Tournament Games for 2004
Here are the games for 2004!| Game | Reserved for | Track |
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Amun-Re |
Arthur Fields |
European |
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Carcassone |
Michelle Hymowitz |
European |
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Carcassone - Hunters and Gatherers |
Gary Carr |
European |
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El Grande |
John Sheldon |
European |
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Evo |
Kevin Brown |
European |
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Lost Cities |
Open |
European |
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Medici |
Charlie Hickok |
European |
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Mexica |
Lee Presser |
European |
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Princes of Florence |
Peter Gathmann |
European |
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Puerto Rico |
Chris Terrell |
European |
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Ra |
Eric Hymowitz |
European |
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Settlers of Catan |
Fred Manard |
European |
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Tigris & Euphrates |
Tim Richardson |
European |
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Tikal |
Jack Jeager |
European |
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Acquire |
Gerald Leintz |
Parlor |
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Auction |
Arthur Fields |
Parlor |
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Battleline |
Jeff Mullet |
Parlor |
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Bohnanza |
Ron Wuerth |
Parlor |
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Circus Maximus |
Jake Jacoby |
Parlor |
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Formula Dé |
Open |
Parlor |
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Formula Motor Racing |
Jeff Bakalchuck |
Parlor |
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Greed |
Open |
Parlor |
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HeroClix |
Steve Quade |
Parlor |
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Lord of the Rings TCG Sealed Deck |
Heidi Tarinholt |
Parlor |
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McGartlin Motor Sports |
Jon Zug |
Parlor |
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Pro Golf |
Ken Gutermouth |
Parlor |
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Queen's Gambit |
Bruno Sinigaglio |
Parlor |
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Slapshot |
Keywood Cheves |
Parlor |
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Tabletop Aces (Mustangs) |
Ed Wagamon |
Parlor |
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1830 |
Jon Kwiatkowski |
Strategy |
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Age of Renaissance |
Bill Crenshaw |
Strategy |
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Britannia |
Jim Jordan |
Strategy |
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Diplomacy |
David Hood |
Strategy |
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History of the World |
Shane McBee |
Strategy |
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Iron Dragon |
Bill Navolis |
Strategy |
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Kingmaker |
Alan Witte |
Strategy |
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Merchant of Venus |
Kathy Stroh |
Strategy |
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Rail Baron |
Chuck Foster |
Strategy |
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Union Pacific |
Dan Mathias |
Strategy |
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Victory in the Pacific |
Mark Smith |
Strategy |
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Air Baron |
Jim Stevens |
Tactics |
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Atlantic Storm |
Scott Buckwalter |
Tactics |
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Axis & Allies |
Daniel J Strock |
Tactics |
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Battle Cry |
George Sauer |
Tactics |
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Galaxy the Dark Ages |
Kaarin Engelmann |
Tactics |
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Kremlin |
Tom McCorry |
Tactics |
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Risk |
Randy Dean |
Tactics |
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Vanished Planet |
TBD |
Tactics |
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Samurai Swords |
Dan Mathias |
Tactics |
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Titan |
Art Wines |
Tactics |
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Titan 2-player |
Mike Salvato |
Tactics |
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Titan the Arena |
Luke Kolezar |
Tactics |
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1812 |
Bill Alderman |
Wargames |
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Advanced Squad Leader |
Brian Youse |
Wargames |
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Barbarrosa to Berlin |
Open |
Wargames |
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Down in Flames Series |
Rich Phares |
Wargames |
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Hammer of the Scots |
George Seary |
Wargames |
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Liberty |
Steve Chilcote |
Wargames |
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Napoleon |
Jeff Cornett |
Wargames |
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Napoleonic Wars |
Don Greenwood |
Wargames |
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Paths of Glory |
Patrick Duffy |
Wargames |
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Brute Force |
Rob Beyma |
Wargames |
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We the People |
George Seary |
Wargames |
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Wilderness War |
Volko Ruhnke |
Wargames |
The names in BOLD are those who have paid or give verbal commitment.
Saturday, July 26, 2003
Website is now updated!
Thanks for your patience. We are working to make the site more user friendly and fill it with lots of info. We still have a few bugs to work out but for the most part its ready to go. Jim Stevens has been the force behind our new site and we thank him very much! If you see him let him know that you enjoy the site. JustinBill Alderman: Our New Vice President!
We are glad to welcome Bill Alderman to the PrezCon Inc. Family. He will be handling all of the Advertising for the Company. If you have any questions relating to advertsing on our site or t-shirt and such please let Bill know. It is a great day to welcome Bill and we are looking to seeing what he can do to help PrezCon reach its goals in 2004!Thursday, July 24, 2003
Our First Volunteer!
We would like to acknowledge and thanks Steven Quade for being our first GM to pre-register for PrezCon 2004 and submit his game form. Steve will be running HeroClix for us again next year after doing such a great job for us last year at the 11th hour. Thanks Steve![Note: The web registration forms for both GM's and players will come online in a few days. ~Editor]
Monday, July 14, 2003
Team PrezCon at the WBC
We are looking forward to seeing all of you at the WBC! Scott, Bill and Justin are for sure planning to attend. We will be talking to all of our GM's and great player! We look forward to seeing all of you. JustinFriday, June 6, 2003
Justin's Run for the BPA Board
Dear Fellow Gamer,Good Morning! This is your friend and fellow gamer, Justin Thompson. As most of you already know, I am running for the Board of Directors of the BPA. I thought I might take this opportunity to give you my thoughts and qualifications on my candidacy.
I want to serve on the Board because I truly want to make a difference. After attending every Avaloncon and WBC, I understand the convention has become our summer gaming event. I have listened to many of my fellow gamers comment on how they much they love the WBC and their suggestions on what we could do to make it more enjoyable. The board is set up to organize and make the decisions on behalf of the members. After attending all 13 years of Avaloncon and WBC, I have some insight on what you, the gamers, want in your convention.
