[Deptheads] email blurb 1

Eric M. Aldrich I ealdrich at apple.com
Mon Jan 4 09:29:48 PST 2010 

Got it.

Also fixed the misspelling of "CHARITY"

Eric

On 03 Jan, 2010, at 23:02, Eric Burgess wrote:

> 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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