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Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 1:37 pm

FASA trade ad for the new Star Trek RPG:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28697569@N ... 8/sizes/l/

Announcing the new Gameplay magazine:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28697569@N ... 6/sizes/l/

An ad from Eon for Cosmic Encounter and the other games of their line:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28697569@N ... 5/sizes/l/

Gen Con XV photos:

Demo of Gulf Strike (notice the guy with the SPI t shirt):

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28697569@N ... 912961665/

Another TSR trade ad:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28697569@N ... 912961665/

Art classes schedule:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28697569@N ... 912961665/

A friendly robot promoting Star Frontiers to humans: BUY! BUY! BUY!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28697569@N ... 912961665/

AMAZING PHOTO! Uncle Duke and The Dragons - the TSR 'house' band! Never seen before...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28697569@N ... 912961665/

Avar products fantasy game board in action:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28697569@N ... 912961665/

The Armory imposing dice booth:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28697569@N ... 912961665/

(more updates coming soon)

Double photo with The Armory and Grenadier booths:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28697569@N ... 1/sizes/o/

Tim Hildebrandt promoting his Realms of Wonder fantasy calendar at Gen Con East 1982:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28697569@N ... 6/sizes/o/

and a GDW trade ad:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28697569@N ... 1/sizes/l/

Last edited by Alexander on Fri Aug 21, 2009 1:47 pm, edited 2 times in total.

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Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 2:09 pm

Alexander1968 wrote:Double photo with The Armory and Grenadier booths:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28697569@N ... 1/sizes/o/

I had forgotten how in the '80s it seemed like everyone was either a dwarf or stood around with their hands in their pockets!

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Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 2:11 pm

It would be cool to have all these old pics/adverts together on one super thread.

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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 2:18 pm

More photos added :roll:

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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 3:12 pm

There's a picture of Duke and the Dragons in the 40 Years of GenCon book. This is a different picture, however. Nice.

"But I have watched the dragons come, fire-eyed, across the world."

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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 4:09 pm

hi I've seen you're italian like me and so I thought to bothher you a minute. I've a collection to sell but it is very old material and I need help in order to list it properly. Can you hel me? thanks.

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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 5:19 pm

Alexander1968 wrote:Double photo with The Armory and Grenadier booths:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28697569@N ... 1/sizes/o/

Hobbits are real! Does he have furry feet?

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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 5:34 pm

Alexander1968 wrote:AMAZING PHOTO! Uncle Duke and The Dragons - the TSR 'house' band! Never seen before...

You may be interested in the fact that the bearded guitarist is Mike Gray, who was responsible for MB's Gamemaster line (Fortress America, Shogun, others) and wrote XL1 Quest for the Heartstone (the one with the licensed characters, Strongheart/Warduke & co.) before he returned to MB/Hasbro after his stint with TSR.

He's still quite active and was one of the Designer GOHs at this year's GenCon. We're old friends and chatted a bit as usual. We useta play a lot of Civilization (the boardgame original, not the later computer game).

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Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 4:23 am

ExTSR wrote:You may be interested in the fact that the bearded guitarist is Mike Gray, who was responsible for MB's Gamemaster line (Fortress America, Shogun, others) and wrote XL1 Quest for the Heartstone (the one with the licensed characters, Strongheart/Warduke & co.) before he returned to MB/Hasbro after his stint with TSR.

He's still quite active and was one of the Designer GOHs at this year's GenCon. We're old friends and chatted a bit as usual. We useta play a lot of Civilization (the boardgame original, not the later computer game).

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That's very interesting. Do you think he could be interviewed?

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Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 7:59 am

Double photo with The Armory and Grenadier booths:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28697569@N ... 1/sizes/o/

Finally took the time to go through these photos. I have to say I think I know those two guys in front of the "hobbit" on the left side of the painted tower...this is very scary!

And I could've bought these damn modules off the 1$ rack!!!

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Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:40 am

Alexander1968 wrote:That's very interesting. Do you think he could be interviewed?

Sure. He's very busy but very approachable when time permits. Good guy.

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Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 1:47 pm

New update!

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