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From the GW website:

Account.....................................Phone....................State
Empire (Legions)........................205-970-0999........AL
Empire Games...........................480-813-1525........AZ
The Realm.................................714-990-8450........CA
Great Escape.............................916-927-0810........CA
Krystal Keep..............................937-299-5809........OH
Gryphon Games . Comics.............970-224-3599.........CO
Warsmith..................................860-899-1966.........CT
Tate's Gaming Satellite...............954-742-5141.........FL
Days of Knights.........................302-366-0963.........DE
The Tower Games and Comics....678-215-0505.........GA
Phoenix Games.........................678-546-2020..........GA
All About Games .......................208-343-5653..........ID
Game Preserve - Bloomington......812-332-6602..........IN
Crossroads................................207-642-2612..........ME
Misty Mountain North..................952-895-1989.........MN
The Game Shoppe.....................402-292-4263..........NE
Active Imagination.....................505-346-2232..........NM
Phoenix Games.........................519-576-3896..........ON
Astral Games............................541-776-7888..........OR
Showcase Comics - Media..........610-891-9229..........PA
Legion's Hobbies .......................412-633-3725..........PA
Borderlands..............................864-235-3488..........SC
Grand Adventures.....................615-867-0838..........TN
Fat Ogre Games........................281-292-8444..........TX
Dragon's Lair Comics / Fantasy....512-454-2399..........TX
Lone Star Comics......................817-265-0491..........TX
Dragon's Hoard.........................540-885-5530..........VA
The Game Matrix.......................253-583-9708..........WA
Misty Mountain..........................608-441-0312..........WI


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An oddity for me, I was quite happy to be able to attend Phoenix Games' semifinals for the 40k 'ard Boyz this year, rather than having to drive up to Borderlands. So when a second GA location was listed, and it wasn't somewhere I knew right off hand (I don't travel for games often), I had to check. A Google map search later... 28 'ard Boyz semifinal locations, and two of them are 11 miles apart? WTF? I mean, I enjoy having a location that I can make a day trip for, but this is ridiculous, is it not?

Looks like I'm gonna miss this one as its not worth it for me too cross all of VA. They should really look at a map when they schedule these things

Next up on my list of wtf moments, "XREPDROPDRIPz" is appearing in my original post, but when I go to edit it, it's the ampersand ('&') character as it should be... what gives there?

Here is the scoop.


The stores apparently have 2 different GW reps. One rep promised his store the Semi-finals a few months ago, but that store(Phoenix) had also hosted the 40k Semi-finals. So the other store's rep promised Tower that they could host the Fantasy Semi-finals. So, after all promises were made, GW wasn't willing to piss off either retailer, and just decided to let them both host the event.


To be honest, I don't think it's that big a deal, not sure why you do. The 40k finals were about an hour and a half apart, so not that far in reality either. End of the day, 2 places really close, if one fills up, you should be able to get a spot in the other.


Clay

Clay,

I don't have a problem with it from my point of view, I'm just trying to think of the community at large. One of those locations could have been elsewhere. When there's just over 1 location per 2 states in the US, and Canada is represented as well... explaining to people that couldn't reach any of the locations why I had two choices ten minutes apart is going to be awkward.

SOOOO Happy to be having the semis in my own back yard. I literally live less then 10 minutes away from Grand Adventures in TN. So much better then having to drive to freaking memphis.

Yeah, but here's the thing. They didnt take away anyone's spot and give it to one of these two stores. They ADDED a spot. That means, if you take away one of the 2, then nothing changes for the community at large. So in the end, it doesn't hurt anyone, and only helps us. Again, not seeing where anyone could have a problem with this. If anything, i'd think that in the future, more stores would ask for and try and get the Semis hosted at their place.


Clay

Point taken. And thanks for the explanation.

Looks like the local big guns are attending Phoenix so far.


Clay

this is so many shades of BS I cant even count!

ONE location in FL.

ONE



near Miami....




well, that was nice of for them to make it a 8-9hr drive to go to the semi finals. Anyone north of Tampa is pretty much buggered. 10 hr drive to the one in GA or an 8hr drive to Miami....

Well fethyou very much GW.

Looks like the Missouri and Kansas got hosed this year on locations.

Now just >_< need scenarios.

Closest store to me is either Idaho or Colorado which makes absolutley no sense. Utah had five participating stores for the first round more than both of the other states. I won't be making the next round qualifyer as both are to far away.

barlio wrote:Looks like the Missouri and Kansas got hosed this year on locations.

Omaha isn't too far for the northern parts . . .

I'm 5 hours away from Medford. My wife and I are already planning a family (sort of) jaunt up to Oregon.

Each new store they add means another 3k army they have to give away...

I would think that all the prize support would be a tax write off. Come on GW! A couple more locations and maybe we can get a good turnout.

Update from the GW site, will edit the original list to include this one:

*** MINNESOTA ARD BOYZ PLAYERS!***

Misty Mountain North has picked up the Warhammer Ard Boys Banner and is running the Semi Finals. Give them a call and reserve your slot!

Misty Mountain North 952-895-1989

Glad I didn't place. Doesn't seem to be anything closer then a 6 hour drive from here. I like that their not holding a single Semi-Final in the state their holding the Finals.

Once again from the GW site:

*** UPDATE*** An additional store in Illinois has been included in the Semi Final round.

Fantasy Games and Books 618-632-3026. Give them a call to reserve your slot.

Borderlands here I come. I had lots of options with three locations within two hours of where I live so Im going with the one in my state, I know how Georgia cops hate us South Carolinains.

Fantasy Games, O'Fallon, IL will be hosting a semi-final tournament as well. The store doesn't know why they didn't make the online list, but they are hosting one.

edit: Actually, it is on their list now.
edit #2: just realized the info had already been posted.

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=&categoryId=400002a§ion=community&pIndex=1&aId=4800001a&start=2