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Hotel Update

Rooms at the Renaissance Schaumburg sold out extremely fast. We have been doing all we can to add additional rooms to our hotel block, but there is only so much we can do before the hotel simply runs out of rooms! To help you find a room, we are working directly with the Renaissance Schaumburg to collect and maintain a hotel wait list. If you are interested in staying onsite, please fill out the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel Wait List Form. The hotel staff will work their way down the wait list and make direct contact with you when a room becomes available.

Please note that the wait list is for the Renaissance Schaumburg ONLY.

Alternative accommodations have been arranged at the Embassy Suites. The Embassy Suites is within walking distance of the Convention Center, will be running a regular shuttle service, and the room rate includes breakfast.

Alternate Accommodations
Embassy Suites Chicago - Schaumburg/Woodfield
1939 North Meacham Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173

Phone: 847.241.5405
Fax: 847.397.9007

Room Rate: $120.00 USD/night
Group Code: ADT
Subject to Availability.

Reservations can be made by calling the Embassy Suites directly (reference Group Code ADT) or by visiting their AdeptiCon 2015 Reservation Center.

 Blackmoor wrote:

 NecronLord3 wrote:
The Transcendent C'tan is beatable. Grav weapons, poison, drop pod spam, the tau army, other lords of war all counter the T. C'tan pretty well. It's no more powerful than Eldar or tau are by themselves, the revenent Titan, beast stat or many of the other top builds. The C'tan is a huge points investment, and leaves the player with few other units for board control. However, it is a good threat and success ful counter to units like beast star, thunderwolves, death wing, other LoW etc. the Necrons have something powerful and which makes us very competitve, and it's being banned. It's faction favoritism, a single Wraithknight is half the points of a well built T. C'tan. It can be buffed to a level of survivability with comparable damage output, and can be healed. A T. C'tan can never be buffed with psychic powers and only has Zandrehk to give any additional special ablities. Invisibility alone is more broken than th T. C'tan.

Judging by your avatar and your handle I wonder if you are biased?

The Tranny C'Tan is way, way, way over the top as far as power goes. The thing can kill armies by itself with just the other units standing around cheering him on. How do drop pods kill him?How does poison kill him? How does anything kill him that he can't kill first?Tau? Give me a break. 6D6 strength 8 AP 3 shots will destroy anything and everything at range, and that is just one of his shooting powers.

We will see just how powerful he is next month when a couple of larger GTs allow him, but I predict it will not be pretty.

 NecronLord3 wrote:


You're in luck because this is what you get:

Wraithknight

Approx. 400 pts

BS4 (rerollable with guide)
WS4 (rerollable with prescience)
S10
T8
A4
W6
I5
L10
3+/5++(4++ with forewarning, rerollable with fortune, +2 cover save with shrouding)
Invisibility - only snap shots to hit, no template weapons can target, 6's to hit in cc

Can I get a necron unit with all that?

Cry me a river that the transcendent C'tan is to powerful. I want the eldar and tau banned then since for a necron player that's pretty much pick up your models and go home for us too.

We are now seeing Tournaments banning units for being to good. If you don't like it maybe war machine or X-wing is something you would be more interested in playing.

Yes, if you take a Wraithknight, and 2 Farseers, and if you roll the perfect powers, and manage to cast them all you can make a model as tough as the Tranny C'Tan. Here is what you are missing:
#1. The C'Tan is small and can hide.
#2. The C'Tans powers can't be denied.
#3. The Wraithknight is not a Gargantuan creature (Khan insta-kill 2 wraithknights and so did a Khorne herald last Saturday).
#4. This is the big difference...the fire power. The C'Tan will take 2 units off a turn, the Wraithknight is hardly killing anything.

Tell me what the Necrons have to be competitve with when stompas, Revenant Titans, and invisibility is allowed at the event? Necrons have squat to compete with any of that, and even without LoW Necrons have a tough time competing against Tau and Eldar. It's an 1850 event, taking a T. C'tan denies the army a lot of board control, and the amount of poision Dark Eldar can put out will still kill a T. C"tan. It's not an auto kill but it's a good fair fight. Not to mention Grav. Guns and melta weapons that can kill it even easier.

