SnowCon is central & northern Maine's premier social gaming convention, held annually in January at the Black Bear Convention Center & Suites in Orono, Maine.

Prereg online is open until Jan. 13th. And this time we mean it! *

Preregistration allows you to sign up early for scheduled games online. Preregistered attendees must bring positive ID to the SnowCon registration table.

Full registration includes admission to the vendor room, all events and all regular games. Food is available on site.

Weekend Gaming Pass	$30
Saturday-only Gaming Pass	$20
Saturday-only Observer Pass*	$10
Sunday-only Gaming Pass	$15
Sunday-only Observer Pass*	$10
*if you decide you'd like to play, you can add on a Gaming Pass for the difference
Family Cap Families need not pay for more than four passes for immediate family members Kids Gaming Pass Kids 12 & under admitted free with paid adult Sunday Teacher Hall Pass: Full-time educators admitted as observers for free (add on Game Pass for $5) Full-time educators must bring school ID or pay-check stub. *Actually, in addition to popular demand, we can offer you this service again because the new Maine law to tax event tickets has been put on hold.

Welcome to the best weekend of social, face-to-face, gaming in Maine!

We believe that games are best played around a table, with friends old and new, with pencils and dice, boards and cards, rule books and house rules. We also think that winter is a great time to get together and play! So settle down for a weekend of Catan, Carcassonne, Axis & Allies, D&D, Magic and more!

SnowCon runs January 16-17, 2010 at the Black Bear Inn Conference Center & Suites in Orono, Maine.

We have games being added every day to our scheduled game list, and of course, we will have our SnowCon games library for pick up games.

Check out Katy England's SnowCon story in this week's Maine Edge!

www.themaineedge.com

Special events during the weekend include:

fanboy comedian, Sax Carr, who's a gamer, a geek and a funny guy
genre films, including the new Shadowrun short "Crossing Shadows" by Olivier Bonenfant, who will join us for the weekend;
Steampunk Cosplay, a chance for the creative to meet and mingle
extra family activities on Sunday, in addition to the regular happenings
and games, games, and more games of all kinds, for all ages, all weekend!

Plus, because every good adventure has a beginning, we added the "So You Meet In a Tavern..." Friday Night Kick-off Party at The Dime in Old Town. A great way to relax with fellow gamers, the evening features a full performance by Sax Carr to get us laughing; DJ Dehuman8 spins the best in industrial and goth; and performances by the Paradigm East bellydance troupe make an evening not to be missed!

We can't wait to see you at SnowCon 2010!

Neat News:

Wall St. Journal reports tabletop gaming is "The hot social networking trend" and "the new golf" as the IT crowd flocks to play Settlers of Catan (and yeah, we totally have it at SnowCon!). Check out the video below and the article here.

Newsweek features Steampunk! Check out the Tech section article "Steampunking Technology, A subculture hand-tools today's gadgets with Victorian style." Don't miss the inspiring images of steampunked modern items in their photo essay.

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Check out last year's game assortment...more

Big thanks to everyone who helped out last year...more


Every great adventure starts in a tavern, right? Door opens at 8pm; Comedy begins at 9pm; Music till 1am. $5 online or at the door. Tickets are limited. SnowCon 2010 GMs ages 21 & older receive free admission to the Friday Night Kick-off Party. Los Angeles funnyman Sax Carr returns to his home stomping grounds for a rare night of fanboy comedy - no game, comic or pop culture icon is safe! Gothic Maine's Plague sends its beloved DJ Dehuman8 north to spin the best industrial, gothic, trance and dance. Paradigm East bellydance troupe will entertain and amaze! The Dime features a full bar and pub food for your pleasure. You must be 21+ to attend the "So You Meet In a Tavern..." Friday Night Kick-off Party.	Games, exhibitors, costumes, tournaments, films, and more! Registration at 8am, games start at 9am and run all the way to midnight. Enjoy GM-led games or choose from our library. Saturday features the cosplay event Steampunk Soiree & Tea. Dress to impress your fellow adventurers, airship captains, aesthetic investigators and dashing compatriots. Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks author Ethan Gilsdorf joins us for a reading, book signings and an incredible presentation about his research trip to New Zeland to see sets of the Lord of the Rings fims. U.S. East Coast debut of 'Crossing Shadows" a new Shadowrun film by Olivier Bonenfant. Don't miss the Q&A with the director and visiting cast members. Enjoy the geek comedy of Sax Carr as he returns to his native state from Los Angeles. Discussions, panels, exhibitors, costume clubs, demonstrations, genre films and more!	Meet games old and new, gather the family around a table and play on! Registration at 8am, games start at 9am and run through 5pm. Enjoy GM-led games or choose from our library. Meadieval reenactors from the Society for Creative Anachronism will teach you to play medieval games, still fun after hundreds of years. Then make one to take home! Enjoy special workshops and presentations about youth and gaming. Make and take a game of recycled materials - design and create a new game, or go with something traditional! Bring the entire family for an afternoon of creativity, fun and social gaming!

Friday Jan 15th night events at The Dime

Saturday Jan 16th events: Steampunk Soiree, Crossing Shadows movie

Sunday Jan 17th: even more games, featuring special stuff for youth & medieval games

Every great adventure starts in a tavern, right?

Door opens at 8pm; Comedy begins at 9pm; Music till 1am. $5 online or at the door. Tickets are limited.

SnowCon 2010 GMs ages 21 & older receive free admission to the Friday Night Kick-off Party.

Los Angeles funnyman Sax Carr returns to his home stomping grounds for a rare night of fanboy comedy - no game, comic or pop culture icon is safe!

Gothic Maine's Plague sends its beloved DJ Dehuman8 north to spin the best industrial, gothic, trance and dance.

Paradigm East bellydance troupe will entertain and amaze!

The Dime features a full bar and pub food for your pleasure.

You must be 21+ to attend the "So You Meet In a Tavern..." Friday Night Kick-off Party.

Games, exhibitors, costumes, tournaments, films, and more!

Registration at 8am, games start at 9am and run all the way to midnight. Enjoy GM-led games or choose from our library.

Saturday features the cosplay event Steampunk Soiree & Tea. Dress to impress your fellow adventurers, airship captains, aesthetic investigators and dashing compatriots.

Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks author Ethan Gilsdorf joins us for a reading, book signings and an incredible presentation about his research trip to New Zeland to see sets of the Lord of the Rings fims.

U.S. East Coast debut of 'Crossing Shadows" a new Shadowrun film by Olivier Bonenfant. Don't miss the Q&A with the director and visiting cast members.

Enjoy the geek comedy of Sax Carr as he returns to his native state from Los Angeles.

Discussions, panels, exhibitors, costume clubs, demonstrations, genre films and more!

Meet games old and new, gather the family around a table and play on!

Registration at 8am, games start at 9am and run through 5pm. Enjoy GM-led games or choose from our library.

Meadieval reenactors from the Society for Creative Anachronism will teach you to play medieval games, still fun after hundreds of years. Then make one to take home!

Enjoy special workshops and presentations about youth and gaming.

Make and take a game of recycled materials - design and create a new game, or go with something traditional!

Bring the entire family for an afternoon of creativity, fun and social gaming!

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