In 1993 I helped run The Titan National Tournament. After 8 years of running the event, the principals of the event decided not to run it in 1994. I approached them with the idea of taking the job on myself. They said, “No you can’t handle it”. At that point, I decided to organize my own event and in 1994, PrezCon “The Winter Nationals”, was born. After 11 years of organizing, planning, and hard work, PrezCon has reached an average of 400 excellent gamers!
Some of my talents I would bring to the board if I am elected are::
1. Experience as Convention Director of PrezCon for 11 years.
2. Organized PrezCon’s Dealers’ room. Recruited and handled the logistics.
3. Organized PrezCon’s Game Auction for 11 years.
4. Excellent in building relationships. Coordinated and worked closely with hotel management. Negotiated all PrezCon hotel deals including a 3-year deal just inked for 2004 thru 2006.
5. Solicited and coordinated artwork with T-shirt, Plaque and Printer companies for PrezCon.
6. Managed the S-Corporation in the State of Virginia for 11 years.
7. Organized of the PrezCon database, Email database.
8. Assisted with and coordinated the creation of Prezcon’s website and its upgrade that is in progress.
9. Organized the very popular food concessions at PrezCon.
10. Continually work to improve Prezcon via New Color Plaques, 1/2 Gm Fees and much more.
11. Demonstrated track record of commitment, dedication and hard work.
In summation, I am very interested in this board position, and I will do my best to act on behalf of my fellow gamers. I believe I can make a difference. As many of you already know, being on the BPA board is not a paying position. Therefore, this position requires a person who wants to benefit in other ways. Help me make a difference by voting for me now via this website link or by down loading the ballot I have attached.
URL: http://www.boardgamers.org/election.htm
Monday, April 21, 2003
Changes
In the next couple of months there will be many changes to the site. some you'll see, others you wont. We are working hard to update all the pages from 2003 for 2004. Check back often to see what's new.
Monday, March 10, 2003
Ladies & Gentlemen...The Winners!
| GAME | CHAMPION | RUNNER-UP |
|---|---|---|
| Carcassonne | Ben Butterfield | Derek Croxton |
| McGartlin Motor Sports | Paul Wischow | Bill Edwards |
| Lost Cities | Kim Foster | Katherine McCorry |
| Titan the Arena | Jamie Tang | John Jacoby |
| Battleline | Bruce Reiff | George Sauer |
| Formula Dé | Patrick Duffy | Keywood Cheves |
| Greed | Kaarin Engalmann | Sean McCulloch |
| Pro Golf | Justin Thompson | Jeff Bakalchuck |
| Formula Motor Racing | Gary Carr | Tom McCorry |
| Hunters and Gatherers | Joe Rudman | Chris Terrell |
| Slapshot | Scott Buckwalter | Jeff Cornett |
| Queen's Gambit | Phil Rennert | Larry Lingle |
| LotR TCG Sealed Deck | Will Raiman | Scott Watson |
| Bohnanza | Kevin Brown | Mel Feathers |
| Acquire | Harold Siegelman | David Platnick |
| Win Place & Show | Stuart Tucker | Harold Siegelman |
| Mustangs(Tabletop Aces) | Scott Cornett | Thomas Wagamon |
| Circus Maximus | Barry Smith | John Steffey |
| Warhammer 40K | Shawn Hick | John Kovaleski |
| Warhammer Fantasy | Matthew York | Rusty Gouldman |
| HeroClixs | Brian Muller | Gary Mohnsen |
| Settlers of Catan | Derek Croxton | Michelle Goldstein |
| Puerto Rico | Harold Siegelman | David Platnick |
| Ra | Chris Fishel | Paul Haynes |
| Princes of Florence | Arthur Field | David Platnick |
| Medici | Charles Minter | Jeff Cornett |
| Evo | Phil Rennert | Phil Shea |
| Tikal | Jack Jaeger | Arthur Field |
| El Grande | John Kerr | David Platnick |
| Mexica | Arthur Field | Jack Jaeger |
| Merchant of Venus | Kathy Stroh | Lee Presser |
| Union Pacific | David Fritsch | Jeff Bakalchuck |
| History of the World | David Fritsch | Charles Minter |
| Titan | Art Wines | Mike Salvato |
| Age of Renaissance | Jim Jordan | John Coussis |
| Air Baron | Chuck Foster | Luke Koleszar |
| Axis & Allies | Phil Rennert | Phil Shea |
| Titan 2-player | Mike Salvato | Dan Strock |
| Galaxy the Dark Ages | Mike Nagel | Stuart Tucker |
| Diplomacy | Andy Bartalone | Nick Benedict |
| Rail Baron | Chuck Foster | Luke Koleszar |
| Risk | Randy Dean | Mike Salunto |
| Kingmaker | Edward Rothenheber | Nick Benedict |
| 1830 | Lane Newbury | Johnny Hasay |
| Britannia | Nick Benedict | Jim Jordan |
| Iron Dragon | Olin Hentz | Jon Kwiatkowski |
| 1812 | David Carroll | Bruno Sinigaglio |
| Samurai Swords | Brian Muller | Charles Hickok |
| Kremlin | Tom McCorry | Phil Rennert |
| Atlantic Storm | John Coussis | Bob Aarhus |
| Hammer of the Scots | Rick Young | George Seary |
| Zero | Mike Nagel | Ron Wuerth |
| Battle Cry | Bruce Reiff | George Sauer |
| Advanced Squad Leader | Jeff Evich | Douglas Griess |
| Eighth Air Force | Mike Nagel | Bruno Sinigaglio |
| Napoleon | Jeff Cornett | Matt Calkins |
| Victory in the Pacific | Joe Powell | Rick Kirchner |
| Pacific Victory | Mark Van Roekel | Jim Stevens |
| A House Divided | Phil Rennert | George Seary |
| Reds! | John Teixeira | Karl Laskas |
| Napoleonic Wars | A.J. Sudy | Charles Hickok |
| We the People | George Seary | Roger Tayor |
| Wilderness War | Jay Dragonetti | Bill Edwards |
| Barbarrosa to Berlin | Todd Treadway | John Coussis |
| Paths of Glory | Todd Treadway | Ernie Chambers |
| Hannibal | George Seary | Jay Dragonetti |
| For the People | Stuart Pierce | Mark Van Roekel |
IRON MAN WINNERS:
Card Driven.............George Seary
Counter.................John Coussis
Diplomacy/Strategy......David Firtsch
European Games..........Arthur Field
Miniatures..............Scott Cornett
Parlor/Friendly.........Patrick Duffy
TEAM CHAMPIONS!............The Central Florida Chapter of the Pennsylvania Game Club – Nick Benedict, Jeff Cornett & Scott Cornett
Congratulation to all!
