World Boardgaming Championships 2013 Schedule & Program July 29 - August 4, 2013 Pre-Cons begin July 27 Lancaster Host Resort Lancaster, PA www.boardgamers.org [email protected] Contents 1 is an association of boardgame enthusiasts incorporated as a non-profit company in the BPA state of South Carolina for the express purpose of hosting the annual gaming conference known as the World Boardgaming Championships, or WBC as it is more commonly known. It offers tournaments, vendors, an auction, demonstrations, seminars, open gaming, and Junior programs. In addition, for those who can’t get enough, we offer numerous focused Pre-Cons on the weekend before WBC. We also sponsor e-mail tournaments throughout the year, but our raison d’etre is WBC. We love boardgaming competition—from wargames and Eurogames to racing, sports, and rail games, and we make no apologies for it. It’s what we do. And we take pride in doing it better than anybody else. To find out more about our activities spend some time on our website at www.boardgamers.org. You’ll find more pre- and post-event information than anywhere else on the net—over 2,000 pages of it. It’s not very lucrative or cost effective, but it demonstrates our commitment to this hobby. You can help continue this madness by taking a moment to subscribe to our FREE e-mail newsletter via the web site or trade links with our Webmaster from your local club site. Finally, continue to spread the good news about our association and its activities by bringing your fellow gamers to the best week of pure gaming this year and every year! Credits Contents Convention Director: Don Greenwood Orientation .......................................................2 Webmaster & Publicity: Kaarin Engelmann Schedule Key ...................................................6 Board Chairman & Treasurer: Ken Gutermuth Site Map ............................................................8 Secretary & Proof Reading: Bruce Monnin Chronological Schedule .................................9 Incorporator: Scott Pfeiff er Seminar Descriptions ....................................24 Legal Counsel: Ralph Gleaton Alphabetical Event Listings .........................26 BPA Game Library: Keith Levy Juniors Event Schedule .................................33 Cover Art: Kurt Miller Auction & Auction Store Info ......................34 Graphics: ckiblergrafi x Texas Roadhouse Library Fund Raiser ......36 Photography & WBC Film: Debbie Gutermuth PBeM Coordinator: Hank Burkhalter Assistant Convention Director: Charles Kibler 2013 Vendors & Exhibitors Projector Programming: Scott Buckwalter Hours: Friday through Sunday, 10 am to 6 pm Online Discussion Board: John Kranz Academy Games Mercury Games Social Networks Answerman: Scott Nerney Against the Odds Multi-Man Publications Kiosk Prints: Jeff Billings Clash of Arms Paul Koenig Games Cafe Jay: Jay Tummelson Columbia Games Plaay.Com Distribution: Alliance Distributors, S. Cameron Conquistador Games Rio Grande Games Exclusive Show Vendor: Decision Games Days of Wonder Shenandoah Studio Security: Ken Whitesell Decision Games Stronghold Games Showroom Monitors: Paul Bean, Scott Eagle Games Tall Towers Buckwalter, Dan Hoff man, Anthony Raimo Foam Brain Games Udo Grebe Juniors Room Monitors: Laurie Wojtaszczyk, Gamewick Games Victory Point Games Joanna Melton, Jenna Sunderlin GMT Wickman Games AREA Ratings: Glenn Petroski, Bruno Wolff Harmony House Hobbies World Watch Lock ‘N Load Ye Old Toy Soldier Shop Team Event Handicapper: Stuart Tucker Lost Batt alion Games Z-Man Games Team Logos: David Dockter, Kaarin Engelmann Auction: Bruce Reiff , Ken Gutermuth, et al Religious Services: John Poniske, Eric Brosius Signs and Tech Support: Roy Gibson Web Personal Scheduler: Steve Okonski Sampler Showcase: Tom McCorry Registration Staff : Judy Kibler, Tara Greenwood and Cher Gibson Sponsors: James Doughan, Chris Easter, Ken Gutermuth, Jerald R. Tracy, Rich Northey, Dave 1541 Redfi eld Rd, Bel Air, MD 21015-5739 des Jardins, Alliance Distributors www.boardgamers.org • [email protected] 2 Orientation Orientation 3 xactly 15 years ago to the day, I returned adversaries who are on a fi rst name basis—es- RULES: This year there will be added empha- FOOD/BEVERAGES: Lancaster Host from the ninth, and what was to be the pecially within the tribes of the smaller events sis on always wearing your badge. No badges prohibits outside food and beverage Elast, Avaloncon. It was a bittersweet expe- whose denizens have invested countless hours will be given out without a WBC badge holder on the premises, but the hotel offers a rience as I had just completed the best gaming honing their skills. During this magical week, in hand. Not back in the room or the car, but wide variety of meal options, includ- week of my life—winning nearly everything I appreciation