From: admiral@m-5.Sun.COM (Michael Limprecht @Sun Micro Mt View. )
Newsgroups: rec.games.board,rec.games.frp,rec.games.frp.misc
Subject: PACIFICON '92 Game Convention
Keywords: game con
Date: 15 Aug 92 00:43:16 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems Inc., Mountain View, CA
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	The pertinent info:
	
	                    PACIFICON '92
	           At The Dunfey Hotel In San Mateo
           Sept 5 - Sept 7  (early games Friday night)
           
            Fees:
                 Pre-Registration        $18.00
                 3 Days (At the Door)    $24.00
                 1 Day  (At the Door)    $13.00

              No inflation here... Same price as last year
                               
                                and
                 
              Compared to Origins, this is a steal....
                
              
      You can stay at the Dunfey Hotel at a reduced rate of $61.00
      per night. Mention your attending Pacificon.(415)573-7661
      
      Some announcements:
      
      HELP WANTED! PACIFICON is seeking individuals or groups 
      interested in running games at PACIFICON 92. If you or your
      club is interested please write for details at:
		       PACIFICON
		       P.O. Box 2625
		       Fremont, CA 94536

      
      Now for the good stuff....
      
      There will an auction, flea market, dealers room, board games,
      frp, miniatures painting contests, computer games, seminars
      live role playsand other goodies.
      
      You can reserve a table for gaming now for 6 hours at a time. Nice
      idea for Saturday when all the tournys are in full swing.

      
      Now for the REALLY GOOD STUFF!
      
      Yours truly again will be on the boardgame and computer staff.
      
      B-17 QUEEN of THE SKIES "RAID OVER DUNFEY" returns for 
      another dangerous misson over occupied Europe. I'm expecting
      to get 54 players or more. The tourny is also now a premier
      event. Although that means a higher entrance fee ($6.00) it
      also means more and bigger prizes! First prize should be
      worth more than $60.00 or better in dealer room money. The
      winner will also recive a "Raid Over Dunfey" ingraved plaque
      and have is name placed on a perpetual trophy listing all winners
      of the tournament. The has been expanded to 54. We are guaranteed
      our own private room to run the tourny so there shouldn't be the
      problems of noise, outside our own enthusiasm. Tell all your friends
      and sign up early.
      I have made some rule changes to help speed up the game. The goal
      is to be finished by 12:30

      Time: Saturday Night

      There could be a impromptu milk-run made on Friday night for
      those who are interested. Check at the boardgame desk during
      the convention and this alias for more info.

      There will be a Pre-briefing around 2:00-3:00 at the pool to
      pick your spots and to ask about the rules.
      (We may have a special surprise at the Pre-briefing... stay
       tuned to this frequency.)

      Doors to the room open at 6:00. Briefing and game starts promptly
      at 6:30. No matter what the booklet says.
      
      I want to continue to make this tournament the biggest/best one at
      the con!

      And the computer goodies...
      
      TOP GUN. Head to head fighter combat between two players using Amiga
      computers and Spectrum Holobyte's FALCON fighter simulator. Players
      will face each other in a combination round-robin and elimination
      tournament. Player with the most points (kills) will be Top Gun of
      Pacificon. The winner will receive a Top Gun Pacificon '90 Baseball
      hat and his/her name on a perpetual plaque. This is the first
      interactive real time computer tournament at Pacificon and should
      be a lot of fun.

      I'd like to have a seminar/dicussion on tactics at about the half
      way part of the tournament, say Sunday morning. This is tentative.
 
      Two days Sat & Sun. Briefing for the game at 10:00 AM Sat.
      
      Booklets should be availible at Scenario Games in Fremont.
	  Chuck is an organizer of the con and should have booklets
	  and forms in his shop.
      Scenario Games: (510) 792-9333

      Pre-Registration must be sent by August 17.
      (Don't complain to me... I just got the thing.)
	  Registration also at the door!
      
      It's time to start hyping the con so tell anybody you know that
      might even have the slightest interest in games about all this.
            
      I expect a LARGE contingent there. So sign up now. We'll play
      a game at the con! 
      
      See You there,
      
      
      Mick "You go first" Limprecht

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