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closeSuperheroes and super-villains are welcome at this year’s PolyCon.
Set for this weekend at Embassy Suites Hotel in San Luis Obispo, the annual gaming convention offers more than 150 gaming events including board games, video games, movies and miniatures.
There’s even a chance to mingle with fellow gamers at a Saturday barbecue.
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PolyCon XXVII
12 p.m. Friday, runs through Sunday
Embassy Suites Hotel, 333 Madonna Road, San Luis Obispo
$35; $20 for a one-day pass
www.polycon.org
According to PolyCon organizer Joe Parzanese, the goal is fun, fellowship and some friendly competition.
“We’re all friends. We’re all part of the same group,” said Parzanese, a Cal Poly grad and longtime volunteer.
Created in 1983 by a now-defunct student club, PolyCon remains a nonprofit event run exclusively by Cal Poly students, faculty and volunteers. Each convention features a different theme — this year it’s superheroes — and new attractions.
About 300 people are expected to attend PolyCon this year, including Santa Maria game developer Tom Jolly and fantasy artist Sue Dawe.
They’ll be sure to flock to tournaments for such games as Dungeons & Dragons, Warmachine and Magic: The Gathering. New this year is Munchkin, a comical card game that invites players to “Kill the Monsters. Steal the Treasure. Stab Your Buddy.”
Convention-goers can also watch Japanese animation, enjoy a bad movie marathon or vie for supremacy in the video game suite. For more adventurous gamers, there are live- action role-playing games, or LARPs.
Parzanese’s “The Vozza Legacy” revolves around a mysterious death in a powerful and wealthy family, while “How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Trust the U.N. Security Council,” run by Aaron Kutzman and Jim Pinto, deals with international diplomacy.
PolyCon also features a superhero-themed costume contest, returning for a third year. Contestants can draw inspiration from Earl Cisco’s collection of props and memorabilia from “Ghostbusters,” “Star Trek” and “Battlestar Galactica.” He owns Studio Replicas in Atascadero.
Others may choose to shop in the exhibitors’ hall, where vendors including Leisure Time Games of Santa Maria and Candice’s Custom Bridal & Embroidery of Atascadero will offer their wares.
The convention draws to a close Sunday afternoon with a lively auction. Prizes include a pass to next year’s PolyCon.
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