So I just got the Firefly Fluxx and tore into it, as one might expect.

I feel like - long term - having both:

• No Power in the 'Verse Can Stop Me
• "No Power in the 'Verse Can Stop Me"

as goal cards is just asking for confusion and pain.

I recognize that they are - pedantically - "different" because of the quotation marks, but it just seems like a bad idea, and something that I would perhaps suggest changing in future printings.

The official card list has been posted and is no longer claiming that access is forbidden.

http://www.looneylabs.com/batman-fluxx-card-list

Thank you for sharing. I just found this myself shortly before support contacted me in reply. :) It is an interesting error.

Ok, I feel stupid but I must come clean on this.

I actually have 105 card deck with five extra goals, as in the picture above. I somehow mad a counting error the first time around and thought I was five cards short. I don't know how I managed that but, it's a shame. -__-

I appreciate the follow-up. My copy is in transit and I wasn't sure what to expect.

These two new versions retail at 20$ for a reason: the graphic quality is sharp. The games contain several new Action and New Rules cards that are such a welcome addition! Like Play All But 1, or Zap a Card! Haha VERY good versions of FLUXX!

Honestly I just assumed it was licensing. Looking forward to all 3 new products. And I'll have my organizer inserts updated as soon as I get my copies.

I'll take a guess at this.  I'm first going to reference the treasure map from Pirate Fluxx.  "If you have this card on the table you may hide your booty keepers under this card and it's just like they don't exist."  Cuffs reads a bit more vague "You can hide one villain under this card."  I'm going to assume a hidden keeper is the same as a hidden creeper.  So you can hold a creeper there with no penalty and reveal it later to win if necessary.  Just remember if someone steals your cuffs the creeper goes with it.  It's also worth noting that in Batman Fluxx villains prevent everyone from winning.

Why yes, we do have a kit for the summer games....  

They just went up for sale!  Details here: http://looneylabs.ning.com/Summer2015

The kits should be ready to ship the week of July 27th - get your on order today!

It was done before the fan page even finished loading lol I'm soo Happy this is going to be my birthday present to myself. Yayyy so happy 

Will they be back in stock or is the summer demo kit done?

No official word?

I've just seen the official announcement on Facebook, I'll be glad to see you there.

For those members that don't follow Facebook;

How many UK Game Techs do we have on this list? Will you be at the UK Games Expo in Birmingham at the end of May? Exciting news - Andy and I are coming to your show this year! We booked our airline tickets today! (Kristin Looney)

Yes!  Andy and I are going to the UK Games Expo this year! 

We (the whole family) will look forward to seeing you there. :)

I'm surprised no Purple.  Or Tie Dye!  =)  (Probably depends on the rest of the art on the cards, all that)

Really happy this game is making it's way into the world  =)

This kit be order-able through Alliance, correct?

Dave: Yes, the demo kit for retailers can be ordered through Alliance...   however, the apron is the extra thing we are adding to the game tech fan kits to make them special - so you won't get one in your retailer kit. And yes, we are making a few extras for those retailers who ask... will you be at the GAMA Trade show, Dave?  Or at either the Alliance or ACD open houses?  We will be promoting this new game all year! 

Not sure if I'll make it to any retailer-specific event this year. So I guess I will order one through the lab tech secret store. But I have no clue how to get there?

Just got the email about the demo kit, but link in the email is broken. :(

Hi Evan,

They are back in stock now!

I am by no means an official responder, but I think it's safe to say that it's alright to go through the FLGS. Sometimes the Gametech demo copies come with something extra (like a challenge coin) that retailers do not get, but it belongs to you instead of the store. I have got the demo games both ways. Hope this helps, good luck with the Game Club!

I agree, these cards are awesome! I would love to make them for my game.

The search tools are far from perfect, but here are a few suggestions...  

Search for everyone in Texas: http://looneylabs.ning.com/profiles/members/?q=TX

Search for everyone in Humble: http://looneylabs.ning.com/profiles/members/?q=Humble

Search for Houston: http://looneylabs.ning.com/profiles/members/?q=Houston

try any other suburbs nearby and see who else you might find...

Thanks for helping us promote our games! 

Thank you so much!  This was really helpful.

You're Welcome - thank you for helping us promote our games! 

