Aetherco Demos:

"The Malodorous Seven"
THEY are the elite--Mimitsu's finest security force--searching for the City's most valuable relic. YOU are a motley pile of freaks, giant Cockroaches, homeless robots, and problem children. Stop THEM, or become plunk. Yes, that means dead.

"Run Grocery Run"
First played in the UK in 2002, this novice scenario for Aetherco/Dreamcatcher's time travel RPG begins as a detailed exercise in eating your lunch first, and buying it later. All very much a standard learning experience... until a bittersweet twist is found hiding in the candy aisle...

Atlas Games Demos:

Come out, come out where ever you are!

I-CON 23 is Proud to Present the "Peek-A-Boo!" Demo of Atlas Games long-anticipated 55-card expansion set for Lunch Money "Sticks and Stones." New weapons like Chunk, basic attacks like Spank and Evil Eye, defenses like Backlash and Hide, and specialty cards like Tantrum, Cooties, and Wedgy make Lunch Money: Sticks & Stones a necessity for every Lunch Money fan. Lunch Money™ is an exciting, fast-paced, multi-player card game that combines dark, psychological images with the raw dynamics of a merciless street fight. Lunch Money: Sticks & Stones™ adds even more pain and mayhem to the dark, frenetic world of Lunch Money.
Be some of the first to play this great expansion set coutesy of Atlas games and I-CON 23 Demos.

Bad Muthas,“Tales from the Funk!” Demos:

“When the lights go out in the city”
All is quiet along the Golden Gate… to most the City by the Bay is a place of beauty and serenity, but to those who know the truth evil and deceit are abound. Welcome to a different 1970’s, a place of corruption, otherworld influence, and the power of the Funk! Help your fellow Bruthas and Sistas fight the power and the evils of “The Man.”
The Word on the street has it that a lot of cats have been turning up dead and missing, and all over some object of power that “The Man” wants to gets his hands on. Can you uncover the truth, before The Man can put you down!

Burning Wheel Demos:

The Gift
Players take on the roles of powerful Dwarves and Elves in a diplomatic engagement. Can you overcome centuries of mistrust and tradition to forge an alliance between the two peoples? Or will you fall prey to vanity and insult and succumb to the blades of your enemies? In this scenario of intense negotiation, players use the new Burning Wheel Duel of Wits rules to overcome their enemies through social conflict rather than physical. Tongue-tied role-players welcome!

Burning Wheel: Poison Ambition
The Hateful Flesh of God, an orc clan on the rise, is on the verge of either ultimate success or complete collapse. The knives are poised, the poison's laid; can you survive the moment of truth and lead the clan to victory? Or will you fall prey to the conspirator's plot? Players take on the roles of high-ranking orcs in a small orc clan. Scheming, manipulation, and intimidation highly encouraged.

Call of Cthulhu Demos:

The Coming Darkness: Call of Cthulhu-Dark Ages.
Plague was nothing new to in these dark times, but what happened in the quiet mountain town of Vallensburg was different. There were reports of an illness that killed within a single day. Now the town lies empty, or does it? Your party must go to Vallensburg to discover what evil befell there, and put an end to it, and fast. For the ancient text that your party discovered a year ago in the heretic?s lair tells of this new plague, and of the ruined town in the mountain. It is mentioned in a passage about the coming of the Dark One and the end of the world.

Call of Cthulhu: Masters Thesis
You survived the food. You successfully rushed the secret society of your choice. You even gained access to the restricted section of the library. Now it’s time to concentrate on that most dreaded of all academic endeavors – your master’s thesis. Join a group of your fellow graduate students on an underground excursion to research a local phenomenon that just might be exactly the topic you’ve been searching for. If everything works out, you’ll get all the material you need, and will be on the road to graduation with honors. If everything doesn’t work out…well, there are always other graduate students.

Desert Sands - Call of Cthulhu Modern
In a place of turmoil, men fight wars fueled by hate and rage, knowing nothing of the dark things that lie beneath buried in the sand. Things that feed on pain, and rule their dreams.

Fuzion Alliance:

Guardian Universe Core Fuzion
Heavy Metal, Rock & Roll, Zombies and a world in need of saving! Welcome to the Guardian Universe, 1980. This demo takes place before our Guardian Universe Core Fuzion book. Set in the days leading up to the first major story arc for GU. Head to South America to learn the fate of the Rebirth Facility!

From the Depths
A fantasy adventure for Fuzion. There is an unknown disturbance to the south of the Kingdom of Shia. Queen Mina has decided to lead a small army to dispatch this threat. The visiting Heroes are asked by the Queen to ride along and observe.

Memento Mori Demos:

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" Chili Con Carnage" A lonesome, dusty road. No food, no water and the last gas station was about eighty miles back through hostile terrain. The radio plays some sad, sad song and your only company is a small, orange-robed primate that speaks in Fortune Cookie riddles. The road...yup, she's a bitch.

InSpectres, "Sign Here, Please"
Do you have what it takes to battle the Forces of Darkness? If so, join the InSpectres team and make a career of it. Our staff is friendly, our offices are modern and comfortable and our equipment is first-rate! Please send your resume, three references and proof that you are a resident of the Prime Material Plane to...

