FRAGCON 2015 - Game Hosts needed

[Henning]

Are you getting excited? FRAGcon 2015 will soon be here. It is scheduled for May 1,2 and 3rd.

I am pleased to share with you this preliminary schedule which I have attached to this message.

You will note that there are five slots still open. I urge you to consider hosting a game during one of these five slots.
Hosting...
is easy
allows you to pick the game
still permits you to play the game
requires that you teach the game to others


We often speak of moderating a game but I think that the term hosting a game is closer to what we are doing. A good host, understands the game and is able to teach the game to others, A good host makes sure that people are having fun. A good host invites players to play with them.

We remember our dear friend, James Sanheim as one of the hobbies greatest hosts. We honor his memory with the Sanheim Memorial Daytona 500 event and through our sportsmanship award. James was a host who was always happy to include new players, was clear when explaining a game and patient with our misunderstandings.

Have a look at the schedule so far, and I am sure you will find that it is missing some fabulous game that you would be the perfect host for.

We will soon be opening up registration and before you know it the convention will be upon us. Let's have fun.

Henning Mortensen
FRAG President

[Jolo]

Hi Henning, do you have an idea what will be going on for DBA, as in, era, do I need my own minis etc.

[Lance]

Already done!

[bzarhands]

Are hosts still needed?  I'd be interested in demonstrating the following games, if there is space/players.

Microscope
Want to explore an epic history of your own creation, hundreds or thousands of years long, all in an afternoon? That's Microscope.

You won't play the game in chronological order. You can defy the limits of time and space, jumping backward or forward to explore the parts of the history that interest you. Want to leap a thousand years into the future and see how an institution shaped society? Want to jump back to the childhood of the king you just saw assassinated and find out what made him such a hated ruler? That's normal in Microscope.

You have vast power to create... and to destroy. Build beautiful, tranquil jewels of civilization and then consume them with nuclear fire. Zoom out to watch the majestic tide of history wash across empires, then zoom in and explore the lives of the people who endured it.

The Quiet Year
The Quiet Year is a map game. You define the struggles of a post-apocalyptic community, and attempt to build something good within their quiet year. Every decision and every action is set against a backdrop of dwindling time and rising concern.

Fiasco
Fiasco is inspired by cinematic tales of small time capers gone disastrously wrong – inspired by films like Blood Simple, Fargo, The Way of the Gun, Burn After Reading, and A Simple Plan. You'll play ordinary people with powerful ambition and poor impulse control. There will be big dreams and flawed execution. It won't go well for them, to put it mildly, and in the end it will probably all go south in a glorious heap of jealousy, murder, and recrimination. Lives and reputations will be lost, painful wisdom will be gained, and if you are really lucky, your guy just might end up back where he started.

Starmada
Starmada is a miniatures board game of starship combat. At its most basic level, players take command of space fleets in a general attempt to reduce each other to just so much space junk. At its most advanced, the game can be customized to breathe life into any science fiction background that players might imagine.

Novices shouldn't fret; the core set of rules has been designed with simplicity and ease of play in mind, accessible even to beginners. On the other hand, seasoned veterans should find the concise nature of the rules quite refreshing. It allows players to concentrate on the finer points of squashing their opponents rather than arguing about rules interpretations, without sacrificing any of the flavor or excitement of more complex games.

[Henning]

bzarhands,
We have filled our schedule, but don't let that stop you. As long as you are happy with a few players, just bring the games and we will announce that you are looking for players. I'm sure you will get at least some of them to the table over the weekend. We always like to try out something new.

Jolo, Kelvin Boos is running the DBA event and I believe he has everything you need to play. If you have DBA stuff feel free to bring it, but you won't need it for the scheduled event.
Here is what he says
A just updated system of simulating ancient battles in a supremely simple but complex way that with a small number of playing pieces and a wonderful set of systems plays out an ancient battle so historically well. Fun and challenging. Relatively cheap to get into. I will provide everything to play including armies.

Everyone, please consider preregistering. I need to shop for the kitchen and having an idea of how many helps a lot. Also get your registration done so you don't miss a minute of the convention.

[bzarhands]

bzarhands,
We have filled our schedule, but don't let that stop you. As long as you are happy with a few players, just bring the games and we will announce that you are looking for players. I'm sure you will get at least some of them to the table over the weekend. We always like to try out something new.

Thank you, Henning.  Everything I host with be an introductory session, and so perfect for drop-ins/randoms. 

I will run these games Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.  If anyone is interested in playing something at a specific time, please feel free to PM me.