[Deptheads] email blurb 1

[Eric M. Aldrich I]

How is this?:

SPECIAL GUESTS!
Matt Leacock, Designer of Pandemic and Roll Through the Ages: the  
Bronze Age will be our Guest of Honor this year. Matt will be bringing  
new games for playtesting, including a new unreleased expansion for  
Pandemic. Joining Matt will be Dana Lombardy, designer of several war  
games, including the classic Streets of Stalingrad and more recently  
Tide of Iron: Designer Series Vol. 1.

[after the boot camps]

GAME DEMO ZONE
Learn hot new titles like At the Gates of Loyang, Last Train to  
Wensleydale, Dungeon Lords, Hansa Teutonica, and Days of Steam.

Eric

On Jan 3, 2010, at 10:48 PM, Eric Burgess wrote:

> I'd add in the blurb about New Game Demos.
>
> Demo Zone -  Learn hot new titles like At the Gates of Loyang, Last  
> Train to Wensleydale, Dungeon Lords, Hansa Teutonica, and Days of  
> Steam.
>
> Also, you might mention that Matt will have new games for playtest  
> so you can Play With The Creator. He'll have the new, unreleased  
> Pandemic expansion with him.
>
>
> ...ERB
> www.boardgamebabylon.com
> www.strategicon.net
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 10:40 PM, Eric M. Aldrich I  
> <ealdrich at apple.com> wrote:
> Here is the first email blast I'll send out tomorrow morning. If I'm  
> missing something critical it wasn't one the web site :-p (or I was  
> too tired to notice). Anyway, if you see issues let me know and I'll  
> fix them.
>
> Eric
>
> ---
>
>
> ORCCON 2010
> Presidents' Day Weekend
> February 12th-15th
>
> Happy New Year! Now that it's 2010 it's time to get ready for the  
> best gaming experience in California this Presidents' Day weekend —  
> Orccon 2010
>
> ORCCON returns to the LAX Radisson for Presidents Day Weekend  
> (Friday February 12th through Monday 15th) where you can play 500  
> different events and win $4000 in prizes! Join 1000 gamers for a  
> holiday weekend full of board games, card games, miniature war games  
> and video game tournaments! Play your favorite traditional games and  
> Euro games, historical, collectible, strategy and family games.  
> Orccon also hosts LARPs, painting contests, kid's events, war  
> college seminars, really bad movie night and roleplaying games.
>
> PREREGISTER!
> Give yourself the gift of Orccon! Buy your convention badge for only  
> $40. Members of many gaming clubs receive an additional discount.  
> Visit www.strategicon.net for all the details!
>
> FREE VALET PARKING AT THE RADISSON
> The convention room rate is $99 per night. That's $25 per night if  
> you pack four buddies in a room. Valet parking is FREE for one car  
> per hotel room. Call 1-800-333-3333 to book your hotel room. Ask for  
> the special convention rate!
>
> SPECIAL GUESTS!
> Matt Leacock, Designer of Pandemic and Roll Through the Ages: the  
> Bronze Age will be our Guest of Honor this year. Joining him will be  
> Dana Lombardy, designer of Streets of Stalingrad and more recently  
> Tide of Iron: Designer Series Vol. 1.
>
> TICKET TO RIDE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER
> Orccon 2010 will host the Pacific US Regional Qualifying Tournament  
> for the North American Ticket to Ride Championships. To participate  
> you must sign-up on the Days of Wonder web site (http://www.daysofwonder.com/en/tournament/signup/?id=42&event=1100 
> ) AND you must also register for the Orccon convention by visiting  
> their website.
>
> SPONSORED MAGIC: THE GATHERING TOURNAMENTS
> Orccon is sponsoring four different DCI Sanctioned M:tG tournaments  
> throughout the weekend. The First Prize for each tourney is a brand  
> new booster box of Planechase - the newest Magic set!
>
> BROADSIDE BASH and LORD OF THE RINGS!
> Frodo Lives! Broadside Bash is the official Games Workshop  
> Independent Grand Tournament being run by Pacific Marauders (http://www.broadsidebash.com 
> ).
> This is the 3rd annual Grand Tourney include Warhammer 40k,  
> Warhammer Fantasy and War of the Rings.
>
> WWE RAW DEAL CHARIY EVENT
> Orccon will be hosting the 2nd Annual Adam Crites RAW Deal CCG  
> Memorial Tournament. Both events have fabulous prizes!
>
> FLAMES OF WAR NATIONAL QUALIFIER TOURNAMENT
> For the second consecutive year Orccon is hosting a qualifier for  
> the 2010 Nationals Tournament.
>
> WARMACHINE/HORDES
> That right, Warmachine and Hordes is back at Orrcon, and its new and  
> better than ever!! With the release of the new Mark II version of  
> the rules sets from Privateer Press (http://www.privateerpress.com)  
> the game system and tournament rules set have been updated to  
> reflect player feedback and has been improved and updated!! ORCCON  
> is sponsoring an official Privateer Press 25 point tournament on  
> Saturday of the convention.
>
> MALIFAUX
> Malifaux is the hottest miniature game to come out of Gencon  
> Indianapolis in 2009. This is a diceless 28mm miniature system  
> wrapped around Wyrd Miniature games (http://www.wyrd-games.net) line  
> of miniatures.
>
> UNCHARTED ISLES
> This is the heir apparent for everyone's small scale fantasy Man-O- 
> War. The scale is slightly larger, but it brings everyone's favorite  
> races back into play with Humans, elves, orcs and dwarfs playing a  
> central theme.
>
> MINIATURES BOOT CAMP
> Our successful Miniatures Boot Camp will be back for Orccon. Boot  
> camp games provide attendees the opportunity to learn from  
> experienced and welcoming players. Ask questions, try out tactics,  
> or test-drive something new. Come demo Flames of War, Malifaux,  
> Warmachine, Uncharted Seas, and many others!
>
> WARGAME BOOT CAMP
> Want to learn a new war game or an old war game that you've been  
> meaning to play for a decade or more? Orccon hosts the third War  
> Game Boot Camp where we teach old and new games to those who want to  
> learn.
>
> Go to www.strategicon.net right now and get your Christmas presents!!
>
>
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