[Deptheads] email blurb 1

[Eric Burgess]

If you drop "will be our Guest of Honor this year" and change it to "will be
our Guest of Honor for Orccon 2010" and I think it's brilliant.
...ERB
www.boardgamebabylon.com
www.strategicon.net


On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 10:56 PM, Eric M. Aldrich I <ealdrich at penguinlust.org
> wrote:

> 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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