Week 5's Winners at GenConHistory.com!

Congratulations to our new winners at www.GenConHistory.com ! They include ...

Bubba Ho-tep's story of his son's birthday phonecall from Sean Astin ...
http://www.genconhistory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=68

Rexplus1's dream of Gen Con ...
http://www.genconhistory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=79

Oldgrognard's memories of Gen Con when it was held in Lake Geneva ...
http://www.genconhistory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=87

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Think you can do as well? There's still time! Four new topics were posted today ...

Best Milwaukee Story - Due Noon, Feb 12, 2007
Submit your best story about when Gen Con was hosted in Milwaukee, WI from 1985 to 2002.

Best Board Game Story - Due Noon, Feb 12, 2007
Submit your best story or experience during a board game at Gen Con.

Costumes - Due Noon, Feb 12, 2007
Submit your best photo involving Costumes at Gen Con.

Miniatures & Wargaming - Due Noon, Feb 12, 2007
Submit your best photo involving Miniatures or Wargaming at Gen Con.


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And there's still one week left to post submissions for these topics ...


Celeb at Gen Con - Due Noon, Feb 5, 2007
Submit your best photo with your close encounter with a real, live celebrity at Gen Con.

Gaming Luminary at Gen Con - Due Noon, Feb 5, 2007
Submit your best photo of your close encounter with the Gaming Industry elite (aka author, artist, publisher) at Gen Con.

Best Parkside Story - Due Noon, Feb 5, 2007
Submit your best story about when Gen Con was hosted at the University of Wisconsin - Parkside from 1978 to 1984.

Best LARP Story - Due Noon, Feb 5, 2007
Submit your best story or experience while Live Action Role Playing at Gen Con.

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Posted by Michelle Nephew
1/29/2007 01:11:00 PM
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Week Four at GenConHistory.com

Congratulations to our new winners! They include ...

Jeff harkness for his story of gaming in the back seat of an old Astro van on the way to Gen Con.

Tandora with the tale of a proposal of marriage at Gen Con.

Erica King for her photo of the old MECCA arena.




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Think you can do as well? There's still time! Four new topics were posted today ...

Celeb at Gen Con - Due Noon, Feb 5, 2007
Submit your best photo with your close encounter with a real, live celebrity at Gen Con.

Gaming Luminary at Gen Con - Due Noon, Feb 5, 2007
Submit your best photo of your close encounter with the Gaming Industry elite (aka author, artist, publisher) at Gen Con.

Best Parkside Story - Due Noon, Feb 5, 2007
Submit your best story about when Gen Con was hosted at the University of Wisconsin - Parkside from 1978 to 1984.

Best LARP Story - Due Noon, Feb 5, 2007
Submit your best story or experience while Live Action Role Playing at Gen Con.

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And there's still one week left to post submissions for these topics ...

Lake Geneva/Horticultural Hall PHOTOS - Due Noon, Jan 29, 2007Submit your best photo from when Gen Con was hosted Lake Geneva/Horticultural Hall from 1967 to 1976.

Playboy Resort PHOTOS- Due Noon, Jan 29, 2007
Submit your best photo from when Gen Con was hosted at the Playboy Resort in 1977.

Best Brush With Fame STORY - Due Noon, Jan 29, 2007
Submit your best story about your close encounter with a real, live celebrity at Gen Con.

Best Lake Geneva STORY - Due Noon, Jan 29, 2007
Submit your best story about when Gen Con was hosted in Lake Geneva, WI from 1967 to 1977.

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Posted by Michelle Nephew
1/22/2007 01:31:00 PM
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Gen Con FREE Badges Week 3

Congratulations to our first winners! They include ...

zfaulkes for his story about Kisada's Wake, a funeral for an L5R character.

BobDerme for his story of his son's first Gen Con.

Bill Dunn for his photo of his 4-year-old daughter Holly, showing she isn't afraid of green goons.

Ryan Tackett for his photo of a mechanical monster at Gen Con.







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Think you can do as well? There's still time! Four new topics were posted today ...

Lake Geneva/Horticultural Hall PHOTOS - Due Noon, Jan 29, 2007Submit your best photo from when Gen Con was hosted Lake Geneva/Horticultural Hall from 1967 to 1976.

