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Sunday, July 12th, 2009
8:58 am [simonepdx]	AmberCon NW Deadlines coming up! Woohoo! The first "interest" deadline has come and gone, and we had plenty of folks to cover the hotel deposit, so ACNW XXI is officially a GO! If you haven't yet registered, please do so ASAP. The next deadline is for game submissions, on August 28th. That's just over a month away.... --simone (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, June 8th, 2009
5:55 pm [simonepdx]	AmberCon NW - November 5-8, 2009 Hi all! The AmberCon NW site is open for registration for this year's convention. For the 13th year, we are returning to the gorgeous and hospitable McMenamin's Edgefield Bed and Breakfast Resort in Troutdale, Oregon, just 30 minutes outside Portland and 15 minutes from the Portland International Airport (PDX). There are many different room styles and rates at the Edgefield, so register soon! The most popular types sell out quickly. I am looking forward to seeing all the new and returning faces this year! --simone Organizer, AmberCon NW (Comment on this)
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
12:42 pm [rvdammit]	Ambercon UK is on this year, completely forgot to post here, so apologies for the late notice. Didn't think to post here (with prodding) till I heard the people who have committed to ACUK was a lower than the minimum needed to avoid penalties from the hotel. (Comment on this)
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009
2:58 pm [harleqwn]	Amber: An introduction to Amber I was curious to know what you have done to introduce people to Amber and what the results have been so far? -David- (6 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, April 26th, 2009
4:40 pm [harleqwn]	Twibe (Twitter group) for Amber I've created a Twibe (stupid Twitter vocab) for Amber that all are welcome to join, or not.  :-) I'm new at this but here goes... http://twibes.com/amberdicelessrpg As I've discovered "amber" often results in amber alerts for missing children so I thought I would just spell the whole thing out in the hopes that a search would maybe find it easier this way. I don't know if it will work on not. -David- (Comment on this)
Friday, April 24th, 2009
4:49 pm [harleqwn]	Amber social connections Who would like to share their gaming/amber twitter or other social media info? My Twitter name is: shadowwars Can't seem to find any #amber Twitter feeds?!? I am known as David Miessler-Kubanek on Facebook, however, I don't use Facebook for gaming due to my career connections there. I do send private messages for gaming if needed.  :-) Would like to find a good Gaming social site without all the fluff of Facebook. Even one focused on Amber would be good enough for now. I'm not on MySpace. I've posted a question to the ACUS forums about multimedia and one the other day about the Amber community. Not sure if that's where to post or discuss such things but there you go. Been gaming since the 1980's. Been GMing Amber for close to 20 years. Online gaming since the mid 1990's. Getting back into convention gaming again and looking for more Amber players and GMs to chat with.  :-) Thanks! -David- (8 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, March 30th, 2009
6:52 pm [a2macgeek]	Potluck dinner the night before Ambercon All Amber DRPG players in and around the Ann Arbor area are cordially invited to a "Potluck Dinner and Hang-Out Event" at the home of Jarrod Van Kirk and Patrick Franklin in Ypsilanti, Michigan on Wednesday, April 15th starting at 6:00 p.m. and going until the last person leaves. Please bring a dish and a beverage to share if possible. If you are from out of town and have no way to do that, just bring yourselves! For directions, contact: Jarrod - jvankirk72@yahoo.com Patrick - aular@yahoo.com Current Mood: tired Current Music: Vespertilio - Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard (Comment on this)
Saturday, March 28th, 2009
11:18 am [jmsaul]	ACUS T-Shirts & More! We're ready to take orders for ACUS XX t-shirts.  We're also offering an Ambercon souvenir not seen for 15 years -- glass mugs!  Here's what we've got: * the official ACUS XX t-shirt by Michael Kucharski * the winning Art Contest design from last year, by Matt Andrews * 22oz glass mugs with an etched design commemorating our 20th Ambercon, by Michael Kucharski Members will get one mug free with a 3 or 4-day membership, but if you tend to break things, specialize in using glass drinking vessels as weapons, or need spares for some other reason, we're selling extras. To order, go here: http://www.ambercon.com/order You'll need to log in with your Ambercon login and password that you set up for registration. Please get all orders in by APRIL 1st (no joke) so we can get them to our suppliers in time for the con.  -- Joe Saul, ACUS XX Chair (Comment on this)
