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WD06 BRITISH RAILS: Mayfair's Official "British
Rails" tournament. hosted by Wilmark Dynasty.
Tired of being the Railroad King from Sea to Shining
Sea?? Well. the old Empire offers a new challenge. 24
Players. TR=B3. W, SE. R=2 Hrs. RI, SAIS. R2,
SUOB. Fee=S2. Prizes: MC/AtL
WD14/S3 MELANDA, LAND OF MYSTERY, See
WD14/S1 (FR20) for details.
1600 (4,00 PM)
AH20/RIS6 POWERS & PERILS NOVICE
TOURNAMENT, See AH20/RISI (THI2) fOt de·
tails.
CROIIS4 DEATH OF A NATION, See CROI/SI
(FR09) for details.
DS08 CITY OUEST: A unique city adventure in
which you playas a member of a group of Assassins
hired to slay a Wizard who turned to Good and be·
trayed your Guild. AO&D. 100 Players. IO/Game.
TR=C3. W: P. S=3 HI's. Fee=SS. Prizes: MC/
At!.; I prize to the lst place finisher in each game +
the GAMA Plaque to the overall winner.
TS02 THE RPGA NETWORK AD&D TOURNA·
MENT: Open only to RPGA Members. International
scoring system with international scoring points
being awarded. 80 Players. 8/Game. TR= A3. W: P.
5=4 Hrs. RI: SAI6. Rl: SU09. Fee=S3. Prizes:
MC/Att.
1800 (6,00 PM)
BR06 EASY MONEY??: Group A: You thought it
would be easy. grab the kids. get the money. scrambut
...? Group B: You've been kidnapped-escape!
A Rolemaster event. 48 Players. 12/Game. TR=C2.
W: P. S=3 Hrs. Fee=S4. Prizes: MC/An.
DW02lS2 THE ARCTIC ADVENTURE' See the
Special Event Section for details of the Generic Dungeon
Event. A shan description is: Get away from the
summer's heat to picturesque Hyperborea on a quest
to rescue the Snow Princess.
FG03/S2 THE DRUMS OF DEATH, See FG03/S1
(FRI3) for details.
MGOI SON OF PUN DUNGEON: From out of the
slime of the swamps rises the mind-blanking spawn of
Shawn Carroll's infamous "Pun Dungeon," as Jeff
Leid leads players (A.K.A. Masochists) through a
labyrinth of groaning horrors. Strong stomachs are
recommended. Very loosely based on AO&O. 20
Players. IO/Game. TR=OI (bring pencil/pen and
paper). W: P. 5=3 Hrs. Fee=SS. Prizes: MC/Alt.: I
winner overall for both Sessions.
MPIS PIRATES ON BOARD!: See Special Events
for data on the Generic Traveller Event.
RM02 THE OEMON'S GAME: in the time before.
there wasa Demon Lord named Balor. He has now reo
turned to wreak his vengeance upon the land. Stop
him. or end up playing the Demon's game. Bring 3
15th-18th Level non-evil AD&D characters. GM's
Randy and Amy Martens will select one. 12 Players.
I2IGame. TR=A4 (players must be over 18). W; P.
R=6 Hrs. Fee=$€>. Prizes: MC/Att.
WE03 BORDERLANDS: Be the (irst to industralize
and conquer in this West End Games tournament.
Only the skillful servive. 36 Players. TR=A3. W: SE.
R=3 Hrs. Rl: SAI8. Rl: SU08. Fee=S3. Prizes:
MC/Att.
ICOI/RIS4 FIRST OFFICIAL MERP TOURNA·
MENT: See IC01/RISI (TH20) for details.
1900 17,00 PM)
AC02lS2 THE WIERD OF SATHAR Sec AC021
SI (FRI9) for details.
