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

I prefer the drive; I can listen to audiobooks or whatever, stop when I want to, and don't have to deal with the airport hassle.

And when you consider airports and the additional time they add (i.e. 1.5 hour flight, 1.5 hours early, .5 hours debarking and getting stuff, 1 hour drive to the venue) your looking at a not to far off time frame and a much cheaper trip if you're carpooling.

Money is not the issue. Sitting in a car concentrating on the road and being bored as hell is the main issue. At least when I fly (first class) I get to do things to alleviate boredom. My early career as a consultant burned me out on long drives.

Looking forward to having you, Q! Drive or fly, it's not too bad of a trip, IMO. We head down to LA pretty frequently for events.

I might head on up there.

The price of a Southwest ticket just dropped from $120 to $70 each way.

Allen, I'm thinking about it as well. You being there would defiantly make it more worth while.

Jon, do you have a partner for the team tournament yet?

Ok, ticket bought. I will be there friday, if anyone wants a partner for the team thing I can be the odd man out. I can toss a small 40k army in a bag to check if no one cares about it being pro painted (not checking my fantasy army to the airline monkeys). I will even run someone elses army if they want. I could easily bring the melecrons to add to someone elses army, too.

Any idea if the hotel is completely sold out or not? Also, first class to SFO from LAX was something like 360 which is pretty cheap.

Looking forward to having you guys! The hotel does still have room, although it is nearly booked.

Yeah I named a suite for myself because money is not an issue and I want to be able to relax while I am there.

Just got my ticket! I'll see you guys there.

So. is anyone leaving from LA Friday night and coming back Sunday night looking for people to carpool?

Whats "Friday night" mean O'clock wise? Because if I can't find a doubles partner I might be leaving friday afternoon.

Not 100% yet, but it sounds like some of the Bell of Lost Souls crew will be at the Bay Area Open this year, battling for that ETC slot!

I don't want to say who yet, as it isn't rock solid, but I wanted to share that with the community. Grab your ticket and have a chance to play against some really great players!

Grimgob and Balckmoor, looking forward to having you guys again!

I do not know if I will be coming. I wanted to go an use this as a tune up for Adepticon, but I have a lot going on right now.

I booked a plane ticket from Phoenix to Oakland, but it looks like I am going to start a new job in LA a week before the BAO so it is iffy if I am going to make it.

Well we hope you can make it again this year. You dang near won it last year!

Good luck with your new job.

I sent the info to Reecius so he can amend the main post. For the Warmachine tournaments I am Removing the Basic Painting requirements. This is in response to player feedback. Having all painted armies makes for a more enjoyable tournament and to reward that I am adding prizes for painting specifically and with a raffle each round for prizes for people who have painted their armies.

Hope to see you guys there!

http://www.frontlinegaming.org/2012/02/10/bay-area-open-2012-40k-narrative-event-teaser/

Check out this audio teaser for the 40K Narrative Event!

Making that teaser was a blast, you can expect a couple of more audio clips before the event.

I am working hard to make the Narrative Event a unique experience for everyone that comes.

Cheers,
-Jim

There are going to be some top notch players at the event this year!

L2 and Team Low Comp are coming on the Fantasy side, as well as a host of talented local players.

For 40K, we've got some of the best West Coast Players coming.

Grimgob
Dave_Fay
ChristianA
Janthkin
Yakface
Warboss Russ
Dugg

and the list goes on. There are a ton of talented players coming, it's going to be great.

Plus, we just had confirmation that Goatboy from the BoLS crew was coming, possibly with a few of the other BoLS crew as well.

This is going to be a real showdown of West Coast talent!

The price dropped down to $70 each way from Phoenix a couple of weeks ago and I jumped on those tickets!

I just canceled them.

Now I will be in LA and I might drive up, or look for a car pool.

You should come, Alan. It will be a real test of skill, you will be able to come and show what you've got.

Geoff Zatkins might be coming, too. Plus a ton of the very skilled local guys, and James, the winner form last year, is coming again as well.

Maybe I will come then.

Over my dead body will a Texan win a tournament on California soil!

Atta boy!

I will be there - with my pens, dice, and whatever other nonsense I decide to play games with.

Man, that's a pretty competitive lot of people. It really makes me want to come now. Now if I can only find someone to cover for me at work....

@goatboy
Looking forward to having you and all your gamming goodies!

@jy2
You should come! This really will be the thoughest line up of any event west of texas. Come out and test your skill!

Blackmoor wrote:Jon, do you have a partner for the team tournament yet?

Sorry, haven't checked this thread for a while now.

Yep, Janthkin and I are playing in the team event. Can the (very arguably) worst two codexes come together to lay a smack-down on people? We shall see.

Orks and nids aren't the worst codices. As a matter of fact, they're quite strong, especially in objectives-games. Go tervi-boy horde with hive lootas!

yakface wrote:

Blackmoor wrote:Jon, do you have a partner for the team tournament yet?

Sorry, haven't checked this thread for a while now.

Yep, Janthkin and I are playing in the team event. Can the (very arguably) worst two codexes come together to lay a smack-down on people? We shall see.

lol, I thought that you and Janthkin teamed up.

I was talking to Jon "The Man" Willingham who was on the fence about going. We teamed up a year and a half ago for second place at the Wargames Con team tournament and was wondering if he wanted another go at it.

What I was going to ask you for was a ride up, but you normally go early to visit friends and family.