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Local hobby shop and game stores are collaborating to put on NRVCon, a small gaming convention at the University Mall in Blacksburg, Virginia, on April 23-24. The convention site can be found here: http://www.nrvcon.com/

The convention will include space for a 32 player 3 round RTT on Saturday, with the top 4 proceeding to a 2 Round playoff for the Championship on Sunday. The event will use NOVA missions and FAQ, reporting results to ITC.

Registration is open and is $25: http://efengie.com/?fng=Events&event=reg#NRVcon40K

Painting is not required, though it will be to be eligible for the majority of the prize support.

The tournament is in just a week and spots are still available. Day 2 will depend on numbers but day 1 will be 3 rounds on Saturday, April 23. Look for any updates on the event page

As mentioned before, the event will use NOVA Missions and rules. Also, paint judging will generally follow NOVA's paint scoring:

0: Unpainted models in the army

30: Basic painting, few if any highlights, shading, or other advanced techniques

50: Army is consistent and uses some solid techniques, shading and highlighting

70: "Work of Art;" displays advanced techniques and is uniform and consistent across the army.

Paint score will contribute 50% toward overall standings

PRIZE SUPPORT: The following awards will be available:

Renaissance Champion: Highest combination of Battle Points and Paint Score

Battlemaster: Highest Battle Point total

Best Painted: Highest Paint Score

Smoking Boots: Lowest Battle Point total

Average Joe: Median player in Overall score

Second to One: Runner up for Battlemaster

Note: no player will be eligible for more than a single award. In the event a player earns more than one award, they will receive the greater of the two as determined by the TO, and the runner up will receive the other award(s).