As long as this does not mean the ning site is going away. Some people don't use facebook on principal (either because it is blocked in their office or school, or on principal).

Concur.  I have no problems with fFacebook, myself.  It's a website.  It serves several purposes very well.  But the book of fFaces doesn't encourage archivable discussion very well, I think.  It's great at encouraging ephemeral conversations about events and happenings.  But it's not so great at, fFor example, pontificating on the Pyramidicty Scale.  These are both good and important tools.

Hi Becca,

Andy will be at Third Eye on Free Comic Book Day along with someone else from the Looney Labs office (possibly Kristin). We'll be excited to meet you, we've been seeing a lot of your tweets, especially around the Loonacy release.

Thanks for playing our games!

Best,

Amber

I'd move original Fluxx into the 2nd round, have a 4th table, and make the 4 winners play for their Fluxx the Board Game.

One of the things that we do when my friend Matt and I do when running events at AnCon in Hudson is to run qualifiers. So throughout the con we have qualifiers for each of these rounds, playing different types of Fluxx. This spreads out the time, and gives people lots of opportunities to join in. Then depending on how many times you want to run qualifiers, run those second and third rounds as planned.

Another method, used by the Looneys at Origins at least when I was there in 2011, is a round robin type method. There are 3 or 4 round robin rounds, where the winner gets a stone of some kind. Any kind of marker will do. The earning of a stone will earn you entry into the next round. Those who can pay one stone will get into the next round. Then depending on how many people you have, do the same thing. Play a specific amount of rounds, and the toll to the next round is a stone. Use this method to whittle it down to a final round of however many people for Fluxx TBG. Seems to work wonders.

If you need any ideas, either of these are good. 

I like this idea..it would be a great way to incorporate F:BG into the contest, thanks!

I like the red robin idea....unfortuntely I can't have any more time since they were gracious enough to give me the prime spot in the hall so I only have the 4 hour timeslot. I'm lucky that a good friend of mine has the next slot and said he could fudge some of his time out of his event since he has the late night slot, but trying to stretch throughout the day is not an option (though one can wish!). I'll have to look around....might have time to actually paint the stones into an interesting souviner too :) Like little peace signs and such!

Well the round robin idea works well with the limited time frame. So every round should take about half an hour, and if you assign people tables randomly before hand, i.e., person is given the letter A, and is therefore at table 1 followed by table 6 followed by table 5. That keeps things moving, and you can do that for each round, hopefully it can roll like clockwork. Figure out how many rounds you want, and then go from there. 

I'm looking forward to getting my own demo kit through the mail.  Looks like it'll be a great game.

Ack! I didn't get the e-mail for this!

On a completely different note, why are the ITTD promos more expensive?

I take that back; they were only more expensive when I bought them to prep for Tabletop Day; They're HALF THE PRICE this week! I feel a bit... gouged.

I got my kit a couple weeks ago, and let me say, it's amazing! We played several games tonight, and we were all hooked!!! It is a great quick frantic game that will induce one to... dare i say... loonacy.

I may have to switch my kits back to direct ordering. The last few games, I've gotten the demo kit the same day as the release. And for Loonacy, Alliance didn't even SHIP me the kit for it. It's on my pre-order list, but not in my hands. Going to check with my rep tomorrow and find out what happened.

are you talking about our TableTopDay promo cards?

we are selling them here: http://store.looneylabs.com/TableTop-Tie-Dye-Bonus

and the price has never changed... $1 each, or .30 each when buying 25 of them

or are you talking about the full kit of promo materials sold via game distributors into stores?

Did you talk to your rep?  How frequently do you get shipments from Alliance? They had the demo kits in time to get them to you early...   sorry that didn't work! 

On March 18th, I paid $15 for the 25 pack of the tie-die promo, the same order that I purchased my Loonacy demo copy on. There wasn't an option to buy more or less.

I know when I bought the TableTopDay promo cards, the unit cost was $15 from the webstore.  The price is still shown as $15 per unit in the order itself.

I get 2 or 3 shipments a month. He told me that the kits came in late (I deal with the Fort Wayne location.)

I thought sure they'd listed the launch kits/demo copies on the site as being available, but I may have misread it.

The cost for the pack of 25 should've been $7.50, but the cost for the pack of 25 when I bought them was double that.

