transcribed by Doug Burbidge The CIA had a tradition of making deliberately stupid games, based on whatever happened to be around: “Doc” Smith Roleplaying, Revolting Antares, etc., with each game designed to emphasize the bad bits of the source material. From page 24 of the 1992 CIA Annual, Perpendicular Worlds, here’s: Lord Foul’s Game (Thomas… Continue reading Lord Foul’s Game
Month: February 2013
SwanCon 18 (1993) Souvenir Book – The Best Bits
by Chris Creagh The first page contains words from the Con Chair (Dave Luckett): For reasons that nobody can ever explain, words from the Con Chair have always been thought essential for the Program book of a SwanCon. I don’t know why, either. Nobody ever gives them the slightest attention, and rightly so, because all… Continue reading SwanCon 18 (1993) Souvenir Book – The Best Bits
On the Infinite Subdivisibility of Time
Written and transcribed by Doug Burbidge At the recent Genghiscon, Jay Stratton walked up and asked me, “Are you still the history project?” In place of a more detailed answer, I replied, “Yes.” And he handed over a bag of stuff. Most of it was Swancon souvenir books, but there were some odds and ends,… Continue reading On the Infinite Subdivisibility of Time
They’re Commin Right For Us!: The “just another bug-hunt” game! Review?
by Chris Creagh This multiplayer board game was rediscovered in a box of SF ‘stuff’ housed in Murdoch University library. It is a Furrball Publication, copyright 1999 Paul Kidd with the concept being “One player controls a horde of bugs. One or more other players each control a single marine. The bugs must charge down… Continue reading They’re Commin Right For Us!: The “just another bug-hunt” game! Review?
CIA ’zine 1992 – Choose Your Own Demise III
Being a direct transcription of pp 2-3 of “Perpendicular Worlds”, the CIA (Curtin Imagination Assocation) club ’zine for 1992 Choose Your Own Demise III The Search for Spock Tha Intahduckshun Welcome to the intahduckshun for the third annual edition of choose your own demise. That’s right, C.Y.O.D. III is here and it has a new… Continue reading CIA ’zine 1992 – Choose Your Own Demise III
Swancon 4 Program – The Great Con Job
Transcribed by Elaine Walker, all typos and punctuation faithfully reproduced. The Great Con Job – the triumphs and tribulations of organizing a con. A personal message from Your Humble Beanbagman. Bevan Casey, the worthy editor of this program book, told me (he did not ask) to write a short piece under the above title and… Continue reading Swancon 4 Program – The Great Con Job