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A new convention has launched via Kickstarter. link
The convention website is Here

A brief rundown of the high points is as follows:

CaptainCon will be 3 days of around-the-clock tabletop gaming July 25 – 27, 2014. CaptainCon 2014 will take place at the Holiday Inn, Taunton in Taunton, MA.

Hotel Information. Rooms available at the reduced convention rate of $109/night plus tax when you reference CaptainCon or the group code CAP when reserving.
You can book rooms in the convention block by either;
Calling directly at 508-823-0430 or 1-800-Holiday and mention CaptainCon, or Visit www.holidayinn.com to reserve online - use group code CAP

The Organizers state:
Our mission is to bring you the best gaming experiences available at a reasonable cost with as few restrictions as possible so that you can play what you want when you want in a fun and open atmosphere. This means:

A single convention badge price – no tickets for individual events

24 hour access to the convention’s game space

A robust schedule of organized play including the New England Team Tournament for WARMACHINE and HORDES
A March to Immortality Tournament for Dark Age
40k Combat patrol tournaments, Kill team tournaments, as well as a 40k Doubles tournament and an 1850point singles tournament.

Also Xwing, and Malifaux

Plenty of table space for casual miniatures, board, and, card games

A dedicated game demo area where you can learn and try new games with the coaching of experienced players

A dedicated hobby area where you can assemble or paint models (we’ll supply the paint, and brushes) and chat with friends

The Captain’s Log achievement system that rewards you with prizes that aren’t tied just to winning games


Or in short
An entire weekend of hanging out with friends, enjoying challenging games, and just generally having fun with an amazing group of great people!

I will be going who else is?

Update from the KS.

We're in the final day!

That's right, thanks to the wonderful support of all our backers, CaptainCon is just three days away from the end of our Kickstarter campaign and, not only are we fully funded, but we're well on our way to unlocking the last of our stretch goals. We've got some great partners on board and this will be an amazing first year.

We're pleased to announce that Muse on Minis has come on board as a backer and vendor at the convention, joining the company of our other great sponsors: Games & Gears, The WarStore, Pandemonium Books and Games, The Whiz, Citadel Airsoft and Gaming, Game King Fall River, and RivetZone Enterprises.

We're also very excited to share that we've secured an extensive board game lending library to supplement the collection the convention already has for your gaming enjoyment. We also encourage you to bring your own games to enjoy on our tables. In fact, we're to the point where we're having conversations with the hotel along the lines of "we think we might want some more rooms...."

Speaking of the hotel, if you haven't booked your room already, please don't forget to do so. We've secured a discounted convention room rate of $109/night with the Holiday Inn, Taunton, MA. You can call them directly at 508-823-0430 or 1-800-Holiday and reference CaptainCon for the discount or visit www.holidayinn.com to reserve online using group code CAP.

We'll be updating the event calendar with more organized play events as we get them locked down with organizers (working on Netrunner and Bushido events right now) so don't forget to stop by our main web site to check it out. We'll be sending around backer surveys in the coming weeks that will include instructions on how you can register for specific tournaments and confirming any spots you've already got through various backer levels.

Thank you all again for your support. Keep spreading the word to help make CaptainCon a great event.

We look forward to seeing you at the game tables in July,

- The CaptainCon Crew

Man, your convention is at the perfect time for me, I am trying to sign up for the 40k GT, can you post when registration is open? Want to jump n that ticket.

 Leth wrote:
Man, your convention is at the perfect time for me, I am trying to sign up for the 40k GT, can you post when registration is open? Want to jump n that ticket.

General registration should open up monday I believe.

Any idea when you are going to update the 40k info as well as post missions?

 Leth wrote:
Any idea when you are going to update the 40k info as well as post missions?

Missions should be posted in the next week or so.

40k should update by the end of the week

Full details for the GT can be found here http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/600844.page

Any questions, email brocomp40k@gmail.com