------------ Forwarded Message ------------ Date: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 11:12 AM -0500 From: SuperFRED <superfred@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: rabbit-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [Event] Conception 2007 by Jennifer Waddington This is an auto-generated report from SuperFRED regarding an event that Jennifer Waddington has submitted. http://rabbits.looneylabs.com/?RabbitUserID=EvilKitten ======== Title: Conception 2007 Location: Highcliffe, Dorset, UK Date: 1st - 4th February 2007 This is more of a report of Rabbit delinquency, which is why I've requested that it not be posted to the main list in order to spare embarrassment. This convention has had a Rabbit presence for several years now, and as it has a small, informal, friendly atmosphere, it's suited to the pick-up games that we seem to settle on running. In the past we've had tournaments, but what most people want is the option to just stop by and drop in. We were understaffed in comparison to previous years; two Rabbits were unable to attend and they normally work the table nigh-on full time when they're there. Therefore the decision was taken to 'officially' close down during the evening slots (although if individual Rabbits wanted to continue, they could) with the exception of late-night games of AYAW?. The full range of games were offered, but the majority which were actually played focused on Treehouse and Martian Coasters - simply because the standard approach to us from convention attendees was "So, what's new since last year?". We operated a bake sale again this year; because the convention raises money for charity, all demonstrators and traders are supposed to contribute in some way. We raised £50.02, which is very good considering that we only operated on three of the four days. Posters were put up advertising both our presence and the opportunity for the Treehouse 'Forest' challenge - luckily I had already designed the latter for Dragonmeet in December and just needed to adjust the wording and reprint. Alex added a home-made AYAW? poster which later acquired an additional page answering the eponymous question with "No, but Nimrod is." Poor Nimrod. If it isn't getting slapped with 'Reverse Order' just before his turn in Fluxx, it's being lynched in AYAW?...even when he's the moderator. Because we could only fit a certain number around our table (which was, admittedly, a really big table), the rule of 'if they're wearing ears, they're on duty' was applied. Nimrod and I had to put up with having our pictures taken and then displayed on a board at reception so that anyone looking for a game could identify us (not that they can't these days anyway). This allowed for games to go on in other locations while, say, the main table was being used for Cosmic Coasters. Many games were run and promo cards given out (Trees/Forest/German Cake/Star/Borders Bonus/Pterodactyls) during the convention, and much Rabbiting was performed by Nimrod Jones, Alex Roberts and Laura Smith. I now come to reporting Rabbit delinquency. Mine. I failed to carry out any demoing apart from on the Thursday afternoon and on Saturday and Sunday (frankly, it was very little then, too), and aside from a few games of Martian Coasters, it was pretty much all pick-up games from the secondary location in the lounge. I also neglected to provide even copies of, let alone laminated ones, the rules to Martian Coasters, necessitating the practice of passing the booklet around the table. The three incredibly hard-working Rabbits mentioned both picked up my slack as well as coping with initial understaffing, and hopefully they'll be submitting their own reports soon. The above paragraph is to explain why I haven't asked for any points. ---------- End Forwarded Message ---------- Carol ========= Carol Townsend Rabbit Wrangler and Con Schnook http://rabbits.looneylabs.com/?RabbitUserID=CarolT and The Looney Labs Rabbit Team http://www.looneylabs.com rabbit-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (301) 441-1019 (main office) (630) 448-4946 (Chicago office) (301) 441-4871 <-- FAX