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Apr 4, 2008 - Barry Malzberg Cancellation - We regret to announce that Barry Malzberg will not be appearing at I-CON 27. Apr 4, 2008 - Jon Rosenberg and Steven Cloud will not be appearing - Due to circumstances beyond our control, Mr. Rosenberg and Mr. Cloud are unable to appear at I-CON 27. Mar 28, 2008 - Conrad Brooks Cancellation - Due to circumstances beyond our control, Conrad "The Gielgud of Bad Movies" Brooks will not be appearing at I-CON. Mar 27, 2008 - Rocky Horror Picture Show! - It's a contest! You can be a mad scientist, biker zombie, or suburban housewife losing her inhibitions. Win fabulous prizes! Mar 18, 2008 - RepRap Demo Cancelled - We regret to announce that RepRap.org's Zach Smith will be unable to attend I-CON. The RepRap demonstration has been canceled. Mar 16, 2008 - BattleStar Galactica Season Premiere! - Come see the season premiere of the hit series on a big screen, with 700 of your closest friends. Win BSG DVD sets! Mar 9, 2008 - GM Signup - Interested in running an RPG? Sign up to be a GM. Mar 9, 2008 - Awards Banquet - Tickets are now available online for the Awards Banquet. This event is held each year honoring guests for outstanding achievements in their field or genre. This year, the Awards Banquet will be held at the Holiday Inn Ronkonkoma on Saturday April 5, 2008 starting at 5:30pm. For more information or to purchase tickets please visit the Awards Banquet page Mar 9, 2008 - Cosplay Competition - This I-CON 27 Cosplay Competition is now open to all types of cosplay, not just anime! Registration closes March 28, so hurry over to the Anime page to register online! |
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Confirmed Guests: Interested in running role playing games at I-CON 27? Sign up to be a gamemaster. Ahoy Mateys! In case you didn't know, this year's theme be Pirates!!!! The Gaming Guests & Panels Track has a galleon full of treasures waiting for you! We have some exciting large-scale Events in the works that are designed to make your palms itch--
Now, on to our Confirmed Guests:
We are parleying with the following: Evil Hat Productions, whose Spirit of the Century was voted Independent Game of the Year for 2006, and are currently play-testing their next project, the Dresden Files RPG; steadfast SlugFest Games and Chris Adams (Yamara & Aether Tales comics). The Track will offer Events, Panels, Seminars, Workshops, and Meet & Greets based on "classes" that will focus on different aspects of gaming: Design, Flavor Text, Game Craft, The Industry, and Social Issues. If you have another suggestion for a class focus, please let us know! Sneak a glance at http://www.trumba.com/calendars/gaming_guests_demoteam_i-con _negotiation to peruse our selection of fine gems-- Step Into My Parlour (opening and closing the convention, bring your favorite quick game); State of the Industry and Yearbook Photos; GM Troubleshooting Workshop; Game Dissection 101: Mechanics + Systems; Work For Hire: Freelance; DéJa Vu: The Convergence Between Games, SciFi, Fantasy, Anime & Comics; The World As You Never Knew It: Lessons in Alternative History; Back for More: So You Want to Publish a Game; Ushering in the Next Gen: Mixing Kids + Gaming; L'éminence Grise: The Powers Behind the Thrones; We Have the Technology: Making the Modern and Not So Modern Gameable; Blood, Sweat & Tears: Creator's Rights. As you can see, we're building on the foundations laid down last year and doing a bit of housekeeping. We would like your feedback, in terms of what events you'd like to see, what things you really enjoyed and where we can make improvements. Please send your comments to gamingguests@iconsf.org with the subject, "Feedback", and keep an eye on the website for updates. Yo, ho, haul together, gaming never dies! So far, for I-CON 27 Wargaming, we have Classic Battletech and Warhammer planned. Warhammer In the Warhammer camp we will be running Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy and Apocalypse. Warhammer Apocalypse will be running on Friday night. Warhammer Fantasy will be run on Saturday and will be a 2250 point event. Lastly, Warhammer 40k tournament will be run Sunday and will be 1500 points. Games Workshop is providing prizes for our Warhammer events. Limited-edition door prizes will be given to lucky I-CON members who sign up for Warhammer tournaments! Classic Battletech For Classic Battletech we will have events running all weekend. Friday night we will have some good old CBT with a 3025 company on company fight. Saturday we will have a Classic Battletech Box Set open. This event is setup along the lines of the old Battletech open but you can only use the units from the box set. Sunday we will have Wolf's Dragoons vs Word of Blake. I-Con Board Gaming will be looking forward to some more fantastic play! Events planned for this year are:
