Hey, the BGDF is still in use, woot!

Hello! You registered weeks before me! I do not remember any of the names you mention. It was a long time ago. Even if I have lurked here all the time, joining in a thread now and then, I never quite followed admin changes.

Remember there was a rule against discussing wargames? Everything was so euro-focused. Much more diverse now. Many threads about combat systems and such now. Other than that probably no big changes other than users joining and leaving.

I would say that our "crowd" is about two dozen (24) regulars/semi-regulars who post messages and actively contribute to threads on the forum. Seth doesn't post as he is rather busy with Tasty Minstrel Games. We have other Admins (Rich Durham primarily) and some of us have limited Admin access for threads and managing conversations (like myself).

I've sent Rich a PM about your Admin access... He's the primary Admin of BGDF... but I keep an eye for him with regards to such matters or others concerning the forum...

Anyways hope Rich responds soon enough with a check of your access. I don't have User Admin Rights ... So I can't make any verifications for your account. Rich is out there in Australia so there is a time difference but usually we are online at "OPPOSITE" hours (Him in the Morning, Me in the Evening)... And it normally works well.

I do hope that you consider re-visting BGDF more frequently... Knowing such prominent people in the industry means that you have perspective our other designers may not have...

Although Gabe Barrett from BGDL fame is one of the visitors to BGDF and he's probably interviewed some if not most of the designers you mentioned. Any how, I think we have all learned who some of the more prominent players are in the industry... But I personally think, it's the comment to a post or a suggestion to explore a direction that really "help" designers with the things they are having difficulty with or just need a couple innovative ideas...

BGDF is all about SHARING and contributions to threads do not go un-noticed. As with everyone, you are free to explore the website and maybe get involved by posting a comment or helping out another designer...

As a said we encourage our designers to participate in the threads and just feel free to "give your opinion" or some of "your thoughts" concerning an issue or a design in general.

Cheers and welcome back!

Wow, it's nice to be remembered! Thanks, Matthew. I'm actually still around and check the forums here pretty much every day, although I don't post much. But a lot of my early start in boardgame design came from this site, for sure. It's nice to see some of the "old guard" still here from time to time.

Just happened by in time to catch this thread while it's still current. Greetings from one of us Spielbany founders who met on BGDF. Grateful for all the folks I was able to connect with on BGDF back in the day .... and still waiting to hit the big time :-)