Love loonacy SO much. I played it with a stranger at international tabletop day while her husband learned a new game from someone else...as soon as we finished playing and were setting up the next demo I went and requested that the owner of the shop we were at get a supply of loonacy in so that I could buy one off him ASAP.

I am going to need to buy a few more copies lol. I taught my niece how to play and our card duels became violent with the two of us trying to slam a card down first and a few of the cards took a beating from it. If I keep playing with her I am going to need to have a fresh set of cards after every game.

LOL - I've had a few games like this... 

Would sleeves help?

I don't think sleeves would make much difference unless they were hard acrylic sleeves, which I think are cases not sleeves either way. Most of the damage I experiences came from two cards hitting each other and one or both bending backwards. The cards themselves didn't suffer too terribly much, two or three had to have a corner bent back into shape, but after a few games like that there may be a few cards that start to get permanent damage.

Have you joined the Choose One Launch Team yet?

If yes...  please post a few words here about the game, about how easy and fun it is to teach and play. Please help us encourage other fans to sign up for the Choose One Launch Team! And then be sure you bring your copy to your TurkeyDay celebrations and share it with your family...

If not... there is still time to order a copy and bring it home to share with your family on Thanksgiving! Please help us promote this awesome new game! 

We've played Choose One at most of the recent events we've been to.

We've played with family, with friends, and as an icebreaker. We've played in groups from 4 to 10. People have heard about our adventures and have specifically asked us to bring it to future parties/game nights. It takes 1 minute to learn.  It's never the same game twice. With so many cards to choose from, it's always fresh. We've laughed so hard our stomachs hurt and we've learned amazing things about people leading to wonderful conversations, questions and thought-provoking discussions. We've seen that some people are more of an open book while others, not so much. We've wondered why the 2 choices listed were on the same card, and we've marveled at the perfect pairings on some. Perhaps the most telling thing that's happened in our Choose One Adventures is that EVERYONE wants to play again immediately. We've never played just one game. Sheesh … I wish I was playing right now.

I've played Choose One with folks aged 9 to 70-something, and everything in between, and the general consensus is that it's a HIT!  The 9-year-old actually seems to enjoy it the most, even though that's not the intended age range.  Dayle Hodge's description pretty much matches mine exactly.  I have already sold three copies of the game!

I have also found that the game can be modified in several ways:

--it's easy to turn it into a 2-player or 11+-player game if desired

--most of the cards are recognized / understood by kids as young as 9, none are inappropriate

--educationally speaking, these cards are great writing prompts for compare/contrast paragraphs

I've already got so many expansion decks running through my head that I find myself constantly jotting down notes for new card ideas.  For any demo techs who have not yet joined this launch team, DO IT!  You'll want this game, and you get it at a discount as part of the launch team.  It's the easiest of all of Looney Labs' games to teach and learn, literally taking less than five minutes.  There's even a sample demo from Kristin and Amber to show you how it's done right here.  And who can resist the cool launch team coins???  Plus, you can send all those who play with you home with their own mini-deck of seven cards so they can play with their own friends and family and get THEM hooked, too!  Easiest. Demo. Gig. Ever.  :o)

P.S.  I've written three Event Reports so far that give details of some of my demo adventures with this game.  They are here and here and here if you're interested.  :o)

I am so happy I get to demo this at Bent-con. You guys make amazing fun games. Thank you!

Just played it with people at a convention, it was so much fun. 

Hello Thom!  I'm really sorry this didn't get answered sooner.  It got buried in my to-do list and has just surfaced many months later.  So sorry!  In any case, to answer your questions, we never did a Game Tech promotion with a demo copy of Monster Fluxx, and there was no turn token for it... we didn't do a big marketing release for this game. But it is available for sale in a lot of hobby game stores and on our website:  http://store.looneylabs.com/Monster-Fluxx.  Happy Halloween! 

I'm curious as well.

Been almost a month and no word...I hope I posted this in the right area.....

Bad timing (again) for me. I would love to bring a copy of this to the Wil Wheaton vs Paul & Storm concert tomorrow night, but there's no way it'll get to me in time. My next chance to play won't be until just a few days before the actual release.

Time to get an event set up!!