Slug Fest Games:

Kung Fu Fighting:
Martial arts action, Hong Kong cinema style! You are a mighty martial artist, striving to prove that your kung fu is the best! Use ancient animal forms, a wide variety of weapons, and your bare hands to pummel your opponents into submission.

Fishing for Terrorists:
You are the head of a government agency dedicated to saving our country from deadly extremists. You must protect the country and win the approval of the President by capturing evil terrorists. You will compete with other government agencies, using the latest surveillance equipment, the bureaucracy, and the occasional unauthorized prisoner transfer request form to arrest as many terrorists as you can!

En Garde!
A long time ago, people would sometimes insult one another. Back then if someone insulted you, there was only one thing to do - try to stick a sword in their belly while not getting stuck yourself. We think that this must have been really FUN! - and terribly, terribly dangerous. So we tried to think of a way to have that much fun without, you know, dying. And that's why we made En Garde!

The Red Dragon Inn
You and your friends have journeyed through deadly dungeons and faced terrible foes...and now it's time to relax. Come to the Red Dragon Inn, have a few drinks, and play a few hands of cards with your fellow adventurers. If you're not broke or keeled over in a drunken stupor at the end of the night, you win!

The Golden Unicorn
Play this brand new fantasy RPG by Slugfest Games!
Battle obnoxious imps, evil cultists, and uppity shrubbery on your way to rescue Bauxite, the golden unicorn. Can you find her before her forest decays into a corrupted and evil desert?

Other Great Games and Company Demos

Bull Dogs – Galileo Games, Inc.
The Krit’Pr Surveying Association lost one of their ships, the T'Prta. Can you and your group of interstellar freebooters find the T'Prta and save its cargo and crew of lovable snail-beings? One thing is for sure, someone is gonna shoot at you if you try.

Cyberpunk 2.0.2.0 – R. Talsorian Games: Time to hack the planet…
Your team of skilled criminals has been given the job of a lifetime. With the access codes to the global network – You have the chance to get vast riches, unthinkable technology, and find the secrets behind your own

LPJ-Bad Cop- Haven City of Violence
A cop and Carlucci man gather a group of independents to kill or capture some escaped convicts. It seems like an easy job, but why don't they send cops or family enforcers?
" Thank you for coming on such short notice." The graying man says. "We have
a relatively simple job for you. Five men have escaped from St. Constantine Prison, and we want you to apprehend them. Lt. Morris here has pictures of the escapees and some leads on their location. You will find them, notify the Lieutenant, and bring them here dead or alive.""Easy Money" he says with a smile.

Green Ronin-Freeport Dead Man's Quest D20
Captain Edmund Fisher was a renowned Freeport Pirate and a devout follower
of the Pirate God, whose temple is a prominent landmark in the notorious
city. The legend says that Fletcher's ship the "stingray" ran afoul of a band of
Sahuagin. The Stingray sank with all hands lost also lost was the EYE of the
Sea Dragon a priceless gem that captain Fletcher had recently recovered and
had sworn to return to the temple of the Pirate God. Can you help put Captain Fletcher's spirit to rest by returning the Gem to the temple?

Nobilis – Guardians of Order :
A Trial of Dandelion and Achillea A member of your Familia is on trial before the Locust Court. You are convinced of his innocence - you must be, for a verdict of guilty could result in a sentence for your entire Familia. You have 2 days to gather your evidence and convince the presiding judge of the rightness of your case. Rules to be taught.

X-Machina - Blood and Cardstock games
Is the party game where you try to make impossible inventions out of unusual components for unreasonable customers.

The Hunt: The Ultimate Arena Sport -Maverick Games
Welcome to the future…The Mega-Corporations have solved the prison overcrowding problems with one of America’s new favorite past time. Move over Baseball; welcome to “The Hunt” The Ultimate Arena sport. In this RPG/Board game hybrid you play the role of a Hunter, a Law-Net sanctioned killer sent out to make sure the criminals don’t leave the arena alive and earn freedom. Come Join in on all the fun and bloodshed of a West Coast cult favorite. If you like the “Running Man” and “WWE” wrestling this game is for you.

Ophidian 2350 – Obsidian Games
Be sure to check out the only CCG that Scrye Magazine gave a 5/5 Gameplay
rating to in all of 2003! Ophidian 2350 is a Gladiator combat game that
keeps you on your toes with it's revolutionary "Flow" mechanic that replaces
the standard turn. After all, would a gladiator wait for his turn for the
kill? Hear what the crowds are screaming about!

I-CON’s Demo Team
“The League of Extraordinary Gamers"/ Gotham Gamers Guild will be demoing other fine games such as:

Munchkin, Strange Synergies, In Nomine, and Dork Tower - Steve Jackson Games
Cheapass Games Fun Fest – Cheapass Games
When Darkness Comes – Twilight Creations
Savage Worlds – Pinnacle
Cartoon Action Hour & Grave Robbers from Outer Space – Z-Man
Arrowflight & Blood Island – Deep 7
Victoriana – Heresy Games
Feng Shui, Once Upon a Time, & Lunch Money – Atlas Games

And Many, Many More…