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Indie Hurricane PDX March 24-27! Run games, play games!
So, Indie Hurricane! the self-published gaming delegation for the greater Portland area's Gamestorm convention, is coming to the Hilton Vancouver at the end of March. If you'd like to be a part of it, now's the time!
March 6 is the date to watch--it's the deadline for preregistration AND for events to be listed in the program book. If you'd like to be involved, here's what to do:
Want to come and play? Head over to Gamestorm.org and register. Then go to the schedule page login with OpenID. Look for games in the Indie Hurricane! track with the pink bar, and sign up to play! (if a game is full, you'll go on a waiting list.)
Want to come and run games? Do the above, and click "Submit a Proposal." Fill out the fields, click the pink Indie Hurricane! track, and request a time slot. The time blocks for scheduling Indie Hurricane! games are:
Morning games 10am - 1pm (3hrs)
Lunch/Panels 1pm - 2pm
Afternoon games 2pm - 6pm (4hrs)
Dinner/Panels 6pm - 7pm
Evening games 7pm - Midnight (5 hrs)
If you have a game that's shorter than the block you want, that's fine. It can either start late or end early. Note that there is no Morning block on Thursday the 24th, and no Evening block on Sunday the 27th.
Want to come and sell your own games? The Indie Hurricane! table in the dealer hall is available for your use, free of charge! The dealer staff will be versed in your game provided you email me (storybythethroat AT gmail DOT com) so we can send you a questionnaire for your game(s) for our Booth Menu. If you'd like to work a shift or three at the booth yourself, that's wonderful as well!
Feel free to discuss what you're playing/running here, or drop by the Go Play PDX forums to tell us you'r coming. Remember, the deadline for program buzz and pre-reg savings is March 6, in just one week! Come make the Hurricane a monsoon!*
Peace,
-Joel
*I know nothing about hurricanes or monsoons.
March 6 is the date to watch--it's the deadline for preregistration AND for events to be listed in the program book. If you'd like to be involved, here's what to do:
Want to come and play? Head over to Gamestorm.org and register. Then go to the schedule page login with OpenID. Look for games in the Indie Hurricane! track with the pink bar, and sign up to play! (if a game is full, you'll go on a waiting list.)
Want to come and run games? Do the above, and click "Submit a Proposal." Fill out the fields, click the pink Indie Hurricane! track, and request a time slot. The time blocks for scheduling Indie Hurricane! games are:
Morning games 10am - 1pm (3hrs)
Lunch/Panels 1pm - 2pm
Afternoon games 2pm - 6pm (4hrs)
Dinner/Panels 6pm - 7pm
Evening games 7pm - Midnight (5 hrs)
If you have a game that's shorter than the block you want, that's fine. It can either start late or end early. Note that there is no Morning block on Thursday the 24th, and no Evening block on Sunday the 27th.
Want to come and sell your own games? The Indie Hurricane! table in the dealer hall is available for your use, free of charge! The dealer staff will be versed in your game provided you email me (storybythethroat AT gmail DOT com) so we can send you a questionnaire for your game(s) for our Booth Menu. If you'd like to work a shift or three at the booth yourself, that's wonderful as well!
Feel free to discuss what you're playing/running here, or drop by the Go Play PDX forums to tell us you'r coming. Remember, the deadline for program buzz and pre-reg savings is March 6, in just one week! Come make the Hurricane a monsoon!*
Peace,
-Joel
*I know nothing about hurricanes or monsoons.
Comments
Don't know what I'll play, my plans never line up with what really happens so I think I'll just be winging it again this year.
EDIT: Ah, I see, there's a Vancouver next to Portland. Huh.
If you're planning to run games, register some sessions in the schedule system before March 6th and they'll be in the program book!
That is, assuming you (for whatever value of you) don't decide to wing it.
I'm totally stoked for pretty much everything that's been mentioned in this thread.
I'm very aprihensive about clicking through the link to sign my games in, though - it the calendar the same hot mess as it was last year? I know that that's above your head, Joel.
Great poster, by the way!
It looks like the game signup system is running pretty well. No problems I've heard about; folks have been submitting games and I've been approving 'em. Give it a try!
Friday we have Tyler Tinsley's 0 Hunters, Ben Lehman's On the Ecology and Behavior of the Mud Dragon, my own The Dreaming Crucible, Tyler Walls' Dramatis, Gregor Hutton's Remember Tomorrow, Jake Richmond's Panty Explosion, Vincent Baker's Poison'd, and Jake and Nick's Sea Dracula.
Saturday we have "Escape from the Lab of Dr. Malvolius" using Kirin Robinson's Old School Hack, Mud Dragon, John Harper's Danger Patrol, Nick Smith's Tulip Academy Society for Dangerous Gentlemen, and Luke and Jared's Freemarket.
Sunday we have 0 Hunters, Mud Dragon, The Dreaming Crucible, Dramatis, "Gotham by Gaslight" using Joe McDaldno's Perfect, and Sea Dracula.
Stuff folks have declared but not scheduled yet: Dungeon World, Powers for Good, a game of "vanilla" Perfect, "something else" by Ben Lehman, Where Are Your Keys?, and I'm running an Archipelago II playset with sad PTSD Hobbits.
We'll also have an Open Gaming table in both the game rooms and the Dealer Hall, with whiteboard signups.