Have you ever wanted to be inside a film noir movie? How about embracing your inner fairy, vampire, pirate, or superhero? Have you always longed to embrace your true Jedi powers? Maybe you just always wondered what those people in the LARP (Live Action Role Play) rooms did for 1-8 hours at a time? Well here's your chance to find out. This year, LARP track has games for every skill level. Whether you're a die-hard LARP-er or trying it out for the first time, we've got something for you! While the only requirements for joining a LARP are your con badge, you may want to check individual LARP descriptions for information about pre-registering for specific games to enhance your gaming experience. If you want to reserve a spot at a game during the convention, you can sign up at a table there. Contact information is listed under each game's description. The following LARPs are scheduled for I-CON 27: "...And the Sea Shall Give Up Her Dead"- A Cthulhu Live! 3rd Edition game of Lovecraftian Horror brought to you by PST Productions Lost at sea, after raiding the new lands discovered by Lief Erikson, the brave men of the Bilskirnir are fast running out of supplies. With their cargo of precious items, furs, slaves, and strange relics they would gladly give it all up for a safe return to their home shores. Now with their supplies running desperately low, they must face the decision they may never make it home alive. But wait! Praise Thor, the eerie fog parts and low and behold, land! "...And the Sea Shall Give Up Her Dead" is an ALL-NEW Cthulhu Live event set in the Viking Era (900AD). This game is an open prequel to "No Man's Land". Costumes are encouraged. For character pre-registration, please contact PST Productions at: pstproductions@gmail.com. Minimum and maximum number of players:Minimum 10/Maximum 25 Required player experience level:Newbies Welcome-No experience required. The storytelling group is willing and able to teach new role players everything about role-play and the system they need to know to enjoy this game. Pre-registration requirements: Pre-Registration recommended for character assignment and costuming, but not necessary. For character pre-registration, please contact PST Productions at: pstproductions@gmail.com Game's Website: www.pst-productions.org "No Man's Land"- A Cthulhu Live! 3rd Edition game of Lovecraftian Horror brought to you by PST Productions* Avast! me hearties. Time to batten down the hatches and set sail to a mysterious island that is said to be inhabited by monsters and madmen. Ye scurvy dogs should fit right in. Arr... This mysterious island is said to only appear when the stars are right. The scuttlebutt on it has it filled with the treasure of over 1000 years. This here fruit is ripe for the plucking by a band of hearty souls. Well you will just have to make due. So raise the mainsail and set course to "No Man's Land" and prepare for more treasures then we can handle. Join PST Productions for this ALL-NEW event set when Pirates roamed the Seven Seas and the world was still an undiscovered gem. This swashbuckling tale will be one of adventure and horror. So steel your nerves and set sail for: "No Man's Land". Minimum and maximum number of players:Minimum 10/Maximum 25 Required player experience level: Newbies Welcome-No experience required. The storytelling group is willing and able to teach new role players everything about role-play and the system they need to know to enjoy this game. Pre-registration requirements:Pre-Registration recommended for character assignment and costuming, but not necessary. For character pre-registration, please contact PST Productions at: pstproductions@gmail.com Game's Website: www.pst-productions.org Threads: Los Angeles" - a Film Noir/ Cyberpunk game in the Threads of Damocles Setting brought to you by Threads of Damocles Los Angeles, 2058. The word on the street is that the unsteady peace between the three megacorporations that control the city is about to shatter. As the next election approaches everyone is afraid that one of the Corps will start a war rather than risk their candidate losing in the polls. A war all but guarantees that the anti-capitalist Movement will join the fray, and a Movement victory all but guarantees that the city falls into chaos. Amidst