Comments on: Dead Gentlemen Gen Con Report https://www.forbeck.com/2006/09/13/dead-gentlemen-gen-con-report/ Award-winning & New York Times-bestselling author and game designer Wed, 13 Sep 2006 22:52:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Matt Forbeck https://www.forbeck.com/2006/09/13/dead-gentlemen-gen-con-report/#comment-4087 Wed, 13 Sep 2006 22:52:33 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/?p=708#comment-4087 Or, it could be that my ancestors were once the errant Beck golfers who decided to change the spelling of the family name when they came to Ellis Island, just so they could leave behind the shame of taking out an entire family who had the misfortune of not permitting them to play through.

]]> By: Matt Forbeck https://www.forbeck.com/2006/09/13/dead-gentlemen-gen-con-report/#comment-50353 Wed, 13 Sep 2006 22:52:00 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/?p=708#comment-50353 Or, it could be that my ancestors were once the errant Beck golfers who decided to change the spelling of the family name when they came to Ellis Island, just so they could leave behind the shame of taking out an entire family who had the misfortune of not permitting them to play through.

]]> By: Jason L Blair https://www.forbeck.com/2006/09/13/dead-gentlemen-gen-con-report/#comment-4084 Wed, 13 Sep 2006 22:48:52 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/?p=708#comment-4084 Ah yes, the predecessor of the Beck.

]]> By: Jason L Blair https://www.forbeck.com/2006/09/13/dead-gentlemen-gen-con-report/#comment-50352 Wed, 13 Sep 2006 22:48:00 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/?p=708#comment-50352 Ah yes, the predecessor of the Beck.

]]> By: Matt Forbeck https://www.forbeck.com/2006/09/13/dead-gentlemen-gen-con-report/#comment-4079 Wed, 13 Sep 2006 17:32:23 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/?p=708#comment-4079 It was “Forebeck” in the original draft. Those sharp-eyed souls over there must have caught it quick.

]]> By: Matt Forbeck https://www.forbeck.com/2006/09/13/dead-gentlemen-gen-con-report/#comment-50351 Wed, 13 Sep 2006 17:32:00 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/?p=708#comment-50351 It was “Forebeck” in the original draft. Those sharp-eyed souls over there must have caught it quick.

]]> By: Jason L Blair https://www.forbeck.com/2006/09/13/dead-gentlemen-gen-con-report/#comment-4078 Wed, 13 Sep 2006 16:38:12 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/?p=708#comment-4078 Did they fix it? Your name appears correctly on the instance I saw.

(Also: How did they misspell it? Fourbeck? Forebeck?)

]]> By: Jason L Blair https://www.forbeck.com/2006/09/13/dead-gentlemen-gen-con-report/#comment-50350 Wed, 13 Sep 2006 16:38:00 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/?p=708#comment-50350 Did they fix it? Your name appears correctly on the instance I saw.

(Also: How did they misspell it? Fourbeck? Forebeck?)

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