ARCON XII - State University of New York at Oswego · ARCON XII Staff Katie Tiedrich ... 6-1 Starship Aeon Tabletop Rhonda Briggs 208 13 ... D20 Modern 4-7 None Yes

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ARCON XII Table of Contents

About ARCON

Staff/Rules

Slot Schedule

Quick Events Schedule

RPG Descriptions

Video Game Descriptions

Board and Card Game Descriptions

Other Events

Directions and Parking

Campus Center Map

Wireless

Sponsors

Other Conventions

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About ARCON Welcome to the twelfth annual ARCON. ARCON is SUNY Oswego's gaming convention, organized by The Story Tellers' Guild. It is a three-day event located in SUNY Oswego‟s Campus Center, during which people gather to participate in role-playing games, card games, video games, board games, miniature games, LARPs, and all sorts of other types of gaming. In this packet you will find a schedule of events that you can participate in. You can register for events at the front desk, which can be found outside room 132. You can also register online before the convention at arconoswego.org.

Archdeacon: Lacey O’Connor Admin Deacon: Pete Sterpe

Events Deacon: Adam Nelson Finance Deacon: Don Tyson PR Deacon: Zach Diamond

Vendor Deacon: Ryan Greenfield Graphics Deacon: Kari Cramer

Concessions Deacon: Courtnie Forbes Tech Deacon: Neil Ganti

Special Guests

ARCON XII Staff

Katie Tiedrich CJ Henderson

Be considerate of others and their property. If you are not you may be asked to leave. Wear your con badge at all times so you can be identified as an Arcon attendee. No cheating. The decisions of the con staff, including security personnel and front desk staff, are final.

ARCON Rules

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ARCON Slot Schedule

Friday Slot 1: 5:30pm - 9:30pm Slot 2: 10:00pm - 2:00am

Saturday

Slot 3: 9:00am - 1:00pm Slot 4: 2:00pm - 6:00pm Break: 6:00pm - 9:00pm Slot 5: 9:00pm - 1:00am

Sunday

Slot 6: 9:00am - 1:00pm Slot 7: 2:00pm - 6:00pm

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Schedule of Events Code Game Name Game Type GM Room Page

1-1 Flight of the Flumphs Tabletop Deanna Holden 208 8

1-2 Jurassic Park: WoD Tabletop Jack Carmody 223 8

1-3 Call of Cthulu Tabletop CJ Henderson 205 8

1-4 Blood Drive Tabletop Phil Marcus 231* 8

1-5 MTG: Archenemy Planechase 5v1 Card Game Joseph Cesta 133 16

1-6 Steam - Mega Map! Board Game Kevin Finerghty 133 16

1-7 Legendary Deck Building Game Card Game AJ Pultz 232* 16

1-8 Maid Cafe Other Pat Rich 210* 19

1-9 Call of the Arcanist Tabletop Chris Briggs 225 8

2-1 The Labyrinth Tabletop Mark Smith 208 9

2-2 Dead 2 Nite Tabletop Mike Virgo 223 9

2-3 Welcome to Oith Tabletop Greg Harris 223 9

2-4 In Out Of The Rain Tabletop Don Tyson 210 9

2-5 Why Are We Here Again Tabletop Rhonda Briggs 231 9

2-6 Connective Corridor to the Kali Mal Tabletop John Hartung 232 9

2-7 Battle Munchkin Card Game Kari Cramer 133 16

2-8 Dominion Card Game Andy Wallace 133 16

2-9 Small World Realms Board Game Mike Walko 133 16

2-10 Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff Other KP Leslie-Taylor 225 19

2-11 Arcon-A-Thon: 3rd Strike! Video Game Adam Nelson 211 15

2-12 Abuse The Author Guest Event CJ Henderson 205 19

O-1 Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs Video Game Zach Diamond Theatre 19

3-1 Mars Attacks: Final Girl Tabletop Neil Ganti 208 10

3-2 Shattered Wonderland Tabletop Chris Raslan 223 10

3-3 Changeling: Zombie Apocalypse Tabletop Courtnie Forbes 225 10

3-4 End Times Tabletop Jeremiah Lahnum 210 10

3-5 Wake up and Wargame! Board Game Kevin Finerghty 133 16

3-6 Bring More Drinks for My Friends! Card Game Brian Loughlin 231 16

3-7 Star Wars Trivial Pursuit Other Don Tyson 232 17

3-8 12th Annual Battletechnology Expo Minis Bob Delong 239 17

3-9 Silent Football Other Claire Flowers 142 19

S-1 Magic: The Gathering Prerelease Card Game Joseph Samuels Food C. 17

Slot 1

Slot 2

Fri Night

Slot 3

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Schedule of Events Code Game Name Game Type GM Room Page

