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War Games<br />

Los Angeles B & C<br />

War Games<br />

1775 Rebellion Tournament — Sat 11 am<br />

Control the major factions <strong>and</strong> allies that participated in the<br />

American Revolution. British Regulars, Loyalist Militia, Hessian<br />

Mercenaries, American Continental Army, Patriot Militia, French<br />

Regulars <strong>and</strong> Native Americans. Fast <strong>and</strong> easy to learn.<br />

Battle Cry Tournament — Sun 1 pm<br />

A low complexity game of American Civil War battles. Players<br />

manage a h<strong>and</strong> of cards that provide different orders to your<br />

troops in the right flank, left flank <strong>and</strong> center position of the<br />

battlefield. Easy to learn, Fun to play<br />

Battle of the Five Armies — Sat 10 am<br />

The Battle for Middle Earth: 5 armies clash to see who will<br />

win control <strong>and</strong> be the One Ruler. As comm<strong>and</strong>er of either<br />

the Human, Dwarfs, Elves, Orcs or Goblins, you decide where<br />

to attack, which l<strong>and</strong>s you will defend <strong>and</strong> how to build your<br />

armies. Learn the rules in 15 minutes.<br />

C&C Napoleonics Generals, Marshals, Tacticians — Sun 6 pm<br />

Comm<strong>and</strong> Napoleon’s French <strong>and</strong> Prussian, Russian <strong>and</strong><br />

Austrian forces in a series of battles to earn the title of “Gr<strong>and</strong><br />

Marshall.” All with Richard Borg’s easy to learn <strong>and</strong> use card<br />

driven wargame system.<br />

Empires in America 1754- 1762 — Fri Noon<br />

Gold Banner Edition of this solitaire game of the French Indian<br />

War. Comm<strong>and</strong> French forces, assign your generals, <strong>and</strong> build<br />

your defenses to stop the invading British armies. Will you hold<br />

out or be overwhelmed at the Plains of Abraham?<br />

Friedrich — Sun 4 pm<br />

Friedrich is a 3 or 4 player strategic lvl war game of the Seven<br />

Years War in Europe. A design for effect game with simple<br />

mechanics. You have a game of strategic considerations using<br />

a limited number of playing pieces <strong>and</strong> cards. Experience not<br />

required. Dealer Tokens awarded.<br />

Roleplaying<br />

Plaza Ballroom D, Newport, San Lorenzo<br />

Maria — Sun 10 am<br />

A three-player war game based on the War of Austrian<br />

Succession. Hidden information, novel politics, point to point<br />

movement, combat via card play <strong>and</strong> simple systems yet<br />

complex player interactions. Experience not required. Dealer<br />

Tokens awarded.<br />

Moral Conflict — Sun 3 pm<br />

Compete or co-operate to develop your world power in the<br />

middle of the 20th Century. Can you make decisions in all five<br />

dimensions? Military War, Economic Crisis, Diplomatic Pressure,<br />

Technology Race, <strong>and</strong> Moral Conflict Play with the designer<br />

Dave Stennett!<br />

Napoleonic Wars — Sat 10 am<br />

The Napoleonic Wars, 1805 - 1815, brings you a fast-paced,<br />

tension-filled, card-driven wargame using a point-to-point<br />

movement system that pushes the envelope in a <strong>new</strong> direction<br />

for this pivotal period of history.<br />

Sails of Glory Tournament — Fri 3 pm, Sun 7 pm<br />

Recreates naval combat in the Age of Sail (1750- 1815). Sails<br />

of Glory simulates the different movement capabilities of<br />

each individual ship using miniatures, cards <strong>and</strong> board game<br />

mechanics.<br />

Sturm Europa (Digital) — Sun 10 am<br />

Digital version of Sturm Europa.<br />

Virgin Queen (Campaign Tournament) — Sat 10 am<br />

This will be the full 7 turn 1559 scenario. Minimum of 3 players.<br />

Note we are scheduled for 11 hours, this being an entire<br />

Saturday tournament, with scheduled breaks. Winner receives<br />

50 dealer dollars (in each game). All other participants receive<br />

10 dealer dollars.<br />

Warfighter — Sat 3 pm<br />

Play as a Spec Ops soldier by yourself or in a squad, <strong>and</strong> outfit<br />

yourself with weapons, skills, equipment, <strong>and</strong> squadmates.<br />

RPG Games on Dem<strong>and</strong><br />

Games on Dem<strong>and</strong> is a <strong>new</strong> model being implemented by the RPG department. This model of short format 2 hour<br />

games has been popular at conventions like Origins <strong>and</strong> Gen Con. GM’s will have a variety of games ready to go<br />

on a first come first serve basis. Once a table is full the game starts. Do you have a couple of hours to kill in between<br />

events? Come on over to the 2nd floor in San Lorenzo F <strong>and</strong> try something completely out of the ordinary at Strategicon.<br />

Saturday <strong>and</strong> Sunday from 9 am to whenever the GM’s want to stop.<br />

13th Age — Fri 8 pm — d20 / 13th Age<br />

GM: Matt Chapman<br />

There’s no longer room to doubt The 13th Age is about to end.<br />

The Dragon Empire may fall, or conquer the world the Abyss<br />

may unleash it’s hordes or be sealed forever, but whatever<br />

happens, the world will never be the same. You have a chance<br />

to turn the sails of history just enough to avoid the shipwreck of<br />

civilization. If you want an interactive story-driven game, with<br />

familiar d20 mechanics, this is your table.<br />

2CGaming Presents - Total Party Kill — Sat, Sun 9 am, 2 pm,<br />

5 pm, 8 pm — 5th Edition D&D<br />

GM: Steven Gordon<br />

Whether you’re <strong>new</strong> to the game or a seasoned veteran, test<br />

yourself against one of our 6 challenging encounters! Pick one<br />

of three difficulties: normal, hard, or lethal! Will you prevail?<br />

Premade characters available, or bring your own (levels 3 to 5)!<br />

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RPGs<br />

2-SP: Year of the Shadow Lodge — Sat 8 pm — Pathfinder Society<br />

When a famous Pathfinder returns to the Gr<strong>and</strong> Lodge in<br />

Absalom with a long sought after Azlanti artifact of power, the<br />

Society celebrates the achievement by throwing a massive party<br />

in Absalom’s arena. When the artifact is stolen during the party,<br />

it’s up to you <strong>and</strong> the other b<strong>and</strong>s of Pathfinders present at the<br />

celebration to get it back.<br />

8-BIT ADVENTURES: Perma-Death! — Fri 2 pm — 8-Bit Adventures<br />

GM: Rob Hebert<br />

Players take on the roles of classic 8-bit heroes from diverse<br />

vintage video game settings to find the Source Codex <strong>and</strong><br />

save their world from the Glitch, a malevolent force that brings<br />

perma-death to every sprite <strong>and</strong> board it touches! Play with the<br />

designer in this fast-paced, tongue-in-cheek dungeon crawler.<br />

Pre-gens supplied bonus gifts for all players!

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