Ok, I just got the email but something is kind of bothering me.

I used to see that previously, demo team members got the game at a slight discount, plus promotional items. It was an incentive for taking extra time to go out and demo things. I could even understand at MSRP with promotional "freebies". Since I already bought every Looney Labs game, I decided 2 years to take the plunge and join the demo team because if I already loved the games and bought them all, getting them at a slight discount, spreading the word, then passing them along eventually and getting a fresh copy from my FLGS was no big hassle. However, lately its been costing me more than double the game price to be on the demo team than it would have been to just buy 2 copies of the game from my FLGS.

For example, this demo kit is $5 over MSRP. Meanwhile, retailers get the exact same kit for $12. Why is the demo team cost nearly 3 times higher than what the retailer cost is for the exact same kit? Since part of being on demo team is the expectation that you go buy yourself a copy from a FLGS for your personal use, I don't understand this. As I am now unemployed, recently married, and currently trying to pay bills and a mortgage on my husbands grad school stipend, it's getting very hard to keep play funds out there, and it seems illogical to spend more money on a demo kit through Looney Labs when I can get the same thing from a FLGS (and probably even get the promo cards for free from them, or offer to run a demo for them using their much cheaper promo materials) At that point, what is the incentive to even being a game technician?

Where I found the info on the retailers demo kit... http://www.looneylabs.com/choose-one-product-announcement

I even went through all my past orders to check and see if maybe before I wasn't as worried about money I didn't notice it...

Aug 2011 - Star Fluxx Demo Kit $10    Retail $16
Aug 2011- Ice Dice Demo Kit $12.00  Retail $20
Mar 2012 - Oz Fluxx $20.00  Retail $16.00  (Demo kit included exclusive coin as well as promos and advertising)
May 2012 - Cthulu Fluxx $20.00  Retail $16.00 (Demo kit included exclusive coin as well as promos and advertising)
November 2012 - Pyramids Demo Kit $50.00 Retail $87.00 (if I added up all the items properly, might be a little higher)
July 2013 - Fluxx TBG demo kit - $36.00 Retail $30 (this included a huge bag of swag that had full games in it, and there was an option to buy it for $25 if you didn't want to pay to ship the swag bag)

I can understand the Oz and Cthulu price jumps, slightly, because of the exclusive coin. Exclusive content, especially well tooled metal coins, are expensive to design and produce. But every other one has been a moderate discount (or in the case of pyramid demo, a huge one).

I really hope I am missing something because I LOVE promoting these games. Every con I go to I run events and have a great time meeting people. I LOVED the fact that a game manufacturer recognized their fans that took extra time and enthusiasm to promote their games from free, in exchange for getting early access to the game and a good deal on the game. It was an affordable way for me to help get the word out about these games I loved.

Hi Genevieve!   I can try to offer some answers later...  it's a complex question, and I'm heading out of town again. I will try to get back here with more answers. But we finally have details of the Choose One Launch Kit for Game Techs posted - check it out here: http://looneylabs.ning.com/page/launch-team-for-choose-one

Quick note: the Choose One demo kit for stores does not include the coin that comes with the Game Tech kit.

Well, that stinks-I get my demo kits through Alliance. So I won't get the spiffy coin.

The retailer kits are much cheaper, largely because they don't include the coin. But if you give Amber a call at the office, I'm sure she can hook you up with a coin... Thanks for all you do to promote our games!

Thanks for the reply, and I hope you have a safe trip!

**EDIT**

Did I miss something? At the time of writing this post originally, the game tech store had the demo kit priced at $35 and hence my concerns. Now it says $25. Was the $35 it said originally a misprint? $25 is completely understandable for a demo kit and nothing I'd be worried about since that's more than fair especially since we get the coin.

Hi there! I'm Nick and I'm on staff with MAGFest. We get plenty of people demoing their tabletop games, so you're definitely welcome to do it as well. No need to submit a panel, just show up, park yourself in the tabletop room, and invite people to play! You should probably give our tabletop guys a heads up, though, at tabletop@magfest.org. Let me know if you have any questions!

The rules say moving onto a portal (including being bumped onto it), you move to the other portal. It is a free move, unless you start your turn on a portal, then it costs 1 move to move to the other portal.