4-1 Hivebent: Final Troll Tabletop Lacey O‟Connor 208 11

4-2 Cabin in the Woods Tabletop Mark Smith 223 11

4-3 Shonen Jump Alliance II Tabletop Neil Ganti 225 11

4-4 „Ey Lads! Our Beer„s Been Stolen! Tabletop Chris Raslan 210 11

4-5 Court in the Streets Tabletop Kevin Kreiner 231 11

4-6 Merchant House Ameketch Tabletop William Rexroat 232 11

4-7 The Asylum of St. Dymphna Tabletop Chris Green 137 11

4-8 Dominant Species Board Game Mike Walko 133 17

4-9 Anime: Whats Next? Other Mark Hawes 142 20

4-10 Battletechnology Expo Bonus Round Minis Bob Delong 239 17

4-11 Injustice Tournament Video Game Darren Greenfield 211 15

B-1 STG Event Event Pete Sterpe Food C. 20

5-1 Defend the Warrens! Tabletop Pete Sterpe 232 12

5-2 The Convicts Tabletop Kevin Kreiner 208 12

5-3 The Flotilla Tabletop Jeremiah Lahnum 223 12

5-4 The Wonderful World of Oz Tabletop Billy Ernest 225 12

5-5 Pokemon: Force Theta Tabletop Alex Nichols 210 12

5-6 Changing Skins Tabletop Courtnie Forbes 239 12

5-7 Deck-a-palooza! Card Game Adam Nelson 133 17

5-8 Power Grid Board Game Kevin Finerghty 133 17

5-9 Plan 8 from Outer Space Other Mark Hawes 137 20

5-10 Who's Line Is It Anyway? Other Mark Smith 231 20

5-11 Katawa Shoujo Read-Aloud Other Aaron Golish 142 20

O-2 Mystery Science Theatre Other Pete Sterpe Theatre

6-1 Starship Aeon Tabletop Rhonda Briggs 208 13

6-2 Game of Thrones Board Game Board Game Lacey O‟Connor 223 18

6-3 Red Dragon Inn Card Game Chris Coon 225 18

6-4 You Don't Know Jack: THE RIDE Video Game Oliver Hong 210 15

6-5 STG Bingo Other Kari Cramer 231 20

7-1 Reality TV Tabletop Zachary Diamond 208 14

7-2 Fallout RPG Tabletop Mike Hegarty 223 14

7-3 SCP Foundation Tabletop Julia Anello 225 14

7-4 Texas Hold 'Em Card Game Mike Virgo 210 18

7-6 Super Smash Bros. Tournament Video Game Pat Rich 211 15

Slot 5

Break

Sat Night

Slot 4

Slot 6

Slot 7

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Event Descriptions Tabletop RPGs - Slot 1

Friday 5:30 - 9:30 PM

# Name GM System Players Exp. Needed

Pregens Description

1-1 Flight of the Flumphs

Deanna Hol-den

Dungeons and Dragons 3.5

3-5 None Yes

Where did all these flumphs come from? Nothing interesting happens in the village of Amberhill...until a few days ago. Now there are these weird things hanging out and eating all the crops. And there are no adventurers in sight to help!

1-2 Jurassic Park: WoD

Jack Carmody

World of Darkness

4-6 Some Yes

This is a play through of Jurassic Park where the players ARE THE DINOSAURS!! Will you break your bonds of oppression, take back the island, and seek revenge on your human captors?

1-3 Call of Cthulu CJ

Henderson Call of Cthulu

4-6 None

Yes

Come play in a Call of Cthulu game run by our spe-

cial guest: author CJ Henderson!

1-4 Blood Drive Phil Marcus Hunter: The Vigil

4-6 Some Yes

You are part of a hunter cell in Rochester, New York, helping keep the city safe from all sorts of nasty things that go bump in the night. As you came to-gether from all walks of life, the larger cells have taken note of you since that incident at Eastman House. Tonight, your mysterious benefactor needs a favor. There is a vampire who is seeking rehab for his hideous addiction. There's only one catch: the rehab is in Chicago, and vampires are not known to make friends easily. 600 mile road trip. With a vam-pire. What could be simpler?

1-9 Call of the Arcanist

Chris Briggs Dungeons & Dragons 4th

4-6 None Yes

Archmage Xerros the Ineffable has called for the finest arcanists in the kingdom of Cardamon to assist him in mysterious ritual. It is well known that being chosen by Xerros is a high honor, and can bring you fame and riches, if you are so inclined. Whether curi-osity, reknown or glory has brought you to the arch-mages tower, you will soon walk into the adventure of your life.

