[Deptheads] Guest of Honor/Special Guests for Gamex

[Karl Kreder]

I agree with Patrick and Denys also, I think that companies showing up are
bigger draws than individuals with the some exceptions like Reiner Knizia.

Getting Days of Wonder, Privateer Press, etc...  Would be a huge draw.

On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 10:32 PM, DB <noldor at gmail.com> wrote:

> I agree but as others have said, RPG guests aren't a big draw. 4e
> designers might be a draw but not too many others.
>
> Let's focus on getting some minis celebs out such as the Privateer Press
> folks. The whole Warmachine thing is the next minis phenomena and we really
> should be establishing a relationship with those guys to make strategicon
> their California/southern West Coast event home.  So far, it feels like a
> missed opportunity.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Janice Sellers" <janicemsj at gmail.com>
>
> Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:16:20
> To:deptheads at strategicon.net
> Subject: Re: [Deptheads] Guest of Honor/Special Guests for Gamex
>
>
> I think we need to make sure that we don't concentrate so heavily on
> board game guests, that we give the perception we're focused only in
> that area.
>
> Janice
>
> On 2/22/08, Eric Burgess <erburgess at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'll check with Aldie. I have a feeler out for Alan Moon and can reach
> out
> > to Friedemann, too. He was just the guest at BGG.CON, of course, so let
> me
> > know if we think that would still be a big draw. It might be more
> impressive
> > to get some of the big designers that don't show up at US cons all the
> time
> > (Michael Schacht, Bruno Faiduitti, Wolfgang Kramer)
> >
> > For publishers, I can ask Zev but I have the same question as Patrick -
> will
> > we do the same we did for Jay (room/board/airfare) to get him out?
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