these tensions, an underground group known as Les Invisibles has announced an "End of the World" rave and called in enough markers to ensure that there will be plenty of VIPs in attendance – it's a perfect meeting place… or a perfect trap. In a universe reminiscent of Blade Runner, William Gibson, and Over the Edge where Corp Warriors, Execs, Independents and Outlaws mix in an underground music scene with Occult Overtones, the future of Los Angeles will be determined. Overtones focus on political intrigue, Character Drama, and some Adventure. Come prepared to wheel, deal, or dance. (Adult Situations) Minimum and maximum number of players:Minimum 15/Maximum 60 Required player experience level: "Some Role Play Experience a Plus"-No need to have played in a LARP before, but players will enjoy this game more if they have some minimal role-play experience. Pre-registration requirements:Players who pre-register and contact the GMs will receive more elaborate and detailed pre-gen characters. Game's Website: http://www.threadsofdamocles.org/ "THREE SHADES OF NIGHT" a New World of Darkness game consisting of a crossover of Vampire: the Requiem, Werewolf: the Forsaken, Mage: the Awakening brought to you by the Maniacal Gamers Association Chaos has shattered the night. The supernatural leaders of the city are in a coma, missing, or dead. Mysterious clues surround the scenes, hinting at something that threatens the denizens of the night. Vampires, Werewolves, and Mages must try and stop the darkness from completely shattering the shadows they survive in, while searching for hidden threats in their very midst... Minimum and maximum number of players:Minimum 15/Maximum 75 Required player experience level:Newbies & Veterans both welcome. Pre-registration requirements:None E-Mail: maniacalgamers@netscape.net Forum: maniacalgamers.proboards54.com "Hawks and Doves"- a Dark Fantasy game in the Changeling: The Dreaming setting, brought to you by Phoenix Outlaw Productions It has been one year since the outbreak of violence and mayhem in the Fae court of Stonybrook University's Hammer Bay Freehold. The Duke's tyrannical rule has been overthrown and a full commoner uprising has engulfed the land, driving all nobility to the hills in fear. The once orderly Duchy now resembles something closer to the Wild West than a modern Fae community with the Regulators, a motley of commoner protectors, as the only force of "justice" and the only Sidhe noble who might unite the fractured people is a little girl. With threats of outside interference from fearful nobility and dangerously militant commoners calling for a free state forged in blood, the survivors of what is becoming known as the Bread and Circuses ball must come together to reforge peace in their Duchy. Now if only they could agree… on anything. This is a game of modern fae politics, freedom-fighting and forged alliances, set in the world of White Wolf's Changeling: The Dreaming, brought to you by Phoenix Outlaw Productions. Minimum and maximum number of players:Minimum 15/Maximum 35 Required player experience level: "Some Role Play Experience a Plus"-No need to have played in a LARP before, but players will enjoy this game more if they have some minimal role-play experience. Pre-registration requirements:Pre-Registration appreciated, limited walk-ins would be appreciated. Pre-registration will be available thru phoenixoutlaw@gmail.com for specific character interests/requests. "Strange Aeons" A multi-genre game spanning the multiverse, brought to you by the NYC Larp Troupe The eternal debate... What would happen if Darth Vader met Chuck Norris? What if Superman fought Cthulhu, while Dr. Zoidberg refereed? Enter the Museum of the Ages, an unpredictable place where heroes and villains from many universes come together. This is a place where anything can happen, and usually does. Play any character, from any world! Minimum and maximum number of players:Minimum 10/Maximum 35 Required player experience level: "Some Role Play Experience a Plus"-No need to have played in a LARP before, but players will enjoy this game more if they have some minimal role-play experience. Pre-registration requirements:Strange Aeons allows you to play any character, from any world. If you would like to register for a character, please email us at strangebase@gmail.com . We ask that you select three characters you'd like to play, as one of your choices may be taken. (Pre-registration is recommended, but not required. You can still show up at the game and get a character.) "Star Wars- Passage"- a game set in the Star Wars