On Saturday November 17th over 130 people gathered for the largest ever game conference sponsored by the Ellis Tech. Simulation Club.  Over one-hundred paying gamers from three states came through the door: a record for 19 conferences.  Highlights were the Magic tournament,  Lord of the Rings miniatures, Civil War and WWII miniatures and  two games about the Roman Empire.

Vendors represented were The Time Machine of Manchester, CT; Cambridge Games Factory  of Brookline Village, Mass &  Rising Phoenix Games of  Cherry Valley, Mass. Military, fantasy & transportation board, miniature and card games for twelve hours kept the players happy and the traditional hot meatball grinders were a sell-out.

Club Advisor John Haskell indicated that this year’s Ellis Con proceeds will pay for the club’s staying two nights to attend the Spring gaming conference at West Point sponsored by the cadets of the US Military Academy, another annual tradition for over 15 years for students at Ellis Tech.

President Peter van den Berg reports special planning is now going on for next year’s Ellis Con, Number 20!, on November 15th, 2008.