Hi all!

We have a tentative schedule set for Con. We're still expecting to be running more games/contests than this, and the DragonRealms State of Elanthia has not yet been finalized. Please be aware that this is all subject to change, but the times for RadioFree SimuCon and the Live Auction are pretty much set in stone, at least. ;)

The rooms will open up Wednesday around 3pm, and we will be in Alpine 2 and Davos this year. We will probably be keeping Davos as a snack/drink room, and a more quiet location, with the main party in Alpine 2. I will be setting up power strips and cord management to accommodate laptop usage, so that we aren't tripping over ourselves so much this year. If you would like to help with setup on Wednesday, please please volunteer yourself!

Day	Time	Event	Organizer
Wednesday	All Day	Meet, Greet, Socialize. Badges available on Thursday.	GM Zythica
Thursday	All Day	Check-in and Socialize	GM Zythica
	3:00 PM	Games: Munchkins Tournament	GM Mestys
	5:00 PM	Design X Kick-off Meeting (DR & GS)	GM Skhorne
	9:00 PM	Roundtable / Panels	All GS GMs
	10:00 PM	Radio Free SimuCon	GM Kveta
Friday	11:00 AM	Escape Room Outing ($35/person + transportation)	GM Kveta
	1:00 PM	Cooperative Design a Scripted Item (DR & GS)	GM Zythica
	2:00 PM	Live Alterations Session (GS)	GM Palvella
	3:00 PM	Roundtable / Panels	All GS GMs
	4:00 PM	Design X Feedback Discussions	GM Skhorne
	9:00 PM	Live Auction	GM Kveta/GM Tamuz
	10:00 PM	Radio Free SimuCon	GM Kveta
Saturday	12:30 PM	State of Elanthia (GS)	GM Wyrom on Skype
	3:00 PM	Games: Settlers of Catan Tournament	GM Zythica
	4:00 PM	Parody Songs of Elanthia	GM Aulis
	5:00 PM	Roundtable / Panels	All GS GMs
	7:00 PM	Costume Dinner	GM Zythica
	9:00 PM	Radio Free SimuCon	GM Kveta

As last year, the dinner on Saturday night will include a Costume Contest, should anyone wish to dress up. You'll have a few minutes to go up in front of God and country to show off your costume, along with any antics you'd like to throw in there. Categories will be Best Dressed, Most Creative and Best Routine.

We'll also be doing another Escape Room outing on Friday, although the time is subject to change based on when we can make a reservation. If you would like to go, you should expect to pay about $35, and we will need to organize transportation as well. If you are interested, please drop me a line at GS4-ZYTHICA@play.net !

VANKRASN39 is also looking for people who are interested in sight-seeing in St Louis during the Con! Please send her an e-mail at VANKRASN39@play.net if you are interested. :)

Here's also a list of expected attendees:

GemStone IV Players
Polveiss	Whill	Bristenn	Vadun
Mohrgan	Aydan	Zsolton	Cruxophim
Fromer	Hoodtralfeck	Damsall	Jastalyn
Mynon	Greys	Dyllin	Katiesa
Eruheran	Sentral	Seomanthe	Maags
Rozy	Mikalmas	Omrii	Raelee
Vhorg	Durakar	Naimon	Allereli
Rovvigen
DragonRealms Players
Dartellum	Ceindrech	Iney	Treahead
Vaniotte	Shavay
Staff
Keios	Mestys	Zythica	Tamuz
Estild	Sleken	Palvella	Aulis
Flannihan	Skhorne	Galene	Kveta
Kaikala	Lydil

If I missed your name, and you signed up for the Indiegogo campaign, make sure you have replied to my e-mail! If you did not get one from me, please e-mail me at GS4-ZYTHICA@play.net immediately.

I look forward to seeing everyone!

--Zythica

Glad to see we (finally) outnumber those DR folks, again!

"Design X" is probably where you split up into groups and come up with an idea; I've been in both Design Area and Design Critter sessions, at various 'Cons.

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Munchkin is probably the card game produced by Steve Jackson Games in Texas. There is also Munchkin Fu (chop-socky), Munchkins... In... Space... (red shirts and all), Cthulhu Munchkin, and so on and so on. NOT really that good as a two-player game, gets to be a LOT more fun in a group of 7-12 (because everyone is dropping boosts on both sides [player, and monster] to screw over one side or another).
Nothing quite like going up against a Level 1 Potted Plant (against which you stand a good chance, so you will level up [win at 10th level])... and everyone around the table turns it into an Ancient (+10 levels) Enraged (+5 levels) Mated Pair (fight twice) of Potted Plants. So you are now 1st level, fighting TWO 16th level, Potted Plants.

Of course, the other tale without which no Munchkin story would be complete is in either 2001 or 2002, sitting around the bar at the Airport Hilton, a dozen of us playing Munchkin. Guy next to me has been laying a raft of crap (as described above) on the head of the guy next to him (named 'David') for three hours through one game and the next and so on.
Bar closes at 2:00am, they kick us all out.
People are whining and grousing about not having space to play any more.
'David' says, "Do you want to go to the office, keep playing?"
Guy next to me says, "What, the office of the Hilton?"
'David' says, "No, Simutronics'. I've got the key..."
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"Wait, you mean that you're David WHATLEY?!?!?!"

Was planning on it... but sorry I couldn't make it this year. Was looking forward to meeting some of you GMs, and some of my Hand of the Arkati Members (we're surprisingly well represented!)

Will plan on it for next year though! For the right price, I can write up a Whirlin's Guide to Munchkin and/or Settlers of Catan...

~Whirlin

They took it too far, milking that cash cow for everything it's worth.

The problem is the temptation to actually use all seventeen of the expansions, which makes the stack of cards (lying flat) about 8x the height of a card (stood on edge).

Could I get a confirmation that the times given in the initial schedule are St. Louis local times, or are they Eastern Time?

Thanks ... I'm just chasing down news headlines and all.

:)

> Ms. Parsnips would be proud. :)

I've been thinking of trying to find her...my contact information is years old, tho. But, hmmm!

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