Universe, brought to you by the NYC Larp Troupe Political intrigue and danger is afoot as passengers from varied backgrounds and cultures undertake a cross-space voyage. Cancelled "Muerte al Chupacabra," a Cthulhu Live game set in the southwest, brought to you by Will Thrasher For decades a horrid beast has plagued the ranchers of South America and New Mexico, a beast known only as El Chupacabra. Feasting of the blood of livestock, this mysterious creature has eluded the grasp of governments and scientists alike. Now a lone farmer has done the impossible. He has captured it alive! The hamlet of Hobbsbad New Mexico has been thrown into chaos as cryptozoologists, crackpots and reporters invade to be the first to catch a glimpse of El Chupacabra! Cancelled "The Gemini Wedding"- The Chronicles of the NEW Freedom brought to you by Vermin and Valor Productions It is the year 2026, one year exactly since the inception of the NEW Freedom Alliance. The Freedom Alliance, which has expanded to several teams in several places across the galaxy, has quickly established a reputation as a gallant gathering of great heroes by securing peace across many realms including Earth, Midnight, Twilight, and Venus. Now the time has come for two young heroes very much in love- TJ Starrion (Ocean Soul) & Princess Keladry Skywolf (Emerald Protector) - to tie the knot at The Gemini Tower, on Midnight. However, with friends, family, & teammates assembled as honored guests of King Telkar Skywolf & Queen Medusa Skywolf, old Freedom Alliance members Psi, Generator & Freedom Maximus & members of the Venus based Freedom Alliance Bizarre team have returned with a dire dilemma that threatens the universe. Thus, two generations of heroes must unite to save the universe. And the only one that can help them is one of their most deadly enemies. Minimum and maximum number of players:Minimum 16/Maximum 85 Required player experience level:All levels welcome Pre-registration requirements:none. FridaySlugfest Games Demo Extravaganza Come play in demos of Slugfest Games' most popular card and board games. Fishing For Terrorists: In this twisted game of Go Fish, you are all "working together" to combat the War on Terror. Of course, only the agent who captures the most terrorists will become head of Homeland Security next year. Kung Fu Fighting!: See who's Kung Fu is the strongest in this fast-paced card game from SlugFest Games. En Garde!: Cross swords as Renaissance-era duelists in this fast-paced card game from SlugFest Games. Tiki Mountain: A brand new board game from SlugFest Games, due out June 2007! The Volcano God demands a sacrifice, or he'll flood Tiki Island with lava. Be the first Tiki Villager to throw yourself into the volcano and save the island! Red Dragon Inn: The long-awaited card game from SlugFest Games, due out June 2007! We really mean it this time! You've defeated the monsters and taken their treasure. Now it's time to head to the Red Dragon Inn for an evening of drinking, gambling, and roughhousing with your fellow adventurers. The last adventurer who's sober and who still has money wins the game! Oh My God! There's an axe in my head GENEVA, 1920-- The League of Nations. As one of the Great Powers, you must conduct international business while escaping the mad, axe-throwing clowns the Swiss mistakenly invited as entertainment. Dark Refuge: The Adventure Game - The Nightmare Slaver! System: Dark Refuge The Northern Kingdom of Kasanth uses the fear of their enemies to create armies of Nightmares. Enslaved to their cause they have marched south to the Earther Colonies, pillaging everything in their path. Only the elite mercs of the PeaceLord Harrow will be able to turn the tide... Dark Refuge is a role playing game for both beginner and advanced Gamers. With a revolutionary new Magic system called The Leyas, all characters have their share of power. WEGS: Pirates Of Penzantium! Game System: WEGS - The Wickedly Errant Game System So, you think you're Sinbad enough to be a pirate, eh? Well then, join us for an introduction to WEGS, the Wickedly Errant Game System. We've specially brewed up this pirates version to explore the high seas of fantasy! In about fifteen minutes, you'll create a robust WEGS pirate to call your very own. SaturdayRedemption CCG (Tournaments throughout the convention- Please see the pocket schedule for times) Redemption(R) is a collectible trading card game of biblical adventure. It has continued to be an active and lasting CCG since 1995. Players use Heroes to rescue Lost Souls, overcoming any Evil Characters that oppose them.