FAl9 TRIANGLE TRADE: The highest scoring
team wins in this exciting Star Trek adventure. Based
in the Triaflgler. where anything can (and will) hap'
pen. 60 Players. IO/Game. TR= B3. W: P (High
Team). R=3 Hrs. Fee=S2. Prizes: SI5 in FA SA
Merchandise for each member of the winning team.
S8 in FA5A Merchandise for each member of the 2nd
place team.
HC03 CRADLE OF CIVILIZATION: The Designer
hosts the 4th Origins tournament for this multiplayer
military and diplomatic game. Players attempt
to utilize their resources to advance their civilizations.
35 Players. TR=CI. W; P. R=4-S HI'S. Fee=
52. Prizes: MC/An.
RM04/RIS4 FIRST CONTACT, AN OFFICIAL
GDW TRAVELLER TOURNAMENT, See RmOl1
RIS3 (FRlO) for details.
WD09/RIS2 EMPIRE BUILDER, See WD091
Rl$1 (SAI4) for details.
WDlO/S4 HOLY WAR, See WDIO/SI (TH13) fOt
details.
WDI9/S2 BAKER STREET IRREGULARITY,
See WDI9/SI (THI9) for details.
2000 (8,00 PM)
MPI6 REVENGE ON THE ASTRA MARTA, See
Special Events for data on the Generic Traveller
Event.
SM04 SWORDS BELOW LANKHMAR: Return to
Lankhmar. TSR's yet to be released all-new city ad·
venture hosted by the game designers themselves!
With the city plagued by Gnawers and Deep Delvers
and with Fafhrd and the Mouser nowhere about. can
you save the day? AD&D. 20 Players, IO/Game.
TR=C4. W: P. $=4 Hrs. Fee=SS. Prizes: MC/Au.
VL03/S2 INTO THE HIERARCH'S LAIR, See
VL03/S1 (FR20) for details.
WDn/S2 CHAMPIONS, See WDII/SI (FRI5) fot
details.
WD15/S3 THE IZORA GAMBIT, See WDIS/SI
(TH 19) for details.
WDI8/S2 THE WITHERED HEATH, See WDl8/
$1 (FRIS) for details.
2100 (9,00 PM)
AH02lRIS4 CIRCUS MAXIMUS, See AH021
Rl$l (TH21) for details.
BROI RESCUE OF KING RICHARD, Richard the
Lion-Hearted has been kidnapped! According to
magical sources. he is being held somewhere in Cornwall.
Your mission: Locate the King and free him. A
Chivalry and Sorcery event. 32 Players. 8/Game.
TR=C2. W: P. S=3 Hrs. Fee=S4. Prizes: MC/Alt.
CAOI/S2 THE OFFICIAL ELFQUEST TOURNA­
MENT, TRANSITIONS, See CAOI/SI (FRI8) fot
details.
DS09 THE TEMPLE OF THE LIZARD KING, A
cult of evil lizard-men will sacrifice the Emperor's
virgin daughter at midnight unless you can penetrate
their lair and stop them. AD&D. 100 Players. 10/
Game. TR=C3. W: P. S=3 Hrs. Fee=$S. Prizes:
MC/Att.: I prize for best player in each game + the
Origins plaque for the best player overall.
MGOIIS2 SON OF PUN DUNGEON, See MGOII
51 (SAt8) for details.
MG02/S2 PRISON BREAK, See MG02/S1 (FRI8)
for details.
MG03/S3 THE WIZARD'S TOWER, HAVOC!
See MG03/S1 (TH21) for details.
S101/RIS2 AADA COMBAT RALLY, See SJOII
RI$I (FRI8)fordetails.
W007 RAIL BARON: Avalon Hill's Official tournamen!,
hosted by Wilmark Dynasty and GM'ed by a
past Champion. 36 Players. TR=B3. W: SE. R=2
Hrs. RI =SA21. R2:$UIO. Fee=$2. Prizes: MC/
An.: 1st: SO%R. 2nd: 30OfoR. 3rd: 20 11 /oR.
