Here it is, look it over and put it on the list if you think it is ok.
[Of course this is okay, Bertil! -- James]
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GOTHCON XV
29th of March to 31th of March 1991
GOTHENBURG
SWEDEN
Somehow, I got inside the dangerspace the GOTHCON press-gang so now I
toil with organizing the official tournaments...
What is GOTHCON? A Con, of course, more specific the Gothenburg Con, now
on it's 15th year and world famous in the whole of Sweden (and some parts of
Norway).
Why tell this to the TML? Well, one of the official tournaments is a
TRAVELLER tournament (Not MegaTraveller, since it is is written by two
persons who were there during the good old days). From the papers that are
being sent out now (but somewhat translated:) :
TRAVELLER
Organizers: Bo"rjesson & Halle'n of Bifrost (The Chalmers RPG and Boardgames
organization.
Type: RPG for teams ( 5 persons )
Time: Friday 1500-1945
Admission charge: 100SEK (about $16, in addition to the charge of the con.)
Knowledge Required: None
"5000 years into the future, in a world where mankind just is a race out on
the perimeter, and where the Imperium rule thousands of planets, there is,
on the outskirts of the Imperium a planet not wholely unlike Earth.
On it's northen hemisphere there is a idyllic valley with about a dozen
farms.
One of the farms is redder than the other and has whiter corners. The
Xenokatas family live there.
Little do they know..."
Apart from TRAVELLER, the organized tournaments include ASL, Britannica,
Call of Cthulhu, CarWars, Civilization, Diplomacy, Illuminati, Junta,
AD&D2ed, AD&D2ed II, Kremlin, Paranoia, MERP, RQIII and WH40K.
Independent tournaments include Micro, Fire In The East, Corporation Wars,
Shotgun Mission, Ruinworld, Bloodbowl and a RPGA AD&D2ed tournament.
I will be on the premises viritually around the clock from Friday to
Saturday, answering questions, giving directions, and using a blowtorch to
convince organizers of individual torunaments that the adventures should be
ready more than 5 minutes before play is about to begin:) (Bo"rjesson and
Halle'n have a long history of finishing before the deadline runs out so no
shadow should fall on them.)
Swedish cons are somewhat different from the US/UK type. It has been told
to me that our cons are more similar to small US/UK ones, in that there
is a small number of participants (around 500 for Gothcon) that play *alot*
and socialize somewhat less during the con.
(Don't ask me. I've never been to any US/UK con. My knowledge of US/UK
cons in general come from pure hearsay and "Bimbos of the Death Sun" :)
One additional difference from US/UK cons is ofcourse that most people on
GOTHCON speak Swedish, but most Swedes speak English, especially those who
are involved in RPG and Boardgaming.
Anyway, if any TMLers know that you'll be in Gothenburg during that time,
call me. I might even be able to smuggle you in past the ticket booth as
"Internationally famous TRAVELLER experts from the US" :)
Bertil Jonell, Tournament responsible for GOTHCON XV
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