Event Rosters

Time Block A: Fri 2:00PM

Historical Board Games

AB-453 ASL Battle for Berlin

by Michael Rhodes, ASL, 55 hrs, 6 players, No signup needed, Demo, Tried it, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Last year it was Omaha beach this year will see the end of the war as the mega ASL demo settles down for the final assualt on the Tyrants lair using the Tyrants lair and Berlin fall of the Third Reich modules. We will demo ASL on a grand scale 4 foot by six foot map. Can the Russians raise the red flag over the Reichstag (yes there is a red flag counter , this is ASL after all). Players can drop in and play a few minutes, hours or days, or just watch and revel in it.

AB-521 OCS

by Ben Hitz, Operational Combat Series, 77 hrs, 8 players, No signup needed, Game, Tried it

We will play a multi-player (2-sides) game of OCS (Game and Scenario to be determined by number of participants)

Euro Style Board/Card Games

AE-569 Carabande

by David Gabriel, 7 hrs, 72 players, No signup needed, Game, Kids

Ladies and Gentlemen, start your fingers! Yes, it is time to play that convention favorite, Carabande! Flick your race cars around the track and be the first to cross the finish line to win. Easy to learn, easy to play and players of all ages welcome!

AE-585 Arkham Horror

by Jason Riggs, 4.5 hrs, 6 players, Game, Kids, Character and/or Armies Supplied

You're in Arkham and gates open. The object is to close all gates or kill the main boss.

AE-634 Catan Histories: The Struggle for Rome

by Randolph Kreidt, Settlers of Catan, 2 hrs, 16 players, Game, Some gaming

We are the barbarians who invade Rome and conquer! We will tour the land and settle! This is not your mother's Catan--there will be fighting and bloodshed, in a nice way, of course! Very fun--Catan with as twist! Please bring a copy if you can!

Historical Miniatures

AH-559 Rorke's Drift

by Brent Burdine and Alex Fabros, The Sword and the Flame, 7 hrs, 8 players, Game, Kids, Character and/or Armies Supplied

You're trapped in Rorke's Drift and 10,000 Zulus are on the prowl. What are you going to do? Stand and fight? Why don't you stick around a while and see if you can win Victoria’s Cross.

AH-629 First to Fight, Poland 1939

by David Partak, Flames of War, 4.5 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Providing all goes as planned, Battlefront will have released "Blitzkrieg" their early war supplement for Flames of War. This will be a multi-player game pitting German armored and infantry forces against the Polish tankettes and cavalry. This will be a larger then normal game to allow for more players and is designed as an introduction to try out the new rules and lists.

Role Playing

AR-484 Stars Will Fall

by Robert Johnston, 7th Sea, 4.5 hrs, 6 players, Game, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

The King's crown is missing! You have to find it before it becomes common knowledge. 7th Sea is a Romantic Swashbuckling Adventure in a 17th century Europe setting. New comers are always welcomed and encouraged to play! Prizes will be awarded, rules will be taught, those who come in a historically appropriate costume will be rewarded within the game system. Questions-email bjohnston@polycon.org

WCBC Championships

AW-699 Le Havre Tournament Preliminary Heat

by Pacificon Staff, Le Havre, 4.5 hrs, 8 players, Tournament, Tried it

This is one of two preliminary heats for the WCBC Tournament for Le Havre. In this economic game, you gather resources to build buildings and ships and your workers at harvest. The person with the greatest worth at the end of the game is the winner. Winner of preliminary heat games will advance to a final on Sunday at 9:00 a.m.

Time Block B: Fri 4:30PM

Historical Board Games

BB-497 Hammer of the Scots

by Ray Freeman, Rules Version 3.0, 7 hrs, 4 players, Game, Tried it, Players bring own characters/armies

2 Round Swiss. Great Columbia block game based on the movie Braveheart. We'll play the "Braveheart" scenario. Edward out of draw pool on turn 1, but bid for # of blocks in English draw on turn 1 (up to 10!)

BB-546 Serpents of the Seas

by Charles Ryder, Flying Colors, 2 hrs, 4 players, Game, Some gaming

Serpents of the Seas is Volume 2 of the Flying Colors series from GMT Games. We will play as many Ship Duel scenarios as we can in the 2 hour time block. Very easy game to learn and play.

BB-593 Highway to the Reich II

by Timothy Burgess, HttR II, 74.5 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming

Highway to the Reich - a massive, detailed simulation of Operation Market Garden, the World War II gamble to cross the Rhein River at Arnhem, Holland and end the War in the Fall of 1944. This campaign is a classic one of over-reaching, missed opportunities and tactical bravery offset by operational errors and strategic mistakes. Can you and your colleagues do better? Highway to the Reich is a four map game, with a long thin stem of the eponymous highway leading to the Rhein and Maas/Waal River bridges that are the key objectives of the campaign. And those bridges named the classic book (and movie) on this effort, "A Bridge Too Far." Four to Six players are needed, commanding each of the Allied Airborne Divisions (1st (Br), 82nd (US) and 101st (US)), Allied Ground forces and the polyglot German defenders trying to cut them off from that final bridge. Units are Infantry battalions, support companies and armored platoons, with detailed supply formation and cohesion rules. Players do not have to have played the game before, but that is helpful. You are also not required to commit to the entire weekend. We will try to adapt to bringing in commanders and reassigning their units as needed.

Collectible Card Games

BC-493 Magic: Type P

by Kellen Snook, Magic: The Gathering, 2 hrs, 8 players, Game, Expert, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Harken back to the days of Hurloon Minotaur with Type P: Perpetual sealed decks. Play the game Richard Garfield designed, with a limited card pool, games for ante, and a whole lot of fun. Bring 5 packs (of any combination of sets) and 6 of each basic land and soon you too can begin your path to planeswalkerhood! Deck construction rules here: http://mtoggweiler.tripod.com/typep.html and will also be available on site. Deck construction advice will be provided!

Euro Style Board/Card Games

BE-571 Urban Sprawl

by Chad Jensen, 2 hrs, 4 players, Demo, Some gaming

Urban Sprawl abstractly models the growth of a town into a city and finally a teeming metropolis. Players assume the roles of entrepreneur, tycoon and politician—each helping in the development of a hypothetical “Anywhere, USA.” Wealth and Prestige will be earned and spent throughout the game. Buildings will rise only to later be demolished for better and larger fare. Throughout the game, players will gather valuable Permits. These will result in either a wealthy Investment or the foundation of a new building Contract. Players will strive to become dominant in one or more building Zones in order to acquire beneficial political offices. All of this eventually leads to the end game – a vibrant metropolis that is revered around the world – when the player with the most Prestige will be crowned the winner.

BE-609 Twilight Imperium Shattered Empires

by Christopher Larson, Twilight Imperium 3 with Expansions, 9.5 hrs, 7 players, Game, Some gaming

Twilight Imperium is an epic empire-building game of interstellar conflict, trade, and struggle for power. Players take the roles of ancient galactic civilizations, each seeking to seize the imperial throne via warfare, diplomacy, and technological progression. Game may run past 2:00am.

BE-635 Endeavor

by Randolph Kreidt, 2 hrs, 25 players, Game, Some gaming

Colonize the world in this exciting, unique game. Play is unusual, but relatively easy and enjoyable. Come try it out or bring your copy along!

BE-642 Stone Age

by James Kiefer, 2 hrs, 4 players, Game, Kids

Humans at dawn of civilization attempt to learn and use new skills to move into the Stone Age--an exciting journey into the past!

Historical Miniatures

BH-460 Rome at War

by Clif Castle, Warmaster(modified), 4.5 hrs, 8 players, Game, Kids, Character and/or Armies Supplied

The Army of Ancient Rome meets it's enemies. The battle is fought with 28mm scale figures. Rules taught.

BH-465 Extreme Axis and Allies

by Lawrence Frazee, Milton Bradley, 7 hrs, 10 players, Game, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Axis and Allies on a scale never seen before on the west coast! A board at 8 feet by 4 feet with A&A minis .. It's huge! A few rules variations, such as two hit carriers and other surprises make this a new experience you don't want to miss! Team play ..newcomers welcome. http://www.flickr.com/photos/123lawrence/4062210348/

BH-468 Primosole Bridge

by Stephen Montgomery, Firefight, 7 hrs, 8 players, Game, Kids, Character and/or Armies Supplied

This is a squad level WW2 game. During the invasion of Sicily German and British paratroopers dropped on the same landing zones within hours of each other. You will take charge of a five man section as they drop from the sky and re-fight that historically unique battle.

BH-574 Aerodrome® 2.0 – WW2 Aerial Combat

by Stanley Kubiak, Aerodrome® 2.0 – WW2 Aerial Combat Game, 7 hrs, 10 players, Game, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

The popular Aerodrome® 1.1 WW1 Aerial Combat ruleset adapted to WW2 aerial combat. The rules remain easy-to-learn, easy-to-play, but take into account the faster speeds and greater weapons lethality of WW2 aircraft; rules will be explained and charts provided. Up to 10 players per round; rounds last from 45-90 minutes, running continuously through the allotted time. Wings for victories and awards for valor. Under age 16 only with playing adult.

Role Playing

BR-502 Stop the Nazis on Dinosaur Island!

by Chris Rutkowsky, BASH! Basic Action Super Heroes, 7 hrs, 6 players, Game, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

It's 1935. It's up to a group of two-fisted mystery men (and gals) to stop the Nazis from uncovering the sacred treasure on Dinosaur Island... or the world is doomed! So rev up your biplane, strap on your jetpack, and prepare to save the day!

BR-507 Warren of the Rat-Lords (AGOP)

by Chad Lynch, Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition, 7 hrs, 5 players, Game, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

A Good Omens Production! At first, the strays began disappearing...in this unforgiving city such losses were hardly noticed. Then the homeless disappeared with few caring as well. Now, children have been taken from their very beds! Will your heroes answer the town's cry for help?

BR-523 The 8th Dwarf

by Bryan Hitchcock, Savage Worlds, 7 hrs, 8 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

What happens when you mix the 13th Warrior, a fairy tale, and The Hobbit? An epic tale of friendship, war and revenge where dwarves are the heroes. ALL the heroes. Well, except for the tiefling. Fantastic fortunes await the dwarven heroes, if they can overcome a kingdom of spiders, a brigade of devils, a gazillion orcs and a whole family of dragons.

BR-717 Revenge

by Aaron Conway, Pathfinder, 7 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

You have tracked your enemies back to their stronghold. But are you hero enough to fight on their home ground?

BR-747 To Kill a Mage

by Gary Miller, Rifts, 4.5 hrs, 6 players, Game, Kids, Character and/or Armies Supplied

As part of the Coalition elite hit squad's newest rookie squad, your first mission is to execute a cleanse mission in Firetown. The question is: will you survive to make it to the full squad?

WCBC Championships

BW-702 Power Grid Tournament Preliminary Heat

by Pacificon Staff, Power Grid, 2 hrs, 10 players, Tournament, Tried it

This is one of two preliminary heats for the WCBC tournament for Power Grid. In this econmic game, you buy power plants at auction, buy fuel to power the plants, pay for connections between and into cities, and burn you fule to power your cities to earn income. At the end of the game, the person who powers the most cities in the winner. Winners of preliminary heat games will advance to a final on Sunday at 7:00 p.m.

BW-705 El Grande Tournament Preliminary Heat

by Richard R Irving, El Grande, 2 hrs, 10 players, Tournament, Tried it

This is one of two preliminary heats for the WCBC tournament for El Grande. In this award-winning game, players take on the roles of Grandes in medieval Spain. The king's power is flagging, and these powerful lords are vying for control of the various provinces. To that end, you draft caballeros (knights) into your court and subsequently move them onto the board to help seize control of provinces. After every third turn, the regions are scored, and after the ninth turn, the Grande with the most points is deemed the winner. Winners of preliminary heat games advance to a final on Sunday at 11:30 a.m.

Special Event

BZ-511 Tanks are Coming

by Daniel Rygasewicz, Radio Controled Infared Combat Tanks, 7 hrs, 50 players, Game, Kids, Character and/or Armies Supplied

1/24th R/C Infra Red Combat tanks. 4 Tiger 1s taking on 4 Shermans. This game is governed by dice for movement and firing. Come join the action.

Time Block C: Fri 7:00PM

Historical Board Games

CB-451 Diplomacy - Mentor Round

by Don Del Grande, Diplomacy, 2 hrs, 14 players, No signup needed, Demo, Some gaming

Come learn how to play Diplomacy - a classic game that has been a Pacificon tradition since the first Pacificon in 1980. No need to sign up; just show up. No dice or other luck elements are used; you just need to know "who to trust and when to stop trusting them".

CB-470 Beginner's TNW

by John Gibbins, GMT's CDG The Napoleonic Wars, 7 hrs, 8 players, Game, Newcomers

TNW is a Classic game of Napoleonic Wars in Card Driven Game format: easy to learn (much of the rules are on the cards), fun to play, with simple mechanics but intricate play. The GM takes nuetral Prussia during the first part of the game, teaching both the Imperial (French) and Allied (Britain, Austria & Russia) the play of the game, then joining the weaker side in the next phase, rebalancing the game.

CB-482 Napoleon's Triumph Tournament

by Will Green, Block and Manuever, 4.5 hrs, 16 players, Tournament, Tried it, Players bring own characters/armies

It was a cold and blustery December morning when the rival armies woke amidst the low lying fog on this fateful morning. By the end of the day the combined Austrian and Russian forces would be running from Austerlitz in great disorder. This battle was considered one of Napoleon's finest victories over his reign of Europe. The question, however, is, "Can you do as well, as he did, or even better than Tsar Nicholas and overcome the Imperial Guard in this close run contest between these mighty armies?" Please show up at 6:30pm Friday night to have final registration and tournament rules given to you. (Please bring a chess clock as there is a time limit for each player to make his moves. Also please bring a copy of your own game.) There will be four rounds, with a maximum entry number of 16. The First Round will be Friday night starting at 7pm. If you win, you advance to Round 2, which will be Saturday morning from 9-12:30. If you win in Round 2, you will advance to Round 3, which will be Saturday night 9-12. By winning in the third round you will be in the Finals with one other person Sunday morning from 9-12. Round 1 is a three hour event. Please bring your chess clock to keep track of each player's time spent for each move. Rounds 2-4 are three hours and twenty minutes. http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/EastBayWargamers/

CB-540 Age of Renaisance

by Darryl Rue, Age or Renaisance, 7 hrs, 18 players, Game, Some gaming

Age of Renaisance is a commodity management game. One tries to maxamize game play through expansion and card play.

CB-547 Manoeuvre

by Charles Ryder, Battle Field Command, 2 hrs, 4 players, Game, Some gaming

Easy to learn and play card game that cover early 19th century warfare. We will play as many games as we can in the 2 hour time block.

CB-623 Twilight Struggle

by Randolph Kreidt, Standard, 7 hrs, 8 players, Tournament, Some gaming

Twilight Struggle is one of the best two player games, period. It mirrors the Cold War. The mechanics are excellent and dynamic. It does have a learning curve. Come and try if it sounds intriguing. Thank you for bringing your copy of the game.

Collectible Card Games

CC-492 Netrunner: Hack the Planet

by Kellen Snook, Netrunner, 2 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Learn to play the greatest dead CCG: Netrunner! Play as the evil Corporation or the just-as-evil Hacker as you try expand your global interests or take down THE MAN. As the corporation, you can stop the runner cold with Datawall 2.0, fry his brain with Homewrecker(tm), or tag his apartment complex for a little unscheduled Urban Renewal. The Hacker has a few tricks of his own, such as bribing Disgruntled Ice Technicians, stealing directly from the company with an Edited Shipping Manifest, or getting that extra boost they need with Lucidrine Booster Drug. Warning, may cause brain damage. The game will be taught, and decks will be provided.

