Boardgame Babylon is back with the first in a two-part series wrapping up the great convention that was Boardgamegeek.CON.

On this show, Aldie - the man behind the 'Geek - joins me for a chat about the show and some highlights for both of us.

The second part of this series will include a series of interviews with some nice folks I met at BGG.CON, including Chad Ellis, Kevin Wilson, Zev Shlasinger, Simon Hunt and many more. Heck, you'll even get to hear from Friedemann Friese had to say when I told him about the Power Grid: In depth show...and my real feelings about Power Grid...

Also - we announce the winners of the Franz-Benno Delonge Chairty Events, both the TransAmerica Tournament winners and those who won in the "Play At Home" drawings.

A special shout out to all the great listeners and new friends I got to meet at BGG.CON. It was an honor and pleasure to meet you all - thanks for all the kind words about the show.

Thanks for downloading and listening to Boardgame Babylon.

Boardgame Babylon is finally back with the next in the series on the Ascent and Dissent of the FOGS (Friendly Online Game Store). Sorry for the delay but I've been busy with organization for the ACS Fund Raiser in honor of Franz-Benno Delonge (among other things).

(that link: http://main.acsevents.org/goto/boardgamebabylon)

But now, we're back with a new show featuring an interview with Jeremy Young, the man behind Tanga.com, Simply Fun, Uberplay and Inspiration Games. While I mainly wanted to ask Jeremy about Tanga.com and get his unique perspective as both a publisher and an e-tailer, I couldn't help but ask about his other exciting ventures, too. I think you'll enjoy his comments and details about how his businesses were developed.

If you have comments, I welcome your feedback - please post it here on the Boardgame Babylon Guild on BGG.com.

Also, if you are on BGG.com, you can now purchase the new Boardgame Babylon Listener microbadge. You can find it here:

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/browse/microbadge/3519

By the way, if you will be at BGG.CON this week, please look for me and say 'hi'. I'll be there from Thursday through Sunday afternoon.

Thanks for downloading and listening to Boardgame Babylon.

We hit $2,500 tonight, with two days to go until BGG.CON.

We've got plans in place for 72 participants in the TransAmerica tournament. We'll have room for some walk-ins but I'm not sure how many. Donate now if you want to make sure you are pre-registered for the tournament.

We'll also draw for the "Play At Home" winners at that time, except for Shire Games for UK donors - you have until 11/30 for that one.

You can still donate here: http://main.acsevents.org/goto/boardgamebabylon

Oh, and there should be a new Boardgame Babylon tomorrow. See some of you at BGG.CON. Look for me in the black BGB shirt, shamelessly promoting the podcast.

...ERB

In just the last few days, we've added three new sponsors for the Franz-Benno Delonge Fund Raiser. Your Move Games, Shire Games, and Sunriver Games are adding some cool prizes that you can win if you are generous enough to donate to the American Cancer Society during this fund raiser.

Your Move and Sunriver are donating prizes that you can win at BGG.CON by playing in the TransAmerica Memorial Tournament. Shire Games - a fine retailer in the UK - has offered to help boost our donations from Great Britain by offering a game to one lucky donor who cannot attend BGG.CON but still wants to help support the fight against cancer.

We thank these terrific sponsors for their help in supporting the cause. We're at 38% of our goal now. Won't you please support the effort with a donation? The ACS Web Site will take a donation as small as $10 (or any size - and some board gamers have indeed been very generous!) and every little bit helps.

That link again: http://main.acsevents.org/goto/boardgamebabylon

Thanks in advance to all who help with the cause and honor Benno in this way!

...ERB