[Deptheads] Re: Guests and Facebook

Sat Apr 26 12:44:22 PDT 2014

Sorry...car wreck put me several weeks behind. Thank the other driver who was texting and t-boned me. Email me and I will talk to you about who said what about coming in sept. and feb (including one robyn suggested I contact). I just saw Eric Lang before I got hit. I was helping cmon with a paint contest and we talked about his new games kaosball and trains and stations and we joked about stuff we both were discussing on facebook that morning. The guest of honor we had lined up for Gamex since last year cancelled because they are way way behind on their kickstarter. Backup plans in effect and picture will be clear in next few days and posted.
On Saturday, April 26, 2014 10:36 AM, Eric Burgess <erburgess at gmail.com> wrote:

Also, I'm going to livestream on the Strategicon USStream channel from the Boardgame Library some games played at our table there, inviting local publishers to show off their games to us, too. I'm appealing to the local guys especially to get their strong support but also as thanks for the publishers who send games to the library.

Please let me know if there are any issues there (as in, too much bandwidth to broadcast if we're limited, promotional concerns, etc.) If I do not hear otherwise, I will assume it is fine.

On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 11:07 PM, Eric Burgess <erburgess at gmail.com> wrote:

Just a note to say I'm back from the Gathering of Friends (Ticket to Ride designer Alan Moon's private, industry-focused convention) with some guest possibilities. This is mostly for Eric and Victor but others might be interested in voicing whether these guests would be good.
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>	* Mike Fitzgerald (of Mystery Rummy fame) is happy to come out. He's a domestic flight and a really nice guy. He also designs many traditional-style card games as opposed to just board games and we might be able to market that a bit.
>	* Eric Lang (tons of FFG games, including the Star Wars LCG) is happy to come out, perhaps for Orccon 2015. He's in Ontario, CA so it's not domestic but at least it's not across the Atlantic.
>	* William Attia (of Caylus fame) said he might consider coming next year or thereafter. He's sending me an e-mail with information on when he could potentially come.
>	* Ted Alspach may come down for Gateway 2014 to promote his new games but Celesticon is trying to keep him there. If we covered costs, we could get him down here. His new game, Castles of Mad King Ludwig, was one of the hits of the show.
>	* Bruno Cathala is still interested in coming but that would be Gateway 2015 more than likely. We could push to get him here for this year and it would be great because he designed the next Days of Wonder release (their first entry into a "Gamer's Games" line) and it's actually terrific.
>	* Kevin Wilson is willing to come back in the future. He'll be moving to Seattle later this year and that'll make it a cheaper flight. He's a fan favorite and has a bevy of great games coming soon (played his new X-Files game and it's quite good). We could probably get Tom Lehmann down again, too. He's always fun to host.
>	* Bugged Friedemann Friese again and he might be convinced if we flew out his girlfriend with him. I didn't commit to that but if you want to pay for two tickets from Germany, we could potentially get our favorite green-haired designer.
>	* Jay Cormier (of Belfort fame) and his design partner Sen could also potentially come out. They only have a couple of titles so far but they have a great new party game that will be sweeping the nation soon. Also Canadian - maybe in 2015 after their game hits.
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>Also, I was thinking we might consider giving a pass for a free badge to all Gathering attendees next year. It's a lot of badges (about 350-375 people) but we could make them non-transferable. The majority of the attendees are from the East and it might inspire some people to fly out, raise awareness among the most exclusive gamer convention around, and impress the publishers who could support the conventions. Just a thought - let me know if you like the idea and I can propose offering one in the gift bag to Alan.
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>On Facebook - is anyone monitoring it? There were questions in there and a lot of chatter. Just wondering as I only check it out occasionally and we had a lot of messages, friend requests, and posts with questions.
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>...ERB
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On Saturday, April 26, 2014 10:32 AM, Eric Burgess <erburgess at gmail.com> wrote:

Victor,

Let me ask this directly: do we have a Guest of Honor for Gamex? It's less than a month away.

Also, shall I confirm Eric Lang for Orccon 2015? I can get him in touch with you about that. We might also try him of Gateway but he liked February best. 

On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 11:07 PM, Eric Burgess <erburgess at gmail.com> wrote:

Just a note to say I'm back from the Gathering of Friends (Ticket to Ride designer Alan Moon's private, industry-focused convention) with some guest possibilities. This is mostly for Eric and Victor but others might be interested in voicing whether these guests would be good.
>
>
>	* Mike Fitzgerald (of Mystery Rummy fame) is happy to come out. He's a domestic flight and a really nice guy. He also designs many traditional-style card games as opposed to just board games and we might be able to market that a bit.
>	* Eric Lang (tons of FFG games, including the Star Wars LCG) is happy to come out, perhaps for Orccon 2015. He's in Ontario, CA so it's not domestic but at least it's not across the Atlantic.
>	* William Attia (of Caylus fame) said he might consider coming next year or thereafter. He's sending me an e-mail with information on when he could potentially come.
>	* Ted Alspach may come down for Gateway 2014 to promote his new games but Celesticon is trying to keep him there. If we covered costs, we could get him down here. His new game, Castles of Mad King Ludwig, was one of the hits of the show.
>	* Bruno Cathala is still interested in coming but that would be Gateway 2015 more than likely. We could push to get him here for this year and it would be great because he designed the next Days of Wonder release (their first entry into a "Gamer's Games" line) and it's actually terrific.
>	* Kevin Wilson is willing to come back in the future. He'll be moving to Seattle later this year and that'll make it a cheaper flight. He's a fan favorite and has a bevy of great games coming soon (played his new X-Files game and it's quite good). We could probably get Tom Lehmann down again, too. He's always fun to host.
>	* Bugged Friedemann Friese again and he might be convinced if we flew out his girlfriend with him. I didn't commit to that but if you want to pay for two tickets from Germany, we could potentially get our favorite green-haired designer.
>	* Jay Cormier (of Belfort fame) and his design partner Sen could also potentially come out. They only have a couple of titles so far but they have a great new party game that will be sweeping the nation soon. Also Canadian - maybe in 2015 after their game hits.
>
>Also, I was thinking we might consider giving a pass for a free badge to all Gathering attendees next year. It's a lot of badges (about 350-375 people) but we could make them non-transferable. The majority of the attendees are from the East and it might inspire some people to fly out, raise awareness among the most exclusive gamer convention around, and impress the publishers who could support the conventions. Just a thought - let me know if you like the idea and I can propose offering one in the gift bag to Alan. 
>
>
>On Facebook - is anyone monitoring it? There were questions in there and a lot of chatter. Just wondering as I only check it out occasionally and we had a lot of messages, friend requests, and posts with questions. 
>
>
>...ERB
>
> 

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