Join the party
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 5:25 pm
Join the party
Online Sales were slow Friday night but picked up over the rest of the weekend and did well. Whew. Hope it keeps up all week. I was glad to see several admissions to the Palladium Open House were placed.
We been pounding out page after page of material for Rifts® Dimensional Outbreak™. Forgot how much work a big book (192 pages) is. We’re getting there. Wayne should start laying out in a few days. Wayne, Alex and I worked the entire weekend. Friday night and Saturday went great. Sunday, I hit a rough patch, and despite my putting in 14 hours, got only half the work done I had hoped. Oh well. Today is going well. Man, this book has it all. Great stuff.
Don’t forget to renew your Rifter® subscriptions. It’s a great deal, fun, and inspiring.
http://www.palladiumbooks.com/Merchant2 ... t_Code=100
VIP Thursday tickets™ for the Palladium Open House went on sale today – Monday, February 1, 2010 – and we’ve already sold 12.
We held back 20 or so admission slots in an attempt to give EVERYONE who wants to attend VIP night a chance to do so. VIP night is limited to only around 75 gamers (plus Palladium staff and freelancers). Available on a first come first served basis. When they are gone, that’s it.
Let’s party. In last Friday’s press release I made the revelation that the Palladium Open House was a FOUR DAY party where YOU are the honored guest. A party held at our house (the Palladium warehouse and office) and is a nonstop celebration of role-playing games, fandom, our geekiness and family -- the Palladium family.
In it I invite Palladium fans to spit in the eye of the blues, forget about their troubles and join Palladium staff and creators for a wonderful weekend of fun and games at the Palladium Open House. And I mean it. I want to forget our troubles and have one big party with friends (that’s you). I want to celebrate Rifts turning 50 and 29 years of publishing games.
Come for one day, two, or the whole weekend, but come and have a stinking blast.
I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of worrying and struggling and feeling down. I want to have fun for four days doing what I love most, gaming, talking with friends (again that’s YOU) and having fun. Please join us.
In case you missed it, here’s an excerpt from that Press Release.
The blues. As you might imagine, the erratic sales [of the last week], the delay of Outbreak [we wanted it at the printer's already] and the grind of it all can wear on a person, especially when this has been the drill for the last few years. We (and you) so desperately want to see a big, sustainable improvement for Palladium, and it’s taking so long, that some days you just want to call it quits. No, we have no intention of quitting. Not after we’ve weathered one storm after another and have come this far. Besides, Palladium isn’t the only one with troubles and money woes, most of you reading this have them too. Times are tough. Things suck. We’re all feeling a little burned out and under pressure.
My idea for us beating the blues? Let’s party.
A Call to Celebration
Yep, you heard right. Let’s spit in the eye of our troubles and have a party. A big ol’ gaming party. And you know what, that’s exactly what the Palladium Open House is: 3-4 days of celebrating our fandom, our geeky selves, our love for role-playing games and the Palladium Family, and that includes YOU.
Seriously, the Palladium Open House is a three day long (4 for those of you attending VIP Thursday) party filled with games, fun and laughter. That’s what makes the Open House different and so special. It’s a gathering of friends and like-minded people from around the world. THE WORLD! It’s not stuffy, prim or proper, it’s a down to earth, big, loud party. And this year we’ll have a birthday cake to celebrate Rifts® turning 20 years old, and The Rifter® hitting landmark issue Number 50.
I mean it, let’s make the 2010 Palladium Open House the biggest, best, most riotously fun gathering ever. Join us from morning to midnight in losing yourself in fun and games. Play games till you drop, meet and chat with Palladium staff, writers, and artists. The crew and I are there ALL day long. Enjoy panel talks, ask questions, and enjoy the Saturday Costume Contest; better yet, come in costume and participate in the contest. Meet fellow gamers from around the world and have a blast.
Come for one day or the whole weekend, but do it. Do it not just to meet Palladium creators or to help out Palladium, do it for YOU. Do it because you, and all of us, need to forget our troubles and remember what life is all about. And that’s unleashing our imaginations and having fun with friends doing one of the things we all love, playing role-playing games.
If you decide to come for just one day – and those of you only a couple hours away in Michigan, Ohio and Windsor are crazy if you don’t – Friday or Saturday are probably your best choices. Friday is nothing but games and panel talks all day long. Saturday is more gaming plus the costume contest and the live auction. Sunday is more gaming, but the day ends early, around 5 or 6 PM. And don’t forget, me, the staff and the largest gathering of Palladium creators (writers, artists, etc.) anywhere, are available to sign books, chat and meet you the entire weekend. (Thursday is VIP night and you must get a VIP admission to attend. The last of them go on sale Monday, February 1, 2010. HOWEVER, there will be open gaming at the hotel all night Thursday and every day, provided you keep the volume down and are well behaved.)
It’s funny, I have been trying to figure out what makes the Palladium Open House so unique and different for years. It’s a party. It really is. We invite you into our home at Palladium Books and you are the welcomed guests, not the other way around. That’s what makes it so different.
