(This page last changed June 20, 2010)
NOTE: If you are planning on staying at the convention hotel, the CUT OFF DATE for making your reservation is July 1st. After that date I cannot guarantee what the rate will be. (They PROBABLY won't raise it, but you never know.) Also: we have the meeting room reserved for thursday thru sunday, so show up on thursday. It doesn't look like there will be a Starweb game after all, so let's just play Heroic Fantasy and T&T.
The year 2010 is Flying Buffalo's 40th Anniversary. I started running my first play by mail game of Nuclear Destruction (for a fee) in January of 1970. So, I have decided to declare 2010:
Watch our "news" page, or sign up for our mailing list, or follow me on Twitter (BuffaloRick) to hear about some cool special deals that I'll be offering. Plus visit us at the many game conventions I attend, as I will be giving away some valuable prizes. And come to our convention in Scottsdale July 22-25, 2010. Thursday evening I will be throwing a big party and barbeque to celebrate our 40th.
The Third Annual T&T convention will be held simultaneously with the 38th Annual PBM convention, and the celebration of Flying Buffalo's 40th Anniversary. The 2010 Convention dates will be July 22-25, 2010. Now is the time to plan to attend! Holiday Inn Express offers suites for $84 per day if you mention Flying Buffalo when you make your reservation. (This rate includes up to two days before and after the event.) We will be running at least Heroic Fantasy (all levels). You'll note that the convention is 4 days next year. This is because I hope to run a Starweb tournament for a change. All the Starweb players need to show up on thursday to start that game. We'll start Heroic Fantasy (and the Tunnels & Trolls games) on friday. And the big party in my backyard will be Thursday night, July 22.
Click on the T&T convention link above for current details. So far, doesn't look like anyone is signing up to play Starweb, so we may be limited to Heroic Fantasy and Tunnels & Trolls. But come on over. The barbeque should be a lot of fun. We'll start about 5pm on thursday in my back yard. I have a big stone barbeque, plus a couple of portable ones. We'll fire up a lot of charcol and char hamburgers and hotdogs (or tofu burgers, if you bring them yourself!). And then we'll play poker and board games until midnight or 1am!
If you make a reservation at the hotel, please tell me. They always tell me that fewer people reserved rooms than really did, so I have to go over there with a list of my customers and say "This guy was from my group also".
The 2009 37th Annual Convention was a lot of fun. A big surprise: Chris Worrell did NOT win the Heroic Fantasy tournament. Doug Knight was first with 85,264 points. Chris Worrell was second with 72,920 points. Martin Land was 3rd with 25,668 points. Congratulations all!
The 2008 36th annual convention was held Aug 1-3, 2008 in conjunction with the 1st Annual T&T Convention. Chris Worrell was the winner again, followed by Doug Knight.
The 35th annual convention was held August 3-5, 2007 and yet again, Chris Worrell was the winner, followed closely by Doug Knight.
The 34th annual convention was held in July of 2006, and once again Chris Worrell was the winner.
The 33rd annual convention was held July 29-31, 2005
We ran only an Heroic Fantasy game, and Chris Worrell was the winner, followed closely by Frank Lowther. Everyone who attended received a free 35th Anniversary tshirt (available from Flying Buffalo for a limited time for $19.95-see below). Doug Knight played by long distance via the internet and that worked well this year. I encourage everyone to save the July 21 weekend in 2006, even if you can't fly to Arizona.
The Flying Buffalo offices are now a wireless hotspot. If you bring your laptop, and it is wireless capable, you'll be able to access the internet between turns. We also plan to allow off-site players in either or both the tournaments.
ACCOMODATIONS: We recommend everyone stay at the Holiday Inn Express (which used to be called the Quality Suites), 3131 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale AZ 85251. Call 480-675-7665 for reservations. Depending upon who is answering the phone, they may or may not remember that there is a Flying Buffalo event. But make your reservation anyway. If they don't give you the convention rate, let me know and I'll yell at them again. All suites have microwaves, refrigerators, coffee makers, and data ports on the phones (with free local phone calls). You also get a complimentary breakfast every morning, snacks in the evenings and high speed internet connections. Rate is $79 per night per suite (no extra charge for extra people in your suite.) - just ask for the Flying Buffalo event. I'll block a few rooms. And the hotel is only a few blocks away from The Buffalo Building. (Not really within walking distance in July, but we'll try to set up a carpool). But to get that rate you have to call and make your reservation by June 30th. After that date I can't guarantee the price.
Prices: There is no charge to attend the convention. Each tournament has it's own fee.
Starweb: $99. Heroic Fantasy: $75.
If you want to pay by paypal, you can click the buttons here. Paypal will automatically tack on $3 for "shipping" so I'll make the prices $96 for Starweb and $72 for Heroic Fantasy, and if you join both, you'll end up with a $3 discount.
To join the STARWEB tournament:
To join the HEROIC FANTASY tournament:
To play 2nd, 3rd, or 4th level Heroic Fantasy games:
Sign up early: if we don't have enough room for everyone in the tournament, the guy who signed up last is out of luck. All tournament fees ARE REFUNDABLE if you have to cancel at the last minute, as long as you let us know at least the day before the convention. (If we hold up the start of the tournament for 3 or 4 hours, expecting you to show up, you won't get a refund!)
Show up Thursday night or stay over Sunday night for the traditional nickel ante poker games with Rick Loomis at the Flying Buffalo offices. Buy in is $5. We'll start about 7pm.
Or send in your registration:
to rick at flying buffalo dot com
To see a complete list of all the winners of past Flying Buffalo conventions, click here
Congratulations to all the winners.
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