2200 (10,00 PM)
MPI7 SOS LANDROUX HIJACKING IN
PROGRESS ... SOS: See Special Events for data on
the Generic Traveller Event.
SUNDAY TOURNAMENTS
0900 (9,00 AM)
AH03 GLADIATOR: Bored by Sunday Mornings at
Gaming Conventions? Work off your boredom with a
brisk workout in the Arena! Join in this fast-moving
(and rather bloody) Avalon Hill "Gladiator" tournament.
Hand-ta-hand combat in Rome's arena.
You might even be awarded a Wooden Sword ... if
you survive. 64 Players. TR=A3. W: SE. R=I.S
Hrs. RI, SU09, R2, SUI030, RJ, SU13, Fee=53.
Prizes: MC/Alt.
AH13 SPEED CIRCUIT: Qualifying races will be
run on the Monza circuit with the top 12 finishers advancing
to the finals. which will be run on a surprise
track. 36 Players. TR=B2. W: E. R=2 HI'S. Fee=
$3. Prizes: MC/Alt.: 1st: 400/0R. 2nd: 20OfoR. 3rd:
IOOfoR.
BA02 MICROVARIATIONS II, THE GRAND
SCALE: Microgame Senarios large enough for four.
mainly Melee-Wizard and OGRE-GEV. Victories by
points based on damage done and recei\'ed. 16
Players. TR=B3. W, P. R=2 Hrs, RI, SU09. R2,
SUII. Fee=S2. Prizes: MC/Tt.
CA02/S2 RINGWORLD, See CA02lSI (FR2I) fOt
details.
DSIO THE TEMPLE OF THE MINOTAUR, YOUt
band must liberate the grapevine lowlands of Peacewater
from the peril that has drawn hordes of primitives
to the blazing Temple of the Minotaur. AD&D.
100 Players. IO/Game. TR=B3. W: P. R=3 Hrs.
Fee=SS. Prizes: MC/Alt. to be best player in each
surviving group + the Origins Plaque to the overall
best player.
GM02 NAVAL WAR: Join this fast-paced card
game tournamenl which is easy on the mind ... but
hard on the ships. How many games do you know that
you can learn from scratch in less than 5 minutes. 42
Players (71Game). TR=BI. W: SE. R= I Hr. RI:
SU09. R2: SUIO. Fee=$1. Prizes: MC/Att.
MPI8 TOP SECRET, COURIER MISSION, See
Special Events for data on the Generic Traveller
Event.
PS03/S3 CHILL See PS03/S1 (FRI8)fotdetaiis.
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RUM DESTRUCTION OF THE BROTHER·
HOOD OF THE RIFT: Locate the base of the most
feared band of corsais in the Nadine Sector and col·
lect as much infonnation on the Brotherhood as possible.
Traveller. 40 Players. 8/Game. TR=C3. W:?
R=3 Hrs. Fee=S4. Prizes: 1st: S30 Me. 2nd: S20
Me. 3td, SIO Me. 4th, SS Me.
VL02IS3 WHERE'S THERE'S A WILL See
VL02lSI (FR13) for details.
WDII/S3 CHAMPIONS, See WDII/SI (FRI5) fot
details.
WDl4/S3 MELANDA. LAND OF MYSTERY, See
WOI4/S1 (FR20) for details.
WDl6/S4 ANYTHING BUT NEUTRAL, See
WDI6/S1 (THIS) for details.
WD21 JAMES BOND, See WD21/S1 (THI8) fOt
details.
1000 (10,00 AM)
AH28 B·17: Avalon Hill once again offers this
unique battle of B-17 vis the Luftwaffe. Your pilot
your bomber against the selected target while the
Messerschmidts and Focke-Wulfs try to stop the 8th
AF "Maximum Effort:' 64+ Players. TR=A3.
W: SE (Special). All competition takes place in one
2-Hr. span. Fee=S2. Prizes: MC/Ait.
