GenCon has announced that it is expanding the Trade Day program at GenCon Indy.

From their announcement:

After a successful launch in 2007, Gen Con has expanded its programming for Gen Con Trade Day 2008, an event dedicated to building the business of games.This year Gen Con is offering twice as many sessions for retailers, expanded programming for librarians and educators, and a new track for game companies. Panel discussions will bring together experts in their fields, major speakers will deliver presentations on key topics, and special events will offer the opportunity to exchange ideas and network with other attendees.

Gen Con Trade Day is designed as a forum to serve businesspeople, librarians, and educators at the show, increasing their opportunities at Gen Con to grow games for their businesses, libraries, and schools. Attendance at Trade Day is limited to retailers, librarians, educators, licensing professionals, game publishers and distributors with programming scheduled for Wednesday, August 13th, the eve of Gen Con. Trade Day registrants will also receive exclusive early access to the exhibit floor on Thursday before doors open to the general public. All Gen Con Trade Day attendees, panelists, and exhibitors will be invited to attend a special cocktail reception on Wednesday evening.

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Second City Gamers is having a gaming open house.

From their announcement:

Second City Gamers is having an open house with a number of games being run. If you are anywhere in the Chicago area and are interested in attending, drop me a line!

Currently the schedule includes 6 games:

10AM

• WWI Naval - Mark Severin
• WW2 Armor - Jerome Mrozek
• Crimean War - Tim Deichl

3PM

• Civil War - Jerry Stefek
• WW1 Air - Jerome Mrozek
• Medieval - Tim Deichl

The club meets in the home of one of the members in N Riverside. The location is convenient to 290.

Darkson Designs have announced an AE-WWII Demo event to be held in Portland.

From their announcement:

My name is Steve and I am a new Partisan. I will be running my first event soon and I wanted to get local players attention. So if you live in the Portland Metro Area please feel free to come to my event and meet other AE-WWII fans.

Here are the event details
locations: Z-games
2100 SE 164th Ave
Suite D111
Vancouver, WA 98683
(360) 567-1684
Date : July 20th
Time : 3pm to 6pm
event type: demo - nothing to structured just come in and learn to play the game, meet others interested in AE-WWII and have fun. I have plenty of models for everyone to play with but if you have your own bring them in too.

The Miniatures Wargaming Union have posted video taken at Games Day Toronto 2008.

From their announcement:

We have finally released our coverage movie based on Games Day Toronto 2008. The first ever full event coverage video that takes you straight into Games Day.

The movie is slightly over 800mb is size and can be fully downloaded.

The Miniatures Wargaming Union has posted a gallery of photos from the recent Games Day Toronto event.

Games Workshop has posted coverage from the recent Games Day Baltimore event. There coverage is over 19 pages long including tournament photos, game photos, previews and more.

Nuke-Con 2008 has put out a call for artists and GMs for their upcoming game show to be held October 3-5, 2008 in the Omaha Metro Area.

From their announcement:

Nuke-Con 18 will be holding its first Art Show. To help us kick off this inaugural year we have Special Guests Larry Elmore and Fredd Gorham. We are inviting you to participate in the Art Show at Nuke Con 2008, October 3-5, 2008. Artists will have the chance to show and (if they choose) sell their art and prints to Nuke-Con guests. It will take 3 written bids to send a piece to live auction at this show. Please find all the details here in the Art Show Packet.

Nuke-Con and Ground Zero Comics and Games are hosting a Summer game day on Saturday July 19th, 2008. To make this day happen we need GM’s to run events. If you would like to run a game, please visit http://fallout.nuke-con.com and sign up to run a game. (or email admin@nuke-con.com). GM deadline July 12, 2008

The WizKids website has a report from the recent Wizard World Philadelphia Tournament. The report has force lists for the competitors and a recap of the games held there.

Great Escape Games will be attending the Valhalla Farnborough show to demo Rules of Engagement and their range of RoE 28mm miniatures.

In addition to other news, the GamesFest 3 organizers have announced that tickets for the event are now on sale.

From their announcement:

GamesFest 3 is pleased to announce the attendance of writer Bill Hussey, writer Peter Mark May, award winning writer/director Frazer Lee and artist David Michael Wright. The attendance of Bill, Peter, Frazer and David add further exciting dimensions to the day, please see further profile information in the Literary Zone (even though David is an artist.).

The other big GamesFest 3 news is that advance tickets are now on sale via mail order for £5.50 each, please see our Tickets page for the low down. Numbers are limited so please purchase in advance to avoid disappointment.

The Grimsby Wargames Society have posted reports from the recent Partizan 2008 event.