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Friday 10 PM - 2 AM


Pregens Description

2-1 The Labyrinth Mark Smith Dread 3-5 None Yes What bastered abomination lurks in the manors gar-den?

2-2 Dead 2 Nite Michael Virgo

World of Darkness

3-7 None Yes

The dead walk among us. They outnumber us. They feed upon us. Is there an end to this nightmare? If there is not, then maybe just a safe place to rest our weary bones? This is a modified World of Darkness game set in a world remarkably similar to our own, if not for one big detail. Based loosely on The Walking Dead and Die2Nite. Plenty of pre-gens, as there will be character deaths, you can keep arriving with new ones if/when you die.

2-3 Welcome to Oith Greg Harris Savage Worlds

4-6 None Yes

The sort of sequel to last year's game set in the bi-zarre Low Life universe. Players will find new faces in the far off post-human, post apocalyptic crapsack future of a gazillion years from now. Including fungus that walks among us, a race that used to be flies on the wall, now having to settle as flies on the ground, and those who need to come out of their shells.(As in mutant snail people, not mutant turtle people, that would just be silly.)

2-4 In Out Of The Rain

Donald Tyson

Dungeons & Dragons 3.5

2-4 Some Yes

With only a cursory adventure under your belt, your party finds itself stuck in the woods in the rain. A quick search finds a large mansion, inviting candles glowing in the windows. -4 pregens of iconic D&D classes -combat, puzzles, and horror

2-5 Why Are We Here Again

Rhonda Briggs

World of Darkness

4-7 None Yes

In an alternate Whoniverse The Doctor has come across something so awful he needs all his compan-ions. Rose, Martha, Donna, Amy, Clara, Rory, Mickie, Captain Jack all have to help him. What happens when you cross the Silence working with the Weeping Angels using the Vashta Nerada as a weapon? You can't blink, you can't see your enemy, you can't re-member WHY you can't blink, shadows might eat you. What can you do to stop this? This is a alternate Whoniverse but many events that occur in Doctor Who will be taken into account for the game. You will be RPing the companions, please do your best to stick to their characters.

2-6 Connective Corridor to the Kali Mal (Part 1)

John Har-tung

D20 Modern 4-7 None Yes

Father Graham was a beloved old priest of the com-munity, respected for his charity and piety. So no one could believe it when he boarded a city bus and sud-denly snapped the neck of a city bus driver with his bare hands. Turning himself over to the police, all he would say is "I didn't like the cut of his kimono". Based on the "Shadows of Syracuse" setting, players are antiheroes commissioned by a faction of the church to investigate the mysterious event, which requires them to enter the Chop Shop research cen-ter of the underground psi-police unit, the Men in Beige. Will they be able to figure out the mystery and escape with their minds intact?

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Saturday 9 AM - 1 PM


Pregens Description

3-1 Mars Attacks Final Girl

Neil Ganti Final Girl 3-6 None No

The aliens have arrived! In all of their bulbous headed glory (and the constant use of Ack). Your goal is sim-ple: survive and become the final girl. New players are more than welcome, as the rules will be explained. Very easy and straightforward.

3-2 Shattered Wonderland

Chris Raslan

World of Dark-ness

3-6 None Yes

After the vampire attack last year during what should have been a fun college trip, your lives have been changed as you have seen into the world that is hid-den from most people. Now you hunt the things that prey on them, since you know humankind is not alone. Your group has heard rumors of fey creatures abducting people, and have come to investigate. Things are about to get messy and your worst night-mares may well become real. But that‟s not really a surprise anymore to hunters like you, is it?

3-3 Changeling: Zombie Apocalypse

Courtnie Forbes

Changeling: The Lost

3-5 None Yes

The Zombie Apocalypse has struck, we all knew it would happen eventually. While the affliction doesn't affect Changelings directly, harvesting the vital re-source of glamour has become challenging; since har-vesting from zombies isn't viable. One Motley has set forth to find a solution.

3-4 End Times Jeremiah Lahnum

Marvel Heroic Roleplay

4-6 None Yes

As morning breaks over New York, City Roman Le-gionnaires march on the United Nations. They ride in steam powered chariots drawn by sabretooth tigers. The war between the Roman Empire and the US has raged for as long as anyone can remember. The prob-

lem is Captain America doesn't remember it. Pym has a theory that all of time is collapsing to a single point and that it will eventually cease to exist entirely. For some reason Avengers tower is the only point in time that is still stable. Stark is uncertain if leaving the protective field of the tower will effect the team or not. None of that matters. The world needs help. There is only one choice. AVENGERS ASSEMBLE!

