Apr 12, 2006 - Site Downtime - Some of you may have noticed problems with the I-CON site over the past few days. We have been having hardware issues with our server, which have now been resolved. All site functionality should now be fully restored... if you notice any issues, please email webmaster@iconsf.org. Thank you.

Mar 22, 2006 - Important Travel Update! - The Suffolk County Half Marathon will be taking place this Sunday, resulting in closures on Nichols Road between the Long Island Expressway and Rt. 347. Please use these directions to get to the convention on Sunday.

Mar 22, 2006 - New I-CON Community - ICON Science Fiction, Inc. is proud to announce its new project, community.iconsf.org. Designed to encourage community involvement and the open sharing of ideas and information, community.iconsf.org is our new hub for everyone who is interested in Science Fiction, Fact, and Fantasy (and Gaming, Anime, and everything else you might see at I-CON - and likely a whole lot more!). We encourage you all to stop in, take a look, and speak your mind - this site was created to allow you to immerse yourself further in the things that matter to you (and us).

Mar 22, 2006 - Indie Film Schedule - In addition to the main schedule and gaming schedule linked from our home page, the Indie Film schedule is now online. Also, an HTML (webpage) version of the schedule is coming soon, we thank everyone for their patience.

Mar 21, 2006 - Schedule Coming Soon Posted! - We know that many of you were anxiously awaiting the schedule for I-CON. Well, it's here! Go to the site index and check it out to see everything what I-CON 25 has in store for you!

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SlugFest Games is Cliff Bohm - Art Director (Bossy Slug); Geoff Bottone - Creative Director (Creative Slug); Mike Schlosser - Business and Sales Director (Money Slug); Colleen Skadl - Conventions, Playtesting and Operations (The Organized Slug); Dave Kalis - SlugCrew Cooridnator (Slugmeister) Yvonne Kalis - SlugCrew Coordinator (Slugette); Gordon Palumbo - Partner (Silent Slug)

It is said that SlugFest Games, Inc. came into being by accident. No, not the sort of accident that irradiates a small, Midwestern town, nor the kind that summons Lovecraftian beasts beyond space.

It began on a car ride on Long Island, when Geoff Bottone said to Cliff Bohm, "I have this idea for a Kung Fu Fighting game, but I can't seem to make it work..."

To which Cliff responded, "So do I, mine works like this."

"Nifty!" said Colleen Skadl, whose keen intelligence is legendary in gaming circles. "I'll help!"

Many thousands of revisions, playtests, and marker-covered cards later, the trio gave unholy birth to Kung Fu Fighting. By then, their desire to create games had become an addiction. A short time later, they released Fishing for Terrorists, which many people say is, "just like Go Fish, but with terrorists! And it's patriotic, too!"

Unable to stop there, SlugFest Games has released En Garde! (stab your friends with pointy objects) and soon Red Dragon Inn (you've killed the monsters and looted their treasure, now relax with a drink and a friendly game of cards at the Red Dragon Inn!)