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Last Update: 1/18/2003

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Gaming Scheduled Events

Capricon XXIII will have two separate rooms for gaming this year. The listed games will be held in a smaller room specifically for scheduled gaming events.

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All Weekend

Decipher Games--

Demos of Decipher Card and Role-playing games, Austin Powers and Tribbles tournaments with finals on Sunday.


Thursday Feb 6

3pm - 7pm Star Wars

Constructed tournament.

4pm Star Munchkin

Munchkins! In! Space! Play a Mutant, Androids, or Feline . . . grab your Laser, Vibrosword, and Nova Grenade and go forth to fight the Fanged Fuzzballs, Bionic Bimbos, and the Brain In A Jar. Featuring the twisted humor of Steve Jackson and the wacky cartoons of John Kovalic. (Six Players.)

6pm Chez Dork

"It Must Be Mine!" Obsessive collecting is what this game is all about. Bring your own Con-swag down to the game room to be admired. You may even see it in the cards! (Six Players)

7pm - 11pm Star Trek 1

Sealed deck tournament

8pm Frag

If it moves, shoot it! The first person shoot 'em up game you play on the table top. Grab your flame-thrower, stock up on armor and blood spots, then charge across the arena to roast your opponent to a nice crispy pile of ash. If you can't kill your friends, who can you kill? (Six players)

10pm Chez Geek

Beer. Nookie. Roommates. Just another night at Chez Geek or even a SciFi convention. Set up house with your friends -- for as long as you can stand them. Have a party, hang out with friends, dodge losers, sleep late, and play with the cats. (Eight players)


Friday Feb 7

10am Munchkins In A Blender

Munchkins In A Blender - Take one perfectly innocent deck of Munchkin cards, add some Unnatural Axe and throw in a Star Munchkin Deck. Blend well and simmer with your choice of fireballs spells or high-powered lasers stuck together with duct tape. (Servers Eight players.)

10am - 1pm Star Trek 1

Constructed tournament

12pm Frag: Cartoons

Frag is the game of the first person shooter moved to the table top, but this time it's with your favorite Saturday Morning characters. And this time, they're armed and out for revenge! Is it Duck Season or Rabbit Season? It doesn't really matter because everyone is getting Fragged! (Six players)

12pm Shadowrun

Pre-generated characters. No more info available.

2pm 1st Annual Euchre Tournament

...for those who don't do midnight...

4pm Munchkin

The original Munchkin! Go down in the dungeon, kick in the door, kill the monster and take the treasure -- just like the good old days of adventuring without any of that roleplaying stuff to get in the way of a good time. (Six players)

5pm - 9pm Lord of the Rings

Sealed deck tournament

6pm Geeks & Greeks

Chez Greek meets Chez Geek ... and things may never be the same again. Sure you may have a job and live off campus, but you still have to complete those final exams! More lunacy from Steve Jackson Games and your friendly neighborhood Men In Black! (Eight players)

6pm -10pm Gung Ho!

Tired of Medieval Themed RPG's? Looking for something Science Fiction to play that isn't a Robot battle miniatures game? Want to create unique characters quickly? If any of these apply, then this could be the RPG for you. Campaign continues on Saturday afternoon and evening.

8pm Mechwarrior H2H

constructed 300 points

8pm GURPS IOU: "Time Enough for Lunch"

(No description available)

9pm - 12pm Star Trek 2

Sealed deck tournament

10pm Chez Greek

The newest in the wildly hilarious Chez Geek series from Steve Jackson Games. Make the move from the apartment house and into the frat house. Hard drinking, panty raids, haze week, and more. (Six players.)


Saturday Feb 8

12am 1.5st Annual Euchre Tournament

... for those who don't do daylight ...

8am Marvel Heroclix H2H

constructed 200 point

10am Frag: Cartoons

Frag is the game of the first person shooter moved to the table top, but this time it's with your favorite Saturday Morning characters. And this time, they're armed and out for revenge! Is it Duck Season or Rabbit Season? It doesn't really matter because everyone is getting Fragged! (Six players)

10am Monster Island - Dragon Island

The Dragons are amock on the island battling it out to see who's top lizard. Using the rules to Monster Island, you can play any one of the flying lizards that are roaming the island and creating havoc. Rules will be taught. Dragons provided.