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Saturday 2 PM - 6 PM


Pre-gens Description

4-1 Hivebent: Final Troll

Lacey O'Connor

Final Girl 4-6 None Yes

On the alien planet of Alternia, young trolls live and grow, until they are taken by the elder trolls to space to be as-similated. But 6 sweeps ago, the Mother Grub made a mis-take and produced too many grubs. Now the overpopula-tion of trolls need to be thinned out, and the elders will allow only the best to survive and ascend. Which troll will prevail against all odds and claim his place amongst the powerful elders? The Final Girl is a rotating-GM rpg where a character must die every scene. No experience with the system is neces-sary, however a basic knowledge of Homestuck and the Alternian trolls will enrich your experience much more than coming in with none. Both the original 12 trolls as well as your own fan trolls will be used!

4-2 Cabin in the Woods

Mark Smith

World of Darkness

4-5 Some Yes Game based on the film.

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Shonen Jump Alliance II Figures of Legend

Neil Ganti BESM 3-6 None Yes

When Yang, an extra dimensional villain, manages to trap all the Shonen main heroes, as a method to enable the villains to take over; all hope seems lost. That is, where the mentors come in. Powerful individuals, these people all have a unique set of skills, which have propagated them to the top of the chain. Knowing that there loved ones are captive and that evil is trying to take over can these char-acters win? As like the last time, the only requirement is that players have some knowledge of the characters they wish to play. No experience needed, as I'll explain the ba-sics of the system.

4-4 „Ey Lads! Our Beer„s Been Stolen!

Chris Raslan

Pathfinder 3-6 None Yes

It‟s a beautiful day in Steelhill, spring is arriving and its time for the annual festival. Being dwarves that of course means drinking and lots of it! Except for one problem - the booze is gone! Stolen. But who took it? That of course is where you come in, adventurer.

4-5 Court in the Streets

Kevin Kreiner

Neo-Babylon 3-6 None No

In ancient Babylon, everything is for sale. Even justice. So when a thief is caught, justice can be swift, or it can come not at all. But if that thief has something so valuable that many people would kill to get it, possession may, in fact, be most of the law. Babylon is a role playing game of daz-zling wealth and brutal poverty, of the spaces between high living and misery, of magic and mystery set in the age of Alexander the Great. Here's your chance to try out a new game before it hits the market. Character generation will take place before the scenario begins.

4-6 Merchant House Ameketch

William Rexroat

Dungeons and Dragons 2nd Edition

3-6 Some Yes

In the city of Balic, an insidious new threat to the Tyr re-gion has arisen in the shape of a humble beetle. Magically altered to deliver a psionic malady via their bite, the bee-tles have been used by templars, slavers, raiders and worse to neutralize the psionic abilities of their captives and render them docile. In desperation, the Veiled Alliance has called upon your characters to track down the source of the sinister beetles and put an end to them.

4-7 The Asylum of St. Dymphna

Chris Green

World of Darkness

4-6 None Yes

Asylums have long been the forgotten places of the world. They are the refuges and prisons for the mentally ill and the damned. They are an even more terrifying place if you don't why you are there or even -- who you really are. This is a horror game for 4 to 6 players who start out knowing nothing of their characters and will attempt to piece them together and learn all about this mysterious asylum in which they are the newest patients.

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Saturday 9 PM - 1 AM

# Name GM System Players

Exp. Needed

Pregens Description

5-1 Defend the Warrens!

Pete Sterpe

Vampire: The Masquerade

4-8 Some Yes

Though usually standing alone, Clan Nosferatu has been

forced to turn to the dregs of Kindred society to help pro-tect them from a mysterious threat that has threatened their warrens, and possibly the entire domain itself. You are those dregs.

5-2 The Convicts Kevin Kreiner

Call of Cthulhu

4-8 None Yes

California, 1927. A group of people, convicted of various crimes, sentenced to court-ordered sterilization in addition to other punishments. Can it get any worse? At an isolated prison at the eastern edge of California, beyond the arm of the merciless law, it can indeed get worse. Much worse.

5-3 The Flotilla Jeremiah Lahnum

Apocalypse World

2-5 None No

The Flottila, as far as anyone knows the last vestiges of humanity. How did it all go wrong? No one really remem-bers anymore. Somehow though before it did they man-aged to launch as many ships as possible and over the years they've docked and fused together to create a giant floating civilization. Resources are scarce and life is tough. Weapons are plentiful and bullets are numerous. You can always take what you want from someone else.