Thursday, March 6, 2003
Jeff Cornett's Report on PrezCon 2003
Jeff Cornett's Report on PrezCon 2003:
First, let me thank Justin for matching me with a roommate at the convention. It was great being able to split the cost of the hotel room, but we got an unexpected benefit -- a third player for our Team Tournament entry. With two of us from Florida and a roommate from Pennsylania, we appropriately named our team The Central Florida Chapter of the Pennsylvania Game Club.
The Team Tournament ended suspensefully. After I defended my PrezCon title in Napoleon and my son "aced" the Mustangs miniatures competition, it came down to a Sunday afternoon finals in Britannia with our roommate, Nicholas Benedict, needing a win for our total to beat Art Field's team. Art and I were killing time, pacing the floor, and delaying our trips home to await the results. On the last turn of the game, Nicholas, withstood 7 die roll attacks to hold out for a 1 point win.
As for the Napoleon event that I served as GM, we had some great competition among a mixture of veterans and newcomers. For those who are interested in the details of how the Napoleon tournament went at PrezCon, follow this link to my GM writeup on this tournament:
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/rabdwombat/prezcon_2003.htm
The other highlight of our trip from Florida was the Mustangs tournament. Scott goes to PrezCon just for this event -- having played in it 3 straight years. Ed Wagamon, GM's this dogfight with miniature planes mounted on altitude sticks. His knowledge of and enthusiasm for this historical period, combined with his extra effort to award historically accurate campaign medals to the top rated finalists makes him my nomination for GM of the year.
As a final comment, unlike the WBC, only 2 Cornett's qualified for the Medici finals at PrezCon. With my son preferring to play in the Mustangs tournament, and my daughter (the WBC champion) at Law School, it came down to me to defend the family honor (some would say the family ego). One point! One point! I lost it by just one point. 5 of the 6 finalists finished within 7 points. A great finals, but I lost it by just one point! Think of all the ways I could have made that up. One point. I will get over it. No, I won't. One point!
Jeffrey L Cornett
Thursday, March 6, 2003
News about Manifest Destiny
Several of you have requested more information about Manifest Destiny, one of the Trial Tournaments at Prezcon. The game was invented by Bill Crenshaw and developed by Ken Gutermuth. It is a card-driven multi-player strategy game for 3-5 players, set in America from colonial times to the present. While it was designed as the successor to Age of Renaissance, Manifest Destiny is significantly simpler, shorter, and more user friendly than AoR. It combines various Euro game elements with a historical based board game. The game incorporates several of the elements of AoR that its fans like, while addressing various criticisms of AoR detractors. It can be enjoyed by gamers of all ages and is available to be pre-ordered online at www.gmtgames.com
The way GMT works is they put games they're interested in publishing on a "Project 500" list at a discounted price (in this case a mere $38 for a game that will retail at $55). Once they hit 500 sales they go into production (and the price goes up). The game had 319 sales as of a few weeks ago, but we expect sales to pick up significantly now that we have a website set up (http://www.geocities.com/aorkg/md/md-home.htm) that has more information. If you go to GMT's website and click on Project 500 and scroll down to Manifest Destiny you can get more info about the game. The game is being actively (and positively) discussed online on ConSimWorld (which also can be accessed from the GMT site).
We are hoping that sales will top the 500 mark sooner rather than later so the initial Manifest Destiny tournament can be run at next year's Prezcon. Please feel free to contact Bill Crenshaw directly at wcrenshaw@starpower.net for more information. Thank you.
Friday, February 28, 2003
Thank you from PrezCon and a Annoucement concerning you and the BPA!
Justin Thompson
P.O. Box 4661
Charlottesville Va 22905
434-531-2339
kingmaker96@mindspring.com
As February 2003 comes to a close I find myself wanting to thank all of my fine GM’s and players. They preformed with uncommon skill and ability at PrezCon 2003! With out you running your events PrezCon would not be the success it is today. With over 400 attendees this year we are on our way to becoming a real force in game conventions. It is with this in mind that I have after much thought and discussion with my family, I have decided to run for the Board of Directors of the BPA. If you have been to our con in Charlottesville you know first hand my abilities. I wish to offer those who come to the WBC a option in a board member who understands what it takes to make there gaming experience enjoyable. After 10 years I have the skills needed to help the board in many positions. PrezCon is now the second largest board game convention on the east coast. The BPA has no members of our board on it board. It is time to change that. I ask for you to send this out to all your friends that are members of the BPA and I ask you for your support. It won’t be easy getting me on the board. Andy Lewis is for sure running and Don Greenwood will most likely run as well. I am not saying that I am better than anybody who is running for the board. I am saying that after 10 years of running a successful con experience does counts. I want to put my experience to work for you. Once again THANK YOU for your time at PrezCon as a GM or Player.
Justin Thompson
Wednesday, February 26, 2003
Keith Levy's Report on the Con!
I had an especially good time this year, as I was somewhat more relaxed then in previous years.