I've ran it a lot and opponents have killed it and it doesn't auto win you games, and that is without Revenant titans and Stompas leveling the playing field. Good players have nothing to fear, people relying on uber cheese like Tau and Eldar can bring fear the T. C'tan because it is a solid counter to their army.

If you aren't killing things with your Wraithknights you obviously don't know what you are doing.

 NecronLord3 wrote:


Tell me what the Necrons have to be competitve with when stompas, Revenant Titans, and invisibility is allowed at the event? Necrons have squat to compete with any of that, and even without LoW Necrons have a tough time competing against Tau and Eldar. It's an 1850 event, taking a T. C'tan denies the army a lot of board control, and the amount of poision Dark Eldar can put out will still kill a T. C"tan. It's not an auto kill but it's a good fair fight. Not to mention Grav. Guns and melta weapons that can kill it even easier.

I've ran it a lot and opponents have killed it and it doesn't auto win you games, and that is without Revenant titans and Stompas leveling the playing field. Good players have nothing to fear, people relying on uber cheese like Tau and Eldar can bring fear the T. C'tan because it is a solid counter to their army.

If you aren't killing things with your Wraithknights you obviously don't know what you are doing.

If you are a bad player and need the C'Tan to win there is nothing I can say here to help you.

Necrons are one of the top armies in 7th edition. CCB are way under costed, AV 13 skimmers are incredibly durable, and they will wreck one of the other top armies (wave serpent spam).

 NecronLord3 wrote:
[ and the amount of poison Dark Eldar can put out will still kill a T. C"tan. .

I thought that I would take this example of how to kill a C'Tan out. If you shoot the C'Tan with 100 poison shots on average it will do 2.4 wounds to it. So yes, if you had a DE army, and you had no LoS blocking terrain, and you shot at the C'Tan for 6 turns, and nothing in the Necron army shot back, yes you can kill it.

Yes mathhammer your reasons your justifications with everything. Snore.

100 shots at least is what venom spam is putting out there not to mention thunder wolf Calvary and grav. Weapons which kill it even faster. Devestators/long fangs with lascannons are an even cheaper option and will put a lot of hurt on the C'tan.

Now what do Necrons have to combat invisible units? Revenant titans? And again, a Eldar and Tau that aren't even bring LoW. Very little, and playing Cron air is boring, and there are hard counters to that tactic. It's not competitve. The T. C'tan is. And I have loved this model, and the C'tan in general since 3rd edition. Is has nothing to do with not winning without a C'tan it has everything to do with bring the best unit available to my codex, like any good player would have access to in any other army.

Tesseract Vault?

I'll downgrade to an Armour 14 slower version of the T. C'tan without an Armour or invulunerable save when Adepticon takes the 30" move, holofields and psychic abilities being able to be cast on the Revenant Titan, or on any other LoW for that matter, away.

I don't want that, all the LoW should be allowed as is.

How many points is a revenant?

Seeing as there most likely will be a new Necron Codex released prior AdeptiCon 2015, I am one to wait and see what that brings. Arguing over a book/unit that isn't even going to be legal at the event is sort of pointless.

It's not worth engaging. I'd say he's made his statement of how he thinks the rules should be. And I'm sure Adepticon will take in his feedback like they have all of ours.

Personally I'm looking forward to the Team rules....nudge nudge, wink wink

Expect those in the next week or two.

YAY! You're my favorite

 Matthias wrote:
Expect those in the next week or two.

Woot! Really looking forward to seeing these (and starting to build/plan) too.

Hollismason wrote:
Who should I get in touch with in regards to the Necromunda tournament and games? I have the rule book and the living rulebook but I'm not sure what version their going to play.

Sorry for the delay in replying.

I'm the Necromunda (and Flames of War: Recon In Force) tournament organizer. We'll be using the LRB version of the rulebook. While I enjoy the old rulebook (it's actually the game that got me into miniature gaming way back in 196), I use the LRB every year since it's widely available online and is free.

 Matthias wrote:
Seeing as there most likely will be a new Necron Codex released prior AdeptiCon 2015, I am one to wait and see what that brings. Arguing over a book/unit that isn't even going to be legal at the event is sort of pointless.

Then why is it being banned for the same reasons? Could the fact that the Stompa was copied as is from Escalation to the Ork codex be the reason?

