Comments on: Gen Con Schedule https://www.forbeck.com/2007/07/12/gen-con-schedule-2/ Award-winning & New York Times-bestselling author and game designer Mon, 16 Jul 2007 03:13:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Matt Forbeck https://www.forbeck.com/2007/07/12/gen-con-schedule-2/#comment-42426 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 03:13:52 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/2007/07/12/gen-con-schedule-2/#comment-42426 Generally, I play a few games at each show, sometimes just demos at booths, other times after hours. This time around, I’m already scheduled for True Dungeon on Thursday night.

Honestly, though, this is a big show for me to network and line up more business. When I attended Gen Con as a fan, I’d often run more than 40 hours worth of games as a volunteer, just for fun. Then when working with other companies, like Pinnacle or Human Head, I’d run countless demos.

These days, I don’t stand in a booth and so don’t have anything like that to sell. That means I’m out hustling up new work or catching up with old friends. Still, it doesn’t keep me away from games entirely. A couple years back I missed out on picking up an ENnie Award in person because I was playing Ticket to Ride at a restaurant across the street from the convention center.

My relationship with Gen Con has changed over the years, but I still love going every year. Hope to see you there!

]]> By: Matt Forbeck https://www.forbeck.com/2007/07/12/gen-con-schedule-2/#comment-49325 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 03:13:00 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/2007/07/12/gen-con-schedule-2/#comment-49325 Generally, I play a few games at each show, sometimes just demos at booths, other times after hours. This time around, I’m already scheduled for True Dungeon on Thursday night.

Honestly, though, this is a big show for me to network and line up more business. When I attended Gen Con as a fan, I’d often run more than 40 hours worth of games as a volunteer, just for fun. Then when working with other companies, like Pinnacle or Human Head, I’d run countless demos.

These days, I don’t stand in a booth and so don’t have anything like that to sell. That means I’m out hustling up new work or catching up with old friends. Still, it doesn’t keep me away from games entirely. A couple years back I missed out on picking up an ENnie Award in person because I was playing Ticket to Ride at a restaurant across the street from the convention center.

My relationship with Gen Con has changed over the years, but I still love going every year. Hope to see you there!

]]> By: Rob Wieland https://www.forbeck.com/2007/07/12/gen-con-schedule-2/#comment-42425 Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:02:50 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/2007/07/12/gen-con-schedule-2/#comment-42425 So what do you do when you’re not being a World Famous Game Designer at these cons? Do you ever actually -gasp- play a game?

]]> By: Rob Wieland https://www.forbeck.com/2007/07/12/gen-con-schedule-2/#comment-49324 Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:02:00 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/2007/07/12/gen-con-schedule-2/#comment-49324 So what do you do when you’re not being a World Famous Game Designer at these cons? Do you ever actually -gasp- play a game?

]]> By: Matt Forbeck https://www.forbeck.com/2007/07/12/gen-con-schedule-2/#comment-42420 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 14:24:20 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/2007/07/12/gen-con-schedule-2/#comment-42420 Thanks, Sean! When I was at Origins, David Williams (formerly of AEG and now with Red 5 Studios) brought up the 10 Days of Fame theory. In our industry, even the famous folks only have 10 days of fame per year—while they’re at conventions. The other 50 weeks or so, we’re home and as anonymous as anyone else.

Good luck with that gauntlet!

]]> By: Matt Forbeck https://www.forbeck.com/2007/07/12/gen-con-schedule-2/#comment-49323 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 14:24:00 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/2007/07/12/gen-con-schedule-2/#comment-49323 Thanks, Sean! When I was at Origins, David Williams (formerly of AEG and now with Red 5 Studios) brought up the 10 Days of Fame theory. In our industry, even the famous folks only have 10 days of fame per year—while they’re at conventions. The other 50 weeks or so, we’re home and as anonymous as anyone else.

Good luck with that gauntlet!

]]> By: Matt Forbeck https://www.forbeck.com/2007/07/12/gen-con-schedule-2/#comment-42419 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 14:18:35 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/2007/07/12/gen-con-schedule-2/#comment-42419 Possibly.:) That depends on many things, but mostly opportunity and my ability to remember things like that on the fly in the middle of a convention, when the long hours play tricks on my mind.

]]> By: Matt Forbeck https://www.forbeck.com/2007/07/12/gen-con-schedule-2/#comment-49322 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 14:18:00 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/2007/07/12/gen-con-schedule-2/#comment-49322 Possibly.:) That depends on many things, but mostly opportunity and my ability to remember things like that on the fly in the middle of a convention, when the long hours play tricks on my mind.

]]> By: Sean Patrick Fannon https://www.forbeck.com/2007/07/12/gen-con-schedule-2/#comment-42418 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 14:14:07 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/2007/07/12/gen-con-schedule-2/#comment-42418 You deserve it, my friend. You deserve it in spades. You’ve been the “Unknown” Workhorse of Gaming for too long.

In other news, you should check out my latest post. I’ve really thrown the gauntlet down this time… to myself, no less.

]]> By: Sean Patrick Fannon https://www.forbeck.com/2007/07/12/gen-con-schedule-2/#comment-49321 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 14:14:00 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/2007/07/12/gen-con-schedule-2/#comment-49321 You deserve it, my friend. You deserve it in spades. You’ve been the “Unknown” Workhorse of Gaming for too long.

In other news, you should check out my latest post. I’ve really thrown the gauntlet down this time… to myself, no less.

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