Texicon 2011

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Texicon 2011
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Welcome to Texicon The Flea Market will take place times. Certain games require
Greetings and salutations lost in Driftwood from participants to be at least 18.
lore seeker. I see your wizards 7:30-9:30am on Sunday.
have directed you back again to Booth prices are $10.00 per Full Convention $40
these hallowed halls again… table. Please see registration Single Day $25
well met. Kevin and I have for more details. Ticket Books:
toiled endlessly to bring you – Not available this year
Texicon, this year we focus on Flea Market tables may not be
Role Playing. used by manufacturers or Gaming Event
vendors to sell product. This Sign-up
Convention Hours space is being made available Attendees who have pre-
for the gamer to sell their
The doors to adventure open registered for events take
games and game supplies to
Friday at 2pm and continue precedence over at the door
other gamers.
24hrs a day until Sunday at registration. Players wishing to

7pm. participate in an event may sign
Special Events
up for an event four hours prior
Dealers We’re excited to once again to the beginning of the event.
“Make way for the Elephants!” bring you the Lost Worlds Please locate the appropriate
The town crier yelled as the Tournament! The Lost Worlds sign-up sheet at registration.
enormous beasts of burden Tournament will take place Sign-up sheets will be collected
brought in the goods from the Saturday morning before all by the GM five minute prior to
far away fairy lands. games occur, 8am in Llano the beginning of the event.
(Board Game Hall).
Yes, this year we have a dealer We are also pleased to bring Players must be at the game
room. We’ve brought you you the Dynamic Monkey table five min. before the game
some of the same dealers as last House Duo – Jack and Jeff, co- begins, or your slot may be
year and several new ones. creators of Villains and given to other players on the
Vigilantes. sign-up sheet. Slots forfeited in
Dealer Room Hours: The Civil War comes to this manner are given to the
Friday: 2-8pm Texicon! This year we’ve next in line on the sign-up
Saturday: 10am-6pm brought you the Texas Civil sheet. If you arrive late, and the
Sunday: 10-5pm (With dealers War museum. Please give their maximum number of
leaving as early as 1pm) docent a warm welcome. participants has not been
She’ll be giving open forum reached as detailed by the sign-
Flea Market discussions all day Saturday in up sheet, the GM may include
Driftwood. you at his discretion.
The bizzar of the bizzarest

