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IS NOW CLOSED!
The Program has gone to the printer! Important: Gamemasters (GMs), if you
need to cancel or change a game contact the Events Manager at:
events@historicon.org
Convention Theme:
“The World on Fire” – The Seven Years and French & Indian Wars, 1754-63
Gamemaster Policy:
A primary GM will automatically receive free admission if the event was submitted
for inclusion in the
Preliminary Events List
(assistant GMs no longer receive free
admission, only the primary GM). Note: GM badges will be available at the Pre-Reg
Desk at the convention.
Convention Regalia and Weapons:
HMGS-East and the Convention Committee reserve the right to bar anyone from the
convention if we determine that clothing or symbols, hereby known as regalia, worn
are inappropriate for the convention. Regalia that depict racial, ethnic, religious,
sexist, or otherwise distasteful messages shall be prohibited. Determination that a
person or person(s) is or are wearing such shall be at the discretion of the
Convention Committee. At the discretion of the Convention Committee, an Event Host
may be allowed to tastefully display 'symbolic' uniform parts (i.e., German
Wehrmacht caps or British Airborne Berets) from the opposing forces in the game.
This is not, however, an endorsement of such practices.
Real or simulated weapons will not be permitted in the convention areas, nor will
any item that in the Convention Committee's judgment can present a hazard to our
guests. Active Duty Military, Law Enforcement, Security Police, and Emergency
Services are exempt from this policy, while carrying weapons in the performance of
their official duties.
Game Awards & Competitions for Gamemasters:
As always we encourage people to put on their best game at the convention! There
will be awards for game masters and we will need volunteers to help out at the
Events/GM Help Desk. Check out the
Awards
and be "in the know" as to what's going on. In addition, Osprey
Publishing is sponsoring/judging a competition for the Best Osprey Campaigns
Series Game at the convention. This will be a competition between gamemasters for
the best presentation of a battle at the convention from one of the currently
published Osprey
CAMPAIGNS
series books, with great prizes awarded to winning GMs from their product line,
including titles not yet available.
The HISTORICON 2008 games break down into the periods as follows.
| WWII |
129 |
22% |
| French & Indian War |
59 |
10% |
| Napoleonic |
44 |
7% |
| Modern |
33 |
6% |
| SciFi |
33 |
6% |
| American Civil War |
30 |
5% |
| Ancients |
26 |
4% |
| Seven Years War |
26 |
4% |
| Colonial |
25 |
4% |
| AWI |
24 |
4% |
| Medieval |
23 |
4% |
| WWI |
18 |
3% |
| 19th Century |
14 |
2% |
| Dark Ages |
13 |
2% |
| Wild West |
13 |
2% |
| Samurai |
12 |
2% |
| Pulp |
11 |
2% |
| Age of Piracy |
9 |
2% |
| Renaissance |
8 |
1% |
| Fantasy |
8 |
1% |
| Age of Reason |
5 |
<1% |
| Victorian Science Fiction |
5 |
<1% |
| War of 1812 |
5 |
<1% |
| Inter-War |
4 |
<1% |
| Gnomes |
4 |
<1% |
| Mexican War |
3 |
<1% |
| Modern Horror |
3 |
<1% |
| Misc |
8 |
1% |
The games listed above include a total of 85 theme games
breaking down as follows.
| French and Indian War |
59 |
| Seven Years’ War |
26 |
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