Games On Demand Badges – Courtesy Bully Pulpit

By Sean Nittner, on July 29th, 2013%

Steve Segedy and Jason Morningstar do a lot of awesome things. One of those is organize and design badges for Games on Demand at Gen Con. The Goats agree, those guys have it down… so what are we going to do? Steal from them blatantly!

First off, here’s the new form to GM at Games on Demand. We’re getting more information about your games to share with players.

Second, we’re stealing there super fly GM badges, so anyone walking in can see the awesome games being run at a glance (note, sample is from GenCon)

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The Big Bad Code

By Sean Nittner, on July 26th, 2013%

Some very smart folks like John Scalzi and Karina Cooper have pointed out the cons need to take a proactive stance to say up front: Don’t harass people, it won’t be tolerated. They also need a policy to back up that statement so con attendees and staff alike can hold any would-be harasser accountable.

Thankfully, we haven’t had an problem with harassment or discrimination at Big Bad Con. Because we all want to keep it that way, and make attendees feel safe and comfortable at the con, we’ve written the Big Bad Community Standards. Please read.

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2012 Testimonials

By Sean Nittner, on July 24th, 2013%

Big Bad Con 2012 was awesome. Or it least that is what s/he said…

Tweets

Facebook

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Blogs

http://geeksdreamgirl.com/2012/10/11/rpg-girl-thursday-con-report-bigbadcon/

http://morganhua.blogspot.com/2012/10/morgans-bigbadcon-2012-adventures.html

http://ladyopheliashop.tumblr.com/post/33414714753/big-bad-con-2012-report

Emails

Hello Devon and Sean,
First, thank you for another Fantastic BigBadCon. We had a blast!
Second, thank you for the support for our TFOS LARP. We had great time doing it. A great crew and a great cast of players equals big fun.
We’ll be back for BigBadCon 3.

– Greg Wirth

Hey Sean,

Thanks so much for Big Bad Con! This was actually my first gaming con, and I definitely had a blast. I wanted to thank both you and the other Big Bad staff for being really welcoming, which was particularly nice for someone like me who didnā€™t know a single person at the con.

– Jamil Walker

Hey Sean,

First man, excellent con even better than last year. Alan joked last nite that this con is like the Harvard of roleplaying cons and that hits it on the head. Every game I was in was filled with engaged players with a wide range of play experience that all came to really play- your con is my fave of the year.

– Aaron Beagle

Thanks for running such an awesome con! I’m pleased to hear the feedback was positive.

– Carl Rigney

It was a great con, pretty much the same solid experience as last year, but with the added awesome of private rooms for some games.

– Gil Treviso

BBC 2012 was a good end to the convention season for me. I had a blast the entire time, and I hope I can keep my head up while working on next year’s conventions.

– Rich Taylor

As stated previously on my FB wall this has been the best con so far for 2012. I’m sure this will make my other ā€œcon childrenā€ jealous and BBC will end up getting beat up in the hallways when I’m not around to supervise but there you have it. Why was it so badass? I suspect it was a combination of Sean and his staff being able to cater to individual needs of various groups as well as the fact that never before have I seen so many high quality GMs at one convention. I mean, GMs who are known for attending only one particular con in a given year were also attending BBC. Private rooms for the more cerebral games (pretty much where I was after Friday afternoon) made the experience even better than last year.

– Shannon Mac

BBC 2012 was all kinds of awesome. Already amped for BBC 2013. Bring it!

– Matt Steele

I must agree with the comments that this was a great con, and possibly my favorite this year. Especially since at every other con this year I was with friends who were pulling me in different directions. But also, the thing I enjoy most about conventions is trying out new games systems and playing in interesting stories. I think every game I played at the con was a new system to me. The GM’s were great, and the players made every game I played in and ran, extremely fun.

– Mateo Chamberlain

At the front end, I want to give a shout-out to Sean, both from me and my daughter Kendra. Strictly in our roles as observers of con operations, this was a well-organized, friendly con, with excellent staff attitude. Our one critical comment is that the signage was deficient, especially outside the con spaces proper. Overall, this was an extraordinarily well-thought-out operation for being so new, and improved from last year.

It’s pretty clear that the hallmark of this con is that it draws very, very good players. This is going to be on my calendar in the future.

– Mark Shynert

If I only attend one con next year it will be BBC.ļ»æ

– Daniel Hodges

Hey Sean, I wanted to write and say that Kristi and I had a fantastic time at Big Bad Con. We are looking forward to next year already and will definitely be there to volunteer again as well. The paranoia game hosted by Ezra Denney “The Complex Men” was a hoot and I hope you will invite him back again next year. the Games on Demand mechanism works wonderfully and the just overall relaxed worry free environment was delightful. Keep it up!

– Thom Hall

Pleasure gaming with you this evening! The Con was a fantastic production, and as I said, I am extremely glad we have something like this in the Bay Area now.

– J Li

Hey you tidal wave of a human,

thanks for an amazing weekend – this was truly a con like no other. I am reeling, everything was so, so amazing – and i have the new friends and beautiful memories to prove it.

– Jackson Tegu

Seriously pumped about this year’s con. So glad y’all are making it happen. I can’t begin to tell you how connected and at home I felt last year.

– Dylan Nix

Google+

https://plus.google.com/u/0/115021901885329005016/posts/YzkcUDwN2xh

https://plus.google.com/u/0/100918485911448353422/posts/Ppki8q3JXgx

https://plus.google.com/u/0/106175822093102688509/posts/6vWDBuX3S25

https://plus.google.com/u/0/100212613856984996154/posts/MjMP869a3Gq

https://plus.google.com/u/0/109519159272220299318/posts/bXWfga6qD37

https://plus.google.com/u/0/115021901885329005016/posts/C2aegoeUebp

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Improv for Gamers is Back!

By Sean Nittner, on July 18th, 2013%

improv_for_gamers_level_1Improv for Gamers, led by Karen Twevles and Mia Blankensop just had an awesome workshop on the 7/13. Because of this, they are even more exited than before about offering the workshop again at Big Bad Con!

Here’s some of the feedback from the 7/13 event:
“Thanks to you and everyone making Improv for Gamers Workshop happen! It was a great time.” –Ā Colin F.

“Such a blast & I learned stuff too.Ā Ā I’m now a 2nd level Improve Gm. Beware, y’all.” –Ā Matt S.

“Thanks! I really enjoyed the Level 2 workshop saturday! When is Level 3?Ā I think it would be cool if after the Fiasco portion, the group could reconvene and recap on some of our cool experiences and highlights from play ā€“ while they were still fresh in our minds. I think that could really exemplify some of the wonderful techniques we learned!”Ā – Dale H.

“It was awesome. Looking forward to applying beats and editing (finding the best scene end) to my games ASAP!”Ā – Tim S.

Excited? We’re excited! Check out more about Improv for Gamers workshop!

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What kind of awesome is YOUR game? Tag it!

By Sean Nittner, on July 10th, 2013%

con-facing-left.fwInspired by Stuart Robertson’s GM badges, The Goats Gruff have added something new to the game listings at Big Bad Con: Game tags!

What do these do? – These allow the GMs to give would-be players more information about their game. Is the game focused on investigation, combat, intrigue? Some of all three? If it’s mature, is that because of graphic violence, because of sexuality, or something else?

When you know more about the games, you’re better able to pick games suited to you!

What else? The Goats decided to go with tags (rather than badges) because this way they are also searchable. Find one game that is filled with intrigue and want to find more? Click on the tag link to see others. Just like this… http://www.bigbadcon.com/events/tags/intrigue/

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