Palladium Books® – Press Release – July 29, 2008

V.I.P. Thursday Tickets go on sale July 31, 2008

V.I.P. tickets for the Palladium Open House ALWAYS sell out in a matter of weeks. If you know you definitely want to attend Palladium’s V.I.P. Night, you should order your tickets as soon as possible. Tickets are limited to around 55 V.I.P. gamers and are sold on a first come, first served basis. Note: We also recommend you make your hotel reservations immediately (details below).

V.I.P. Thursday – April 30, 2009, Palladium Open House

Date: Thursday, April 30, 2009.
Time: Starts at 4:00 P.M. Dinner served around 5:30 P.M.
Attendance: Exclusive and limited to 55-60 gamers. Approx 90-100 people total, including Palladium staff and creators.
Cost: $60 per person. Available on a first come, first served basis, while available slots last.

V.I.P. Thursday Highlights:

  • Limited to approximately 55-60 fan guests.

  • An intimate afternoon and evening with Kevin Siembieda, Palladium Staff, and 18-25 Palladium creators.

  • Buffet dinner masterfully prepared by Kathy Simmons, renowned for her cooking skill, catering and professional party planning.

  • First opportunity to meet many of the guests, one-on-one, in an intimate surrounding.

  • First chance to buy rare, out of print books, new titles, back stock, T-shirts, one of a kind artwork and more.

  • After dining, Kevin Siembieda gives a Welcome and State of Palladium presentation, that culminates with an hour of questions and answers. You are free to ask questions about any subject.

  • A night of gaming with celebrity G.M.s (6 different games) or spending the next 3-5 hours talking with Kevin Siembieda and other Palladium personalities. Ends around 11:00 or midnight.

    Hotel – $69.95 per night
    Reserve your room as soon as possible

    Kathy Simmons found a wonderful hotel minutes away from the Palladium offices and warehouse, and great prices, too, at the Comfort Inn Plymouth Clocktower.

    It sounds like we can expect a record number of people attending the 2009 Palladium Open House, so if you know you are coming, you should reserve your rooms NOW! (The hotel does not charge your credit card until April.) This beautiful Comfort Inn has only 50 rooms with double beds (the rest are a single king-size bed). In the past we have sold out approximately 70 rooms, and if the indicators are correct, Palladium may have to reserve rooms at a second hotel! That’s okay, because there are plenty of hotels in the area, but not at this great price. We will need to know as soon as possible if we need more hotel rooms.

    Hotel information:

  • $69.95 plus tax per Double or King room.
  • Clean, comfortable rooms – Double beds or a single king-size bed.
  • Free complimentary breakfast from 5:30 A.M. to 9:30 A.M.
  • Exercise room open 24 hours.
  • Executive meeting room for all-night gaming; provided a Palladium agent is present in the room.
  • Large meeting room with tables and chairs for six additional games for all-night gaming; provided a Palladium agent is present in the room.
  • Plenty of places to eat just down the road (Denny’s, Wendy’s, McDonald’s, Bennigan’s, and many others).
  • TO MAKE A RESERVATION you MUST tell them you want a room in the Block Reserved for Palladium Books to get the discount price. 734-455-8100 tel.
  • Palladium Open House Dates: V.I.P. Thursday is April 30. Open House for all is May 1, 2 & 3, 2009.

    Comfort Inn Plymouth Clocktower
    40455 Ann Arbor Road (right off of I-275)
    Plymouth, MI 48170
    734-455-8100 reservations

    2009 Palladium Open House
    Three full days of gaming plus V.I.P. Thursday

    – May 1-3, 2009 (not counting V.I.P. Thursday, April 30) –

    Three days of non-stop role-playing games run by the people (and friends) who create and play-test Palladium RPG products.

    It is an event run by gamers for gamers, that invites you into the very building where your favorite Palladium Books role-playing games are created.

    For the lucky few who order fast enough, there is a fourth day, V.I.P. Thursday, of gaming and partying.

    Best of all, you will feel like a welcomed guest in Palladium’s home. The Open House feels more like a family reunion (and you are part of the family) where you’ll get to meet Kevin Siembieda, the Palladium staff, and 40+ Palladium creators (artists, writers, editors, etc.).

