by Will Hindmarch | Aug 18, 2009 | Board Games, Conventions, Musing, Promotion, RPGs
It is done. Gen Con Indy 2009 has come and gone and, with just one missed Gen Con between this one and my previous visit, the whole thing still managed to take on an odd foreign feel. I spent a large part of the show being introduced to people it turns out I knew...
by Jeff Tidball | Aug 11, 2009 | Conventions, Promotion
It’s time for GenCon, kids! Will and I will be appearing on the Friday evening (5:00 pm) podcast This Just In…From GenCon. If you’ll be at GenCon, be sure to listen in, or come groove to the live recording at the Westin Caucus Room. If you’re not...
by Jeff Tidball | Jul 6, 2009 | Conventions
It’s been a busy pair of weeks. The week before last was Origins, an exhausting one. On top of manning a booth before, during, and after exhibitor hours, I was finishing up work on an editing-and-layout project, spinning up momentum on a writing-and-design...
by Will Hindmarch | Jun 27, 2009 | Conventions, RPGs, Websites
Want some coverage of the Origins Game Fair, happening right now in Columbus, OH? Look at this great coverage of Monte Cook’s seminar on better GMing, which just happened this week at Origins. It’s excellent — wise, frank, and low on the secret tricks but...
by Jeff Tidball | Jun 23, 2009 | Conventions
I’m flying out this evening for Columbus and Origins. Among other nefarious activities, I’ll be working the Adventure Retail booth, which represents Atlas Games, Steve Jackson Games, Fantasy Flight Games, and diverse others at the show. Find me there, if...
by Jeff Tidball | Nov 20, 2008 | Conventions, Design
As I mentioned in an earlier post, at the end of the week before last I drove across the boring part of Minnesota to visit Dakota State University in Madison, Wisconsin, to attend Nanocon and speak to the students of their game design program—and other interested...
