Tag Archives: Curtin Imagination Association

Gavron's Guide to Weapons

Posted on 2 July, 2013 by australian sf-history

The below was written by Guy Dyson, probably to fill in a gap at the bottom of a page, in the 1992 CIA Annual, that year called Perpendicular Worlds. Transcribed by Doug Burbidge. Gavron’s Guide to Weapons In most role … Continue reading →

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Gavron’s Guide to Weapons

Posted on 2 July, 2013 by australian sf-history

The below was written by Guy Dyson, probably to fill in a gap at the bottom of a page, in the 1992 CIA Annual, that year called Perpendicular Worlds. Transcribed by Doug Burbidge. Gavron’s Guide to Weapons In most role … Continue reading →

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Lord Foul's Game

Posted on 19 February, 2013 by australian sf-history

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. … Continue reading →

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Lord Foul’s Game

Posted on 19 February, 2013 by australian sf-history

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. … Continue reading →

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SwanCon 18 (1993) Souvenir Book – The Best Bits

Posted on 15 February, 2013 by australian sf-history

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 … Continue reading →

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CIA ’zine 1992 – Choose Your Own Demise III

Posted on 5 February, 2013 by australian sf-history

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 … Continue reading →

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CIA ’zine 1992 – Choose Your Own Demise III

Posted on 5 February, 2013 by australian sf-history

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 … Continue reading →

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CIA annual magazines

Posted on 22 January, 2013 by australian sf-history

by Doug Burbidge Every year for three years, the CIA put out an annual magazine. They may well have continued the tradition after I left in 1995, but these are the only three I have. As described in a previous … Continue reading →

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The CIA (no, the other one)

Posted on 6 March, 2012 by australian sf-history

post by Doug Burbidge I started going to Curtin in 1988, and I saw some posters around for a group called the CIA, I think with some Star Trek TNG art on them. (TNG was brand new then.) I took … Continue reading →

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