CC-658 Perpetual Magic

by Martin Toggweiler, Magic: The Gathering, 2 hrs, 12 players, Game, Knows it

Think you need to amass an expensive card collection to play competitive Magic? Think again. Perpetual Magic is a format where all you need is five boosters and some basic land to create what could already be a powerful mage. Once you've prepared your mage, you're ready to step into P-Space, a dimension of adventure, populated with countless adversaries wielding magicks that may come from any plane or era of the long and storied history of the Magic Multiverse, and they're itching to put you to the test. Defeat them and they must yield some bit of their power to you in the form of a card; fail to face them down and it is you who must bestow a prize upon them. What card you decide to yield or take can be as important as how well you fight the duel. The Perpetual Code allows you to protect from loss those cards that are most precious to you. For your mage to thrive, keen judgment is important: yielding an excessively powerful card to protect a mediocre one, means that card won't be available later as an offer to protect a card that is more vital to you. Since most cards won or lost will come from a mage's sideboard, the structure of P-Space makes it possible for the decks of all mages to improve with play. However, there are no guarantees, and the path to glory may conceal some nasty twists of fate. A real adventure can't be had without some threat of danger, but it is that very threat which infuses victories with their greatest sweetness. Play whenever and as often as you like, create new mages when you so choose, the fun and adventure can truly be perpetual. May we anon face one another across the battleground! P-Magic rules available at: http://mtoggweiler.tripod.com/pmagic.html

CC-659 Perpetual Magic

by Martin Toggweiler, Magic: The Gathering, 4.5 hrs, 12 players, Game, Knows it

Euro Style Board/Card Games

CE-445 Battlestar Galactic: TBG + Pegasus Expansion

by Craig Rose, Battlestar Galactica, 7 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming

Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game is an exciting game of mistrust, intrigue, and the struggle for survival which places each player in the role of one of ten of their favorite characters from the show. Each playable character has their own abilities and weaknesses, and all must work together in order for humanity to have any hope of survival. However, one or more players in every game is secretly a Cylon, and wants the humans to perish. Pegasus adds two new supplemental game boards featuring the Battlestar Pegasus and the planet New Caprica, seven new characters, two plastic Basestars, as well as new Destination, Crisis, Loyalty, Quorum, Super Crisis, and Skill cards. New rules introduce the ability to play as a new character type – the Cylon Leader, with a new Treachery Skill card type. Knowledge of the TV series is not required to enjoy this game.

CE-644 Settlers of the Stone Age

by James Kiefer, Settlers of Catan, 2 hrs, 4 players, Game, Kids

The early humans moved out from the Stone Age villages to settle the entire world. Sticks and stones will break bones. A game by Klaus Teuber.

CE-675 Merchant of Venus

by Mike Miyake, Basic Rules, 4.5 hrs, 6 players, Game, Kids

Can you rival the legendary Merchant of Venus? Restore the Galactic Empire and get rich. Build trade routes, improve your ship tech, rediscover alien cultures, pick up and deliver goods. The first to acquire 4,000 Galactic Credits wins.

CE-683 Oltre Mare

by Chris Langland-Shula, 2 hrs, 5 players, Game, Kids

A fantastic Euro card/board game based upon the Venetian traders of the Renaissance. This is a beautiful game, complete with little model ships for each player. Bring your own copy in case there are more than 5 players!

Historical Miniatures

CH-440 Upham's Bar

by Joe Cenizal, Squad Leader in Miniature, 7 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Near Ruwiesat Ridge, Egypt 15 July, 1942. New Zealanders led by Capt. Charles Upham (VC) must attack a combined Italian and German force. Will Upham earn his second Victoria Cross? Join in and play the best wargame ever designed.

CH-469 FLAMES of WAR: Bring and Battle

by Ron Hubbard, FLAMES of WAR, 7 hrs, 8 players, Game, Some gaming, Players bring own characters/armies

FLAMES OF WAR: BRING AND BATTLE- LW, 1750 points. Hosted by NORTH BAY GAMING GROUP. Practice for the tourney or just play for fun. Will have 4 sets of standard 4x6 terrain boards made for WWII miniature gaming. We will provide the terrain, you supply the miniatures. All scenarios out of the MRB are available for play.

CH-564 Dettingen 1743

by Chris Salander, Koenig Krieg, 4.5 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

As France tries to extend its influence over Germany by breaking Austria's control of the "Holy Roman Empire", a Pragmatic Army of Austrians, British, and Hanoverians is formed to stop them. They get themselves surrounded! Can they break out?

CH-651 No Frills CY6!

by Rick Billings, Check Your 6!, 2 hrs, 8 players, Game, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Newcomers and old farts are all welcome. We'll have a continuous re-spawning to allow players keep playing for as long as they like even if they find themselves to be snake-bit. CY6! allows a unique system to allow piloting skill to affect the ability to get a hit on your opponent. Come give it a try!

CH-669 Fire in your Hearts!

by Manny Granillo, REPENT OR DIE, 4.5 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

The Army of Charles V has arrived along the Meuse river and must be engaged before it can cross in strength. Can you stop it!

LARPS

CL-665 The Pride of Baphomet

by Dreams of Deirdre, L.A.R.P.S (Nightbreed setting), 7 hrs, 16 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Have you ever dreamed of running, running, running through the night, your skin on fire and kissed by cool winds? Did you ever dream of flying or turning to smoke or dancing with the shadows? Did you ever dream about killing those who are different, streaking after their running forms, looking at the trail of blood and flesh in their wake, listening to their coughing breaths as they try not to choke on the blood they have consumed? Were those dreams always nightmares? For additional information about the game, please see http:\\www.dreamsofdeirdre.org\nightbreed for details Costuming is encouraged but will not guarantee any specific roles. This game could be gory and violent, please plan accordingly. No previous knowledge of the game world or system is required, but if you are interested, please feel free to watch the movie, Nightbreed, on which this game is based.

Role Playing

CR-476 Last Flight of the Cathay Clipper

by Gil Trevizo, Call of Cthulhu (Delta Green), 7 hrs, 6 players, Game, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

December 1941. As Hong Kong falls to the Japanese, those lucky or wealthy enough escape the doomed city on the last Pan-Am flight leaving for San Francisco. Faced with a long trip across the Pacific, the passengers of the Cathay Clipper expect danger from Japanese fighters and suspect enemy spies on board their very plane… but few are aware of the otherworldly terror that waits for them at the end of the last flight of the Cathay Clipper. This game of Call of Cthulhu sets the Delta Green campaign background during the Second World War. Beginners welcome. Mature Themes.

CR-485 Rescue!

by Robert Johnston, 7th Sea, 4.5 hrs, 6 players, Game, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Rescue! The Fey King, Queen & Royal infants of Bryn Bresail have been Kidnapped. Queen Elaine of Avalon has been requested to have specific mortal Princes & Princesses Rescue the Fey. 7th Sea is a Romantic Swashbuckling Adventure in a 17th century Europe setting. New comers are always welcomed & encouraged to play! Prizes will be awarded, rules will be taught, those who come in a historically appropriate costume will be rewarded within the game system. Questions-email bjohnston@polycon.org

CR-594 Trail of the Boneyard

by Jeff Hatch, Pulp Adventure (Second Edition), 7 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

From Steel City to darkest Africa, Doc Thunder and the Fearsome Five must battle an old enemy to protect an ancient secret! Can our heroes find out who is behind recent attacks on native tribes before it is too late?

CR-620 Sins of the Father

by Jeffrey Yin, Dark Heresy, 7 hrs, 6 players, Game, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me

SciFi/Fantasy Miniatures

CS-631 Arcane Legions - Ultimate Confrontation

by Jonathon Shukert, Arcane Legions, 4.5 hrs, 12 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

The three factions of the Arcane Legions universe, Han Chinese, Egyptian, and Roman each fight the other two factions simultaneously on three different battlefields in the ultimate confrontation to determine who will rule the ancient world. All materials supplied by the GM. No prior experience with Arcane Legions required. Unique live scoring system.

WCBC Championships

CW-503 Titan Tournament

by Dan Cloutier, Titan, 7 hrs, 18 players, Tournament, Knows it

The classic monster slugathon. This is the regular game with standard rules. In the event we need to have a 2nd round the start time will be determined.

CW-614 Ticket To Ride Tournament

by Mae Grein, Ticket To Ride, 2 hrs, 25 players, Tournament, Kids

A cross-country (US) rail game, train cars, destinations, routes. Easy to learn, fun to play, for ages 8 and above.

CW-694 Agricola Tournament Preliminary Heat

by Chris Ferejohn, Agricola, 2 hrs, 8 players, Tournament, Tried it

Preliminary heat for West Coast Boardgame Championships Agricola tournament. A second Preliminary heat will be held on Saturday afternoon. Games will use the E, I, and K decks with the Lover, Rat Catcher, and Taster removed. Players will be dealt 10 Occupation and 10 Minor Improvement cards, keeping 7 of each. Winners of preliminary heat games will advance to a final on Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

CW-708 Goa Tournament Preliminary Heat

by Pacificon Staff, Goa, 2 hrs, 8 players, Tournament, Tried it

This is one of two preliminary heats for the WCBC tournament for Goa. Goa is a strategy game of auctions and resource management. The winners of preliminary heat games will qualify for a final on Sunday at 7:00 p.m.

Time Block D: Fri 9:30PM

Historical Miniatures

DH-481 ROME AT WAR

by Bob Dailey, Command and Colors, 2 hrs, 6 players, Game, Kids, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Command and Colors in 28mm Miniature.

DH-626 Fort Bull

by Dean Gregersen, This Very Ground, 4.5 hrs, 6 players, Game, Kids, Character and/or Armies Supplied

1756: As the war for North America continues--French troupes de marine and Iroquois warriors stage a surprise attack on a British fortification. "Warband" level, fast playing musket and tomahawk action with 100+ minis. Break for flea market.

DH-654 CY6! Jets

by Rick Billings, Check Your 6!, 2 hrs, 8 players, Demo, Tried it, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Okay so No Frills CY6! brought you up to speed (or back up to speed) with the CY6! system. Now, we introduce JETS! We'll put the newly released rules (this past summer) through their paces! If possible, we'll try to throw in something using the new toys from JETS (missiles/EW/etc) ... just for grins! So, put on your helmet, parachute, and g-suit 'cause we all feel the need ... the need for speed!

Time Block F: Sat 9:00AM

Historical Board Games

FB-454 Cassino 44 Campaign Game

by Craig Steensma, Panzer Grenadier, 7 hrs, 6 players, Game, Tried it

Fourth Battle of Cassino May 11-18, 1944. Final Allied offensive to bust the Gustav line. Using Laskas Rock-n-Roll variant for quick play.

FB-464 Washington's War

by Michael Arrighi, CDG, 12 hrs, 10 players, Tournament, Some gaming

Washington’s War is a card-driven game on the American Revolution. It pits the forces of King George III against the American colonists as they fight for their independence. In Washington’s War, you assume the role of either: The King of Great Britain as he tries to bring his rebellious colonies back into the Empire, while at the same time dealing with a global war against ancient enemies bent on revenge for their losses in the Seven Years War; OR The Continental Congress as they battle the forces of Britain, while trying to rally their countrymen to the cause of liberty. Washington’s War features a dice-driven combat system that quickly resolves combat and features a CDG discard mechanic that enables a player to play a discarded event for the cost of an operations card. Beginner's welcome but please read the rules in advance. Single Elimination Tournament with 2-hours per round. A copy of the game is required.

FB-494 Storm of Steel World war one

by Mark Ruggiero, Latest rules used Jan 2010, 58 hrs, 12 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

World war one at Corps level. Home before the leaves fall find out if you can make it happen. Very playable Monster game nice chrome and easily finnished over the weekend. Decision games has a hidden gem here. Hex and counter game with many choices of Strategy etc. Come join in the fun.

FB-495 Alesia

by Edward A. Ipser Jr, Simple Great Battles of History, 12 hrs, 4 players, Game, Some gaming

The Battle of Alesia or Siege of Alesia took place in September, 52 BC around the Gallic oppidum of Alesia, a major town centre and hill fort of the Mandubii tribe. It was fought by an army of the Roman Republic commanded by Julius Caesar, aided by cavalry commanders Mark Antony, Titus Labienus and Gaius Trebonius, against a confederation of Gallic tribes united under the leadership of Vercingetorix of the Averni, and was the last major engagement between Gauls and Romans, marking the turning point of the Gallic Wars in favour of Rome. The Siege of Alesia is considered one of Caesar's greatest military achievements, and is still one of the classic examples of siege warfare and circumvallation. We will use the Armchair Brigade SGBoH rules.

FB-548 Pacific Typhoon

by Charles Ryder, Strategy Card , 2 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming

Easy to learn and play card game covering battles in the Pacific during WW2. We will play 1 standard game.

FB-592 Fighting Formations

by Kai Jensen, 7 hrs, 2 players, Demo, Some gaming

Fighting Formations (FF) is a series of wargames covering WWII tactical combined-arms combat at the platoon and squad levels. Each game in the series will feature a distinct combat unit, highlighting battles in which that unit participated as well as its particular order of battle and fighting characteristics. In each scenario, one player will take command of elements of this featured unit while the other assumes control of the opposing forces. These two players will alternate giving orders, activating their units on the map for various military functions. Players attempt to achieve victory by moving their combat units across the game map to attack their opponent’s units and to achieve as many scenario objectives as possible. The degree to which a player succeeds or fails is measured by a scenario’s specific victory conditions—be it the destruction of enemy units, the taking of vital mapboard objectives, or the exiting of friendly units off the opponent’s map edge. Each game turn is divided into ten orders, with each player performing a variable number of these orders. In each turn, the sequence of play is fluid – with orders being given by the active player and reactions being taken by both players – depending upon the relative initiative level at any given moment.

FB-632 Tigers in the Snow

by Jay Shukert, Memoir ' 44, 2 hrs, 8 players, Game, Tried it, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Play the memoir '44 scenario based on the eastern front in world war II. Will the tiger tanks lead the Germans to victory or will the Russians prevail?

FB-641 Kingmaker

by James Kiefer, 7 hrs, 7 players, Game, Some gaming

Two branches of the same family both claim to be the rightful heirs to the English Crown. The bitter War of the Roses ensues. You control some of the ever wavering noble houses of England attempting to make their chosen the Ruler of England. There will be some alternate victory conditions.

FB-739 Victory in the Pacific Tournament

by Ray Freeman, With Adjustments 1 & 2, 17 hrs, 68 players, No signup needed, Tournament, Knows it, Players bring own characters/armies

This is the WCBC Tournament for this game. Please see the listing under WCBC Championships for details.

Collectible Card Games

FC-660 Perpetual Magic

by Martin Toggweiler, Magic: The Gathering, 2 hrs, 12 players, Game, Knows it

Think you need to amass an expensive card collection to play competitive Magic? Think again. Perpetual Magic is a format where all you need is five boosters and some basic land to create what could already be a powerful mage. Once you've prepared your mage you're ready to step into P-Space, a dimension of adventure, populated with countless adversaries wielding magicks that may come from any plane or era of the long and storied history of the Magic Multiverse, and they're itching to put you to the test. Defeat them and they must yield some bit of their power to you in the form of a card; fail to face them down and it is you who must bestow a prize upon them. What card you decide to yield or take can be as important as how well you fight the duel. The Perpetual Code allows you to protect from loss those cards that are most precious to you. For your mage to thrive, keen judgment is important: yielding an excessively powerful card to protect a mediocre one, means that card won't be available later as an offer to protect a card that is more vital to you. Since most cards won or lost will come from a mage's sideboard, the structure of P-Space makes it possible for the decks of all mages to improve with play. However, there are no guarantees, and the path to glory may conceal some nasty twists of fate. A real adventure can't be had without some threat of danger, but it is that very threat which infuses victories with their greatest sweetness. Play whenever and as often as you like, create new mages when you so choose, the fun and adventure can truly be perpetual. May we anon face one another across the battleground! P-Magic rules available at: http://mtoggweiler.tripod.com/pmagic.html

Euro Style Board/Card Games

FE-520 Twilight Imperium Shattered Empires

by Clay Tevebaugh, Twilight Imperium 3 with Expansions, 12 hrs, 7 players, Game, Some gaming

Twilight Imperium Third Edition is an epic empire-building game of interstellar conflict, trade, and struggle for power. Players take the roles of ancient galactic civilizations, each seeking to seize the imperial throne via warfare, diplomacy, and technological progression. We will be playing with the Expansion Shattered Empires

FE-698 Colosseum

by Brian Laing, 2 hrs, 5 players, Game, Kids

In Colosseum each player is a Roman impresario - producing great spectacles in his or her arena in the hopes of attracting the most spectators. Players earn wealth and glory for each event run, using it to create ever more ambitious events. They will need to improve their arena, find the best performers, lure the Emperor and his nobles, and manage assets for long-term success to be granted the title of Grand Impresario.

