Ground Zero Games - East Coast Convention
Call For Participation
January 16th, 1998
Ground Zero Games is a Trademark of Jon M. Tuffley. The Babylon Project and
the Earth Force Sourcebook are published by Chameleon Eclectic.
Disclaimer: This event is not being run by Ground Zero Games. The title of
this event merely denotes that all scheduled events at this convention will be
using a Ground Zero Games or Jon M. Tuffley rules set.
Preregistration will begin on January 20th. Hotel reservations may be placed
now.
We are still looking for Gamemasters to run events.
GZG-ECC Web Page:
http://members.aol.com/wolfemastr/convention.htm
Preregistration Page:
http://www.albany.net/~davis/ft/gzg-ecc/Prereg.html
Date: February 27th, 28th, and March 1st, 1998
Location: Hotel Brunswick
Chestnut and Queen Streets Lancaster, PA, 17608
http://www.hotelbrunswick.com
Slots: 1: Friday, 7 pm - 11 pm
2: Saturday, 8 am - 12 noon
3: Saturday, 1 pm - 5 pm
4: Saturday, 7 pm - 11 pm
5: Sunday, 9 am - 1 pm
Cost: Preregistration: $15 total for the weekend, no daily rate
At the door: $20 total for the weekend, no daily rate
A discount will be given for Gamemasters No event fees Hotel rooms are about
$50 a night
*** Special Event ***
Full Thrust, 3rd Edition demo games will be scheduled. Jon Tuffley has given
us permission to run a game with the current playtest version of the FT3
rules. All scheduled games in the Sunday morning time slot will tentatively
use the FT3 rules.
All other currently planned events are documented on the preregistration
pages.
We are reserving a single meeting room for the events. Based on the size of
the room, we should be able to schedule four or five events per time slot,
with space available for open gaming.
> On Fri, 16 Jan 1998, Jonathan Davis wrote:
Do you know how many people are planning to attend?
> Rick Rutherford wrote:
Rick, At current count at least three, Jon, Gil, and Mark. But since they will
get in free the profits may suffer slightly! (It's a joke guys, really.)
Hello: MAN! If I had the time and money I would be there SOOOOOOO fast! I
wonder, is anyone planning a GZG Midwest Convention? I'd be more than happy to
help plan something like that.
> Mark Siefert wrote:
Mark, I think there is one being planned, its called GenCon and will be held
in August in Milwaukee.
Hey, that's your back yard! ;-)
With the sponsorship of KR and GeoHex, it looks like the following GZG events
have been scheduled: 15 Full Thrust Events 15 Stargrunt Events 3 Dirtside
Events
The FT events includes a 16 player, single elimination tournement to determine
who is the Grand Admiral (or whatever fun title we can think of). There will
be more information sent to this list once we figure it out, or you can just
email me and I can give you some tentative basics.
Gen-Con ? Isn't that a collectible card-game convention ?
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We are gathering a rough estimate from the numbers of gamemasters and players
coming from various parts of the New England and
Canada areas. We could have 30-50 participants, maybe more.
I've inquired about other meeting room space and we'll have some available if
we need to expand to additional facilities.
We'll have a better idea once preregistration begins and I start filling
up slots on the prereg and event signup pages. The Attendee listing is a
listing of definite people in attendance.
> Rick Rutherford wrote:
> On Fri, 16 Jan 1998, Jonathan Davis wrote:
> Dean Gundberg wrote:
> Mark Siefert wrote:
I
> > wonder, is anyone planning a GZG Midwest Convention? I'd be more
> <Eugene.M.George@kp.ORG> writes:
> Gen-Con ? Isn't that a collectible card-game convention ?
So, is that the Narn Bat Squad or a WaveGun I heard knocking at your door?
;-)
Mk
> Gencon sounds very attractive this year. It's encouraging to see the
Anyone know the dates of GenCon? I'm going to be Out West this coming summer
for a few weeks, and may (slim chnce) be able to swing by... (depending on the
dates, and where I'll have ended up)
Mk
> On Fri, 16 Jan 1998 18:48:28 -0500, you wrote:
> Gencon sounds very attractive this year. It's encouraging to see the
Yes. Last year there were:
12 Full Thrust games events, 2 of these were NOT run by Geo-Hex
10 Stargrunt 2 game events (all run by Geo-Hex)
4 Dirtside II game events (all run by Geo-Hex)
This year we're doing 1 less Dirtside II events but 5 more FT and 5 more SG2
events. That's quite a big increase.
All the games I ran and/or participated in were full.
> On Fri, 16 Jan 1998 15:27:03 -0800, you wrote:
> Gen-Con ? Isn't that a collectible card-game convention ?
GenCon is a roleplaying game convention. But that's kind of like saying that
Microsoft makes operating systems and word processors.
GenCon is still mostly about roleplaying. AD&D is very popular, but so is Call
of Cthulhu, the White Wolf games, and most other big RPGs. Even the small ones
usually have at least a couple of events. There is a big CCG presence, but
there are also historical miniatures games, SF miniatures games, Warhammer,
board games, and War College lectures.
