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2011 and
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I am likely the last blogger on the Internet to get their Gen Con recap posted, but a combination of work deadlines, Con Crud, generating some spousal karma, and my regularly scheduled game conspired against me. Overall it was a very good Gen Con, and I had a great time seeing old friends, meeting new friends, and doing some needed shopping. So here is my 2011 Gen Con ...
With many thanks to our loyal readers and fans, to our family, friends, and coworkers, and to everyone who voted for us, Gnome Stew just won the silver ENnie for Best Blog in the 2011 GenCon EN World RPG Awards!
Thank you!
That makes two years in a row for the Stew, and we couldn't ask for better fans. You rock!
Image by the Stew's own John Arcadian, taken on what ...
Please vote for Gnome Stew in the 2011 ENnies!
Gnome Stew was nominated for Best Blog in the 2011 GenCon EN World RPG Awards (the "ENnies"), and we have our beady gnomish eyes on the gold.
Voting is open to anyone, takes 30 seconds or less, requires no registration or other bullshit, and ends today. We would greatly appreciate your vote!
Here's how to vote:
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Gnome Stew is nominated for Best Blog in the 2011 GenCon EN World RPG Awards (the "ENnies"), and I would like to ask for your support: Please vote for Gnome Stew!
Voting takes about 30 seconds, is open to everyone, and doesn't require registration or any other fiddly stuff. You can vote in just the Best Blog category, if you like, and voting is open through July 24th.
It's this ...
When the 2011 ENnie Award nominees were announced last Friday, we were floored to see that Gnome Stew was one of them. For the second year in a row, the Stew has been nominated for Best Blog.
Congratulations to all of the nominees! I see fantastic products in every category, including a number I'm unfamiliar with and now want to check out.
Special congratulations to our fellow Best Blog nominees ...
Today is the unofficial last day to post a Gen Con review, and I did not want 2010 to go by without saying a few things about my experiences at Gen Con. As always, it was an exciting time filled with new games, new ideas, and great friends. I will do my best to give you a high level overview of all the things that went on this ...
As the week of distilled geekery known as Gen Con comes to an end, I am sleep-deprived, mentally exhausted, and exhilarated. Much was achieved, much was learned, and much fun was had. The Good As probably know by now, Gnome Stew won a silver ENnie (and I jumped off the stage wearing a kilt – not one of my brighter moments). We’re honored to ...
Last night at the ENnies, Gnome Stew won silver for Best Blog! Thank you to everyone who voted for us -- you rock, and we were bowled over by our win.
Wolfgang Bauer's Kobold Quarterly took the gold, and I'm proud to have lost to Wolfgang.
Congratulations to our fellow nominees, Critical Hits, Newbie DM, and One Geek to Another, as well as honorably mentioned Sarah Darkmagic -- we were ...
2010 ENnie Awards: Gnome Stew is nominated!
Gnome Stew was nominated for Best Blog in the 2010 ENnies, and we'd love to have your support. Vote for Gnome Stew here -- it's free, takes 30 seconds, and requires no registration.
Eureka
Today is the last day that you can preorder Gnome Stew's new book, Eureka: 501 Adventure Plots to Inspire Game Masters, in the Engine Publishing online store.
For $34.95, you'll get ...
Gnome Stew has been nominated for Best Blog in the 2010 GenCon EN World RPG Awards, the "ENnies," and I'm here to ask for your support: Please vote for Gnome Stew!
Voting takes about 30 seconds, is open to everyone, and doesn't require registration or any other fiddly stuff. You can vote in just the Best Blog category, if you like, and voting is open through July 25th.
It's this ...
OK, I kind of spoiled it in the title, but to say I'm excited would be to dramatically understate my level of VRRROOOOOMMMM! at the moment.
Gnome Stew has been nominated for Best Blog in the 2010 GenCon EN World RPG Awards!
Holy crap.
Also nominated in the Best Blog category are Critical Hits, Kobold Quarterly, Newbie DM, and One Geek to Another (as well as honorably mentioned Sarah Darkmagic).
Congratulations to ...
In what must be the most brazen or naive scheme ever devised by those foul-smelling doglike lizards, some Kobolds have asked us Gnomes to review the latest issue of their magazine, tempting us with a free PDF issue.
Do these Kobolds really think that a new edition means that all the old rivalries are forgotten? Do they think that a simple bribe will make up for past atrocities? Can ...
Voting for the 2009 GenCon EN World RPG Awards -- "the ENnies" -- is now live, and will be open through July 31st.
I polled the gnomes about coming up with collective voting suggestions, but it's like herding foul-mouthed, foul-smelling, perpetually drunk cats up in here sometimes. We can agree that Gnome Stew employs a white, deep red, and pale gray color scheme, but it's pretty shaky after that.
So ...
From 2009 GenCon EN World RPG Awards ("the ENnies") judge Jeramy Ware's blog, May 26:
Our only real worry at this point is the Website category, which is sorely lacking.
So, if you know anyone that has a site or blog that you'd like to see considered, please ask them to enter. It's easy for people to see all the great books and services that publishers put out, but forget ...
(8:55 pm MST) Since I couldn't be there this year, I've been tormenting myself by reading GenCon tidbits, and I just saw some awesome news:
DungeonMastering.com won the gold ENnie for Best Fan Product!
That's totally badass -- nice, nice work, Yax. You deserve it, and I think this will be an inspiration to RPG bloggers everywhere. I know it will be an inspiration for Gnome Stew next year.
I was ...
