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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.

The How We Came To Live Here Review Giveaway

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

How We Came To Live Here Is ENnie Nominated

As they say, it’s an honor to be nominated. Voting is closed now, and the results will be revealed August 6th at GenCon, but no matter what the results, getting a nomination is really exciting. The only thing more exciting about being nominated for an award is getting to hear about people playing my games.  Seriously.  Well, that and releasing new games, or seeing awesome press about my games. Or really good key lime pie. But – mainly, people playing games.

We’re Giving Away Copies In Exchange for Play Reports

The other cool thing about being nominated is that people are hearing about How We Came to Live Here who may not have heard about it before. When these folks look for more information, I want them to see what it’s really like to play HWCTLH. So, this brings me to the point.

I’m giving away 5 copies of HWCTLH to bloggers willing to write a review, good or bad. It’s okay if you didn’t like the game, or have lots of suggestions for improvement.  I just want to know what you think, and want others to know what you think

How To Enter

It’s easy!

Option 1: All you have to do is leave a comment after this post, volunteering. Please remember to include the address of the blog and a working e-mail address. If you don’t want to leave your e-mail address in a comment, send it to me at madhatter@galileogames.com.

Option 2: Tweet! Include the #HWCTLH hash tag so I will be sure to see it. Make sure you are following me at @brennanrtaylor so I can DM you.

I’ll select 5 bloggers to receive free copies. If you already have HWCTLH – great! Pick another Galileo Games offering (Bulldogs! or Mortal Coil), or a $20 gift certificate for IPR.

Giveaway FAQ

What do you want me to write? Whatever makes the most sense for your blog.  It doesn’t even have to be a full review, it could be an actual play report, or just your thoughts on the writing, layout, whatever. Pictures are even better!

When does the post need to be up by? By GenCon would be best! But that’s pretty short notice, so let’s say “August 31st.”

What if I read it, played it and didn’t like it? Highly unlikely, but that’s okay! I want to know what people think, and if I can learn how to make games better for people, that’s a bonus too. But if you really hated it – a heads up first would be nice. I’m not saying don’t post it, but I need to brace myself.

What if I don’t have a blog? Well, this is a blogger giveaway, because we want to reach as many people as possible – but if you  have a popular “other social media outlet,” “print media column,” etc. – let me know!

What happens if I don’t hold up my end of the bargain and never post? Well, that would suck. Don’t do that! But if it can’t be avoided, let me know. Stuff happens, I get that. But – try?

How We Came to Live Here now available for preorder!

Friday, January 29th, 2010

You can preorder How We Came to Live Here at Indie Press Revolution. If you order now, you get a free electronic copy of the game immediately, and the book will ship to you as soon as it arrives at the warehouse.