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MarsCon 2003 Gaming

Welcome Gamers!

We are incredibly grateful for the support we are receiving from various groups and individuals willing to help out with games this year. Thanks, everyone!

Our Gaming Suite will be held on the second floor in Appleterrace, a room with windows overlooking the pool area, next door to the hotel's video arcade and fitness room and close to programming. We hope to host all kinds of games there, i.e., RPGs, CCGs, board games, miniatures, whatever can be squeezed into the available space... The Source Comics & Games Store will be running some events there, selling some cool stuff in the Dealers Room, and hosting a thirteenth-floor party as well. TwiRP, an official RPGA Network game club based in Minneapolis, has offered to assist with running some RPGA events. Score Entertainment will return with Dragon Ball Z and Buffy the Vampire Slayer CCGs. The LAN Party will be upstairs on the thirteenth "parties" floor, (room 1306, close to the elevators). LAN gaming is offered courtesy of Eregion. See the January edition of Mars Today for more information on LAN gaming. Thank you, Eregion!!

Tentative Gaming Schedule

MechWarrior - Miniatures
Friday, February 28, Time TBA (May also run on Saturday)

Thanks to The Source Comics and Games

Living Force - Star Wars Roleplaying Game (RPGA)
Friday, February 28, 8pm

Sign-up & Character Generation

The Living Force campaign is the RPGA's ongoing series of Star Wars adventures. Players make characters for the campaign, and can then play them at any convention or game day that offers Living Force events, as well as in events that can be ordered for home play. The campaign is set during the events of the Clone Wars, taking place in a star system detailed specifically for the campaign. We will be offering a variety of adventures, depending upon the experience of players and characters. Adventures will run in the time slots listed below. For additional information regarding the Living Force campaign, check out: www.living-force.net and www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=starwars/lfarchive.
(Thanks to TwiRP for running this game)

Living Force - Star Wars Roleplaying Game (RPGA)
Saturday, March 1, 8am

Round 1

Dragon Ball Z - CCG Regional Tournament
Saturday, March 1, 8am turnament registration begins
Saturday, March 1, 9am start

This constructed deck tournament will have an entry fee of $15 dollars, and players can once again expect a new collection of Regional level participation promo cards and packs from the most recent expansion. All US Regionals will consist of 6 Rounds of Swiss and a cut to the Top 16 players, who will then play in a single elimination Play-off. All Play-off games will be single game matches, except the final pairing, which will be best of 3 games.

Similar to last year, each Regional will have a CASH prize structure where: First place wins $250, Second place wins $100, Third and Fourth place win $50 each. And just like last year, winners will receive foil versions of their winning decks! It's back by popular demand!

Finally, US Regional winners will also receive a 1 game Win at the end of Day 1 at the World Championship event at Gen Con in July. So, everyone will play throughout the day as normal, but at the end of the day Regional winners will have one of their Lost games counted as a Win! Australian and Canadian Regionals will only count as qualifier to each country’s National Championship. (See the DBZ CCG Web Site)

Living Force - Star Wars Roleplaying Game (RPGA)
Saturday, March 1, 12pm

Round 2

CAV Demo: Kill the Rhino - Sci-Fi Miniatures
Saturday, March 1, Noon to 2pm, No player limit

A new game of mecha combat from Reaper Miniatures set in the 23rd century. As the Galaxy recovers from a long and brutal war, the factions and governments that make up the universe of CAV strive to resist the lure of wealth and power, overcome age-old rivalries, and co-exist. Check out this CAV fan site for more info.

Learn to play the game in 15 minutes. No experience required.
Participants get a CAV keychain.

Dungeons and Dragons for Girls and Boys
Saturday, March 1, 1pm to 4pm, Martian Music Room (1318, near the consuite)

A brand new Dungeons and Dragons adventure for girls and boys, ages 6-12. No experience necessary, advanced players welcome. Must be able to read some. Characters will be provided. A parent must be present to register the child into the game.
Mod. Michael Kauper, DM David Carlson

CAV Scenario: De-Militarized Zone - Sci Fi Miniatures
Saturday, March 1, 2pm to 6pm, Up to 8-10 Players

A new game of mecha combat from Reaper Miniatures set in the 23rd century. As the Galaxy recovers from a long and brutal war, the factions and governments that make up the universe of CAV strive to resist the lure of wealth and power, overcome age-old rivalries, and co-exist. Check out this CAV fan site for more info.