The program book has 6 pages of SF/Fantasy miniatures games alone. On
top of that, the game convention has a SF convention in the middle of it. Two
years ago, almost 30,000 people attended!
GenCon is probably the best convention to attend if you can only attend one a
year and have a wide range of options. I'd probably prefer something like
Historicon for miniatures, but I also play roleplaying games as does my wife.
We hardly see each other during the convention, but she's usually busier than
I am!
> On Fri, 16 Jan 1998 19:24:54 -0500 (EST), you wrote:
> Anyone know the dates of GenCon? I'm going to be Out West this coming
GenCon is Thursday, August 6 through Sunday, August 9. It costs about
$40 for the 4 days pre-reg, and about $50 (US) at the door. This
compares to Worldcon (the World Science Fiction Convention)
which--this year--is US$150 for 4 days!
I hope you can make it!
> Dean Gundberg wrote:
> Mark,
I know.
I was just that I was hoping that there could be something a little bit
smaller and more intimate. A convention with less people running around and no
Magic Munchkins underfoot.
> With the sponsorship of KR and GeoHex, it looks like the following
I myself wanted to run a couple B5/FT games. I'm not sure If I
wanted to use my rules, or the new EFSB rules. That and I wanted to test some
new ground combat system that I am currently working on.
> and no Magic Munchkins underfoot.
Are you refering to that card game Magic the
Expenditure(tm)? ;-)
> Brian wrote:
Yup, the very ones. The tiny, 8-to-14-year-old runts with their
expensive pieces of cardboard. The spolied little brats who drag their parents
into the store and demand that they buy them $400 in booster packs. (Which, of
course, they buy. Dr.Spock told them that it would hurt their child's psyche
to say "no" to them.") The little snottlings who clog gaming hall tables with
their little tournements, while you wait for an open table to set up your FT
game upon.
You get the picture.
> I was just that I was hoping that there could be something a little
Con of the North, in St.Paul (five minutes away from Minneapolis, and the
capital of the state of Minnesota). Big enough that it can keep going, small
enough we are using less rooms in the hotel than
last year (last year was the first year it ran at a hotel -
previously it had run at a historic site three blocks away from it's current
location). This will be it's fourth year running.
They have Magic, the Addiction, but they also got other games - I'm
running Silent Death, Star Grunt, HarnMaster, and Historical CCG's: Dixie and
Eagles (from Coliumbia Games).
If you are inmterested, it is Feb 20-22. They have a web site, but I
don't have the site at home - laugh if you wanty to, but that site is
at work...
> I had no idea that Jay Leno's chin had such magical powers. wrote:
I've always thought of it as 'Money.. The Gathering!"
> Yup, the very ones. The tiny, 8-to-14-year-old runts with
On Sat, 17 Jan 1998 01:54:17 -0600, "I had no idea that Jay Leno's
> chin had such magical powers." <cthulhu@csd.uwm.edu> wrote:
> Yup, the very ones. The tiny, 8-to-14-year-old runts with their
HEY! You be nice to those little snotlings! I bought a bunch of Magic cards
when they first came out. I haven't played the game in two years and decided
to sell off my collection. I paid MAYBE C$150 for ALL the cards I bought for
myself and my wife (and probably closer to C$100).
So far about 2/3 of the set have sold, and we've made C$900 (including
a big batch of commons I sold for C$40).
So, be nice to those snotlings. It's not everyday that you can make a 400%
profit (and rising) on a 4 year investment (wish my mutual funds were doing
this...).
> (Which, of course, they buy. Dr. Spock told them that it would
I thought it had more to do with guilt at leaving them with sitters and day
care workers, with the parents overcompensating. That's what it looks like
with my inlaws, anyway.
Me? We have a dog. Miniature schnauzer, goes by the name of Arkham (nicknamed
the Terrier of Tindalos). When I feel like overcompensating for leaving him
home to defend the house (which he did admirably, last winter), I give him an
extra biscuit and add 20 minutes to our walks.
> Allan Goodall wrote:
Children are such complicated critters. That's why I'm not going to have them.
Then again, given the current state of my sex life, I probably couldn't have
them if I wanted them.
On Sat, 17 Jan 1998 22:23:55 -0600, "Ahh...Arrogance and stupidity all
> in the same package. How efficent." <cthulhu@csd.uwm.edu> wrote:
> Then again, given the current state of my sex life, I
TMI, Mark, TMI! :-)
Midwest, like, say St.Louis? I'll be there! (Uh, wait, I am there).
There is a con coming up in April in St.Louis at which there should be some FT
gaming, but it won't be GZG only.
> At 04:44 PM 1/16/98 -0600, you wrote:
Mark -
You forgot to add that they smell funny, run amok and cause mass havoc, and
have the audacity to get mad when asked to tone down the volume.
Gil
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