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MVBrandt wrote:
For the love of God and all that is holy, find me an X-Wing Event Coordinator!

I emailed you and PM'ed you on here as requested. Did you receive either?

Well, there's a LOT to do this year other than play games as well ... quick few seminar examples =

American Craft Cocktail (how to make + history)
American Craft Beer (history + taste / variety)
Tectonic Terrain (Terrain build/paint/take-home)
Basic Black personal firearms defense, + advanced range day course
By Justin McCoy of Secret Weapon Miniatures:
Masterclass Painting
Hands-on Weathering
Demo Weathering
Intro Airbrushing
Basing Your Models

There's plenty more of course ...
http://www.novaopen.com/wp-content/uploads/NOVA-OPEN-2013-SCHEDULE.pdf

The NOVA Open Charitable Foundation is a formal 501c3 transparently and fully dedicated to leveraging the power of our community toward raising resources and volunteer hours in support of highly regarded charities.


http://novaopenfoundation.org/

Three charity raffles will be ongoing from now through this year's NOVA Open, highlighted by the "Redemption of the Fallen" project, put together in support of Doctors Without Borders by several exceptional artists within our community.

All raffle proceeds go in support of either Doctors Without Borders (Redemption of the Fallen 1850 pt Dark Angel army painted by a group of motivated 40k artists), Fisher House (House of the Silent King, a 1000 point Necron army painted by Stiffneck Studios), and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (Lightish Red, painted and donated by Brendon Caulkins, a 35 point Khador Warmachine force).

Besides the artists who put these raffle armies together, these projects are also supported by The Warstore (who provided the Dark Angels army for Redemption of the Fallen, http://www.thewarstore.com/), The NOVA Open (who provided the Necron force for House of the Silent King, http://www.novaopen.com), and KR Multicase. KR will be providing custom foam and carry cases for EACH of the raffled armies. http://www.krmulticase.com/

Work in Progress and finished pictures will be coming soon, including on the blogs of the artists.

Check it out ...
Redemption of the Fallen 1850 Point Dark Angels:
http://novaopenfoundation.org/?tcp_product=redemption-of-the-fallen-army-raffle-ticket

This army will be painted by award winning (including golden daemon for some) painters: Tim Williamson of the Tau of War (who spearheaded the rebirth of the Doctors Without Borders project), Chris "Jawaballs" Dubuque, Mike Cho, Dan Withers of Valhalla Games, Gabe Dobkin, and Sean Gibson.

House of the Silent King 1000 Point Necrons:
http://novaopenfoundation.org/?tcp_product=house-of-the-silent-king-army-raffle-ticket

Painted by Stiffneck Studios: http://www.stiffneckstudio.com/

The Lightish Red Khador Warmachine Force:
http://novaopenfoundation.org/?tcp_product=the-lightish-red-army-aka-pink-raffle-ticket


One of the lessosn learned from artists and contributors was that past projects of this sort ran into some difficulties due to the legality and challenges for online raffles, which are considered games of chance. Tireless amounts of time were put in by a small group of people (not including myself on this one!) to create the Foundation as a formal, legal, charitable nonprofit through which our community can efficiently and effectively raise money and dedicate time to excellent causes.

Go get some raffle tickets!

As an aside:
While I've always had the goal of driving the NOVA Open to a place where we can help give back to the world, the credit for organizing and running the Foundation does not go to me. For reasons ranging from time commitment to conflict of interest, I do not sit on the board of the Foundation. It is run by a trio (really a quartet) of people who've put in countless hours making sure this is done correctly - legal, transparent, and dedicated to the greater good of the world. Help honor the hard work they've put in by helping us show that we can spend our loose change on more than just plastic toys (all in the hopes of doing some good, and winning some gorgeous plastic toys! :p)


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May 1 Newsletter:
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs123/1108652353819/archive/1113224352030.html

Because it's cool ... put together candidly and for fun by the NOVA's film and social media director ...

http://vimeo.com/65480539

If you're local, you should join!

Hey MVB what is that song being used in this vid?

I am slowly getting my act together and cant wait to hit the 40K GT.

Aww, I missed the day we made a video. Dang school getting in the way of my true dream of being a genuine movie star.