of mutual experiences transcends . Do not ask. Also, please do not take ing fine dining at the Legends and Vista played. Alas, the planets have not been in prop- political loyalties and geographic boundaries. library games out of the Showroom. WBC Restaurants and less formal fare at the Good er alignment since and my victories have been So, if you are new to WBC, don’t be intimidated. doesn’t have many restrictions compared to Spirits lounge and Splash’s pool bar and grille. few and far between of late. One week later, I Odds are the average person you meet here will other major conventions. Obeying the few You’ll find daily lunch and dinner specials at was unemployed and Avalon Hill, my home be a veteran of many campaigns who will be rules we do have allows us to continue to off er the Chef’s Marketplace in the Ballroom Foyer away from home for the previous 26 years, was glad to show you the ropes. So what if you’ve you Library services with a minimum of fuss from noon through 2 pm and 6 through 9 pm, no more. One door closes, another opens. Who never played in a tournament before? Neither and the best admission bargain of any major beginning Monday evening and running gaming convention. could have predicted that the Hasbro purchase did any of us—until we got up the gumption through Saturday. There is also lite fare of that trailblazing game publisher would lead to try the fi rst time. Newcomers oft en discover SCHEDULE: We off er many on-line schedul- throughout the day from 9 am to 9 pm, includ- to the birth of WBC? And now, 15 years later that tournament play is really the best form of ing resources at boardgamers.org to enhance ing breakfast sandwiches. See the menu on the we’ve come full circle with a reunion of most of Open Gaming there is. No more searching for your convention experience. The Host has back cover. my surviving old comrades in arms—with the opponents to play the game you want to play, or free wireless internet connections to help you emphasis on “old”—as we assemble one last arguing about which game to play next. Just go SMOKING: Smoking is not al- take advantage of these resources on site, but time to swap memories and tell tall tales for all to the scheduled time and place and meet fellow lowed in any public area, including if reception fails you can always fall back on who care to listen. If you trace your roots in this enthusiasts with no time wasted negotiating the adjoining hallways. Opening the numerous scheduling aids on our website hobby back to the glory days of Avalon Hill, I what next to play, or teaching someone how to windows or doors is prohibited. if you had the foresight to download them. invite you to share in our celebration by attend- play. And along the way, I promise you, you’re Repeat offenders will be ejected without re- ing our nostalgic return to yesteryear—if only going to meet some really great people. With A colored version of this program is also fund. for an hour or two—at the Hopewell room on apologies to Disney, this really is the friendliest available on line for those who appreciate the MEMBERSHIP: The WBC is run by the Friday at 4 PM. place on Earth if you give it a chance. added ease of color-coded event schedules. Failing that, a visit to the Open Gaming fo- Boardgame Players Association (BPA). Conversely, if you’re new to WBC and fi nally CHANGES: 2012’s record att endance has again cal point in the Showroom will always yield Sponsor- and Tribune-level membership in- overcoming your trepidation to give us a try, expanded our facilities and schedules to accom- an updated view of our rotating on screen cludes admission to WBC and all its Pre-Con don’t be intimidated. We’re not half as bad as modate the trend to earlier arrival. Well, that schedule with a by-the-minute countdown events. Sustaining membership provides our critics would have you believe. If you give and a somewhat toasty Lampeter room. Ahem! till the start of the next event. The printed admission to all of WBC except Pre-Cons. them a chance, you’re likely to fi nd that those Assuming the creek don’t rise again and the air program contains a painstaking alphabeti- Multi-day General Admission to WBC grants “horrid, competitive types” aren’t so bad aft er conditioning holds up this year, there should cal and chronological listing, but has a habit Associate Membership in the BPA, which is all. Many of us have been making this annual be plenty of Open Gaming space simply by of walking away. We can’t off er replacements required for participation in Play-By-e-Mail pilgrimage for more years than we’d care to subtracting 2012’s sweltering refugees. But just lest we have none for later arrivals, so hold (PBeM) tournaments. Those who attend the admit. It has become as celebrated an event as in case, we’ve added both ballrooms to Open on to yours.