I reiterate that the Program Book deadline is this Sunday March 6. We typically get many more games scheduled after that point, and each year have had no problem filling game tables. however I'd love to get as many games on the roster as we can before deadline, so that congoers and Gamestorm staff can see a robust assortment of games that they'd like to be a part of!
Peace,
-Joel
Joel, this is the same hotel as last year, right? Last year's hotel was super deluxe for unscheduled pickup gaming, lots of nooks and corners that gamers could take over.
EDIT: I think if everyone who's planning to come and hasn't yet scheduled a game, each scheduled a single game, the roster would freaking blossom.
Just sayin'.
EDIT AGAIN: I mean to say, planning to come and run games. If you're just comin' to play, rock on!
Hot indeed. It would be a shame if this hot game didn't see play at Gamestorm.
Unless some fickle god introduces an Event before 7:00 p.m. on Friday, March 25th wherein I am somehow prevented from such.
Nay, even then! In some time-sense I have *already* rocked previously unexplored worlds and histories on that very night with other enthusiastic players.
Whoa...
We've got a nice schedule shaping up, but we could use some more games in the Saturday night and Sunday afternoon slots (we currently have only one each). Anyone got something to add? Now's the time!
Let me know if you have any trouble using the system. Their website can't handle much traffic load, so sometimes while navigating it can take a couple clicks or refreshes to get it to go. If your GM Profile is set up I can even submit the event myself if you whisper me the description here.
Peace,
-Joel
The deadline for pre-registration, on the other hand, is still midnight tonoght. So grab your membership now!
Peace,
-Joel
Get 'em while they're hot, folks! We have a lot of rad games on the list, but still plenty of talbles, especially in the Saturday eve and Sunday afternoon spots!
Peace,
-Joel
I was just hping to get the program book as impressive as possible so congers would be overloaded with "holy shit! Indie Hurricane is full of awesome!" And I got that, just not as much as I expected.
Slackers rule Stumptown.
Open gaming is one (totally rad) thing; cliquish insularity is another (not so rad).
Peace,
-Joel
PS. that doesn't mean I'm frowning on folks having a little private time with good friends. I'm just thinking of the thing where everyone's off in different directions and practically not at the same con.
Now I must kick myself for having already scheduled my life to death during March...aw man. I always seem to miss the cool stuff going on in my hood.
And Joel, thanks very much for organizing the indie hurricane. Last year was a blast, and this year is looking strong too.
So, here's the roster of officially scheduled games:
Thursday we have:
Evening: "In the Belly of the Whale" from Norewgian Style, with Michael Peterson
Friday we have:
Morning: 0 Hunters with Tyler Tinsley, On the Ecology and Behavior of the Mud Dragon with Ben Lehman
Panel: "Gaming with your Heart on Your Sleeve" with Joel P. Shempert, Jackson Tegu and Hans Otterson
Afternoon: Two sessions of The Dreaming Crucible with Joel P. Shempert, Dramatis with Tyler Walls, Remember Tomorrow with Harry Lee
Evening: Panty Explosion: Perfect with Jake Richmond, Poison'd with Joel P. Shempert, Microscope with Matthew Gagan, Sea Dracula with Jake Richmond and Nick Smith
Saturday we have:
Morning: "Escape from the Lab of Dr. Malvolius!" (using Dungeon Hack plus Smallworld tiles) with Brendan Adkins, Mud Dragon with Ben Lehman
Afternoon: Danger Patrol with Matthew, The Tulip Academy Society for Dangerous Young Gentlemen with Nick Smith, Dramatis with Tyler W, Perfect Unrevised with Harry, Where are Your Keys? the Language Learning Game with Willem Larsen
Evening: Freemarket with Mike Sugarbaker, Norwegian Style's "Fuck Youth" and "Until We Sink" with Michael
Sunday we have:
Morning: 0 Hunters with Tyler T, The Dreaming Crucible with Joel, Mud Dragon with Ben
Panel: "Role Playing Game Design Workshop" with Jake, Ben, and Mike SB
Afternoon: "Gotham by Gaslight" (using Perfect Unrevised) with Brendan, CELL*STYLE Cosplay Contest with Jake, Nick, Ben and Tyler T
End of Con: Sea Dracula with Jake and Nick
We also have Open Gaming from Thursday afternoon through the end of the con, with one dedicated table as Open Gaming HQ, plus several unassigned tables within the indie gaming rooms during most timeslots. We have a table in the Dealer Hall with a table for demos and pick-up games there as well.
We'll handle the on-the-fly games with whiteboards and word of mouth; once again I personally request that we all be communicative and inclusive for a fun con together!
Peace,
-Joel
Apocalypse World
Archipelago II
Anima Prime
Beast Hunters Bloodcarved Edition
Bliss Stage
Fiasco
Dungeon World
Powers for Good
The Mustang
Cannibal Contagion
Capes: Invasion from Earth Prime!
peace,
-Joel
PS the booth Menu deadline is March 16, so don't delay!
muchas gracias, whisper me if you've got a little room in your car.
Can i beseech anyone to play these with me? Christian, if i came down on Saturday night, could i swindle some of your proclaimed spontaneity? I've also got some prop-heavy one-shots of AP i could run for people. If there's interest, i'm serious, but i need someone to tell me to jump off that cliff...
ETA: I'm only here today and tomorrow, though, not Sunday.
Also got a demo of the minis game Malifaux that I am stoked about.
Good. Day.