10am - 2pm Lord of the Rings

Open-block constructed tournament

12pm Star Munchkin

Munchkins! In! Space! Play a Mutant, Androids, or Feline . . . grab your Laser, Vibrosword, and Nova Grenade and go forth to fight the Fanged Fuzzballs, Bionic Bimbos, and the Brain In A Jar. Featuring the twisted humor of Steve Jackson and the wacky cartoons of John Kovalic. (Six Players.)

12pm mageknight head to head

300 constructed army

12pm - 4pm Gung Ho!

Tired of Medieval Themed RPG's? Looking for something Science Fiction to play that isn't a Robot battle miniatures game? Want to create unique characters quickly? If any of these apply, then this could be the RPG for you. Game continues from Friday night.

2pm Mechwarrior H2H

constructed 300 points

2pm Battle Cattle / Car Wars Card Game

It's Armored Cars vs. Heavily Armed ... COWS? Warning: Contains really bad puns. You've been warned! (Eight players)

2pm Monster Island - Dragons in the City

Okay, the dragons have moved their battle to the city. Now they have buildings and people to squish in addition to each other. The Monster Island and (if it's out by now) Escape from Monster Island rules will be used. As before, rules will be taught, dragons, city and small military forces provided.

2pm - 6pm Star Trek 1

Constructed tournament

4pm Chess Variants - A Steve Jackson Games / Looney Labs / Out of the Box Games crossover extravaganza!

Knightmare Chess, Tile Chess, Icehouse: Martian Chess, and Bosworth. We're running several games at once and most of these versions can have up to four players at once. Fast games, new options, and more players. You'll never look at Chess the same way again.

6pm Reign of the Fisher King Demo.

Fan created GURPS RPG based on several novels by Tim Powers. Tim will attend as his schedule permits!

6pm - 10pm Gung Ho!

Tired of Medieval Themed RPG's? Looking for something Science Fiction to play that isn't a Robot battle miniatures game? Want to create unique characters quickly? If any of these apply, then this could be the RPG for you. Game continues from Saturday afternoon.

7pm - 11pm Star Trek 2

Constructed tournament

8pm Star Munchkin

Munchkins! In! Space! Play a Mutant, Androids, or Feline . . . grab your Laser, Vibrosword, and Nova Grenade and go forth to fight the Fanged Fuzzballs, Bionic Bimbos, and the Brain In A Jar. Featuring the twisted humor of Steve Jackson and the wacky cartoons of John Kovalic. (Six Players.)

10pm Geeks and Greeks

Chez Greek meets Chez Geek ... and things may never be the same again. Sure you may have a job and live off campus, but you still have to complete those final exams! More lunacy from Steve Jackson Games and your friendly neighborhood Men In Black! (Eight players)


Sunday Feb 9

8am Marvel Heroclix H2H

constructed 200 points

9am - 1pm Lord of the Rings

Multiplayer constructed tournament

10am Chez Dork

"It Must Be Mine!" Obsessive collecting is what this game is all about. Bring your own Con-swag down to the game room to be admired. You may even see it in the cards! (Six Players)

12pm Munchkins In A Blender

Take one perfectly innocent deck of Munchkin cards, add some Unnatural Axe and throw in a Star Munchkin Deck. Blend well and simmer with your choice of fireballs spells or high-powered lasers stuck together with duct tape. (Serves Eight players.)

2pm Chez Greek

The newest in the wildly hilarious Chez Geek series from Steve Jackson Games. Make the move from the apartment house and into the frat house. Hard drinking, panty raids, haze week, and more. (Six players.)

1pm - 5pm Austin Powers & Tribbles finals

1pm - 5pm Star Trek 2

Multiplayer constructed tournament


If you are interested in running any games in the Special Events Room, please contact Tom at gaming@capricon.org.