Sunday, March 8th, 2009
10:42 pm [jmsaul]	ACUS Game Book Delay Hi, all -- I am sorry to report that we've had some issues with getting the Game Book ready to go up on the site. At this point, you should see it sometime tomorrow.  We understand that ACUS attendees live in a range of time zones, so we will pick a time which will allow us to have an "equal first" range that doesn't disadvantage anyone, whether they live in PST, EST, BST, or somewhere in between.  We also understand that some people have access during the work day, and some don't. Thank you for your patience, and please stay tuned.  You'll hear from me or Simone tomorrow.  -- Joe (Comment on this)
Friday, February 27th, 2009
5:25 pm [a2macgeek]	Last day to register for Ambercon 2009! From the Con Chair: This is, officially, the last day to register for Ambercon 20 -- so if you're planning to attend but have been holding off, it's time to go to the website: http://www.ambercon.com Ambercon will be April 16-19, 2009, at the Embassy Suites Livonia (our usual hotel, about 20 minutes from Detroit Metro Airport, DTW). In case you didn't know, we now have rates based on how many days you're attending, so it now makes sense to attend even if you can only make it for part of the con. If you've already registered, I apologize for this unnecessary email. Consider it a reminder that you will soon be able to go to the website and register for games! Hope to see you there! -- Joe Saul, ACUS 20 Chair Current Mood: hungry Current Music: Full of Grace - Sarah McLachlan (Comment on this)
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
11:15 pm [simonepdx]	ACUS Game Submissions Needed! Okay, it's late Wednesday night, and with the three games I plan to submit we now have 42 games -- just under half of what we need to run the con! I hope we see quite a few tomorrow. You can submit your games directly on the website at http://www.ambercon.com Remember, the deadline is Friday... (Comment on this)
Monday, January 26th, 2009
4:38 pm [harleqwn]	ACUS 2009 game submission discussions? Who's up for talking about ACUS 2009 game submissions... brainstorming, feedback, etc.? (12 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
8:17 am [simonepdx]	ACUS Early registration deadline January 23rd! Hi everyone! [cross-posted from the AmberCon community] I just wanted to post a reminder that the deadline to register early for the convention and save $10 on your registration fees is coming up fast! Please help us and help yourselves to the savings by registering today! --simone simone (at) ambercon (dot) com (Comment on this)
Monday, January 5th, 2009
11:54 am [simonepdx]	Games needed for ACUS '09! The deadline to submit games for AmberCon US '09 is February 6! If past attendance numbers hold true, we will need a minimum of 12 games for each of the eight slots of the convention. The game submission form is up on the website, http://www.ambercon.com under "Submit a Game." I'm also looking for a couple of people to train to do the AmberCon US gamebook with me this year and be able to take it over next year, so if you have an interest in learning about that piece of the convention and have some significant time to volunteer, please let me know! All the best, --simone (Comment on this)
Thursday, January 1st, 2009
11:30 pm [simonepdx]	ACUS '09 Site Open for Registration! Hi everyone! The new AmberCon site http://www.ambercon.com is now open and accepting registrations for ACUS XX April 16-19, 2009, at the Embassy Suites Livonia, Michigan. --The deadline for early-bird registration discounts is January 23, 2009. --The deadline for submitting games is February 6, 2009. More bells and whistles are coming, along with graphic content. Meanwhile, we would be happy to receive any feedback about the site or registration forms and process. Many thanks for your patience while we got the new site details squared away. The rest of the committee and I look forward to seeing you at ACUS XX! Happy New Year! --simone (4 Comments |Comment on this)
9:43 am [harleqwn]	Where to talk Amber shop? Where does one go to discuss ideas for the new Amber DRP game? (19 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, December 21st, 2008
