Greeting from KublaCon to all of our readers!

Hello Gals and Guys. KublaCon is right around the corner and more importantly our game submission deadline is April 1^st. Some of our Coordinators are already running out of room for new games (especially the RPG and Boardgame departments!) so if you want to have any chance to have your game considered for KublaCon’s schedule and in the onsite program book, get them in as soon as you can.

So don’t delay! Operators are standing by to take your Game Submissions!!!

Also don’t forget, you can still pre-register NOW!  You can save $10 (that’s a whopping 20%) off the full four day pass if you register by April 15th. So that is only $40 for all four days of gaming goodness and is a great value for your entertainment dollar. Also, parents will receive an additional $10 off their weekend pass when they register with a fully paid child. You can get more info in this on our getting ready page.

Ok on to the news!

Volunteers

We are always looking for help! It takes a very large number of people to make KublaCon go off clean and smooth. If you help out for at least 8 hours, you will get your weekend pass purchase reimbursed to you. You can get more info on our Getting Ready page or by going here.

Department Reports!

With less then 2 WEEKS before the Event Submittal deadline, the events are coming in at “ludicrous speed” (and no, we can’t slow down first!). Here is a quick peek at some of the bigger events you will find at the show…

Settlers of Catan Tournament Once again KublaCon plays host to the Regional Settlers of Catan Tournament where more than 100 attendees will be able to participate.  And don’t forget, the winner gets a seat in the Semi-finals at the Nationals at Origins in Columbus, Ohio. So be sure to come to KublaCon and play for your chance to win the big one!

Flames of War Kubla Tournament Join the staff of Gamescape North for THE definitive Bay Area Flames of War tournament - a Battlefront National Qualifier! Set in Late War, we'll be using the complete 2nd Edition rules with 1750-point army choices exclusively from the main rulebook

Up Front 2009 State Championship The 21st Annual Up Front! Northern California State Championship Tournament. This will consist of a 3 round guaranteed seeded qualifier followed by a single elimination championship bracket.

Curse of the Underdark The Drow are back again! Proving Ground Productions is proud to bring you the ninth installment of its popular event, "Curse of the Underdark." Lloth has appeared to Matrons of lesser houses and informed them that several powerful cursed items have been stolen and secreted away throughout the Underdark. The House that recovers the most of these surely will gain much favor with Lloth!

You can check out these and many more here at our online database!

Blah! I vant to suck your blood!

KublaCon is once again sponsoring a blood drive by Stanford Blood Center. Please help us help others and participate. Each donor will receive a cloisonné pin designed by Robert Heinlein for the first Science Fiction blood drive 32 years ago and some KublaBucks to use in our Prize Vault!

And speaking of blood suckers... KublaCon Pins for 2009

Come to me my Sweet. No, this won’t hurt you. I only want to take this pin and pierce the lapel near your beautiful neckline. Oh, I seem to have nicked your skin… and blood is starting to drip down… That’s ok; I can take care of that! Blah!!!

Oops, she should have kept that cross and garlic handy as she was getting this years KublaCon pin from that strange man in the dark cloak!

We are now in our ninth year of doing KublaCon pins and this year’s pin gives a nod to all the games (and Gamers!) that have been inspired by our favorite fanged and fearsome foe. So click here to get a sneak peek at our DraKubla pins!

So let me introduce you to the one and only Billy Shears..

Well, let’s see. Hmmm… Who will be our guinea pig this month? How about that guy over there. He has had many different jobs at KublaCon and has been a great utility player for us over the years! So here is this month’s 10 questions victim.
Please say hi to our Collectible Miniatures Coordinator, Ben “Don’t call me Emily” Matzen!

Kubla Staff... New and as GREAT as ever!

We have a few new faces (and some returning ones) for KublaCon this year to help out with the madness and mayhem of running the show and several of our Staff have moved into other positions at the Con. Here’s a list for those of you keeping score at home…

Mike Eckert is returning to the KublaCon family as our new Prize Lord

Tom Van Zuiden will be taking over as Director of Operations.

Aaron Wolz-Romberger is a new Staffer and he will be working with Naomi Boyden as they head up our Hospitality Team.

Darby Keenan is now helping out at in Logistics.

Andrew Matzen will be now helping out as a Table Top Boardgame Assistant.

Richard Jones is a new Staffer and is a Roleplaying Assistant Coordinator.

Jen Munns is taking over as the Volunteer Coordinator

Chad Martens is a new staffer and is our Historical Minis Assistant.

Tom Coleman is a new staffer and is will be our Beginners Track Coordinator.

Ray Sampson will now be heading up our ORLOCK Team

Well, that’s it for this exciting episode of Khannections! Stay tuned for our next informative issue and thanks again for taking the time to read our newsletter. We’ll see you at the Con real soon!

Thanks! :o)

David Gabriel and Japji Khalsa

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