I suppose you could move onto the portal. Then, on your next turn, use a move to go back "through" it.

Agreed. The pegboard was our only issue too. Love the game and that there IS a pegboard, but having it level would be great!!

I agree. This was our only issue as well, although I loved how they just snapped into place. I am going to put a thin layer of craft foam under mine to see how that helps. In the past, I have seen cardboard like this slip around on bare tables, so the foam would help this as well (if it happens to be an issue).

What are the differences between the demo copy and he real Fluxx: The Board Game?

No difference at all, except for a sticker on the box that says 'Demo Copy'

And maybe a quiet suggestion that you promote the game, play it in public, that sort of thing.  Perhaps buy another copy fFor yourself or someone else, sometime.  This subtle moral obligation, in exchange fFor a nice discount on the purchase of the game.  It is, after all, a demo copy, like the sticker says.

That's not really what you asked, but there it is.

1. Under the description for each special move it states uses one move. Rotate is one move, uproot would be another move.

2. Under the section titled Exiting the start tile the rules say "pieces can move (or be bumped) back onto the start tile"

3. I don't see anything saying you cant move start tile.

1) Rotating a tile costs 1 move. Uprooting a tile also costs 1 move. Rotating and Moving a tile at once costs 2 moves.

2) Yes, you can move back onto the Start tile, and you can be bumped there.

3) No, you can't move the Start tile.

Thanks for playing!

-- Andy

I have a question about the end of the game:  If claiming a game-winning goal from the goal stack reveals another goal which is already met on the board, does that get claimed as well before determining whether the game is over?

Two other questions that I forgot to include:

2. If wraparound is enabled, does that also work for bumping?

3. I suppose "You must make all of the moves you can" allows for the possibility that someone's pieces can't move at all.

No. The active player wins before the next goal is eligible for claiming.

2) Yes, bumping can wraparound if wraparound is on.

3) I think it's very rare for someone to be unable to move at least one of their 3 pieces.

I think my best advice would be to know the game you're demoing inside and out. You will never be able to know every question people will ask, but if you can field most of them without referencing anything, it will help immensely. One, it lets people know that the game isn't insanely complicated, because you can remember the rules. Two, it lets people know that the game is worth knowing because you know the rules. And, finally, it keeps the flow of the demo going. Nothing can bring a demo to a screeching halt faster than having to pause everything to look something up in the rule book. That is when it's much easier to lose people's attention, and you want to keep them attentive to the game itself. The demo should be all about the game, and the enjoyment of the game. For example, if people aren't having fun, then they won't like the game, and they won't want to check it out, or anything like it. So keep it light, and fun, and make sure you know what's going on. That would be my best advice for first time demoers. Once you're a bit more seasoned, then you can really start to spice things up, based on how you like to do things. 

As for prizes, they're great to use, but I always try to make sure that the goal of the demo for people isn't necessarily the prize, but instead the experience with the game. Game first, and prize(s) are just a happy afterthought, rather than people only playing the demo for the purposes of prizes. But, again, that really comes down to trying things and figuring out how you want to do it.

For most of my events, I haven't had prizes other than promo cards which I give every player who already has or is planning to pick up fluxx. Since I have some artistic talent, I have used fluxx blanx and made some 'custom' cards as a tournament prize which went over well. My biggest asset has been my fiance. He knows the games as well as me, and oftentimes we will start a game with each other and ham it up a little since that gets peoples attention and gets them in on the fun. Plus it sets a really fun and excited tone to start off the event with which always keeps things lighthearted and inviting. If you are doing your event at a game store or convention, familiarize yourself with which looney labs games are available, where, and how much. Many times I get asked where something is and if I can easilly tell them where they can find it, it gets them buying it sooner (no risk of them forgetting the name of the game and helps encourage impulse buys) and it gives me good relationships with the FLGS since I'm helping their sales. Plus those people will then play with their friends who will often go to the same FLGS and everyone ends up happy :)

Also, any way to have it shipped to Canada?

Will we get the swag bag if we get the demo kit through our game distributor?

I'm writing here because I forgot to write in the comment box about how I'm going to promote the game, which for me will be bringing it along everywhere I go like I do my purple bag of games(filled with Looney Labs Games). I plan to initially play it at my local game store "Titan Games" on its monday board game night and hope to get them hooked and will give out promos as often as possible.

