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"Where the West Begins"
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| It is WWI and the last of the great dog-fights is taking place. The skies are alive with men of steel as they vie for control of the air. Britain struggles to maintain its sea power, but who will rule the new domain of power - The Sky. These are the battles that some say decided the fate of the world. How will it play out when you are in command of the new weapon of war? The plane in its infancy takes center stage in these struggles that often go overlooked. Not this day! The grand aces have climbed into their cockpits and taken war on wings to the aerie heights that only falcons and eagles knew. GM: Steven Duke brought to Texicon an event that had to come. Wings of War If you missed it or if you don't know how important the plane was to WWI you should. Next year you can. |
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| Remember! If it flies... It's probably a Buffalo |
| Guest of Honor Rick Loomis owner of Flying Buffalo |
| Lost World's Tournament Winners 3rd (Player X), 1st (Ken Burt), & 2nd place (Ken Nickel) |
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| Premier GM: Randy Fant runs Car Wars by Steve Jackson Games |
| Pictures by Pete Rearden Board Games |
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| Pictures by Pete Rearden Miniatures |
| Pictures by Pete Rearden Role-Play |
Post convention report: Texicon 2010 had a total of 120 attendees over all. Most of them were Full Con badges. We are proud to have been able to bring Rick Loomis, owner of Flying Buffalo, to the
convention. The variety of games run at Texicon was impressive. We believe that there was enough variety to provide plenty of something for everyone who attended. We also feel that the Seminars proved
very useful and effective in providing a platform for information and learning. As such, Texicon plans to continue hosting Seminars. We also understand that there were some problems. Kevin and Karl want
to tell you about the problems that we heard about. 1) not enough space 2) not enough open gaming. These are the two major problems. We want to assure everyone that Texicon 2011 will have more space.
If you have any other comments or concerns please feel free to contact Karl and Kevin Pajak at texicon@texicon.net and we will be happy to discuss the issue with you.
Well, Texicon 2010 has come and gone. We would like to thank all of the people who made it a success. First and foremost in our minds are the players. Without you the convention would have been moot.
You all did an excellent job of enjoying yourselves and making sure other players had a great time too. Thank you for your involvement in Texicon.
Next, we, Kevin and Karl Pajak, would like to thank all of the GMs who brought excellent games to the convention. Karl and Kevin know how much time and effort you spent in making your games great.
We would also like to thank Ed Teixeira, Pegasus Loft, and Area 51 for coming and providing so much that we could not. Ed is one heck of a friendly guy and he added a certain zest to the con. Pegasus Loft
was magnanimous in its consenting to come from so far with little promise of return. Area 51 for sharing in the vision we have and supporting us in our dreams.
We would like to thank Rick Loomis from Flying Buffalo for consenting to be our first Guest of Honor. Thanks for the fun times and history of gaming you brought to the con. Both Karl and I feel slightly
jilted that we did not get to spend more time chatting with you.
We would like to thank all of the Game Manufacturers who supported us and believe in the vision of Conventions. The following were supporters of Texicon. They appear in no special order. AEG, Columbia
Games, Hawgleg Publishing, Portsmouth Miniatures, 2 Hour Wargames, Panther City Images, Amarillo Design Bureau Inc., Atlas Games, Reaper Miniatures, Catalyst Game Labs, Chaosium, Ol' South Pancake
House, Lone Star Historical Miniatures, and The National World War II Museum
We would also like to thank Ken Burt for doing a fabulous job of stepping up to the plate and making sure there were plenty of board games to play. Hey Ken, Get some sleep! Thank you to Tory for making
Registration run smoothly. You were the key to freeing up the twins and made them feel at ease so they could do the behind the scenes things they needed to do. Thank you to Matt Sims for filling in the gaps.
We would have been bailing the boat all con without your help.
We think Game Wagon was a big hit. It allowed us to thank all of the players gaming in the spirit of Texicon (friendly, camaraderie, and sportsmanship).
convention. The variety of games run at Texicon was impressive. We believe that there was enough variety to provide plenty of something for everyone who attended. We also feel that the Seminars proved
very useful and effective in providing a platform for information and learning. As such, Texicon plans to continue hosting Seminars. We also understand that there were some problems. Kevin and Karl want
to tell you about the problems that we heard about. 1) not enough space 2) not enough open gaming. These are the two major problems. We want to assure everyone that Texicon 2011 will have more space.
If you have any other comments or concerns please feel free to contact Karl and Kevin Pajak at texicon@texicon.net and we will be happy to discuss the issue with you.
