U-Con Update

Preparations are under way for the 2009 convention.  You can now submit your events. We look forward to seeing everyone in November!

Registration is now closed.  We are working hard to reconcile all pre-registrations and prepare all our materials for publication and printing.  You’ll still be able to refund and exchange tickets onsite at U-Con.  Weekend (3-day) badges will be $25 at the door but the cost for day passes is the same.

You can still view all events online.

November is here and U-Con is upon us. We are all very excited to be in the final count down to U-Con itself. Pre-registration is still open, but will be closing soon on November 7th at 11:59pm. So be certain to browse through the games and register for events. If you don’t find events you like, there is still time to submit your game.

We need more volunteers for U-Con!  U-Con can’t exist without its volunteers, and we have nearly many spots still available. First, thank you to those who have already contacted us about volunteering.  We appreciate your contribution to our hobby. To everyone else, there is still time to sign up.  Volunteers are scheduled on a first-come first serve basis.  If you can’t commit early, then you can still sign up at the convention.

If you’ve never volunteered for U-Con, it’s very easy.  We need door guards to monitor the entrance to our exhibitor hall and ensure that only attendees with badges can enter.  We need volunteer to assist us with collecting tickets for attendees to purchase.  As needed, we may ask a volunteer to navigate the building to find a specific person or accomplish a specific task.  Finally, if there is a large backup, we may need a volunteer to help organize the line and instruct our attendees on how to speed up the process.  Instruction will be provided onsite and we will do our best to work with you regarding scheduling or other limitations.

We ask for four hours of your time (in two hour shifts) and we give you a weekend pass ($25 value).  As a volunteer, you are eligible for a $5.00 discount on the convention tee shirt.  If you are having so much fun that you work two extra hours (for a total of six) then we also give you one free generic event ticket ($1.50 value).  We also have snacks available to keep our hard workers nourished.

More information is available in the volunteers section of the website. Please use the contact-us form to schedule your volunteer hours.  Please include in the message your name and the days and times you want to work (remember slots are in two hour increments).

We now have the Looney Labs events available online, including the special events of Andy vs Everybody where our Special Guest, Andy Looney, will take on any and all comers to play against him in a few select Looney Lab games.

We are pleased to announce that the U-Con website is open for pre-registration. You can search, browse and purchase events online, purchase your badge, or even a T-Shirt. New events will be added as they are submitted and scheduled. So check back periodically.

Please note that we are still coordinating with our Guest of Honor, Andy Looney, to schedule his events. They will be posted shortly.

If you are interested in running a game, there is still time to submit it online. Please feel free to contact us if you are interested in volunteering.

Pre-reg is opening on Friday!

You’ll be able to register at this URL, and cost info and con hours are available here.

We’re incredibly pleased to announce that Andy Looney has agreed to be our Guest of Honor this year.

Andy Looney is the creator of Looney Labs and designer of such games as Fluxx, Treehouse/Icehouse, Chrononauts, Cosmic Coasters and more. He decided to make game design his career after successfully developing Icehouse, a fictional game he described in early stories, and after development of the video game Icebreaker. Visit http://www.wunderland.com/WTS/Andy/Andy.html where you can read about his novel The Empty City, his comic Broccoli, and more.

Living Greyhawk has been added to our system. We are still expecing Living Arcanis and a couple other campaigns. Check out the friendly RPGA chart for your RPGA events.

Our one Call of Cthulhu event sold out already, so we requested the GM to add another on Saturday night. Search for Cthulhu to get your ticket to this new event.