Sorry, I don’t mean to go on about the Palladium Open House, and I sure didn’t mean to turn this opening of the Press Release into an advertisement for it. BUT I am very serious about making the 2010 Open House a celebration where we – as many of you as possible and the Palladium crew – push our troubles aside and lose ourselves to having fun, even if it is only for 1-4 days. We deserve it. We need it. Think about it. I’ll do my best to make the 2010 Palladium Open House the most fun and memorable event of your year. And I mean so good, that people who don’t attend will hear such wonderful things that they cry themselves to sleep for a month.
Remember, the Palladium Open House is not an annual event. We host it when we can. There are no current plans to host one next year (just as there wasn’t one in 2008), and we are limited to about 300 or so people. If we max out, we may have to turn people away, so pre-register as soon as possible to secure your place at the party.
Please consider this your personal invitation from me to you, to join the fun at the Rifts® Birthday Bash and 2010 Palladium Open House – April 29, 30, May 1 & 2, 2010. I hope to celebrate with as many of you as possible.
VIP Thursday
http://www.palladiumbooks.com/Merchant2 ... de=POH-VIP
Friday
http://www.palladiumbooks.com/Merchant2 ... de=POH-FRI
Saturday
http://www.palladiumbooks.com/Merchant2 ... de=POH-SAT
Sunday
http://www.palladiumbooks.com/Merchant2 ... de=POH-SUN
Weekend (all 3 days)
http://www.palladiumbooks.com/Merchant2 ... e=POH-3DAY
Meanwhile, stay frosty. Try not to let things weigh you down, focus on the positive and keep those imaginations burning bright.
Sincerely,
Kevin Siembieda
Publisher, Writer, Game Designer & Whirling Dervish
Palladium Books Inc, 29 years of role-playing
© Copyright February 1, 2010 Palladium Books Inc. All rights reserved.
Rifts®, The Rifter®, RECON®, Splicers®, Palladium Books®, Phase World®, The Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game®, Megaverse®, Nightbane®, The Mechanoids®, The Mechanoid Invasion®, Coalition Wars® and After the Bomb® are Registered Trademarks of Palladium Books Inc. Heroes Unlimited™, Beyond the Supernatural, Dead Reign, Warpath, Shemarrian Nation, and other published book titles, names, slogans and likenesses are trademarks of Palladium Books Inc., and Kevin Siembieda.
Robotech® and Robotech® The Shadow Chronicles® are Registered Trademarks of Harmony Gold USA, Inc.
Online Sales were slow Friday night but picked up over the rest of the weekend and did well. Whew. Hope it keeps up all week. I was glad to see several admissions to the Palladium Open House were placed.
We been pounding out page after page of material for Rifts® Dimensional Outbreak™. Forgot how much work a big book (192 pages) is. We’re getting there. Wayne should start laying out in a few days. Wayne, Alex and I worked the entire weekend. Friday night and Saturday went great. Sunday, I hit a rough patch, and despite my putting in 14 hours, got only half the work done I had hoped. Oh well. Today is going well. Man, this book has it all. Great stuff.
Don’t forget to renew your Rifter® subscriptions. It’s a great deal, fun, and inspiring.
http://www.palladiumbooks.com/Merchant2 ... t_Code=100
VIP Thursday tickets™ for the Palladium Open House went on sale today – Monday, February 1, 2010 – and we’ve already sold 12.
We held back 20 or so admission slots in an attempt to give EVERYONE who wants to attend VIP night a chance to do so. VIP night is limited to only around 75 gamers (plus Palladium staff and freelancers). Available on a first come first served basis. When they are gone, that’s it.
Let’s party. In last Friday’s press release I made the revelation that the Palladium Open House was a FOUR DAY party where YOU are the honored guest. A party held at our house (the Palladium warehouse and office) and is a nonstop celebration of role-playing games, fandom, our geekiness and family -- the Palladium family.
In it I invite Palladium fans to spit in the eye of the blues, forget about their troubles and join Palladium staff and creators for a wonderful weekend of fun and games at the Palladium Open House. And I mean it. I want to forget our troubles and have one big party with friends (that’s you). I want to celebrate Rifts turning 50 and 29 years of publishing games.
Come for one day, two, or the whole weekend, but come and have a stinking blast.
I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of worrying and struggling and feeling down. I want to have fun for four days doing what I love most, gaming, talking with friends (again that’s YOU) and having fun. Please join us.
In case you missed it, here’s an excerpt from that Press Release.
The blues. As you might imagine, the erratic sales [of the last week], the delay of Outbreak [we wanted it at the printer's already] and the grind of it all can wear on a person, especially when this has been the drill for the last few years. We (and you) so desperately want to see a big, sustainable improvement for Palladium, and it’s taking so long, that some days you just want to call it quits. No, we have no intention of quitting. Not after we’ve weathered one storm after another and have come this far. Besides, Palladium isn’t the only one with troubles and money woes, most of you reading this have them too. Times are tough. Things suck. We’re all feeling a little burned out and under pressure.
