Protospiel North Latest News

NEWS

The "About 10 Days To Go" Update:

Time to start dusting off the old protos and prepping the new ones, P-North is just around the corner!

Friday Night Sold-Out
The HammerCon organizers are happy to announce that they have sold all their Friday night passes. If you did not register for P-North yet and you were counting on attending the Friday session, you can contact me and I'll see what I can do.

Speed Gaming Spots Still Open
The HammerCon organizers would also like to let you know that there are still spots available for the Speed Gaming event. Visit http://www.hammercon.ca/events/speedgaming for more details. I did it last year and it was the fastest 2 hours of my life!

Round Table Discussion
The round-table discussion is scheduled for 1:00pm on Saturday and will be an hour long. The time should not affect any other scheduled events.

Sunday Session
There will be a Sunday session based on the number of designers who are interested. The time and place has yet to be decided on, but there are a number of options for local venues near the hotel. I think we can firm this up Friday night.

Games, Games and More Games
The registration has been really good and it looks like there will a LOT of prototype games looking for some love at P-North. As previously mentioned, the proper Protospiel etiquette requires that you spend as much time playing other designers' prototypes as you do running your own games. Designers who have registered multiple games should prioritize their games as it may not be possible to get that fifth or sixth game to the table.

Play-test Aids
(Not a disease!) Protospiel typically supplies forms and other printed materials for recording feedback received during testing. You might find these useful if this is your first time. I'll have these available at the command post for whoever needs them.

Game Crafter
JT Smith has sent us a nice little package of samples, coupons and t-shirts from the Game Crafter. I will also have these at the P-North command post table if you want to see what they can do.

That's it for now.
Cheers!
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The "1-Month-To-Go" Update:

We are just under a month away from what is shaping up to be a grand event.
Really looking forward to meeting everyone - old and new!

Some things I would like to mention:

Current Listings
If you want to see who has confirmed their attendance via pre-registration,
I've updated the Protospiel North news at:
http://www.hammercon.ca/protospiel-north/news
There is also a list of prototypes at:
http://www.hammercon.ca/events/protospiel
Looks like some really fun games will be hitting the tables!

FYI: If you are new to Protospiel, I should point out that it is expected
that you give equal time to other designers' games as well as your own. You
give and you get when it comes to play-testing at Protospiel. Spending time
with another designer's game and giving the designer constructive feedback
is what makes a Protospiel event work.

Sunday Session To Be Added
By my count, there will be at least 13 designers attending. That could swell
to more than 20 depending on the number of late-comers. So, to make it
worthwhile for everyone, and to make sure everyone's games get enough
playtime, I am organizing an additional session for Sunday close to the
convention hotel. If this is good for you and you want to take part in the
Sunday session, please let me know so I can determine the best venue based
on the numbers. Thanks!

Snakes & Lattes
If you are visiting Toronto, drop by the Snakes & Lattes board game cafe.
But you'd better call ahead to get on the waiting list: the place is always
full! If you haven't visited Ben's tour-de-force gaming attraction, it's
worth a trip. http://www.facebook.com/snakesandlattes

Food Drive Contributions
HammerCon is running a food drive. Please bring non-perishable food items on
Saturday, November 5. We will have a box where you can place your
donation(s). Let's show how generous gamers can be! Here's the link for more
information:
http://www.hamiltonfoodshare.org/how-you-can-help/needed-food-items.htm

Special guests attending:

  • Will Niebling, CEO of Elfinwerks Publishing
  • Ross Fleming, CEO of Tartan Grizzly Publishing and Lion Rampant Distributors
  • William Niebling, rules writer extraordinaire
  • Josh Cappel, renowned artist and designer

Designers attending:

  • Tim W. K. Brown ('Gridstones')
  • Josh Cappel ('Wasabi')
  • Jay Cormier & Sen-Foong Lim ('Belfort', 'Train of Thought')
  • Josh Derksen ('Astral Vanguard')
  • Micah Fuller ('Truffle Scuffle')
  • Dave Garcia ('Lunker in the Lake')
  • Brian Gasbarini ('Clash of the Druids')
  • Bryan Griffiths ('Toy Factory Funhouse')
  • Jonathan Lavallee ('Cutthroat Caverns Adventures', 'Suitors')
  • Al Leduc ('FrakenDie')
  • Ken Maher (-KenMGames-)
  • Daniel Rocchi ('Zombie Dash')
  • Stephen Sauer ('Stormlands', 'Potions Level 1')
  • Yves Tourigny ('Midnight Men')
  • Francois Valentyne ('Ticket to Ride: Legendary Asia', 'Chaos')

More to come!