[Deptheads] Special Guest...

[RJ]

OK... the last of my pending Emails I want to send.

Justin Gary is a Magic: The Gathering Pro-Tour guy, like won Extended in 2002:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Gary

He is part of the team that made the game that just came out called Ascension:
http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/69789/ascension-chronicle-of-the-godslayer

At the moment, the game is just released, and is sold out at ACD and 
Alliance.  They were supposed to be giving out promo-sets with case 
purchase, and those are "on hold" because they could not fill the base 
orders.   My friend got a case for each of two stores.  The one store sold 
one who opened it to play - and the rest sold that day.  The second store 
just had the game played there and are also sold out in 2 days.  Rumor is: 
Game of the Year.

It's a Dominion-ish game (Well, deck building), but has themed classes of 
card that work together, and your selection field is 3 set cards, and five 
cards pulled from a draw deck.  Ultimate goal is to kill Demons, gaining 
honor.

Justin and other members of the design team are from So Cal area (he is San 
Diego, card Artist is in LA).   I was thinking we could get them to attend 
the convention as VIP guests.   Demo the game, to a talk, maybe even play 
in some Magic games.    It would be nice that he can cross over to the 
Board Game and Magic area, and may be a pull for the collectable card game 
area.

If this does turn out to be a top game, especially around Christmas time, 
it could be a big draw to have him/them for February.

RJ