GenCon promo scenario

[bms]

Currently at GenCon. Went by the SJG booth to get the promo Ogre scenario, but nobody knew what I was talking about. Did I miss something or have I gone well and truly insane?

[GranitePenguin]

Originally Posted by bms

Currently at GenCon. Went by the SJG booth to get the promo Ogre scenario, but nobody knew what I was talking about. Did I miss something or have I gone well and truly insane?

You are not crazy. Show them the picture

[Cat]

Try asking for the one that was published in this August's issue of Game Trade Magazine, #210!

I despair at the way the promos for this game keep getting fumbled.

[jfleisher]

I got one at the SJ games table in hall C, where they are running games.

[bms]

Originally Posted by jfleisher

I got one at the SJ games table in hall C, where they are running games.

Good to know. Ill be over there tomorrow for the Ogre tournament, so I'll check then.

[atomic]

For those of us not fortunate enough to there, can some give ua a rundown of what this is? Thanks in advance!

[bms]

Originally Posted by Cat

Try asking for the one that was published in this August's issue of Game Trade Magazine, #210!

I despair at the way the promos for this game keep getting fumbled.

I ended up getting the usual free copy of GTM 210 from their booth, so I got the scenario.

Really interesting scenario but needs the city overlays from Ogre Reinforcements (or a copy of ODE) to play full size, so fair warning. Ogre has to destroy three sensor posts, Paneuros start with minimal armor and infantry but get reinforcements each turn after the third.

[philreed]

Originally Posted by Cat

I despair at the way the promos for this game keep getting fumbled.

Our team is doing all they can with limited resources. We invest time and money into all of our games, and at Gen Con, we are running nonstop to the point that we will pay the ultimate price next week: Some percentage of our Gen Con team will be very, very sick.

I am sorry if you feel we are doing a disservice to any of our games, but please trust me when I say: Our entire team is working as hard as possible . . . some of them are pushing themselves too far to the point it isn't healthy.

And all in the name of demoing games to a constant wave of gamers.

[sparky00]

Originally Posted by philreed

Our team is doing all they can with limited resources. We invest time and money into all of our games, and at Gen Con, we are running nonstop to the point that we will pay the ultimate price next week: Some percentage of our Gen Con team will be very, very sick.

I am sorry if you feel we are doing a disservice to any of our games, but please trust me when I say: Our entire team is working as hard as possible . . . some of them are pushing themselves too far to the point it isn't healthy.

And all in the name of demoing games to a constant wave of gamers.

And you are posting work stuff at 05:30AM on Sunday!

As someone who regularly works obsessively long hours chasing infinite details (which I precisely why I am not at Gen Con), please consider my advice - Don't Do It!

I often represent our company at trade shows, so I understand the drive to get the greatest return on the resources invested (I'm the guy who makes sure all out customers get back to the correct hotels at 03:00AM, after all the parties are over) but do NOT let your people work themselves sick. Even if they don't suffer lasting physical harm, their attitude toward the company will subtly change. Permanently.

If they won't stop on their own, exercise some command authority & pull them back.

SJG games respects its customers, & always will. I wish you every success at Gen Con 50, & wish I could be there to enjoy it with you. But you have to take care of yourselves if you are going to take care of anything else

[Cat]

Originally Posted by philreed

Our team is doing all they can with limited resources. We invest time and money into all of our games, and at Gen Con, we are running nonstop to the point that we will pay the ultimate price next week: Some percentage of our Gen Con team will be very, very sick.

I do really understand and appreciate the huge effort and exhaustion that goes into making conventions, and especially the gigantic GenCon a success Demo teams especially run themselves into the ground for love of the game! I did not mean to cast shadows on that, sorry. Congrats to everyone there, and rest well next week!

Once it was pointed out that the copies were in the demo area, that also explained quite well why some folks at the booth may not have been aware of that during all the hectic work of the con.

I should have mentioned that my comment was solely in regards to the earlier promo game days when my local store couldn't sign up for them because we didn't know that they could only do that directly through this website and not through normal distribution channels where they look for such info.