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Bulldogs! at Dexcon

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

This year at Dexcon (July 4-8, NJ) Galileo Games will be running the would premier of the Bulldogs! LARP. Running on Saturday night from 8PM to 12PM, we are planning a space adventure for the brave and the bold alike. With a mechanic based off of the FATE system, we are excited about adapting Bulldogs! to LARP. If you sign up early and contact J.R. Blackwell at jrblackwell@galileogames.com, with character ideas and preferences, we will do our best to accommodate you. If you are planning to go, sign up early and notify us, as space IS limited. Register for the con and our LARP at the Dexcon website: http://www.dexposure.com

And yes, there will be a puppet!

FROM THE DEXCON WEBSITE: 

L0048″Bulldogs! LARP” by Galileo Games; presented by Brennan Taylor & J.R. Blackwell.

A WORLD PREMIERE EVENT! An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME: Part of the Indie Games Explosion! Come ship out with the Bulldogs! in the first-ever Bulldogs! LARP: Sci-fi that kicks ass!

Who could be desperate enough to sign his life away for five long years? Desperate enough to take a job hauling volatile and hazardous cargo to the most dangerous places in the galaxy? Planets where the very air is a corrosive acid. Planets where the locals might cut your throat just so they can turn you into a nice steak. Planets where petty thugs and warlords are engaged in constant running gun battles and you’re just as likely to catch a blaster shot in the skull as get a signed delivery manifest. You are, that’s who. Welcome to Bulldogs!

Saturday, 8:00PM – 12:00AM One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, All Ages.

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Galileo Games at Balticon

Friday, May 11th, 2012

Galileo Games  is going to Balticon (May 23 to 25) to promote our games and our new fiction line. Brennan Taylor, J.R. Blackwell, and Redwings Gambit author, Monica Valentinelli will all be there to talk about our current and upcoming projects. Below is a list of panels that we’ll be participating in.  We hope to see you there!

Friday

Intro to Role Playing Games. Friday, 4:00PM
Have you ever wondered how different RPG’s are from regular board and card games? Are you interested in learning more about how RPG’s work and how to join one? Come to this one and ask experts anything you want to know.

Saturday

Subverting Tropes for Fun and Profit 9AM
There are plenty of carboard cutouts and cliche character types out there that can be fleshed out with clever tweaks, and even better, some intriguing character types waiting to get kidnapped from one genre into another for new game or fiction story possibilities Joss Whedon in particular is known for mixing character types to great effect, resulting in characters like Buffy the Vampire Slayer. What other unusual and convention defying characters can you think up?

Put Together the Total Package Saturday at 2:00 pm
Tips on how to make your book sell, including various self-publishing avenues and requirements, marketing strategies, and tools to promote your work

What Is A Good Family Game? Saturday, 5:00 PM
What important criteria should you consider when looking for a game to play as a family? It can be difficult to find a game that the whole family will understand and enjoy. Come find out what other families play together and learn about games that your family would love.

Sunday

Kickstarter: Sunday, 11:00 AM
Real life experience from creatives who have already monetized their work using Kickstarter.com or by themselves.

Using Games in Education. Sunday, 4:00 PM
How can games be used to teach concepts in the classroom? Hear from experienced educators about how they use games in their classrooms. Please bring us your own ideas to share with everyone — we’d love to hear from the audience.

Monday

In with the new – out with the old? Monday at 10:00 am
Does New Media mean ignoring more traditional methods of publishing? This session examines whether using only new media ideas is a good idea. There may be only so far one can go using the web as a publishing platform. Would it make sense the use a combination of traditional publishing methods and web-based marketing? Perhaps a hybrid approach will allow the best of both worlds.

The Artist/Writer Relationship Monday, 12:00 Noon
It’s not easy to find the right artist or writer when you’re looking to collaborate. Our panelists will discuss some common pitfalls of the artist/writer relationship and how to deal with them when they arise.

 

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Bulldogs! The LARP!

Wednesday, March 14th, 2012

We are planning a Bulldogs! LARP for Dexcon (July 4-8, 2012 Morristown, New Jersey) and we want to figure out how many people would be interested in playing with us! We’re planning a grand adventure for our players, with Space Pirates, Transgalaxy reps, grumpy Captains, and even a puppet actor! But before we pull out all the stops, and make a dozen costumes we want to know: Do you want to play?

A lot of interest means that we schedule ourselves during prime time at the convention, get costumes, props and make a big, crazy adventure plot for our players, something with professional actors and makeup and over-the-top fun. This would be multiple crews and a giant number of players, all with their own NPC Captain to guide the way.

A little interest means that we schedule an out of the way time slot, and make a smaller plot, with a limited amount of players for a small, fun adventure designed for a single crew.

So! Would you be interested in a Bulldogs! LARP at Dexcon? Should we pull out all the stops and make a giant LARP opera or should we leave those stops were they are and make an intimate dinner party LARP?

Let us know via the comments here or on our facebook page. We look forward to hearing from you!

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Dreamation 2012

Monday, February 27th, 2012

Dreamation 2012

Dreamation 2012 came and went, bringing with it friends and new games. Galileo Games was there with games of Shelter in Place, Bulldogs! Mortal Coil and Brennan Taylor’s new game The Art of Power, which will be coming out later this year. We were able to talk with exciting artists, writers and game designers about new and upcoming projects, and we’re looking forward to making some announcements and taking some submissions in the next few months. Thank you to all the organizers of this fantastic event and to everyone who came out and played a game with us!

IPR Booth

More photos from Dreamation 2012 can be found on the Galileo Games facebook fan page.

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We Need You!

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

What do you do when there are more conventions than you can possibly attend, more games than you could run by yourself in one convention, and you happen to have lots of cool swag?  That’s when it’s time to recruit a few good Game Masters.

We are looking for a few good players to join the Galileo Games Demo team as official Galileo Gamers.  We need people who can demo our games at conventions. If you’ve run a Galileo game, own a game, or have enjoyed a game before, then become an official Galileo Gamer, and help us spread the word about the games you love.

How can I join the Galileo Gamers?

All you have to do is run one of our games at a convention. If you are running a game at a convention Galileo Games is attending, then you can simply talk to us about what you’re running. If you are running a game at a convention we won’t be attending, then please e-mail info@galileogames.com with a link to or photograph of the convention schedule that shows that they will be hosting a game.

What do I get as a Galileo Gamer?

If you run a Galileo Game at a convention you will be gifted a Swag Bag of Galileo products. This Swag Bag may contain t-shirts, games, exclusive content, or even an electronic PDF bundle. The Swag Bag will change depending on what we have in production and the interests of the Galileo Gamers.

What are the Galileo Games?

Official Galileo Conventions

Galileo Games will be attending five conventions this year. If you plan to run a Galileo game at one of these conventions, e-mail us at info@galileogames.com and we’ll make sure to pack an extra special swag bag for you.

  • Dreamation: February 23 -26
  • PAX East: April 6 -8
  • Balticon: May 25 – 28
  • Dexcon: July 4 -8
  • GenCon: August 16 -19
  • Metatopia: November 9-11

We look forward to hearing from Galileo Gamers! If you’d like to run a game at a convention, please e-mail at info@galileogames.com to let us know when you’ll be doing it, and we’ll get you your special Galileo swag.

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