Complete Topics List REVEALED!!!
To help you plan your submissions to GenConHistory.com , we thought we'd provide the FULL list of topics for the FREE badges promo. You can find it at http://www.genconhistory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=93 . Enjoy!
Week 5's Winners at GenConHistory.com!
Congratulations to our new winners at www.GenConHistory.com ! They include ...
Bubba Ho-tep's story of his son's birthday phonecall from Sean Astin ...
http://www.genconhistory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=68
Rexplus1's dream of Gen Con ...
http://www.genconhistory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=79
Oldgrognard's memories of Gen Con when it was held in Lake Geneva ...
http://www.genconhistory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=87
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Think you can do as well? There's still time! Four new topics were posted today ...
Best Milwaukee Story - Due Noon, Feb 12, 2007
Submit your best story about when Gen Con was hosted in Milwaukee, WI from 1985 to 2002.
Best Board Game Story - Due Noon, Feb 12, 2007
Submit your best story or experience during a board game at Gen Con.
Costumes - Due Noon, Feb 12, 2007
Submit your best photo involving Costumes at Gen Con.
Miniatures & Wargaming - Due Noon, Feb 12, 2007
Submit your best photo involving Miniatures or Wargaming at Gen Con.
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And there's still one week left to post submissions for these topics ...
Celeb at Gen Con - Due Noon, Feb 5, 2007
Submit your best photo with your close encounter with a real, live celebrity at Gen Con.
Gaming Luminary at Gen Con - Due Noon, Feb 5, 2007
Submit your best photo of your close encounter with the Gaming Industry elite (aka author, artist, publisher) at Gen Con.
Best Parkside Story - Due Noon, Feb 5, 2007
Submit your best story about when Gen Con was hosted at the University of Wisconsin - Parkside from 1978 to 1984.
Best LARP Story - Due Noon, Feb 5, 2007
Submit your best story or experience while Live Action Role Playing at Gen Con.
Bubba Ho-tep's story of his son's birthday phonecall from Sean Astin ...
http://www.genconhistory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=68
Rexplus1's dream of Gen Con ...
http://www.genconhistory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=79
Oldgrognard's memories of Gen Con when it was held in Lake Geneva ...
http://www.genconhistory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=87
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Think you can do as well? There's still time! Four new topics were posted today ...
Best Milwaukee Story - Due Noon, Feb 12, 2007
Submit your best story about when Gen Con was hosted in Milwaukee, WI from 1985 to 2002.
Best Board Game Story - Due Noon, Feb 12, 2007
Submit your best story or experience during a board game at Gen Con.
Costumes - Due Noon, Feb 12, 2007
Submit your best photo involving Costumes at Gen Con.
Miniatures & Wargaming - Due Noon, Feb 12, 2007
Submit your best photo involving Miniatures or Wargaming at Gen Con.
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And there's still one week left to post submissions for these topics ...
Celeb at Gen Con - Due Noon, Feb 5, 2007
Submit your best photo with your close encounter with a real, live celebrity at Gen Con.
Gaming Luminary at Gen Con - Due Noon, Feb 5, 2007
Submit your best photo of your close encounter with the Gaming Industry elite (aka author, artist, publisher) at Gen Con.
Best Parkside Story - Due Noon, Feb 5, 2007
Submit your best story about when Gen Con was hosted at the University of Wisconsin - Parkside from 1978 to 1984.
Best LARP Story - Due Noon, Feb 5, 2007
Submit your best story or experience while Live Action Role Playing at Gen Con.
New Spanish translations for Pieces of Eight and Card List for Let's Kill
Our thanks to Rodolfo Schmauk for all his hard work on translating the Pieces of Eight Rules into Spanish, which is available on the Pieces of Eight product page.
Additionally, the full card list for Let’s Kill: A Pretty Corpse is now available from the product page.
Additionally, the full card list for Let’s Kill: A Pretty Corpse is now available from the product page.
Week Four at GenConHistory.com
Congratulations to our new winners! They include ...
Jeff harkness for his story of gaming in the back seat of an old Astro van on the way to Gen Con.
Tandora with the tale of a proposal of marriage at Gen Con.
Erica King for her photo of the old MECCA arena.
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Think you can do as well? There's still time! Four new topics were posted today ...
Celeb at Gen Con - Due Noon, Feb 5, 2007
Submit your best photo with your close encounter with a real, live celebrity at Gen Con.
Gaming Luminary at Gen Con - Due Noon, Feb 5, 2007
Submit your best photo of your close encounter with the Gaming Industry elite (aka author, artist, publisher) at Gen Con.