FE-727 Bang! The Bullet

by Michael Jones, Bang!, 2 hrs, 7 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

A rip snorting card game of sheriff and deputies vs. outlaws and renegades. Simple game play. 2-3 rounds.

Historical Miniatures

FH-456 The Rebellious Disposition

by Matthew Coleman, Wilderness Wars, 4.5 hrs, 6 players, Game, Kids, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Up the hill one more time! The British march on Charlestown and Breed's hill to remove the entrenched upstart rebels. Can you take hill in less than three assaults? Or can you really wait until you see the whites of their eyes? It will use 10 mm Pendraken figures at 1/10 scale.

FH-461 Rome's Enemy

by Clif Castle, Command and Colours Miniatures, 4.5 hrs, 6 players, Game, Kids, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Roman Army faces Barbarians 28mm scale miniatures version of the popular board-game played on a battlefield with hexes.

FH-473 Stalingrad '42, NUTS! WW2 Skirmish

by John Cunningham, NUTS! WW2, 4.5 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Morning, October 14, 1942. The High Water mark of the Stalingrad campaign. Panzer Grenadiers of the 14th Panzer Division struggle desperately to finally seize the Dzershinzky Tractor Factory and push the Soviet defenders into the Volga River. A slag heap lies like a miniature Mamayev Kurgan in factory complex, precious high ground. Can you take the slag heap and help win the day?

FH-508 Ambush at Du Mont Farmhouse

by Daniel Kerrick, Sharpes Practice, 4.5 hrs, 8 players, Game, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Napoleon is testing every side of Wellington's flanks. It is not until a scouting unit finds what they believe to be an unoccupied farm house that they can lead the way to an unopposed flank of Wellington's Army. The only hope for Napoleon to spare the loss of his men is to utilize all he has to capture that farm house and turn the tide against Wellington's army. This will be played out in 28mm Skirmish level rules using the Perry brothers wonderful 28mm plastics.

FH-526 The Battle of Pala Passage

by Nathan Kajikuri, Command at Sea, 7 hrs, 8 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

The battle at the end of the movie, In Harmes Way.

FH-537 Axis Convoy Raid in the Atlantic

by Lester Kawamoto, Home Grown - 1/1200 Naval, 9.5 hrs, 8 players, Game, Kids, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Germany has committed to all out expansion into South America and is sending a convoy to Brazil for the purpose of building sub pens. The Allies have sent a convoy interdiction force to stop this convoy. Somewhere in the Atlantic, the allied interdiction force has crossed paths with the heavy German Convoy escorts. This game will have two distinct phases so players can play in the first or second half or both.

FH-539 WW1 Aerial Combat

by Lawrence Goslinowski, Aerodrome 1.1, 7 hrs, 10 players, Game, Tried it, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Thrill to the Kill! WW1 aerial combat: simple, intense, bloody! Novice or Veteran; chance, luck, or skill; YOU live in Fame or go down in Flame! Series of 60 to 90 minute rounds, 10 players per game. "Dead" players yield seats to pilots awaiting aircraft at the end of each round. Players under the age of 15 by agreement of GM and parent, rules taught before first game.

FH-541 Henry vs. Parma, 1590-French Wars of Religion

by Dave Kush Eric Lindberg Mike Kroon , Field of Glory Renaissance demo, 4.5 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

While Henry IV's Huguenots sought to capture Paris, Parma's Spanish maneuvered to break the siege. They came near battle three times but the stakes were too high to risk defeat. This assumes they fought. Huguenot pistoliers, shot, and mercenary Swiss and German pikes face Spanish tercios and lancers to decide the destiny of France. Relevant rules will be explained.

Role Playing

FR-475 To End all Wars

by Charles Gomez, Savage Worlds/Triple Ace Games, 7 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

When a friend says he has important information he wants to discuss, you know it's the start of something big! Nazis, deadly Amazonian flesh eating insects, a kidnapped reporter, and a daring raid on Washington D.C. are all in a day's work for heroes who want To End All Wars. A missing scientist, a villain with plans of becoming a king, ancient puzzles, a mythical creature that is not all the legends say it is, and a book whose contents could spell the end of mankind all means its Chaos on Crete! These are two published scenarios. Characters provided.

FR-596 Race to hawksbay

by Ken Davis, Hero, 9.5 hrs, 8 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Race to Hawksbay The Sha’larg god-king is once again on the march. Northernhold has fallen, and it is up to a small band of free scouts to get word to Hawksbay. Race to Hawksbay is a fast paced low magic fantasy game filled with intrigue and lightning encounters. The Sha’larg god-king is once again on the march. Northernhold has fallen and something seems wrong with the semaphore stations. It is up to Campbell’s Irregulars, a small band of free scouts, to get word to the Confederated Kingdom’s Northern Fleet at anchor in Hawksbay.

FR-624 SRP: The Producers Part Deux

by Amber Kuipers, Studio Radd Productions, 7 hrs, 8 players, Game, Kids, Character and/or Armies Supplied

After Ulla and Leo returned from their honeymoon, they make up with Max Bialystock and continue to make smash hits on Broadway. But there seem to be more and more problems with the plays, the cast, even the script that keep going awry. Can Ulla and Leo, with the help of their friends, find out what's wrong? Or will their shows really be a flop?

FR-646 Adventures of the Space-Faring Jolly Roger

by Jonah Johnson, Battlestations, 7 hrs, 8 players, Game, Kids, Character and/or Armies Supplied

You have just signed up as a deck hand on the famous Jolly Roger. What lies out there, no one knows. Maybe adventure, treasure, monsters, and/or space babes. So man your battlestations and set sail.

FR-679 Executive Orders

by Damon Armstrong, Simple Six (d6 variant), 7 hrs, 6 players, Demo, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

As the Clone Wars rage, a select cadre of Clonetroopers & Jedi are sent on a dangerous mission, meant to break the Siege of Mygeeto in the Republic's favor... (Demo game)

SciFi/Fantasy Miniatures

FS-531 AT-43 Boot Camp

by David Reed, AT-43, 7 hrs, 6 players, Demo, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Join us for some quick battles in the AT-43 universe and learn how to play this exciting skirmish level game of Sci-Fi miniature warfare of the future using Rackham's pre-painted plastic 25mm mini's. Command a company from one of six different races to learn the basics of this outstanding game. Then use your newfound knowledge in the big game to be held Saturday evening.

FS-582 Warmaster: Battle of Plavia

by Thomas Foss, Warmaster , 4.5 hrs, 8 players, Game, Some gaming

What happens when two of the Empire’s most powerful wizards use all their powers to teleport their respectable towers to the same beautiful landscape? Envy, avarice and total war, of course! The year is 1797. Count Otto Van Drak has mysteriously died without an heir. The Empire is in turmoil and entire city states become armies for hire. Even the famed griffon cavalry regiment of Baron Le Fleur has turned dogs of war. Van Drak’s kingdom, the fertile duchy of Plavia, is unguarded and open and fort the taking. Two wizards enter to lay claim. Only one will succeed. Refight the historic battle of Plavia, wherein great wizards dueled with terrible magic and mighty mercenary armies vied for supremacy and gold. Each player will command his own force and have a chance to win fortune, fame, and glory!

WCBC Championships

FW-448 Diplomacy Tournament - Round 1

by Don Del Grande, Diplomacy, 7 hrs, 35 players, Tournament, Some gaming

Join our game, meet new friends, then stab them in the back to gain control of early 20th Century Europe. This is round 1 of a 3-round event; you can play in as many rounds as you wish, and your two best scores count.

FW-496 Victory in the Pacific Tournament

by Ray Freeman, With Adjustments 1 & 2, 17 hrs, 68 players, Tournament, Knows it, Players bring own characters/armies

3 round swiss system. Played seeded by AREA rating. The only decent (actually it's a great game) WWII Pacific War simulation playable in a single sitting. 4.5 hour rounds. This tournament has been continuously run at Pacificon since prior to 1991. If you are not so good at this game, we'll teach you strategic and tactical ideas.

FW-703 Power Grid Tournament Preliminary Heat

by Pacificon Staff, Power Grid, 2 hrs, 10 players, Tournament, Tried it

FW-711 Acquire Tournament Preliminary Heat

by Richard R Irving, Acquire, 2 hrs, 8 players, Tournament, Tried it

This is one of two preliminary heats for the WCBC tournament for Acquire. Each player strategically invests in businesses, trying to retain a majority of stock. As the businesses grow with tile placements, they also start merging, giving the majority stockholders of the acquired business sizable bonuses, which can then be used to reinvest into other chains. All of the investors in the acquired company can then cash in their stocks for current value or trade them 2-for-1 for shares of the newer, larger business. The game is a race to acquire the greatest wealth. The winners of preliminary heat games will advance to a final on Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

Special Event

FZ-512 Tanks are Coming

by Daniel Rygasewicz, Radio Controled Infared Combat Tanks, 7 hrs, 50 players, Game, Kids, Character and/or Armies Supplied

If you did not get your fill Friday or could not play here is your second chance to join the carnage of R/C Infra-red combat tanks.

Time Block G: Sat 11:30AM

Historical Board Games

GB-656 18C2C

by J C Lawrence, 18xx, 12 hrs, 6 players, No signup needed, Game, Knows it

18C2C is a large-scale 18xx game (railroads, stock market, etc) that spans the entire continental USA. Predicted playtime is 14-16hours. Experienced 18xx players only please.

Euro Style Board/Card Games

GE-525 China Rails

by Kevin Reed, Empire Builder Crayon Rail Game, 4.5 hrs, 5 players, Game, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

From Tibet to Taiwan, the needs of the Republic call out to you. Can you construct the most efficient rail network? Can you deliver needed goods more quickly than your competitors? Can you prove to the Party and the People that you, and you alone, deserve to be named the "Minister of Railroads"? With a sound plan and true tactics you will overcome all obstacles and claim your victory!

GE-545 Battlestar Galactica--New Caprica or Bust!

by Mike Hutchinson, Battlestar Galactica, 7 hrs, 6 players, Game, Tried it, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Come and play the thrilling cooperative board game based on the fantastic Sci-Fi Channel TV show Battlestar Galactica. In the game, you will take the part of one of the characters from the show. But unlike on the show...ANYONE might be a Cylon. While all the players are supposed to work together to save the Human race, at least some of us will be Sleeper Agent Cylons trying to doom humanity. With the "Pegasus" expansion for the BSG board game there are a few changes to the game as a whole. There are many new characters. It is now possible to play as a Cylon Leader. The Pegasus Battlestar has her own game board. And the game now ends with a battle on New Caprica, where Cylons and Humans battle in the streets. So, yes, we will be playing with the Pegasus expansion. We may play more than one game in the time allotted. We may also try out my homemade BSG tournament/league scoring system, if all the players are amenable. There may also be prizes. We'll see what happens. Overall, I prefer experienced players (or players who have at least read the rules at home or online before playing) for my games. Things flow a lot better with players who have some idea about the game beforehand. If you're a fan of the TV show, that's always a plus--as it makes the situations of the game easier to understand. If I get enough beginner players, I may use the first hour (or a portion of it) to run a demonstration of the game.

GE-558 Arkham Horror: Innsmouth Horror

by Cedric Chin, Arkham Horror, 7 hrs, 8 players, Game, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Of all the cities found in H.P. Lovecraft’s vision of Massachusetts, perhaps none is quite so deadly as the small fishing village of Innsmouth. Decrepit and dying, Innsmouth is being consumed from within by an ancient pact once made to save the town. The investigators will find every hand turned against them as they explore its rotting docks and fetid beaches. In the end, perhaps the only way to save Innsmouth is by destroying it along with the terrible creatures that haunt its waters near Devil Reef. Innsmouth Horror introduces several new game concepts to the Arkham Horror board game, including Personal Stories unique to each investigator as well as the Innsmouth Look. The town of Innsmouth is hostile to the investigators, and they may well find themselves thrown in jail and fed to a Shoggoth while they search the town for evidence to call in the Feds. However, leaving Innsmouth to fester is a bad idea, since the Deep Ones will gather and rise, bringing with them the Ancient One. New players welcome! No experience with the base game is necessary for play.

GE-572 Dominant Species

by Chad Jensen, 4.5 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming

90,000 B.C. — A great Ice Age is fast approaching. Another titanic struggle for global supremacy has unwittingly commenced between the varying animal species. Dominant Species is a game for 2 to 6 players that abstractly recreates a tiny portion of ancient history: the ponderous encroachment of an Ice Age and what that entails for the living creatures trying to adapt to the slowly-changing Earth. Each player will assume the role of one of six major Animal groups—Mammal, Reptile, Bird, Amphibian, Arachnid or Insect. Each begins the game in a state of natural balance with regards to one another. But that won’t last: It is indeed “survival of the fittest.” Through wily Action Pawn placement, players will strive to become Dominant on as many different Terrain tiles as possible in order to draw beneficial Dominance Cards. Players will also want to propagate their individual Species in order to earn Victory Points for his particular Animal. Players will be aided in these endeavors via Growth, Migration and Domination actions, among others. All of this eventually leads to the end game – the final ascent of the Ice Age – where the player with the most Victory Points will have his Animal crowned the Dominant Species. But somebody better become dominant quickly, because it’s getting mighty cold....

Historical Miniatures

GH-438 Broken Arrow

by Alex Fabros, Vietnam, 7 hrs, 12 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Take command of a Special Forces A Team deep inside Vietcong territory in later 1967. Your mission is to seek out and destroy the enemy base of operations. A 30 minute pre-brief introduces players to the Ambush Valley rules and the proper deployment of your assigned unit as it conducts various missions that include Long Range Recon Patrols, Air Mobile and Reverine operations, and the defense of a Forward Operating Base.

GH-462 My God, Maiwand!

by Nicholas Stern, Black Powder, 7 hrs, 8 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Maiwand was the most crushing defeat to befall the British Army in India. This year marks the 130th anniversary of the battle, which took place on July 27th. Black Powder offers an exciting, decisive game, well suited for this battle where both sides stood trading volleys for four hours in 130 degree heat until one side broke.

GH-467 Wartenburg 1813

by David Moody, Napoleon's Battles, 7 hrs, 4 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

October 3, 1813: The Allies are pursuing Napoleon to Leipzig, and the Prussian General Yorck must force a crossing of the Elbe at Wartenberg with his I Korps, in the face of Bertrand's IV Corps. GM will run the French, while each player will take a brigade of Prussians (2-3 units), negotiate the swampy ground along the Elbe, and try to push the French back.

GH-535 Sharpe's Gold

by Philip Chiu, Sharp Practice, 7 hrs, 8 players, Game, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

In 1809, a British transport ship carrying precious cargo of gold and passengers (including some very lovely young Portuguese and Spanish ladies) was seized by a notorious Barbary Pirate, Sharif al Raisuli, off the Moroccan coast. In an effort to cement Portuguese and Spanish alliance with Britain, Lord Arthur Wellesley (future Duke of Wellington), sends Lt. Sharpe and his Chosen Men to retrieve the gold and rescue the prisoners. Meanwhile, the Royal Navy escort under Capt Hornblower must put an end to this pirate enclave by destroying the fort. Unfortunately, French spy master, Pierre Ducot, has discovered the gold’s location as well and wishes to secure it for Napoleon (with a little set aside for himself). The race is on!