3:28 pm [jmsaul]	ACUS 2009 Update Hello!  Ambercon US will be April 16-19, 2009, at the Embassy Suites Livonia (our usual hotel, about 20 minutes from Detroit Metro Airport). I wanted to write all of you a quick note to let you know that we're updating our systems and processes, and the ACUS 2009 website will be up and ready to take registrations by January 1st, 2009.   We've taken attendee feedback into account, and we're going to have an all-new registration system, using an ACNW-like scheduling method, which we hope will preserve the good features of the previous ACUS process while improving it in some significant ways.  We'll explain any changes when the site goes live, and we're happy to help you as needed. This will be the 20th Ambercon US, and we're looking forward to doing some very cool stuff and hosting a lot of excellent games!  (We've got some surprises in the works, too.) If you're a regular attendee, you won't want to miss this one.  And if you haven't been to Ambercon in a while, consider making Ambercon 20 the one you come back to. On behalf of the ACUS 2009 team, I'd like to thank you for your patience with the transition.  We all look forward to gaming with you in April!  (And don't forget to register when the site goes live on January 1st...) Joe Saul Chair, ACUS 2009 www.ambercon.com P.S.  Please feel free to pass this message on to any venues where Amber is discussed. (Comment on this)
Sunday, June 29th, 2008
5:37 pm [nihilisticmind]	AmberCon Arizona 2008: ame submissions GMs! We need GMs! If you're planning on attending, please consider GMing too! :) And if you're not planning on attending, well, tell you friends... And come anyway! :D If you wish to GM at the con for a game other than Amber, go ahead and submit a game as well. It doesn't have to be diceless or even Amber (although it is preferred and most games being run there will be). For instance, two of our current GMs plan on running a Serenity (Firefly) game based on the Amber Diceless rules. Check out http://fabienbadilla.com/acaz-events.html for more info about how to submit a game and make AmberCon Arizona an awesome and recurring event. And most of all: Come have fun! Here's the information you can get on the website about game submittal: If you wish to run a game at the upcoming CopperCon 28, use the following format and email us at AmberConArizona@gmail.com with Game Submittal in the title. Also, feel free to create a new thread pertaining to your game HERE! Required information for Game Submittal: Time Slot Preferred (see below) Genre (Will it be a traditional Amber game? Are you giving it your own horror or modern twist? Will it be a Throne War? etc...) Minimum/Maximum Players Preferred (we suggest a total of 6 players due to space constraints, but larger games can be organized, so tell us what you would like!) Synopsis (describe your game's basic story or plot to entice players!) Additional Game Info (link to your website or the game's home on the forums or anything else you'd like to add) Here is a list of open Time Slots: Slot 1 = 7pm-1am, Thursday August 28th 2008. Slot 2 = 2am-8am, Friday August 29th 2008. Slot 3 = 9am-1pm, Friday August 29th 2008. (Short Slot) Slot 4 = 1pm-5pm, Friday August 29th 2008. (Short Slot) Slot 5 = 6pm-12am, Friday August 29th 2008. Slot 6 = 1am-5am, Saturday August 30th 2008. (Short Slot) Slot 7 = 6am-12pm, Saturday August 30th 2008. Slot 8 = 1pm-5pm, Saturday August 30th 2008. (Short Slot) Slot 9 = 6pm-12am, Saturday August 30th 2008. Slot 10 = 12am-7am, Sunday August 31st 2008. Slot 11 = 8am-3pm, Sunday August 31st 2008. (7-hour slot) Regular Slots are 6 hours long. Short Slots are 4 hours long. Special Slots are up to you! These time slots are guidelines. If you have special requirements for your game, we will do our best to help! :) (Comment on this)
Monday, June 9th, 2008
10:03 pm [lintra]	Posting on behalf of the 09 ConChair I'm mourning Erick myself; he was a friend to me as well as a fellow gamer, and I miss him deeply.  However, I should really post this now that we've confirmed it, and in a way the timing is appropriate because he valued the Amber community so highly: The dates for Ambercon US 2009 will be April 16-19, 2009, at the Embassy Suites Livonia.  (We'll have the dates for 2010 shortly; yes, we're going to start working two years out.) This will be the 20th Ambercon, and we're looking for ideas to commemorate both the anniversary and Erick, without whom none of this would have happened.  Please feel free to email me; even ideas that require a bit of money are possible. More details later, but I wanted to get the dates out there so people can start planning.  If you're on other Amber-related lists or communities that I don't reach, please pass this on to them (and let me know about them).  -- Joe Saul (Chair, Ambercon US 2009) (Comment on this)
12:29 am [zdashamber]	Erick Wujcik is gone Erick Wujcik died yesterday evening, June 7th 2008. He was surrounded by his family. More information at the Palladium Press release: http://www.palladiumbooks.com/press/erickwujcik.html I was lucky enough to meet and game with him on a few occasions once he moved out to the San Francisco Bay Area four or so years ago. He was generous, easygoing, and creative; a good storyteller, engaging to be around. My deepest sympathies to his many good friends. (Comment on this)