Best Parkside Story - Due Noon, Feb 5, 2007
Submit your best story about when Gen Con was hosted at the University of Wisconsin - Parkside from 1978 to 1984.
Best LARP Story - Due Noon, Feb 5, 2007
Submit your best story or experience while Live Action Role Playing at Gen Con.
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And there's still one week left to post submissions for these topics ...
Lake Geneva/Horticultural Hall PHOTOS - Due Noon, Jan 29, 2007Submit your best photo from when Gen Con was hosted Lake Geneva/Horticultural Hall from 1967 to 1976.
Playboy Resort PHOTOS- Due Noon, Jan 29, 2007
Submit your best photo from when Gen Con was hosted at the Playboy Resort in 1977.
Best Brush With Fame STORY - Due Noon, Jan 29, 2007
Submit your best story about your close encounter with a real, live celebrity at Gen Con.
Best Lake Geneva STORY - Due Noon, Jan 29, 2007
Submit your best story about when Gen Con was hosted in Lake Geneva, WI from 1967 to 1977.
Jeff harkness for his story of gaming in the back seat of an old Astro van on the way to Gen Con.
Tandora with the tale of a proposal of marriage at Gen Con.
Erica King for her photo of the old MECCA arena.
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Think you can do as well? There's still time! Four new topics were posted today ...
Celeb at Gen Con - Due Noon, Feb 5, 2007
Submit your best photo with your close encounter with a real, live celebrity at Gen Con.
Gaming Luminary at Gen Con - Due Noon, Feb 5, 2007
Submit your best photo of your close encounter with the Gaming Industry elite (aka author, artist, publisher) at Gen Con.
Best Parkside Story - Due Noon, Feb 5, 2007
Submit your best story about when Gen Con was hosted at the University of Wisconsin - Parkside from 1978 to 1984.
Best LARP Story - Due Noon, Feb 5, 2007
Submit your best story or experience while Live Action Role Playing at Gen Con.
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And there's still one week left to post submissions for these topics ...
Lake Geneva/Horticultural Hall PHOTOS - Due Noon, Jan 29, 2007Submit your best photo from when Gen Con was hosted Lake Geneva/Horticultural Hall from 1967 to 1976.
Playboy Resort PHOTOS- Due Noon, Jan 29, 2007
Submit your best photo from when Gen Con was hosted at the Playboy Resort in 1977.
Best Brush With Fame STORY - Due Noon, Jan 29, 2007
Submit your best story about your close encounter with a real, live celebrity at Gen Con.
Best Lake Geneva STORY - Due Noon, Jan 29, 2007
Submit your best story about when Gen Con was hosted in Lake Geneva, WI from 1967 to 1977.
Gloom Descends
Early this afternnon, John and I wheeled Gloom, Unhappy Homes, and Unwelcome Guests off the truck. Hooray! Busting the first boxes open, we're thrilled with the results. Our new suppliers — as well as some typographical changes — have made a big improvement over previous printings in overall quality.
Look for all this Gloom-y goodness in stores near you as soon as the gods of shipping can get it there!
Look for all this Gloom-y goodness in stores near you as soon as the gods of shipping can get it there!
Gloom at Last?
A trucking company has informed me that at long last (delayed by printer problems, lost UPS parcels, and Texas ice storms) we should expect delivery of Gloom, Unhappy Homes and the new Unwelcome Guests expansion tomorrow (Friday) morning.
I may be able to start shipping some non-US customers tomorrow afternoon, but the serious shipping will begin on Monday, January 22nd. Stagger shipping to our US customers should mean that they all receive the goods for a release date of Friday, January 26th. (That's the date distributors will be able to sell the games to stores -- additional shipping time may mean it's not actually on store shelves until a few days later.)
I may be able to start shipping some non-US customers tomorrow afternoon, but the serious shipping will begin on Monday, January 22nd. Stagger shipping to our US customers should mean that they all receive the goods for a release date of Friday, January 26th. (That's the date distributors will be able to sell the games to stores -- additional shipping time may mean it's not actually on store shelves until a few days later.)
Gen Con FREE Badges Week 3
Congratulations to our first winners at www.GenConHistory.com! They include ...
zfaulkes for his story about Kisada's Wake, a funeral for an L5R character.
BobDerme for his story of his son's first Gen Con.
Bill Dunn for his photo of his 4-year-old daughter Holly, showing she isn't afraid of green goons.
Ryan Tackett for his photo of a mechanical monster at Gen Con.