ME04/SI DOOM'S REVENGE, PART III, The
Doom Trilogy. Part Ill: The Final Battle. Ell:it the
Castle of Doom; beware of Doom's Revenge. Players
receive a painted Fantasy figure. Keep all the figures
you eliminate. Miniatures. 20 Players. TR=C2.
W: E. S=ll2 Hr. Fee=S2. Prizes: Players keep the
figures of eliminated opponents.
WOOS TALISMAN: A fast·paced elimination tournament
with fantasy characters vying for the Crown
of Command. Highly lauded by Games Magazine. 36
Players, TR=B3. W, SE. R=2 Hrs. RI, SUIO. R2,
SUD. Fee=S2. Prizes: MC/Att.
1030 (10,30 AM)
ME04/S2 DOOM'S REVENGE, PART III, See
ME04/SI (SUIO) for details.
1100 (11,00 AM)
GMOI FAMILY BUSINESS. Join in this exciting
card game of Mob Wars. An excellent way to eliminate
your frustrations ... and your rival "Businessmen."
36 Players (6/Game). TR=BI. W: SE. R= I
Hr_ RI: SUII. R2: SUI2. Fee=$1. Prizes: MC/Alt.
ME04/S3 DOOM'S REVENGE, PART III, See
ME04/SI (SU 10) for details.
MPI9 THE; OUTLAND ADVENTURE, See Spe·
cial Events for data on the Generic Traveller Event.
VLOI/S3 THE SHADOW KING, See VLOI/SI
(FRI7) for details.
WD20/S3 VILLAINS AND VIGILANTES, See
WD20/SI (FR18) for details.
1130 (11,30 AM)
ME04/S4 DOOM'S REVENGE, PART III, See
ME04/SI (SUIO) for details.
1200 (12,00 NOON)
PS02 TIMEMASTER: Join the Time Corps and stabilize
reality! Fight the cunning aliens and savage
renagades who would warp time for their own nefarious
purposes. This Pacesetter RPG spans the 4th dimension.
8 Players. 8/Game. TR=C2. W: P. R=4
Hrs. Fee=$1. Prizes: CMC/Att.
RU06 TO CATCH A THIEF: Time is running out;
your band must secretly burglarize a well-guarded
tower and escape with as much treasure as possible.
Let the unwary beware! AD&D. 40 Players. 8/Game.
TR=C3. W: P. R=3 Hrs. Fee=S4. Prizes: 1st: S30
Me. 2nd' 530 Me. 3td, 510 Me. 4th, 5S Me.
SMOI/S2 THE HOUSE OF lDOICY, See the Special
Event Section for details of the Generic Dungeon.
Short description is: Returning booty-laden from an
adventure. you find that the sagely mage who identifies
your booty has committed himself to an institution
treating mental illness. Can your group survive
long enough to find them?
1300 (1,00 PM)
CGOI COLLEGATE CREW, 4TH ANNUAL NA·
TIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP: Jump the start. Call a
"Big 10:' Catch a "crab." Break an oar. Stroke your
favorite college crew to victory. Beware the fat coxwain.
Weighnuff! 32 Players. TR=Cl. W: SE. R= I
Hr. RI: SUD. R2: SUI4. Fee=S2. Prizes: MC/Att.
DSII THE LAIR OF THE SERPENT DRAGON,
An Evil Serpent Dragon terrorizes the land. It is your
chivalrous duty as upholders of good to seek out this
meance and destroy it! AD&D. 100 Players. 10/
Game. TR=C3. W: P. R=3 HI'S. Fee=$S. Prizes:
MC/Alt. to the best player in each surviving group +
the Origins Plaque to the overall best player.
ME04/S5 DOOM'S REVENGE, PART 111, See
ME04/S1 (SUIO) for details.
1100 (1],00 AM)
GOOI BASIC TRAVELLER: A Question and
Answer session with Marc Miller on GOW's Science­
Fiction role· playing game. Free.
