July 16, 2008
One Year Later
Been a while, huh?
On the occasion of the one year anniversary since our last post, I've gone through and cleaned up most of the comment spam plus some of the trackback spam; the front page is, at least, clean once again. I've also attempted to turn off comments. I'm opening them for this post, but you need some sort of login, so I dunno.
I'm contemplating moving the archives off TypePad onto a solution which doesn't cost quite as much. Such action is predicated on being able to maintain the URLs, of course.
I've done a lot of things on the Internet. Looking back at the posts here, this was one of the coolest of them. From the Lexicon to the commentary to the flames, I'm rather proud of it all and I'm honored that so many smart people accepted the invitation to post.
Thanks!
May 21, 2006
Freeformers
I want to call out this comment so it doesn't get buried. It is one of those most self-conscious explanations of what free-formers are doing that I've read in a while.
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December 16, 2005
Ooof
So Typepad lost some data, but they're working on recovering it. If you've noticed a couple of our posts missing... yeah. Should be back by Monday, though!
Hm. Or even back now. Awesome.
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January 26, 2005
Blogroll Update
I've done my semiannual blogroll update. Any bloggers who want to recommend a blog (include their own) should comment, and in a week or so, I'll do a catch-up round. Similarly, if you catch any errors, dead links, or whather, note them in the comments.
Meanwhile, if you're looking for something to read, there are a lot of new blogs over to the left.
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January 08, 2005
Blog Search
The 20' by 20' Room -- now with search thanks to the wonders of Google. The search box is hiding over there in the sidebar, right underneath the 10 most recent comments and above the category listing. It searches this site only. Share and enjoy!
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August 13, 2004
Fairly Vague Gencon Blogging Plans
I intend to blog on a semi-daily basis from the wondrous convention halls of Indianapolis while I'm attending the festivity known to one and all as GenCon Indy. (Or, in some cases, Gencon Indy, or just Gencon. Damned intercaps.) Expect pictures, personal anecdotes, and that sort of thing.
I will also make a sort of a repository post on Wednesday. I think it would be really cool if any bloggers who'll be at the con pinged or commented on that post with a link to their GenCon posts, to provide a kind of one-stop shop for GenCon blog coverage. This never works for anything else -- you always get one or two comments and then people forget -- but a boy can dream, can't he?
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June 17, 2004
New Contributors
A big 20' by 20' Room welcome (which means it's at least 30' by 30') to our three new contributors: Matt Snyder, Scott Knipe, and Vincent Baker. They bring us a wealth of game design experience plus, more important, interesting things to say. Contributor bios to come as soon as they get 'em to me.
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May 17, 2004
Blogroll Update
With the advent of Gamethink, it's time to update our blogroll. Recommendations, plugs, and self-links in the comments, please.
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May 06, 2004
Dice: When, Where, and How to Use and Fudge?
I'm involved in a thread over at the Master's Council about when and where dice are appropriate. I'm personally not a big dice fan anymore, having been abused by dice too often in the past. ("It's a good thing [Ginger's character] can hit anything on a 4, or she'd never hit anything!") I like having the Everway fortune cards to give me ideas when my GM wellspring has run dry, but that's not exactly the same thing as using dice, which give you choices among limited options.
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April 18, 2004
GenCon
Who's going to GenCon Indy? Is it arrogant of me to ask if we have a large enough community to do a 20 by 20 get-together there? Am I gonna ask anyway?
Me! Yes! You bet!
And, while I'm at it, what are the little cons you go to that are really great and ought to be wider known? For me, the answer is DunDraCon out in Northern California; it's a great con, gets a few thousand people every year, and has a wide variety of games. It's worth the trip.
And, while I'm still at it, I wonder if it'd be possible to play an abbreviated game of Lexicon at GenCon? Probably not; I can't imagine how the logistics would work.