  • Palladium Creators to Attend (so far):
    Kevin Siembieda – publisher, writer, artist & game designer
    Wayne Smith – editor-in-chief of The Rifter®
    Alex Marciniszyn – editor, writer and researcher
    Jason Marker – writer, editor, and freelancer coordinator
    Julius Rosenstein – writer, proofreader and Game Master
    Kathy Simmons – sales, marketing and cook extraordinaire
    Josh Hilden – writer and co-creator of Dead Reign RPG
    Brandon Aten – writer (tentative)
    Carmen Bellaire – writer
    Braden Campbell – writer (tentative)
    Matthew Daye – writer & Podcast host of Gateway to the Megaverse®
    Carl Gleba – writer
    Jeffry Scott Hansen – writer
    Mark Oberle – writer
    John C. Philpott – writer
    Jason Richards – writer
    Joshua Sanford – Writer and co-creator of Dead Reign RPG.
    Josh Sinsapaugh – writer
    Taylor White – writer (tentative)
    Nick Bradshaw – artist
    Kent Burles – artist (tentative)
    Mark Dudley – artist
    Mark Evans – artist/cover painter (tentative)
    Mike Majestic – artist
    Allen Manning – artist
    Brian Manning – artist
    Apollo Okamura – artist/cover painter
    Chuck Walton – artist
    Chris Perrin – Podcast host of Echoes from the Rifts®
    And more to be announced . . .

  • 40+ Palladium creators (estimated) gathered under one roof available to you to autograph books, chat, sell prints and original art, clown around, game and have fun. And many of the artists are willing to draw character sketches at reasonable prices, or sell prints and original artwork. That’s more Palladium guests than at any convention anywhere in the world! And it happens right at the Palladium offices and warehouse!

  • Meet fellow gamers from around the world! Gamers come from across North America, coast to coast and everywhere in-between. Some even come from as far away as Germany, England and Australia!

  • The Palladium Open House is unlike any convention you’ve ever attended. We call this gaming event the Palladium Open House, because we are inviting you into our home away from home, and into our hearts.

  • In this intimate and fun setting you get to meet ALL the guests and staff, be the first to hear our new ideas, ask questions and have fun, face to face, one on one. It’s awesome.

  • Four days of fun. Our first two Open Houses were only Saturday and Sunday (plus V.I.P. Friday), but so many fans have asked us to expand the days of gaming, that in 2009, Palladium will host three full days of gaming – Friday, Saturday and Sunday – plus V.I.P. Thursday!

  • Important Data:
    Dates: May 1, 2 & 3, 2009 (plus V.I.P. Thursday, April 30, for some).
    Where:
    Palladium Books Inc.
    39074 Webb Court
    Westland, MI 48185
    Event Hours:
    V.I.P. Thursday: 4:00 P.M. to Midnight.
    Friday & Saturday: 9:30 A.M. till Midnight or later.
    Sunday: 9:30 A.M. till 5:00 P.M.
    Cost:
    - Weekend Ticket (Friday, Saturday, Sunday): $40 – a weekend pass gets you admission ALL 3 days.
    - Friday (single day): $16.00
    - Saturday (single day): $16.00
    - Sunday (single day): $12.00

  • Order Today: Most major credit cards accepted.
    Online: Click here: Weekend - Friday - Saturday - Sunday
    By Telephone: (734) 721-2903, order line only.
    By Mail: Send a check or money order to the address above, along with your current and correct contact information: The full, real name (not online name) of EACH person you are buying a ticket for, and the address and telephone number of the main contact person.
    No refunds after March 1, 2009.

  • 8½ x 11 inch Commemorative Certificate of Admission for those who order before April 3, 2009.

  • Color name badge.

  • We need to know if you are coming in advance. We can only squeeze so many people into our warehouse (about 320), so at a certain point, we may have to stop sales. To make sure we have enough games and other events to accommodate everybody coming (we had about 250 in years past) we NEED you to order your tickets as soon as possible. Ideally before March 1, 2009 (although tickets will be sold up to April 3, 2009, and at the door; space permitting).

    Make your plans to join the fun NOW!

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