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Think you can do as well? There's still time! Four new topics were posted today ...
Lake Geneva/Horticultural Hall PHOTOS - Due Noon, Jan 29, 2007Submit your best photo from when Gen Con was hosted Lake Geneva/Horticultural Hall from 1967 to 1976.
Playboy Resort PHOTOS- Due Noon, Jan 29, 2007
Submit your best photo from when Gen Con was hosted at the Playboy Resort in 1977.
Best Brush With Fame STORY - Due Noon, Jan 29, 2007
Submit your best story about your close encounter with a real, live celebrity at Gen Con.
Best Lake Geneva STORY - Due Noon, Jan 29, 2007
Submit your best story about when Gen Con was hosted in Lake Geneva, WI from 1967 to 1977.
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And there's still one week left to post submissions for these topics ...
Milwaukee: MECCA PHOTOS - Due Noon, Jan 22, 2007
Submit your best photo from when Gen Con was hosted in Milwaukee at the MECCA/Wisconsin Center from 1985 to 1997.
UW-Parkside PHOTOS - Due Noon, Jan 22, 2007
Submit your best photo from when Gen Con was hosted at UW-Parkside from 1978 to 1984.
Best Travel STORIES - Due Noon, Jan 22, 2007
Submit your best story or experience about how you got to Gen Con.
Best Love or Romance at Gen Con STORIES - Due Noon, Jan 22, 2007
Submit your best story or experience about Love... True Love which bloomed at Gen Con.
zfaulkes for his story about Kisada's Wake, a funeral for an L5R character.
BobDerme for his story of his son's first Gen Con.
Bill Dunn for his photo of his 4-year-old daughter Holly, showing she isn't afraid of green goons.
Ryan Tackett for his photo of a mechanical monster at Gen Con.
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Think you can do as well? There's still time! Four new topics were posted today ...
Lake Geneva/Horticultural Hall PHOTOS - Due Noon, Jan 29, 2007Submit your best photo from when Gen Con was hosted Lake Geneva/Horticultural Hall from 1967 to 1976.
Playboy Resort PHOTOS- Due Noon, Jan 29, 2007
Submit your best photo from when Gen Con was hosted at the Playboy Resort in 1977.
Best Brush With Fame STORY - Due Noon, Jan 29, 2007
Submit your best story about your close encounter with a real, live celebrity at Gen Con.
Best Lake Geneva STORY - Due Noon, Jan 29, 2007
Submit your best story about when Gen Con was hosted in Lake Geneva, WI from 1967 to 1977.
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And there's still one week left to post submissions for these topics ...
Milwaukee: MECCA PHOTOS - Due Noon, Jan 22, 2007
Submit your best photo from when Gen Con was hosted in Milwaukee at the MECCA/Wisconsin Center from 1985 to 1997.
UW-Parkside PHOTOS - Due Noon, Jan 22, 2007
Submit your best photo from when Gen Con was hosted at UW-Parkside from 1978 to 1984.
Best Travel STORIES - Due Noon, Jan 22, 2007
Submit your best story or experience about how you got to Gen Con.
Best Love or Romance at Gen Con STORIES - Due Noon, Jan 22, 2007
Submit your best story or experience about Love... True Love which bloomed at Gen Con.
Pieces of Eight Unplugged
GamerDad Unplugged features young Aiden's account of Gen Con SoCal, where he came across Pieces of Eight. Aiden says, "The next booth I went to was Pieces of Eight. To play you use coins. The coins pictures that let you do different pirate like things. The cool thing is there is no table needed. I got to play it. I bought the whole game. It was fun." Read more about Aiden's day at www.gamerdad.com
Also, Shannon Applecline has a new Pieces of Eight review up on RPG.net. He says that the coins have "a great weight and are entirely cool to hold, particularly when you have a handful of them--as you do for this game." He gives it a 4 for Style: "Classy & Well Done." Read the entire review.
Also, Shannon Applecline has a new Pieces of Eight review up on RPG.net. He says that the coins have "a great weight and are entirely cool to hold, particularly when you have a handful of them--as you do for this game." He gives it a 4 for Style: "Classy & Well Done." Read the entire review.
Four More Chances for a FREE Gen Con Badge!
For week number two of our 40 Years of Gen Con FREE badge promo, we've just added four new topics. Remember, you'll have two weeks to post your submissions and vote at www.GenConHistory.com . The NEW topics are:
Milwaukee: MECCA PHOTOS - Due Noon, Jan 22, 2007
Submit your best photo from when Gen Con was hosted in Milwaukee at the MECCA/Wisconsin Center from 1985 to 1997.
