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Gen Con 2004
14th - 17th October 2004
at the Butlins resort at Minehead.

 

Well I've finally got around to uploading some of the pictures we took at Gen Con last year in Minehead.  They bring back fond memories of little sleep, lots to drink and a bloody cold tent.

While running one of the Formula De tournaments, we got chatting  to a number of members of a role players club, The Great Escapeisum, from Newport, Wales.  They regularly played Formula De back home and wanted to challenged us.  So we set up a 10 player race (5 from each country) using the Interagos track from Brasil and utilising the standard Formula One scoring system (10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1). After a tense start and a couple of crashes on the same corner, we were able to wipe the floor of the Welsh.

The final score, Shadow Warriors 26 Wales 5. Many thanks to Steve and his fellow gamers.  Here's to a rematch at this year's Gen Con.

 

**New  Pictures from Gen Con 2004 New**
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Two members of the Shadow Warriors team at Gen Con 04 (left to right) Gerald & Peter.		 GenCon04_FD_002.jpg (25587 bytes)
Shadow Warriors running Formula De at Gen Con.

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Everyone chosen their gears?

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Big Blue!!!

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That's were I crashed out!!

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Start of the Settler tournament.

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The Mayfair Games version of the classic Kosmos game, Die Siedler von Catan.		 GenCon04_Settler_003.jpg (26785 bytes)
Standard set-up for a four player game of Settlers.

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Six players battle it out to be King of the Island of Catan.

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Where to build......?

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Ben "The Kid" Counter (middle) try's to take Peter's (left) remaining chips.  While his last victim, Gerald (left) looks on forelornly.

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Lost at Gen Con...
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Peter (left) and John (right) play "Air Guitar" at the end of Gen Con.

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That's nice!!  Ray joins in.

    

 

**New  The Inaugural Formula De Great British Challenge New**
Shadow Warriors vs Wales.
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The Shadow Warriors team (left to right), John, Mark, Steve and Peter.  With Gerald (captain) taking the picture.

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Brasil - Interagos.

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The only way to drink and drive!!

 

 

 

 

After our great success at Gen Con 2003, we are happy to announce that we will again be running some broad games tournaments at this years convention.  Our timetable is,

Thursday 14th October - Formula De - Slot 2.

Friday 15th October - Settlers of Catan - Slot 6.

Saturday 16th October - Formula De - Slot 10.

Sunday 17th October - Settlers of Catan - Slot 14.

We will also be demoing Crimsons Skies, during Gen Con.  Exact date and times are unknown at present, but drop by the Board Games Area to find out.  For more details on Gen Con UK

 

Formula De [top]

Formula De, the classic board game of Motor Racing. Can you finish in the points to qualify for the final, while avoiding colliding with other players and not blowing your engine by pushing it beyond its limits?

Format – 2 races, maximum of 10 people in each race. The top 5 from each race will go to the final, with the remaining players racing again in the "losers" final.

Experience – Rules taught.

Slots – 2 & 10 (2pm - 5pm).

Price - £3.

 

Die Siedler von Catan (The Settlers of Catan) [top]

Die Siedler Von Catan (Settlers of Catan), the classic board game from Kosmos. Use your trading skills help to build up a civilization capable of conquering the island of Catan. English rules available. German game of the year 1995.

Format – 4 games, maximum 4 players per game. The winner from each game goes to the final.

Experience – Some experience needed.

Slots – 6 & 14 (2pm - 5pm)

Price - £3.

 

 

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