GH-551 Battle of Burgess Creek

by Gary Price, Black Powder, 4.5 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

In 1781, Washington sent Lafayette South to begin operations in Virginia, the opening move of the Yorktown campaign. Lafayette's greatest wish was to capture or kill Benedict Arnold, who had deserted the American cause and was commanding troops under Cornwallis. In this scenario, Lafayette gets his wish and meets not only Arnold, but Clinton and Tarleton as well.

GH-584 Breakout from Tobruk

by David Wear, The Great Crusade, 7 hrs, 8 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

The last Australian battalion in Tobruk, the 2/13th, attempts to break out with some armour. The defending Germans will try to halt this advance so they can deal with the Crusader battles. Game uses the new "Great Crusade" rules, with an initiative system that brings plenty of action and an historical result. Figures are 15mm, many painted by the legendary "Warpainter" from the UK.

LARPS

GL-534 No Heaven, No Earth

by Paul Echeverri, Homebrew/Fiat, 7 hrs, 16 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

What is above has no relation to what is below. On earth, confusion and disorder prevail. An exchange of prisoners. A dire warning. A betrayal. And a trap. NO HEAVEN NO EARTH A Participatory Entertainment offered by December Star [costuming advice: war-inspired or formal dress of the Renaissance to the early 1920s, as interpreted by fae and promethean constructs]

GL-734 Rise of the Red Court

by Xavier Aubuchon-Mendoza, Dresden Files, 7 hrs, 20 players, Game, Kids, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Set in the ceasefire between the White Council of Wizards the vampiric Red Court: murder and betrayal threaten the peace... and perhaps even the peaceful transition of Summer to Winter. And you? Perhaps a noble of one of the great Courts... or just a minor talent, taking shelter where you have to and making what stand you can. A game of intrigue, mystery and the hard choices between loyalty and safety, the search for truth and necessary illusions.

Collectible Miniature Games

GM-549 Geonosis Arena Battle

by Michael Price, Star Wars Homebrew rules, 7 hrs, 8 players, Game, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

On the Planet Geonosis, Mace Windu and other Jedi have come to the aid of Jedi's Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Senator Amidala. There in the arena they face many Battledroids and Super Battledroids. Can you as the Jedi manage to survive long enough until Yoda and the Clones arrive, thereby winning? Or can you as Count Dooku and his Battle Droid Army manage to destroy the Jedi, and thus win the day for the Separatist cause. The choice is yours.

Role Playing

GR-441 Kobolds Ate My Village

by Michelle Vargas, D&D 4e, 7 hrs, 6 players, Game, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Exterminators needed to deal with Kobold infestation - no experience required. Wennerville is a pleasant village, peaceful, quite, best known for it's wonderful 'Wennerbrau' ale. But things haven't been so pleasant since those pesky Kobolds moved in. Today, the abandoned Drunken Dragon Tavern had a new sign proclaiminmg it Slog's Saloon, and new arivals in town: you. You don't understand how the tavern you walked into ended up in a different town with a serious Kobold problem, but as long as you're here...

GR-479 Musketeers & Buccaneers

by Chris Rutkowsky, Barbarians of Lemuria (Swashbuckling Variant), 7 hrs, 6 players, Game, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Can the heroes stop a pirate's plot against the King? Affix your rapier, buckle your swashes, and above all, have fun storming the castle! This game uses a Swashbuckling variant of the Barbarians of Lemuria system called "Honor + Intrigue".

GR-487 Lifeless

by Robert Johnston, Stargate SG-1 (Spycraft), 7 hrs, 6 players, Game, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Cat-like creatures have attacked an SGC field outpost on the latest Alpha Site. Your team is sent in to investigate. Newcomers are always welcomed & encouraged to play! Based on Stargate:SG-1 TV series and the Stargate movie. Prizes will be awarded, rules will be taught, & those coming in an appropriate costume will be rewarded within the game system. Questions-email bjohnston@polycon.org

GR-580 High Castle

by Charles Engan, Traveller (variant), 7 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

The Solar Confederacy is fallen, the Earth a lifeless ruin. Mankind's scattered colonies survive, striving to rebuild an industrial base and rediscover lost technologies. Now, you have a chance to do just that -- if you can find the rumored cache of valuables and artifacts hidden away before the end of the War, you might just become rich beyond your wildest dreams!

GR-603 Conscience of the King...

by Rachel Tevlin, Mutants and Masterminds (2nd Ed.), 7 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Welcome to the Secret Service (on reassignment from Delta Prime). You are a member of the team that has been sent with the President on his tour of Crescent City, specifically to protect him during his speech in Triumph Plaza. Such a public location is a logistical nightmare; enemy Deltas are everywhere, can you protect the leader of the free world? GM's Note: This game is set in the "Brave New World" universe as imagined by Matt Forbeck and originally published by Pinnacle Entertainment Group, however the mechanics will be played in the Mutants and Masterminds 2nd Ed.

GR-647 The Case of the Unfinished Canvas

by Dwayne Fox, Call of Cthulhu, 9.5 hrs, 8 players, Game, Tried it, Character and/or Armies Supplied

You are cordially invited to an exclusive showing of Arthur T.Wick's painting "Silver Gate" at his Central Park West penthouse. This will be a Black tie event, Cocktails & Appetizers before unveiling. Please R.S.V.P at your earliest convenience.

SciFi/Fantasy Miniatures

GS-550 Oar and Steam War: The Battle of Durin's Bay

by Brian Miller, Pirates!, 9.5 hrs, 16 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

The second battle of the renowned Oar and Steam wars took place at Durin's Bay. The Oared Fleet managed to set up a hasty blockade of the only safe Southern exit out of Durin's Bay. With the onset of winter close at hand and the passage getting ever clogged with ice, Probiscus Ironpants decided to run the blockade. He steamed out at the head of his rag-tag steam-driven fleet in his new terror the S.S. Iron Pants and out into Dwarven legend. Come and join in the re-creation of this famous battle. No experience is needed in playing Pirates! The GM will provide everything needed to play. Come one. Come all.

GS-666 Wolves vs The Broadsword Legion(Mercs for the Word of Blake)

by Frank Diaz, Battletech, 7 hrs, 12 players, Game, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

The Wolves are out for blood. The Word of Blake has bloodied the Wolf Dragoons on Outreach and the treachery of the Broadsword Legion cost the Wolves dearly; "every Dragoon alive has sworn to avenge that betrayal with blood." Now Stacy Church, of the Wolf Dragoons, has returned to Outreach for two reasons one to make good on her promise, to make the Broadsword Legion pay in blood for their betrayal and secondly to resurrect one of the greatest units the Wolf Dragoons has ever had - The Black Widows. This event will be that battle that makes it or breaks it for the nascent Black Widows as they take on the Broadsword Legion.

WCBC Championships

GW-602 Puerto Rico Tournament Preliminary Round

by Jordan Zimmerman, Puerto Rico, 2 hrs, 8 players, Tournament, Some gaming

Puerto Rico is the classic Eurogame of production, building and shipping. This will be one of two preliminary heats. The winners from each preliminary heat game will advance to a final on Sunday at 4:30 p.m.

GW-615 Settlers of Catan Tournament Preliminary Round

by Mae Grein, Settlers of Catan, 2 hrs, 8 players, Tournament, Kids

A game of strategy and luck the participants build settlements, collect resources to establish more settlements, grow cities and build roads. Winners of each game will advance to a final on Sunday at 11:30 a.m.

GW-697 Race for the Galaxy Tournament

by Brian Laing, Race for the Galaxy, 4.5 hrs, 12 players, Tournament, Some gaming

In Race for the Galaxy, players build galactic civilizations by game cards that represent worlds or technical and social developments. This will be a tournament for up to 6-12 players. I will have one set of the base game and the first two expansions. if we have enough sets and players we will setup 3 four player games. We will use goals but NOT take over rules. The tournament will go 3 45 minutes rounds with a 15 minute break between each rounds Each round players will be awarded 4 points for first, 3 points for second, 2 points for third, and 1 point for last place. Each round we will shuffle the players around with first place playing second, third and forth from one of the other tables.

GW-706 El Grande Tournament Preliminary Heat

by Richard R Irving, El Grande, 2 hrs, 10 players, Tournament, Tried it

Time Block H: Sat 2:00PM

Historical Board Games

HB-498 Monmouth and Germantown

by John Holme, American Revolution Series, 4.5 hrs, 4 players, Game, Some gaming

Mark Miklos's American Revolution Series is a low complexity system that is easy to learn and fun to play. Monmouth features American command confusion, seesawing reinforcement schedules and a road network that offers both players several alternative approaches. Germantown 1777 will be the newest title in the series when Pacificon opens on Labor Day Weekend 2010.

Euro Style Board/Card Games

HE-444 Magic Realm

by Rory Toma, 7 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

The original Magic Realm, published by Avalon Hill in 1978. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Realm. I've owned this game since 1978, and I've never played it. I plan to remedy that.

HE-472 Fluxx Capacity

by Cory Dorrough, Fluxx, 2 hrs, 10 players, Demo, Newcomers

Fluxx and Fluxx expansions including Zombie Fluxx, Martian Fluxx, Eco Fluxx and Monty Python Fluxx. No need to know the game at all.

HE-612 Rail Baron

by Misha Wilkinson, 4.5 hrs, 10 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Rail Baron is one of the earlier train games - boardgames with a railroad theme. Players move trains along historical USA railroad lines and collect delivery payoffs. They compete to purchase the railroads in order to assemble a network that gives access to important map destinations while simultaneously trying to prevent their opponents from doing so.

HE-692 Railways of the Western U.S.

by Rick Holzgrafe, Railways of the World, 4.5 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming

Play a prototype of the new Railways of the Western U.S. expansion, to be published soon by Eagle Games. Hosted by the designer, who will teach the game to new players.

Historical Miniatures

HH-505 France never leaves Africa/Another round at Timbuctu

by Frank Hall, AK-47 modified, 7 hrs, 6 players, Game, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

France closely controls most of its former colonies in "Black" Africa. In this game the French Allied leader has been over thrown. It is up to the French Paratroops and Foreign Legion to make things right for the French Government. The locals are split between both sides: French and anti-French.

HH-524 Red Hawk Down!

by Stephen Dondershine, FNG: UW, 4.5 hrs, 4 players, Game, Some gaming

Afghanistan, 1989: The Soviets are in withdrawal from Afghanistan, but elite special forces units still operate behind enemy lines. Soviet Spetsnaz conduct a daring mission to rescue a downed helicopter crew captured by fanatical Mujahideen Freedom Fighters. 28mm Figures. Play as Soviets or Mujahideen.

HH-676 The Wild Wild West

by Joshua Morris, Rules With No Name (modified), 4.5 hrs, 8 players, Game, Some gaming

Multiple factions descend on the town of Serenity and all Heck is goin' to break loose. Each posse will have hidden objectives that will guarantee chaos. Rules will be taught.

SciFi/Fantasy Miniatures

HS-490 Heavy Gear Blitz!

by Ross Nelson, 4.5 hrs, 6 players, No signup needed, Demo, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Heavy Gear Blitz! is Dream Pod 9's newest tactical miniatures game and the newest way to play in the award-winning Heavy Gear setting. Heavy Gear Blitz! was designed as a major overhaul of the Heavy Gear Tactical Miniatures Rules with an emphasis on making the rules clearer, more balanced, and more fun to play. The Northern California 'Pod Squad' will be running demo games of Heavy Gear Blitz!, and we invite you to come by and try this exciting new game!

HS-575 War in an Uncharted Sea

by Mark Pandori, Uncharted Seas, 7 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Miniature fantasy naval combat; Uncharted Seas system. Up to 6 fleets shall converge on an archipelago to capture an ancient artifact---an instant maritime gladiator arena; bring your diplomatic skills; points for sinking ships and capturing artifacts; watch out for land based guns and sea monsters.

WCBC Championships

HW-478 Combat Commander: Europe/ Med Tournament

by James Loman, Combat Commander, 9.5 hrs, 8 players, Tournament, Tried it, Players bring own characters/armies

Combat Commander (CC) tournament. First round will be from CC:E. The 2nd round will be from CC:M. The third and final round will be a custom scenario created for the convention. Some experience desired, but don't feel you need to be an expert to enter.

HW-598 Saint Petersburg Tournament

by Charles S Hrepcshak, Saint Petersburg, 4.5 hrs, 32 players, Tournament, Tried it

HW-628 Dominion Tournament

by Seth Leslie, Dominion, 4.5 hrs, 16 players, Tournament, Some gaming

All players start with the same ten cards and try to build the best deck they can. There are three types of cards: treasure cards which give you money to buy, kingdom cards which do various things, and victory point cards, which only give you points. Your goal is to have the most points at the end of the game.

HW-695 Agricola Tournament Preliminary Heat 2

by Chris Ferejohn, Agricola, 2 hrs, 8 players, Tournament, Tried it

Preliminary heat for Agricola WCBG tournament. There is another preliminary on Friday at 7PM. Games will use the E, I, and K decks with the Lover, Rat Catcher, and Taster removed. Players will be dealt 10 Occupation and 10 Minor Improvement cards, keeping 7 of each. Winners of preliminary heat games will advance to a final on Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

HW-743 Commands and Colors: Ancients Tournament

by Pacificon Staff, Commands and Colors: Ancients, 7 hrs, 16 players, Tournament, Tried it, Players bring own characters/armies

Commands & Colors: Ancients depicts warfare from the Dawn of Military History (3000 BC) to the opening of the Middle Ages (400 AD). This tournament will be run as a double elimination event. Players should bring their own copy of the game with expansions if they have them to ensure there will be enough copies of the game.

Time Block J: Sat 4:30PM

Euro Style Board/Card Games

JE-590 Killer Bunnies

by Cory Dorrough, Killer Bunnies (REMIX), 2 hrs, 6 players, Game, Newcomers

Killer Bunnies and the Quest for the Magic Carrot, played with the REMIX deck. Features cards from every expansion. Great for getting new players addic... er... familiar with the game.

JE-599 Princes of Florence

by Shanthi Gonzales, 2 hrs, 5 players, Game, Some gaming

Players attract artists and scholars trying to become the most prestigious family in Florence. Players do this by buying buildings, landscapes and freedoms to complete the highest scoring works.

Historical Miniatures

JH-463 ROME AGAINST ROME!

by Bob Dailey, Warmaster, 4.5 hrs, 8 players, Game, Kids, Character and/or Armies Supplied

28mm Warmaster (modified) Roman Civil War. The Old Rome vs. New Imperial Rome.

JH-566 The Battle of Irun, Sept. 1936

by Ronald Vaughan, The Sword & The Flame Variant, 7 hrs, 8 players, Game, Kids, Character and/or Armies Supplied

A Nationalist column will attempt to attack Irun, defended by Basque, Communist, and Anarchist militias. Prizes for winner and sportmanship.

JH-576 Aerodrome® 2.0 – Convoy Attack in the Med

by Stanley Kubiak, Aerodrome® 2.0 – WW2 Aerial Combat Game, 4.5 hrs, 15 players, Game, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

World War 2 in the Med! Torpedoes in the water! Bombs! Flaming Stukas! Attack or defend a British Malta convoy. Players control bombers, torpedo bombers, dive bombers or fighters, fighting to sink the convoy or to defend it with a few gallant Spitfires. Aerodrome 2.0 experience helpful but not necessary; rules will be taught. Awards for valor. Under age 16 only with playing adult.

