[Deptheads] Ted Alspach is a go for Gateway 2011

[Robyn Nixon]

What type of room cost overruns?


On 6/15/11 6:49 AM, "Eric M. Aldrich" <ealdrich at mac.com> wrote:

> Yes, I realize that, but we're stuck as a lot of promotional material has
> already gone out. We'll honor the terms -- we want him there. Also, I think
> the art is just about ready. We lined up a lot in advance of Gamex this year.
> 
> Ok, so Rich is not going to make it. I think we aim for next Gateway.
> 
> I've gotten some more numbers from Gamex and the bill. We lost quite a bit of
> cash on this one, a large part of it due to room cost overruns. We'll need to
> be far more careful this upcoming show.
> 
> Eric
> 
> On 15 Jun, 2011, at 06:26, Eric Burgess wrote:
> 
>> Hmm...I've used the term GOH with him already. Plus, we've talked terms for
>> GOH.
>> 
>> Rich finally wrote back and can't do Gateway due to a family conflict. Shall
>> I try to get him for Gateway next year to smackdown Smackdown or just any con
>> next year? 
>> 
>> On Jun 15, 2011, at 6:20 AM, "Eric M. Aldrich" <ealdrich at mac.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> I should add we need to classify him as a "Special Guest". We've sent out
>>> too much stuff already listing two "Guests of Honor".
>>> 
>>> Eric
>>> 
>>> On 12 Jun, 2011, at 14:44, Victor B wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Excellent guest!
>>>> 
>>>> Ted's art would be great -just make sure our artwork director Taralyn is in
>>>> the loop for any conbook cover or t-shirt designs...she may already have
>>>> designers and artwork lined up or in the works.
>>>> Besides the cover or t-shirts there is also room for inside cartoons,
>>>> inside cover, back cover, 2-page foldout in the middle, etc. Just see what
>>>> Taralyn has in the works.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> V
>>>> 
>>>> From: Eric Burgess <erburgess at gmail.com>
>>>> To: Deptheads at strategicon.net
>>>> Sent: Sun, June 12, 2011 12:55:56 PM
>>>> Subject: [Deptheads] Ted Alspach is a go for Gateway 2011
>>>> 
>>>> We got ourselves a third Guest of Honor for Gateway 2011. As requested, I
>>>> reached out to Ted Alspach and he's thrilled to come down. This is a nice
>>>> one, too, because he usually goes to PacifiCon that weekend.
>>>> 
>>>> Ted is well-known as a board game designer who also does unique maps of Age
>>>> of Steam, has published cool versions of Werewolf (Ultimate Werewolf) and
>>>> has done a lot of party and light euro games. He will be bringing a bunch
>>>> of his Essen releases which should excite the rail game, party and euro
>>>> game fans. We're working out his effect on our Werewolf schedule in
>>>> particular - we'll probably want to extend it, which will be fun in
>>>> particular light of the conversation we've had recently about family games.
>>>> 
>>>> Ted is also the author of a popular eurogame cartoon called "Board 2
>>>> Pieces" and he is willing to provide cover/t-shirt art for our convention
>>>> booklet. He'll come up with a witty cartoon unique to Gateway 2011.
>>>> Hopefully, that'll be a fun way to define this show. You can see more at
>>>> his Board 2 Pieces website or the Bezier Games site (also his). Three Sages
>>>> sells his games exclusively at the con, too.
>>>> 
>>>> We're sorting out his schedule now and I'll send more details when they
>>>> become available.
>>>> 
>>>> ...ERB
>>>> www.boardgamebabylon.com
>>>> www.strategicon.net
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