Is the Tamurkhan chaos dwarf list allowed for the fantasy GT?

Sent Scooter a PM about it RiTides

Ethan will probably be making fun videos at every Terrain day, Lans.

We'll also be banding together to do a campy Cloverfield-style video involving DC and the DC Alien Invasion Narrative, and other things ... and we'll be filming some stuff for it at the next terrain day also (this coming Saturday).

Thanks for checking, MVBrandt!

MVBrandt wrote:
Sent Scooter a PM about it RiTides

Ethan will probably be making fun videos at every Terrain day, Lans.

We'll also be banding together to do a campy Cloverfield-style video involving DC and the DC Alien Invasion Narrative, and other things ... and we'll be filming some stuff for it at the next terrain day also (this coming Saturday).

Who do we send rules inquiries too?

Mvbrandt or novaopen ... Gmail each

Any word back about the chaos dwarfs Tamurkahn list, MVBrandt?

Scooter says it's legal

MVBrandt wrote:
Well, there's a LOT to do this year other than play games as well ... quick few seminar examples =

American Craft Cocktail (how to make + history)
American Craft Beer (history + taste / variety)
Tectonic Terrain (Terrain build/paint/take-home)
Basic Black personal firearms defense, + advanced range day course
By Justin McCoy of Secret Weapon Miniatures:
Masterclass Painting
Hands-on Weathering
Demo Weathering
Intro Airbrushing
Basing Your Models

There's plenty more of course ...
http://www.novaopen.com/wp-content/uploads/NOVA-OPEN-2013-SCHEDULE.pdf

I can't wait to visit the Battlefoam vendor booth!

 Blackmoor wrote:

MVBrandt wrote:
Well, there's a LOT to do this year other than play games as well ... quick few seminar examples =

American Craft Cocktail (how to make + history)
American Craft Beer (history + taste / variety)
Tectonic Terrain (Terrain build/paint/take-home)
Basic Black personal firearms defense, + advanced range day course
By Justin McCoy of Secret Weapon Miniatures:
Masterclass Painting
Hands-on Weathering
Demo Weathering
Intro Airbrushing
Basing Your Models

There's plenty more of course ...
http://www.novaopen.com/wp-content/uploads/NOVA-OPEN-2013-SCHEDULE.pdf

I can't wait to visit the Battlefoam vendor booth!

There's a joker in every lot people I tell ya .

Thanks for the answer, MVBrandt!

Check out the NOVA Open's Facebook Group and join for updates ...

https://www.facebook.com/groups/498362146882835/

Most recently, a teaser about what Ethan (our filmmaker and social media guy) is doing ... with a Necron Monolith and a green screen? Hmm ...


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Additional note -

First teaser of one of the three charity armies, House of the Silent King (http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs123/1108652353819/img/247.jpg) - http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs123/1108652353819/img/253.jpg

All three charitable foundation armies can be won WHETHER YOU ATTEND THE NOVA OR NOT. Snag raffle tix today and support one of three awesome causes at http://novaopenfoundation.org/

Mid May Newsletter: http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs123/1108652353819/archive/1113406154856.html

Registrations have picked up again in mid-May, and we're starting to run out of room in some areas. Go ahead and snag your reg now if you're dragging your feet at all

Also, some spots remain in the American craft Cocktail and Beer seminars, which are in the evenings well after GT / etc. ... don't miss these, they won't last.


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Also, grab your hotel rooms; in addition to getting more raffle tickets the sooner you book for the $2,000 cash hotel room raffle ... you also don't want to miss out on them altogether ...

http://www.novaopen.com/wp-content/uploads/booking-pace-mid-may-2013-1024x861.png

You can't really replicate $85/night at most nearby locations.

Keep an eye out for seminars; we're adding a couple of cool ones.

For those who are traveling, there'll be a limited-space seminar combining Jawaballs and the NOVA's capabilities to allow players to learn how to build a DISPLAY BOARD in a hurry to a high quality, and have it painted and ready to go by the start of the GT. The course will likely be Friday AM, 7:30A - 10A, with the GT kicking off at 10:30A.

 Nicorex wrote:
Hey MVB what is that song being used in this vid?