JH-581 Regensburg...Again

by Hal Smith, Check Your 6!, 7 hrs, 12 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

On the final day of 'Big Week', the 357th Fighter Group flying Mustangs was again ordered to perform Target Escort for a large mission to Regensburg in southern Germany. The interception force was led by German ace Walther Dahl with a battlegroup from ZG.26 and JG3. Can your Mustangs hold off the mixed force of Luftwaffe fighters? Can you add to your score by downing more of the American "Dicke Autos" (fat cars)? 1/300 scale aircraft, each player will fly a pair or a flight of A/C.

JH-587 28mm Squad on Squad WWII Skirmish

by Robert Knestrick, Disposable Heroes, 7 hrs, 12 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

You are encouraged to bring your own favorite 28mm WWII squad for some fast squad on squad matchups. Figures need to be individually based. Each squad will consist of 5 riflemen, 1 NCO with SMG, 1 Corporal with SMG, and a two man LMG team. I will have several loner squads for use as well. I will have two nice 4x4 terrain boards. One board is a European farm village with wheat fields etc. and the other is a Normandy hedgerow board. We will be using a slightly modified set of Iron Ivan’s Disposable Heroes skirmish level rules. Once the rules are gone over the actual individual games should only last 30 to 45 minutes each so I should be able to accommodate 12 to 16 individual games over a 6 hour period. It will be first come first serve. Please sign up for the game at the Con. For more information contact Robert at rkjet@comcast.net

Role Playing

JR-595 Wherever you go, Mi-Go!

by Jeff Hatch, Pulp Adventure (Cthulhu Pulp Variant)., 7 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Strange shapes spotted in the flooded rivers of Vermont draw a pair of learned men towards an inexorable fate. Noted instructor of literature at Miskatonic University in Arkham, Albert N. Wilmarth, comes to the Theron Marks Society with a bundle of correspondence and a strange tale of a distant friend in need of aid. The man whom Professor Wilmarth has never met, Gilbert P. Akeley, lives in the far hollowed hills of Vermont where, since the publication of strange sightings after the historic floods of November 3rd, 1927, strange happenings have been documented and shared from one man to the next. Intrigue seems to follow this case as Prof. Wilmarth has been lead to believe that Akeley is in mortal peril and perhaps more is in store for the world as things long left alone have been stirred from the shadows of a mythology kept hidden since the first Native Americans.

JR-639 SRP: Rain

by Craig Randall, Cinematic Action Studio, 7 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Studio Radd Presents: Rain, again, but this time only a steady drizzle. The forecast was sunshine per the usual Weather Channel voting system but that hasn't worked in over a month. They want control back and they're paying your team big money for it.

JR-680 Fort on the Borderlands

by Damon Armstrong, Palladium Fantasy, 7 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Word has reached your Lord that monsters have sacked a military Fort on the edge of the Human-Wolfen border. He has sent your group to seek the truth of these rumors, and recover the fortress if necessary.

JR-748 Chaos Lands Revisited

by Gary Miller, Palladium Fantasy, 4.5 hrs, 6 players, Game, Kids, Character and/or Armies Supplied

You're ship wrecked, and your party has washed up on the wrong side of the mountains, but thankfully the fates have kept you alive. Now, do you have the cunning and knowledge to escape the Choas Lands? Or will you become another part of its interior?

WCBC Championships

JW-449 Diplomacy Tournament - Round 2

by Don Del Grande, Diplomacy, 7 hrs, 35 players, Tournament, Some gaming

JW-649 Puerto Rico Tournament Preliminary Round

by Jordan Zimmerman, Puerto Rico, 2 hrs, 8 players, Tournament, Kids, Character and/or Armies Supplied

The second of two preliminary heats for Puerto Rico. The winners of each game will advance to a final on Sunday at 4:30 p.m..

JW-700 Le Havre Tournament Preliminary Heat

by Pacificon Staff, Le Havre, 4.5 hrs, 8 players, Tournament, Tried it

JW-712 Acquire Tournament Preliminary Heat

by Richard R Irving, Acquire, 2 hrs, 8 players, Tournament, Tried it

Time Block K: Sat 7:00PM

Collectible Card Games

KC-681 Outside the Hourglass

by Ian Lee, Vampire: The Eternal Struggle, 7 hrs, 10 players, Tournament, Tried it, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Standard Constructed Tournament Two prelim rounds and a final, players expected to play both prelim rounds. Decks can be provided. Prizes for everyone!

Euro Style Board/Card Games

KE-621 Agricola

by Randolph Kreidt, 2 hrs, 25 players, Tournament, Some gaming

Agricola dislodged Puerto Rico from #1 on BoardGameGeek. Need I say more? Come and play or try it out. Thank you for bringing your copy.

KE-730 Vegas Showdown

by Ted Marshall, 2 hrs, 5 players, Game, Some gaming

Players compete to build the most famous hotel/casino. Room tiles representing slot machines, lounges, restaurants, and other casino-related places appear on a central board and the players hold auctions to win the rights to have those rooms in their building, garnering them income, population, or fame. Bidding wars escalate, values fluctuate, and designers renovate until finally the hotel/casinos are put to the test to determine whose garners the most fame.

KE-735 Tichu for Fun (and Beginners)

by Nathan Fluegel, Tichu, 2 hrs, 6 players, Game, Kids

A chance to learn or play this great ladder-climbing card game. If you already know how to play, please come join us for some relaxing games. If you are new to the game, we'd love to teach you how to play. And you can come back on Sunday to participate in the Tichu tournament!

Historical Miniatures

KH-578 Trouble in The Big Easy

by Mark Havener, Legends of the Old West (with Pulp elements), 4.5 hrs, 12 players, Game, Kids, Character and/or Armies Supplied

The year is 1937. There have been a number of recent disappearances in New Orleans that have aroused the attention of the authorities, but they have not been able to discover the source of the trouble, so you have been called in to investigate. You have tracked the disappearances to the Cult of Thu-Thu that is operating south of the city. The game opens with the players tracking the cultists back to their lair, an innocuous-looking hotel near the Bay Chene Fleur. You objective is to stop the nefarious designs of the cult by whatever means necessary, and rescue as many of the kidnapped victims as you can find. Miniatures, dice, templates, etc. supplied. New players welcome. Players can choose to run one of a number of classic Pulp Heroes, like Doc Savage, the Shadow, Indiana Jones, etc.). The game can accomodate as few as four players or as many as a dozen.

KH-583 Hanging On In Quiet Desperation Is The English Way

by James Poli, Jagdpanzer 2.1, 7 hrs, 10 players, Game, Some gaming

Calais May 1940 The British Green Howards and remnants of the 3rd RTR hold off the Germans in the Port of Calais. In this battle the French and British will try to deny the German 10th Panzer and hold out as long as they can. The Germans must fight their way into the port and seize the quay. This is based on the book by Airey Neave who survived the battle and the war, only to be murdered by the IRA decades later.

KH-671 Release the Snakes! Action in Monte Costello, Italy 1944

by Manny Granillo, Panzer Korps, 4.5 hrs, 4 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Kesselring's offensive pitted the 16th SS Panzer Grenadiers and the Italian Monte Rossa Facist division against the Brazilian Expeditionary Force. Supported by the 92nd US infantry Division and other elements, can the BEF stand their ground and counter-attack?!

KH-686 Gettysburg's Roundtops Revisited

by Richard Henkus, Fire and Fury, 4.5 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Gettysburg 2nd July 1863 - what could have happened? What can you do? Command a Confederate division or a Union Corps, and see how you can recreate or alter the outcome.

LARPS

KL-474 Amber, A Move into Shadow

by Jim Adlard, Homebrew, 4.5 hrs, 20 players, Game, Kids, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Game is based on the Cronicles of Amber written by Roger Zelazny. The characters will be from the books after the End of the Patterfall War but before or during the Trumps of Doom. That would be after the Fifth book but before or during the 6th book. There are ten books in the series. We ran an Amber LARP at Kublacon and would be using the end of that game as a starting point for this game. King Random has formed his government in Amber, but there is trouble brewing in Shadow, and some of the problems from the last session will need more attention. People who played in our event at Kublacon are welcome to come back and take there old characters if they want.

KL-536 Another Night In A Lonesome October

by Perpetual Motion Squad, Homebrew LARP, 7 hrs, 20 players, Game, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Once a year, the stars align; a ritual with the potential to change the world is performed. You will stand on the precipice of definition, poised to affect the future.

Role Playing

KR-513 At the Circus

by Travis Smalley, New World of Darkness - Mortal, 7 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

The small town of Circle Pines, Kansas was rocked by the murder of Ursula Silber, a 17-year-old. A brief investigation has proved it is merely one of many similar bloody murders that have taken place in an abandoned amusement park. A skilled team of federal paranormal investigators have been dispatched to find and end the threat.

KR-527 Great Adventure in Dungeon

by Nathan Kajikuri, 1st & 2nd AD&D plus home, 7 hrs, 8 players, Game, Some gaming, Players bring own characters/armies

Dungeon crawling the way it used to be! Hearken back to earlier days of AD&D with old-school adventuring - bring your own 9th-13th level character, or one will be provided to you.

KR-554 Overdrawn at the MemoMax Machine

by Matthulhu Steele, Paranoia, 7 hrs, 6 players, Game, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Alpha Complex News: Troubleshooters! MemoMax 3.5.3.1/2 is now online. Rejoice in The Computer's advancements in moving a retired clone's memories to their replacement clone. Rumors that the upgrade has created *deleted for security reasons* for terrorist hackers to steal your memories are treasonous and wrong. Now with expanded storage space and bandwidth, [TROUBLESHOOTER TEAM A.Q.3.9/Z.4 REPORT IMMEDIATELY TO MEMOMAX CONTROL] the new MemoMax optimizes your memories and integrates them smoothly into your next clone. No more SchizoShock. Your memories are safer than ever. Hail The Computer! Note: Game will run 6 hours.

KR-579 Gre'thor Rising

by Mark Vaughan, Star Trek the Role-Playing Game, 7 hrs, 8 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

A faction of Klingon renegades have raided Klingon colonies and shipping. These pahtk have no honor and must be stopped--for the glory of the Klingon Empire. Do you hear the cry of the warrior--calling you to battle and to glory like a Klingon? You and a task force of the Empire’s finest warriors will embark on a glorious mission to eradicate these Ha’DibaH. Qapla!

KR-718 Gangster Cults?

by Aaron Conway, Call of Cthuhlu, 7 hrs, 6 players, Game, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Gangsters and cultist together? This can't be good.

SciFi/Fantasy Miniatures

KS-532 To the Rescue!

by David Reed, AT-43, 4.5 hrs, 6 players, Game, Tried it, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Join us for battle in the AT-43 universe and play this exciting skirmish level game of Sci-Fi miniature warfare of the future using Rackham's pre-painted plastic 25mm mini's. Recent transmissions from the planet Tethys made by an ONI Medical/Engineering team were intercepted by UNA and Red Blok intelligence agencies. When decrypted, startling and somewhat disturbing discoveries were hinted at. Distress calls from the ONI team were then picked up briefly but ceased abruptly. Now half a dozen races have mounted a military, er, 'humanitarian' mission to rescue the endangered research group and claim those discoveries for their own.

KS-565 Extreme Marine!

by Joel Clark, 4.5 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Far in the future on an unrecognizable planet man struggles to stay alive. Sea level covers the planet and centuries of pollution have turned it into a toxic soup. Survivors have banded together on ships built from the debris of a society passed. Can you battle your foes on the high seas for control of what remains?

KS-568 Raid the Pirates

by Reuben Timineri, Battle Fleet Gothic, 7 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

An Imperial Fleet has tracked down an Eldar Pirate base and sent a battle group to destroy it. A difficult task seeing as the Eldar are almost always one step ahead of the Imperials...

WCBC Championships

KW-616 Settlers of Catan Tournament Preliminary Round

by Mae Grein, Settlers of Catan, 2 hrs, 8 players, Game, Kids

KW-709 Goa Tournament Preliminary Heat

by Pacificon Staff, Goa, 2 hrs, 8 players, Tournament, Tried it

KW-714 Formula De Tournament

by Richard R Irving, Formula De, 4.5 hrs, 10 players, Tournament, Tried it, Character and/or Armies Supplied

This is the WCBC tournament for Formula De. This is a fast-paced racing game in which the cars' top speeds are limited by having to end a certain number of turns in each curve of the racetrack. This can be tricky, because although players can regulate their speeds by choosing which gear to be in and each gear allows a certain range of movement, the exact amount is determined randomly.

Special Event

KZ-746 Space Hulk: Live Action Boardgame (SHLAB)

by Felipe Morales, Space Hulk board game, 4.5 hrs, Large Gaming Area, 30 players, Game, Kids, Character and/or Armies Supplied

The space marines search out large disabled ships floating in space, knowing that Genestealers tend to inhabit them, in order to rid them of their infestation. The Space Marines Terminators go in loaded with powerful built-in weaponry. The Genestealers are armed with nothing except for four clawed arms able to rip through a Terminator's armor and their seemingly endless numbers. The Genestealers have no time limit, but the Space Marines have a 4 minute time limit, if the sergeant is killed then 3 minutes. This is done to simulate the fact that Genestealers move so much quicker and does add a lot of angst to the game for the Marine players. Generally all the mechanics from the game will be simulated as closely as possible. (Marine squad players will have a sign-up sheet). Sergeant player requires experience. Drop-ins: Come play for 15 minutes as a Genestealer! Get your claws on!

Time Block L: Sat 9:30PM

Euro Style Board/Card Games

LE-622 Goa

by Randolph Kreidt, 2 hrs, 16 players, Tournament, Some gaming

In Goa, one develops one's spice production for shipment to Europe. The game has excellent mechanics and plays very well, with loads of player interaction.

Role Playing

LR-749 The Star Splitter Approaches ... Prepare to be Extinguished!

by Gary Miller, Phase World, 4.5 hrs, 6 players, Game, Kids, Character and/or Armies Supplied

The sensors on Center have picked up a massive ship floating in space outside the corkscrew galaxy, and your crew has been tasked with investigating it, and, if possible, retrieving it for study and salvage. How you do that is up to you!

Time Block M: Sat 11:59PM

Euro Style Board/Card Games

ME-733 Ultimate Werewolf

by Alon Altman, 2.01666666666667 hrs, 50 players, Game, Newcomers

Your quiet little 16th century village has suddenly become infested with some very unfriendly werewolves...can you and the other villagers find them before they devour everyone? Ultimate Werewolf: Ultimate Edition is the ultimate party game for anywhere from 5 to 68 players of all ages. Each player has an agenda: as a villager, hunt down the werewolves; as a werewolf, convince the other villagers that you're innocent, while secretly dining on those same villagers each night. Dozens of special roles are available to help both the villagers and the werewolves achieve their goals while thwarting their opponents.

Time Block N: Sun 9:00AM

Historical Board Games

NB-607 Submarine, Multi-blind

by Gregory Wong, Submarine, 4.5 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming

March, 1941: A German Wolf Pack makes a night attack against a British convoy. Basic Game Rules, Optional Rules, and a few house rules will be used. This will be a multi-player multi-blind game using written orders. There will be some down-time as the GM resolves the written orders, so bring your patience and something to read.

NB-661 NIE - Napoleon In Europe

by Joe Pate, Charge the Guns Rules, 9.5 hrs, 7 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

(per Boardgamegeek.com) Players take the role of a Napoleonic-era power and move miniature plastic infantry, cavalry and artillery to simulate the campaigns of Napoleon. Several difficulty levels and scenarios included in the box. Standard game has a map that offers a grand strategic view of the action, and separate board for battles to reflect tactical realities of the period such as combined arms, infantry square formations, and reserves. Standard game also includes diplomacy, fleets, and economic system.

NB-722 Down in Flames in Santa Clara

by Mark Dwerlkotte, Down in Flames, 7 hrs, 12 players, Game, Kids, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Its back, card based game. Dog fight in the skies with WW II aircraft. Kills are tracked and pilots named. Who will have the most kills and claim the title of greatest ace of the convention.