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World of Dark-ness: The "Wonderful" World of Oz

Billy Ernest

World of Darkness

4-6 None Yes

"The Wizard of Oz? Yeah, I remember that film." "Well, you obviously haven't even scratched the surface of the terror which awaits." You are a mere mortal living your quiet and humble life. That is, until you become trapped in a sink hole leading to the true "Wonderful" Land of Oz. Now you will experience the secrets L. Frank Baum meant to keep hidden from this world. Escape from Oz and return back to your safe existence. . . or die trying. No experience is nec-essary for this game. I am very willing to introduce new players to the system and help out as much as I can. This is a Survival/Horror game. There is a large possibility your character will die. However, I'm not out to get you. Come

with a cheery attitude and we'll get through this forsaken land!

5-5 Pokemon: Force Theta

Alex Nich-ols

Savage Worlds

4-8 Some Yes

An RP where you get to play as the Pokemon! A new crisis has called for a new team of heroes. Formed of previously abandoned Pokemon, the new team, dubbed "Force Theta", must undergo a dangerous first mission - cripple the opera-tions of the emerging gang 'Heaven Satellite' before they can put their nefarious plans into motion. Experience re-quirement is minimal and only pertains to the Pokemon universe - knowledge of Unova a plus but not mandated.

5-6 Changing Skins

Courtnie Forbes

Werewolf: The Forsaken

3-5 None Yes

Join the Hinckley Reservoir pack, nestled in the Adiron-dacks, as they learn things aren't always what they appear. Something more sinister can always lay right beneath the skin. They will need a combination of brute force, subtlety and quick-wits along with a dose of social finesse to end the night with all the parts they started with, physical or otherwise. Introduction to Werewolf: The Forsaken.

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Sunday 9 AM - 1 PM


Pregens Description

6-1 Starship Aeon

Rhonda Briggs

BESM 4-6 None Yes

You wake up in a pod not in your home world. You think of any game, movie, show, comic, book ever and you can be mashed together on a ship for some reason. Your goal: get back home in one piece. Cast

of playable characters: Harry Potter, The Doctor, Black Widow, Sailor Moon, Legolas and Pikachu.

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Sunday 2 PM - 6 PM


Pregens

Description

7-1 Reality TV Zachary Diamond

World of Darkness

3-8 None No

How lucky you are, getting a spot on this reality TV show. There's fabulous prizes... you think? There's intrigue and mystery, probably. More

likely than not there's going to be drama, too. Oh and there's murder and stuff.

7-2 Fallout RPG Mike Hegarty

Fan-Made RPG

3-6 Some Yes

A tabletop set in the Fallout universe. Setting will be West coast, so please come with some familiarity of the lore there. I'm not looking for encyclopedic knowledge of it, but at least an understanding.

7-3 SCP Founda-

tion

Julia

Anello

World of

Darkness 3-6 Some Yes

You are a D-Class personel when something

goes highly arwy at the Foundation, releasing numerous friendly or deadly SCPs. Do you fight to recapture them, or escape with (hopefully) your life? You'll need your wits about you either way, but you should be able to handle it, right? Welcome to the Foundation, D-####. Good

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Event Descriptions Video Games

Slot 2 - Friday 10:00 pm - 2:00 AM

2-11 Arcon-A-Thon: 3rd Strike! Adam Nelson 4-16 None

The Arcon-A-Thon returns for a 3rd big year. For those that don't know, the Arcon-A-Thon is the decathlon of video gaming. Playing many mys-terious game from many genres (This year, we cover puzzle, arcade, racing, fighting, sports, and more!), earning points in each round. The top 4 will play in the finals, and the winner will receive a fabulous prize! Also, the winner of each specific game round will receive a small prize as well! Also, NO MARIO PARTY THIS YEAR, I PROMISE!

4-10 Injustice Tournament Darren Greenfield

4-16 None Injustice Tournament!

Slot 6 - Sunday 9:00 Am - 1:00 PM

6-4 You Don't Know Jack: THE RIDE

Oliver Hong Video Game Room Capacity None

Before those crazy Game Grumps played the You Don't Know Jack that we all know and love today, there was You Don't Know Jack: THE RIDE, arguably the best rendition of You Don't Know Jack before they started putting pirates in it and shoving it into the Xbox 360. Join in on the fun and crowd around a single computer answering irrelevant trivia questions, or just watch, and come along for... THE RIDE.

Slot 4 - Saturday 2:00 pm - 6:00 PM

7-6 Super Smash Bros. Tournament

Pat Rich N64, Game Cube, and Wii

10-30 Some This Tournament will consist of all three games. From the original N64 title, to Melee, and Brawl. Prizes for 1st, 2nd , and 3rd Place.

