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SimuCon 2004
Another Simucon has come and gone, and this one was even more fun than the last!
Disclaimer: A few pictures were intentionally omitted in the interest of good taste and/or to prevent unnecessary embarrassment, and well some were too fuzzy. If you find errors associated with your picture (or any others) please feel free to let me know and changes will be made. Also, if you wish your picture omitted, just let me know and it will be done, no questions asked. I can be reached here.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ WEDNESDAY ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Shavay looks excited to be in St Louis
Viptorian, Iocanthe, Janyl and Nynnia
And the crowds are becoming... crowds!
Hashi's hair and Bambina
Steve, aka the Wednesday bar slave.
Kynevon and Tyrathia do some catching up.
Andy makes a great pillow, and gives a great foot massage!
Talk about an attention hound!
Alixi, the purple pup's owner.
Thangor, Magrid, Deme and Viptorian
The fun is just getting started!
Kynevon and Shavay are glad to see Zabari
"Okay, son. This is how you handle an assist."
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ THURSDAY ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The lobby starts to come to life
Look who's out for an early morning stroll... well, early is relative.
Soim's group just arrived. assess teach
Having lost his tongue in a freak juggling accident (don't ask), Pomae resorts to using the act verb.
Baby Shakahn, Daddy Shakahn and Tribanin
Valdrik's message of the day.
Shakahn, Dullen, Tribanin, Valdrik, Krinahd and Auriane
GM Vaeldriil joins the milling
Now that people have name badges the crowds start to really come out.
....and one more time. Thanks to Augie and Washee for putting this together!
Krin and Lycanthus at hyperbowl
GM Tribanin and GM Auriane check their notes for the Provencial Murder Mystery
Back outside the hotel, the lawn is just littered with gnomes!
Ryan knows how to make a tastey drink
So much fun is being had, the smokey spirits of cons past decide to invade.
GM Edahla and GM Valdrik discuss new and interesting ways to kill us.
Princess Chalen'talei and Prince Vorclaf from the Provencial Mystery game.
If I like cutting people's heads off, does this mean I'm good GM material?
"Okay, Zabari, poker works like this. When you run out of chips it doesn't matter what the cards say."
Should I call or should I fold? Decisions, decisions...
Ylena and Kraelyst try to out poker-face each other.
Magdar, a GS4 GM, Doolgan and Emarori
GM Ssra and Smegul
We need bleachers for the Radio Free Simucon broadcasts next year.
They were lined up down the hall!
Skiori's favorite game this year was Curses!
Two players from two different tables had to perform a cheer at the same time!
Alcohol and Curses... I think Seamaus would approve!
Lakus from plat and GM Chakram
Kynevon sits for a henna tattoo
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ FRIDAY ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Rowyr, GM Vaeldriil, ? and Pomae
Ysselt, The Merc, Shavay, Bambina and GM Anji
Tribanin has a new hat
Zabari shakes the bag of names for a drawing at the cleric meeting behind Mohaun.
Smegul draws the winner's name.
Zerfala won Rob!
We get to stand in line again, but not for long.
Algion, Krinahd, Chasitee and Aldaren
Okay, everybody, look serious.
Relaxing outside between seminars
Treshan, Nikiloi, Lakus, Azimee, Dullen and a back.
Amorisse begins to listen to Soim teach the lock picking skill.
Plenty of people were checking out the wireless connection with laptops.
A command performance by Skiori as he demonstrates his leet Curses skilz
Mohaun-the-two-fisted!
Folks start getting dressed for the 80s party
Pink punk Flura
It's Madonna... no wait, that's Phalo.
The term 'drunk as a skunk' comes to mind for some strange reason.
Lycanthus, a simu-staff-guy and Sashera
Gremlins invade the 80s dance!
This guy was really scaring me. I backed away and he kept coming!
So... who ya gona call?
So he's a gremlin... or a vermit?...varmit?... he can still dance!
Do you remember the macarena?
Meanwhile, back in the games room....
Edahla, Tribanin, Nemraesha and Elddric enjoy the night air.
Valadimir is having a good time.
Daminious... I dunno, he looks like a tv preacher, dont you think?
A blurry Klurn and Celestiaa - after all those beers I wonder if they weere seeing me that way.
Bash master Algion!
Deme, GM Roderigo and Viptorian
What is this radio thingy anyway?
Sindak tickles Treshan with the mighty-feather-of-doom (TM) as Lakus and Jekipe watch.
Water gun snipers on the roof!
Algion, pretty lady and Dullen
Jensene and Collettea, pretty and kooky... or is that "pretty kooky?"
go clock > Bubba, Brabs, Drongol, Chasitee, Collettea, Purreliss, Shakahn, Celestiaa, Lakus and Raycha.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ SATURDAY / COSTUME DAY ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Sindak in a kilt
Hashi, Lycanthus and a baby raccoon
Ealdgyth the pirate
Drongol (the dwarf) reads his team's solution tot he provincial mystery
Renwolf (the tog) reads his team's answer
The plat chicken begawks his approval of the reading
GMs Koyta, Loriene, Chakram and Longtail hold the design-a-merchant seminar
Hashi pulled a switch!
and check out those feet (claws retracted of course)
Notice how the clerics seem to keep finding each other?