NB-740 Advanced Squad Leader Tournament

by Michael D Rhodes, ASL, 12 hrs, 20 players, No signup needed, Tournament, Knows it, Players bring own characters/armies

This is the WCBC tournament for this game. Please see the listing in the WCBC Championships for details.

NB-741 Twilight Struggle Tournament

by Mike Pacheco, Twilight Struggle, 12 hrs, 8 players, No signup needed, Tournament, Tried it, Players bring own characters/armies

This is the WCBC tournament event for this game. Please see the listing under WCBC Championships for the details of this event.

Euro Style Board/Card Games

NE-586 A Race to the Cross

by Jason Riggs, Blasphemy, 2 hrs, 3 players, Game, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Blasphemy® is a board game of fun, action, and adventure in the Holy Land for 2 to 4 players who can read. Playing time is 90 to 120 minutes. In Blasphemy® you take part in the fate of a would-be Messiah. Your aim is to convince your compatriots that your Jesus, and your Jesus alone, is the genuine article. To accomplish this, your Jesus must cut as impressive a figure as possible. He must give stirring sermons, perform miracles, attract devoted followers, and generally carry on in a Messiah-like fashion. Your Jesus must make every effort to discredit his rivals, and in the end, he must get himself killed. Yes, alas, the price of fame was dear in those days. It was clearly written that the Messiah would come to a sticky end. Accordingly, you win the game if you're the first player to get your Jesus nailed up. Blasphemy® is the race to the cross!

NE-645 Twilight Imperium: Shattered Empires

by Andrew Heilborn, Twilight Imperium 3rd edition + Shattered Empires, 9.5 hrs, 7 players, Game, Some gaming

An epic game of politics, combat, and trade in space. A very long game. I tend to favor the options that speed up the game, because I know there are few who would like to sit through a 12 hour marathon.

NE-716 18xx for Beginners or Sharks

by Aliza Panitz, 18xx, 4.5 hrs, 12 players, Game, Some gaming

Various 18xx titles will be available, suitable for beginners through advanced players. Likely titles include 1889 and 18MEX on the shallow end through 1856, 1830, 1846, 18GL, etc. If there's a particular title you want to play, contact the GM for availability or bring it yourself. One or more late-stage prototypes will also be available. All beginning and intermediate players will be placed into games of appropriate complexity, though they may end up swimming with the sharks if that's how the players divide.

NE-719 Homesteaders of Pacificon

by Andrew Heim, Homesteaders, 2 hrs, 4 players, Game, Newcomers

Play Homesteaders, a nice Euro designed by Alex Rockwell. The winner gets to name the city that is built up during the game. This plays up to 4 players but if others bring a copy more can play. Willing to teach all new players; no experience required.

NE-728 Age of Empires III

by Michael Jones, 2 hrs, 6 players, Game, Tried it

An excellent board game of competitive resource allocation and placement. Takes about 90 min. to play, if we move expeditiously. Another 30 to set up and review rules.

Historical Miniatures

NH-471 Scott Hayes Memorial WAB Tournament

by Rob Schmitt, Warhammer Ancients Battles, 9.5 hrs, 12 players, Tournament, Kids, Players bring own characters/armies

2000 points with army lists taken from any WAB rulebook or any official supplement. WAB 2.0 rules with official errata, if any. 2 rounds, with a 3rd playoff round that is optional (All wanting to play will be able to play). 9 am start 1 list only Rounds will last 2.5 hours each Prizes for best general, and maybe more…

NH-509 Battle in the Caribbean

by Daniel Kerrick, Sharpes Practice, 4.5 hrs, 6 players, Game, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

The Year is 1812, and the British army is pushing what remains of Napoleon's Army out of the Caribbean. By sheer luck during a stormy night a British scouting party stumbled upon a French outpost. Hastily returning to their lines, their commanders planned out a surprise attack to rid the Island of what remains of the French occupation force. However, the French have a few surprises under their hats, and will not go without a fight. Come participate in a 28mm Napoleonic Skirmish game full of everything you could want in a Napoleonic game.

NH-530 White Winter...Red Death

by David Reed, Panzer Marsch! (simplified), 7 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Winter has overstayed its normal course and snow still clings to the ground in a region defended by Army Group North in April 1944. These conditions do not hinder the Red Army's movements and they have encircled yet another German unit. A Kampfgruppe has been assembled and races against time, contending with the elements and Russian tank/infantry teams, in an effort to relieve their embattled brethren. Intelligence has also noted the appearance of a new class of heavy Russian tank, the JS-II. Panzer Marsch! uses an alternate move/fire system with one side completing its entire turn before the opposing player begins his. Exceptions to this are ambush fire, reserved fire, and cavalry charges. This scenario will see 1/72 scale armor and 20mm infantry comprising squads and platoons of individual figures/vehicles on the table. Rules will be taught.

NH-543 Lens 1648 - the end of the 30 Years War

by Mike Kroon Dave Kush Eric Lindberg, Field of Glory Renaissance demo, 7 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

In honor of Pacificon's 30th anniversary - the last major battle of the 30 Years War: the French army under the great Condé, Louis II de Bourbon, Duc d'Enghien, arrives too late to relieve Lens, but draws the Archduke Leopold Wilhelm's Spanish into a battle. Relevant rules will be explained. Pre-game intro slideshow starts at 9:20. Game should end by about 2:30.

NH-557 Art of War

by Charles Gomez, Ambush Alley, 4.5 hrs, 6 players, Game, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

The back drop is the fictional city of Dawala. The country is embroiled in war and wealthy art collectors are taking advantage of the chaos to pillage the country's art and historical treasures. Play the role of cartel units transporting a priceless artifact or the role of coalition forces attempting to get it back.

NH-597 Relief of Baba Ram

by Bob Bergman, Fast Play Indian Mutiny Rules, 7 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

India. 1857. The British residency at Baba Ram is surrounded by mutineers from the Bengal Army, local badmash (bazaar riff-raff), and Afghan mercenaries. A relief force has arrived to break through and save the residency. Can you, the players, survive the onslaught without being wiped out? Highlanders, Gurhkas, loyal Sikhs, and Riflemen fight to preserve the British Raj at Baba Ram. Includes Gunga Din, Harry Flashman, and many other fun events. All players on one side. A favorite at local cons for years.

NH-606 Sudden Storm

by Stephen Taylor, General Quarters 3, 4.5 hrs, 6 players, Game, Tried it

It is 1937, and Japan and the United States have gone to war over China. Two task forces have blundered into each other during a storm. Take part and see how this turns out.

NH-630 Flames of War Pacificon Tournament

by Gamescape North, Flames of War, 9.5 hrs, 24 players, Tournament, Tried it, Players bring own characters/armies

Join the staff of Gamescape North for THE definitive Bay Area tournament - a Battlefront National Qualifier! Set in the Late-War period and using the 2nd edition rules, you'll be fielding 1750-point armies from all currently published Late-War Intelligence Handbooks up to and including Dogs and Devils. .pdf lists will be allowed if they are officially approved by Battlefront and are pre-submitted along with your army list before the deadline of September 1st. All army lists will be reviewed and verified prior to the event and should be sent to wtf@gamescape-north.com ASAP. Any questions regarding the tournament should be sent to the same address. When submitting an army list, please indicate which source it came from. Although the event schedule has the tournament listed as starting at 9:00am, this will actually be set up and final verification time. The first round will start at 11:00am, but if all players are present, tables set up, and army lists checked, we can start early, so plan to be there around 10:00am. Rounds will be 2.5 hours in duration with breaks in between. Excellent prize support as always. If you have terrain to bring it is always appreciated. The Bay Area FoW community has always been fantastic and we appreciate your enthusiasm and assistance in making this another excellent tournament.

Role Playing

NR-477 Justice Squad: Now & Then

by Patrick Riley, ICONS, 7 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

The city of Santa Rita once again looks to its greatest heroes, the Justice Squad, to save the day as enemies both old and new converge. Superheroic Action! Multiple Flashbacks! Mutated Dinosaurs! Personal Drama! Exclamation Points! ICONS is the latest superhero rpg from M&M creator Steve Kenson. It is a loose, rules-light rpg that hearkens back to classic games like Marvel Superheroes while giving a nod to modern, Fudge-based design.

NR-625 SRP: Spaceballs Back in Action

by Amber Kuipers, Studio Radd Productions, 7 hrs, 8 players, Game, Kids, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Nobody likes a snitch. But the death of Pizza the Hut, major mob boss and part time stripper, is kind of hard to keep quiet. Now the unlikely foursome (pun totally intended) has to deal with the thankful customers of the mob that got off scott free, and the enraged patrons of "Motzzie the Cheesy" (Pizza's stripper name). Help the gang create world peace while dodging the crazies because, hey, they didn't save the planet for nothing (ungrateful ingrates).

NR-687 Elemental Island

by Jesse Burnette, D&D 3.0, 4.5 hrs, 8 players, Game, Newcomers

Your home was in a safe grotto away from storms for many years, until... Black clouds start to form far out to sea and seem to be headed straight toward your town! Will you help in the evacuation or try to find a way to fight the cruel fates that conspire against your home.

WCBC Championships

NW-450 Diplomacy Tournament - Round 3

by Don Del Grande, Diplomacy, 7 hrs, 35 players, Tournament, Some gaming

NW-452 Advance Squad Leader Tournament

by Michael Rhodes, ASL, 12 hrs, 20 players, Tournament, Knows it, Players bring own characters/armies

The annual Silicon Valley Advanced Squad leader tournament. As ever the idea is to have a single day tournament, having fun playing the best WW2 tactical game, and coming up with a champion for 2010. for more details visit the SVASL group on yahoo groups http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/SVASL/ Details on what nationalities to bring will be posted on the SVASL group later in year.

NW-510 Twilight Struggle Tournament

by Mike Pacheco, Twilight Struggle, 12 hrs, 8 players, Tournament, Tried it, Players bring own characters/armies

Twilight Struggle is a card-driven game on the Cold War between the USSR and the US. Deluxe edition will be used as the default; the FAQ, Q&A, and a list of the changes from 1st to 2nd edition can all be found at Consimworld.com, in the Twilight Struggle folder, and on BoardgameGeek. Incomplete games will use final scoring rules. If necessary to accommodate odd numbers in the next round, a player will get a bye. Byes will be determined randomly. Balancing rules will be in effect. We will use the Chinese Civil War option from the deluxe set as the default. Players that do not have the Chinese Civil War variant and do not know it may play 2nd edition rules instead. In either case, players may bid PCs for sides. Each player rolls a die. The high roller gets to choose his side preference and first bid. After that, bidding is a simple auction with the high bid taking the preferred side. Losing bidder then receives the amount of the bid in additional influence, placed after all other setup is complete, and only in countries where the player already has influence. Beginners are welcome, but please read the rules in advance. This will be a Swiss format tournament with 3 hour rounds. Please be sure to bring a copy of the game.

NW-657 Tigris and Euphrates Tournament

by Gino Daveggio, Tigris and Euphrates, 2 hrs, 16 players, Tournament, Tried it

This event is the Tigris and Euphrates WCBC Tournament. A minimum of 3 players is required for this event.

NW-701 Le Havre Tournament Final

by Pacficon Staff, Le Havre, 4.5 hrs, 4 players, No signup needed, Tournament, Tried it

This is final for the WCBC Tournament for Le Havre. You qualify by winning a preliminary heat game. In this economic game, you gather resources to build buildings and ships and your workers at harvest. The person with the greatest worth at the end of the game is the winner.

Time Block P: Sun 11:30AM

Historical Board Games

PB-455 Russians at Gettysburg

by Edward A. Ipser Jr, How to Make War, 12 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming

How to Make War (HMW) is a platoon level simulation of tactical mechanized combined arms combat from WWII to the near future including both historical and hypothetical conflicts. A Soviet Motor Rifle Division ttiest to concentrate at Gettysburg where it encounters elements of an American Mechanized Infantry Brigade.

PB-499 Monmouth and Germantown

by John Holme, American Revolution Series, 4.5 hrs, 4 players, Game, Some gaming

PB-742 War at Sea Tournament

by Nicholas J Markevich, War at Sea, 7 hrs, 8 players, Tournament, Tried it

This is the WCBC tournament event for this game. For details of the event, see the listing under WCBC Championships.

Collectible Card Games

PC-591 The 1st Annual Dearly Departed CCG Memorial

by Craig Robertson, Various, 7 hrs, 12 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

The First Annual Dearly Departed CCG Memorial is a chance to celebrate your favorite out-of-print CCGs. I will be bringing Babylon 5, Lord of the Rings, and Anachronism. You are invited to bring your own games, as long as they are permanently out-of-print. If you do, please bring enough decks and supplies to support six players.

Euro Style Board/Card Games

PE-528 Eurorails (4th edition)

by Kevin Reed, Empire Builder Crayon Rail Game, 4.5 hrs, 5 players, Game, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Epic railroading in Europe! You decide where to lay your tracks. Your only obstacles are rival tracks and Europe's great mountain, channel, and rivers. So, ignore the borders. Capture the industrial spirit of Europe and learn to build an empire!

PE-627 Rio Grande Game-a-thon

by Pacificon Staff, Various, 7 hrs, 40 players, Tournament, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

In this tournament, your goal is to play a variety of games published by Rio Grande Games. For each game you play, you get a score based on the length of the game, the number of players, and your placing. You only get to count any title once, so you want to play different games. The person with the most points at the end will be crowned as champion and awarded a plaque.

PE-678 Armorica

by Eric Vogel, 2 hrs, 4 players, Game, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Armorica is a challenging card-drafting game, about governing a Roman province.

PE-725 Carson City

by Morgan Kalakosky, 2 hrs, 5 players, Game, Some gaming

Carson City is a fantastic worker placement board game. It is strategic and highly interactive. Players take turns selecting roles then placing their cowboys on the board to build buildings, earn money and expand the town of Carson City. Cowboy hats and spurs are optional.

Historical Miniatures

PH-560 Ney at the Crossroads

by Ron Lange and Alex Fabros, Age of Eagles, 7 hrs, 8 players, Game, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Marshal Ney did as he was told by Napoleon and captured Quatre Bras early on the morning of 16 June 1815. Now he waits for Wellington to attack him in force. This is a "what if" historical scenario that could have changed history. The game begins with the 1400 turn when Wellington begins his attack against Ney. There are various random factors that determines how the Anglo-Allied force will attack Ney and how the French will receive reinforcements from Napoleon.

PH-562 360 Minutes at Peking

by Bob Abra, TSATF variant, 7 hrs, 12 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Reenact the iconic confrontation of the Boxer Rebellion - the Siege of the Peking Legations - where millennial Boxers, troops of the fast-fading Qing Dynasty and a motley coalition of Western Powers plus Japan clashed, affecting Chinese attitudes to the West down to the present day.

PH-663 Sky's the Limit ! WW II air combat

by Chuck Staedler & Ken Venezia, house rules, 7 hrs, 12 players, Tournament, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Take to the sky for classic aerial dogfighting: Jump into the cockpit of a Spitfire to intercept raiding Bfl09's over Britain; engage MiG's and Yak's above the Russian steppe in a Fw190; dive a N1K George to attack marauding Hellcats and Corsairs over the Japanese homeland. "Sky's the Limit" is a relatively simple rule set with no preplotted movement and fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants excitement. We will have 4 players each in up to 3 ongoing games, providing for a great variety of war theatres and fighter types to fly. If players exit one game (or are shot down), they can re-enter with a different fighter or join in on another game, as they please. Scores will be kept for aerial victories and winners announced. Rules will be taught before the start of play. Happy hunting!

