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Looking badass!! Can't wait for the tournament!

Looking forward to having you, buddy!

Comikaze is coming up hope you all have bought your tickets.

What time do they open the doors? Will there be a line? I'd hate to be late for sign in because I was stuck in line waiting to get in or something.


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Great looking tables!

We may be pushing back the start time for that reason. We want our guys in first to avoid stupid lines and what not. I will let you guys know as soon as I know.

And thanks! Wait till you see the custom tables we are making, they are the business!

Question about the objective markers... do they need to be on a base? Can we just use beads or something? Or is it a visibility thing and we want to make sure we see them?

will be there

@djphranq
We are really laid back on objective markers. The size isn't important. We prefer them to be on 25mm or 40mm bases as this makes things nice and easy, but if you have large beads or stones, that is fine so long as your opponent understands what you are using them for from the word go.


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@madfjohn
Looking forward to having you!

Man...

I wish I could go. The terrain looks awesome. I personally thought that the terrain was great at BAO, so the improvement just takes it from "great" to "incredible."

Wish you could come too, buddy. Next time!

Hey Reece - do you need/want army list submission ahead of time?

No army lists ahead of time. Just bring a copy for yourself, the judges and each opponent.

Anyone know if Blackmoor decided to go to this or Neoncon? last I heard Neoncon isn't looking too hot this year on the 40k end. That could just be wild rumors, slander, and libel however ...

I am sure Neoncon will be good fun this year. We'd be going ourselves if we weren't asked to run this event.

And yes, Blackmoor is signed up for this event.

Reecius wrote:I am sure Neoncon will be good fun this year. We'd be going ourselves if we weren't asked to run this event.

And yes, Blackmoor is signed up for this event.

Good to know, I have a few friends attending Neoncon for WarmaHordes, glad to hear they will have a good time. Any word yet on how early/late to arrive to avoid the lines? The terrain looks great btw Reece. I was talking to Grimgob at the Ard boyz semis and I can't wait to see what you two have in store for the theme table!

Some more tables for your viewing pleasure!

I totally can't wait to play on these tables. They look really great!

It looks like the Independent Characters will be there to cover the event:

http://theindependentcharacters.com/blog/?p=1333

Important Information!

I just got a phone call from the company organizing the entire expo and had a rather interesting conversation.

Gamers will not be able to get in early. What this means if you have to go in with general admittance.

What that means, is that we have no idea how long it will take for everyone to get in. This company has never had a gaming event at one of their expos before, and so we are experiencing some last minute logistical hiccups here.

So, we are moving back the "official" start time of day 1 to 11am just to make sure everyone has time to get in. That in turn means we will only have time for 3 rounds on day 1, most likely. What we will do is set an official start time of 11, but if we can start earlier, we will, and if possible, we will play 4 rounds Saturday.

Sunday will largely depend on how Saturday goes, but we will set the "official" start at 11am again. We will try to start earlier, but we have seriously no control over this, our hands are tied. For the most part this means that we will end roughly at the same time on Saturday, but quite a bit later on Sunday than originally planned.

The moral of the story: Arrive Early!

The doors to the expo open at 9am, be there early to be the first ones in line. DO NOT BE LATE! I can't emphasize this enough, be first in line so we can start as early as possible. Be in line at 8:30am.

If anyone's travel plans going home on Sunday are really screwed up, such as having to change a flight, come find me at the event and I will make sure you get taken care of.

We're really sorry for the last minute change here everyone, but we just found out and there is nothing we can do about it. It is a first year, hugely ambitious project so some bumps in the road are to be expected, we only ask that everyone comes with a good attitude ready to throw some dice in the middle of a huge event and have fun with it.

Feel free to hit me with any questions, and I will answer them to the best of my ability.

Thanks, guys.


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40K Day 1: Saturday, November 5th
9am: Check In.
11:00am: Round 1 Begins.
1:30pm: Lunch.
3:00pm: Round 2 Begins.
5:30pm: Round 3 Begins.
7:00pm: Round 3 Ends.