1200 (12,00 NOON)
FA02 STAR TREK, TRIANGLE INDEPENDENT
CAMPAiGNS: Mayhem. money. free traders. blackmail,
diplomacy. trade. independence. secrecy. conflict.
stealth. rich worlds. black market. spies. this
is role playing the Star Trek Triangle. Free.
1300 (],oo PM)
AHI7 ASL-HOW IT CAME ABOUT & WHAT'S
STILL COMING: The game's designers answer
questions on the current state of the Advance Squad
Leader Game System and on their future plans. Free.
NW02 WAGRAM EXPANSION AND UPDATE,
Presentation of the capabilities of expanding Clash of
Arm's Wagram game to include the Austrian advance
on the extreme left flank of the French. Handouts
included. New counters. Fee=SI.
VGOI CIVIL WAR GAMES: Victory Games' Civil
War games will be discussed. as will the period and
the state of the art in general. Fee=SI.
1400 (2,00 PM)
AGO) STAR REALMS: An introduction to Advanced
Gaming Technology and their new play-bymail
game; Star Realms. AGT would like this oppor·
tunity to prerent their game to the gaming public and
discuss its design with playtesters and interested
garners alike. Free.
FA03 OPERATION ARMAGEDDON, STRA·
TEGIC STARSHIP CAMPAIGNS: An open discussion
of starship combat campaigns. FASA designers
will give tips on organizing and running your own
strategic level campaign game. 0 & A follows. Free.
1$00 (3,00 PM)
GD02 ADVANCED TRAVELLER' Extended
question and answer session with Marc Miller concerning
GOW's popular Science-Fiction role-playing
game. Deeper background subjects covered. Free.
VG02 WARGAME RESEARCH, Watgame
research sources and techniques for turning raw data
into game system values. A handout will be given out
to focus the talk. Fee=SI.
1600 (4,00 PM)
FA04 ALIEN PLAYER CHARACTERS, ROMU·
LANS & KLINGONS: Who says playing the bad guys
can't be fun? Role playing is really stressed when
playing characters from other cultures in the Star
Trek Universe. Free.
HM2S NIP & TUCK WITH PLASTIC FIGURES,
The increasing availability of plastic miniatures allow
for a lot of conversions. Techniques and hints by an
expert. Host: Paul Koch. Free.
WD02lSI IT'S MAGIC: A refreshing new look at
the Arcane as it relates to fantasy campaigning. Included
are acquisition. development and advancement
plus entire new types and systems of magic.
Fee=S2.
1700 (S,OO PM)
JPOI INNOVATION IN GAME DESIGN, What is
"new" in a game? Is newer better? Does innovation
matter? A provocative exploration of trends by veteran
innovator John Prados. Q&A Session follows.
Fee=$2.
1330 IUO PM)
ME04/S6 DOOM'S REVENGE, PART 111, See
ME04/SI (SUIO) for details.
1400 (2,00 PM)
ME04/S7 DOOM'S REVENGE, PART 111, See
ME04/SI (SUIO) for details.
MP20 WANTED, EXPERIENCED TROUBLE­
SHOOTERS: See Special Events for data on the
Generic Traveller Event.
1430 (2,30 PM)
ME04/S8 DOOM'S REVENGE, PART 111, See
ME04/SI ($U 10) for details.
THURSDAYSEMrnNARS
1$00 (3,00 PM)
USOI SOVIET OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE
OPERATIONS: A Marine officer will offer a slide
presentation of Soviet Regimental/Battalion level of·
fensive and defensive tectical doctrine. describing
both its strengths and weaknesses. Free.
UM04 THIRD REICH 4TH EDITION, A DISCUS­
SION: A forum for Third Reich enthusiasts hosted by
Brian Sutton. Meet fellow players to arrange games.
discuss rules and trade stories. Tournament details