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Last Week for GenConHistory.com Submissions!

Congratulations to our new winners at www.GenConHistory.com , who received FREE 4-day badges to Gen Con Indy! They include ...

GamerChick's story about Nathan Fillion (aka Captain Malcolm Reynolds) sitting in on her Serenity game ...
http://www.genconhistory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=334

Alycia's story about a Warlord tournament ...
http://www.genconhistory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=328

Tom Wesley's photo of a every PC's worst nightmare ...



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There's only one week left to post submissions for these topics, and then the free Gen Con badge promotion will be over ... don't miss out!

Best Animae or Film Story - Due Noon, Apr 2, 2007
Submit your best story or experience while watching Animae or Films at Gen Con.

Best Art Show Story - Due Noon, Apr 2, 2007
Submit your best story or experience involving the Art Show at Gen Con.

Best Miscellaneous Story - Due Noon, Apr 2, 2007
Submit your best story or experience of anything we missed!

Album: Art Show - Due Noon, Apr 2, 2007
Submit your best photo involving the Art Show at Gen Con.

Album: Animae or Film - Due Noon, Apr 2, 2007
Submit your best photo while watching Animae or Films at Gen Con.

Album: Miscellaneous - Due Noon, Apr 2, 2007
Submit your best photo of anything we missed!

Labels: winners

Posted by Michelle N.
3/26/2007 03:52:00 PM
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LAST CHANCE for free Gen Con badges!

Congratulations to our new winners at www.GenConHistory.com , who received FREE 4-day badges to Gen Con Indy! They include ...

GermInBerea's story about the secrets of the Safe House ...
http://forum.genconhistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=281

Patrick Seymour's photo of the D20 Magazine Rack staff at the Ram ...



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Think you can do as well? There's still time! Our LAST six new topics were posted today ...

Best Animae or Film Story - Due Noon, Apr 2, 2007
Submit your best story or experience while watching Animae or Films at Gen Con.

Best Art Show Story - Due Noon, Apr 2, 2007
Submit your best story or experience involving the Art Show at Gen Con.

Best Miscellaneous Story - Due Noon, Apr 2, 2007
Submit your best story or experience of anything we missed!

Album: Art Show - Due Noon, Apr 2, 2007
Submit your best photo involving the Art Show at Gen Con.

Album: Animae or Film - Due Noon, Apr 2, 2007
Submit your best photo while watching Animae or Films at Gen Con.

Album: Miscellaneous - Due Noon, Apr 2, 2007
Submit your best photo of anything we missed!

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And there's still one week left to post submissions for these topics ...

Best Story from an Alternate US Gen Con - Due Noon, Mar 26, 2007
Submit your best story or experience while at Gen Con East, Gen Con South, or Gen Con SoCal.

Best Tournament Story - Due Noon, Mar 26, 2007
Submit your best story or experience involving a Tournament at Gen Con.

Album: Roleplaying Game - Due Noon, Mar 26, 2007
Submit your best photo during a Roleplaying Game at Gen Con.

Album: Tournaments - Due Noon, March 26, 2007
Submit your best photo involving a tournament at Gen Con.

Labels: winners

Posted by Michelle N.
3/19/2007 02:42:00 PM
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More Winners for Gen Con History Week 11

Congratulations to our new winners at www.GenConHistory.com , who received FREE 4-day badges to Gen Con Indy! They include ...

Lefteye's story about meeting a co-worker at Gen Con ...
http://forum.genconhistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=251

GnomeNose's story about an RPGA awards ceremony ...
http://forum.genconhistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=264

Nicol Buckley's photo of their car's "Gen Con or Bust" slogan, and Shawna McCormick's picture of a costume contest winner dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow ...





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Think you can do as well? There's still time! Four new topics were posted today ...

Best Story from an Alternate US Gen Con - Due Noon, Mar 26, 2007
Submit your best story or experience while at Gen Con East, Gen Con South, or Gen Con SoCal.

Best Tournament Story - Due Noon, Mar 26, 2007
Submit your best story or experience involving a Tournament at Gen Con.

Album: Roleplaying Game - Due Noon, Mar 26, 2007
Submit your best photo during a Roleplaying Game at Gen Con.

Album: Tournaments - Due Noon, March 26, 2007
Submit your best photo involving a tournament at Gen Con.

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And there's still one week left to post submissions for these topics ...