The people are what make Prezcon so great. The gamers are wonderful. Everyone seems to know each other. I was smiling from ear to ear the entire convention. I was in my element surrounded by my gaming family. I donned my purple gaming hat and Maryland tie, which always helps spreads the fun. I love spreading the fun and sharing such a wonderful hobby. Thanks to Justin, Scott and all the GMs for doing such a wonderful job!
Some of my activities
GM 4 heats of Risk – I was disappointed with the low attendance of only 13 different players.
Randy Dean won the tournament. After running this event for eight years at Prezcon, I have
grown tired of the time commitment. I made a decision to not run Risk at next year’s Prezcon. Coincidently
Randy Dean volunteered to take it over next year prior to winning the tournament.
Axis And Allies-played two heats, made some miserable mistakes and I did not play well. But I did have fun.
Call My Bluff-I did two demo games.
Carcassone- Came in a close second.
Lost Cites- Got my butt whipped by Eric Hymowitz.
Medici-A great game that I don’t get to play enough of. I came in second place in one heat.
Puerto Rico-I enjoyed the game and came in a close second place.
Risk-I played two games as a eliminator.
Ra- I actually won for the first time in tournament play and advanced to the semi final.
I tied with the first place player in points in points but they advanced to the final due to a higher sun value.
Risk 2210- Scheduled demo that attracted no interest due to poor scheduling.
Risk-Lord of the Rings. Did three unscheduled demos. This attracted a lot of interest for not even being on the schedule. I plan to run a tournament next year.
Titan- Got eliminated early by Steve Kolazar
Union Pacific-I came in third place. The first time I played a game in which three payouts occured one right after the other. The game took about 30 minutes including clean up.
Crowning Achievement [although I was not wearing my hat at the time : ) ]. I was inducted into the Prezcon Hall of Fame for 2003 in the GM category. Thanks to everyone who has helped support my efforts.
I look foward to seeing more GCOM members in attendance next year.
Thanks, Keith
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GCOM members in attendance at Prezcon 2003-(15)
Scott Buckwalter
Dave Chilcote
Josh Cooper
Dominic Crapuchettes
Lisa Goldstein
Michelle Goldstein
Charlie Hickok
Eric Hymowitz
Keith Levy
Dan Mathias
Steven Quade
Sybil Roland
Harold Seigelman
Rich Shipley
Jamie Tang
Stuart Tucker
Tuesday, February 25, 2003
Here are a few posts from Consim on how the con went!
400 Players! Here are a few posts!
Ron Wuerth - 01:07pm Feb 24, 2003 PST (#244 of 252)
"... I seem to be running a Bullshit farm here." - Richard H. Berg
Justin, My thanks again for another well run convention. I'm certainly looking forward to next year already.
Peter Stein, I saw a game of Kremlin being played, but you weren't there, so I assumed it was the finals! (ouch!) ;-) Was great to see you again!
The neatest aspect of the con for me this year was in open gaming. Don't get me wrong, tournament gaming is great, but it's in open gaming that I learn new (to me) games and play the off the beaten path games.
As some of you who read this board might already know, it's a tradition for Roger Taylor and I to break out "Rette Sich Wer Kann" ("Every man for himself" - transliterated) aka the "Lifeboat Game". Well, this year, Roger and I had to break out BOTH of our copies as we fielded two games of 5 players each (max is 6 players per game). Special thanks to Mark Guttag for stepping up to become the 10th gamer to round out the field! Everyone seemed to have a good time with this game. Of course it helped that the bunch of guys that played were the type that can be very cut throat, and not take it personally.
We did get a bunch of players to play the other "Lifeboat" game aka "Shipwreck" from Fat Messiah games, one night. That was a rather interesting experience. We quickly realized that it might not be a good idea to talk about that game without the game sitting right in front of you, and even then in hushed tones! "But I couldn't help you because I loved Sir Stephen, I don't care if you loved me!". :-)
Tournaments: Well, I finished 2nd in Zero, with Mike Nagel beating the snot out of me! We had a close first dogfight with him winning by only two points, but I had what I felt was the better element. I knew I was in trouble on the second dogfight having to switch sides, and sure enough ... Thanks to Rich Phares for GMing that one, and for the inter tournament open gamining sessions, where we'd sit back, play a leisurly game of whatever was on hand, and shoot the bull. Good time.
Made the finals of McGartlin Motor Sports. I was second to last going into the pits after 100 laps (out of 200), but was fourth coming out due to being able to play the "Fast Pit" card. Unfortunately, I got nailed on the second lap card after the pitstop with an overheated engine and was the first to exit the race, finishing last. Still, it was a lot of fun. I wish I could get my hands on a copy of that game. Thanks to Jon Zug for GMing. Jon is a great GM in my book. He's got the perfect balance between running a fun game, and a tight ship. You can crack wise during one of Jon's games, but you best be paying attention because his game WILL finish in it's alotted time, if not sooner! Always a plus when trying to plan your next event! Great job Jon!
HeroClix. Yes I actually played this. I was surprised by how much fun I had doing it too! I joined because my roomate (who GM'd the event) needed me to round out a field. My first opponent wanted to play a team of X-Men. So I got his okay to take out the big Sentinal that they created for the game (I had to use roomies copy), and we went head to head. I won that one, just barely. My semi final opponent finished off my sentinal with a team of mixed heroes and villians rather easily, so it was a fourth place finish. If it weren't another "collectable crack" game, I could get into this one! I may, anyway. Thanks to Steve Quade (aka "Smiley Guy" or "roomie" or "unmentionable") :-) and especially to my semi final opponent who's name escapes me right now, who helped me to learn some pretty interesting strategies (while kicking my tail) for this one.
I GM'd the Bohnanza card game on Saturday. I was hoping to lure some folks that didn't make other finals. If you only know this game as "That silly bean game" I implore you to try it. It's actually pretty good IMHO. Wound up with 8 players, so we broke down into two groups of four and then I took the top two at each table and the best scorer from the two games that finished third, for a five player final. Sure enough, that fifth player wound up winning the final! Congrats Kevin Brown!
