[Deptheads] email blurb 1

[Eric M. Aldrich I]

All that's on the web is the point totals and the like. Makes poor ad  
copy. Also, it seems the URL resolves to a board where you have to be  
a member to see anything :-(

Eric

On 04 Jan, 2010, at 03:06, tim at stugiii.com wrote:

> Could you flesh out the Flames of War section a bit?  Just pull the  
> info off the event listing
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Eric M. Aldrich I" <ealdrich at apple.com>
> Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 22:40:59
> To: <deptheads at strategicon.net>
> Subject: [Deptheads] email blurb 1
>
> 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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