Week 9 Gen Con Badge WINNERS!

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

Balthor's story about using "Mr. Shiny Black Helmet" (aka Darth Vader) to place in his first tourney ...
http://www.genconhistory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=140

Fathead's story about a halfling who tried to stuff himself down a privy chute ...
http://www.genconhistory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=202

Mike Hawkin's photo of boardgaming at the Ram and Henry Chi's picture from the SoCal True Dungeon ...





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

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.

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

Best Playboy Resort Gen Con Story - Due Noon, Mar 5, 2007
Submit your best story or experience from when Gen Con was hosted at the Playboy Resort in 1977.

Best Story about a Volunteer, Staff Member, or Exhibitor - Due Noon, Mar 5, 2007
Submit your best story or experience about a Volunteer, Staff Member, or Exhibitor at Gen Con.

Album: Seminar - Due Noon, Mar 5, 2007
Submit your best photo while at a Seminar during Gen Con.

Album: Kids or Families - Due Noon, Mar 5, 2007
Submit your best photo of Kids or Families at Gen Con.

Posted by Michelle Nephew
2/27/2007 02:01:00 PM
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Free Gen Con Badges Week 8

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

Henchman213's story about a chainmail bikini's miraculous powers ...
http://www.genconhistory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=146

JesterSB's story about a cell phone call during a seminar with R. A. Salvatore ...
http://www.genconhistory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=125

Cynthia Hart's Hogwart's LARP photo and Bart Miller's picture of "Cardhalla" ...





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

Best Playboy Resort Gen Con Story - Due Noon, Mar 5, 2007
Submit your best story or experience from when Gen Con was hosted at the Playboy Resort in 1977.

Best Story about a Volunteer, Staff Member, or Exhibitor - Due Noon, Mar 5, 2007
Submit your best story or experience about a Volunteer, Staff Member, or Exhibitor at Gen Con.

Album: Seminar - Due Noon, Mar 5, 2007
Submit your best photo while at a Seminar during Gen Con.

Album: Kids or Families - Due Noon, Mar 5, 2007
Submit your best photo of Kids or Families at Gen Con.

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

Best RPG Story - Due Noon, Feb 26, 2007
Submit your best story or experience during a Role Playing Game at Gen Con.

Best Miniatures or Wargame Story- Due Noon, Feb 26, 2007
Submit your best story or experience during a Miniatures Battle or Wargame at Gen Con.

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

Album: Alternate US Gen Con - Due Noon, Feb 26, 2007
Submit your best photo while at Gen Con East, Gen Con South, or Gen Con SoCal.

Posted by Michelle Nephew
2/19/2007 02:20:00 PM
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New Banner for Ars Magica 5th Edition

There is a new web banner now available for Ars Magica 5th Edition, plus the Errata has been updated.




Download this web banner for your own site!






Posted by Webmaster
2/14/2007 03:48:00 PM
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Week 7's Winners at GenConHistory.com

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

Genconjunkie for his story about luring a friend into talking to a mannequin ...

ValentineW for her experience in the Klingon Jail 'N Bail ...

Artoo716 for his first Gen Con experience ...

Anastasia Becker for her costume photo and Michael Dockery for his Minis photo ...











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

Best RPG Story - Due Noon, Feb 26, 2007
Submit your best story or experience during a Role Playing Game at Gen Con.

Best Miniatures or Wargame Story- Due Noon, Feb 26, 2007
Submit your best story or experience during a Miniatures Battle or Wargame at Gen Con.

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

Album: Alternate US Gen Con - Due Noon, Feb 26, 2007
Submit your best photo while at Gen Con East, Gen Con South, or Gen Con SoCal.

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

Best Costume Story - Due Noon, Feb 19, 2007
Submit your best story or experience involving Costumes at Gen Con.

Best Seminar Story - Due Noon, Feb 19, 2007
Submit your best story or experience in a Seminar at Gen Con.

Album: LARP - Due Noon, Feb 19, 2007
Submit your best photo while Live Action Role Playing at Gen Con.

Album: CCG/Card Game - Due Noon, Feb 19, 2007
Submit your best photo while playing a CCG or Card Game at Gen Con.

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This week we've made a slight change to voting ... only registered users will be able vote from now on, due to the non-unique block voting that appeared in several entries recently. We've also decided that anyone who benefits significantly from such voting will have all of his or her entries disqualified from that topic. We hope that this will keep the promotion fair to everyone who enters.

Posted by Michelle Nephew
2/12/2007 03:43:00 PM
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Adopt a Rabbit Month!