Again, a great time, glad to see all the faces I knew, and meet some new faces that I didn't know (for instance I put a face with the name "Mark Guttag" this go round). Definitely some faces that I still haven't associated with a name, but I noticed the difference between how many folks I know now (or now know), as opposed to my first PrezCon five (or so) years ago, and it was a nice realization that I met almost every one of those people at a PrezCon along the way.
Alan P. Murphy - 10:38am Feb 24, 2003 PST (#242 of 252)
Trying to dig out of 2' of snow in time to make PREZCON by this weekend!
Justin,
Hats off on a wonderful convention. I had a great time on Saturday, having struggled, er, played Streets of Stalingrad for essentially the entire time there. While not many attended the monstergame side of the convention, from what I could see, everybody seemed to be having great fun.
My only regrets is not seeing more actual wargames, as opposed to euros, etc., but this is an all-too familiar trait I've noticed with the WBC as well. I understand the popularity of the card-driven games, but dog-gone it, my own interests lean towards those wargames with hexes, big maps, and lots of counters (...actually, SoS was just a little bit TOO much...The campaign game is simply too big for only two players - it really needs more like three, per side!).
I was hoping to sit in on a little Ukraine '43, but the event already had transpired by the time we had arrived on Sat. morning.
The auction was also quite interesting. I couldn't believe how many bargains were to be had, many for under $10.00 - incredible!
All said and done; I had a great time and plan to attend again for 2004.
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Jeff Bakalchuck - 12:55pm Feb 24, 2003 PST (#243 of 252)
If you think what I say is crazy, just remember my Team is "Straight from Bellevue"
Prezcon was a wonderful event, and a big thank you to Justin, Scott and Kaarin for running a terrific event.
I don't think I played in as many events as Tom, as I did a good amount of open gaming.
I managed 2 2nd place plaques and 1 first place plaque, which I must say the full color ones are quite nice indeed, however the big highlight of the event for me was seeing Jason Carr.
It was so wonderful to see Jason compete in many events and be treated as just another gamer. Despite his phyiscal disability, he was treated no differently than any other gamer. People played their same game, there were no condescending attitudes, people didn't avoid hurting him position in games. People were very willing to assist him to overcome any dexterity issues(such as dice rolling). He always had a smile on his face(especially in Formula motor racing when he took his dad's car out of the race with a spin out). I felt proud to be associated with the gamers at Prezcon.
Some additional memorable moments.
1) Watching Tom finish 1-2 in the first race of formula motor racing, then play the crash card on the first play of race 2, roll a 1 , and crash both his cars and still win the heat :) That and a world class pit crew in the finals(he went 9 for 9 on event card roles) gave him a well earned 2nd place in Formula Motor Racing, just edging out yours truly, who finished 3rd.
2) Slapshot was tie city. Played the opening round with Kaarin, chuck endicott, and Lee Presser. I think we had about 35 tie games as nobody could seems to finish anyone off. In the second round, Kaarin managed to win 9 games, but her team was so battered, she ended up with 4 1's and had no chance of winning a playoff game.
3) I managed to take 2nd place in Pro Golf, losing out to Justin "The Golden Bear" Thompson. Clearly his superior skill showed in this game. I now see I need to work on my 2nd shots to have any chance to beat him. Most amusing part of that game, was Bruce Rieff calling me over to his table to explain things to a newbie who was considering a layup and not going for the green.
4) Winning Manifest Destiny, beating Charlie Hicock on the final turn, by 70 dollars. As Charlie edged me out at the last WBC in Merchant of Venus by one turn, I consider our slate even ;)
Editor's note: Manifest Destiny is a GREAT GREAT game, go to gmt's website and pre-order it from the P500 list.
Note to Bill Crenshaw: I ordered a 2nd copy for my mom. Not that they play much board gaming down in Boynton Beach, FL, but her son did win the event, and she'll want a copy ;)
Boomer
Rick Young - 05:22pm Feb 23, 2003 PST (#234 of 252)
Europe Engulfed - Top 10 reasons you should order this game can be found at http://talk.consimworld.com/WebX?7@255.duSbaQ7vs3I.27@.ee6ee49/1999 (414 orders received - Thank you)
Just returned from Prezcon, had a great time on Saturday playing Europe Engulfed (we fought the entire war in about 11 hours), and then clinched wood on Sunday, barely overcoming strong play by George Seary to claim 1st place for Hammer of the Scots.
A great convention, put on by a staff that truly cares about both the hobby and its players, all in a wonderful Hotel.
Can't wait 'till next year!
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Michael Rinella - 05:27pm Feb 23, 2003 PST (#235 of 252)
Designer, Monty's Gamble: Market-Garden (MMP); Shifting Sands - World War Two in the Mediterranean, 1940-1943 (MMP). Presently designing Monty's Triumph: El Alamein.
So how many players dressed up as a US President?
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Rick Young - 05:34pm Feb 23, 2003 PST (#236 of 252)
Europe Engulfed - Top 10 reasons you should order this game can be found at http://talk.consimworld.com/WebX?7@255.duSbaQ7vs3I.27@.ee6ee49/1999 (414 orders received - Thank you)
None I could see Michael (and there were over 400 gamers in attendance).
I guess that whole theme dress-up thing is outside the realm of our Gamer skillsets.
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Arthur Field - 07:42pm Feb 23, 2003 PST (#237 of 252)
Just returned after having 3 flights canceled and having to get a van from Charlotte to Greenville.
Had a wonderful time for the most part. (4.5 days with Michelle is too much for any human being.) It was great seeing the entire Columbus crowd, even that bstrd Sauer. (Enjoy the itty bitty plaque while you can George.)
