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FUTURE SHOCK!

Any conflict in which one side has a marked advantage over the other due to new technology or new tactics.

EXAMPLES:

Future Shock also includes the potential early development of technologies and what their effect on warfare would be...or, to put it another way...

VICTORIAN SCIENCE FICTION!

Any conflict during the period of Queen Victoria's reign (1837-1901) which includes, in addition to a historical background, setting and participants, any one or more of the following qualifiers:

Examples:

HAHMGS is secure enough in its historicalness not to be threatened by the latest fads in gaming. And we're not too proud to jump on board the latest giant walker to stomp across the face of miniature gaming.

So, get ready for flying gunboats, walkers, land ironclads, Martians, dinosaurs and gentlemen to invade Kansas City.

Everyone who puts on a theme game receives cash back on their admission!*

Discounts for this convention's theme games will be as follows:

Victorian Science Fiction - $10.00
Future Shock - $5.00

*To receive the Future Shock discount, gamemasters must provide an essay of at least 100 words explaining why their game qualifies under the category of Future Shock.

Essays should be typed or written neatly and preferably e-mailed to the convention director with details of your game.

Victorian Science Fiction gamemasters will receive their discount if they meet the qualifications listed above.

AND...as always, EVERYONE who puts on a game gets a $10 gift certificate from Renaissance Ink that they can cash in at the show or at their website!

SPECIAL GUESTS AT
BORDERWARS 2003!

Charles Keller, President of the American Chapter of the H.G. Wells Society, will give a talk on the future of warfare according to H.G. Wells, 3:00pm, Saturday, October 11th.

Go to the HG Wells Society of the Americas Website to find out more about HG Wells and his apocalyptic visions of warfare.

GAMES AT BORDERWARS 2003
(Check back later for exact times)

FRIDAY:

55 Days on Mars - Sky Battle
VSF THEME GAME

PERIOD: Initial Martian Colonization
SCALE: 25mm Aerial Combat
PLAYERS: 4-8+
LENGTH: 3-4 hours
RULES: Gaslight/Space 1889 (modified)

Using the ever ready insult of "Water Stealers!", someone whipped the Matians up into an insurrection against the Earthen powers. A hastily assembled group of Earthers attempted to fight their way to, presumably, safer climes, but they needed to defeat the wily Martian devils to do so! Strange and wondrous weapons and warriors are beheld.

The strange warships of Mars battle to stop the Earthers from reaching their beseiged comrades. Take flight high above the red planet. Watch out for falling spikes and parachute bombs!

Presented by Scott Hansen

Koffman's Alamo
PERIOD: Texas War of Independence
SCALE: 15mm
PLAYERS: 6-12
LENGTH: 3-4 hours
RULES: Homegrown

Soon to be a major motion picture. You know how it's going to end, or do you? Can the assaulted assholes of the Alamo stand off many marauding Mexicans?

Presented by BorderWars 2003 Best Display Winner, Bob Koffman

Roark's Drift
PERIOD: 19th Century Colonial
SCALE: 25mm
PLAYERS: 4-8
LENGTH: 4-8 hours
RULES: Homegrown

It's the British version of the Alamo, except the good guys won! Play as either the British Colonials or the indigenous Zulus defending their lands from impeial aggression. A victory here will make the English lion roar!

Presented by Toby Giese

South American Wars of Liberation

PERIOD: Late Napoleonic (1817-1825)
SCALE: 15mm, 1 figure=aprox. 20 men PLAYERS: 4-6
RULES: Homegrown
LENGTH: 3-4 hours

It's Napoleonics with a Latin twist!

Simon Bolivar leads a rag-tag army of revolutionaries against the evil Royalists. Will he liberate Venezuela and New Granada from the yoke of Spanish tyranny or end up facing a firing squad?

Presented by Mike Machell

Fuentes de Onoro

PERIOD: Napoleonic
SCALE: 15mm
PLAYERS: 4-6
LENGTH: 4-6 hours
RULES: Grand Army

Wellington vs Massena in Spain. See what all the fuss is about with these increasingly popular Napoleonic rules.

Presented by Bill Boyle

SATURDAY MORNING:

The Relief of Hesseberg
PERIOD: 30 Years War
SCALE: 15mm
PLAYERS: 3-6
LENGTH: 2-4 hours
RULES: Odss It's a Pikeman

The forces of the empire have to liberate a town to save it from becoming Protestant. If need be, the town will have to be destroyed to free the people from a religious fundamentalist dictatorship.

Selucid vs Ptolemies

PERIOD: Ancients
SCALE: 6mm
PLAYERS: 4-6
LENGTH: 2-3 hours
RULES: Homegrown

Yes, it's Sam Gill's long-awaited 6mm Ancient game of the breakup of Alexander's empire. Thrill to the sight of mighty armies in sandals!