As many of you might already know from our previous bunny-related posts, John and I are founding members and patrons of the Minnesota Companion Rabbit Society. This time of year brings the highest number of rabbits seeking homes - over 100 rabbits are listed on Petfinder through MCRS right now! That's why February is officially Adopt a Rabbit Month. If you're looking for a new pet, consider a bunny ... like our own Poncho!

We fostered Poncho and three other rabbits in the summer of 2005 after a big confiscation of some 70 rabbits strained the capacity of the local Twin Cities shelters. I fell in love with him at the shelter when he licked my hand from inside his carrier, and his outgoing personality soon won us over entirely. The other three bunnies found homes quickly, but we decided to adopt Poncho (which is short for El Chupacabra, of course!). Because he's litter trained, Poncho has the run of our den in the evenings, and loves to jump up on the couch with us for long petting sessions while we watch TV.

What's that you say? "I don't live in Minnesota!" Not to fear, the National House Rabbit Society website can point you toward a rescue group near you, and also has tons of great information about bunnies!



Posted by Michelle Nephew
2/06/2007 11:00:00 AM
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GenConHistory.com Week 6

Congratulations to our new winners at www.GenConHistory.com ! They include ...

Mikus476 for his story about leading a zombie infiltration of a Vampire LARP, and getting busted!
http://www.genconhistory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=74

Jason R. Griffin's photo with celeb Kari Byron.

Robert Armstrong for his photo with industry luminary R A Salvatore.






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

Best Costume Story - Due Noon, Feb 19, 2007
Submit your best story or experience involving Costumes at Gen Con.

Best Seminar Story - Due Noon, Feb 19, 2007
Submit your best story or experience in a Seminar at Gen Con.

Album: LARP - Due Noon, Feb 19, 2007
Submit your best photo while Live Action Role Playing at Gen Con.

Album: CCG/Card Game - Due Noon, Feb 19, 2007
Submit your best photo while playing a CCG or Card Game at Gen Con.

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

Best Milwaukee Story - Due Noon, Feb 12, 2007
Submit your best story about when Gen Con was hosted in Milwaukee, WI from 1985 to 2002.

Best Board Game Story - Due Noon, Feb 12, 2007
Submit your best story or experience during a board game at Gen Con.

Costumes - Due Noon, Feb 12, 2007
Submit your best photo involving Costumes at Gen Con.

Miniatures & Wargaming - Due Noon, Feb 12, 2007
Submit your best photo involving Miniatures or Wargaming at Gen Con.

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Posted by Michelle Nephew
2/05/2007 12:38:00 PM
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Atlas Games in Iraq

My brother-in-law 1LT Andrew Wyman just sent me this photo from when he was stationed in Iraq last year ... this was taken just after a BIG box full of Atlas Games products arrived at his base in response to his plea on behalf of his unit's gamers. We're glad to have him home, and to know that the books are still there for the guys who came after him!



Posted by Michelle Nephew
2/02/2007 03:03:00 PM
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Atlas Best Sellers of 2006

It's that time of year again, when we look back at what sold best in the year just ended. As usual, I bring you two lists: The first is our bestsellers according to the number of units sold, the second is the bestsellers in order of dollar sales.

An asterisk indicates that this is an item that was newly introduced in 2006.

2006 Best Sellers - Unit Sales

1. Lunch Money
2. Gloom
3. Once Upon A Time
4. Lunch Money: Sticks & Stones
5. Epic Dungeoneer: Call of the Lich Lord*
6. Once Upon A Time: Dark Tales
7. Beer Money
8. Pieces of Eight: The Cursed Blade*
9. Pieces of Eight: The Maiden's Vengeance*
10. Dungeoneer: Tomb of the Lich Lord

2006 Best Sellers - Dollar Sales

1. Gloom
2. Once Upon A Time
3. Lunch Money
4. Covenants*
5. Epic Dungeoneer: Call of the Lich Lord*
6. Houses of Hermes: Mystery Cults*
7. Beer Money
8. Pieces of Eight: The Cursed Blade*
9. Pieces of Eight: The Maiden's Vengeance*
10. Dungeoneer: Tomb of the Lich Lord

Posted by John Nephew
2/02/2007 02:59:00 PM
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Ars Magica Open Call Reminder

Just a reminder that the deadline for submission of your magi for the Ars Magica Open Call is March 31st. If you think that you might have a magus to submit, now would be a good time to send your Release Form to Atlas, because that leaves enough time to send a second one if the first gets lost.

I'm looking forward to seeing everyone's submissions.

Posted by David
2/02/2007 05:21:00 AM
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