From their announcement:

Us lads at Grimsby are once again glad to share with you our reports and photos from the Partizan wargames show on May 25th 2008. On this occasion my mobile was used again to photo blog from the show whilst still at the show. Did the same thing for Triples this year.

It has taken me a little time to put it all together this year partly down to the amount of photos and the editing of the video footage that I took at the show. The video footage is now on Youtube. Videos of each of the other individual games are also available on Youtube. To see what is available, view
our Youtube channel. In future any other video footage of shows will also be found there.

My friend Paul Robinson from the Grimsby Club did his own show report with photos.

Photos of the individual games are available on my blog.

• The Napoleonic game put on by the North Hull Wargames Club
• Derby Wargames Society Turks v Poles game
• Coltishall Cowards 15mm World War 2 display
• My favourite game of the show - The Battle of the Boyne by The League of Augsburg
• You can also view the Partizan coverage on my blog in its entirety including my photo blogging.

The South London Warlords have updated their website with photos from Salute 2008.

From their announcement:

Pictures Now up of the South London Warlords Open day Salute 2008. We have recovered from running Salute 2008 and finally we have some show pictures to share

Neil from the Meeples and Miniatures podcast has posted photographs as well as several videos from the recent Partizan 2008 game show.

The Nuke Con organizers have announced a new game day.

From their announcement:

Aftershock 2008.2- Meltdown: Game Day
Join us for some summer gaming fun. All games welcome. All levels of players welcome.

When: July 19, 2008
Where: Ground Zero Bellevue
794 Fort Crook Rd S, Bellevue, NE 68005, (402) 292-3750
Times: Gaming from 10am-10pm
(setup from 9am-10am, volunteers wanted. contact us admin@nuke-con.com)
Fee: $3 to game all day

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The UK Games Expo organizers have sent along a preview of the events and demos that will be at their upcoming game show.

From their announcement:

Welcome to the Expo Preview Newsletter Here is a quick walk through UK Games Expo to give you an idea of what awaits you.

Zone 1 contains our Premier Sponsors NC Soft; Wargames Illustrated and Mongoose. There are also many demo games such as the Flames of War Game shown above as well as the Painting Competition run by Simple Miniature Games where you might win £500 worth of prizes. Visit Ludorum Games in Zone 1 for a chance to win a Polar Bear. In all we have 22 exhibitors in this room.

Our big supporters Esdevium, Privateer Press and JKLM as well as many board game companies such as Warfrog, Ragnar, Surprised Stare and others along with a good range of retailers such as Spirit Games, Northumbria Games and Gamers are found here. A large demo game area forms the core of the room with a cracking PC and console gaming area via Centralan UK finishing the mix of 16 more exhibitors.

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Gen Con and Wizards have announced that WotC will be co-sponsoring Gen Con Indy 2008

From their announcement:

Gen Con is pleased to announce that once again Wizards of the Coast, Inc., will be a co-sponsor of Gen Con Indy. Fans of all ages come to Gen Con each year to see and experience the latest in analog and digital gaming, and Wizards participation is a highlight for many fans. This year, Wizards of the Coast will be showing off their latest offerings, including the release of Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition.

³We are so pleased to have Wizards of the Coast once again be a sponsor of Gen Con. Its long history with the show, as well as the popularity of its products makes it an integral part of the entire Gen Con experience, said Adrian Swartout, president of Gen Con.

At Gen Con this year, Wizards of the Coast will be celebrating the newly released D&D 4th Edition by debuting the new Living Forgotten Realms campaign as well as 20 years of the Legend of Drizzt. New York Times best-selling author R.A. Salvatore will be signing sample chapters of The Pirate King, the second book in the Transitions trilogy and sample chapters of The Stowaway, co-authored with his son Geno Salvatore.

Warlord Games will be attending Partizan.

From their announcement:

Warlord Games will be at Partizan on Sunday 25th May. Our plastic and metal Imperial Romans will be there to feast your eyes upon and to purchase along with The Army Painter range of hobby products and the amazing Little Big Men Studios transfers sized for our plastic Legionaries.

We may even have a few new models for sale at the show…

GAMA have announced that pre-registration for Origins starts tomorrow.

From their announcement:

Get ready for the race. Event pre-registration for Origins 2008 opens on May 15 at noon Eastern Daylight Time (9:00 a.m. PDT).

To make your event purchases go quicker and easier that day, create an account on the www.originsgamefair.com site (use the Click to Create an Account link at the top of the page), then buy your show badge. By doing that, you’re all ready to buy events when they go on sale this Thursday.

