[Deptheads] Strategicon - Dice and Ribbons and Pins Oh my!

Sat Feb 23 17:44:11 PST 2013

The last time I suggested the badge ribbons like that, I got shouted down.

On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 3:00 PM, Renee <whatawhale at yahoo.com> wrote:

> We've have done those kinds of ribbons in the past.
> I'm not sure who got them made.
>
> Here is a picture of 1 I received at Orccon 2012 that says Party Games.
> -Renee
>
>   ------------------------------
> *From:* Dean Taylor <deanatay at gmail.com>
> *To:* deptheads at strategicon.net; Shane Sauby <ssshanucon at yahoo.com>
> *Sent:* Friday, February 22, 2013 1:23 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Deptheads] Strategicon - Dice and Ribbons and Pins Oh my!
>
> Who would we talk to about getting these ribbons made?  Or just the local
> trophy shop?
>
> =Dean
>
> On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 11:43 AM, Shane Sauby <ssshanucon at yahoo.com>wrote:
>
> So, I have been converted to the idea of the dice being special.  I have
> an order in process for 200 dice of Gemini Green-Gold/white and the
> Opaque Yellow/black.  Chessex will do up to 5 different styles for orders
> of this size, so if someone else wants to add dice, let me know.
>
> Pins and ribbons sound great, with pros and cons for both.  The ribbon
> idea would require a lot of organization, but little money.  The pins are
> going to be more expensive, but therefore more exclusive, and likely could
> be used to generate income.
>
> As for making "different dice," I believe that Chessex usually does their
> custom dice on d6s, so if we wanted something else, it might not be
> possible or prohibitively expensive.  We could do a souvenir d6 that has a
> completely different design in the dealer room, that either showcased the
> art or was an original design.
>
> Shane
>
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> *From:* Victor B <fhoenix88 at yahoo.com>
> *To:* "deptheads at strategicon.net" <deptheads at strategicon.net>
> *Sent:* Friday, February 22, 2013 2:01 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [Deptheads] Strategicon - Notes
>
> Thanks for the reminder Nick.....We have been discussing badge ribbons and
> encourage other groups and individuals to bring and pass out badge
> ribbons...that is what makes it work. Only getting one from the con won't
> work,
> There are people that like to have 5, 10 or even 20 badge ribbons attached
> to their badge. Nick is right...people coast to coast at fandom cons will
> beg, cluck like a chicken, answer trivia, give a hug, etc. to get a badge
> ribbon...especilly
> the really clever ones. I gave out some badge ribbons at orccon many years
> ago--they said "hall costume award"...i gave them to anyone I saw wearing a
> costume or cosplaying. I had 50 of them. People came back the next day with
> costumes just to get the badge ribbon i was giving out the day before.
> People get creatrive with badge ribbons--Like of our Erics getting ribbons
> that say "league of erics" and give them out to anyone they see named
> eric..and few not named eric that talked them out of the ribbon.
> These are things individuals and groups/organizations bring to the con and
> pass out. You can have a ribbon that says "gangan style" and people will
> come up and ask you for the ribbon once they know you are pasing them out.
> Someoen could pass out "I am not the werewolf" badge ribbons and those
> would be popular. Tell people they get them from playing in the game.
>
> Once several groups and people are passing out ribbons then you have the
> trading etc. It is another perk of going to cons that you cannot get at
> your local store or gaming at home. Some vendors or companies that attend
> will bring badge ribbons with their email address on them. "I travel in
> time" was a ribbon i got last week from the neighboring con having people
> doing both. I realize fandom cons do better with them since fandom cons
> have firefly browncoast (they pass out brown ribbons that say browncoast),
> trek fan groups, anmie groups, lord of the rings (lots of cool ribbons from
> this), different comic groups, spartacus groups, battlestar, harry potter,
> twilight (yes,,the team jacob and team edward ribboins were around) dr.
> who, etc. and they also have room parties, con dance, masquerade, and
> lobby-con. We won't be at that level but adding badge ribbons and a few
> drops of fandom to our con will help the convention atmosphere. So much
> more you get for your con dollar than just playing games...and we add more
> each con.
>
> V
>
>   *From:* "J0KERtm at yahoo.com" <J0KERtm at yahoo.com>
> *To:* "deptheads at strategicon.net" <deptheads at strategicon.net>
> *Sent:* Friday, February 22, 2013 12:20 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [Deptheads] Strategicon - Notes
>
>  My two cents:
>
>    AnimeLA and Galifrey are big on ribbons, crazy big. People
> play/demo/beg/trade for simple ribbons that have clever/punny messages
> written. Not suggesting we do that, but people wear these ribbons by
> attaching them to their badges. So pins can make for awesome eye-candy, as
> long as they are done well. I suggest not doing round buttons with safety
> pin backs.
>
>  - Nick
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Feb 21, 2013, at 7:40 PM, "evil5757 at aol.com" <evil5757 at aol.com> wrote:
>
>   Already on a lead for that....looking to add that to coincide with our
> 2014 move.
>
> John
>
> *Connected by Motorola*
>
>
> "Eric M. Aldrich I" <ealdrich at mac.com> wrote:
>
> One thing that Kublacon does is pins. They have several different ones --
> winners, staff, volunteers, etc. There is always one available only through
> purchase. We could do something like that.
>
> Eric
>
>  On Feb 21, 2013, at 10:39 AM, Evil5757 at aol.com wrote:
>
>  If we can get a different color/design to make the ones we sell very
> generic, we actually emphasis the special ones gms get....it should be fine.
>
>
> *Connected by Motorola*
>
>
> Tim <tim at stugiii.com> wrote:
>
> We talked about selling dice before.  I thought we decided not to do it.
> I believe the idea was to make the dice something special for working at
> the con, not something someone could buy...
>
> Tim
>
> On 2/21/2013 10:18 AM, evil5757 at aol.com wrote:
>
>  PERFECT......your best judgment on style...order 50 for Dealer Room
> sales. We'll work out details at next meeting.
>
> John
>
> *Connected by Motorola*
>
>
> Shane Sauby mailto:ssshanucon at yahoo.com <ssshanucon at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>  I have no problem ordering more dice, but I would prefer they be a
> different style than the two that I am giving out to volunteers.  That way
> we give the volunteers something they can't get anywhere else, people can
> get cool dice in the dealer room, and we can offset the cost of the dice.
> Chessex allows 5 different styles for large orders like this, so I can add
> 50 or 100 dice and get a third style for the dealer room.
>
> Shane
>
>   *From:* mailto:Evil5757 at aol.com <Evil5757 at aol.com>
> mailto:Evil5757 at aol.com <Evil5757 at aol.com>
> *To:* deptheads at strategicon.net; ssshanucon at yahoo.com
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 21, 2013 8:21 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [Deptheads] Strategicon - Notes
>
>  Your choice.....we were talking about getting some of the dice order to
> sell to compensate for the cost of the dice. If you want to get an extra 50
> or so we'll take them in the Dealer's Room to sell in pairs and get back
> some of the costs. If you want to make it just for GMs that's fine
> too....just a cost saving option.
>
> John
>
>  In a message dated 2/20/2013 8:42:05 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> tim at stugiii.com writes:
>
> Do it...
>
> On 2/20/2013 7:56 PM, Shane Sauby wrote:
>
> --> How many dice are you looking at?
>
> 200.  A little more than Mickey got me this time and right at the price
> break.  They are only cheaper if we get 500+
>
> Shane
>
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