My idea for us beating the blues? Let’s party.
A Call to Celebration
Yep, you heard right. Let’s spit in the eye of our troubles and have a party. A big ol’ gaming party. And you know what, that’s exactly what the Palladium Open House is: 3-4 days of celebrating our fandom, our geeky selves, our love for role-playing games and the Palladium Family, and that includes YOU.
Seriously, the Palladium Open House is a three day long (4 for those of you attending VIP Thursday) party filled with games, fun and laughter. That’s what makes the Open House different and so special. It’s a gathering of friends and like-minded people from around the world. THE WORLD! It’s not stuffy, prim or proper, it’s a down to earth, big, loud party. And this year we’ll have a birthday cake to celebrate Rifts® turning 20 years old, and The Rifter® hitting landmark issue Number 50.
I mean it, let’s make the 2010 Palladium Open House the biggest, best, most riotously fun gathering ever. Join us from morning to midnight in losing yourself in fun and games. Play games till you drop, meet and chat with Palladium staff, writers, and artists. The crew and I are there ALL day long. Enjoy panel talks, ask questions, and enjoy the Saturday Costume Contest; better yet, come in costume and participate in the contest. Meet fellow gamers from around the world and have a blast.
Come for one day or the whole weekend, but do it. Do it not just to meet Palladium creators or to help out Palladium, do it for YOU. Do it because you, and all of us, need to forget our troubles and remember what life is all about. And that’s unleashing our imaginations and having fun with friends doing one of the things we all love, playing role-playing games.
If you decide to come for just one day – and those of you only a couple hours away in Michigan, Ohio and Windsor are crazy if you don’t – Friday or Saturday are probably your best choices. Friday is nothing but games and panel talks all day long. Saturday is more gaming plus the costume contest and the live auction. Sunday is more gaming, but the day ends early, around 5 or 6 PM. And don’t forget, me, the staff and the largest gathering of Palladium creators (writers, artists, etc.) anywhere, are available to sign books, chat and meet you the entire weekend. (Thursday is VIP night and you must get a VIP admission to attend. The last of them go on sale Monday, February 1, 2010. HOWEVER, there will be open gaming at the hotel all night Thursday and every day, provided you keep the volume down and are well behaved.)
It’s funny, I have been trying to figure out what makes the Palladium Open House so unique and different for years. It’s a party. It really is. We invite you into our home at Palladium Books and you are the welcomed guests, not the other way around. That’s what makes it so different.
Sorry, I don’t mean to go on about the Palladium Open House, and I sure didn’t mean to turn this opening of the Press Release into an advertisement for it. BUT I am very serious about making the 2010 Open House a celebration where we – as many of you as possible and the Palladium crew – push our troubles aside and lose ourselves to having fun, even if it is only for 1-4 days. We deserve it. We need it. Think about it. I’ll do my best to make the 2010 Palladium Open House the most fun and memorable event of your year. And I mean so good, that people who don’t attend will hear such wonderful things that they cry themselves to sleep for a month.
Remember, the Palladium Open House is not an annual event. We host it when we can. There are no current plans to host one next year (just as there wasn’t one in 2008), and we are limited to about 300 or so people. If we max out, we may have to turn people away, so pre-register as soon as possible to secure your place at the party.
Please consider this your personal invitation from me to you, to join the fun at the Rifts® Birthday Bash and 2010 Palladium Open House – April 29, 30, May 1 & 2, 2010. I hope to celebrate with as many of you as possible.
VIP Thursday
http://www.palladiumbooks.com/Merchant2 ... de=POH-VIP
Friday
http://www.palladiumbooks.com/Merchant2 ... de=POH-FRI
Saturday
http://www.palladiumbooks.com/Merchant2 ... de=POH-SAT
Sunday
http://www.palladiumbooks.com/Merchant2 ... de=POH-SUN
Weekend (all 3 days)
http://www.palladiumbooks.com/Merchant2 ... e=POH-3DAY
Meanwhile, stay frosty. Try not to let things weigh you down, focus on the positive and keep those imaginations burning bright.
Sincerely,
Kevin Siembieda
Publisher, Writer, Game Designer & Whirling Dervish
Palladium Books Inc, 29 years of role-playing
© Copyright February 1, 2010 Palladium Books Inc. All rights reserved.
Rifts®, The Rifter®, RECON®, Splicers®, Palladium Books®, Phase World®, The Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game®, Megaverse®, Nightbane®, The Mechanoids®, The Mechanoid Invasion®, Coalition Wars® and After the Bomb® are Registered Trademarks of Palladium Books Inc. Heroes Unlimited™, Beyond the Supernatural, Dead Reign, Warpath, Shemarrian Nation, and other published book titles, names, slogans and likenesses are trademarks of Palladium Books Inc., and Kevin Siembieda.
Robotech® and Robotech® The Shadow Chronicles® are Registered Trademarks of Harmony Gold USA, Inc.