AGE OF RENAISSANCE SECOND PBeM Tournament: With the first AOR PBeM tournament now in the semi-finals, GM Ken Gutermuth is preparing to start the 2002 event with a March 1, 2002 start. Check out the tournament website at http://www.geocities.com/aorkg/aorbpa2002/2002home.htm. All BPA PBeM tournaments require BPA membership when the event starts. Associate memberships enabling play in PBeM events cost only $10. You need not keep your membership current in order to finish the event.

TWO NEW MINICONS: Gamers wanting to maximize their travel budget and vacation time by extending the WBC to a full nine days of gaming can do so by attending Guns of August and/or Omens for dedicated play of Paths of Glory and Hannibal respectively. Full details on this pre-con opportunity featuring the card-driven games and demonstrations of new games in the genre are available on our site at http://www.boardgamers.org/specific/gunsaug.htm and http://www.boardgamers.org/specific/omens.htm.