My friend Keith Baker of Eberron fame is running a huge event at Gen Con called “The Tower of Gygax.” It’s a monstrous AD&D game filled with random rooms that runs for 80 hours straight. Keith’s looking for three kinds of people for this event: Designers: To come up with one or more rooms for the tower. Dungeon Masters: To …
Comic-Con Coming Up
I’m heading out soon for a quick trip to San Diego (and possibly LA) and then back home. At the moment, I plan on being at Comic-Con from Wednesday afternoon through Friday morning, but that LA side-trip could change everything at the last moment. I don’t have any scheduled appearances, although I hope to show up at the Boom! Studios …
The Toy and Game Inventors Expo
Last year, I went to the Chicago Toy and Game Fair (ChiTAG) for the first time, and I had a great time. I wandered around the exhibit floor, took part in the inventors’ forum, and helped out with the Ask an Expert event. This year, Mary Couzin (the woman behind the whole event) of Discover Games had decided to spotlight …
No Wizard World Today
With my father coming home from the hospital yesterday, I decided to stay home today rather than roll down to Wizard World Chicago as I’d planned. I’m sure everyone will soldier on without me. I’ve actually gotten some fun phone calls and text messages from friends at Origins this weekend. It seems like the show’s doing well, and they’re having …
Comic-Con Plans
I just finalized plans to be at Comic-Con again this year. As with Wizard World Chicago, I don’t have any planned appearances, but I’ll be wandering around, seeing old friends, and hitting the parties. Due to personal commitments that weekend, I’ll only be at Comic-Con from Wednesday night through Friday morning. If you’re around and need to meet with me …
Wizard World Chicago
Next weekend, I’m sadly giving Origins a miss and heading down to the much-closer Wizard World Chicago instead. I don’t have any scheduled appearances or signings. I’m just going down to wander around, catch up with friends, be a fan-boy, and have some fun. If you’ll be there, too, be sure to let me know.
Peter’s Open Letter
ICv2.com has posted an open letter from Peter Adkison, CEO of Gen Con and Hidden City Games (and all-round great guy), about Gen Con’s entry into Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. If you’re interested in the show (and what self-respecting gamer wouldn’t be?), it’s worth the read.
Gen Con Woes
Word is that Gen Con has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. This comes on the heels of the news that Lucasfilm recently filed suit against the company over bills related to the latest Star Wars Celebration, which Gen Con put on last year. This is not good news. I love Gen Con, and I love the people who run it. …
Gen Con Again for Sure
I’ve just confirmed that once again I’ll be an Industry Insider Guest of Honor at this year’s Gen Con. At the moment, this is the only convention on my schedule for the year. Unfortunately, Wizard World Chicago is the exact same weekend as Origins this year, forcing a choice between the two. Also, I’m still up in the air about …
ChiTAG Report
I had a great time at the 5th annual Chicago Toy and Game Fair this past weekend. I got up early and drove down to Schaumburg so I could sit in on the two morning panels for the Inventors Forum. Mary Couzin, who runs the whole shebang, met me at the front desk and got me set up. Although we’d …