Origins On My Mind
Next week I am going to Columbus, Ohio. Will spend America’s birthday, the fourth of July, flying there. Why? Because I am going to attend the Origins International Game Expo. This event is organized by GAMA, which is the Game Manufacturers Association.
What will I do there? I am going to represent 12 to Midnight along with four of my five partners. Disappointed that all five of us could not meet up, but one has a family commitment. We are going to run a few games for our fans and have a couple of seminars. I am going to run my Weekend Warriors adventure in D20 and Savage Worlds systems. Also will run the d20 version of Chickens in the Mist and 12 Hours to Midnight Episode One. My big seminar is going to be on starting a game business and I will assist my partners with their discussions on how to run a horror game and plot point campaign gaming.
The cool part is getting to meet all of the people. Neal Hyde a free lance writers we have hired in the past is going to be there. In fact, he shall reside with us in the palatial 12 to Midnight suites. I look forward to see some folks I met at Gencon two years ago, Sean Preston and Clint Black. Really excited to see them once more. Really hope I can game with these guys a bit. But the fellow I want to revisit the most is Shane Hensley, the creator of Savage Worlds and Deadlands (and a whole lot more). Shane has helped out our company so much and I can never express my gratefulness enough. Would be awesome to game with him, but his time is always fully booked at these shows. So I’ll just have to settle for dinner and drinks.
Another goal is hitting the dealer room at the show. There will be so many games at this location. I intend to purchase Deadlands Reloaded, Pirates, and the new softcover version of Savage Worlds and get them autographed by Shane. Also want to see the Paizo products. They have been putting out a lot Game Master aids lately and I want to see if they have some on display. Want to see how much bang there is for my buck. And I also want to grab all the cool swag all the vendors have!
This game show should also have a lot of miniatures gaming too. I really look forward to seeing some of the tables that will be displayed. The historical gaming tables at these kind of events can really be elaborate. Must remember my camera so I can show you how cool these things can look! Maybe I can get some time to play. Definitely would like to play some World War 2 stuff or even Ancients.
So excited I might blow up. Hard to sit down. SIT DOWN!. Sorry for yelling. But I keep jumping up and down.
June 26th, 2007 at 10:17 am
Wow… so cool! And don’t forget the pictures! PICTURES!! LoL!
*waits to be hugged*
:D
SA: Wait no longer. *HUG*
Blue Pictured Ribbons!
June 26th, 2007 at 10:57 am
*fastens seat belt for Simple American*
SA: *bounces chair across the room*
Heres your Red Ribbon, sir.
June 26th, 2007 at 12:33 pm
meme king is da gaming king! woot~
i want pic-chers too!
SA: Oh no. I am just a minor minor player.
Will take pictures!
White Playin’ Ribbons!
June 26th, 2007 at 4:23 pm
Unker SAm’s work = play?
*pengsan*
SA: *shakes leng plinksan*
My business is fun. My work is work.
June 26th, 2007 at 4:37 pm
have fun at the expo! I’m sure you will, by the sounds of it. and just in case, since you’ll be there (and obviously not blogging)…
Happy 4th of July!!
SA: Thanks May.
I hope I can blog from the Expo. When I attended Gencon I was able to blog from the hotel. Hopefully, I can do the same. Crossing fingers for free internet.
Actually I remember IMing with Cat while attending Gencon. She talked me into posting my first photo during that show.
June 26th, 2007 at 6:44 pm
I just love to see how excited you are. Have a great time and take alot of pictures for us!!!
SA: I better remember my camera. LOL! One week and I am in the air!
June 26th, 2007 at 7:52 pm
you must be simply excited to jump up and down. Who won’t anyway, when it comes to nice holiday plans, hahaha!
SA: This is a convention I wanted to go to for, gosh, over 30 years. Nice to see a plan come together.
June 26th, 2007 at 8:53 pm
yayy travelling and doing the things u love!!!!
i’m excited for u! =D
SA: I saw your trip so I wanted to do just the same.
I just won’t look as cute. haha
June 27th, 2007 at 12:28 am
Nice! A gaming holiday! Can’t wait for your report!
SA: Me too. I hope I have free internet. Want to give daily reports ya know.
June 27th, 2007 at 12:55 am
woo! happy for you!
SA: Hey there! Thanks. How are you?
June 27th, 2007 at 2:04 am
Wow! A Gaming Expo! Wonderland for big kids. ok ok … sit down and stopped fidgetting!
SA: *turns on puppy dog eyes* *sits down*
June 27th, 2007 at 4:02 am
Enjoy yourself! Er, going to bring wife along?
SA: Oh no! She will be so bored. The kids want to come. But I won’t have time to supervise. Too much
playing gameswork andpartyingnetworking.June 27th, 2007 at 8:07 am
I dunno all the names of the people up there. But… you’re excited so I’m excited too! *bounces up and down like Tigger*
Gaming expo, here SA comes! Get ready world! Woohoo!
SA: *watches bouncing Rinnah* If we get a booth can you come and be our booth girl? You know a leng lui attracts all the gamers guys. And then we sell, sell, sell more games.
And I found a fellow that plays these kind of games in Kay El. Hoep to meet him when I tour Malaysia. But if you want to see how these games work I can introduce you. Or anyone else for that matter.
June 27th, 2007 at 8:14 am
No family for the fourth? I am sure you will have a blast. Happy fourth!
SA: We will have a nice Fourth of July lunch before I leave. So family will not be neglected the whole day. Will do my fatherly duty to remind the kids why Americans are a free people.
June 27th, 2007 at 7:39 pm
WOH WOH WOH…*excited*
kekeke if the bf and i was in US ..i m sure we(you and i) would have met at the expo..how could he miss nething related to games!..hahaah
hey don 4get to give us a complimentary ver. of your first game k? haha
SA: I found a guy in Kay El that plays my companies games. He really does a good job too. He has miniatures and terrain to make a nice map to play on. Email me or IM me. I will send you some copy.
June 27th, 2007 at 8:06 pm
So this Origins International Game Expo is going to be a paradise for gamer then?
What will the missus be doing while you are away? Or is she going with you?
Btw, is she into gaming like you?
SA: Oh yeah. This is gonna be like paradise. The only bigger show is Gencon, which I attended two years ago.
The missus is going to some concerts. Hanging out with her friend who is vacationing from Japan.
My missus was the typical gaming gf. She played until she said I do. Now she has no time. Is that entrapment? lol
June 27th, 2007 at 9:39 pm
hey, dun jump too much, its bad for the knees..
SA: Bad for my bum too. I am so clumsy, fall down, go boom!
June 28th, 2007 at 1:51 pm
Wow..!! this is too cool..!!
SA: I am looking forward to it.