<9A> The game is similar to Yu-Gi-Oh and Magic the Gathering.<9A> There are currently more than 1900 cards for collection and game play.<9A> The game is on it's 13th year . Killer Bunnies and the Quest for the Magic Carrot Players are in search of the magic carrot. To do so, they must keep their bunnies alive and collect as many of the carrots as they can to maximize their chances of owning the winning magic carrot. Protect your bunnies and eliminate the competition and collect the carrots! WEGS 101: Dungeons Or Dragons Game System: WEGS - The Wickedly Errant Game System Welcome to WEGS, the Wickedly Errant Game System! The session begins with a wickedly quick character creation where players create their hero (Warrior, Ranger, Trickster, Mage or Sage). Next the players decide the adventure: fight dragons, explore dungeons, assault giants, taunt some goblin slavers or encounter a minotaur or two? So, what's it gonna be, folks? We're ready for your adventure! The perfect intro to WEGS, the brand new, old skool, sword-n-sorcery adventure game with a Vegas-laced twist! Chapter 13 Press and Spookybeans present: Dave of the Dead System: Spookybeans Something has gone horribly horribly wrong, and now the dead have risen from their graves and are invading The Hollow with an insatiable hunger for the flesh of the living! The only one who can save the day is a man with a psychotic personality disorder. And a chainsaw. Can the spookybeans figure out what caused the outbreak, and how to stop it? Can they just manage to survive? On the other hand, is being a zombie really so bad? Zombies On A Plane System: All Flesh Must Be Eaten What, you need a blurb? This game is about ZOMBIES on a PLANE. What more do you need to know? Super Gachapon Fighter Omega Infinity! A skirmish-style turn based fighting game. Players use plastic figures to team up and battle their opponents for points. When the timer reaches zero the team with the most points wins! There will be 20 gachafighters available for players to choose from. Each with their own advantages in battle! Pirates Demos of the popular WizKids collectible miniatures games Pirates of the Spanish Main, players make fleets of ships to sail to different islands looking for treasure. This booty is obtained in one of two ways: commanding your salty dogs to dig it out of the ground or sending your opponent's ships to Davy Jones' locker! Either way, game play is fast and fun, and the built-in damage tracking system makes Pirates of the Spanish Main the game of choice of wannabe-buccaneers everywhere. The Tower of the Torrent System: Castles & Crusades The ancient dark keep stands atop the thundering falls, the roar of falling water mixing with strange shrill cries from within the stone spire. Something evil lurks within, daring you to fight your way up the jagged and haunted rock face and into its den. You stand below all, the spray of mist moistening your face, the roaring water numbing your ears, and grimly grip your weapon before taking the first step of your ascent. A rollicking fantasy adventure, a good introduction for those new to the C&C game system or fantasy role-playing in general, but just as much fun for veterans who already know how to go about the business of slaying goblins. All materials for play will be provided, this will be an adventure for 2nd-3rd level characters. Prize support provided by Troll Lord Games, makers of C&C. Mad Scientist University Polish up your laser gun, get your maniacal laugh ready. You're about to enroll in Mad Scientist University! Whichever student devises the most evilly ingenious schemes will pass with honors. The rest will be set home ... in boxes ... one piece at a time. Mad Scientist University is a storytelling party game and all of I-Con is invited! Players all receive Unstable Elements, like "lawn gnomes," "marshmallows," or "squirrels." Then they each present a cunning plan to achieve the group's Insane Assignment using their Element: Journey to the center of the earth using tunneling mechanical lawn gnomes ... Win the presidential race with mind-altering marshmallows ... Take over the world with your army of vicious mutated squirrels. Your sinister plots know no bounds! The difference this time is that the Dean of Mad Scientist University will be present to grade the projects, and will be asking for help from the audience to judge, create assignments, ad-hoc the rules out the window, and come up with even less stable elements. He will also need the latest batch of Mad Scientists to present themselves to be judged. Gamer Salute: Gary Gygax Tribute On