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Anyone in the DC Metro region, this one's for you (and anyone who feels like a sunny weekend)
All proceeds will go to the NOVA Charitable Foundation (a formally organized, transparent, and entirely charitable 501c3), in direct support of Doctors Without Borders, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, and Fisher House
Check out our charity raffles while you're at it (you need not attend the NOVA to win, or to support good causes!): http://novaopenfoundation.org/

Saturday, June 29
This RTT has room for 16-30 spots
$30 registration fee covers food, beverage, and support for a good cause

1850 Points, no FW, painting is not required, but is rewarded, and is required for Best Overall
This will also be the first look anyone gets at Torrent of Fire
http://www.torrentoffire.com/

Sign up and pay registration by going to:
http://novaopenfoundation.org/?tcp_product_category=donation
Select the fourth bullet, "Name of Charity: NOVA Charitable Foundation"
Increase quantity to 3 (So, $30)
Donate!

Registration includes tournament materials, and if you show up we'll give you:
1 x Burger (fresh ground beef patties), 1 x Hot Dog (kosher beef dogs)
2 x bags of potato chips
Beverages:
4 x 12oz Bottled Water
2 x Tasty cold beverage tickets (Some variety will be available)
2 x tasty cold beverage tickets may be exchanged for 3 x additional waters
You'll need to bring an ID

LIMITED additional beverage/food will be available

NOVA Missions; NOVA Primer, expect missions 4-6: http://www.novaopen.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/40kGTInvPrimer2013.pdf
3 Rounds, 2.5 hour rounds, 1 hour lunch, 30 minute 2nd break
9AM - 10AM Registration
10A - 12:30P - Round 1
12:30P - 1:30P - Lunch
1:30P - 4:00P - Round 2
4:00-4:30 - 2nd Break
4:30 - 7:00 - Round 3
7:30 - Awards

Awards -
Will be in the form of cash; scaling with registration #'s
Minimum $45 for Tournament Champion (highest BP + 3-0), Renaissance Man ([(Record X .9 + BP/Possible x .1)/10]/(Paint Score/100))
Minimum $45 for Best Painted
This will scale up to $90 cash for each award if we hit 30 players
The Renaissance Man will earn an ALTERNATE spot for the NOVA Invitational (http://novaopen.com)

All proceeds support the NOVA Charitable Foundation (which raises money for Doctors Without Borders, Breast Cancer Research Foundation, and Fisher House)

Dress for warm weather! There will be plenty of covered table space, but for those of us in better shape for the great outdoors, there will also be tables that can be enjoyed in the sun (optionally).

Address forthcoming, in Vienna, VA; this will happen in the lovely, large and sprawling yard and driveway space. The gaming area will be treated to remove / repel bugs prior to the event.

Please let us know any specific food allergies, restrictions, etc.

Thirty attendees is a HARD cap; if you want to attend, sign up!

The RAIN OUT DATE will be the very next day, though the forecast for now is solid.

More information forthcoming as I note errors or add more data. Please note, this is being put on by the NOVA Open in support of the NOVA Charitable Foundation; the two organizations are partners, but are not owned by the same individuals; no proceeds from or to the Foundation in any way impact or support the NOVA Open itself.

If you are not careful it could grow into something big!

<3

Not ... again ... !

(for anyone not getting Dozer's comment, I reckn' he's pointing out that the NOVA Open started as an outdoor BBQ for charity 5 years ago)

OOO I kinda wanna drive down for the weekend and go to this

Sounds like a great time!

For those who don't know, I'm the creator of Torrent of Fire. I hope a big crowd can make it out to this event and get the first peek at the TOF software ahead of this year's NOVA 2013.

Going to make it to this for sure, I will bring the everclear if someone brings the naga chilli vodka.
Warning: If I lose to you we both take a shot of 1/2 everclear and 1/2 naga chilli.

That reminds me, I need to find an ABC store in Fairfax County that has naga chili vodka.

Is there a rain date if the weather decides to assert itself?

Canopies and such. We'll try to reschedule it for the next day if the weather decides to assert itself. Current forecast (this is only 10 days or so away) is hot but sunny and on the dry side. This is part of why the registration price includes up to 7 water bottles.

Don't tell Alcoholics Anon... Sounds like too much booze to shake a stick at... Good times!

I think me and Nick will make it down, will try to grab some other of the Jersey guys too.

