[Deptheads] Special Guest Protocols

[Eric Burgess]

Keep in mind that in 2013, I'm stepping back from organizing guests and
special events. I'll just be the library guy because I need to focus most
of my energy on my game company (what energy I have left after the insane
job and taking care of these creatures that live in my house, eat all my
food and use all my money - I think some euphemistically refer to them as
"a wife, kids, two dogs and three cats").

I've asked Stephanie Kelleher if she would like to expand her role and help
with identifying/inviting guests but it's a hard time for her to commit
(she's getting married next month).

2013 will be the 'thin budget' year so focusing on local guests is
sensible. I was going to see about Susan McKinley-Ross (author of last
year's Spiel Des Jahres winner, Qwirkle - and another guest that would work
really well for families because she's done a lot of family and kid games).
She's in the Bay Area and we could get her down her for the cost of two
Southwest tickets (her husband is also a designer). She's a good friend but
I should ask her soon if we'd like to secure her for Orccon 2013. The rest
of the year, I was going to suggest we focus again on locals and maybe
recognize some local designers like we did Victory Point Games and Gorilla
Games. We could do Numbskull, AEG, Blue Panther, the list goes on...

Alternatively, Kryssie's plans for this guest and others she and I
discussed at the last con (not designers but celebrity types) would work
well for 2013 as an experiment to see how it goes. If people are happy with
it, cool. If people say 'where are those big-name designers?', Stephanie
can help secure them (with a little help from me, surely) in 2014 when the
belt is hopefully loosened a bit. Feedback very welcome.

P.S. Anyone planning to tell my lovely wife about that crack earlier in the
e-mail can cancel their plans. She already read it and hit me on the head.
Someone call social services!

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On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 5:40 PM, Kryssie <phantom.hopscotch at gmail.com>wrote:

> I do have an established relationship.  I've talked with him off and on
> for the past few years.  I did, however, tell him that I would likely have
> to pass him off to someone with more clout than I. :-)  So, he's expecting
> that, if needs be.
>
> ...and I'm sure he'd love the table, John.
>
> On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 5:27 PM, evil5757 at aol.com <evil5757 at aol.com>wrote:
>
>> Right off the bat i can give him a free table to sell his art and stuff,
>> that usually helps influence them.
>>
>> John
>>
>> *Sent from my MOTOROLA ATRIX™ 2 on AT&T*
>>
>>
>> -----Original message-----
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>> *From: *Kryssie <phantom.hopscotch at gmail.com>*
>> To: *deptheads at strategicon.net*
>> Sent: *Thu, Aug 23, 2012 00:03:27 GMT+00:00*
>> Subject: *[Deptheads] Special Guest Protocols
>>
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