GAMA have announced that the event grids for the upcoming Origins game show are now online.

From their announcement:

You waited so patiently to see what Origins has in store for you for 2008 — well, wait no longer. You can download the event grids and see all of the Origins events for yourself! Check out the event grid files Excel files at www.originsgamefair.com. If the master file (4501 events) is too big for you, that’s ok – we broke the master out by gaming genre. Enjoy.

Fantasy Flight Games have posted details of their GenCon Indy events for AT-43 and Confrontation.

William Sturtevant, aka Moscovian, will be holding an Epic: Armageddon tournament at Games Day Baltimore. There is only space for 12 players so sign up early.

Its only three weeks until the UK Games Expo. Here is some information on what to expect at the event.

From their announcement:

Bookings are going well for the second UK Games Expo with some events particularly the new 4th Edition Dungeons and Dragons, Dr Who, Flames of War and Hordes/ Warmachines filling up fast. Pre-book to ensure your place. Head on over to our booking page to book yourself in.

Tournaments

Boardgamers can play through the Grand Board Game Tournament and win vouchers for games with the top prize of £100. The UK Carcassonne Championship is part of this event and the UK Carcassonne Champion will represent the UK in the world championship in October at Essen. Uk Games Expo will Pay £100 of your travel costs. Early arrivals don’t forget the Two Player tournament http://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/twoplayer.php on friday night at the Strathallan.

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News about some of the events and “doings” at the upcoming GenCon Indy event.

From their announcement:

The countdown has begun and gaming enthusiasts all across the country are planning their annual trek to Indianapolis in anticipation of what gamers everywhere know to be as The Best Four Days in Gaming. With 91,000 turnstile attendees, Gen Con Indy is understandably the place where consumers and the industry come together to see and play all that is gaming. For the sixth year in a row, the event will be held at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, taking place August 14 through 17.

Celebrating its 41st year and going strong, Gen Con is no ordinary convention. Attendees do everything from browsing the aisles of the exhibit hall packed with over 250 booths to taking part in any number of the 4,500 gaming events happening 24 hours a day over the four days. Gaming activities range from interactive game play and computer gaming to big money hobby-related tournaments sponsored by industry leaders such as Upper Deck Entertainment. One such event that will be featured is the World of Warcraft TCG Continental Championship.

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The GenCon Paris website now has a series of galleries of photos taken during the event.

French site Jeux de Figs have posted photos from the recent GenCon Paris show.

CSRA Gamers Association have announced the Augusta Warhammer RTT. The tournament will be held May 24th at the Augusta Book Exchange. There is space for 12 participants and the entry fee is $10 US.

South London Warlords have announced the results of the Salute 2008 Painting Competition.

From their announcement:

Over 250 entries this year and an unbelievably high standard of painting across the board.

Here is a list of the winners:

Historical

1. Historical Wargames unit: Infantry or Cavalry - 25mm to (and including) 54mm: 5 to 40 figures
1st 111 David Robotham Cowboy Posse
2nd 106 C Klimczak Scots Greys

2. Historical Wargames unit: Infantry or Cavalry - 6mm to (and including) 20mm: 5 to 40 figures
1st 188 Adrian Walters 15mm 88 gun Battery
2nd 160 Mark Allen 10mm Spanish Infantry

3. Historical Wargames Other: - Single figures and up to 5 figures or models (Artillery pieces, Elephants, boats, War machines, etc)
1st 114 Bill Gaskin Spain 1808
2nd 195 Mark Allen Officer and Drummer

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John from the Huntingdon & District Wargames Society has posted photos taken from their 75ft long Operation Market Garden demo game.

TGN Review Editor Grant Hill has uploaded a series of photos that he took at Salute 2008. Some of these are larger versions of photos that accompany his Salute 2008 Event Notes article and some are additional shots of other figures from the booths he visited.

First, I’d like to start this off with a disclaimer/apology. There was no way I could get round and talk to every manufacturer at the show in the time given, sorry to those that I missed or didn’t make this article.

Dead ahead from the main entrance were demo tables for Hell Dorado and Infinity, as my main gaming interests lie in fantasy and sci-fi “skirmish” games it looked like I was going to be in my element. Having never played I partook in a demo of Hell Dorado and I was pretty impressed with what I saw. The mechanics seemed interesting, the game played pretty quickly despite possessing a good amount of complexity and the resource management added an extra tactical element. Thanks to Rogue for putting up with my questions and guiding me through the game and to Carlos for showing me the green for the new version of the Voyageuse (even though he wouldn’t allow any photos), the detail on this figure seems to be incredible.
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