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nkelsch wrote:

Hulksmash wrote:I had to double check my reservation after the post before this since I made it so long ago. The price really is ridiculous for the local area. Totally not worth the hassle of staying somewhere else.

It really is an amazing price. I am a DC local and the price is cheap enough to save me the hassle of a 30 minute drive in and lugging my crap.

ditto, I'm coming from college park MD (20 miles) and am doing it since I have some early starts.

Plus, the event is way more fun if you stay at the hotel! (Evening shenanigans!)

Yeh the hotel prices arent bad especially if you arent in the area and are flying in or whatever Im still trying to work out the logistics involed in getting there unlikly thow good luck to all who attend however.

If you require any assistance with getting there, logistics, finding a roommate once here (there's a Southern Virginia gentleman looking for a Fri/Sat night roommate, for instance), let me know ... I'm happy to help.

Well I just purchased my ticket today, and I'm excited. This is going to be my first grand tournament ever, so I'm glad it's the NOVA, especially with all the positive feedback it gets. I also have an older brother that lives 10 minutes away from the hotel so that's another good thing.

Can't wait. Now if only it was legal for me to drink for those evening shenanigans....

Yeh thing is that gives me two months to paint an entire 2k point army ,while trying to find a job for the entrance fee and gas for mom to drive me up or a train plus the hotel room for a few nights . it may be only 2 hours away but 2 hours away when you cant drive is far. it adds up quick when you think about it. but Id love to go again as last years nova was my first tournament and had a 6 great games and got to meet some great friends who are helping me even now (dash hulk and target)

Finally got my ticket, looking forward to the end of August!

Do we know what version of sisters will be legal for NOVA? I want to plan my army, but am unsure if the old codex will be used or the new.

I do not believe the new sisters will be released in time; we'll stick with a typical 1 month rule - if the entire sisters WD codex is not "codified" by August 1, it'll be "old" witchhunters for the NOVA.

I'd personally love to see the new dex make it, but my understanding is that just the fluff/bestiary is going to be released in time, with the rest not coming until late August or early September.

When do army lists need to be submitted for the Invitational and the Open?

Edit: Also, I noticed that the primer packet says "If you eliminate all your opponent's units prior to the end of the game, continue to play! When the actual game ends, tally up the score at the end as if your opponent were still on the board."

So if I'm playing Draigowing for example, which has only 5 Kill Points. If we're playing a Kill Point mission, and I get 8 Kill Points, then get tabled...does that mean I win?

Haha, a good catch, and one made by several - it will be remedied in the final packet; suffice to say tabling someone wins the KP mission regardless of actual KP tally.

Army lists will not need to be submitted yet; at the earliest, it will be by August 1, and possibly MUCH later.

I vote for much later regarding the invitational. 1,750 is a weird point value for me so I needs time to constantly distract myself

Also are we sending in our lists for the standard GT early this year? If so I'd recommend at most 2 weeks out but that's again because I've got the attention span of a gnat

Hulksmash wrote:I vote for much later regarding the invitational. 1,750 is a weird point value for me so I needs time to constantly distract myself

I agree. I would've preferred 1500 or 2000, 1750 is just...awkward.

DarkCorsair wrote:

Hulksmash wrote:I vote for much later regarding the invitational. 1,750 is a weird point value for me so I needs time to constantly distract myself

I agree. I would've preferred 1500 or 2000, 1750 is just...awkward.

Lies! 1750 is ma favoritest points level.

@Targetawg

That's cause your just not cool enough to play with the other kids at reasonable point values

**editted because I spells real good!**

And because you won your ticket at a baby GT which was 1750, not a big kid tournament with a real points value

I prefer smaller point values. Large point values just lead to spammy units and less tactical play.

But that's just my opinion.

@Heffling

It's ok to be wrong Heff, happens to all of us. I've actually found the opposite to be true, in the 1850-2k range people have the ability to branch out past the bare minimum and this allows for more flexibility. But that's just my....fact! (see what I did, I wons an internet argument before it stated!)

@Hulksmash

You're welcome to your opinion, no matter how wrong it is! =p

Also, please stop bring your logic into my reality.

Invitaitonal = 5 rounds, 1 day. So, 1750!

Plus, with $2k cash on the line and all of you winning or placing highly in tough events to qualify, a little "outside your comfort zone" list building at a less-commonly-played mid-ground level (Between 1500 and 2000) is part of the point.

Also, what Hulk said tends to be the case for most list builders. The lower the points, often the more efficiently and min-maxed you have to build your list if you really want to be "ultra competitive." That said, not everyone wants to be ultra competitive

I'm just giving you a hard time Mike I just can't wait for this. I've got 2 months to build, paint, and practice up a 1,750pt list so we'll see how it all goes

yermom wrote:And because you won your ticket at a baby GT which was 1750, not a big kid tournament with a real points value

I 'won' the second one that got passed down since I was already in at an 1850, whats yer point?

GK versus GK whiskey challenge little man, lets dance*!

*awkwardly

OOOOOOOO!!!!!! DANCE OFF!!!!!!

But seriously, do it, we'll see if it can be awkward enough to get it on Tosh.0

Oh man I'm getting called out!

But if it's a contest I have now won 1 real invitational ticket and 2 alternate tickets both of which I have given away. That's like 3 real tickets. What now!?!?!

If you want to play against a real gk army which actually uses grey knights and not some silly "imperial guard army with dreadnaughts, razorbacks, and fortitude" I'd be happy to kick your butt.

yermom wrote:Oh man I'm getting called out!

But if it's a contest I have now won 1 real invitational ticket and 2 alternate tickets both of which I have given away. That's like 3 real tickets. What now!?!?!

If you want to play against a real gk army which actually uses grey knights and not some silly "imperial guard army with dreadnaughts, razorbacks, and fortitude" I'd be happy to kick your butt.

I think this needs to happen, I just remembered we played a warmup before SVDM and you beat me. Must...obtain...redemption!

yermom wrote:Oh man I'm getting called out!

But if it's a contest I have now won 1 real invitational ticket and 2 alternate tickets both of which I have given away. That's like 3 real tickets. What now!?!?!

If you want to play against a real gk army which actually uses grey knights and not some silly "imperial guard army with dreadnaughts, razorbacks, and fortitude" I'd be happy to kick your butt.

Psh, you call that "real" grey knights? A "true" grey knights list has only 15 models in it. And who needs transports or razorspam?

"Vendors who will be present" list is growing, to now include Battlefoam, Black Library, SpikeyBitz/FTW, and likely more ...

With gas prices as they are, I'll be "present" to "vend" my "services" for "money."

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Sponsorships are being finished up and/or finalized this week something fierce ... bringing our tally of participating vendors and sponsors as of this moment up to ...

Battlefoam, Spikey Bitz/FTW, Games Workshop, Bitz Box, Black Library, Wyrd Miniatures, Privateer Press, Portable Warfare, War Cast Studios, Back2Base-IX, Amazing Magnets, Warstore, and more, with numerous others finalizing.

Also, Gav Thorpe will be there for the weekend (to include our DC Bar Crawl on Fri Night), and there will be a certain number of advance copies of his new Eldar book available at the NOVA as well.

Also, we've been feverishly building appropriately LOS blocking area terrain to supplement the event, a WIP sample of which is:
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/7190/img1087f.jpg

Looks like this is shaping up to be even better than last year's event, can't wait!

Mike, will these hills be able to hide a DE Raider?

I can't wait either. Wouldn't mind getting in some games on open gaming really could use the warm up.