UW-Parkside PHOTOS - Due Noon, Jan 22, 2007
Submit your best photo from when Gen Con was hosted at UW-Parkside from 1978 to 1984.
Best Travel STORIES - Due Noon, Jan 22, 2007
Submit your best story or experience about how you got to Gen Con.
Best Love or Romance at Gen Con STORIES - Due Noon, Jan 22, 2007
Submit your best story or experience about Love... True Love which bloomed at Gen Con.
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Also, there's still one more week to turn in submissions and vote for last week's topics:
Indianapolis PHOTOS - Due Noon, Jan 15, 2007
Submit your best photo from when Gen Con was hosted in Indianapolis from 2003 to present.
Milwaukee: Midwest Express Center PHOTOS - Due Noon, Jan 15, 2007
Submit your best photo from when Gen Con was hosted in Milwaukee at the Midwest Express Center from 1985 to 2002.
Best CCG STORIES - Due Noon, Jan 15, 2007
Submit your best story or experience about a Collectible Card Game.
Best Kid or Family STORIES - Due Noon, Jan 15, 2007
Submit your best story or experience about Kids or Families at Gen Con.
Milwaukee: MECCA PHOTOS - Due Noon, Jan 22, 2007
Submit your best photo from when Gen Con was hosted in Milwaukee at the MECCA/Wisconsin Center from 1985 to 1997.
UW-Parkside PHOTOS - Due Noon, Jan 22, 2007
Submit your best photo from when Gen Con was hosted at UW-Parkside from 1978 to 1984.
Best Travel STORIES - Due Noon, Jan 22, 2007
Submit your best story or experience about how you got to Gen Con.
Best Love or Romance at Gen Con STORIES - Due Noon, Jan 22, 2007
Submit your best story or experience about Love... True Love which bloomed at Gen Con.
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Also, there's still one more week to turn in submissions and vote for last week's topics:
Indianapolis PHOTOS - Due Noon, Jan 15, 2007
Submit your best photo from when Gen Con was hosted in Indianapolis from 2003 to present.
Milwaukee: Midwest Express Center PHOTOS - Due Noon, Jan 15, 2007
Submit your best photo from when Gen Con was hosted in Milwaukee at the Midwest Express Center from 1985 to 2002.
Best CCG STORIES - Due Noon, Jan 15, 2007
Submit your best story or experience about a Collectible Card Game.
Best Kid or Family STORIES - Due Noon, Jan 15, 2007
Submit your best story or experience about Kids or Families at Gen Con.
Updated Ars Magica Fifth Edition's Virtues and Flaws Index
Erik Dahl has updated the index for Ars Magica Fifth Edition's Virtues and Flaws Index, which is hosted on Ars Magica Fifth Edition product page. It incorporates the material in the two newest releases and is now available in PDF format.
40 Years of Gen Con Website LIVE!
Gaming guru Robin Laws is working on writing the story of every gamer's lifetime. It's a history that reaches out to four decades of gamers to put together a vast collage of the Gen Con experience from every point of view -- from the gamers playing in the halls, to the staffers behind the scenes, to the exhibitors on the sales floor. We're collecting oral histories, photographs, reminiscences, and more to chronicle the best four decades in gaming!
The GenConHistory.com web site is designed specifically for you to share personal stories and photos, and for you to vote for your favorite submissions to help us make the best book possible. If you feel inspired by a rush of memories to share with posterity, or a discover of a box of old snapshots, we want to hear from you! If your submission(s) are used in the book, you'll get a complimentary copy of it and your name in the credtis. And if any of your submissions are ranked in the top 25 stories or top 25 photos, you'll receive a 4-day badge for Gen Con Indy 2007!
Submit Photos - We're looking for the shots that you still remember years later -- the things that make Gen Con so unique! We especially need photos from the earliest Gen Cons, so the older the better! And don't forget the "shoot-off" Gen Cons, like Gen Con East, Gen Con South, and Gen Con UK.
Submit Stories - "Remember that time at Gen Con when ..." If you catch yourself saying this phrase, write it down and turn it in!
General Discussion - Have ideas for things you'd like to see in the 40 Years of Gen Con book? This is the place to share your ideas, as well as tips, comments, and leads!
Visit the site now!
The GenConHistory.com web site is designed specifically for you to share personal stories and photos, and for you to vote for your favorite submissions to help us make the best book possible. If you feel inspired by a rush of memories to share with posterity, or a discover of a box of old snapshots, we want to hear from you! If your submission(s) are used in the book, you'll get a complimentary copy of it and your name in the credtis. And if any of your submissions are ranked in the top 25 stories or top 25 photos, you'll receive a 4-day badge for Gen Con Indy 2007!
