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Dok wrote:We stayed at the motel 6 about 15 minutes up the road last time. It was pretty shady, but also pretty cheap.

Hmmm... Not sure my wife and sister will go for shady, I would have no problem with it thoug

Ya, my gf wasn't exactly thrilled with it. Also, I almost crashed like 4 times going into the parking lot. Good times.

We're 1/3 sold out for the event, be sure to grab your tickets soon!

Reecius wrote:We're 1/3 sold out for the event, be sure to grab your tickets soon!

Finally got my check and bought the championships ticket. Im guessing there might be a good amount of NEWCRONS tis year, and I'll be adding to it.

Not really, more than last year for sure, but not as many as you'd think. Right now it is actually a good dispersion of armies with Grey Knights a slight leader, but not significantly so.

"Grey Knights a slight leader"
So bringing a Banewolf AND a Colossus (die on a 2 Biatch)would be a good plan.

That's right, the BAO 2012 is now an ETC qualifier! Come out and play and you may be on America's team for the ETC!

We're proud to represent the USA!

How's the fantasy side lookin'?

Not an ETC qualifier, if that's what your asking, but about 1/3 full if you are asking about attendance.

sweet hehe this will make things a lot more intresting

@madfjohn
It sure will! We are really excited for it.

@Leenus
The L2 team is coming (the Quake City Rumble guys) and they haven't bought their tickets yet, so we expect the same attendance as last year, at least.

Which "Bay Area"? I can't find an address...

DeffDred wrote:Which "Bay Area"? I can't find an address...

West coast. "The Bay".

Reese:
Does the 400 point unit comp hit apply to characters as well? I ask this because dragon mounted lords suck balls and greater daemons all cost more than that base.


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Also, is there any hotel worth a crap in the area or should I pack a plastic sheet to sleep on?

@Deffdred

As ph3ar said, we're in the Bay Area of California.

@Phazael
Yes, the comp hit is across the board. However, the comp is really minor in Fantasy. If you take a point or two hit on comp but still win your games, you're fine.

The Days Inn and Suites is a good spot, I stayed there last time and enjoyed it. Not the Ritz, but it's close, cheap and totally sufficient.

Reecius wrote:That's right, the BAO 2012 is now an ETC qualifier! Come out and play and you may be on America's team for the ETC!

We're proud to represent the USA!

Funny to see that you were one of the last ones to know.

Blackmoor wrote:

Reecius wrote:That's right, the BAO 2012 is now an ETC qualifier! Come out and play and you may be on America's team for the ETC!

We're proud to represent the USA!

Funny to see that you were one of the last ones to know.

Team America was in contact with Reece within a few days after the decision was made.

Blackmoor wrote:

Reecius wrote:That's right, the BAO 2012 is now an ETC qualifier! Come out and play and you may be on America's team for the ETC!

We're proud to represent the USA!

Funny to see that you were one of the last ones to know.

We had known for the last 3 or 4 weeks. We were just told not to mention anything till after they made it public.

Spacecurves wrote:

Blackmoor wrote:

Reecius wrote:That's right, the BAO 2012 is now an ETC qualifier! Come out and play and you may be on America's team for the ETC!

We're proud to represent the USA!

Funny to see that you were one of the last ones to know.

Team America was in contact with Reece within a few days after the decision was made.

Ok. He took a couple of days to post on the BoLS article, and to post it here so I thought he was late to learn about it.

Edit: And get to work writing some Necron tactica!

Yeah, we just didn't want to spoil the surprise, and then I was out of the office for a day for the Playoffs.

And we'll get a Necron Tactica up soon, my friend! We've been collating data for a while now, I think we're ready to put it all together.

Just to clarify, characters count for the 400 point penalty? Personally I would have just instituted model count caps in units, because this is not exactly going to stop the 100 man slave trains.

Bought my ticket for the 40k singles. I will be harvesting pain with the kabal of the murdered sun.

Tickets are moving, fellas. Get your's while they're hot!

I will be getting mine tomorrow. C'mon payday!!!

Looking forward to having you again, Dok.

Carl from the Independent Characters Podcast just signed up for the 40K Narrative event, so join up if you want to play and hang out with them in a laid back, story driven event.

I got a ticket, but not certain if I will make it. It depends on finding a hotel that does not make me want to vomit and finding a descent place to fly nearby. Recommendations?

Also, on the Fantasy comp system, are the negatives cumulative? In other words, if I have to units that are over 400 points, do I eat two penalties or just one?
~Q

Oakland Int'l is closest, but SFO & SJC aren't exactly far away. I'd suggest just finding the cheapest Southwest or Jet Blue commuter flight, and going from there.

You might also carpool up; as soon as you have 2 people, it's much cheaper to drive than fly.

I'd rather pay a little more money to not have to sit my ass in a car for 8 hours both ways, plus its getting close enough that I need to have my own firm plans instead of relying on people who may flake out.


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How long a drive is it from SFO to the event venue? Might fly to there.

Phazael wrote:I'd rather pay a little more money to not have to sit my ass in a car for 8 hours both ways, plus its getting close enough that I need to have my own firm plans instead of relying on people who may flake out.

How long a drive is it from SFO to the event venue? Might fly to there.

Solution: have less-flaky friends?

1-1.5 hours, depending on the route you choose & traffic.

And its only a 6 to 6.5 hour drive to Martinez from L.A.