[Deptheads] Mass email #2

Mon Jan 25 22:16:30 PST 2010

Ok, changes made. Also dropped the Vampire demo as it's not in the  
system.

Eric

On 25 Jan, 2010, at 21:48, Eric Burgess wrote:

>
> I've secured exclusive debuts of Gamewright's new Matt Leacock game,  
> Forbidden Island and the latest Days of Wonder game, Mystery  
> Express. We'd love to hype that with these revisions/additions. I'm  
> going to be making noise about it on the yahoo groups and BGG, too.  
> Note with complete demo list (so far) below (Janice - please pass on  
> to the retailers).
>
>
> Revised:
>
> NEW GAMES AND Q&A SESSION WITH MATT LEACOCK
> Join us for a Q&A session with Guest of Honor Matt Leacock, recorded  
> live for podcast on Boardgame Babylon. The award-winning designer  
> will also help host two big tournaments of his smash hit games,  
> Pandemic and Roll Through The Ages. He will also be debuting his new  
> cooperative game Forbidden Island at the convention and bringing a  
> prototye of the next Pandemic expansion so you can Play with the  
> Creator!
>
> Addition:
>
> NEW GAME DEMOS
>
> Learn great new games like a pre-release of Days of Wonder's new  
> Mystery Express. Check out Rio Grande's latest new eurogames,  
> including Cardcassonne, Havana, Dream Factory, Tobago, and Genoa.  
> Play the latest new Out of the Box card games, try out the hot new  
> PowerMage54, and other hot new games like At The Gates of Loyang,  
> Hansa Teutonica and Z-Man's Dungeon Lords!
>
>
> Janice: Both of those are pre-release but we'll also be running the  
> following demos:
>
> At The Gates of Loyang
> Cardcassonne
> Havana
> Dream Factory
> Genoa
> Tobago
> PowerMage54
> Vasco de Gama
> Hana Teutonica
> Factory Manager
> Run Wild
> 7 Ate 9
> Dungeon Lords
>
>
> ...ERB
> www.boardgamebabylon.com
> www.strategicon.net
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 9:33 PM, Eric M. Aldrich I  
> <ealdrich at apple.com> wrote:
> As promised. Any changes I will need ASAP:
>
> ORCCON 2010
> LAX Radisson Hotel
> President’s Day Weekend
> February 12th-15th
> www.strategicon.net
>
> HOTEL SPECIAL RATE ENDS FRIDAY
> The convention room rate is $109 per night for a double. The hotel  
> is now guaranteeing self-parking availability. This may change  
> shortly. The final hotel registration is this Friday January 29th.  
> For more information please go to http://www.strategicon.net/index.php?goto=venue
>
> Q&A SESSION WITH MATT LEACOCK
> Join us for a Q&A session with Guest of Honor Matt Leacock, recorded  
> live for podcast on Boardgame Babylon. Matt will join Orccon 2010  
> attendees and help us host two big events around his hit games,  
> Pandemic and Roll Through The Ages. He'll also be bringing  
> prototypes of newer games so you can Play with the Creator!
>
> SPECIAL GUEST DANA LOMBARDY
> Dana Lombardy is Associate Editor for the Weider History Group's  
> online Web sites ArmchairGeneral.com, HistoryNet.com, and  
> GreatHistory.com. Dana is best known for his multiple-award-winning  
> Streets of Stalingrad board wargame (three separate editions since  
> its first release in 1979) and for almost twenty television  
> appearances, including multiple episodes of The History Channel's  
> Tales of the Gun series. Dana has contributed as an editor,  
> cartographer, graphic artist, and designer on many books, games, and  
> magazines, and was Publisher of Napoleon Journal from 1996-2000.
>
> JUST IN TIME FOR VALENTINE’S DAY!
> Orccon hosts the special demo of Xtra Heart CCG! Xtra Heart is a  
> card game with superheroes played with chess-like strategy. Xtra  
> Heart ccg Pacific Coast Championship 2010. Prizes include cds, t- 
> shirts, and dealer dollars. Come join the fun!
>
> FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
> Bring everybody for a weekend of wholesome entertainment. Orccon  
> hosts events and tournaments for Dancing Eggs, Hearts, Monopoly,  
> Poker, 7-Card Stud, Scrabble, Spades and Uno. We have a good  
> selection of video games to go with them. Come by and play Halo,  
> Guitar Hero, Call of Duty, Dawn of War, Rock Band or your favorite  
> game sponsored by BAWLS Guarana!
>
> NEW TIMES FOR THE FLEA MARKET
> For gamers who want to shop at STRATEGICON, gaming supplies and  
> accessories are sold in the Exhibitor Room on Saturday, Sunday, and  
> Monday; a flea market is open on Saturday and Sunday; and an auction  
> is held on Monday. Note the change of the flea market times on  
> Saturday and Sunday, now held at 11 am to 3 pm. We also will be  
> having a Friday night and Saturday night flea market from 8 pm to 10  
> pm.
>
> SMACKATOA BOARD GAME EVENT
> Escape from the Volcanic Reality Show! You are a contestant on a  
> reality show - but during the first episode, Smackatoa! starts  
> erupting. Cooperate (but not too much) with the other players to  
> build a raft and escape Smackatoa! Multi-option mayhem. A new card  
> game from Blue Panther. Winner receives a Blue Panther "Knockdown"  
> Wooden Dice Tower.
>
> BRANDON HENDRICKSON DEMOS VAMPIRE!!!
> Brandon Hendrickson will be at Orccon to demo Vampire: the Eternal  
> Struggle CCG. Brandon will be bringing various pre-constructed decks  
> to teach new players and get you ready for the VTES tournaments on  
> Saturday and Sunday.
>
> WHO WOULD WIN?
> Do you like to argue about the stupidest things? This is the game  
> for you. Who Would Win? is a party game for 3 or more players where  
> you argue about random historical or fictional characters engaged in  
> random events. Is Bill Gates a better Diver than Christopher  
> Columbus? Would Bugs Bunny beat Brett Favre in a tug of war? These  
> important questions must be decided.
>
> MINIATURES PAINTING CONTEST
> Bring your figure(s) for any of the many categories. Entries will be  
> accepted beginning at 10 am Saturday until noon Sunday at the Wadey  
> Graphics booth in the Exhibitor Hall. Judging will take place at 4  
> pm on Sunday. Prizes for up to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place and Honorable  
> Mention in each category will be awarded. One entry will be chosen  
> as Best of Show. And a special prize for Strategikids!
>
>
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