I just made a number of changes to my Appearances page, and I wanted to highlight them for you. First, I’ll be at the Nexus Game Fair in Milwaukee next weekend, June 19—22. This is a new show but with a lot of familiar faces, including Harold Johnson, Jolly Blackburn, Mike Carr, Chris Clark, Zeb Cook, Jeff Easley, Ernie Gygax, Dave Kenzer, James Lowder, Frank Mentzer, Merle Rasmussen, Jim Ward, Skip Williams, Rob Wieland, Matt McElroy, Monica Valentinelli, Lester Smith, Stefan Pokorny, and Ken Hite. For that show, you can find me here:
Friday, June 20
- 6 PM: Inspectres: The Movie, with director Darren Orange
Saturday, June 21
- 10 AM: Game Design: Increasing Your Chance Of Success, with Chris Clark, Lester Smith, and Jim Ward
- 1 PM: Crowdsourcing: Kickstarting Your Own Creation, with Ken Hite and Stefan Pokorny
- 2 PM: The Genre: Shaken, Not Stirred, with Ken Hite and Merle Rasmussen
- 4 PM: Storytelling: Adding Fear, Suspense & Tension, with Ken Hite and Jim Lowder
I’ve also posted my full schedule (so far) for Gen Con, which is coming up in Indianapolis, August 14—17. This is my favorite time of year. I’m once again part of the committee selecting the Industry Insider Guests of Honor, and this will mark my 33rd consecutive Gen Con and 12th in a row as a guest of honor. I’ll also take part in the Gen Con Writers Symposium.
If you love games, books, or both, do not miss this show.
I also need to announce that I won’t be able to make it to the Launch Pad Astronomy Workshop or to Geek.Kon this year. Fortunately, the fine people at Launch Pad were happy to defer my admission until next year, and I hope to return to Geek.Kon next year as well. It’s a fantastic show run by wonderful people with real passion for putting on a great time for everyone who attends.
On a much better note, I’ve been named a guest of honor at Capricon 35, a wonderful convention down in Wheeling, IL, next February 12—15. Steve Jackson of Steve Jackson Games is slated to join me there, and it promises to be amazing fun.
I hope to see you on the road. Until then, keep having fun on your own!