April 5th, 2008 at 8:00 pm all gaming in Ballroom A will cease for 4 minutes and silence will be observed for the passing of the father of Role Playing, E. Gary Gygax, and in honor of the 4th edition of his brain child, Dungeons and Dragons. As we all know Gygax was a writer and game designer, best known for co-creating the pioneering role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) with Dave Arneson, and co-founding the company Tactical Studies Rules (TSR, Inc.) in 1973. Gygax is generally acknowledged as one of the fathers of the tabletop role-playing game. Gary Gygax, died Tuesday morning at his home in Lake Geneva. He was 69. During this moment of silence we will encourage every gamer at every table to roll a D20. Any critical 20's rolled we will enter those gamer's names into a hat, have K.R. Bourgoine draw a name, and that person will win a special prize in Gary's honor. Super Gachapon Fighter Omega Infinity! A skirmish-style turn based fighting game. Players use plastic figures to team up and battle their opponents for points. When the timer reaches zero the team with the most points wins! There will be 20 gachafighters available for players to choose from. Each with their own advantages in battle! Dark Refuge: The Adventure Game, The EEF Sourcebook - The Earth Expeditionary Force: A Suicide Mission?! System: Dark Refuge The human defenders of the Colonies of Refuge, the EEF is made up of elite Special Forces soldiers. Combining Leyas abilities and high tech weapons, the EEF Special Forces will raid a Northern Kingdoms vanguard but will they survive the monstrous WarGiants of I'tash. Dark Refuge is a role playing game for both beginner and advanced Gamers. With a revolutionary new Magic system called The Leyas, all characters have their share of power. WEGS: Escape From Yawlcatraz Game System: WEGS - The Wickedly Errant Game System A sneak preview of our upcoming Pirates of Penzantium campaign rules! Fifteen men on a dead man's chest... A rag-tag assortment of Dwarves, Elves, Goblins, Gnobbits and Humnz are prisoners on the isle of Yawlcatraz, an especially nasty Goblin penal colony. With the brutal Goblin guard inside and hungry troll headhunters outside, it's hard to tell which side is safest. There's only one way to find out - escape! Players will face an increasingly tough series of elimination encounters as they hightail it for the beach. A great intro to WEGS, the brand new, old skool, sword-n-sorcery adventure game with a Vegas-laced twist! Gimme an arrr! Chapter 13 Press and Spookybeans present: Going out of Business Game System: Spookybeans The Euphorium, everyone's favorite one-stop shop for all things hippie/goth/punk since 1973, is being forced to close their doors if they can't come up with $50,000 in back rent. Store owners Sunflower and her husband Smokey have 3 days to collect the cash or the store will be no more. Sunflower asks the regulars in the shop to help raise the money. Opposing our heroes are the Yuppie Youth Organization, a preppy right-wing high school club made up of all the preps, jocks, cheerleaders, and wanna-bes and rich kids at Ross Perot High School that torment the freaky kids on a day-to-day basis. SundayThe D&D 4th Edition Dungeon Delve Game System: D&D 4th Edition Now that Bill and Mike have told you all about 4th Edition, it is time to play! The Co-Creators of D&D 4th Edition will be running people through a unique Dungeon Delve in order to each the new D&D 4th Edition rules. Be the envy of all your friends as you can say that you learned your rules from the designers and put those rules lawyers in their place. | |
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Gary Gygax Tribute April 5th, 2008 8:00pm:
On April 5th, 2008 at 8:00pm all gaming in Ballroom A will cease for 4 minutes and silence will be observed for the passing of the father of Role Playing E. Gary Gygax and in honor of the 4th edition of his brain child Dungeons and Dragons.
As we all know Gygax was a writer and game designer, best known for co-creating the pioneering role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) with Dave Arneson, and co-founding the company Tactical Studies Rules (TSR, Inc.) in 1973. Gygax is generally acknowledged as one of the fathers of the tabletop role-playing game.
Gary Gygax, died Tuesday morning at his home in Lake Geneva. He was 69.
During this moment of silence we will encourage every gamer at every table to roll a D20. Any critical 20's rolled we will enter those gamers name into a hat and draw a name, that person will win a special prize in Gary's honor.