PBMCon information From: dutchman@netcom.com (Rich VanOllefen) Date: Sat, 08 Apr 1995 00:00:00 +0000 PBMCon will take place June 2-4, 1995. It is the first national convention dedicated to the face to face playing of play by mail games. PBMCon will feature more companies running more games than any other convention! For your $25.00 PBM registration fee ($20.00 if you pre-register before May 1, 1995), you will be entitled to play in 2 games. Players will be able to sign up for additional games on an availability basis for $5-$10 extra per game. No turn fees will be charged beyond the registration fee. As an added attraction, there will also be 3 days of RPGA sanctioned role playing events. "Midnight" Magic - A 124 player double elimination tournament will be held on Friday and Saturday nights starting at 10 PM. as the main event. Other tournaments, including a beginners tournment, will also be run based on demand. A reduced-cost ($10.00) Role-playing/Magic registration is also available. The convention will be held at the Ramada Woodfield in Palatine, IL. Phone 708-359-6900 for reservations. Room rates are $51.00 per night for a double (up to 4 people), or a king. The hotel is convenient to all major highways through the Chicago area, and is only 15 minutes from O'Hare Airport. The hotel will have a shuttle available for $5.00 per person each way. A block of rooms has been reserved for convention attendees. Be aware that the hotel is normally very busy in June, so make your reservations early, and mention you are with PBMCon to get the group rate. Games will be available continuously so that players who cannot arrive on Friday, or are killed early will be able to enter games. Also, some games are more complex than others, and may require more study of the rules before playing. For a $3.00 mailing fee, you can have the rules for the games you enter mailed early in May. Many vendors will have special offers for convention attendees only. The following list of companies and the games they will be running is current as of Jan. 15, 1995: Flying Dutchman Games - Quest of the Great Jewels Flying Buffalo, Inc. - Starweb and Riftwars Graaf Simulations - El Mythico and Continental Rails Midnight Games - Legends (module to be announced) Fractal Dimensions - Duel of a Different Color LLucky LLama Games - You Rule! Deltax Games - Blood, Guts and Gore Across the Galaxy Sudden Asylum Games - SpyKor Coconut Council - Adventurer Kings and Thunder At Sea Maelstrom Games - Lords of Destiny Eclipse Consulting - Island Takeover Genesis Game Design - Cosmic Crusaders Rebel Games - Gunners Agents of Gaming - Continental Conquest 7th Dimension Gaming - Suzerainty Paspa Games - Swashbuckler To register for the any of the events listed send your check to the address below, to get a full listing when pre-registration forms are available in late February, or to volunteer to work at the con, contact: PBMCon PO Box 957434 Hoffman Estates, IL 60195 708-885-4689 CIS: 70674,2424 Up