Presented by Sam Gill and HATSOFF

55 Days on Mars - Sky Battle
VSF THEME GAME

PERIOD: Initial Martian Colonization
SCALE: 25mm Aerial Combat
PLAYERS: 4-8+
LENGTH: 3-4 hours
RULES: Gaslight/Space 1889 (modified)

Using the ever ready insult of "Water Stealers!", someone whipped the Matians up into an insurrection against the Earthen powers. A hastily assembled group of Earthers attempted to fight their way to, presumably, safer climes, but they needed to defeat the wily Martian devils to do so! Strange and wondrous weapons and warriors are beheld.

The strange warships of Mars battle to stop the Earthers from reaching their beseiged comrades. Take flight high above the red planet. Watch out for falling spikes and parachute bombs!

The outcome of this battle will affect the setting for the evening's "land battle". So, fight your best for your side!

Presented by Scott Hansen

Mongolian BBQ or Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
VSF THEME GAME

This WWI era game revolves around the secret alliance between the Germans and the Martians, and a secret military base in Outer Mongolia. The allies think they are going to destroy the German East Asian Wireless Station. They will be in for a surprise when they discover a secret weapons lab manned by Martian scientists.

There will be many interesting troops on the German side. Zeppelin assault troops and Mongolian Mounted Commandos...maybe even a flamethrower and a walker or two.

Presented by Doug Southwell & Dennis Bishop

Death of a Division
PERIOD: WWII Battle of the Bulge
SCALE: Operational
PLAYERS: 4
LENGTH: 2 hours each, continuous

This is the German attack on the 106th Division at St. Vith.

A follow-up to George's Battle of the Bulge game. Focusing on a segment of that battle. No experience necessary. Simple rules. This will be playtesting and we want players who enjoy testing new game ideas.

Presented by Rothery Award Winner, George Knapp

Crossfire in Viet Nam
PERIOD: Modern
SCALE: 15mm
PLAYERS: 2-5
LENGTH: 3-4 hours
RULES: Crossfire

Historical scenario that we won't detail so the players can't bone up.

Rest assured it will involve the boys in black taking on Uncle Sam in the original quagmire.

Presented by Troy Price

Kampfgruppe Peiper - Objective Liege
PERIOD: WWII Battle of the Bulge
SCALE: Operational
PLAYERS: 4
LENGTH: 2 hours each, continuous

This game recreates the German 6th Panzer Army attack in the northern zone of the Battle of the Bulge. Ten turns, five days of battle, regimental-level units. Four players, no experience necessary. Games take two hours to play. Victory determined by which turn the Germans capture Liege...if at all. The game uses George Kanpp's Battle of the Bulge game system. Simple, but not simple-minded.

SATURDAY AFTERNOON:

Frontier Wars

PERIOD: Early 1770's
SCALE: 28mm, 1 figure=1 person
PLAYERS: Up to 8
RULES: Modified "Matchlocks on the Warpath" skirmish rules
LENGTH: 3-4 hours

You and the Missus have just built a homestead on a couple of acres near the Kentucky-Ohio frontier. You've gat a nice farm and few neighbors. Unfortunately for you, the local Indians claim that you have put down roots on their ancestral hunting grounds. They'll be paying you a visit to serve you with an eviction notice...or bury a tomahawk in your head!

This will be a skirmish game with players controlling groups of homesteading pioneers or woodland indian warbands. It will have the feel of an Old West shootout, but in an earlier western frontier setting (think Daniel Boone instead of Wyatt Earp). Inspired by the highly recommended historical novels of James Alexander Thorn and Allan W. Eckert.

Presented by Mike Machell

The 1st American Revolution

PERIOD: AWI
SCALE: 25mm
PLAYERS: 6-10
LENGTH: 3-4 hours
RULES: Homegrown

It's Dan Groves long-awaited game of the American War of Independence. Thrill to the sight of mighty armies in knee breetches and powdered wigs!

Presented by Dan Groves and HATSOFF

Dirigibles of Doom!
VSF Theme Game

PERIOD: 1890-1900
SCALE: 1/2400
PLAYERS: 6-8
LENGTH: 3-4 hours
RULES: Homegrown

Paraguay and Uraguay have gone to war! Gone to war? How will two nations without a common border fight? By Postcard?

No! With Dirigibles of Death! Giant cigars of the sky will do battle in the skies (over Brazil) in the first ever Airwar. The biggest ones even carry the latest heavier than air flying machines from Europe.

Pity the poor Brazilians.

