Hello game lovers,

It's slated to be a dreary day in Chicago, with rain in the forecast all day - perfect weather to rally around the table and play your favorite board and card games!  I just received word from Brad at Out of the Box, makers of such popular games as Squint and Apples to Apples, that they are running a special promotion.  I call it the "rainy day discount" - if you use discount code 87565 when you check out, you'll receive FREE SHIPPING... and yes, I am such a big fan of free shipping that I feel it warrants CAPS.

Always have fun,
Jacob

Ladies and gentlemen,

I've officially established the date and venue for the next GameTime Connections business relationship event.  Mark your calendars and sign up today.  There is a limited number of seats and we have a special early-bird rate for those who signed up or participated in the March event - $10 for the next week, before the rate returns to the $15 regular rate.  Follow this link to the main GameTime Connections page and sign up today!

Based on feedback from the last event, I expect that the event will fill up quickly.  I look forward to seeing your smiling faces, having fun AND networking at the same time - who knew?

Always have fun,
Jacob

My apologies in advance to those of you who were unable to attend tonight's GameTime Connections event, as this post might make you feel bad that you couldn't join us.  There were eighteen of us playing adaptations of Squint and Cranium to complement the structured networking activities of which we were taking part.  Through rotations between activities, every participant was able to meet and socialize a substantial amount with at least ten other participants.  The conversations ranged from a business focus to personal topics, demonstrating that guests were engaging both at a professional and a personal level.  Here is some feedback from post-event evaluations:

"Overall, very good!"
"It was a good 1st time event for me... thank you!"

Special thanks go out to Julie McGoogan, who ensured that the event ran smoothly, and to our two fine game/networking facilitators, Hope Bertram and Travis Downs.  Thank you to the three of you for supporting me in pulling off such a tremendously successful event.  Thanks also go out to Bella Rossa Restaurant, located at 23 W. Hubbard St., Chicago, IL 60610, for providing such a spectacular spread of pizzas, bruschetta, fried mushrooms and ravioli - all of the food was spectacular and we couldn't have had a more gracious event host for tonight's event.

In lieu of a conventional unconventional activity-of-the-week, I encourage you all to join us for the GameTime Connections idea party/business relationship event.  At times I describe this event as "netplaying", because the connotation of "networking" is so negative and painful for most business people to bear.  Our GameTime Connections event pairs fun games with structured networking to make the process fun and productive for all participants.  Visit the GameTime Connections page to learn more and register.

Hello blogosphere,

I've been invited to call in to Job Talk Radio on AM 1530 WJJG at 4:40pm Central time to discuss GameTime 24x7, Ltd. and the GameTime Connections business relationship events.  Tune in this afternoon to show your support.  They also archive the shows, so as soon as the archive is up, I will add the link for those out of signal range.

Always have fun,
Jacob

After-blog mint: The audio recording for the radio show is now live.  My radio debut takes place in the last 10 minutes or so - click here to listen.