Best Story from an Overseas Gen Con - Due Noon, Mar 19, 2007
Submit your best story or experience while at an overseas Gen Con (UK, France, Australia, etc.).

Best Gen Con Nightlife, Party, or Local Hangout Story - Due Noon, Mar 19, 2007
Submit your best story or experience about the Nightlife, Party, or Local Hangout at Gen Con.

Album: Overseas Gen Con - Due Noon, Mar 19, 2007
Submit your best photo while at an overseas Gen Con (UK, France, Australia, etc.).

Album: Nightlife, Party, or Local Hangout - Due Noon, Mar 19, 2007
Submit your best photo of the Nightlife, Party, or Local Hangout at Gen Con.

Labels: winners

Posted by Michelle N.
3/12/2007 02:44:00 PM
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Gen Con History Week 10

Congratulations to our new winners at www.GenConHistory.com , who received FREE 4-day badges to Gen Con Indy! They include ...

Mortice's story about ALMOST going to Gen Con at the Playboy Club ...
http://www.genconhistory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=218

mjbrown111's story about cheating to make a young gamer happy ...
http://www.genconhistory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=235

Jeff Thetford's photo of an angel, and Josiah Jenson's picture of a costumed gamer and her son outside the Ram ...





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Think you can do as well? There's still time! Four new topics were posted today ...

Best Story from an Overseas Gen Con - Due Noon, Mar 19, 2007
Submit your best story or experience while at an overseas Gen Con (UK, France, Australia, etc.).

Best Gen Con Nightlife, Party, or Local Hangout Story - Due Noon, Mar 19, 2007
Submit your best story or experience about the Nightlife, Party, or Local Hangout at Gen Con.

Album: Overseas Gen Con - Due Noon, Mar 19, 2007
Submit your best photo while at an overseas Gen Con (UK, France, Australia, etc.).

Album: Nightlife, Party, or Local Hangout - Due Noon, Mar 19, 2007
Submit your best photo of the Nightlife, Party, or Local Hangout at Gen Con.

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And there's still one week left to post submissions for these topics ...

Best Indianapolis Story - Due Noon, Mar 12, 2007
Submit your best story or experience from when Gen Con was hosted in Indianapolis from 2003 to present.

Best Awards Ceremony Story - Due Noon, Mar 12, 2007
Submit your best story or experience involving an Awards Ceremony at Gen Con.

Album: Travel - Due Noon, Mar 12, 2007
Submit your best photo involving getting to or getting home from Gen Con.

Album: Awards Ceremony - Due Noon, Mar 12, 2007
Submit your best photo involving an Awards Ceremony at Gen Con.

Labels: winners

Posted by Michelle N.
3/05/2007 12:43:00 PM
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In 40 Years of Gen Con, gaming guru Robin D. Laws chronicles the story of every gamer's lifetime. It's a documentary history that reaches out to four decades of gamers to form a vast collage of the Gen Con experience from every point of view -- from the gamers playing in the halls, to the staffers behind the scenes, to the exhibitors on the sales floor. 40 Years of Gen Con is a treasure trove of personal interviews with game industry insiders and luminaries, including ...

Peter Adkison * Dave Arneson * Ron Edwards
Larry Elmore * Kaja Foglio * Phil Foglio * Matt Forbeck
Ed Greenwood * E. Gary Gygax * Tracy Hickman
Kenneth Hite * Steve Jackson * Harold Johnson * Tim Kask
Ian Livingstone * Douglas Niles * Mike Pondsmith
Mark Rosewater * R. A. Salvatore * Duke Seifried
Greg Stafford * Lisa Stevens * John Tynes * Jim Ward
Margaret Weis * Jordan Weisman
John Wick * Steve Wieck * Skip Williams

... and many, many more. This epic collection of oral histories, photographs, reminiscences, and more tells the inside story of the best four decades in gaming!

RELEASED IN AUGUST 2007 FOR GEN CON'S 40TH ANNIVERSARY

This web site was designed specifically for Gen Con attendees to share their personal stories and photos, and to vote for their favorite submissions ... the contributors of the 50 top-ranked submissions each received a FREE 4-day pass to Gen Con Indy 2007! We also selected some of the submissions to use in the book, and those contributors recieved a complimentary copy of it and their name in the credtis. To see all of the submissions, visit the photo gallery and the story forums ... they're closed to new submissions, but they're still a great piece of Gen Con history!