Origins II (1976)

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Title: Origins II
Convention Dates: July 23, 24, and 25, 1976
Convention Location: John Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
Type: Convention program
Significant Credits-
Interest Group Baltimore President: Clifford Sayer
IGB VP: Neil Topolnicki
IGB Treasurer: Don Greenwood
IGB Secretary: Gary Sipes
Tournament Director: Steve Hagy
Copyright: n/a
Artwork: n/a
Place of Publication:
Format: 32 pages. Light weight paper. Red and black ink throughout. Stapled
Cover Price: n/a
Mass: 50g
Dimensions: length 22.9cm, width 15.2cm, thickness .2cm

Back cover:


Additional image: TSR booth advertisement

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Significant events:
Dungeons and Dragons - 1st trip. Tournament
Dungeons and Dragons Demonstration - D&D Designer Gary Gygax will host a special introductory trip through the original dungeon for fantasy novices
American Revolution Miniatures demo
Fight in the Skies. hosted by TSR Mike Carr
Manassas
Panzer Leader - hosted by Seth Carus
Football Strategy
AH Classic 500
Science Fiction Miniatures Demo. demo by Attack Wargaming Association
Alien Space. sponsored by Attack Wargaming Association
Battle Stations naval miniatures. hosted by Damian Housman Associates
SPI 20th Century Battle Game Tournament. judged by Jay Nelson and Jim Dunnigan
Armor Miniatures Orientation Briefing
Research and Design Seminar - speaker Jim Dunnigan
WWII Miniatures Demo - Custom Cast, Inc sponsoring
Armor Miniatures Orientation, Tractics
Third Reich - sponsored by Attack Wargaming
SPI Tactical Shootout Sniper and Patrol- hosted by Joe Seliga
Armor Miniatures - hosted by Jim Rumpf and Bill Alpert
SPI 19th Century Battlegame Tournament - hosted by Terry Harding and Greg Costikyan
Dungeons and Dragons - no details
Panzer Leader
Napoleonics Miniatures Demo - hosted by Ed Konstant of Little Soldier Shop
Kingmaker - Mick Uhl officiates
Air Force - Craig Taylor officiates
Diplomacy - International Diplomacy Association officiates
Tobruk - George Uhl officiates
Speed Circuit - Don Greenwood hosts
Design Consultation Service - hosted by Randall Reed, John Prados, Lou Zocchi, Steven Cole, with reps from SPI and GDW
Bi-Centennial Battle Re-enactment
Dungeons and Dragons - no details
Art & Graphics - hosted by Redmond A. Simonsen of SPI
Backgammon
Gladiatorial Combats. Gladiator rules by Fantasy Games Unlimited
Origins of WWII
Richthofen's War Demo Derby
Nuclear War - sponsored by Flying Buffalo
Dungeons & Dragons - 4th trip
Fantasy Miniatures Demo - Custom Cast demonstrates
Tactics of Game Playing - F. Georgian, T. Walczyk, and Joe Angiolillo of SPI host
Auction - Thomas Shaw auctioneers
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Musings:
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[grodog]

Note that Origins 2 being in 1976 throws into question the dating for when Tomb of Horrors was run at Origins---in 1976 at #2, or at 1975 at #1.
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