Slot 7 - Sunday 2:00 Pm - 6:00 PM

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Event Descriptions Board and Card Games

Slot 2 - Friday 10 Pm - 2 AM


Description

1-5 MTG: Archen-emy Planechase 5v1

Joseph Cesta

Magic: The Gathering

2-5 Mod.

You DARE to challenge ME in a 5 versus 1 utilizing the Archen-emy AND Planechase cards for maximum mayhem!?! COME THEN! LET US FIND OUT WHICH OF YOU FOOLS BURNS BRIGHTEST! (decks available for use, or use your own standard power level deck pending approval.)

1-6 Steam - Mega Map!

Kevin Finerghty

Steam 3-7 None We will play the expanded version of Steam, which tacks on the Mid-Atlantic states of the East coast along with NY/New England from the base game.

1-7 Legendary Deck Building Game

AJ Pultz Legendary 2-5 None

Come play the amazing Marvel based deck building game. Re-cruit a team of heroes including Thor, Captain America, Storm, and many more well known super heroes. All to defeat the equally famous villains of the Marvel Universe.

Slot 1 - Friday 5:30 Pm - 9:30 PM


Description

2-7 Battle Munchkin Kari Cramer

Munchkin 2-6 None

Munchkin is a game where you kill monsters, steal treasure, and stab your buddies. You can help your fellow players or refuse to aid them. Come and play the game of backstabbing, manipula-tion, and luck!

2-8 Dominion Andy Wallace

Dominion 2-4 None

A competitive deck-building game! Compete against other play-ers to get gold and victory points, and even steal gold from other players. But buy and play cards carefully, as what might be good now may hurt by the end of the game... No experience needed, and once you learn the game, it becomes highly addic-tive.

2-9 Small World Realms

Mike Walko Small World 4-6 None

It's a Small World after all... Or so this fun board game says. A game of fantasy creatures trying to beat the odds and the other players into submission. I call it Risk for dummies, but it's so much more fun. It only takes a little strategy and is an easy game for any beginning board gamer and is enjoyable to even the most hardcore gamer.

Slot 3 - Saturday 9 am– 1 PM


Description

3-5 Wake up and Wargame!

Kevin Finerghty

1812 3-5 None

We will play a easy to learn & very fun game that re-creates the war of 1812 - called.... 1812! (the invasion of Canada) With 5, three players act for the Canadian/British side, trying to take over American cities (like Oswego) while two players act for the American side, attempting to invade Canada. (with fewer players will will adapt this, or play Memoir 44- which is an easy hex-style WWII game)

3-6 Wench! Bring More Drinks for My Friends!

Brian Loughlin

Red Dragon Inn

3-14 None

Ever wonder what those adventurers do AFTER they come back from the dungeon? Why, they hit the Red Dragon Inn and drink until only one of them is left standing! In this comedic card game by Slugfest Games, come take on the roll of a hard working ad-venture who just wants to kick back, relax, gamble, and punch their friends and drink them under the table for their money! Each player will be given a character deck, and they must try and stay conscious longer then anyone else, while still having some money to pay for drinks. However, each turn players must drink from the mugs in front of them (drink cards), bringing them ever closer to that stumble back to their room. Voices and manner-isms are encouraged. The game is much better the more adven-turers that join the party, so take a seat at the Inn‟s biggest ta-ble! NOTE: No alcohol will actually be consumed. RDI 1-3 will be available, as well as 2 bonus characters. The “Gambling? I‟m In!” expansion will NOT be used. There will be prizes.

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Slot 3 Cotd- Saturday 9 Am - 1 PM


Description

3-7 Star Wars (Original Trilogy) Trivial Pursuit

Don Tyson Trivial Pursuit

3-6 None How well do you think you know the Star Wars movies? Some knowledge of the Star Wars movies recommended, but there's a good range of difficulty to the questions

S-1 Magic: The Gathering Prerelease

Joseph Samuels


Yes

This will be a pre-release event for the new Dragon's Maze set, sponsored by The Comic Shop. More information will be coming soon. The event will start at noon and run as late as 6 pm. Costs $25. You must register with the Comic Shop beforehand.

3-8 12th Annual Solaris VII Battletechnology Expo

Bob Delong Battletech Minis

3-7 Some

Come one, come all to the finest displays of battletechnology and mechwarrior skill in the Solaris VII arena! 2-mech teams of mechs, representing each major house and faction of the Inner Sphere meet to show who has the best tools and/or talent! Will someone's head get blown off by a heavy gauss cannon? Will someone get crushed by a DFA like last year's competition? Only one way to find out!!!

