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Since locating individuals at Gateway is sometimes difficult, look for someone wearing a purple Strategicon vest or visit the Registration Desk. |  |  |  |\n| Convention Manager | Eric M. Aldrich I |  |  |\n| Convention Operations | Chris Carlson |  |  |\n| Event Coordinator | Tim Keennon |  |  |\n| Dealer Room | John Paiva |  |  |\n| Registration\u003Cbr>Board Games\u003Cbr>Industry Liaison & Collectibles |  | Tracy Fryer\u003Cbr>Tiffany LaMarre\u003Cbr>Shane Sauby\u003Cbr>Victor Bugg |  |\n| Computer and Video Games Live Action Role Playing Miniatures |  | Jason DuVall Ryan McMullan Mike James Frank Vassallo |  |\n| Role-Playing Games\u003Cbr>Auctioneer\u003Cbr>Webmaster |  | Jim Sandoval Robyn L. Nixon Mickey Tan Alfonzo Smith\u003Cbr>Tanya Aldrich |  |\n| Marketing |  | Kryssie Mackey |  |\n| Seminars & Movie Room |  | Nick Chavez |  |\n| Library |  | Eric Burgess |  |\n| Open Gaming |  | Michael Fryer |  |\n| Lots of Stuff | Mark Hyman\u003Cbr>Eric Nyquist\u003Cbr>Michael J. Russell |  |  |\n| Art Director Quartermaster Guests | Renee Rose-Perry\u003Cbr>Ken Barnard\u003Cbr>Victor Bugg |  |  |\n\nWelcome  \nStrategicon welcomes you to Gateway 2014. Thank you for joining us.  \nGateway brings you the widest array of family, fantasy, historical, and science-fiction board, card, computer, miniatures, and role-playing games offered in California. The diversity of these games satisfies every gamer, from expert to novice, from adventurer to land baron, and from diplomat to field general. We also offer a wide selection of game retailers and manufacturers in the Dealer Room.  \nNew to the convention? If you have any questions, the convention staff will be glad to assist you.  \nAgain, thank you for coming. Enjoy the adventure.  \nConvention Hours  \nGateway opens to the public at noon on Friday and closes at 6 pm on Monday. While events such as seminars and tournaments are scheduled, open gaming never closes.  \nGame Tournaments and Events  \nThe various Tournaments and Events being held at this convention are listed in the pages of this program in their own event schedules. Tournaments and Events have been broken down into sections (Board Games, Computer and Video Games, Demonstrations, Live-Action Role-Playing Games, Miniatures, Role-Playing Games, Special Events and Seminars), each with its own special information under the appropriate headings in the program.  \nCommon Rights of Event Officials  \nTo clarify the authority of the tournament judges and event gamemasters (GMs), this convention grants its officials these rights.  \n1. Judges and GMs may modify game rules as necessary by announcement prior to commencement of the tournament or event.  \n2. Judges and GMs may adjudicate a winner when time allotted for the completion of the round has elapsed.  \n3. As necessary, judges and GMs may take appropriate action to ensure sportsmanlike play and fairness in the tournament and event.  \n4. 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