OMG ... what's in that swag bag that's making it so heavy? I just checked and the postage would be $55.00.

This must be really heavy swag :-D

Obviously a brick.

Seriously, though, it looks like several Fluxx decks (including Spanish-wonder if the German or Dutch versions are in there?), several Treehouse dice, promo cards, Pink Hijinx, the newer coaster game, the 'Empty City' novel, and more stuff I can't identify.

I ordered my kit on the 31st and I'm super excited to have a game night and to try it out when it comes in!  I was just wondering... I saw somewhere that not everyone would be able to grab a swag bag... When will we know if we get this?  (Other than when everything shows up at our door?)

Hello everyone!  These kits started shipping TODAY - so watch your mailbox for a box from us!

Ken:

1) No, there is no coin in this kit.  the turn token function isn't really needed for this game, and the coin adds a huge expense to the kit - so we didn't do one for the launch of this game.

2) Your local store can buy a demo copy from their distributor, but it doesn't come with the swag bag, that's only with the demo team kits that ship from us directly.  So if you want to ask your store to order you a demo, so you can demo it for them in the store, go for it!  But you won't get the swag bag...  sorry.

Christian:

Yes, you can order from the secret game tech store and pick shipment to Canada. The postage is more expensive, but not nearly as expensive as it is to ship overseas! 

Dave:

Sorry, no, the swag bag is a gift for our game techs. As a store owner who is ALSO a demo team member, you can order a demo team copy that comes with the swag bag, but you need to order it from us directly.

Mike: yeah... it's got a bunch of heavy games and such in it...  sorry the postage is so expensive overseas - but it really costs that much to ship! 

Amanda: 

All orders in hand will get the swag bag - watch your mailbox, it should ship out today or tomorrow! 

I just ordered mine, since I got to talk with my FLGS about running events, and we're both excited about seeing Fluxx The Board Game on the tables!

Sweet! Can't wait for mine to ship! Got permission from FLGS to demo, leave materials/cards (if it comes with anything like what Cthulu came with). Fun!

Never actually considered becoming a Game Tech before, although we bring our "Looney Labs kit" to most of our church functions.  (We've even been known to have a side game of Fluxx going at our monthly Pinochle Nights!)  The swag bag might help round out our supplies.  Hoping to have that switch flipped soon so I can order the FBG (and get the swag) to demo at our church picnic early next month!

My local game store has a guy who basically runs such a club (although targeted at adults).  He simply sends out an email once every single Monday reminding everyone "This Wednesday is Boardgame Day."  He describes the kinds of games he'd like to play this week, sometimes gives some silly commentary, and maybe an idea of how many people came last week.  This is great because then anyone can reply with their own game requests (I announced on the mailing list when I received Cthulhu fFluxx, fFor example.)

The downsides to this fFor your purposes are, many of your kids may not have an email address.  So you might tailor this towards the parents, stating more or less how many kids come in, and whatever else parents might want to know.

My local group has no cost.  people either show up and play games, or they don't.  It's quite casual.  It sounds like you want something slightly more fFormal.  My thoughts are, if you start charging people money, they will expect you to do things fFor them.  Or you become a babysitter.  Maybe that's roughly in line with your plan, I don't know.  I'm not sure if you're imagining something more like summer camp, or an arcade.

The only real rule the store has implemented is that there shall be no buying or selling of any games, other than those in the store.  Preferably, any games people bring in will have been purchased at the store, but that's not a rule.  The idea is that the store is trying to make money here, and providing tables and a safe environment is a thing they choose to do.  We as customers should support the store whenever we can.

i actually changed up my idea and have organized a summer gaming camp for kids at one of my FLGS. Comic Quest in Lake Forest is going to help us run our Camp out of the store for a nominal fee. https://www.facebook.com/summercampquest

at it's heart, it works like this:

You sign up here (which you did) you play Looney Labs games (which presumably you do), and then you tell us here how that went.  Post event reports in the fForums linked above.  Sometimes you might just mention in passing that you played a game today.  Maybe sometimes you just answer the casual question fFrom another member.  It's pretty low key.

In return, the Looneys tell us about what new stuff they are working, they give us special access to preview artwork, or maybe discounts on games, and sometimes there is super special swag to be acquired.