40K Day 2: Sunday, November 6th
10am: Check in.
11:00am: Round 4 Begins.
1:30pm: Lunch.
2:00pm: Round 5 Begins.
4:30pm: Round 6 Begins.
7:00Pm: Round 6 Ends.
7:30pm: Awards.
8:00pm: Clean Up and Break Down.

On the up side: more time to check out the Expo!

Ewww. That turns Sunday night into a rather painful drive home (for you as well, I'd imagine).

Well, live and learn - now you have some additional valuable experience for future events, right?

And just because things are not fun enough, don't forget that Daylight Wasting Time goes into effect Sunday morning at 2AM. Falling back 1 hour.
So 2AM becomes 1AM. At least you get an extra hour of sleep and the drive home will be in twighlight rather than pitch dark.

dkellyj wrote:And just because things are not fun enough, don't forget that Daylight Wasting Time goes into effect Sunday morning at 2AM. Falling back 1 hour.
So 2AM becomes 1AM. At least you get an extra hour of sleep and the drive home will be in twighlight rather than pitch dark.

Speak for yourself; my drive is > 4 hours long, and I'm going to get pitch blackness regardless.

Yeah, that is the worst part of it. We will be leaving last and it is going to be a looong day for us! If it is at all possible to get 4 games in Saturday, we will.

I wish it could be helped, but this event will have 10,000+ attendees, and the company running it did it the way they always do. This wasn't made clear to us when we were drawing up the contract as they didn't think to mention it and we didn't think to ask.

Lesson learned. It's better we know now than the day of.

To help facilitate getting in quickly, make sure you know where you are going when you get there:

http://comikazeexpo.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/CKE_2011.pdf

That's a map of the expo, know where you are going =)

Cock-blocked by the IRS. I can't make it to Comikaze because of some Tax snafu so now I have to meet with my prep person this weekend.

Everyone have fun! Take lots of pictures!

Is there a reason not to drop a round, and do 2 on sunday, ending at a more reasonable hour (5 games)?

Genuinely curious from a TO perspective.

Cruentus wrote:Is there a reason not to drop a round, and do 2 on sunday, ending at a more reasonable hour (5 games)?

Genuinely curious from a TO perspective.

We are using a straight Win/Loss/draw record to determine the overall winners, using Swiss perfect. With the amount of players signed up, 6 rounds are needed to give us a all around top player.

My prediction...

the line and registration for the con will delay the start of the game by 2 hours, so each game and lunch will have half an hour cut out to compensate. Day 2 will start on time but the game and lunch time will still be cut to keep consistent and every one can go get a nice dinner somewhere fancy before driving home.

Janthkin wrote:

dkellyj wrote:And just because things are not fun enough, don't forget that Daylight Wasting Time goes into effect Sunday morning at 2AM. Falling back 1 hour.
So 2AM becomes 1AM. At least you get an extra hour of sleep and the drive home will be in twighlight rather than pitch dark.

Speak for yourself; my drive is > 4 hours long, and I'm going to get pitch blackness regardless.

4 hour drive? Is that all?

Where's a good place to park?

The Convention Center site reccomends the "south lot" which is probably an underground lot below the building itself. Their are also pay for parking lots across the street.
Any parking in that area will require a daily fee.
On a side thought for Reece: These Conventions don't run 24 hours a day. The Comikaze FAQ indicates they close down at 7PM on Saturday, 6PM on Sunday. Meaning we will be in the middle of Round 6 when they close down the convention.
Saturday 7PM ending time also looks a little shaky considering the late start. It may require a bit of strict control on the timing, like if your opponent takes time between rounds to get a pic with Elvira (this is her last Convention ever, BTW) and is more than 5 or 10 minutes late getting back to the table he auto-forfiets the match. Lunch may be problem too.

In short, get their early, try to get your games done early, don't fuss around or disapear between matches, and bring a sack lunch just in case.