comes to Texicon and you too
Admission and Badges
can get involved. Beginning
this year, we will now offer Convention badges are to be
worn at all times. If you loose
you a Sunday Swap Meet via a Gutshot!
your badge you will be
Flea Market. If you’ve got Ifin yer a dirty
required to purchase a new one.
things collecting dust, or long dawg an causin
Only Tory Henry can override
forgotten items won in the problems we support R GMs
this policy. Attendees under 16
great Troll Wars then use your decision ta boot ya…take a
years of age are required to
Super Hero strength and bring gutshot (aka extremely
have their parent or guardian
them on down to sell. disruptive players may get
present at the convention at all
ejected from the game).
If you notice trash receptacles
Open Gaming need changing because they are Unloading People/Gear
Texicon hopes that you've full please bring this fact to the "Wow that's a lot of stuff!"
brought your favorite game attention of a Magnate, Staff When you arrive at the hotel
with you so you'll have time to member, or Premier GM, it will you'll want to unload your
play it. Open gaming is located be taken care of. gaming material and check into
in the Miniatures Hall and the hotel (unless you
noted on the map as MN-13, Parking mistakenly didn't get a room
MN-14, and MN-15. Please Parking on the streets is free and you're now stuck in the
feel free to use the space for during the weekends. Your Rathole Box across
your game. If you are asked to Texicon badge does not offer town…won't make that mistake
pack up your game by a staff you parking at the hotel. Hotel again!). So you'll want to pull
member, or Premier GM (not a parking rates: up to the valet parking area and
Standard GM) you may either Parking rates: let them know that you'd like to
move to another table or call Valet $18.00 unload your stuff. They'll have
the game. Hotel Self parking $12.00 you give them your car keys in
Close-by lots (aprox.) $7.00 case they need to move your
Weapons On weekends and Friday after vehicle, or they'll have you
There is a zero tolerance 6pm meter parking is free. park your car in the short term
weapons policy at Texicon. As parking right by the valet area.
far as on the Sheraton Hotel Note: Texicon is not Then you'll want to grab your
grounds please inquire with responsible for lost or stolen stuff and bring it up to the
them for their policy on items: at the convention, on second floor. The hotel also
weapons. Violators to this Hotel grounds or from any has a luggage cart that you can
policy will be asked to leave, location. take advantage of. When
no refund will be given. If a unloading we ask that you
vendor is selling costume type Special Guests cooperate with the hotel staff
weapons you may purchase Is it a bird? A plane? A and make your unloading as
them but may not use them speeding comet? NO! It’s our expedient as possible.
under any circumstance. Keep special guests: Jack Herman Emergencies
purchased weapons sealed or and Jeff Dees! Should the Norse Gods see fit
sheathed at all times. Failure to Texicon goes Monkey! to bring the lightning down
do so will result in removal Special Guests cont. upon you there are a couple of
from the convention without a Monkey House Games things you can do: 1) Grab your
refund. towel, when traveling you
Texicon is proud to bring you
should always carry a towel
the co-creators of Villains &
Food and Drink and something salty. Take
Vigilantes.
Outside food and drink are not CAR-PGa comfort in the book with the
permitted within the Texicon big letters on the front cover
CAR-PGa is an international
convention area. If you and follow its instructions to
network of researchers into all
purchased your food or drink at stay calm.
aspects of role-playing games
the hotel you may bring those 2) Now having calmed down,
(RPGs). We are pleased to
into the Texicon area. keeping your towel with you of
bring you Paul Cardwell, the
course, you can seek out our
current president of CAR-PGa.
Trash competent Safety Staff or other
If you’re into Role Playing
Texicon Staff and calmly ask
We ask that you pick up any make sure you visit with this
them for assistance. They will
trash that you might generate. industry legend.
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be more than happy to assist Lost and Found
you. Scavenger Hunt You lost it: Go to reg and
3) Should the issue require 1. Find the longhorn in the inquire.
medical or law enforcement mayor’s outfit. You found it: Take it to reg or
please call 911 for immediate 2. Meet Seamus in the sewers. the troll will come find you and
assistance. 3. Take a picture of you with then you'll be lost.
Tad Thramus… good luck.
Disclaimers 4. Tell Karl where the celery
Texicon assumes no is.
responsibility for lost or stolen 5. Take a picture of our
materials. Lost badges, recycle bin.
programs, or other materials 6. Obtain some Texicon
must be purchased. Lost marbles by saying
convention programs may be "Marbles".
purchased for $5.00. Tory 7. Obtain a Lost Worlds
Henry is the only Texicon staff Certificate.
member that can override this 8. Pull it from the stone.
policy. Texicon reserves the 9. Complete a Descent or
right to refuse service to journey through the
anyone. If anyone acts in an Small World.
inappropriate manner, as 10. We'd tell you the clue
deemed by the convention staff but it's too Risky.
(This does not include Game
Masters, or Premier GMs), we When you're done (either you
reserve the right to eject you found all the items or only
from the convention without a found some of them) go to reg.
refund. Again, only Tory and fill out the entry slip (no
Henry, Kevin Pajak, or Karl later than Noon on Sunday as
Pajak may override this policy. entrance into the Scavenger
Hunt prize drawing closes at
Recycling Noon sharp on Sunday). The
Here at Texicon we believe in players with the most items
following the Dark God found will have their entry slip
Cthulu's recycling program. placed in "The Bucket". The
Please promptly turn yourself entry slips will then be
in for recycling. shuffled. At 1pm sharp Tory
will draw one name out of "The
Question Bucket". That person will
receive the Scavenger Hunt
Do not hesitate to ask us, the
prize. Note: All items can be
Texicon staff, anything. We
found within Texicon, you do
are always looking for new and
not have to leave the
genuinely great ideas and
convention to complete the
enthusiastic gamers. We
tasks. You must be present to
believe in this hobby and truly
win.
want to see it grow. This

hobby opens the doors of
imagination and allows us all to
fly.
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Convention Schedule
Friday 13:00 Registration Opens
14:00 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
14:05 Convention Opens
14:15 Let the games begin
- Gaming Halls Open and remain
open until Sunday at 5pm

Saturday 8:00 Registration Opens
8:00 Lost Worlds Tournament Begins
8:45 Lost Worlds winners announced regular gaming begins
20:00 Registration Desk Closes

Sunday 7:00 Registration Opens
7:00 Flea Market Tables Registration opens
7:30 Flea Market Opens (Miniatures Hall – Driftwood)
13:00 Registration Desk Closes…hey, get to gaming!
18:00 Convention Closes, filled with joy and great memories we all head home
and dream of next year.

Master of Ceremonies
Master of Ceremony Mr. Sti K. Figure took a moment to reflect upon last year’s convention and
had this to say: “It’s hard being two dimensional about this but it was going to either be great or
awful, and I have to say it was GREAT! I thought it was pretty black and white but oh no… it
was better than that, it had grey to it. What an exciting time to be a gamer, it’s almost like living
in a three dimensional world!” We want to thank Master of Ceremony Mr. Sti K. Figure. His
attendance at Texicon last year really made the con shine. His experience and years of work in
the gaming industry, his work on: Battle Front Game, his time spent working with Mr. Pen Cill
and the Tank War games, all culminated to bring us some of the truly classic games. Yes we all
enjoyed his sharp wit. Below is a con photo from last year’s convention, featuring Mr. Sti K.
Figure.

Sti playing a Nuke War at Texicon
2010 (pictured left).

Seeking GMs
Texicon is always looking for good
GMs to run games for us. If you're
interested in putting on your favorite
game, like Phil MacGrudder did for
us last, he ran Zingo - War of Time.
Just think you could run your favorite
game. Send an email request to:
[email protected] and we'll sign
you up.

