OurCon, April 23-25, 2009, Amherst, MA

The Game Hobbyists League at UMass Amherst are hosting their annual convention, OurCon.

The Theme for the con this year is "Celebrating the Games of the Valley". A special invitation has been extended to JiffyCon GMs and players, to come show off the many small press and independent games that have been written and published here in western Massachusetts, as well as other favorites.

There will be a Game Design Panel discussion on Saturday with local game designers. The full schedule will be announced soon.

Role playing games will be run Friday night, Saturday morning and Saturday afternoon/evening. If you'd like to sign up to run a game, contact Emily at [emilycare at gmail dot com].

Visit the Facebook page here:
OurCon 2010

Directions can be found here:

http://www.umasshotel.com/location-contact/

Parking information is here:

http://parking.umass.edu/index.php/generalinfo/visitorparking
http://parking.umass.edu/index.php/generalinfo/garageparking

Maul Con III, March 5-7

MaulCon has gone underground. So underground that the slacker running it did not get around to making up this web site until the last minute. It is also underground in the sense that it will be happening below street level, in Worlds Apart Games in downtown Amherst. MaulCon II was about the size that could fit cozily in Worlds Apart Games, and the rent is much better.

The rent is so much better that we MaulCon III is a FREE event to attend! That's right, you can just come on by and enjoy the gaming. Worlds Apart would not mind if you were to donate $5 or buy something.

Below is the schedule of role playing games. In addition to that, we have access to Worlds Apart's board game library of over 100 games including Dominion, Antike, Galaxy Trucker, Settlers, Axis and Allies, Ticket to Ride, and much more!

Friday, 6 PM to 10 PM
JellyGlobs: Hold The Line!
GM: Aaron Jensen
Push your opponent off the board in this simple game of luck and strategy. Presented by Empire Earned Games.
www.empire-earned.com


Misspent Youth, Part 1
GM: Robert Bohl
Play the part of rebellious youth in a dark future. Will you defeat the authority or will you succumb to the Man? Part 1 of a three part story through the weekend. You can play in a single session or all three.


Saturday, 12 PM to 5 PM
Sign in Stranger
GM: Emily Care Boss
Earth has made first contact, and there is a huge universe of aliens out there. Play some of the first humans to leave earth, founding a colony on a strange new planet. Uses a "mad-libs"-like mechanic to generate truly unusual environments and beings.

Misspent Youth, Part 2
GM: Robert Bohl
Play the part of rebellious youth in a dark future. Will you defeat the authority or will you succumb to the Man? Part 2 of a three part story through the weekend. You can play in a single session or all three. Saturday, 6 PM
Deathfest at Hampshire College
MaulCon is sharing a weekend with Deathfest, the greatest exposition of role playing, hillarity, and death in the Valley. It is a free event at Hampshire College's Franklin Patterson Hall. Come with us to Deathfest, then come back to Worlds Apart afterwards for... Saturday-Sunday Overnight, After Deathfest Until Dawn and Beyond
Deathfest Aftergaming
After Deathfest, come back to Worlds Apart Games for a night of realizing that gaming is totally better than sleeping. Check out Worlds Apart's selection of over 100 board games available for your playing pleasure.

Sunday, 12 PM to 4 PM

Slayer of Dragon
GM: Grant Gigee
2-4 players
A ragtag band of would-be heroes in Qing Dynasty China react to the brutal slaughter of children in Matisi Village by the new governor. In Slayer of Dragon RPG, you make the story happen! Fight great injustice with kungfu powers! No experience is necessary, and rulebooks will be provided. http://standarddeviation.cx/.

Misspent Youth, Part 3
GM: Robert Bohl
Play the part of rebellious youth in a dark future. Will you defeat the authority or will you succumb to the Man? Part 3 of a three part story through the weekend. You can play in a single session or all three.

Hope to see you there!