Nostalgia

[thebitterguy]

So, I got bored so I went back to the beginning of TBG and found this post about how I missed good winter gaming cons in Ontario.

I decided to do a search for Redcon, and found only this post from '95:

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REDCON 95
27 - 29 January 1995

International Gaming Convention
presented by
the Royal Military College of Canada's
Combat Simulations Group
and the
Kingston Wargamers Association

SPECIAL GUESTS: Sam Lewis - President of FASA Corp.
Co-designer of BATTLETECH
Designer of Renegade Legion CENTURION

Margaret Weis - Well known Fantasy and Sci Fi Author

SPECIAL EVENTS: 1. Margaret Weis will host the WORLD RELEASE of her Collectable Trading Card Game "The Star of the Guardians". Be the first see the latest in the growing field of Trading Card Games.

2. Sam Lewis will participate as a player in a number of games by FASA, including the popular CENTURION Double Blind. He will be available throughout the weekend to answer questions and discuss the latest releases.

OTHER EVENTS:

- Over 70 Gaming events presented over the weekend including
Historical, Fantasy and Sci Fi Miniatures
Strategic Board Games
Role Playing Games and
Collectable Trading Card Games.

- Four Player DOOM II tournaments hosted by the COMPUTER WORKHOUSE.

- Dealer Area featuring 8 gaming retailers from across Ontario.

- Artist Area featuring the artwork of John Brown and Mike Parisien.
Have your favorite character or monster drawn for all to see.

- Beginner level games for wargaming novices.

- Miniatures Painting Competition.

WHERE? Campus of the Royal Military College of Canada
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Registration and Gaming in Yeo Hall

WHEN? Registration opens: 5PM, Friday, 27 Jan 95
Gaming Hours: Friday: 7PM to 11PM,
Saturday: 9AM to 11PM,
Sunday: 9AM to 1PM.
Dealer Hours: Friday: 8PM to 11PM,
Saturday: 9AM to 11PM,
Sunday: 9AM to 10:30AM, 11:30AM to 1PM

COST? $12.00 for the entire weekend, no additional fees for games.
$10.00 for those who Preregister

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you have attended REDCON in the past the Preregistration
Package has been mailed to you. If your address has changed
since last year or you wish to be added to the mailing list,
please email a current mail address to:



So the pre-reg was $10, which was pretty much a fundraiser for the RMC CSG and KWA, since I'm pretty sure as like every university group, they got the space for free. That was the con where Sam Lewis told me about the origin of Renegade Legion (it was FASA's submission for a Star Wars game system, which I've just edited Renegade Legion's Wikipedia entry to reflect! Two W&N points!). And I got to play Margaret Weis's Star of the Guardians game.

I also played the shittiest Star Wars game ever, which was the first time I ever walked out of a con game.

I will reiterate that Yeo Hall is the best venue in the world to run a gaming con in. I miss it.