[CON] Pentacon XVII - Nov 2nd-4th 2001 Fort Wayne, IN
Dirk Collins
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Press Release: For Immediate Release
Pentacon XVII
November 2-4, 2001
Grand Wayne Center (Downtown)
120 West Jefferson Boulevard
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Special Guests:
Margaret Weis
Don Perrin
Susan Van Camp
The Northeastern Indiana Gaming Association (NIGA) is sponsoring
PentaCon XVII. PentaCon is the largest and oldest gaming convention
in Indiana, held annually in Fort Wayne. With well over 390 games,
three notable special guests, various contests, demonstrations,
seminars, and charity events, and expanded schedule with an
additional gaming session on Friday morning, this will be the
largest and best convention to date. Pre-Registration for the
convention has begun, and everyone is invited to come and
participate.
URL: http://members.aol.com/PentaConNIGA/
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Darkus Thel, Fort Wayne's
original high adventure role playing game. The Sorcerer's Guild
welcomes you to join the celebration with the release of the
third edition of the game at a special workshop. A special limited
edition of signed and numbered Third Edition Chronicles will be
available at the workshop.
This year, Pentacon will consist of nine gaming sessions instead
of eight!
Demonstration Games:
Dragonstorm, from Black Dragon Press
Wardogs!, and Raygunz and Rednecks, from Guffeycon Revue Board
A wide variety of Steve Jackson Games
WWF Raw Deal collectible card game, from Comic Images
Darkus Thel, by Sorcerers Guild
R3 Inc. Will be demoing their new game Obsidian Lords,
at booth #39 during the convention...
Contests:
Costume Contest
Painted Figure Contest
Speed painting Contest
Miscellaneous Events:
Security provided by the Society for Creative Anachronism
SCA Fighting exhibitions
Fort Wayne Gamers Gathering
The Great Nacho Challenge
Open Gaming - free open gaming always welcome !!!
The Flea Market - An opportunity to get cash for your old games,
or to locate a hard-to-find game, book, or supplement...
RPGA Sponsored Events:
Living City (2 events)
Living Greyhawk (2 events)
Living Force
Living Jungle
D & D Open (2 round)
D & D Masters (classic)
Call of Cthulu
Over 390 additional events...
3 different Live Action Roleplaying Events
Fees: Pre registered, all 3 days - $20
At The Door, all 3 days - $25
Pre registered, 2 days - $15
At The Door, 2 days - $20
Reregistered, 1 day pass - $10
At the Door, 1 day pass - $15
Additional fees:
(optional) Live Action Roleplaying $2 x LARP attending...
Notes;
1) Dealer Booths are still available, You can obtain a dealer
registration form via e-mail from
rcc...@paulding-net.com
res0...@gte.net
In the subject header write: Pentacon; Dealer Reg Form
2) Games will be assigned on a first come, first serve, basis.
3) Absolutely no pre-registration will be accepted over the phone
or via e-mail. Postal mail only!
4) Each person wishing to pre register must complete and submit a
separate form. You can obtain a copy of the pre-registration
form by visiting the Pentacon Web Site at the URL above and
downloading the pre-registration PDF file, or a form can be
e-mailed to you if you send an e-mail to:
res0...@gte.net
In the Subject header write: Pentacon, Reg Form Request
5) Payment must accompany the pre-registration form. One payment
may cover a number of Pre-registration forms.
6) If you wish to receive confirmation of your registration,
include a stamped, self-addressed envelope or postcard which
will be returned when the games are assigned, or provide an
e-mail address.
7) Mailing instructions are provided on the pre-registration form.
8) The Pre-registration Must be POSTMARKED by October 24 and
received no later than Oct. 31 to be processed. Any
pre-registration forms received later than that will be
returned unprocessed.
Thanks for your time. Hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
D T Collins
Another PentaCon Support Website
URL: http://tamerthya.freeservers.com/
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