GAMA March 13-16

I've been to the GAMA show in the past, though not since I sold my company a few years back.

The show is geared to manufacturers in the hobby-games market showing forthcoming product to distributors and retailers. The emphasis is on the North American market though companies from Europe attend as well. It is very definitely a trade show: there's little demo-ing or recreational play.

if you want to get a feel for the shape and size of the market, as well as what's available and what's coming out, and you want a chance to meet publishers without the frenzy of Origins or Gen Con then it's worth buying a badge and going along. If you're there to hawk product, you really need a booth, and they're almost certainly all sold out by now.

I’m looking for one person (male, non-smoker, with no other disgusting habits) to share my room at the Riviera

Well, that knocks me out, on about twelve different counts.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go wash the dishes in the family bidet.