I played from 5 PM Wed straight thru until 2 PM today. Played in almost every Euro game. Got a 3rd in El Grande, 1st in Princes of Florence, 2nd in Tikal, 3rd in Ra, 1st in Mexica, 4th in Puerto Rico (yes, Bruce, I know you beat me), 3rd in Carc: H & G, 3rd in Auction, played in the semis of Settlers, played 2 rounds of Titan the Arena, one of Medici, and won the Ironman Euro Track with at least 18 points. I also got to play in a round of Atlantic Storm and one of Carcassone. (The only problem with the separate tracks is it prevents you from playing outside the track if you have any real desire to win the award.) I would have like to play in Union Pacific, Acquire, AOR, and more Medici, but just couldn't fit them into the schedule. There just wasn't enough time.
Never went to bed before 2 and got up by 7:30 every morning. Great job done by Justin and Scott. Hard to believe things ran as smoothly as they did with so many games and new players.
Really wonderful to see Jack Jaeger, Nick Smith, Jeff Mullet, George S., Bruce, Sean, Ken G., Debbie G., Kaarin En., John C., Chris Terrell, Paul W., and all the many other people with whom I gamed.
Regardless of what anyone may think, I come because of the camaraderie, not the plaques, which, as Bruce will tell you, simply don't count. Given how many he has, he should know.
Congratulations to the Cornetts and Nick Benedict, who beat Jack Jaeger, Nick Smith and me out for the team tournament winner by 1 point (10 to 9). If Benedict had only lost a single die roll in the last round of Brittania, we would have had it.
My only criticism with the tournament was the few finals I played in that had average players. There seemed to be one wild card in about half the final games. That produced strange results, like letting that guy Jaeger beat me by 1 point in Tikal. But, I'll get him next year....
Hope everyone else made it home ok. Can't wait to do it again. I know I will be in post tournament letdown tomorrow.
Once more, thanks Scott.
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Tom McCorry - 05:53am Feb 24, 2003 PST (#238 of 252)
I just finished compiling my statistics for another great PrezCon tournament. By my count:
I played 16 different games 37 times against 71 different gamers. I made it into 3 finals (Princes of Florence, Evo, and Formula Motor Racing) and took home two plaques (Kremlin - 1st and FMR - 2nd). The amazing number was the 40 hours and 55 minutes of actual gaming time over the 4 days.
My most memorable moments:
-Princes of Florence final – Playing against the elite gamers Arthur Field, Bruce Reiff, David Platnick, and Nick Smith in one of the best POF games I’ve seen was incredible.
-Formula Motor Racing heat – I finished the first of two races in first and second place. My first play of the next round was a crash and I managed to roll a ‘1’ and crash both of my cars. Still managed to keep the rest of the field at bay with the dummy cards to move on to the final.
- Watching my wife and daughter take home wood in Lost Cities (2nd) and Air Baron (3rd) respectively.
- The late night Puerto Rico games with Nick Smith and Kevin Walsh.
- Getting enough money from the auction to pay for my new purchases, especially at the GMT booth with their very nice convention discount.
PrezCon truly has become the winter equivalent of the WBC. Anyone who enjoys great gaming, a wonderful hotel at a very reasonable price, and a friendly atmosphere needs to put PrezCon on their gaming calendar. Justin and Scott did a very professional job handling all the usual headaches of a convention and still managed to get some gaming in at the same time. Kudos to both of them.
Tuesday, February 18, 2003
PrezCon in the Snow
The 10th anniversary of PrezCon is going on as scheduled. The very first PrezCon had snow & ice, so now it’s a tradition. The weather report looks great from the rest of the week w/ the temperature rising into the low 50s by Saturday. The main roads around the hotel are in good shape and getting better all the time, so getting in and out shouldn’t be a problem. I look forward to see each and everyone of you this week. Have a safe trip and I’ll start seeing you tomorrow.
Scott Stewart
Games Director
Monday, February 17, 2003
Here is the updated Weather Forcast!
This looks very Good!
Tonight
Feb 17 Flurries 23° 20 %
Tue
Feb 18 Partly Cloudy 39°/20°
Wed
Feb 19 Cloudy 45°/28°
Thu
Feb 20 Partly Cloudy 43°/26°
Fri
Feb 21 Partly Cloudy 49°/49°
Sat
Feb 22 Showers 55°/37°
Sun
Feb 23 Partly Cloudy 37°/20°
We look forward to seeing all of your smiling faces in a day or two!
Saturday, February 15, 2003
Your Weather report for Next week!
Your weather forcast for Charlottesville Next week!
Today
Feb 15 Rain to Snow 40°/23°
Sun
Feb 16 Snow to Wintry Mix 25°/24°
Mon
Feb 17 Snow 32°/25°
Tue
Feb 18 Partly Cloudy 42°/30°
Wed
Feb 19 Partly Cloudy 45°/36°
Thur
Feb 20 Showers 43°/36°
Fri
Feb 21 AM Clouds / PM Sun 50°/28°
Sat
Feb 22 Partly Cloudy 44°/27°
Sun
Feb 23 Partly Cloudy 46°/34°
Mon
Feb 24 Light Rain 50°/28°
Last Updated Saturday, February 15, 2003, at 8:21 AM Eastern Standard Time
Friday, February 14, 2003
PrezCon is Next Week!
Are you all ready for what will be one of the wildest rides ever? Well over 200 folks have already commited to attend this year! We expect double that or over 400 to come and play next week. The weather looks good for next week! 10 year's of Greatness! I look forward to all of you attending! Justin
Thursday, February 6, 2003
Here's the Program!
Get a preview of the PrezCon 2003 Program here. (You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the program. Visit Adobe to download a FREE copy of the software.)
Tuesday, February 4, 2003
Here is the list of players registered for PrezCon 2003!
Here's the final list of people who have registered for the con as of Feb 6th 2003!