Playboy Resort PHOTOS- Due Noon, Jan 29, 2007
Submit your best photo from when Gen Con was hosted at the Playboy Resort in 1977.

Best Brush With Fame STORY - Due Noon, Jan 29, 2007
Submit your best story about your close encounter with a real, live celebrity at Gen Con.

Best Lake Geneva STORY - Due Noon, Jan 29, 2007
Submit your best story about when Gen Con was hosted in Lake Geneva, WI from 1967 to 1977.
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And there's still one week left to post submissions for these topics ...

Milwaukee: MECCA PHOTOS - Due Noon, Jan 22, 2007
Submit your best photo from when Gen Con was hosted in Milwaukee at the MECCA/Wisconsin Center from 1985 to 1997.

UW-Parkside PHOTOS - Due Noon, Jan 22, 2007
Submit your best photo from when Gen Con was hosted at UW-Parkside from 1978 to 1984.

Best Travel STORIES - Due Noon, Jan 22, 2007
Submit your best story or experience about how you got to Gen Con.

Best Love or Romance at Gen Con STORIES - Due Noon, Jan 22, 2007
Submit your best story or experience about Love... True Love which bloomed at Gen Con.

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Posted by Michelle Nephew
1/15/2007 06:02:00 PM
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Week Two Submission Topics

For week number two of our 40 Years of Gen Con FREE badge promo, we've just added four new topics. Remember, you'll have two weeks to post your submissions and vote. The NEW topics are:

Milwaukee: MECCA PHOTOS - Due Noon, Jan 22, 2007
Submit your best photo from when Gen Con was hosted in Milwaukee at the MECCA/Wisconsin Center from 1985 to 1997.

UW-Parkside PHOTOS - Due Noon, Jan 22, 2007
Submit your best photo from when Gen Con was hosted at UW-Parkside from 1978 to 1984.

Best Travel STORIES - Due Noon, Jan 22, 2007
Submit your best story or experience about how you got to Gen Con.

Best Love or Romance at Gen Con STORIES - Due Noon, Jan 22, 2007
Submit your best story or experience about Love... True Love which bloomed at Gen Con.

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Also, there's still one more week to turn in submissions and vote for last week's topics:

Indianapolis PHOTOS - Due Noon, Jan 15, 2007
Submit your best photo from when Gen Con was hosted in Indianapolis from 2003 to present.

Milwaukee: Midwest Express Center PHOTOS - Due Noon, Jan 15, 2007
Submit your best photo from when Gen Con was hosted in Milwaukee at the Midwest Express Center from 1998 to 2002.

Best CCG STORIES - Due Noon, Jan 15, 2007
Submit your best story or experience about a Collectible Card Game.

Best Kid or Family STORIES - Due Noon, Jan 15, 2007
Submit your best story or experience about Kids or Families at Gen Con.

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Posted by Michelle Nephew
1/08/2007 11:12:00 AM
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We're Live! First Week's Submission Topics ...

Welcome to GenConHistory.com! For our first week live, we've posted the following topics for photo and story submissions. Remember, you only have two weeks to post yours! And be sure to vote on the other submissions you find here, too!

Our current topics ...

PHOTOS

Indianapolis - Due Noon, Jan 15, 2007
Submit your best photo from when Gen Con was hosted in Indianapolis from 2003 to present.

Milwaukee: Midwest Express Center - Due Noon, Jan 15, 2007
Submit your best photo from when Gen Con was hosted in Milwaukee at the Midwest Express Center from 1998 to 2002.

STORIES

Best CCG Story - Due Noon, Jan 15, 2007
Submit your best story or experience about a Collectible Card Game.

Best Kid or Family Story - Due Noon, Jan 15, 2007
Submit your best story or experience about Kids or Families at Gen Con.

Remember, the story and photo in each category that gets the highest ranking will receive a FREE 4-day pass to Gen Con Indy 2007! New story and photo topics are posted every Monday, as well, so be sure to stop by often to see what's new.

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Posted by Michelle Nephew
1/02/2007 03:24:00 PM
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