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Dec 6th UniCON 2012 Recap

Thanks to everyone who came out and made UniCON 2012 such a great weekend of gaming. Here’s a quick recap with some photos of the fun.

Even though we had to scale it back from our original aspirations I, at least, got the complete convention experience – playing old and new games all weekend with old and new friends. That’s what it’s all about for me when I go to a convention.

I had a lot of fun running an impromptu game of Gamma World, teaching some people my board game Vampyre Women of Venus, and playing Mille Bourne, Flashpoint, Epic Spell Wars, The Official Dealer McDope Deling Game, Quarriors, Fall of Pompei, and Ra. A special thanks goes out to Jonathan Leistiko of Invisible City Games, Daniel Smith, and Stephen Hildebrand for bringing and running games.

Nov 7th History of the World at MillenniumCon 15

Just in time for Armistice / Veterans Day!

Come to MillenniumCon 15 in Round Rock this weekend for a fun time with historical minis and a slew of board games. We’ll be running the Avalon Hill classic History of the World from 9:30 until 3pm on Sunday. Come find us in the Bastrop Room. Mention this post and I’ll give you a coupon for a free PDF download of one of our adventures (your choice!) from RPGNow. Join the game, take a side, and go for the glory!

(from BoardGameGeek): History of the World is played in epochs, with every player handling a new empire during each; yes, some empires will be stronger than others, but a few clever mechanisms largely balance that out. At the end of each epoch, players score points for all their forces (from the current and previous empires) remaining on the board. The game runs from ancient times up through the mid-20th century.

Other dealers present include Reaper, BattleMart, Grindhouse Games, as well as Austin favorites Great Hall Games and Dragons Lair. As one of the only annual cons in the Austin area, I feel it’s important to support this one, even if they typically aren’t too keen on role playing games. I suppose it’s important to have the occasional con that focuses on history and little pewter men.

As it is every year, the con is being held at the Wingate Inn at 1209 North Interstate Highway 35, Round Rock, TX 78664.

See you there!

Sep 25th UniCON 2012 Change of Venue

UniCON 2012 – our weekend of gaming on October 20th and 21st will be at Unicorn Rampant Headquarters at 4601 Sara Dr, Austin, Texas.  Gaming starts at 10am on Saturday and goes till 10pm on Sunday.

This will be a free event with tables available for open gaming, and the following games on hand (in addition to whatever games you bring with you):

• Dungeons & Dragons
• Traveler
• Gamma World
• Savage Worlds
• Divine Right
• Quarriors
• Munchkin
• Illuminati
• Epic Spell Wars
• Hot Dice

No previous experience necessary: our veteran game masters will be available to teach new players and help everyone have fun.

In addition, we’ll be debuting our OSRIC / Advanced Dungeons & Dragons competitive two-party adventure The Siege of Black Mountain (no experience needed, characters to be provided).

To RSVP email us at unicon.convention@gmail.com to let us know you’ll be coming, or register on our Warhorn page athttp://warhorn.net/unicon-2012.

If you’d like to run a game at UniCON, please email us at unicon.convention@gmail.com with the following information: your name, the name of the scenario you would like to run, the game system it is in, how many players you can accommodate, the relative level of player experience, and a short description of the game or scenario.  Because we are promoting smaller-profile games, please do not place requirements for experience in the specific system you are running or player-generated characters, as with any con, GMs should be prepared to educate players about the game.

Sorry to all for the change in plans. This year our reach exceeded our grasp, and it’s a good thing. Next year our grasp will be stronger for the exertions.

Thanks,

Adam A. Thompson

Aug 1st Austin Board Game Bash This Weekend!

Only now learned that this weekend (Aug 3-5), a bunch of gamers are getting together in downtown Austin for a 49 hour board game bash!   Spread the word and if you have time, get yourself downtown.

Jul 12th Heading to SpaceCityCon 2012

We’ll be running Is There Honor Amongst You?, an adventure we co-wrote with Dungeonstone creator Leo Monaghan at SpaceCityCon on August 11th.  Come to Houston and join the adventure and the fun.  Other guests include Steve Jackson, R.A. Salvatore, Nichelle Nichols, and others you’re likely to recognize.