Using standard DIPLOMACY rules, basic backstabbing and diplomatic relationships will be used to see who will rule all of Europe after the smoke has cleared.
Can anyone do it? Can any single person endure the battles and gain enough supply centers to control all of Europe? There may be someone who has the ability to wheel-and-deal their way through it if they use the right DIPLOMACY. Could that person be you?
Political turmoil in a little- known Central American banana republic. A fast-paced 7 player boardgame where money is the only thing that counts. A three- round tourney with a short demo one hour before.
A discussion of the magic rules under various fantasy games, thbir strong points and limitations. Emphasis will be placed on design-your-own solutions developed by the panel in seven years of playtest experience. Also described will be a new release from ICE.
Teams of ten will compete for individual and team prizes in this huge three-round event—the largest fantasy Role Playing tournament in the world. No guarantee is made that the individuals will be able to compete with any particular team, or that individuals or teams will be registered in the session desired. Players MUST report to the AD&D Open Meeting Area in Greenquist Hall one hour before their sessions are to start. 3 hours/ round.
A single-session game featuring a huge 7’ by 4’ diorama and over 70 miniatures. The treasure in this AD&D game is also the prizes; gift certificates will be scattered throughout the dungeon!
Prepare your acting ability for this event because you will be judged on role-playing rather than hacking and slaying as you adventure on this small island.
An AD&D adventure starting in the great town of Stratford on Ding Dong Avon Calling. The party is sent by the wise King Otto to retrieve the Holy Grail. Players should have some knowledge of the BBC’s Monty Python programs for this lighthearted event.
3rd Annual Infiltration of the Lich’s Stronghold: Chapter Three, Quest for the Lich’s Treasure
Description:
A group of adventurers is brought together by a wealthy merchant to retrieve the treasure of Zantilis (the Lich), left behind by the fleeing adventurers of last year’s event. Let’s hope they really destroyed him.
A 6-man team competition for the more experienced AD&D players. Modules are based on correctly answering puzzles and riddles (warning: this will not be to everybody’s taste!). One elimination round (choice of morning or afternoon session) followed by a final round taking the top 3 scoring teams in each elimination round. You MUST be in a team of 6 for admission. Teams have preference over individuals.
Deep in the heart of the Whispering Forest lies a virtually impregnable citadel, where priests of Cthulhu seek to free him from his eons of bondage. These foul clerics must be stopped, but huge hoards of Cthulhu’s minions have engaged all available armies, The only hope now is that a hastily assembled party of the most powerful adventurers in the area will be able to prevent the release of this abomination.
A well-known drama critic has been found shotgunned to death in his locked den; it wasn’t suicide, the windows are inaccessible, the servants saw nothing, and there was no motive. Whodunit—how and why? The subject matter of this game of ELEMENTARY WATSON is for mature players only.
The wizard of a powerful lord is suspected of arranging for raids that capture citizens for experiments with polymorphing. The party’s clandestine mission is to evade and penetrate the powerful defenses of the castle, neutralize the wizard and rescue any captives.
An AD&D game using lead miniatures. The Caverns of Eternal Darkness is an adventure for 2nd to 4th level characters (your own if the DM approves them beforehand). Will your wit and luck enable you to recover a lost artifact?
An AD&D event in which a group of players ranging from 5th to 7th level are summoned by a local baron to investigate a newly discovered “abandoned” castle In a nearby region—which is suddenly reporting strange activities in the night!
Using the CRIMEFIGHTER rules out of the Dragon magazine, two teams of players compete to corrupt or preserve the innocent inhabitants of San Rodino, as the evil Black Band attempt its takeover.
Watch it, folks! the new Evil High Oyster is in power and the Cult is again pursuing its Career of Evil with widespread advance of armies into the Free Worlds. We must gather together some of the toughest individual professionals in our land to beat back the once-banished demonic armies.
Pellucidar is Edgar Rice Burrough’s prehistoric world of primitive men and monsters in the center of the earth. Players will be assigned roles as cavemen, Sagoths, Mahars, Korsairs, et al.
At the aerodromes of Europe it was the first mission of the day. Here it’s the first game of the day—a Gen ConTradition! This year’s Dawn Patrol will feature three simultaneous, identical games of TSR’s FIGHT IN THE SKIES game, with 14 players in each game and prizes going to the winner of each game.
The independent explorer ship, Nine Lives, follows an alien radio transmission into an uncharted system and discovers an apparently abandoned starship in this exciting Space Opera game.
A party of 8th to 11th level adventurers weather encounters with a Pit Fiend, a Mage and myriads of monsters in an attempt to send Dispater back to the plan of Dis. An AD&D adventure.
In a modified dungeon such as this, where everyone is out for themselves, doing battle with the other player characters, which class do you think is the best? Fighter? Magic-user? Cleric?
Adventurers of 3rd to 5th level are recruited by the Baron Ratik, who seeks to attack the Bone March. The Baron must first obtain the help of the Theocracy of the Pale, and you and your comrades will carry his message to the theocrats.
the granddaddy of FRP games played with a few twists. 1096—Marvel Superheroes in a D&D game; 1097—an escape from a king’s prison; 1098—D&D characters in WWII.
This event uses Treasure of Unicom Gold, the second in the popular $10,000 treasures series which started with Treasure of the Silver Dragon, published by Metagaming and to be released at the convention. A two-round tournament.
Who will appear for this classic shootout? The man with no name? Yancy Derringer? The Rifleman? Paladin? come and see, but bring a quick hand and a sharp eye!
Entrance into this AD&DTM tournament is by invitation only. Those interested in participating should have submitted a character for judges’ examination. They selected those most worthy and reasonable based on originality, playability, development.