PH-670 With Bible and Sword!

by Manny Granillo, REPENT OR DIE!, 4.5 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Battle of Avignon 1569--25mm The Catholics must drive the Heretics Hugonots from the city! Event Sponsored by Hinchiffe Miniatures

LARPS

PL-667 Vozza Legacy

by Joseph Parzanese, GM Fiat, 4.5 hrs, 14 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

The Vozza family was a rich and powerful family. Tied together more through money than through blood, their legacy was long and tumultuous. So when the police labeled the death of Michael Vozza in 1933 both mysterious and accidental no one was really surprised. When his will turned up, giving his youngest son, Kristian Vozza, the lions share of his wealth, many people were surprised. Now in 1935, Kristian lies on his death-bed, the victim of an unfortunate motor-car accident. Both friends and family have gathered at the Vozza Estate to see his dying hours. The Vozza legacy is a LARP of horror and mystery, of murder and treachery, of money and family.

PL-737 A Hero's Welcome

by John Kim, Homebrew, 4.5 hrs, 16 players, Game, Kids, Character and/or Armies Supplied

On the run from the King's navy, pirate captain Barnabas planned a quick raid on an out-of-the-way town to gather much-needed supplies. What he didn't expect was to be greeted with joy and cries of praise. What exactly is going on here? This is a comedic fantasy larp, in the spirit of The Princess Bride with nods to The Prisoner of Zenda and Hail the Conquering Hero. There is real intrigue and adventure, but also outrageous talents and improbable plot contrivances. The content will be suitable for both adults and teens.

Role Playing

PR-480 Justice League: The New Frontier Continues

by Chris Rutkowsky, BASH! Basic Action Super Heroes, 9.5 hrs, 6 players, Game, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

It's 1962. After defeating 'the Center' the JLA must stop a new threat to the world... the Legion of Doom. Based on DC's Justice League: The New Frontier- play as Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Hawkman, and other JLA Heroes. This game uses the BASH! Ultimate Edition superheroes rpg. If you've played BASH before, BASH! Ultimate Edition is the newest incarnation of those rules. You can find out more about BASH at: www.bashrpg.com

PR-555 Last Contact

by Matthulhu Steele, BRP, 4.5 hrs, 6 players, Game, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

B-Movie SciFi Adventure. For a hundred years mankind has spread across the galaxy. Hopes of finding an alien race have all but vanished - until now. The Terra Nova Development and Exploration Corp has dispatched a combined science and military team to head to the far side of the Milky Way and learn what happened to their Xeno Research Team on Zeta 3. Last contact was 10 days ago as follows: "First Contact established. Operations proceeding as planned. You’re not going to believe…"

PR-668 Expedition to the Yampa

by Dennis Donovan, Call of Cthulhu, 9.5 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming

Join the 1883 Douglass Expedition to the Yampa River in the Wyoming territory! Frederick Douglass is lookin’ fer more of them thar dinosaur bones! Find fame and fortune by findin’ things older than man and dirt combined! Yiiiii-haaaaaaa!

PR-691 The Socerer Butcher and the Zombie Horde

by Robert Silva, Basic D&D, 7 hrs, 8 players, Game, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

The Sheriff of a little Hamlet of Woodbrook, is an evil sorcerer that family has ran the local butcher shop. The father works secretly for the rival kingdom, and spills the salt on the field of the good people. The Sheriff, Claude Van Butcher has a daughter that is insane and sees killers everywhere. Claude, and Eve live together. Claude has a evil eye, and Eve and demented smile. Claude has the local boys come buy to visit Eve. but something happens the boys begin to change the boys disappear and the children are missing. The party must find out what is happening to the village and the boys the ghost and specters are haunting people at night walking through the water on the river and through the walls of the house. The deputies are no where to be found. The party must find the witch that is summoning these spirits to the hamlet of Woodbrook.

PR-732 Touchdown at Dosta 6

by george gardea, Star Wars D6, 7 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

A mixed team of rebels have assigned to scout a planet in the Unknown Regions for possible use by the Rebellion. Long range scans reports show an unoccupied system with a habitable planet. Set after the Battle of Yavin. Some home rules.

SciFi/Fantasy Miniatures

PS-506 Better Dead than Zed

by Frank Hall, All Things Zombie modified, 7 hrs, 6 players, Game, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

The Horror of it all. Players play 4 member teams of survivors, the system plays the hundreds of zombies. Players will be given missions to fulfill. The game is based on the board game instead of the miniature rules to make it very simple and easy to play. 28mm figures used.

WCBC Championships

PW-563 War at Sea Tournament

by Nicholas Markevich, War at Sea, 7 hrs, 8 players, Tournament, Tried it

Command the Allied or Axis military forces in this classic area movement wargame of naval strategy. Depending on the number of participants, this tournament will be run as a round-robin or Swiss event with at least three rounds of play. The default game is second edition War at Sea published in 1976 by the Avalon Hill Game Company. Upon mutual consent participants can use the newer L2 Design Group's version of War at Sea published in 2007. The GM will have several copies of the original game available for use during the tournament.

PW-673 Settlers of Catan Tournament Final

by Pacificon Staff, Settlers of Catan, 2 hrs, 4 players, No signup needed, Tournament, Tried it

The final round of the Settlers of Catan tournament. You must qualify for this event by winning a preliminary round game on Saturday.

PW-707 El Grande Tournament Final

by Richard R Irving, El Grande, 2 hrs, 5 players, No signup needed, Tournament, Tried it

This is the final for the WCBC tournament for El Grande. You must qualify by winning a preliminary heat game. In this award-winning game, players take on the roles of Grandes in medieval Spain. The king's power is flagging, and these powerful lords are vying for control of the various provinces. To that end, you draft caballeros (knights) into your court and subsequently move them onto the board to help seize control of provinces. After every third turn, the regions are scored, and after the ninth turn, the Grande with the most points is deemed the winner.

PW-715 Advanced Civilization Tournament

by Pacificon Staff, Advanced Civilization, 12 hrs, 8 players, Tournament, Tried it

This is the WCBC tournament game for Advanced Civilization. This game covers the development of ancient civilizations from the invention of agriculture c. 8000 B.C. to the emergence of Rome around the middle of the third century B.C. Each player leads a nation of peoples over a mapboard of the Eastern Mediterranean and Near East as they attempt to carve a niche for themselves and their culture.

Time Block R: Sun 2:00PM

Historical Board Games

RB-662 The Fires of Midway

by Rick Billings, War is Hell, 2 hrs, 4 players, Demo, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

The Fires of Midway is a fast playing card based game focusing on the carrier battles in the Pacific during 1942. Be forewarned this is going to get bloody!

Euro Style Board/Card Games

RE-488 Saint Petersburg

by Charles Hrepcshak, Eurogame , 4.5 hrs, 25 players, Tournament, Tried it, Players bring own characters/armies

One of the best Eurogames. Re-create Saint Petersburg combining workers, buildings and noble class. We'll be playing with both Saint Petersburg and Banquet Expansion. Please bring copies of both Saint Petersburg and Banquet Expansion. 5 games winner moves on to final round.

RE-720 Release the Kraken!

by Andrew Heim, Cyclades, 2 hrs, 5 players, Game, Newcomers

Play the new "Civ Light" game of ancient times, you bid on gods for actions to use in the game and the first person to build two metro areas wins. This is a build and conquer game. Willing to teach new players, bring a copy so more than 5 can play.

RE-729 Eketorp

by Ted Marshall, 2 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming

The Viking stronghold Eketorp on the Baltic island of Oeland needs a strong fortress against enemy attacks. Send your Vikings out to fight for building materials or to raid enemy fortresses to build up your own. Fight hard but your strong attacks may soon be turned against you. A fun game with horned meeples!

RE-736 Tichu Tournament

by Nathan Fluegel, Tichu, 4.5 hrs, 16 players, Tournament, Kids

A Tichu tournament! Teams will be determined randomly among the participants. The plan is to allow each team to play in at least two rounds. If we have enough players, initially we'll play double-elimination, leading up to a playoff among the remaining teams. Beginners are welcome. If you can, come to the teaching games on Saturday night to get ready.

Historical Miniatures

RH-483 Epic Commands & Colors Ancients

by Roger Mark, Commands & Colors Ancients with Miniatures, 7 hrs, 8 players, Game, Kids, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Epic Commands & Colors Ancients. Played using hundreds of beautifully painted 28mm miniatures. We will fight four famous battles from the 2nd Punic War, Rome vs. Carthage. Cannae(216 BC), Dertosa(215 BC), Llipa(206 BC) and Zama(202 BC). Can you change History? Come play this fun and fascinating game to find out.

RH-577 Wagon Train Raid!

by Mark Havener, Legends of the Old West, 4.5 hrs, 12 players, Game, Kids, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Nebraska is in Chaos. Reports have been coming in about Indian raids on settlers and railroad work details for the past few weeks, starting in mid-May. General Woods at Fort Wallace has dispatched troops of U.S. Cavalry to scour the countryside and hunt down the savages responsible for this latest reign of terror. Miniatures, dice, templates, etc. supplied. New players welcome. Players can choose to run Native Americans, Settlers, or U.S. Cavalry. The game can accomodate as few as four players or as many as a dozen.

RH-653 ACW = Meyer's Farm

by Peter Michels, ACW Line vs Line, 4.5 hrs, 6 players, Game, Kids, Character and/or Armies Supplied

This game reflects the problems of handling an American Civil War (ACW) Regiment in line formation. Each Regt will be composed of 6 to 10 companies (about 30 figures each) and each player will command a regiment. Competency of the troops and quality of your field officers impact whether you can get your regiment to the objective. Elements of opposing brigades face off to each other and attempt to take and hold the road and fence leading to Meyer's Farm.

RH-677 Something Wicked in the West

by Joshua Morris, Rules With No Name (modified), 7 hrs, 8 players, Game, Some gaming

Evil is in the Air. Come play this Steampunk/Horror version of the Wild West gone bad. Players will play factions with hidden objectives. Rules will be taught.

SciFi/Fantasy Miniatures

RS-501 Before the Final Darkness

by kenneth Moscardini, Sword Lords, 7 hrs, 6 players, Game, Kids, Character and/or Armies Supplied

When the Eye of the Wraith is in the high heavens and the moon eclipses the sun may the Spell of Darkness be cast, forever making the world a home for the Night Creatures and turning humanity in to food. The players must break the Tower of Enchantment and stop the casting of the spell.

RS-556 Heavy Gear Blitz!

by Ross Nelson, 4.5 hrs, 6 players, No signup needed, Demo, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

RS-648 The Davion Challenge

by Samuel Horton, Battletech 3033, 9.5 hrs, 8 players, Game, Knows it, Character and/or Armies Supplied

On a mission to take back a border world from Davion, Kurita's 8th Sword of Light is caught and now has to fight it's way out of a trap by the 7th Davion Guards. Kurita's 8 Mechs vs. Davion's 10 Mechs. Star League Tech time period.

WCBC Championships

RW-696 Agricola Tournament Finals

by Chris Ferejohn, Agricola, 2 hrs, 4 players, No signup needed, Tournament, Tried it

Finals for Agricola WCBG tournament. You must qualify for the finals by winning a game in one of the Preliminary heats, which are scheduled for Friday at 7PM and Saturday at 2PM. Games will use the E, I, and K decks with the Lover, Rat Catcher, and Taster removed. Players will be dealt 10 Occupation and 10 Minor Improvement cards, keeping 7 of each.

RW-713 Acquire Tournament Final

by Richard R Irving, Acquire, 2 hrs, 4 players, No signup needed, Tournament, Tried it, Character and/or Armies Supplied

This is the final for the WCBC tournament for Acquire. You must qualify for this final by winning a preliminary heat game. Each player strategically invests in businesses, trying to retain a majority of stock. As the businesses grow with tile placements, they also start merging, giving the majority stockholders of the acquired business sizable bonuses, which can then be used to reinvest into other chains. All of the investors in the acquired company can then cash in their stocks for current value or trade them 2-for-1 for shares of the newer, larger business. The game is a race to acquire the greatest wealth.

RW-744 The Napoleonic Wars Tournament

by Pacifcon Staff, The Napoleonic Wars, 7 hrs, 5 players, Tournament, Tried it, Players bring own characters/armies

In The Napoleonic Wars, GMT Games brings you a fast-paced, tension-filled, card-driven wargame with a point-to-point movement system that pushes the envelope in a new direction for a pivotal period of history.

Time Block S: Sun 4:30PM

Collectible Card Games

SC-491 Pauper Prismatic Highlander

by Kellen Snook, Magic: The Gathering, 2 hrs, 8 players, Tournament, Knows it, Players bring own characters/armies

Come join a unique format that is cheap to get in to, and cheap to master! Every game is different, and you never know what will come up next! The tournament will be a mix of duels and multiplayer games, so be prepared. To build a pauper prismatic highlander deck, your deck must have: At least 250 cards (including lands) At least 20 cards of each color (multicolor cards can count as any one of their colors, so a red/green/white card could count as red, or green, or white) No more than 1 copy of any card (not including basic land) ONLY COMMONS! (If a card was printed as multiple rarities, whatever rarity your copy of the card was printed as is the rarity it counts as) So dig through your draft box, pick up some commons from your friendly local gaming store, and play the biggest decks you have ever seen.

Euro Style Board/Card Games

SE-600 Hansa Teutonica

by Shanthi Gonzales, 2 hrs, 5 players, Game, Some gaming

The players act as traders trying to get victory points for building a network of offices, controlling cities, collecting bonus markers or for other traders using the cities they control. After controlling a line between two cities with your pawns you can decide to build an office (and maybe also establish control and/or get a bonus marker) or to get a skill improvement from some of the cities.

SE-682 Game of Thrones

by Chris Langland-Shula, Game of Thrones Boardgame, 4.5 hrs, 6 players, Game, Kids

When you play the game of thrones, you win or die! Based upon the novels of George R. R. Martin, take control of one of the noble houses of Westeros in an effort to take and hold the Iron Throne by any means necessary. A great political game with a military and character component, we will be using the Clash of Kings expansion if we have enough players. Bring your own copy in case we have more than 6 players!

SE-721 Painting the Ceiling

by Andrew Heim, Fresco, 2 hrs, 4 players, Game, Newcomers

Play the new Queen game called Fresco. Help paint the church ceiling and mix paint to get the most VP's and win. Willing to teach new palyers and can use the base game or can add the expansions if players want (they make the game longer and a little heavier)

SE-723 Space Alert

by Alon Altman, 4.5 hrs, 5 players, Game, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Space Alert is a cooperative game in which the players are the crew of a spaceship trying to keep it falling apart and to avoid enemies.

Historical Miniatures

SH-443 Hunting Cotton

by Dave Brandon, Sail and Steam Navies, 7 hrs, 8 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Union forces were often directed to hunt for cotton to confiscate and sell for a tidy profit. A gunboat flotilla on just such a mission encounters some Rebs not so willing to part with their bales. 1/600 scale naval miniatures.

SH-515 Somewhere In Northern Europe, 1944

by Daniel Rygasewicz, Warriors (WW2 Tactical), 2 hrs, 4 players, Game, Kids, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Warriors is a quick play set of tactical WW2 rules, intended for playing on a hex based terrian. Uses Hero Scape hexes for terrain. Germans vs U.S. in this theatre. Very simple rules. Micro Armour will be used.

SH-685 Tournament De Bellis Antiquitatis

by David Kush, DBM, 4.5 hrs, 12 players, Tournament, Tried it, Players bring own characters/armies

Any BUA will be treated only as bad going unless it follows the rules addressing Camps: e.g. "Fits into a rectangle the length plus width...Totals no more than 4 element base widths....It must be on its side's battlefield, waterway or beach base edge." Army lists may be altered to conform to the new DBMM lists at my discretion. Some armies will be provided.

LARPS

SL-538 Grimm Trade: A 7th Sea Adventure

by Rob Allard, L.A.R.P.S. with some GM Fiat, 7 hrs, 18 players, Game, Tried it, Character and/or Armies Supplied

The Vendel Mercantile ‘Noble’ Eldrim Khardson is hosting gathering at his mountain château on the northwest side of the isle of Oddis in honor of his recent engagement. The guests for the celebration come from all corners of Théah, and of course, any Vendel meeting is also an opportunity for business. Please come and enjoy the hosts’ hospitality…just make sure you can pay the price for it. A Team Volaré Production; Adult themes, costumes encouraged, but not required.