Presented by Sam Gill and HATSOFF

SATURDAY EVENING:

Boer War at Sea

PERIOD: Boer War
SCALE: 1/6000
PLAYERS: 4-6
LENGTH: 3-4 hours
RULES: Homegrown

As the Boers fight valiantly for their freedom, an American fleet sails to support them in their noble cause...and to try to cut down on British naval superiority. But the Royal navy is not caught unawares. Near Bermuda, the two mighty fleets battle to determine who rules the waves.

Presented by Sam Gill and HATSOFF

55 Days on Mars - Sky Battle
VSF THEME GAME

PERIOD: Initial Martian Colonization
SCALE: 25mm Aerial Combat
PLAYERS: 4-8+
LENGTH: 3-4 hours
RULES: Gaslight/Space 1889 (modified)

Using the ever ready insult of "Water Stealers!", someone whipped the Matians up into an insurrection against the Earthen powers. A hastily assembled group of Earthers attempted to fight their way to, presumably, safer climes, but they needed to defeat the wily Martian devils to do so! Strange and wondrous weapons and warriors to behold.

Having fought their way past (or been repulsed by) the Martian airships, the combined groud forces of Earth have landed and march the rest of the way to the beseiged legations. But there are even more Martians on the groud determined to end this plague of water-stealers once and for all!

Landships, Walkers, Lizardmen and deathrays all compete for attention, but rest assured, the battle will be decided by iron nerve and cold steel!

Presented by Scott Hansen

Dresden: The Young Guard Attack!
PERIOD: Napoleonic
SCALE: 25mm
PLAYERS: 6-10+
LENGTH: 4+ hours
RULES: If only we could all be Napoleon (modified)

Dresden, 26th, 1813 - The Allies have pounced on a segment of the Grand Armee at Dresden. Pleased with their success, they halt their attacks planning to finish the French off tomorrow, but Napoleon arrives with the rest of the Armee overnight and dawn of the 27th sees the Marie Louise's of the Young Guard attacking Wittgenstein's Russians on the Allied right. Murat is in the process of rolling up the Austrians on the Allied left. If the Russians give way, the entire Allied army is in danger of being destroyed.

A straight-up slugfest, French Young Guard vs Russian Infantry...lots of Russian infantry. It's quality vs quantity in what was Napoleon's last great victory before Leipzig.

Presented by Brian Beal

The Times That Try Men's Souls: Final Playtest
PERIOD: American War of Independence
SCALE: 15mm
PLAYERS: 6-8
LENGTH: 3-4 hours
RULES: The Times That Try Men's Souls

If the course of these rules paralleled the revolution, this con would be Yorktown. By the next show, you will finally be able to buy a set of these great rules for yourself.

Play in one of the last pre-publication games for Bob's great TTTTMS AWI rules.

Presented by Bob Vetter

Axis & Allies Europe/Pacific
PERIOD: WWII
SCALE: Strategic
PLAYERS: 2-4
LENGTH: 2-4 hours
RULES: Board game

Decide the future of WWII and the world in these incredible games of military strategy! The European or Pacific theater of World War II is the same, but now you control events. Lead your nation to victory and earn your place in history!

Presented by Bob Roby

Ancients Tournament
at BorderWars 2003!

Warhammer Ancient Battles

Warrior

DBA

Check out our Ancients Page for all the details!

Flames of War
15mm WWII Skirmish Tournament

Bring your 15mm WWII tanks and troops and take part in the first ever WWII tournament at an HAHMGS show.

The rules are easy to learn and newcomers are welcome.

You can get an idea of how big your army would be by checking out some sample armies at the Flames of War website and the "Flames" Yahoo group or just send an e-mail to tournament director, Jon Cleaves.

Suite D, Saturday, October 11th
Late War, 1500 points

Round One will start at 12:00pm and end at 2:00pm.
Round Two will start at 2:45pm and end at 5:15pm.
Dinner will be from 5:15pm to 6:15pm.
Round Three will start at 6:30pm and end at 8:00pm.

Awards and presentations to follow immediately after.

If all players finish Round One before the deadline, Round Two will commence 15 minutes after the last battle of Round One is completed. The same is true should Round Two finish early.

After Round One, all players entering the Best Painted competition are asked to leave their armies displayed on the table so the judges may look at them.

Flames of War, Round One will be a Meeting Engagement.
Round Two will Hold the Line.
Round Three will be a Free-for-All Battle.

DEALERS!

As noted above...SPACE IS LIMITED and is on a first come, first served basis. Dealers are limited to three 8-foot tables or the equivalent area of floor space.

Contact Brian Beal to make your reservation, NOW!

Here's who's coming so far...

George Knapp

Miniature Wargames.com

Buck-A-Fig

Lunius Vunius

Two Hour Wargames

Data Source INC

Mini-HQ.com

H & O Hobbies & Collectibles

Old Weird Harold's Old Games