Volko Ruhnke
Eric Hymowitz
Buddy Sinigaglio
Kaarin Engelmann
Phil Rennert
James Jordan
Kathy Stroh
Chris Terrell
Chuck Foster
Rich Shipley
Jamie Tang
Art Wines
Rich Phares
Scott Buckwalter
Arthur Field
Jeff Bakalchuck
Lee Presser
Joan Wendland
Keith Levy
Eyal Mozes
Jon Kwiatkowski
John Jacoby
Keywood Cheves
Gerald Lientz
Brian Carr
Jon Zug
Ken Gutermuth
Brian Bouton
George Seary
Alan Witte
Patrick Duffy
Peter Gathmann
Bill Navolis
John Teixeira
Mark Guttag
Don Morris
Shane McBee
John Sheldon
Jack Jaeger
Jeff Cornett
Don Morris
Sean Smallman
Bill Alderman
Jeff Mullet
Don Greenwood
Peter Stein
Kevin Brown
Danial Mathias
Bill Crenshaw
Stuart Tucker
Brian Youse
Jim Stevens
Todd Treadway
Dan Strock
Michelle Goldstein
Randy Dean
Mike Arnold
Scott Fenn
Dominic Crapuchettes
Bill Powers
Robert Myers
Chris Goebel
Stephen Glenn
William Raiman
Steve Hupert
Daniel Rothman
Jim Haynes
David Platnick
Douglas Griess
James Owens
Jeff Kahan
Larry Peery
Robert Walshe
Olin Hentz
John Wetherell
Martin Musella
Barry Smith
Debbie Garver
Lisa Goldstein
Scott Fisher
Mike Salvato
Bob Aarhus
James Morse
Chris Miller
Steve Koleszar
Chris Janiec
Jay Dragonetti
Bruce Glassco
Lisa Glassco
Huan Vu
Marlin Pierce
Roger Taylor
J.C. McDanald
Philip Shea
Danny Good
Walter Heins
Katie McCorry
Bruno Sinigaglio
Mryam Sobhany
John Crowll
Kimberly Foster
Lisa Foster
Kelby Lightburn
Ashley Lightburn
Thomas McCorry
Steven Quade
Jeff Evich
Larry Loiacono
Clifford Smith
Keefe Coburn
Kevin Sudy
A.J. Sudy
Roy Pettis Jr.
Greg Gordon
William Fellin
Rick Young
Fred Minard
Sean McCulloch
Steve Chilcote
Johnny Hasey
Daniel Broh-Kahn
Frank Zepp
Edward J. Taborek
Roger Nord
Robert Lightburn
Thomas Miller
Aaron Miller
John Coussis
Mark Van Roekel
Steven Turner
Steve Katz
Mike Nagel
David Schubert
John M. Oyerbides
Nick Benedict
Andy Marshall
Peter Nikolai
John Welage
Ray Dion
Paul A. Schill
Ken Dunn
David Chilcote
Michael Chilcote
Robert E. Patton
Matt Good
Steve Polston
Gary Zidd
Stephen Crenshaw
David Fritsch
Tony Cadden
Larry Lingle
Ron Wuerth
Joseph A Powell
Stuart Pierce
Zeke Crater
Ernest Chambers
Lidia M. Treadway
Chris Fishal
John Kovaleski
Shawn Fortier
John McBee
There will be many more who will show up at the door. We expect over 400 players! Thanks to all of you who registered early! Your free T-shirt or Hat has been ordered. Justin
Friday, January 24, 2003
I will except pre-registrations until Feb 3rd
Here is the current list! As of Friday Jan 31th!
Volko Ruhnke
Eric Hymowitz
Buddy Sinigaglio
Kaarin Engelmann
Phil Rennert
James Jordan
Kathy Stroh
Chris Terrell
Chuck Foster
Rich Shipley
Jamie Tang
Art Wines
Rich Phares
Scott Buckwalter
Arthur Field
Jeff Bakalchuck
Lee Presser
Joan Wendland
Jeff Mullet
Keith Levy
Eyal Mozes
Jon Kwiatkowski
John Jacoby
Keywood Cheves
Gerald Lientz
Brian Carr
Jon Zug
Ken Gutermuth
Brian Bouton
George Seary
Alan Witte
Patrick Duffy
Peter Gathmann
Bill Navolis
John Teixeira
Mark Guttag
Don Morris
Shane McBee
John Sheldon
Jack Jaeger
Jeff Cornett
Don Morris
Don Greenwood
Peter Stein
Kevin Brown
Danial Mathias
Bill Crenshaw
Stuart Tucker
Brian Youse
Jim Stevens
Todd Treadway
Michelle Goldstein
Randy Dean
Mike Arnold
Scott Fenn
Dominic Crapuchettes
Bill Powers
Robert Myers
Chris Goebel
Stephen Glenn
William Raiman
Steve Hupert
Daniel Rothman
Jim Haynes
Robert Walshe
Walter Heins
Olin Hentz
John Wetherell
Martin Musella
Barry Smith
Debbie Garver
Lisa Goldstein
Scott Fisher
Mike Salvato
Bob Aarhus
James Morse
Chris Miller
Steve Koleszar
Chris Janiec
Jay Dragonetti
Bruce Glassco
Lisa Glassco
Huan Vu
Marlin Pierce
Roger Taylor
J.C. McDanald
Philip Shea
Danny Good
Katie McCorry
Bruno Sinigaglio
Mryam Sobhany
John Crowll
Kimberly Foster
Lisa Foster
Thomas McCorry
Steven Quade
Tony Cadden
Jeff Evich
Larry Loiacono
Clifford Smith
Keefe Coburn
Kevin Sudy
A.J. Sudy
Roy Pettis Jr.