Well, Texicon 2010 has come and gone. We would like to thank all of the people who made it a success. First and foremost in our minds are the players. Without you the convention would have been moot.
You all did an excellent job of enjoying yourselves and making sure other players had a great time too. Thank you for your involvement in Texicon.
Next, we, Kevin and Karl Pajak, would like to thank all of the GMs who brought excellent games to the convention. Karl and Kevin know how much time and effort you spent in making your games great.
We would also like to thank Ed Teixeira, Pegasus Loft, and Area 51 for coming and providing so much that we could not. Ed is one heck of a friendly guy and he added a certain zest to the con. Pegasus Loft
was magnanimous in its consenting to come from so far with little promise of return. Area 51 for sharing in the vision we have and supporting us in our dreams.
We would like to thank Rick Loomis from Flying Buffalo for consenting to be our first Guest of Honor. Thanks for the fun times and history of gaming you brought to the con. Both Karl and I feel slightly
jilted that we did not get to spend more time chatting with you.
We would like to thank all of the Game Manufacturers who supported us and believe in the vision of Conventions. The following were supporters of Texicon. They appear in no special order. AEG, Columbia
Games, Hawgleg Publishing, Portsmouth Miniatures, 2 Hour Wargames, Panther City Images, Amarillo Design Bureau Inc., Atlas Games, Reaper Miniatures, Catalyst Game Labs, Chaosium, Ol' South Pancake
House, Lone Star Historical Miniatures, and The National World War II Museum
We would also like to thank Ken Burt for doing a fabulous job of stepping up to the plate and making sure there were plenty of board games to play. Hey Ken, Get some sleep! Thank you to Tory for making
Registration run smoothly. You were the key to freeing up the twins and made them feel at ease so they could do the behind the scenes things they needed to do. Thank you to Matt Sims for filling in the gaps.
We would have been bailing the boat all con without your help.
We think Game Wagon was a big hit. It allowed us to thank all of the players gaming in the spirit of Texicon (friendly, camaraderie, and sportsmanship).
| Ships in action - "Conga line anyone?" |
| Warlords of Europe |
| Warlords of Europe (Close-up) |
| Axis & Allies (Close-up) |
| The Rajah's elephants charge into battle |
| Rick Loomis opens the 1st Texicon by cutting the yellow ribbon. |
| ""We did it Bro!," yells Karl Pajak to his brother Kevin. That was the yell that was heard around the world as gaming is forever changed |
| Game Wagon rolls out |
| Kevin Pajak Rings the Game Wagon bell while pulling the wagon. |
| Instead of having competitions and raffles and the other ways conventions hand out prizes. We decided that the best method to hand out prizes would be to reward players who were having a good time, staying true to the spirit of camaraderie, being friendly, having good sportsmanship, and in general making the con a better convention just by being there. Thus, we devised Game Wagon. Here you see us pulling it around the convention and passing out gifts/prizes to attendees who promote the values that encapsulate the concept of Texicon. Ok, we may have given out prizes for other reasons too, but hey, that is our prerogative. |
| Karl Pajak passes out games. Kevin slaves away pulling it. "Get to work, Brother Man!" ~Karl. |
| Game Wagon |
| Zombies!!! - Doin' the dead man shuffle Perry style. |
| Master of Horror GM: Jim Perry runs Zombies!!! |
| Peanuts anyone? |
| Axis & Allies - Tally the Score |
| The shipping lanes are now open |
| Portsmouth Miniatures (Close-up) |
| Portsmouth Miniatures (Dealer Table) |
| Karl and Kevin Pajak dedicate Texicon 2010 to Dave and Carol Turrietta who were tireless advocates for gaming of all kinds. They welcomed us into their homes and lives. Their friendship and guidance in our growth still forms a major portion of who we are. They were our best friends and we miss them. It was a major blow to both Karl and I when they passed away, and we still miss them. The gaming community still feels their loss, also. It is their vision of gaming that we aspire to bring to all our conventions. Kevin and Karl want to tell them both... "Hey guys, we made it!" |
| Kevin and Karl would like to thank Ol' South Pancake House for allowing us to spend countless hours there while working on Texicon. We find the friendly atmosphere and wonderful food to be a big attraction to working there in their back room. If you have not tried their German Pancake you must. People have driven up from Houston Ol' South is the official sponsor of pancakes for Texicon. Let's face it folks, gamers love breakfast and Ol' South bring all gamers the best food for that gaming stomach. |
| Rick Demos Comrade Koba |
| Terrain - Doom Tower of Death "Hey! Look at that archer. You go get em' Golfang" |
| GM: Ron Hamilton & Terrain - Doom Tower of Death |
