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Looks like fun!
I was excited to check out LA Wargames in Little Tokyo yesterday. Their shop has been on my Instagram feed for months and it did not disappoint.
They carry and host game nights for a diverse variety of indie miniatures games, which is very cool to see. Definitely bought a bit more than I planned.
Time for Epic Encounters Live Play @ Geeky Teas! This Charity Stream for the Dio Cancer Fund is also on Twitch.
Fun to see Jason Charles Miller's Forest of the Damned Epic Encounters from Steamforged Games played live on launch day.
Great to kickoff GAMA Expo catching up with so many good folk. Exciting to hear what people are looking forward to this week. Going to be a good time.
Fun to hang out at the Galt Observatory and also catch DM Chaotic Goof's Daggerheart Actual Play over at Awry Brewery.
We used to go to lunch there when I worked at IDW. Good times.
Love those colors
On the way to Louisville for GAMA Expo! Going to be a good week with folk across the tabletop industry.
I should probably pick up Leaf Green or Fire Red, but happy to be playing through Pokémon Yellow. Love the Analog Pocket. #Pokemon30
Looking forward to seeing everyone at Expo. Its going to be a good week for the tabletop game industry.
I feel like the collective tabletop gaming space has been better about this, but as we head into whiskey tasting country for GAMA Expo, just wanted to share that you do not have to drink to be part of the conversation. There are plenty of us who do not.
Its nice to be able to remember conversations in the morning, be present at gatherings and work to have more meaningful conversations.
A lot of networking events are at bars or have plenty of drink tickets. NA drinks are on the rise and there are some great zero proof options.
With GAMA Expo coming up this week, its a good time to remind that trade shows are professional settings and should be safe places to network, connect and make business happen.
I've been sober for almost 6 years now, which has been such a welcome change.
That just sounds like a new way to create the same problems!
Amused at how many meeting calls Ive been in over the last week where people have said, "excuse me for a moment, I have too many tabs open."
Why are we all like this...
That sounds like a fantastic quick visit
does that come with doordash delivery?
This would be so fun. We used to do crossover miniatures for different games about a decade ago. That was something very cool to see and be part of
Had a good time recording a podcast interview with @justingary.bsky.social for 'Think Like A Game Designer'.
It was a great conversation about networking events, marketing campaigns and the tabletop industry. Ill be sure to share the interview once it goes live!
www.thinklikeagamedesigner.com
Kickstarter copy arrived for Trench Crusade. Looking forward to doing a deep dive on the book and painting up the rest of my New Antioch.
Friday night with Magic: The Gathering and pizza. Good times.
The event will have game designer pitching & playtesting, panel & workshop rooms, plus focused industry networking events.
Really happy to be able to work with the San Diego Comic-Con Programming Team to expand the tabletop industry growth presence here in SoCal.
Just finished sending out a big round of panel invites for WonderCon/D4. Excited to see the D4: Tabletop Creative Conference grow at WonderCon.
We had so many panel submissions this year we had to expand to an additional ballroom.
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Wonderful weekend at SCA War of the Phoenix in Arizona. Nice to spend a few days camping with friends and enjoying medieval hobbies.
Always good to fight in armor then adventure around at night from camp to camp. Good times all around.
Gorgeous Arizona sunset at SCA War of the Phoenix.
Of course. Happy to help :)
Tyler, I would be happy to help with any questions you have. Shoot me an email - kingdomconsd@gmail.com - and we can chat more there.
Happy to speak with anyone about the Media & Events division as well, as I am now about 5 months into my Board position.
GAMA Expo is the best trade show for the tabletop game hobby space and its always good to connect with industry folk. See you there!
GAMA Expo is right around the corner and Im looking forward to it! Ill be moderating & speaking on a handful of panels, attending a handful of networking events & workshops and catching up with folk.
My schedule still has a few openings if you want to line up to meet.
