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Convention Report: The Gathering of Friends 2008
By W. Eric Martin
Here are the BGN reports from The Gathering of Friends 2008 which took place from April 4 - April 13, 2008 in Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A.
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Convention Report: The Gathering of Friends 2008: Covert Action, Metropolys & Big Points
By W. Eric Martin
April 19, 2008
One great thing about conventions is that you will often play games that you would never play in other circumstances. Someone will ask you to play a game with their group, and you’ve enjoyed playing with the person in the past, or you don’t own the game, or you own the game but have never unwrapped it, or you have just the right amount of time before dinner (assuming you eat at conventions), or you’re trying to avoid someone else who has asked to play something, or you’re competing in a contest to play with as many different people as possible. Whatever the reason, you decide to play this game at this time.
One awful thing about conventions is that you will often play games that you would never play in other circumstances for all the same reasons listed above. If nothing else, you get a column out of the experience.
Posted by W. Eric Martin on April 19, 2008 at 02:00 AM in Special Features > Convention Reports > Convention Report: The Gathering of Friends 2008
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Convention Report: The Gathering of Friends 2008: Change Horses & Other Reports
By W. Eric Martin
April 17, 2008
Naturally I’m not the only one writing about games discovered and played at the Gathering. In addition to columns by a number of fine folks on BGN, you can read additional reports from:
Posted by W. Eric Martin on April 17, 2008 at 10:00 AM in Special Features > Convention Reports > Convention Report: The Gathering of Friends 2008
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Convention Report: The Gathering of Friends 2008: Ghost Stories & Hanging Gardens
By W. Eric Martin
April 14, 2008
The tables at the Gathering are awash in prototypes from morning until midnight, with designers looking for feedback and publishers trying to decide what to publish next or how to tweak a game that’s already in the line-up. Mum’s the word on these designs unless the designer or publisher says otherwise, and thankfully I’ve been cleared to talk about one of three prototypes that impressed me. Now I can share the goodness with you, followed by talk of a title that should be hitting the U.S. any day now.
Posted by W. Eric Martin on April 14, 2008 at 02:00 AM in Special Features > Convention Reports > Convention Report: The Gathering of Friends 2008
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Convention Report: The Gathering of Friends 2008: Stone Age, Ticket to Ride Card Game & X
By W. Eric Martin
April 12, 2008
So, the Gathering. That’s what I’m supposed to be writing about, right? Well, Ted Alspach thinks so anyway.
My plan before attending this largely industry-related event was to play as many prototypes as possible so that I can write about these games in depth as they appear. While I largely stuck to this plan – despite what Scott Tepper might say – this leaves me with little to say now, especially since my three favorite games of the show were all prototypes!
Posted by W. Eric Martin on April 12, 2008 at 01:00 AM in Special Features > Convention Reports > Convention Report: The Gathering of Friends 2008
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Convention Report: The Gathering of Friends 2008: Pre-Gathering Gaming
By W. Eric Martin
April 4, 2008
Alan Moon’s Gathering of Friends, a small convention that attracts dozens of game designers and publishers, takes place early each April in Columbus, Ohio – so what am I doing in Dayton? Did Mapquest give me bum directions? Is Ohio too big for its own good?!
In fact, I’m in Dayton to speak at the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop, an annual event meant to educate humor writers, perfect their craft and find markets for their work. I do little humor writing in the traditional sense (essays, personal columns), but the conference organizers invited my wife Linda and me to speak on generating ideas and writing query letters, and that topic is easy-peasy for pros like us. Since the timing meshed with the Gathering, we agreed to do the talk.
Then Linda fell sick, so I’m here on my own. We’ve spoken together previously in Sante Fe, Tucson, Austin, Washington DC, and other locations, and I’m used to playing off Linda and making her the fall guy for my silly remarks. This time, I had to do both sides of the talk, but the crowd of 50-60 aspiring and burgeoning writers seemed to like it. I’m still alive, in any case.
Posted by W. Eric Martin on April 4, 2008 at 05:00 PM in Special Features > Convention Reports > Convention Report: The Gathering of Friends 2008
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