admiral@m-5.Sun.COM (Michael Limprecht SUN Microsystems Mt. View Ca.) (08/07/90)
The pertinent info: PACIFICON '90 At The Dunfey Hotel In San Mateo September 1st - 3rd (early games Friday night) Fees: Pre-Registration $18.00 3 Days (At the Door) $24.00 1 Day (At the Door) $13.00 Compared to Origins, this is a steal.... You can stay at the Dunfey Hotel at a reduced rate of $55.00 per night. Mention your attending Pacificon.(415)573-7661 Now for the good stuff.... This is the 10 year anniversary of Pacificon. So there are a few extra things going on. - Special Admission. Ten pre-registrants will be admitted free. There fees will be refunded. - Come celebrate Pacificon's 10 years at a party. Cake and punch will be availble to all in addition to some special surprises. So be there Monday, Sept. 3rd. at 3:00 PM. - 10 Anniversary Dragon Painting Contest. Paint a winner and Pacificon will give you a $200 Honorarium and prize certificate. Watch for other surprises at the convention. There will an auction, flea market, dealers room, board games, frp, miniatures and computer games. You can reserve a table for gaming now for 6 hours at a time. Nice idea for Saturday when all the tournys are in full swing. **** Now for the REALLY GOOD STUFF! **** Yours truly again will be on the boardgame and computer staff. And two new computer games... TOP GUN. Head to head fighter combat between two players using Amiga computers and Spectrum Holobyte's FALCON fighter simulator. Players will face each other in what looks like a combination round-robin and elimination tournament. Player with the most points (kills) will be Top Gun of Pacificon. The winner will receive a Top Gun Pacificon '90 Baseball hat and his/her name on a perpetual plaque. I belive this is the first interactive real time computer tournament at Pacificon and should be a lot of fun. I've been talking with Spectrum Holobyte about coming to the con to give a seminar or hints on the game but no luck so far. Two days Sat & Sun. Briefing for the game at 10:00 AM Sat. THEIR FINEST HOUR. (From EA) A total of four scenarios were you fly as a Spitfire pilot, a ME109 pilot, a Stuka pilot and a German bomber pilot in the Battle of Brittan. Player that survives with the most points wins. If you die during any one of the missions, your out. Should be a lot of fun. If you have an Amiga or a PC clone, buy this game. It is a must have. The tourny runs on Sat & Sun. Briefing starts at 10:30. Time: Saturday night at 7:00 Briefing at 6:30. I will keep my copy of the pre-reg booklet in my office (Mt View B-16 upstairs, #2018) if anyone wants to copy the form. Booklets should be availible at Scenario Games in Fremont. Chuck is an organizer of the con and should have forms in his shop. Pacificon should be better this year. We should have more rooms and even better service from the Dunfey. It's time to start hyping the con so tell anybody you know that might even have the slightest interest in games about all this. See You there, Mick "Bail Out Men!" Limprecht