Announcing a new series of interviews

Greetings from the ENnies!

This is a quick announcement to let you know about the new weekly series on the site. I have been interviewing past nominees and winners of the ENnies to find out more about the companies, how the ENnies have affected them both personally and professionally, and things like that. So keep an eye out next Tuesday, September 14, for our first interview with VSCA Publishing, makers of the ENnie Award winning Diaspora.

Images of ENnies Past

I discovered a couple of CDs in a drawer that contained pictures of past ceremonies; 2004 and 2007, specifically. I have created a page for images of each ceremony. If you want to look at them, hover over Who We Are above, go to History of Winners, and either 2004 or 2007 Noms and Winners. You’ll see links off of each for pictures. Enjoy!

Update: I found the pictures for 2005, 2006, 2008, and 2009 as well. You can also get to them through the menu above.

Take a trip down memory lane

Now added: A list of all nominees and winners from every year of the ENnies. You can find the History of Winners link to the left or on the above menu under Who We Are. Enjoy!

First Playtest In the Beltpouch

I’ve started a weekly group to play ENnies submissions throughout the year so I can get a better feel for the games I’m judging. The lineup will change from week to week, and I never know how many folks I’ll have joining me, so those two factors weigh into what games I’ll be able to run. As it stands, I’m just keeping three possible games prepped and then pulling out whichever one seems most appropriate for the crowd I’ve attracted. It’s an interesting way to game, but last night was fun so I’m looking forward to playing as often as we can.

We played Graham Walmsley’s “A Taste for Murder” last night, and despite me introducing the game as “this won’t be about killing things and taking their stuff,” it ended up with someone killing me in order to take my stuff. :/

A Little About Me…

I thought as a new judge, that I would let you know a little about myself.

My name is Tracey. I married my husband, Frank, last October. We currently live in Quincy, Massachusetts with our cat Miniver or Min-Min for short. Min loves it when I read because I have lap space to curl up in. She is in for a treat over the next year because I will be reading a lot more than usual!

My husband is one of my GM’s and we game weekly in a group where we are switching off between Shackled City and Second Darkness. Once a month, we drive to Dracut, Massachusetts where we play Golden Age Mutants and Masterminds game. Frank often GM’s more than he plays, so I think he is really looking forward to playing a lot this year.

When I am not gaming, I am hard at work as a paralegal or I have my hands on some sort of knitting or scrapbooking project. I love movies (old noir is my favorite) and making cookies (I have a big sweet tooth).

I am really looking forward to working with the other judges. Keep checking in for more from us as the year goes on!