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Texicon
Kevin Pajak - President
Karl Pajak - Vice President

Magnates
Karl Pajak - Miniatures (Pro Tem)
Tiffany Franzoni - Board Games
Rollin Kearly - Role Playing
Jamie Mathews - General Volunteers
Tory Henry - Registration
Mike Price - Safety (we'd call him
Security but we can't)

Premier Game Masters
Geoff Barton – Role Playing, Vance Frey – Miniatures, Randy Fant – Miniatures,
Frank Waugh – Miniatures, and Gary Hoover – Miniatures. Thank you all for your dedication
and hard work!

Game Masters
To all the GMs, we couldn't have done this without and we thank you.

Miniatures Vance Frey Board Games
Adam Vera William Pennington Alan Richbourg
Brian Ahrens Allison Gabby
Brian Guarnieri C.W. Karstens
Colin Toenjes Chris Norton
Curtis Kitchens Dave Kuykendall
Ed Enslinger Doug Kent
Ed Teixeira Eric Couch
Elaine Patterson Greg Turner
Frank Waugh Jim Perry
Jamie Mathews Joseph Keller
Jeff Hunt Karl Pajak
Karl Pajak Keith Crow
Lloyd Eaker Kevin Pajak
Marshall Gulley Kyle Gabhart
Michael McGrail Matt Edwards
Michael Miller Sarah Childs
Mike Tisdel Sean McClung
Randy Fant Steven Duke
Ron Hamilton Travis Tonne
Steven Duke Will Hasty
Travis Tonne

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Role Playing GMs
Aeryn Lance
Alan (Roy) Hayes
Arthur Fisher
Berry Bonillia
Brian Brown
Cass Bartol
Clint Barkley
Daniel Rausch
Don Wilkinson
Geoff Barton
Jack Herman
Jeff Dee
Jenn Haun
Jim Perry
John Manning
Joseph Carlock
Kenneth Haun
Lucas Puryear
Meranda Puryear
Marcus Mayes
Matt Sims
Matthew Maddoux
Michelle Haun
Mike Kelly
Paul Cardwell
Randy Fant
Rollin Kearley
Russell Zee
T.J. Stacey
Thomas McQueen
Tom Hise
Ty Oden
William Pennington

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The Dream The Venues:

It isn't often that inspiration comes: in the We are seeking venues, not just in Texas but

form of a cup of coffee and a late night feast the whole country, that support the gaming

of German Pancakes, nor did Texicon develop community. Our vision was to create a venue

under those circumstances. assist program that will give a boost to a

worthy venue and help them continue

Texicon was conceived of by Kevin while providing games and gaming space to the

playing Thunder Road! It could have been the gaming community. This year we chose

fuel injection or the thunder of the guns, it Wizard Asylum in Tulsa Oklahoma for this

may have been the late night mad max or program. They were broken into and all their

maybe the visions of the future. What it Magic Cards were stolen. We salute them for

brought us was a new vision, that vision was the good work they have done and hope this

Texicon. will allow them to continue supporting the

gaming community.

Working on this has been very rewarding and,

as you can, hopefully tell already, fun. Both If you know of a venue that you deem worthy

Kevin and I wanted to bring to the game please have them contact us. Who knows,

community something that would offer aid to next year it may be your venue that is awarded

the venues, allow players to meet and game, the spotlight.

and provide an outlet for the game

manufacturers.
The Players:

We hope you will enjoy this first

convention…and that you will be proud to
That's you! We wanted to give you all a
have the ability to say, "I was at the first
chance to play in games you love, talk with the
Texicon…wish you could have been there!"
other gamers and create a larger community.

This is your time to network and create a
- Karl
larger sense of community. We invite you to
walk up to people and introduce yourself, talk
about your favorite games, and make new
friends. After all we all love games, maybe
you can find new people that will come to love
the games you love.

We created Texicon for you, the gamer. Take
advantage of the opportunity…seize the day!

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Game Companies: The Seminars:

There are many game companies, they all The seminars are Kevin's idea. He wanted
offer something unique. We are to offer the gamers the chance to learn from
attempting to bring a greater focus on the experience of industry professionals,
companies that create games that you may seasoned gamers, and people that have
not have heard of. Texicon will work with knowledge on specific topics. Jump into a
many companies each year and attempt to seminar and learn something new. If you're
bring you games that you may not have interested in giving a seminar next year,
had the opportunity to experience. We are just let us know.
doing this to provide you with the chance
to play a new game, talk about things that
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Our ships are very sturdy due to steel masts so no more
fixing accidental dismasting of your ships. Come by
The FNG
our booth to see and feel the quality of our ships.

a Texicon Hiku

Walking Talking loud

Won't follow orders, screw up!
Bang Bam now you're dead

Don't be the FNG! Stop by

2 Hour Wargames and cure

the syndrome.

Texicon Reminder:

When you're at a convention you have an opportunity to introduce yourself to people you don't

know and do some networking. Who knows, you may make some new friends or discover a new

way to game.

Take time to discuss the pro and con of a game. Maybe you'll have a solution to a problem

someone hadn't thought of.

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