So basically, tell us all how awesome you are, tell us what games you are playing, contribute to the community in some way (that's the key, really), and in return get some neato things.

Kristin Looney and Drew Lupp work hard to keep things tidy, so they might have some other important things you should do.  But I think that's main points, anyway.

thanks

Do you still demo in the UK?

I do, but it's more for my son and his friends. Keeping them interested in the games isn't hard, getting them to include me can be more difficult though as they have started playing more. I'll be taking a few games down to the UKGames Expo though this year, and staying at the TravelLodge near the airport, so if you find yourself at a loose end, feel free to drop by. :)

I am hoping to be at UK Game expo with another company I demo for. Will have to come find you during my lunch break, if I'm there!

I was about to take the survey, then realized I'd taken it before.  You'd think Survey Monkey would at least remember your IP.

Is this the same survey as before, and if so, would you like us to take it again, or if we did it before is that good? Thanks!

Yes this is the same survey as before - I just wanted to make sure that as many GTs took it as possible! So if you have taken the survey before - you are all set. :)

To Get the GT challenge coin, do demos have to be done in a game store? We don't have any near where I live (though a few friends are looking to start one, hopefully). There are, however, a couple of other cool locations that could be good, and might be receptive e.g. we have a cool cafe\art gallery\hippy hang-out where my 'mids certainly wouldn't look out of place. http://www.thearthousesouthampton.co.uk/

I was personally planning on attending GenCon in August.

My husband and I will be at Dragon Con and will both be more then willing to help do whatever. 

Matter of fact last year we set up a table in the gaming room and had people dropping by to play 7 Dragons and Fluxx. Gave out a lot of promo cards too. 

-Cindi

I'll be going to GenCon. I would gladly hand out promos of the Horrifying Sculpture.

I'm planning to be at GenCon as well, and would happily hand out Horrifying Sculptures. :-)

I'll be at GenCon and I'm already planning on taking Cthulhu Fluxx, so promos would be a great way to catch peoples' attention. Count me in!

I will be at Gencon all 5 days.

I'm going to GenCon to run AYAW, I'd be glad to hand some out for you!

Already attending GenCon for the full convention and would be happy to hand out cards.

I'll be at Dragon*Con all 4 days, and would love to help y'all promote Cthulhu Fluxx!

I've already ordered the demo pack, so I'll already be giving away some of my Hastur cards at D*C anyways. Just let me know what I can do to help!

I've already paid for my GenCon badge, and I'd also like to hand out some Horrifying Sculpture.

Drat. Won't be able to attend either one.

I will be at GenCon with my family and would be happy to hand out cards.

I'll be at GenCon and would be glad to pass out promo cards.

I should be at GenCon would love to pass these out!

Ill be at GenCon and PAX and would love to help.

I'll be at GenCon. Wednesday for trade day also (homeschool parent).

Kristin, any word on when these should ship out? I just got an email from Alison suggesting that the Horrifying Sculpture will be a retailer only promo card, not something for the game techs to give out. I'm confused as to what's going on.

The cards are not printed yet - so we couldn't send them with the Launch Kits...  but we will figure out a plan to get them to you at the show so you can hand them out to fans and direct people to the retailers who are selling the game!  

Stay tuned...  plans are still being coordinated... 

I will be attending GenCon, and I can hand out cards.

I will be at PAX Prime with you guys this year, I can't wait to try this one!

OMG - check out this image - I just ordered this banner for the backdrop of our booth at PAX! 

That's awesome!

Where do you get your banners printed through?

That banner is great! I so appreciate that Cthulhu Fluxx isn't "cutesey." It would have been easy to go that direction in light of existing Looney Labs products, but the horrific visage of the Dreaming One erupting through a distorting void in the idyllic Aquarius landscape really says it all here.

HalfPriceBanner.com - they are having a half price sale right now: http://enews.halfpricebanners.com/q/ffpEUq1y-9QPyDL5C39lSbDxXTJ3ThrGY7mu6q-mNzdJZV3QEWVQW8Rff

That's all kinds of super horrificly fantastic!  You had that MADE? Cooool. What's a banner like that run (considering Halloween you understand).

