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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mark" data-source="post: 463697" data-attributes="member: 5">What a excellent day!  I had a great time getting the chance to game with so many people that I normally only get to catch online.  The castle brawl was a tricky game to pull off and watching as the participants subtly tried to out-maneuver one another was a treat (Congrats to Tim on his victory).  I think one of the best parts of these events is when I have the chance to wander from table to table and just peek in on the many gaming styles that people bring to the table.  What a blast we had in that pick-up game of Zombies (even though I was incessantly mocked! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> )  It always amazes me to see the varied ways that gamers can all approach running or playing the systems that we all generally only get to play at home, or occasionally at the bigger conventions.  It was great to rejoin Ed and Jason in a game and to meet Paul, Kirt and Miccah.  You guys are really fun and inventive role-players.  That scenario is going to be much better for the paces you put it through. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Many thanks to give to everyone for coming out to Mount Prospect and spending their day with one another.  You're truly a fun bunch of people!Thanks to Morrus and all of the moderators for putting up with these threads as we coordinated these gamedays three times in 2002.Thanks to Games Plus for allowing us to take over their whole game room for the day.  Thanks to Curt (thalmin) and his partner Jeff (the man behind the curtain).  It's a great place to play and we all appreciate it. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Thanks to all of the DMs who volunteer to run games and especially to those who are flexible when we combine a couple to build the full tables and make sure everyone has a good time.  It gets a little tricky in the last couple of weeks of the organizing stage, but then the day comes, everyone pulls together and it all comes out well. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Big thanks to NeghVar for his badge design, to Shadowlight for stepping up and producing the badges, WilliamRonald for his on-site help with the drawing, and, of course, EricNoah for donating the additional prizes.Speaking of prizes...  Thank you to all of the publishers who donated prizes to the drawing.  The goodwill and new customers that were gained by those donations go along way to cementing your companies in the industry, but even more importantly help to solidify in people's minds just how wide-spread and important our hobby is to our culture.  It's always nice to hear the feedback from the attendees when they receive their prizes.  Some mention having wanted to check out a company that they hadn't had the chance to check out yet, others are surprized by fine quality across the board of so many smaller or young publishers and most importantly each and every company that donates send a signel to the gamers that play their games how much they care about their customers. Hats off to all of you!Thanks to all and we'll do it again after the new year! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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