[Deptheads] Mass email #2

[Evil5757 at aol.com]

I believe you said they guaranteed one self parking space per room....if  
so, we need to make that clear so everyone knows people will get shafted when 
 they run out of spaces and make alternate plans.
 
John
 
 
In a message dated 1/25/2010 9:33:31 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
ealdrich at apple.com writes:

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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