Talamania started out as an attempt to obtain gaming space wherein ten or so Warzone and Chronopia players could get together for a couple days and throw dice, push lead and talk trash.
joshuaslater surveyed the landscape, and thought to himself,'Self, there has got to be a way outta here, said the joker to the thie...oh, wait, no - that's Battlestar Galactica. Oh yeah - GAMING! There has got to be a way to get ten or so gamers together for a few days of gaming in both Warzone and Chronopia." joshuaslater (Josh, from here on out) started making plans for said event. He scouted potential spots for square footage, climate, furniture, etc. He found a couple decent places. He started putting the call out for interest on the boards, and received a good response.
People started making plans, purchasing travel options and reserving time off from work. All was looking well, until we hit a level of response that was, simply, not expected. Approximately twenty people committed to showing up. Suddenly, we (Josh, me and Phillysniper) were scrambling for other options.
Phillysniper suggested my place. I had space in the form of two basements. Because they were basements, they were relatively temperature controlled. I thought to myself, "Hmmm, there's got to be some way...(sorry)..."Mare (the wife) might be okay with this. I'll run it by her, and duck."
Imagine my surprise when she said, "Let me get this straight - for one weekend, the kids will go to your mother's, you'll clean the basement in preparation, you won't be be spending money to travel and eat while gaming elsewhere, I won't have to cook, and I'll be outnumbered twenty males to me? Okay!"
The "con" was on! Someone posted that the "con" needed things like a name, and badges. Because Talaminiatures was the name of the forums, Talamania was born.
The rest, pretty much, is history. pics of all the Talamanias that have been held are available in the Conventions section.
Talamania iV - A New Hope is, already, being planned. It will be held at my place, again, though we've moved. Still got the space for it, the only difference it I own it instead of rent it, now.
Please, check out the Talamaina Section to view the pics of all the fun!