Allaya, Chasitee, Daemog and Shadowar
Soloman playing with Baby Shakahn
Zabari takes notes at a second less formal cleric gathering with GM Seviya, Valadimir...
and Shadowar, Smegul, GM Vaeldriil....
and Nonomis, Bambina, Mohaun....
Deep thinking Smegul
Eldreth, maker of death rum!
Augie from GS4
Meidori, Vytoria, Eupholus, Zabari, Daemog, Valadimir's back and Smegul's back
Rowayn and Motarra, a couple of sharp looking rangers
Alixi - Nice costume!
GM Ssra, Vrulle, GM Meakah and GM Ghisel
Krinahd, GM Veyl and GM Quarel
Just some of the DR costumes! Marrk, Nimmi, GM Veyl, Rowayn, Motarra, Elriic, Sleigher, Pepoco biting Felis's tail, and kneeling is Taffei and Crysiana
"I know! Let's take the costumes on a parade around the plaza....
and scare the locals! More than one person asked if we would be performing again later that night!
And we have even more costumes!
Shadowar partakes of the feast
Janyl in costume
The lovely Collettea has the men bowing before her!
Chasitee in costume
Nemraesha, Riel's back and Tribanin
The dinner entertainment kicks off with MST and public speaking!
Rohrr wants Bubba to verify the blindfold... oh what he could do.
Rohrr demonstrates blindfolded contact juggling!
Elriic took 3rd place for DR costume
Soloman presents Barnacus (1st) with a prize as Marrk and Nimmi (2nd) look on.
The DR winners : Barnacus, Marrk, Nimmi and Elriic
Anika of AoH shows off her story teller talents
But wait!... there is more to Barnacus' costume than meets the eye. The real reason he won first place is... He's ready for the naked ranger race!
The GS4 costume winners : Byan (1st), Desorceri (2nd) and Eldreth (3rd)
Eldreth then shows of a bit of talent by leading in the singing of "the Drunken Scottsman"
Phalo, costume winner for AoH
Ylena serenades us with a flute solo.
Modus costume winners: Ichiko, Shiva and Jennifer
Pepoco does stand up comedy for us - funny lady!
Then Soloman gave out some "special" awards. The first of which was a smile on a stick for GS4 GM Brauden.
GMs Riel and Jeremael shared the canned dick award
Kraelyst receives a nice poker set for coming out of the tourney as champ.
Prestius, Shavay and Emarori also placed for their efforts with the cards.
Naijul and Kynevon won the Light and Shadow game
Andy's parents were in town and celebrating an anniversary!
Dimarie and Landrion won the Settler's of Katan tourney
Kraelyst and Aavarine from the back - what delicate wings!
WE INTERRUPT YOUR SURFING FOR A VERY SPECIAL PROGRAM
~ ~ ~ WE NOW RESUME YOU REGULARLY SCHEDULED SURFING ~ ~ ~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ LATE SATURDAY ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Redarch gets the prize for best boogie!
And Sashera knows how to keep up!
Raecear, Davius, Redarch and Phalo get into the 50s
Solstitia and Dartenian do the stroll
The 50s costume winner and Redarch take their turn strolling
Solstitia and Raecear try a box step
Jekipe, Mysteria and Davius on the dance floor
Jekipe's fabulous 50s costume
Dartenian and Sashera twist again!
Solstitia, Phalo, Raecear and Dartenian
Davius rocks on his inflatable guitar!
Krinahd, Collettea and Mohaun enjoy themselves at Algion's bash!
DR rules the patio! You're doin it again next year, right, Algion?
More fun in the lobby with GMs Quarel and Auriene
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ SUNDAY ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Tyrathia, still sending notes to the absent masses
Valadimir, that's a really big cup of coffee... wanna share?
Krinahd, Chasitee and Jensene's back
Klurn, no dancing after midnight for you.
Sunday morning mingling before the last seminars
Mohaun, Bambina, Eupholus, Smegul and Vytoria
Gambit, Krinahd, Algion and Brablo
Klurn, Celestiaa, Gambit, Algion, Krinahd and Brablo
Fidessa, Ketrianna, Nemraesha, Janyl and Viptorian
Bubba says goodbye to Baby Shakahn
Ketrianna, Purreliss and Smegul
Tenasia, Fidessa and a lounging Daemog
Meakah makes ready to leave
Baby Shakahn, all worn out
One last meal together, Eupholus, Zachary, Vytoria and Larkus
Zerfala's back, Nosaj and Allaya
A ghost in the window, Veyl and Aavarine
Samcras looks too pooped to move
Krinahd, Shylore, Elonka and Thangor
Seviya, Ceosanna, The Merc and Rohrr
Chasitee, GM Ceiswynn, GM Meakah, GM Valdrik and GM Edahla
Bye bye, ducks! See you next year!
There was more, but it was time to put the camera away and enjoy the company of the friends who did not leave on Sunday. Thank you, friends, for making this a fun time. Let's definitely do it again!