Greg Gordon
William Fellin
Rick Young
Fred Minard
Sean McCulloch
Steve Chilcote
Johnny Hasey
Daniel Broh-Kahn
Frank Zepp
Edward J. Taborek
Roger Nord
Robert Lightburn
Tito Lightburn
Thomas Miller
Aaron Miller
John Coussis
Mark Van Roekel
Steven Turner
Steve Katz
Mike Nagel
David Schubert
John M. Oyerbides
Nick Benedict
Andy Marshall
Peter Nikolai
John Welage
Ray Dion
Paul A. Schill
Ken Dunn
David Fritsch
Matt Good
David Chilcote
Michael Chilcote
Steve Polston
Gary Zidd
Larry Lingle
Ron Wuerth
Joseph A Powell
Stuart Pierce
Zeke Crater
Ernest Chambers
Lidia M. Treadway
Chris Fishal
John Kovaleski
Shawn Fortier
John McBee
Please send in your registration payment by Feb 3rd.
Thursday, January 23, 2003
WHFB & WH40K ‘Youngbloods’ change
For those of you planning on playing in our Warhammer Fantasy and/or Warhammer 40,000 ‘Youngbloods’ games. There has been a change in the schedule you need to know about. Click to the game of your choice for more info.
WHFB & WH40K promise to be a major event this year, so make sure your part of it. Make sure you know what the rules for our game will be by clicking "Rogue Trader" to your right.
Tuesday, January 21, 2003
Are you Pre-Registered? If Not Time is Running Out!
Join these fine players at the 10th Annual Winter Nationals! You need to pre-register by Jan 31st. You can sign-up right here on-line. Go to the "Pre-Register" link right here on the front page. Pre-Register and receive a cool Color T-shirt or Hat!
Volko Ruhnke
Eric Hymowitz
Buddy Sinigaglio
Kaarin Engelmann
Phil Rennert
James Jordan
Kathy Stroh
Arthur Field
Jeff Bakalchuck
Lee Presser
Joan Wendland
Jeff Mullet
Keith Levy
Eyal Mozes
Jon Kwiatkowski
John Jacoby
Keywood Cheves
Gerald Lientz
Brian Carr
Jon Zug
Ken Gutermuth
Brian Bouton
George Seary
Alan Witte
Patrick Duffy
Peter Gathmann
Bill Navolis
John Teixeira
Don Greenwood
Peter Stein
Kevin Brown
Danial Mathias
Bill Crenshaw
Stuart Tucker
Brian Youse
Michelle Goldstein
Randy Dean
Mike Arnold
Scott Fenn
Dominic Crapuchettes
Bill Powers
Robert Myers
Walter Heins
Olin Hentz
John Wetherell
Martin Musella
Barry Smith
Debbie Garver
Lisa Goldstein
Scott Fisher
Mike Salvato
Bob Aarhus
James Morse
Chris Miller
Steve Koleszar
Katie McCorry
Bruno Sinigaglio
Mryam Sobhany
John Crowll
Thomas McCorry
Steven Quade
Tony Cadden
Jeff Evich
Larry Loiacono
Clifford Smith
Keefe Coburn
Kevin Sudy
A.J. Sudy
Roy Pettis Jr.
Greg Gordon
William Fellin
Rick Young
Fred Minard
Sean McCulloch
Steve Chilcote
Mark Guttag
Johnny Hasey
Daniel Broh-Kahn
Frank Zepp
Edward J. Taborek
Roger Nord
Robert Lightburn
Tito Lightburn
Thomas Miller
Aaron Miller
John Coussis
Larry Lingle
Ron Wuerth
Joseph A Powell
Stuart Pierce
Saturday, January 18, 2003
Win the Calhamer Cup!
PrezCon 2003 will inaugurate the United States Diplomacy Championship "Calhamer Cup"! Attend PrezCon to be the one to have your name emblazoned on this cup in its first year.
Tuesday, January 14, 2003
Who is staying at the Hotel so far!
Take the time to look this over to see if you are registered with the hotel. It is looking like a banner year! If your name isn't on this list you are not on our block and you will need to call the hotel to move your reservation to our block. The rate you got is not in question. If you got a lower rate great! Just take the time to let the hotel know you are part of our group. As for the block we are filling up really fast. So don't delay call 434-973-2121 to book your reservation today.
Here is a current list of your arrivals by name!
Booth/Mark-
Brown/Kevin-
Chambers/Ernest-
Chilcote/Stephen-
Crenshaw/William-
Dean/Randy-
Doyle/Martin-
Evich/Jeffrey-
Field/Arthur-
Fellin/William-
Fisher/Scott-
Fritsch/David-
Gathmann/Peter-(2rooms)-
Goldstein/Michelle-
Gutermuth/Ken-
Hasay/Johnny-
Hickock/Charles-
Holliday/Jason-
Hymowitz/Eric-
Jaeger/John-
Jordan/James-
Katz/Steve-
Kwiatkowski/John-
Levy/Keith-(2 rooms)-
Lewis/Andy-
Lingle/Larry-
Mathias/Laurence-
McCorry/Katherine-
McCorry/Thomas-
Minard/Maureen-
Minter/Charles-
Mozes/Eyal-
Mullet/Jeff-(2 rooms)-
Musella/Martin-
Nord/Roger-
Nagle/Michael-
Nord/Roger-
Pettis/Roy-
Powell/Joseph-
Quade/Steven-
Rennert/Philip-
Roghenberg/Edward-
Rohde/David-
Rosenburg/Milton-
Rosenberg/Carole-
Ruhmke/Bolko-
Ruwe/Steve-
Seary/George-
Singaglio/Bruno-
Smith/Nicholas-
Smith/Mark-
Stein/Peter-
Stroh/Kathy-
Sudy/Kevin-
Treadway/Todd-
Welage/John-
Wischow/Paul-
Wrobele/E.-
Young/Richard-
Youse/Brian-
This list is as of 1/14/03 and is the most up to date list we have.
Thanks Justin
Reminder: If you aren't pre-registered NOW is the time. January 31st is the last day to pre-register and get the cool color t-shirt or Hat as a gift!