40k/Fantasy at TempleCon 2009 in Providence, RI - Feb 6-8

[Orsus]

Greetings,

 

I'm on the event team for the TempleCon gaming convention in Providence, Rhode Island that is happening February 6-8th this year. There is a lot of 40k and Fantasy action going down at the con, as usual, so I figured I'd pop in here and let any New England players know that it should be a good time.

 

Friday and Saturday have a pair of big tournaments happening with some very solid prize support from GW, and we have a large fantasy event lined up as well during the weekend. Hit the website at http://www.templecon.org/ for all the details and events.

 

There is also a sizable painting contest being organized for the convention as well.

 

Here's the official press release blurb. Hope to see some of you folks there in a few weeks.

 

"The TempleCon 2009 multi-genre gaming convention is coming to the Providence Biltmore Hotel in Downtown Providence. Now in its fourth year, TempleCon is an annual event with a steampunk theme, hosting a variety of casual and competitive games in a luxurious social setting.

 

TempleCon 2009 will be hosting the Northeast Regional Qualifier for the Vampire: the Eternal Struggle collectible card game; Privateer Press' exclusive WARMACHINE miniatures HARDCORE event, plus WARMACHINE and HORDES miniatures Championship Tournaments; Xbox 360 and Wii tournaments in our LAN video gaming room, including Smash Bros and Gears of War events; Warhammer 40K and Fantasy miniatures tournaments; a Flames of War miniatures Northeast Regional Qualifier tournament and additional Flames of War action; a North American Diplomacy Federation Grand Prix Tournament, a Legend of the Five Rings Samurai format tournament; collectible card gaming events organized by local game store Die Hard Games, including a special edition of Magic: the Gathering's Friday Night Magic at the Biltmore, a Magic: the Gathering Conflux Release Tournament, Magic: the Gathering Draft Tournaments throughout the weekend, a Versus tournament, and an Ultimate Fighting System tournament; Heroscape events throughout the weekend presented by the North Eastern Scapers Association; multiple Shadowfist events, including the Rhode Island State Shadowfist Championship Tournament; multiple RPGA Dungeons and Dragons role-playing events; Call of Cthulhu role-playing, including a special session run by Writer Guest of Honor CJ Henderson; Unhallowed Metropolis role-playing, including a premier event by Guest of Honor Writer Simon Berman; a fully-stocked board game room with favorites such as Ticket to Ride, Arkham Horror, Tannhauser, and more; One World By Night World of Darkness live-action role-playing; game demonstrations throughout the weekend including Munchkin and other Steve Jackson Games demonstrations, Infinity and Alkemy demonstrations by Table Top Gamers, and card game demonstrations by WHE Games; and myriad other gaming events as well.

 

TempleCon 2009 will feature artwork, literature, and appearances by Artist Guests of Honor Heather V. Kreiter, Bajema, and Myke Amend, and Writer Guest of Honor CJ Henderson, plus a variety of dealers will be selling games and related items. Gaming Industry Guests of Honor at the convention include “Press Gang Quartermaster” (Director of Organized Play) Dan Brandt and Developer Kevin Clark, both from Privateer Press. TempleCon 2009 also features steampunk and fin-de-siecle themed performances by the Ocean State Circus Performers, Aepril Schaile, Kaia Morningstar (who will also be teaching a bellydance class at TempleCon), and Ameena. In addition, this event features a weekend-long steampunk costume contest, a miniatures painting contest, and more!

 

Pre-register for TempleCon 2009 before January 15th and save! Pre-registration is $35 for the weekend, and our group rate and military/student rates save you even more! On-site registration at the convention is $15 per day on Friday and Sunday, $25 per day on Saturday, & $50 for the entire weekend.

 

We are still accepting game-master submissions, so if there is a game that you love that you do not see listed, please consider joining us as a game-master and running your favorite games. All game-masters receive free admission to the convention for the day(s) of their event, as well as a discount on the TempleCon T-shirt. Game-masters who run events throughout the weekend get the TempleCon T-shirt for free, in addition to free admission to the convention.

 

For more information, please check out http://www.templecon.org/. Feel free to stop by our forums and join the discussion or start one of your own: http://www.templecon.org/forum/

Or, feel free to drop us an email at information@templecon.org with any questions that you might have about the convention."