Greetings, gamers and gamerettes everywhere! A few really exciting announcements -- or really, just announcements that could be exciting if you so choose.
However, I digress. Here they are.
Announcement #1: The Origins Game Fair will be upon us here in a few days -- six days, to be exact. To celebrate this awesome occasion, Mayfair Games (of Settlers of Catan and Origins Sponsorship fame) will unveil 25 Giant Games, including Aeroplane, Lords of Vegas, Shear Panic, and of course, Settlers of Catan. The new Settlers of Catan spread takes up 216 square feet, landing itself as the largest Catan board from Mayfair yet! Check out the new board here: http://www.mayfairgames.com/news.php?id=166
But that's not all. Also keep an eye open for badge ribbons, including all of the elements from Settlers of Catan! Test five different new games in the Mayfair booth to collect them all yourself, or play the games you love and swap the extras. Who knows, maybe somebody needs Sheep for their Ore...
Announcement #2: Comic Con is roaring up on us quickly! The guest list for this year looks amazing (again!) The cast of Merlin, the Eleventh Doctor, Adventure Time voices, countless famous authors (including Scott Westerfeld, author of the Midnighters series), and actors from every sort of screen and stage. Of course, they're all signing autographs, so make sure you get in line on time -- these lines will be out the door and down the block. Check out all the participant here: http://www.comic-con.org/cci2011/cci_autographs.php
If you didn't manage to get your tickets in time, don't miss out on next year's event -- the tickets are available soon after this year's con ends, and sell out VERY quickly! Get your hands on yours before they're gone!
Announcement #3: GENCON! Okay, I'm biased, because Gencon is awesome and that's the one that *I* get to go to. Comic con is in the future somewhere, but I haven't yet had the awesome chance to attend yet. So I'll tell you all about it, but THIS is the one that I'll BE at.
I'm excited. Can you tell?
So, GENCON! takes place in August, so you've got a bit of time yet for this one. The three main Guests of Honor have been announced, so I'll share those with you: the Author guest of Honor is Brandon Sanderson, creator of the Mistborn trilogy and a lot of other awesome books; the Artist of Honor is Todd Lockwood, known for his work on the Dungeons and Dragons Third Edition release; and last but not least, the SPA (Gencon's Spouse track -- for the non-gaming husband or wife) Guest of Honor: Joan of Dark (aka Toni Carr), nerdy knitter extraordinaire. I haven't yet found the official list of Other Guests, but I'll keep an eye out for them as the fateful four days draw ever closer.
So that's the round for today. Good luck, and may the Force be with you always!
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