I’ll be at two convention is April: JordanCon and RavenCon. Scroll down for details. Come say hi!

JordanCon

April 17-19 at the Crown Plaza at Ravinia in Atlanta, GA.

This is my tentative schedule so far (but make sure to check the final at the con):

Friday 2:30 PM Gaming Rules versus Storytelling A discussion on the pros and cons of freedom of narrative versus the structure of rules in RGPs. What fits a type of game better? 
Friday 5:30 PM Gaming Rules Light, Procedure Heavy The difference between simple and easy. The art of minimalism in game design. At what point are you overwriting and at what point is it not a game? 
Saturday 1:00 PM Gaming The Rules you don’t Write The things you don’t want to define in a game. What rules are better left out, and what do you not want to control. How to avoid designing the fun out of a game.
Saturday 4:00 PM Gaming Layout and Graphic Design in Gaming Books How art, layout, and graphic design can add or take away to the readability, aesthetics, and marketability of a game. 
Saturday 5:30 PM Gaming Pitch to Playtest Back by popular demand, the round table pitch session is an exercise to take a game from idea to translating it into mechanics. This is a panel with audience participation to help provide ideas with the goal of demonstrating development of a game from the inception. 
Sunday 10:00 AM Gaming Gaming in the Dark Future How to create an engaging world for your Dark Future RPG using themes ranging from the Hi-tech chrome and neon environments of a cyberpunk setting. How to best incorporate government, politics, economics, social systems.

RavenCon

April 24-26 at the Virginia Crossings Hotel near Richmond, VA. I don’t know my schedule yet, but I’ll try to post it here when I do.