.

7/17/2011 jasonm: Prison Planet
I don't have a better name right now; The Fatal Shore is taken. Here's the background! HERE IS THE WORLD The place is a throwaway planet orbiting a dying K-spectrum…
In Endeavor: Game Chef 2011
Participants: jasonm, Jason Petrasko.

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