Origins 77 (1977)

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Title: Origins 77
Convention Dates: July 22, 23, and 24, 1977
Convention Location: Wagner College, Staten Island, New York
Type: Convention program
Significant Credits-
Host: Simulations Publications, Inc.
Origins 77 Chairman: Howard Barasch
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: 36g
Dimensions: length 21.4cm, width 14cm, thickness .2cm

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Significant events:
Airforce/Dauntless
Applications of Fantasy and Magic in Wargaming - hosted by Scott Bizar of Fantasy Games Unlimited
Avalon Hill Classic 500
Basic Design Techniques - hosted by Jim Dunnigan, Irad Hardy, and Frank Davis
Battle Stations
Before the Rising Sun - game preview
Blue and Gray
Criteria: What is good gaming? - hosted by Randal C. Reed of Avalon Hill
Diplomacy
Dungeons and Dragons - Dave Arneson hosts 16 different expeditions
Dungeons and Dragons seminar - hosted by Rob Kuntz
Everything You've Always Wanted to Know About Avalon Hill
Fantasy Gaming Today: Where is it? - hosted by Dave Arneson
Fight in the Skies
Fighter Combat - hosted by Lou Zocchi & Associates
Firefight
Football Strategy
Game Designing and Selling - hosted by Lou Zocchi
GHQ Micro Armour
Gladiator - Fantasy Games Unlimited sponsor
Imperialism - Central Pennsylvania Strategists' Club sponsored
An Introduction to Painting Figurines - hosted by Jay Hadley and Grenadier
Kingmaker - Avalon Hill sponsored
Metamorphosis Alpha - hosted by James Ward
Miniatures Battle in the Age of Conan - sponsored by Fantasy Games Unlimited
Modern Aerial Warfare Seminar - hosted by Damian Housman
Nathaniel Greene Tournament - Oldenberg Grenadiers sponsored
Naval Miniatures - Attack Wargamers sponsored
Nuclear War - Flying Buffalo sponsored
Operational Level Games Seminar
Publishing Historical Games - hosted by Jim Dunnigan
Pre-20th Century Continental - SPI sponsored
QuadriGame Seminar - hosted by Irad Hardy and Ed Curran
Richthofen's War Demolition Derby - Avalon Hill sponsored
Rift Trooper - Attack Wargaming sponsored
Russian Civil War
Science Fiction Games Seminar - hosted by SPI's Redmond Simonsen, Tom Walzyck, and Greg Costikyan
Soviet Ground Force Organization & Tactics - hosted by John Sloan, former Army Intelligence Dept.
Star Battle, Stardate 7707.24 - by Attack Wargaming
Star Fleet - Lou Zocchi & Associates sponsored
Tactical Games Seminar - hosted by SPI Richard Berg and Mark Herman
Tactical Shoot-out
20th Century - SPI sponsored
War at Sea - Avalon Hill sponsored
Wargaming Skill: A lost art? - Attack Wargamers hosted
Wooden Ships & Iron Men - Avalon Hill sponsored
WRG Ancient Wargaming Competition - Society of the Ancients sponsored

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Musings:
There are some interesting competitive advertisements by TSR's Gen Con claiming to be the premier Wargames Convention.
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