Image provided by: Texas A&M University
About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 8, 1980)
Pages THE BATTALION FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1980 War machines, dragons invade campu By JOHN BRASHER Campus Reporter This weekend panzer tank divi sions, ironclads, space fighters, nuc lear bombs and hundreds of soldiers will descend upon the Texas A&M University campus. It’s all part of Warcon ’80, a war- game and hobby convention orga nized by the Texas A&M Gromets and funded by the Memorial Student Center Recreation Committee. I1QR!£EAS IROH » »i-ovi«l 3609 Place E. 29th - Bryan Give '"Priori tea" to your Valentine! Droste Chocolate Letters Open Thurs. till 8 The Gromets (Games Replication of Military, Economic and Tactical Situations) have staged the conven tion at Texas A&M for the past cou ple of years and it has grown to be come the largest annual war games convention in Texas and surrounding states. John Westover, Gromets chair man, said the convention has always been held at Texas A&M because the University has the facilities to house the events and the manpower and funding to sponsor a convention of this nature. “The structure of the convention is divided into dealers and guests who demonstrate and market their war games and other products such as models, miniature trains and other crafts,” Westover said. “At the same time, we have about 230 people reg istered to sit down at the tables and play the various games,” he said. The war games are divided into two categories: board games and role-playing games. “The board games consist of units of war machines and people, with each unit having its own designation of movement, power and strength. Each piece is moved around, like in a chess game, and the goal is to defend your borders, destroy or capture your opponent’s pieces or capture his country,” Westover said. Board games include ironclad ship battles, panzer tank engagements, starfleet battles, nuclear warfare and various other combat engagements. The role-playing games require the players to use their imagination and act out the events. “The player puts himself into the role of a person in an actual event. No boards are used and the idea is to predict what your challenger will do and try to out-think him,” Westover said. The role-playing games include Epilogue, an-adventure set in the post-Armageddon days, and The Fantasy Trio, a medieval approach to warfare. The most popular and fastest growing of the role-playing games is Dungeons and Dragons, based on Western mythology. It puts players against various monsters and traps while they seek treasures and magic al items. Westover said the manufacturers of the games research the weapons thoroughly to find out which ones fly faster, shoot farther, maneuver the best, and cause the most damage. The results are then gathered and the specifications are listed for each military piece. Westover said people from all walks of life participate in the games and the only prerequisite is that the player have a knowledge of the time period of the game. “We have kids 12 years old who compete against high school stu dents, teams from other universities, professors and people who play for a hobby.” A special minature colle detailed antique British i worth over $3,600 will befeatiiie| the convention, along withothti/,I jects that don’t pertain to\ Seminars on different aspetts| war games will be conductedil{| with war films, documentaries; : monstrations, model contesls5j:| microcomputer displays. Warcon '80 will be in theMSCif Rudder Tower beginning loij through Sunday. There isaj ance fee for anyone who waits) attend the convention. state I Storage u - lock - IT 10 X 20 - $25 I. 693-2339 A1 \Black bass catch sets Texas record Tl Barcelona . Your place In the sun, Spacious Apartments with New Carpeting Security guard, well lighted parking areas, close to cam pus and shopping areas, on the shuttle bus route. 700 Dominik, College Station 693-0261 Texas Ave. Whataburger C s BARCELONA A&M Golf Course ni intmtH r : United Press International PITTSBURG, Texas — Sure, sure, it was a nice-sized fish. The biggest he had ever caught. But a record? Naw, it couldn’t be a record. But then this guy boated by and happened to see the fish. “Say, that’s bigger than the one I caught a couple of years ago, and I hold the lake record.” Jimmy Kimbell eyeballed the stranger, and then took another look at the black bass swimming around in the livewell of his boat. Well, it was pretty big, he decided. Ah, what the heck. He headed back to the dock at Lake Monticello. There was a little bait shop down the road where he had weighed fish be fore. Just curious. No harm in throwing it on the scales. When he walked in the door, the lady behind the counter gave out a loud yelp. “I’ve told this story so many times I’m getting tired of it,” laughed Kim bell, who Saturday became the new 1 STEAKHOUSE L A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE IN GOOD FOOD, FUN AND FRIENDS. 