Wow! The "dimension door"" is a PERFECT stylistic stroke: a great way to celebrate, rather than suffer, the contrast between Cthulhu Fluxx art and your company art!

And that banner is going to pull....

I'll be at Gencon and would love to hand out promos!

I'll be at GenCon

I will be at GenCon and would be happy to hand out some promo cards.

I will be there, think I could get demo materials from you there? It would be SO much easier then shipping to my country!

If it's not too late, I can hand out some cards at Gen Con.

I saw Drew last night, I should be picking up my copy of the special promos later today!

I will be seated at the new food court (the Catan tables) with my deck, hasture cards, posters, and Challenge token looking for players.

:)

Will the Horrifying Sculpture be available thru the website after these conventions?

Never mind, just read the note that they will be in online store later.

I've already posted my interest earlier in the thread, but Dragon*Con is less than a week away (!), so I was just wondering if there was an update on how us D*Con folks can get a hold of these promo cards to give out?

The two retailers listed on the cards (Adventure Retail in Booth #1004, and Wizards Wagon in Booth #E21) both have a big pile of cards, leftover from GenCon which they are bringing with them to Dragon*Con.  

Go visit either of these booths and let them know you are a Looney Labs Game Tech and would love to take a stack of cards and hand them out throughout the convention to point people back to their booth to buy the game.  They are expecting you guys to come find them and ask for cards to hand out!

Have fun at Dragon*Con - I miss going to this convention! 

Awesome! I'll be sure to stop by... I've already highlighted their booths in the app and left myself a reminder (:

Dragon*Con misses you! I hope you can make it next year, it's definitely my favorite Con.

I am definitely up for helping. 

I'm kind of in the space where I really want this to happen, but find myself worrying that if I push for it, I'll end up as the 'person in charge', which is a terrifying daunting prospect.  If you're v

 

A question:  Last year, we (well, you, mostly) ran the Tiki Lounge as a series of connected events.  In terms of logistics, how big is the hurdle from that to a 4-5 day, all day room?  I know it would take a good deal more volunteer manpower, obviously - I'm wondering more about arranging that with GenCon, for example.

 

I think it would be easy after what we did last year at GenCon.

I'm completely in.

Understand...so i'm now the starship captain of a bunch of r_____S !

Sure thing.

Thank you, Daniel - and I love the new name you chose for your awesome pyramid event report!  Check it out everyone if you have not seen this: A Beginner's Guide To Pyramids

This from a company (that I love for Martian Chess and other pyramid-requiring games BTW) that produces games about zombies, pirates, and Monty Python?  The slack-jaws who demonstrate their two-digit nature by slagging the games, because of the Lab Rabbit concept, wouldn't be interested in playing them anyway (unless you had sports figures pimping the games.)

 

If new members get confused, then they haven't done their homework.  They will have to learn, just like the rest of us.

 

Sorry Luv, but once a Rabbit, ALWAYS a Rabbit.

Tex

(“The more complex the mind, the greater the need for the simplicity of play.” -- James T. Kirk)

Could you please remind us what the term IS now?  Maybe it's just me, but I find it really difficult to remember what you changed it to, and I have a feeling you changed it more than once in a short time.  I remember Starship Captains have to have particular pyramid cred, but what are the general volunteers called now?

I can use the new term here.  What about my half-dozen articles on my site (there are another at least 4 on your site, which I can't edit) written during the Rabbit era--do you want me to put in some kind of explanation, or is it okay for historical purposes?

I think we're lab technicians now?

 

No need to stress too much about your old articles - we don't need/want to change history,  the old Rabbit program was awesome and it will be herald in story and song - we are just asking you guys not to use the old name going forward, so we can succeed at changing the name.   And yeah, calling yourself a Looney Labs Game Technician isn't quite as catchy as calling yourself a Mad Lab Rabbit was, and it's hard to just substitute Game Tech for Rabbit, but it does work well.  And over time, as our no longer tiny but still very small company has the time/cash to actually create a new logo and web site and other branding we have planned - then it will become easier to figure out what the new name actually is!  Thank you for joining our new fan club, 'Becca - and I look forward to playing games with you in Ohio in June!

Is there a way to sticky this on the front page of the forums? I wouldn't have seen this if I hadn't been idly exploring the ning sub-forum.