A Couple Announcements

I have two things I wanted to share with you guys today about upcoming events. First off, I just sent off my latest game review, so expect a link and a follow-up review here on the blog within a few days. This time I was privileged to review the early-access game Abandon Ship. No spoilers, but basically, think of the game as FTL but with pirates instead of space. Keep an eye here for the link to the official review.

The next thing I might be even more excited about. I will be hosting my first panel at a convention! A big thanks to the ladies and gents over at Smash Fiction for giving me their blessings to perform Surprise Party at Con-Nichiwa at the Tucson Convention center on April 20th. If you're going to be in southern Arizona in mid-to-late April, swing by Con-Nichiwa and check it out!

For those who don't know, Surprise Party is the brain child of Smash Fiction's Dan Mulkerin. Basically, you take a story plot that revolves around a party on an adventure and replace that party with your own group made up of fictional characters. You pick characters to fill D&D style roles, namely Fighter, Mage, Cleric, Rogue, and Bard, but you must also pick out the dreaded Dumpus, a character designed to hinder the party. You kindly donate this Dumpus to one of the other players, so choosing a good one is key. 

Next, the GM walks you through the story of the book or film and you pick one character from your list of party members to meet that challenge. Once picked, they are out of play for the rest of the game. At the end of the game, the GM tallies up the score of all the players and decides the winner.

It is a hilarious party game, and of course, it's a story telling game, so I instantly loved it. I've tried it out with friends of mine and the feeling was mutual, so, since I apparently and an introvert who loves performing in front of people (weird, right?) I talked to Con-Nichiwa and... blam! I'm running a panel.

We still have some details to work out. My friend, Miles Schneiderman, the person who created Smash Fiction itself, happens to live in the area and might be a part of this. I'm looking to see if I can round up some sponsors for prizes for the contestants as well. There's just so much to do!

Again, if you're gonna being in southern Arizona on April 20th, swing by Con-Nichiwa and check out my panel!

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