Well this is rapidly becoming a bit of a non-local deal

Exciting

My understanding is Bob R. is coming, and may have convinced Gilstrap to come up as well.

How far is the venue from Alexandria? I will be in the area but wthout a car if I can extend my work trip by a day.

It's about 20-25 minutes' drive; can probably find someone attending from near there to give you a lift, though.

MVBrandt wrote:
Not ... again ... !

(for anyone not getting Dozer's comment, I reckn' he's pointing out that the NOVA Open started as an outdoor BBQ for charity 5 years ago)

Did it really? Does this mean I was at the first "Nova" ? I was at an outdoor tourney of yours a ways back... and I want to say it was 5 years ago.

An ork player won it, if I recall correctly, who beat my Tau in round 1! I even think I remember it being your friend borrowing your army, or somesuch. Good times in the wayback machine

Yes, Z won it, along with Austin, they both went 4-0 or whatever ... it was the very nascent beginnings of our "NOVA Style" and all that. And YES, you were at the very first "NOVA" ... though we called it SGI at that point.

It's kind of a full circle thing. At the time, we wanted to form a charitable organization, but the hurdles were substantial and the guy filling out our paperwork vanished to law school, ne'er to return, mid-stream.

So, we went with the LLC instead and formed the NOVA Open and the rest is history if you will.

This year, some people we know (we kept me out of it for conflict of interest reasons), including an excellent attorney and CPA, and a career non-profit executive, put together the NOVA Open Charitable Foundation, which is all about gamers helping people ... finding ways for us to dedicate our time and money to more than just plastic crack, by raising money and support for Doctors Without Borders, Fisher House, and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. That's what the army charity projects I linked in the initial thread are for, and why they aren't only for people who attend NOVA, and have awesome artists like Dave Taylor and Mike Cho and Tim Williamson involved (none of whom are NOVA Open people).

The BBQ is kind of an "Initial Mission Accomplished" celebration for us... where if you donate $30 to the charity, I'll involve you on the guest list of a little party ... we always wanted the NOVA to be a way for us as gamers to do a little good in the world, and now that the Foundation is legally, transparently, ethically, and formally rolling ... it's just about there!

(So, all y'all pondering, donate a little to charity, and come enjoy a party on me!).

Awesome and sounds like a lot of fun!

Unfortunately for me, the tyranid army I thought I'd be getting together now is delayed awaiting Trollforged's kickstarter fulfillment... it's going to be awesome, but to say it will be delayed I think would be a bit of an understatement!

Take some pics of the venue, I'd like to see what this setup looks like

I just registered, looking forward to seeing everyone sounds like it'll be a blast.

I get to see Werner and Nick twice in the span of three weeks?! Be still my beating heart!

Update - 18/30 spots gone in basically a day and a half.

Sign me up as well, ill be hitching a ride up with Werner and Nick


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Boom signed up, see you there!

21/30 spots gone

Cya there Parsons

Dayum this sure sounds like a lot of fun. : )

I'll be there...long drive in the car but sounds like a blast!

Dang it! Right after I move 15 hours away.

D'oh! Figures, of course

We'll send an e-mail or two out to registered over the next few days, so keep your eyes peeled.


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Also, 7 spots left

Any recommendations for what hotels will be closest?

 morgendonner wrote:
Any recommendations for what hotels will be closest?

Mikes not supplying fold out cots as well ?

If you come down, Ed


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Side note - we are ok on staff, but anyone willing to help out with set-up / break-down, please feel free to let me know - even if you're playing. Additionally, anyone w/ a spare pick-up truck that would be willing to help with a little table-moving Friday PM, or Saturday PM, let me know.

We'll send an e-mail out with address and final details in the next 24-48 hours.

Passed on hotel recs to Parsons, Werner. I'd check out cheapest deals in the 22182 zip code.

i was wondering if emails have been sent out for the address

They've now been sent out.

For anyone looking to try and sneak in the day of, or observe, the location is at the corner of Creek Crossing and Old Courthouse roads in Vienna, VA. Specific address reserved only for attendees, to prevent internet troubles yada yada.

Looking forward to Saturday!

Great weekend, awesome times, and over a thousand bucks raised for charity!

Thanks again to all who came out; it was a blast.

Results, which were at all times posting live, and a first look at torrent of fire's beta tournament interface:

app.torrentoffire.com

Incredibly tough field, Werner Born ended up taking Best Overall, with Bob Roda nipping Best General in a field. See who played who and how it went at the above link.