[Deptheads] D&D 4e Launch

[Patrick Havert]

Robert,

D&D minis would be under collectables, we have run them in the past, but I can't remember from last con.  That is Victor, and he has some contacts at WOTC, so speak with him as well, as he is an "insider" so to speak.

I'd just like to have them be "Strategicon presents Orc Con", Strategicon presents Gamex", etc so that people understand that we are all connected.  To be honest I'd like it to be "Strategicon - Winter" instead of Orc Con, but understand that we need to keep some history associated with the names.

-Patrick


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Robert Lionheart 
  To: deptheads at strategicon.net 
  Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 1:33 PM
  Subject: [Deptheads] D&D 4e Launch


  Would D&D Miniatures - the WotC collectible skirmish game - be put under Minis, CCG or Board Games for our conventions?    Is it Jose, Victor or Patrick? 

  Also, did we have any D&D minis events happen at OrcCon? 

  I ask because we are trying to talk with Wizards about making Gamex the West Coast "Launch Point" for 4th edition D&D and I want to sweeten the deal by promoting their minis game as well.   WotC launches the new edition of their miniatures game in April with the first expansion in May and the second in June.   

  We are very lucky because Paul Tevis knows lots of WotC people and he has his award winning RPG podcast and Mike Rizzo - our RPGA guy - is also the West Coast RPGA director so we have some leverage.   I really want to beat KublaCon on this.  Kubla has a history of WotC Special Guests, but I am hoping we can make this happen because it would be an enormous marketing kudos for us.   If anyone else has WotC contacts, please let me know!

  Also, if we get "Launch Point" status, I hope we can get permission for our dealers to sell 4e books and 4e OGL books as well.  4e books hit the US shelves on June 6th, but Hungary will be selling them two weeks early supposedly. 

  Who is our primary D&D book seller in the dealer's room? 

  - Robert

  PS: I thought we were going to rename Gamex and Gateway!!   I want GoblinCon to go with OrcCon!   OgreCon and TrollCon are already taken though. 


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