 NecronLord3 wrote:
Then why is it being banned for the same reasons? Could the fact that the Stompa was copied as is from Escalation to the Ork codex be the reason?

I don't think anymore can really be said that has not been said already. While free promotion is all great - would you submit any additional input on this particular model to info@adepticon.org?

While I am interested in seeing the feedback on the Lords of war, I am more a fan of a slightly restricted list.

 Inquisitor_Malice wrote:

 NecronLord3 wrote:
Then why is it being banned for the same reasons? Could the fact that the Stompa was copied as is from Escalation to the Ork codex be the reason?

I don't think anymore can really be said that has not been said already. While free promotion is all great - would you submit any additional input on this particular model to info@adepticon.org?

already have.

Is there going to be a Gladiator style event ?

@Greenie -

We are still sorting out all the Alt format 40K events and how they work with the schedule. But considering we have had a "Gladiator Style" event pretty much every year of AdeptiCon. I imagine it is a safe bet it will be on the final schedule.

-Hank

Ok great. I'd like to suggest you open the event up to 3k points per army. That would be really awesome !

AdeptiCon to Host US SAGA Grand Melee

Sharpen your axe and spear, oil your leathers, polish your mail, and steel yourself for combat, for the season of war is upon you! The muster cry goes out, the beacons are lit, and a hundred banners are raised. As winter’s last frost gives way to spring’s thaw, the warlord gathers his retinue, for he knows that the time has come to claim that treasure which he values most of all...glory!

AdeptiCon, in partnership with Studio Tomahawk and Gripping Beast, is excited to announce that AdeptiCon 2015 will host the inaugural US SAGA Grand Melee! Pit your warlord and his band against all challengers in this epic two day event!

A clash of this magnitude shall be well-served in AdeptiCon's new and larger location in Schaumburg, Illinois. With thousands of square feet for gaming and hobby activities, 2015 promises to be the largest and most exciting AdeptiCon yet, bolstered by the first ever US SAGA Grand Melee!

The US Grand Melee will follow a format similar to the UK events, with 6-point games played over two days (participants will have the option to play one or two days). More detailed rules, other events and schedules will be posted on the AdeptiCon website as they become available. Look for AdeptiCon 2015 registration to open early November. If you have any questions or comments, please get in touch!

Games & Gears to Produce Exclusive AdeptiCon Items!

LONDON, United Kingdom, September 30 2014 - Games & Gears has announced a new partnership with AdeptiCon - one of the world’s largest miniature war gaming conventions - where Games & Gears will be a sponsor of the AdeptiCon Hobby Event Area. Additionally, Games & Gears will be manufacturing an exclusive and unique terrain piece as well as a set of Collector's Series brushes for AdeptiCon.

Statement from Games & Gears’ very own Creative Gamer:

It is a honor to be manufacturing some great products exclusive to one of the world’s largest table top war gaming conventions. The AdeptiCon terrain piece is going to be epic and we cannot wait to reveal it. We also cannot wait to manufacture AdeptiCon's very own Xtreme Brush Collector’s Edition Set. There is a lot we will be working on together, and as an avid miniature war gamer myself, AdeptiCon is a great home to be playing miniature war games. I look forward to the non-stop gaming at AdeptiCon 2015. We hope to see you there!

Games & Gears LLP is a producer of innovative high end designs & products for a range of niche and FMCG markets. Products include Games & Gears Gaming Boards, the Pro Studio Line, Masters Hybrid Series, Ichiban Brush series, Hobby supplies, WGC Dark Malice Terrain, Warsmith & many other licensed products. Contact Games & Gears at GamesNGears@aol.com.

Statement from Dave Pauwels, AdeptiCon Hobby Coordinator:

We are excited to welcome Games & Gears as a Hobby Event Area sponsor for AdeptiCon 2015. Games & Gears, a leading supplier of high quality hobby materials, is a great addition to the convention and the alliance allows AdeptiCon to offer attendees first hand access to an even wider range of cool hobby products. Games & Gears sponsorship of the AdeptiCon Hobby Area provides our attendees an opportunity to have a well-equipped, comfortable hobby space that includes paint brushes, cutting mats, hobby tools, and paint and brush racks. This partnership coupled with our existing relationships with war game industry leading companies is going to make for an amazing AdeptiCon 2015.

