The preregistration for Carnage 12, in Fairlee, VT, is now available for download from the front page of the convention’s website.
Preregistration forms — found at the back of the book — must be postmarked October 23rd, less than a month away now. Naturally, early respondents get first dibs on the games they want to play, so don’t delay.
Over on the Schenectady Wargamers Association site, the reg book for Council of Five Nations is available for download. After checking out the games on offer — including their annual Starfleet Battles tournament and the children-friendly game track — you can also pre-register for the convention right there on the SWA’s website. Now that’s service!
Wordle is a web application that generates a collage out of a mass of text, like, say the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy, or the Call of Cthulhu corebook. In our case, this word cloud comes from the Northeast Wars IX convention book — which, by the way, you can download here if you want to see what was on offer last year. Just click on the image to the right to see it in greater detail.
The bigger a word is, the more frequently it’s used in the text. Going by our wordle, events scheduled in the post meridian seem pretty popular; so few gamers are morning people! These word clouds can also be customized, in that you can select the font type, color palette and even general orientation of the words.
There are forum threads of people who converted roleplaying game books into wordles, over on RPG.net, ENWorld and Storygames.
Even now, GMs and players are going to sleep with visions of six-siders rolling through their heads. Northeast Wars IX is only a few scant days away. If you’re not sure what you want to play, or aren’t sure what you signed up to play — or GM! — the last days before a convention can be nerve-wracking.
In order to reduce the overall level of tension in the world, we bring you the Northeast Wars IX Con Guide. With cover art by special guest Melissa Benson, this text guides you not only to the many fine gaming options available during the weekend, but also offers convention survival tips, suggestions for dining in and around the Essex resort and a few other special treats.
So download it. Print it out. Carry it around rolled up in your back pocket. Go ahead, we won’t mind.