@Nicorex, the song is Imagine Dragons - Radioactive. They are pretty swanky, and for those of us in the DC area, they are coming to Merriweather Post Pavillion in September

As MVBrandt said, definitely check out the new seminars. Also, if you registered for an event but didn't pick up a weekend badge (or vice versa) we will be emailing you soon.

I have been approved for this so unless some emergency comes up I will be attending this event. I still need the pass and stuff for the invitational.


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Can you play in both the invitational and the open?

 Tomb King wrote:

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Can you play in both the invitational and the open?

Definitely! We specifically set up the schedule so that you can play in both. In fact, we put together a handy chart to show what events you can do together:



In summary, there are a host of 40k, Infinity, Warmachine, and Magic events you can do at the same time as the invitational. Not to mention a whole raft of seminars. For the complete list of all events, you can check out our schedule here.

I was asking as player stand point is it feasible to track that many games and throw myself into possibly that many consecutive games. lol

Might even run two separate armies depending on what I can fit in a carry on.

 Tomb King wrote:
I was asking as player stand point is it feasible to track that many games and throw myself into possibly that many consecutive games. lol

Might even run two separate armies depending on what I can fit in a carry on.

I did 6 games in the GT and 4 in the narrative last year as well as 2 seminars. The max was 5 games of 40k on saturday. I know guys who did the invitational, GT and Trios/Narrative and played like 15 or so games over 4 days.

It is basically an endurance race and how many models you can carry with you all day.

Last year I did 5 Invitational games and 8 Open games (since I won my bracket). And the pacing wasn't to horrible last year. Not like the year before but I do have to say that by Sunday your starting to drag a bit.

What are the qualifications for the invitational? Can't seem to find them..

Also, for the narrative, there is one free "skip". So you can skip out one game if you are feeling exhausted (or I think there is one you have to skip if you tried to play every single 40k event).

It is definitely possible to do every 40k event. Though it's not for the faint of heart since that's a lot of 40k games. Though at 1850, the GT should be a little more manageable.

Keep in mind too that there are seminars, magic pick-up events, and free gaming so there is so much more than just 40k.


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Also, allow me to introduce myself...

I'm Kolath and I'm on the board of the Nova Open. I'm mostly responsible for planning, infrastructure, and IT-related stuff. The Nova 2011 GT was my first ever tournament and I loved it so much that I volunteered to help build terrain for Nova 2012. Over the course of that year (and about 300 terrain pieces later) I go to know the awesome group of guys and gals who make up the Nova staff. Then for 2013, they invited me to join the exec board to help run the whole event. It's been a great experience and I definitely strive to make Nova the most fun it can possibly be.

Since I also happen to be a long-time Dakkaite I thought I'd drop in and help Mike answer questions as we get closer to the event.

Same as Hulk - last year I did 5 invitational and 8 GT games due to winning my bracket. It was tough but very doable, and as he said much better last year due to the scheduling changes from previous years. I do know people that did the invitational, GT, and Narrative or Trios, and they seemed pretty exhausted. I don't think they really played more games persay because they didnt make sunday bracket finals, but they had to play their narrative/trios game which occured (iirc) after the GT/invitational games each day, meaning games from like 8-9 am ish until ~1130 pm every day.

Any registered players who have not yet, GRAB YOUR HOTEL ROOMS. It's free to book, after all.

The reason I push this is - we're 60 full days ahead of last year's booking schedule for the hotel, and at $85/night you won't find anything close to a better deal nearby if you wait too long and run out of the rooms you need. Snag 'em!
https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_ei_new&eventID=10404571&utm_source=NOVA+Open+Newsletter%3A+December+15%2C+2012&utm_campaign=December+15+2012&utm_medium=email

To the question asker, Invitational Qualification list should be on the website and up-to-date or near to it. Remaining opportunities include WarGamesCon and Bugeater.

MVBrandt wrote:

To the question asker, Invitational Qualification list should be on the website and up-to-date or near to it. Remaining opportunities include WarGamesCon and Bugeater.

I do not think it is (do you have the link?). In the past it was on the Nova Open forum, and I do not know if the forum post is up to date.