Role Playing

SR-619 Ozymandias

by Jeffrey Yin, All Flesh Must be Eaten, 7 hrs, 6 players, Game, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

And on the pedestal these words appear: "My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away

WCBC Championships

SW-650 Puerto Rico Tournament Final

by Jordan Zimmerman, Puerto Rico, 2 hrs, 5 players, No signup needed, Tournament, Kids

The WCBC Final for Puerto Rico. To qualify for this event, you must win a preliminary round game on Saturday.

Time Block T: Sun 7:00PM

Historical Board Games

TB-567 The Napoleonic Wars

by Kevin Yin, 7 hrs, 4 players, Game, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Take control of one of five great European powers in a bid for continental conquest! GMT's card-based rules system makes play fast paced. Beginners welcome!

TB-655 Intro to WHITE STAR RISING

by Rick Billings, Nations at War, 4.5 hrs, 4 players, Demo, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

White Star Rising is a platoon-level game covering combat actions on the western front during world war 2. It promises to include many of the mechanics from the popular WORLD AT WAR series (which covers platoon-level combined arms battles during a hypothetical third world war which envelops Europe during the 1980's) Come give this newly released game from Mark Walker a look.

Euro Style Board/Card Games

TE-504 Titan - Variant

by Dan Cloutier, Titan, 4.5 hrs, 12 players, Game, Tried it, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Titan, with a twist. Each player will have a unique power, similar to Cosmic Encounters. We will bid on the starting powers.

TE-613 Manifest Destiny

by Misha Wilkinson, 4.5 hrs, 10 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Manifest Destiny is a card-driven multi-player strategy game for 3 to 5 players set in North America from colonial times to the present. Designed by Bill Crenshaw as the successor to the Age of Renaissance, and developed by Ken Gutermuth, Manifest Destiny combines the strategic components of earlier, longer civilization-based games with the elegance of streamlined European gaming. While reminiscent of its predecessors in some respects, it is significantly simpler and quicker to play. Designed to appeal to a wide range of gamers, Manifest Destiny combines several unique elements that require strategic balancing to succeed. Each player controls a mercantile empire as it expands into territories containing new markets across the continent. Players use cash to purchase Progressions and tokens. Progressions give players additional capabilities during the game. Tokens are used for territorial expansion and to purchase Pioneers, cities and additional cards. Each game is unique -- there is no standard path to victory. The game has several elements that keep all players competitive -- cards and Progressions are designed to assist lagging players. How you balance the competing opportunities will determine whether you achieve your destiny.

TE-636 Parthenon: Rise of the Aegean

by Randolph Kreidt, 4.5 hrs, 6 players, Tournament, Some gaming

Develop your island, trade, and build your acropolis. A fun game with lots of interaction. Bring a copy and we'll have several tables!

TE-731 Small World

by Ted Marshall, 2 hrs, 5 players, Game, Some gaming

In Small World, players vie for conquest and control of a world that is simply too small to accommodate them all. Designed by Philippe Keyaerts as a fantasy follow-up to his award-winning Vinci, Small World is inhabited by a zany cast of characters such as dwarves, wizards, amazons, giants, orcs and even humans; who use their troops to occupy territory and conquer adjacent lands in order to push the other races off the face of the earth.

Role Playing

TR-533 Here Be Dragons

by Shannon J.E. McNamara, Cthulhu Dark Ages, 7 hrs, 5 players, Game, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

878 A.D. The Kingdom of Wessex. The dragon banners of King Alfred have defeated the Viking/Danish forces at Ethandun, making their leader, Guthrum the Unlucky, bend the knee and receive baptism as a sign of his goodwill. Wessex was fortunate to have won Ethandun as it was a close battle. If they had lost then Wessex likely would have turned into a Danish colony and Alfred’s dream of a united England (which still didn’t exist at the time) would have never been. During this peaceful time a group of fledgling investigators are given leave to go on holiday. One of the investigators has an invitation to a village wedding and he’s gracious enough to invite the other investigators along. But holidays aren’t always what they’re expected to be and dark forces could be at work that make certain Alfred’s dream of a united England never come to fruition. This is an introductory adventure for Cthulhu Dark Ages. Those unfamiliar with Cthulhu should consider it something of the opposite of Dungeons & Dragons. Think gritty investigators up against horrors that are usually defeated with cunning. Brawn will usually get you killed. This game contains mature themes.

TR-605 Let every eye negotiate for itself...

by Rachel Tevlin, Mutants and Masterminds (2nd Ed.), 4.5 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

"Let every eye negotiate for itself And trust no agent; for beauty is a witch Against whose charms faith melteth in blood." Much Ado About Nothing (II, i, 178-180) The man know as "The Facade", a notorious shapeshifter, has escaped from the maximum security prison in which he has been held for the past 12 years. Rumors place him (or her, no one knows for sure) in India, China, even in South Africa. However a request from Triumph Inc. suggests otherwise. They have recruited you to be part of a search and possible rescue team. Your mission: Find "The Facade" and return him his cell in New Alcatraz. Of course, you may have other plans... GM's Note: This game takes place in the "Brave New World" universe as imagined by Matt Forbeck and originally published by Pinnacle Entertainment Group. The game mechanics will be run using the Mutants and Masterminds 2nd Ed. system.

TR-689 How Cold Blood Runs

by Jesse Burnette, Old World of Darkness, 4.5 hrs, 6 players, Game, Newcomers

It's cold and dark, and getting colder, and it's been this way for 3 days. There have been no riots, just an overpowering gloom, and plenty of TV telling everyone it's going to be okay - just a passing space cloud blocking the sun creating a stellar eclipse.

WCBC Championships

TW-704 Power Grid Tournament Final

by Pacificon Staff, Power Grid, 2 hrs, 5 players, No signup needed, Tournament, Tried it, Character and/or Armies Supplied

This is the final WCBC tournament for Power Grid. You need to qualify by winning a preliminary heat game. In this econmic game, you buy power plants at auction, buy fuel to power the plants, pay for connections between and into cities, and burn you fule to power your cities to earn income. At the end of the game, the person who powers the most cities in the winner.

TW-710 Goa Tournament Final

by Pacificon Staff, Goa, 2 hrs, 4 players, No signup needed, Tournament, Tried it

This is the final for the WCBC tournament for Goa. You must qualify for this final by winning a preliminary heat game. Goa is a strategy game of auctions and resource management.

Time Block U: Sun 9:30PM

Euro Style Board/Card Games

UE-610 Carabande

by Richard Irving, Carabande/Pitchcar, 2 hrs, 10 players, Game, Kids

Play the race game that's FINGER FLICKIN' GOOD!!!! Flick your car (well disc really) around twisty corners, tight chicanes and over the perilous jumps. But don't knock anyone off!

Time Block W: Mon 9:00AM

Historical Board Games

WB-459 Commands & Colors Fest

by Kent Reuber, Commands & Colors, 4.5 hrs, 12 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

All 4 of the published Commands & Colors games, Battle Cry, Memoir '44, BattleLore, and Commands & Colors: Ancients will be available for players to set up and play. Games typically only take an hour, so feel free to come and go as you please, and play as much as you like. It's a great event to catch as you're preparing to leave.

WB-608 Duel of Ages

by Gregory Wong, Duel of Ages (all expansions), 4.5 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming

Two teams of players control heroic characters from four eras: ancient, colonial, modern, and future. Each of these characters can be armed or equipped with items from different eras. To win, your team must defeat the guardians of the labyrinths, take on challenges, and fight your opponents. Beginners are welcome.

Euro Style Board/Card Games

WE-514 Power Grid

by David Reed, 2 hrs, 10 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Each player represents a power company which works to supply electricity to cities. Each player buys power plants at auction, buys resources to produce electricity in those power plants, and builds a network of cities to supply with electricity from his power plants. In the end, the player who supplies the most cities with power wins the game! Please bring your Power Grid game if you can. I have two copies but more would help guarantee no one who wishes to play is turned away. Thanks!

WE-637 Pillars of the Earth with Expansion

by Randolph Kreidt, Pillars of the Earth, 2 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming

Follow the book and build the Cathedral! This game was one of five up for the Origin Award: Best Boardgame. Very fun. Come try it, bring a copy if you have one.

WE-684 Munchkin Fest 2010!

by Laura Langland-Shula, Munchkin Card Games, 7 hrs, 18 players, No signup needed, Game, Kids

End your con right, by kicking in the door, killing the monster, stealing the treasure, and stabbing your buddy! This is a drop-in/drop-out Munchkin opportunity - come by any time. We will have the original Munchkin, Star Munchkin, and Munchkin Cthulhu on hand, but there is nothing to stop you from bringing your own Munchkin goodness and adding to the chaos... err fun!

Historical Miniatures

WH-522 Quatra Bra

by Shaun Frost, Battle for Empire, 7 hrs, 8 players, Game, Some gaming

Refight the battle of Quatre Bras in 15mm using a modified Battles for Empire rule set. Can Marshal Ney take Quatre Bras from the clutches of the Duke of Wellington? Only you can decide. Refight this grand battle in control of the Brunswich Corp, the Dutch-Belgian Division, the Hanoverian Brigade, the British Guard or maybe the 6th Division under Prince Jerome Bonaparte, the Imperial Guard Light Cavalry or even the II French Corp under General Reille. This is a new game with limited play testing, we are looking to develop this game into a recurring battle and need your help to ensure it is balanced. Currently it’s historically correct, but that may not always be playable and enjoyable. So come on by, take charge of a Brigade and help the French push the allies out of Quatre Bras.

WH-664 Sky's the Limit ! WW II air combat

by Chuck Staedler & Ken Venezia, house rules, 7 hrs, 12 players, Tournament, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Take to the sky for bomber escort or intercept missions: Break through the MC202 top cover in a Kittyhawk to thwart a bombing run by Ju-88s over the North African desert; Utilize the formidable defensive armament of the B-17, and prowling P-51 "Little Friends", to counter attacks from Luftwaffe fighters over the Reich; Pilot a "Zeke" to prevent P-38s from intercepting "Bettys" over the Solomons. "Sky's the Limit" is a relatively simple rule set, with no preplotted movement, but lots of fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants excitement. We will have 3-4 players each in up to 3 games running concurrently, with each game lasting 2-2 1/2 hours. Players who remain for the length of the tournament should be able to play 3 different missions, flying a variety of bomber and fighter types in a number of different theatres and time periods of the war. Scores will be kept for aerial victories and winners determined. Rules will be taught before the start of play. Happy hunting!

Role Playing

WR-486 Chalk

by Robert Johnston, Serenity, 4.5 hrs, 8 players, Game, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Travelin' the Verse can make one a bit edgy, especially when things ain't goin' well. Serenity is a gritty Sci-Fi Western where East (China) and West(N. America/Europe) have terraformed Star systems. Newcomers are always welcomed & encouraged to play! Based on the Firefly TV series & Serenity movie. Prizes will be awarded, rules will be taught, & those who come in an appropriate costume will be rewarded within the game Questions-email bjohnston@polycon.org

WR-544 Hold the May-O

by Tony Vargas, Gamma World 1st ed, 7 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

An emmisary of the Brotherhood of Thought came to your land bearing an ancient prophecy. Before he could fully explain it, he was murded by a mad hoop. Now, the precious eggs of the Ease Terns are being stolen. Perhaps the Mighty Savant of May-O can shed some light on the mystery.

WR-640 SRP: Fear the Beak

by Craig Randall, Cinematic Action Studio, 7 hrs, 6 players, Game, Kids, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Studio Radd Presents: You cannot defeat them. You cannot hide from them. You cannot outrun them. You cannot outsmart them... No wait, that you probably can do. I mean, they're just a bunch of stupid cannibals riding 7' tall mutant woodpeckers, how hard can it be?

WR-693 Godzilla Rises from the Deep

by Chris Knight, Basic Action Super Heroes (B.A.S.H.), 7 hrs, 6 players, Game, Kids, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Following a large school of katsuo, spotter plane pilot Tsukioka radios of a large fish kill and signs of Gojira waking and rising from the deep where he slumbers. Will Professor Murai, Police Detective Shindo and his sister Naoko be able to help the military defeat the gargantuan monsters destroying Kyushu? Based on the classic kaiju Gojira (Godzilla) movies from the 50's and 60's, play will alternate between the battle of the monsters (yes you get to play Godzilla or another kaiju monster) and the role-playing and problem solving of the "main characters". (Events at one scale will affect outcomes of the other.) This is certainly not your normal "super heroes" game! Children welcome with the caveat that this is a complex and serious RPG.

Time Block X: Mon 11:30AM

Historical Board Games

XB-552 Market Garden Plus Two

by Michael Dimmick, Memoir '44, 4.5 hrs, 12 players, Game, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Simulate Operation Market Garden, the Allied bid to end WWII early by capturing key bridges in Holland September 17-25, 1944. Employ Memoir '44's dice, cards, and plastic army men to accomplish your mission on a hex mapboard. The game system is very playable and open to newcomers. 2 to 8 players can fight Operation Market Garden Overlord style while up to 2 side head-to-head scenarios are also played. These scenarios will be selected by the players from the Air Pack book and played on the standard boards, countryside/beach or desert/snow.

Euro Style Board/Card Games

XE-516 Risk

by Daniel Rygasewicz, 4.5 hrs, 36 players, Game, Kids, Character and/or Armies Supplied

At the end of the Con relax and join to play the Classic Risk. I have 6 games. There will be some twists to this old classic. Nuclear and Partisan Risk variants will be used.

XE-633 Saint Petersburg Demo and Open Play

by Roman Shaposhnik, Saint Petersburg, 2 hrs, 4 players, Demo, Kids

Saint Petersburg is a card game in which you acquire workers for income, build buildings for fame, and attract aristocrats to your city in order to gain the most fame at the end of the game. Its game play is loosely based on the genesis of the city of St. Petersburg, Russia: "the most abstract and artificial city in existence". The game is easy to learn, fun to play and is extremely addictive. Players of all ages and levels of experience are welcome. I'll teach you the basics and you'll be good to go in no time!

XE-638 Caylus

by Randolph Kreidt, 2 hrs, 25 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Now we build the Castle! (See the 9:00 Pillars of the Earth for the Cathedral.) This is more intense and a bit cutthroat, but still excellent. Bring a copy so we can have a larger set.

XE-724 Fast Flowing Forest Fellers

by Alon Altman, 2 hrs, 5 players, Game, Kids, Character and/or Armies Supplied

A fast river rafting game: Courageous lumberjacks are gathering at the river for their traditional river rafting race. With help of clever maneuvers they try to outsmart their opponents to get the decisive head start in this eventful race down the river. There is a lot of pushing and blocking, as all means are allowed to be the first team to reach the finish.

Historical Miniatures

XH-561 Semper Fi

by Alex Fabros, Ambush Valley, 4.5 hrs, 6 players, Game, Some gaming, Character and/or Armies Supplied

U.S. Marine unit conducts combat operations west of Danang on the Laotian border.

Time Block Y: Mon 2:00PM

Euro Style Board/Card Games

YE-601 Santiago

by Shanthi Gonzales, 2 hrs, 5 players, Game, Some gaming

A very fun area-majority and negotiation game.

Time Block Z: Mon 4:30PM

Historical Board Games

ZB-553 Hedgerow Heck Plus Two

by Michael Dimmick, Memoir '44, 2.5 hrs, 12 players, Game, Newcomers, Character and/or Armies Supplied

Reenact fighting in the hedgerows of Normandy, July 12-13, 1944, after the D-Day landings of WWII. See Market Garden Plus Two description, Monday, 11:30 a.m. Formats to be identical.