[BNW] Origins

[MForbeck@aol.com]

Hi All: 

I had a great time at Origins, and I didn't even mind getting drilled by Tom. 
; ) (And don't worry about bugging me, Mark. ; ) )

The show's attendance was off by less than 10%. There are some good reasons 
for this. It was on the week of the 4th for the first time in a couple years. 
Wizards is ditching management of the show off on to GAMA, and they did a 
lame-duck job of promoting the show. There was no huge Pokemon tournament 
drawing in all the local kids, for example. 

Check out my next column at Games Unplugged (www.gamesunplugged.com) for all 
the details. (It may have run last week. I'm still on the road.)

I'll be at Gen Con, of course. This is year 20 or 21 for me. I'll be doing a 
seminar on Dragonstar for Fantasy Flight, but that's about all I have on my 
schedule. I may even have my name on my badge this time. ; ) At Origins, I 
had a generic GAMA badge and went incognito. I hope to see some of you there. 

Take care, 

Matt Forbeck