Slot 4 - Saturday 2 Pm - 6 PM


Description

4-8 Dominant Species Mike Walko

4-6 Yes

90,000 B.C. -- A great ice age is fast approaching.Each player will assume the role of one of six major animal classes -- mam-mal, reptile, bird, amphibian, arachnid or insect. Each begins the game more or less in a state of natural balance in relation to one another. But that won‟t last: It is indeed "survival of the fittest." This is a worker placement "Euro" style game. Experience with this genres is strongly recommended.

S-1 Magic: The Gathering Prerelease

Joseph Samuels


Yes Continued from Slot 3.

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12th Annual Solaris VII Battletechnology Expo

Bob Delong

Battletech Minis

3-7 Some Bonus Round!

Slot 5 - Saturday 9 Pm - 1 AM


Description

5-7 Deck-a-palooza! Adam Nel-son

Various 2-32 None

Deck Building games are becoming the dominant force of the board game scene. But, there is a variety of them to choose from, and with a variety of play styles and themes, like anime maids, Resident Evil, comic book heroes, webcomics, and of course Dominion! So, come to Deck-A-Palooza, and learn a new style, play an old favorite, or finally try the deck building style of board game all together! We will have multiple games available and running, so you'll be sure to have something to play!

5-8 Power Grid Kevin Finerghty

Power Grid 5-6 None

The object of Power Grid is to supply the most cities with power when

someone's network gains a predetermined size. Players mark routes be-

tween cities for connection, and then bid against each other to purchase

the power plants that they use to power their cities. As plants are pur-chased, newer, more efficient plants become available, so by merely pur-

chasing, you're potentially allowing others access to superior equipment.

Players must also acquire the raw materials (coal, oil, garbage, and ura-

nium), to power said plants (except for the 'renewable' windfarm/ solar

plants), making it a constant struggle to upgrade your plants for maximum

efficiency while still retaining enough wealth to quickly expand your net-

work to get the cheapest routes. http://boardgamegeek.com/

boardgame/2651/power-grid We will play the Brazil map! Once this game

wraps up, we will continue with open boardgaming. Kevin & Mike will be

bringing various euro/ameri/war games to play all day & night!

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Slot 6 - Sunday 9 am—1 pm


Description

6-2 Game of Thrones Board Game

Lacey O'Connor

Game of Thrones Board Game

3-6 None

The land of Westeros is in turmoil as the great houses clamor for the Iron Throne. Will it stay in the hands of the Baratheons, or pass to the golden paws of the Lannisters? And what of the Starks in the North, or the Tyrell's from the south? The Game of Thrones board game let's you take control of one of the houses's of Westeros and pit against each other to dominate the domain. This strategy game is easy to learn, but hard to master! When playing your house, role playing and making alliances and ene-mies is heavily encouraged but not required. You don't even need to know anything about the book/show the game is based on, but you'll have a lot of fun if you do!

6-3 Red Dragon Inn Chris Coon

Power Grid 3-14 None

In Red Dragon Inn, you and your friends are a party of heroic, fantasy adventurers. You've raided the dungeon, killed the mon-

sters, and taken their treasure. Now you're back, and what better way to celebrate your most recent victory than to spend an eve-ning at the Red Dragon Inn. You and your adventuring compan-ions will spend the night drinking, gambling, and roughhousing. The last person who is both sober enough to remain conscious and shrewd enough to hold onto his Gold Coins wins the game.

A large drinking glass with the Red Dragon Inn logo will be given as the grand prize to the player who can drink all his or her friends under the table! (Thank you Slugfest Games for your per-mission to use the logo). If I get 8 or more players, there will also be 2 ceramic shot glasses with the game's logo available to win.

Slot 7 - Sunday 2 pm - 6 PM


Description

7-4 Texas Hold 'Em Mike Virgo Poker 4-20 None

The annual tradition at Arcon. A great way to finish off your weekend and let your brain decompress. Standard style Texas Hold'Em Tournament. No entry fee, but there will be prizes. Esca-lating blinds, wild, crazy bets, and enough bluffing to stuff a horse. Are you willing to go all-in on the action?

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Event Descriptions Other Events

Slot 1 - Friday 5:30 pm - 9:30 PM

Slot 2 - Friday 10:00 pm - 2:00 AM

# Name GM System Players Exp. Needed Description

1-8 Maid Cafe Pat Rich Maid 3-4 None

Ever wanted to go to Japan and visit one of

the many maid cafes of Akihabara? Well, if

you've been wanting too, but have been

unable to, then why not come visit our maid

cafe? Uniforms may be provided for those who wish to cosplay as a maid. Butler's are

acceptable as well. So come play games,

chat, relax with us.