2528 S. Texas College Station Telecommunications Professionals BSEFs, BSIFs & BSMFs are the parties to whom we are speaking! Here s your opportunity to get into analog design and manufacturing engineering. We’re R-TEC, a world leader in the design and manufacture of advanced single and multi-channel station carrier systems. Our representative will be visiting your campus very soon. Please check with your placement office and sign up for an interview today. ( Please complete and mail to Carole Crowell, 1 I R-TEC, P.O. Box 919, Bedford, Texas 76021. i Name JTJ # C I City, state, Zip 2100 Reliance Parkway I Phone No Bedford, Texas 76021 | Best Time To Call Degree School Bam A RELIANCE . I Position Desired " C ° 1 . (817) 267-3141, This information will be held in strictest confidence. TELEX 890-5714 l An Equal Opportunity Employer, m/f J owner of the state's record for the biggest bass catch. “I knew the state record was 13 something, but when we put it on the scales and the needle jumped past 14, I knew I had it.” A few furious phone calls later the area Parks and Wildlife warden was standing over Kimbell’s shoulder, eyeing the scales. The final, certified measurement was 14 pounds, 1V4 ounces — 9V2 ounces more than the previous record. “At the time I caught it I didn’t have any vision of it being a state record, he said. “I knew it was a good fish, but not a record. I had never seen a 14-pounder before.” Since Saturday, the automobile service department manager said he had gotten many phone calls of con gratulations and had been asked time and time again to repeat the tale of the catch. “I had gone out about 8:15 (a.m.) to do some crappie fishing. I wasn’t having any luck so I switched to bass. I’d been at it about half an hour be fore she struck.” The huge black bass wasaFte variety stocked into Lake Monfe: in 1974. The East Texas lake's to paratively warm waters help4 Florida fish grow large, butthePa and Wildlife Department said hi 8-pounders were considered usual. Kimbell said the female! loaded with eggs currently wasinb deep freeze and soon would befe ped off at the taxidermist. U.S., Mexico to agree on future spill action United Press International HOUSTON — Without agreeing on liability of history’s worst oil spill, Mexico and the United States will sign documents within the next 60 days specifying the action each will take in the event of another well blowout, U.S. Ambassador-at-large Robert Krueger said Thursday. Krueger cited the expected agree ment as one of several recent signs of cooperation between Mexico and the United States. Krueger said the agreement will require the immediate notification of the other party in the event of a well blowout or tanker spill and includes methods by which the response teams of each nation will be gov erned. “Mexico would like very much to cap Ixtoc I,” Krueger said. “They have put a great deal of effort into it. It has been the largest oil spill on BILL’S AND JAY’S AUTO TUNE UP all cars $ 9.75 PARTS Oil change FILTER U f OIL $4.00 Tune up & oil change $12.75 By appointment only 846-9086 3611 South College Ave. PLUS OIL & PARTS Te O Prescriptions Filled Glasses Repaired 216 N. MAIN BRYAN 822-6105 Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Sat PROBLEM PREGNANCY? Are you considering abortion? Free counseling and referrals Call (713) 779-2258 Texas Problem Pregnancy, Bryan, Tx. record and clearly any reading public statements and press acwiiit (from Mexico) would indicate! they want very urgently to cap! well. "We were told about two wedi ago that they thought that witb three weeks they’d probably b the well capped. “I did, for example, hear bach August that they thought thent! would be able in Septembertocutd , the oil and that didn’t turn outtoli accurate. ” Krueger said the 8-month-oldBif of Campeche spill had “ruffled fea& ers” on both sides of the border- "on this side because ofdamagestlnl people have suffered and on tit other side because of the possibi of legal action. Damage suits in excess of 535! million have been filed since tit spill, though none have beende cided. Krueger said the Carter adminii'; tration felt from the first days aftei ’ the spill that it would be beneficial to confer with Mexican govemmej| representatives about cleanup and liability. In addition to the expected oil spl agreement, Krueger cited the spol purchase of an additional 4.8 millioii tons of U.S. grain by Mexicoafe Carter embargoed the sale ofgrainlo the Soviet Union and Mexico’s col authorship of the United Nations re solution condemning the Soviet in vasion of Afghanistan as signs of stable, friendly relations between the North American neighbors. Now Better Than Ever. You Will Be Pleased These Carefully Prepared and Taste Tempting Foods. Each Daily Special Only $1.99 Plus Tax. “Open Daily” Dining: 11 A.M. to 1:30 P.M.—4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. MONDAY EVENING TUESDAY EVENING WEDNESDAY r SPECIAL SPECIAL EVENING SPECIAL Salisbury Steak Mexican Fiesta Chicken Fried Steak with Mushroom Gravy Dinner Two Cheese and w/cream Gravy Whipped Potatoes Onion Enchiladas Whipped Potatoes and Your Choice of w/chili Choice of one other One Vegetable Mexican Rice Vegetable Roll or Corn Bread and Butter Patio Style Pinto Beans Roll or Corn Bread and Butter Coffee or Tea Tostadas Coffee or Tea Coffee or Tea One Corn Bread and Butter THURSDAY EVENING SPECIAL Italian Candle Light Spaghetti Dinner SERVED WITH SPICED MEAT BALLS AND SAUCE v Parmesan Cheese - Tossed Green Salad Choice of Salad Dressing - Hot Garlic Bread Tea or Coffee FRIDAY EVENING SPECIAL BREADED FISH FILET w/TARTAR SAUCE Cole Slaw Hush Puppies Choice of one vegetable Roll or Corn Bread & Butter Tea or Coffee SATURDAY NOON and EVENING SPECIAL Yankee Pot Roast (Texas Style) Tossed Salad Mashed Potato w/ gravy Roll or Corn Bread & Butter Tea or Coffee ■■^“Quality First”mHB SUNDAY SPECIAL NOON and EVENING ROAST TURKEY DINNER Served with Cranberry Sauce Cornbread Dressing Roll or Corn Bread - Butter- Coffee or Tea Giblet Gravy And your choice of any One vegetable \ A( Cl “N “Tl “Tl B/ D1 SP