Submit Photos - We're looking for the shots that you still remember years later -- the things that make Gen Con so unique! We especially need photos from the earliest Gen Cons, so the older the better! And don't forget the "shoot-off" Gen Cons, like Gen Con East, Gen Con South, and Gen Con UK.
Submit Stories - "Remember that time at Gen Con when ..." If you catch yourself saying this phrase, write it down and turn it in!
General Discussion - Have ideas for things you'd like to see in the 40 Years of Gen Con book? This is the place to share your ideas, as well as tips, comments, and leads!
Visit the site now!
Special Ops Drawing Winner!
Atlas Games is pleased to announce that Bill Korsak of Royal Oak, MI is the winner of this quarter's Special Ops prize drawing. Bill will get to choose a prize from among the rare and and one-of-a-kind Atlas Games items reserved for the Special Ops drawing.
Special Ops is Atlas Games' corps of loyal fans who organize and run demos and tournaments at retail stores and conventions across the country and around the world. At the end of each quarter, Special Ops demo team members who have run a game in the last three months are entered into a prize drawing for special Atlas items. The next drawing will be March 30th, and will feature a choice of prizes such as press sheets and original art from our popular Ars Magica, Feng Shui, Penumbra D20, and Unknown Armies RPGs, and from card game favorites like Dungeoneer, Lunch Money, and Once Upon a Time.
Atlas is also happy to announce that the following Special Ops members have gone up in rank this quarter:
Cuellar, Juan (Grog, 50 HP)
Figgins, Barry (Companion, 100 HP)
Schmauk O., Rodolfo (Avatar , 200 HP)
Congratulations to all of you, and keep up the great work!
Also, we'd like to welcome the following new recruits:
Del Chicca, Matteo
Francois, Veronique
Johnson, Erik
Josang, Leif Olav
Langbeheim Sachar
Laskowski, Tomasz
Michiels, Pol
Schulte-Krumpen, Tobias
Talley, Josh S.
Tapia Vargas, Alejandro
Yearick, Mike
Thanks for being a part of Special Ops!
If you're interested in joining Atlas Games' Special Ops demo team, just fill out and send in the application form at www.atlas-games.com/specialops.
To request a demo at your convention or retail store, send in the demo request form located at www.atlas-games.com/pdf_storage/SOdemorequestform.rtf.
Michelle Nephew
Special Ops Coordinator
Atlas Games
Special Ops is Atlas Games' corps of loyal fans who organize and run demos and tournaments at retail stores and conventions across the country and around the world. At the end of each quarter, Special Ops demo team members who have run a game in the last three months are entered into a prize drawing for special Atlas items. The next drawing will be March 30th, and will feature a choice of prizes such as press sheets and original art from our popular Ars Magica, Feng Shui, Penumbra D20, and Unknown Armies RPGs, and from card game favorites like Dungeoneer, Lunch Money, and Once Upon a Time.
Atlas is also happy to announce that the following Special Ops members have gone up in rank this quarter:
Cuellar, Juan (Grog, 50 HP)
Figgins, Barry (Companion, 100 HP)
Schmauk O., Rodolfo (Avatar , 200 HP)
Congratulations to all of you, and keep up the great work!
Also, we'd like to welcome the following new recruits:
Del Chicca, Matteo
Francois, Veronique
Johnson, Erik
Josang, Leif Olav
Langbeheim Sachar
Laskowski, Tomasz
Michiels, Pol
Schulte-Krumpen, Tobias
Talley, Josh S.
Tapia Vargas, Alejandro
Yearick, Mike
Thanks for being a part of Special Ops!
If you're interested in joining Atlas Games' Special Ops demo team, just fill out and send in the application form at www.atlas-games.com/specialops.
To request a demo at your convention or retail store, send in the demo request form located at www.atlas-games.com/pdf_storage/SOdemorequestform.rtf.
Michelle Nephew
Special Ops Coordinator
Atlas Games
Seismic on TDMonthly.com
TDMonthly's January "Expert Mom" article features a glowing review of Seismic! Her review says, "I would recommend carrying this game. The box design is attractive and bright, and the game depiction on the back appeals to buyers. It is educational, although it does not teach about earthquakes themselves. The game reinforces strategic thinking and planning. It is both constructed and packaged well, making it a high-quality product." Five out of five stars! Read the entire article now ...
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