2-10 Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff Dramatic Reading

Claire Flowers Special Event Room Capacity

None

Come listen to a dramatic reading of the best webcomic ever: Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff. We will be reading from a book, and also will provide the web version on projector.

2-12 Abuse the Author! CJ Henderson Special Event Room

Capacity None

Come and ask CJ anything about his

writing!

Friday Overnight 2 am - 9 am # Name GM System Players Exp. Needed Description

F-1 Amnesia Zach Diamond Amnesia N/A None

" A group playthrough of the most ter-rifying video game ever! The faint of heart should bring a change of pants.

You do not need to sign up for this event. It will be held in the Auditorium.

Slot 3 - Saturday 9 am - 1 pm


3-9 Silent Football Claire Flowers Special Event 4-15 None

Neither silent nor football, this game of champions seems at first to be a sim-ple exercise in circle-sitting and rule-following. Do not be fooled! Silent Football will test the limits of one's circumlocution, creativity, and toler-ance for hilarity. Tremble at the fool-ishness of fwapping a fwapped fwap! Gasp as a (former) friend shrugs a shrodem! Fear as Mr. Dictator assigns penance points! Through interactive and baffling social dynamics in the Silent Football universe, where the time is always hammer time, learn how to address one's spouse, quote in the SF style (much better than ALA), and fight bothersome hallucinations without everyone realizing how many hallu-cinogens were taken.

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Event Descriptions Other Events


4-9 Anime: Whats Next? Mark Hawes Game Show Room Capacity

None

Anime can be really weird. Apply your expertise and wit to figure out what happens next after a clip is shown. You and your team members compete to guess: What's Next!

Slot 4 - Saturday 2 pm - 6 PM

Slot 5 - Saturday 9 pm - 1 AM

Saturday Break - 6 PM - 9 PM

# Name GM Description

B-1 STG Gathering Pete Sterpe

Come meet everyone attending the convention and en-joy some pizza. Next year's STG e-board will be pre-sented, and you will also hear from the STGAA!

You do not need to sign up for this event. It will be held in the Cafeteria.


5-9 Plan 8 from Outer Space (followed by movie: Plan 9)

Mark Hawes LARP 7-8 None

Have you ever seen Plan 9? Ever won-der what happen to Plan 1-8? Play in the Post-Plan 8 meeting and make Plan 9 a success. This Fun short Romp will be followed by a showing of the movie "Plan 9 From Outer Space"

5-10 Who's Line Is It Anyway?

Mark Smith Improv Com-edy

2-4 None An attempt to re-enact the show.

5-11 Katawa Shoujo Read-Aloud

Aaron Golish None 1-20 None

A read-aloud of the first act of Katawa Shoujo [from 4-Leaf Studios] per-formed by an amateur cast of voice actors. Enjoy the interactive adventure as the audience votes on the choices!

Saturday Overnight - 1 AM - 9 AM

# Name GM Description

T-1 Mystery Science Theatre Pete Sterpe

Come and enjoy some "great" films. This year the feature presentation is Rubber, a movie about a tire. You do not need to sign up for this event. It will be held in the Auditorium.


6-5 STG Bingo Kari Cramer Bingo Room Capacity

None Come on down and play BINGO! There are many different, amazing, awesome prizes you could win.

Slot 6 - Sunday 9 am - 1 PM

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Parking

Directions once you reach Oswego:

Continue on Route 104 West (Bridge Street) through the city of Oswego to George Washington Boulevard.

George Washington Boulevard is located one mile west of the intersection of Route 104 and Route 481 (East First

Street), at the “forks in the road” (traffic light at the junction of Route 104, Bridge Street, Hillside Avenue, Seneca

Avenue and George Washington Boulevard).

As you approach Friendly‟s and McDonald's on Route 104 move to the right lane and continue straight onto

George Washington Boulevard. Continue for less than a half-mile on George Washington Boulevard, passing Ace

Home Center on the right. Take a right on Sheldon Ave, followed by another left onto Rudolph St, and then one

more left onto Centennial Drive. Parking lot E-17 will be on your right. The campus center is right next to the

parking lot.

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Campus Center

Wireless

Network Name: Conference

Username: arcon

Password: oswego

Students are asked to continue to use their normal wireless network to avoid congesting the network we have set up for our guests. If

too many users are online we cannot guarantee the speed of the network. We ask our attendees to avoid illegal downloads during

their visit.

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Sponsors Arcon XII is brought to you by:

The Story Tellers’ Guild of SUNY Oswego

The Story Tellers’ Guild Alumni Association

The Student Association of SUNY Oswego

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Other Conventions Please check out our neighboring conventions!

Documents

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