Inexperienced players are requested to first participate in the noon CAV demo.
Participants get a CAV keychain.

Living Force - Star Wars Roleplaying Game (RPGA)
Saturday, March 1, 4pm

Round 3

Tales of Gaea - Roleplaying Game
Saturday, March 1, 4pm to 7pm, 4-10 Players

Journey to Gaea, where the "laws of magic" have supplanted the "laws of science"...a world where elves, dwarves, humans, solaan-lesthra, kolba, orcs, gnomes and other races compete for material and space, and their clashing ideologies blend together. (For the Tales of Gaea scenario, check out this site.)

Prizes will be handed out to all who attend.

Vampire: the Masquerade - Roleplaying Game
Saturday, March 1, 7pm to 10pm, 4-10 Players

Players will adopt vampire personas in a New Orleans setting to weave tales of horror, peril, and sinister, shadowy evil. (Additional info: the Vampire Chronicle scenario, and official info about the game.)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - CCG Sealed Deck Tournament
Saturday, March 1, 6pm tournament registration begins
Saturday, March 1, 7pm start

This tournament is great for new players. There will be a $15 entry fee which covers the cost of one starter deck and 4 booster packs. Using only those cards, each player will construct their deck. Swiss style pairings will determine the winner, and the number of rounds depends on the number of participants. Prizes will include exclusive Buffy Bucks, promos, and booster packs. (Buffy CCG Web Site)

DooM: Hunt for the Cyberdemon - Miniatures
Saturday, March 1, 7pm start

Thanks to The Source Comics and Games

Living Force - Star Wars Roleplaying Game (RPGA)
Saturday, March 1, 8pm

Round 4

MageKnight - Miniatures
Saturday, March 1, Time TBA

Thanks to The Source Comics and Games

Living Force - Star Wars Roleplaying Game (RPGA)
Sunday, March 2, 8am

Round 5

Dragon Ball Z - CCG Tuff Enuff Tournament
Sunday, March 2, 8am tournament registration begins
Sunday, March 2, 9am start

This will be a free tournament played with Tuff Enuff rules (see www.dbzcardgame.com/pdfs/DBZTournamentGuide.pdf for specifics). The number of Swiss rounds and Top X single elimination playoffs will depend on the number of players attending the tournament. Prizes will include boxes of the latest DBZ products for the winners, and a chance to double your prize if the first place winner can defeat Score's own representative! (DBZ CCG Web Site)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - CCG Constructed Tournament
Sunday, March 2, 9am tournament registration begins
Sunday, March 2, 10am start

Bring your best constructed Slayer or Vampire deck! This free tournament will use Swiss style pairings to determine a winner, and the number of rounds depends on the number of participants. Prizes will include exclusive Buffy Bucks, promos, and booster packs. (Once again, the Buffy CCG Web Site)

Living Force - Star Wars Roleplaying Game (RPGA)
Sunday, March 2, 12pm

Round 6

Other Events

The Gaming Suite will be open throughout the convention weekend. GMs will be taking requests and keeping the games going all night long, both Friday and Saturday. Some of the games you may expect to see include:
Fluxx - Card Game
Guillotine - Card Game
Iron Dragon - Board Game
Settlers of Catan - Board Game

If you are planning to attend MarsCon and think you might be available to GM, run a LARP, or other game, or if you'd like more info, please send us email or contact MarsCon via phone or snail mail. Thanks in advance for any help you are willing to offer or any info which might lead to more fun games at the convention.

MarsCon 2003
"No one here is exactly what he appears"
February 28 - March 2, 2003
Holiday Inn Select
I-494 & 34th Avenue South
Bloomington, MN

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