Name
The unique name for the convention was given a brief explanation in the 1994 pre-registration book:
Marmalade is the name of this convention's mascot, who happens to be a rather shaggy-looking, part sheep dog, part everything else, mutt who has an affinity for Viking helmets and ammunition belts. We like to think of him as the ultimate embodiment of the universal gamer. :)
— Western Michigan Gamers Guild, Marmalade Dog Gamefest 94
The name was actually suggested by John Zimmerman (Guild Librarian around the time of the first Marmalade Dog):
The name, I remember, came from John, and he just reminded me that it was almost shot down at the time. It was the name of an (almost) band of a friend of ours, Jason Priess.
— Kevin Wixson, Kalamazoo D&D Meetup Message Board
Prior to 1994 the WMGG was known as the "Western Area Role-Players" and the convention called "WARPCon".
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