A lot of game companies have volunteer representatives/demonstrators. They're fans of the company's games, and often the company itself as well. They're slightly crazed sort of fan, who loves a game so much they want to help other people love it, too. Steve Jackson Games' slightly crazed^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H dedicated volunteer reps are the Men in Black, that elite cabal that serves the secret masters' inscrutable agenda -- okay, no. We're straight-up gamers who like showing off and teaching people new games.
I realized today that my two year anniversary as an MIB passed at the beginning of April. Most of what I do is playing games at the local store or the conventions I attend in the region. It's a lot of fun, but it's also really tiring. Those six hour Munchkin sessions begin to take a toll! Roundabout the end of fall last year, I got a little burned out on demoing and general MIBbery. So I took a little sabbatical from all that.
The local con a couple weekends ago convinced me my batteries are recharged. I'm ready and itching to teach people games, give 'em some free swag and generally show how awesome my favorite games are. I've got demos lined up at the local game store again, I'm looking ahead to conventions and I'm excited.
I'm back, baby! And in black, naturally.
Tags: Mibs Steve Jackson Games Demoing
