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8/7/2003 btrc: Card game ptest (GenCon Forge-ies take note)
I mentioned to a few people at the booth that I was working on a quite rude little card game, and there was a bit of interest... Well, it is…
In Connections
Participants: btrc, Ron Edwards, ethan_greer, Clay, Dave Panchyk, gobi, lumpley, Valamir, Dev.

12/9/2003 btrc: Cheap card game option
Some of you may remember the obscenity-based card game I mentioned in passing at GenCon and had some Forge members involved in the playtest of. Well, "F*ck This!" is now…
In Publishing
Participants: btrc, Dev, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes.

9/18/2004 btrc: EABA lite?
I've been working on an introductory version of the EABA system as a free download for people, as well as trying to make a version of the mechanics that can…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: btrc, Ron Edwards, psychophipps, salkaner, Lee Torres.

10/22/2004 btrc: Convention thoughts
Robin Laws posted an interesting bit about booth management on his web site: http://www.dyingearth.com/pagexxoctober.htm It's worth the time to read it. Greg BTRC
In Conventions
Participants: btrc, daMoose_Neo, Mike Holmes, abzu, TonyLB.

11/21/2004 btrc: Infinite Armies playtest
Hey guys: Not an rpg topic, but I'm opening a playtest for the Inifinite Armies design-it-yourself-customizable-card-game over at: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/iarmies/ The only reason I'm bringing it up here is that it…
In Connections
Participants: btrc.

1/11/2005 btrc: GenCon booth alert
Hey guys: Someone should take a look at: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=29945&item=3775066324&rd=1 And if the link doesn't work, it is item #3775066324. Auction ends 01/16/2005. Anyway, if a Forgite is in that geographical…
In Conventions
Participants: btrc.

2/16/2005 btrc: Furniture?
I'm willing to step up to the plate and find us some -good- permanent booth furniture, which I think can be had for about the same one-time price as we're…
In Conventions
Participants: btrc, Ron Edwards, TonyLB, LordSmerf, Christopher Weeks, Matt Wilson, Bob Goat, Paul's Girl, Ben Lehman, Kat Miller, Silent Tamatama, ffilz, daMoose_Neo, Matt Gwinn, Erbage.

3/3/2005 btrc: Interesting new tech with possible game application
I saw: http://www.parc.com/research/istl/projects/dataglyphs/demo.html on a gadget blog, and tried it out. Turned six paragraphs of text into a 2" x 2" quasi-cunieform glyph, which I then printed, mangled a bit,…
In RPG Theory
Participants: btrc, Noon, J B Bell, zobmie, Sabazius.

3/26/2005 btrc: GenCon lodging?
Do we have any info on GenCon lodging yet? I waited until this long last year and ended up spending $150 per night on a room, which I only managed…
In Conventions
Participants: btrc, Matt Gwinn, Ron Edwards, daMoose_Neo, Nev the Deranged.

5/6/2005 btrc: GenCon lodging
I mailed this privately and got no response from the primary booth people, so I'm asking the forgies at large: Before you go gonzo on room reservations, let me point…
In Conventions
Participants: btrc, Allan.

6/3/2005 btrc: GenCon furniture situation?
How are things going on that front? Someonewho knows who they are -is- responsible for particular bits we need, right? Along those lines, the local stores have cheap folding wooden…
In Conventions
Participants: btrc.

7/3/2005 btrc: Advanced pdfs
If you ever wondered at how much functionality you can cram into a pdf, I have the demo version of Infinite Armies up at: http://www.btrc.net/html/iarmies.html This is somewhat of a…
In Publishing
Participants: btrc, Veritas Games, Bob Goat, abzu, fug01664, TheLe.

7/24/2005 btrc: GenCon booth opening
Just thought I'd post this here in case someone didn't see it on the WHEEZ-L mailing list: Message: 1 Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 12:27:39 -0500 From: "Ken Burnside" <design@adastragames.com>…
In Conventions
Participants: btrc.

8/2/2005 btrc: Forge booth: Posters, etc.
A few questions regarding booth organization, etc. 1) How much space (dimensions, please) do we have for posters and other self-promotion? 2) Should we each start saving up our grocery…
In Conventions
Participants: btrc, Ron Edwards, LordSmerf, Bob Goat, TonyLB, Matt Gwinn, Jasper the Mimbo, Allan, Paul Czege, abzu, daMoose_Neo, nikola, Andrew Morris.

8/28/2005 btrc: GenCon leftovers?
After any convention I always seem to have a few copies of this and that with smudged covers or some other cosmetic imperfection that keeps me from selling it through…
In Conventions
Participants: btrc.

8/30/2005 btrc: Custom game components?
I just saw a mention of: http://www.lego.com/eng/factory/default.asp?bhcp=1 Which is a service that makes custom LEGO pieces to your specifications. I have no use for such at the moment, but the…
In Publishing
Participants: btrc, M Jason Parent.

1/5/2006 btrc: System conversions
Hey all: I'm working on the final bits of an equipment guide/design book for the EABA system. For anyone who remembers it, it will do what my old 3G3 system…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: btrc.

2/12/2006 btrc: Looking for "realistic" indie game
Posted this once before elsewhere on the Forge, but got no bites, so I'm trying again here. My current project is a design book (weapons, vehicles, etc.) and I have…
In Connections
Participants: btrc, CSBone, M. J. Young.

3/18/2006 btrc: Origins Awards first?
Don't know if it's a gaming first or not, but my Infinite Armies game has just been nominated for a 2006 Origins Award (Vanguard category). This is a "publishing" note…
In Publishing
Participants: btrc, Ron Edwards, abzu, Michael S. Miller.

3/27/2006 btrc: Good & Evil?
I've got a gameworld in playtest at the moment with a modern horror theme (yes, another modern horror game). Anyway, the backdrop includes Good and Evil, with capital G and…
In First Thoughts
Participants: btrc, Bill_White, dindenver, Paul Strack, Thunder_God, JakeVanDam, Ben Lehman, Tommi Brander, MatrixGamer, c, Czar Fnord, Adam Dray, NN, TroyLovesRPG, Danny_K, Castlin, Emmett.

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