Origins 2007 Convention Report

Just wanted to give a quick update to all the SlugFest enthusiasts out there.

We were at Origins in Columbus, Ohio from July 4-July 8th 2007. Representing the Slugs at that time were Cliff, Geoff, and Yvonne, as well as loyal Slug Crew members Jen, Nathan, Joe, and Mary. We split a 10' x 30' booth with our friends at Cheese Weasel Logistics, LLC, and were located but a stone's throw from the Paizo booth.

This convention marked the long-awaited debut of our newest games: Red Dragon Inn and Tiki Mountain. Sales of Red Dragon Inn were quite brisk, and we sold almost half of the 100 copies of Red Dragon Inn we brought with us. Our other games did very well sales-wise.

Geoff participated in the Premier Track for the second year in a row at Origins. This track allows convention goers to playest "on the horizon" games with the game's designer. Geoff ran several demos of the team rules for More Kung Fu Fighting, as well as a couple of other projects he's not allowed to talk about at this time.

The SlugFest team sat down for a review with the fine folks at Spewgilist.com. They wrote a really nice article for us, and reviewed Tiki Mountain and Red Dragon Inn. You can view all of the articles on their site at the following links:

SlugFest Games Article

Tiki Mountain Review

Red Dragon Inn Review

The SlugFest team also sat down to do an interview with the fine folks at Head Games Podcast. Check out their site at http://headgames.libsyn.com/ and be on the look out for our upcoming interview.

Cliff, Geoff, and Yvonne had the honor of playtesting a sci-fi/Lovecraftian horror LARP run by the fine folks at Terrorwerks. They run a mean game, with amazing props and special effects. Drop by their website at http://www.terrorwerks.com.

Yvonne and Mary found and rescued a stray cat, which they named Ginny (short for Origins, don't you know). A fellow con-goer, local to the Columbus area, promised to take Ginny to a shelter so that she could be placed in a home. We later learned that she did one better and adopted Ginny.

Happy endings for everyone!