AdeptiCon will be held March 19th through the 22nd and will be moving to an all-new venue: the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center! With over 160,000 square feet of combined ballroom and convention space.

Sailing the Sea of Sprues!

What happens when you more than double your event space and have over 120,000 square feet to fill? Well, for starters, you make a lot more terrain, of course!

A wide variety of terrain efforts are already underway this year for AdeptiCon’s ever-expanding range of games and hobby events. For one terrain project in particular, the good folks at Mantic Games have supplied our crew with a massive amount of Deadzone sprues! Exactly how massive, you ask? How about 1,018 individual sprues!

With the sprues now in hand, the hard work of integrating this great terrain into AdeptiCon’s wide range of games falls to the convention’s Terrain Staff. Staring down a thousand sprues can be a bit intimidating. Fortunately, these skilled veterans are no strangers to building amounts of terrain that others would consider insane.

Of course, the question becomes: what do we build with all these sprues? Our staff is busy working on ideas as we speak. However, if you have any terrain piece concepts or ideas that could be realized using the Mantic Deadzone sprues, please let us know. We are constantly looking for new terrain ideas and, who knows, it may make it onto one of our 300+ terrain tables!

We also have enlisted the help and experience of Mel over at The Terrain Tutor to assist with some terrain concepts for unprecedented project. Mel already has extensive firsthand experience with the Deadzone sprues. You can see some of his work over on his YouTube channel. And, as always, stay tuned for more news and info.

You guys should bring back the Iron Man award

Got my rooms! I am super anxious to check this venue out! @thehod
What's iron man?

 Darkness wrote:
Got my rooms! I am super anxious to check this venue out! @thehod
What's iron man?

The Iron Man used to be the award for the person who did the best in all 3 events combined (Gladiator, Team Tournament & Championships)...which also meant that player was playing some insane amount of games over, what was then, a 3-day period.

 yakface wrote:

 Darkness wrote:
Got my rooms! I am super anxious to check this venue out! @thehod
What's iron man?

The Iron Man used to be the award for the person who did the best in all 3 events combined (Gladiator, Team Tournament & Championships)...which also meant that player was playing some insane amount of games over, what was then, a 3-day period.

like a tournament within a tournament?
+1 the return of that award!

Warhammer 40K Classic Draft Rules & Championship Primers

The experimentation and refinement of the AdeptiCon 2015 Warhammer 40K offerings continues! We are currently in the process of reviewing our ever-evolving tournament formats in order to provide an engaging gaming experience no matter what your preferred style might be! Beginning Thursday, and continuing throughout the weekend, attendees will have the option to participate in 400-point games, 3000-point games, squad-level games, single day events, multi-day events, draft tournaments, single-player tournaments, team tournaments, and more!

Below you will find the draft army construction rules for a new event we are calling the Warhammer 40K Classic. The Warhammer 40K Classic is a single source tournament designed to recreate the feel and flavor of Warhammer 40,000 in days gone by. Players will construct their armies using a single Combined Arms Detachment and pit them against their opponent in scenarios reminiscent of the game’s 3rd, 4th, and 5th editions.

The Warhammer 40K Classic will take place on Thursday alongside the Warhammer 40K Championship and Warhammer 40K Exterminatus. As always, we are looking for constructive feedback concerning this format. If you have any questions or comments, please get in touch!

AdeptiCon 2015 Warhammer 40K Classic Rules (Draft)

This weekend “GameTown” in New Berlin, WI hosted the first Warhammer 40K Championship primer! The goal of the event was to put the AdeptiCon 2015 Warhammer 40K Tactical Objectives and some sample Maelstrom missions through their paces. The Warhammer 40K Championship and other events will likely utilize a mixture of Maelstrom and Traditional objective missions, but this event focused exclusively on testing the Maelstrom missions. 16 players slugged it out over three rounds and at the end of the day, Tim Schmidt dealt the killing strike. He claimed victory and a free Weekend Badge to AdeptiCon 2015!

AdeptiCon 2015 Warhammer 40K Championship Primers Missions
(Additional Resources: Draft Rules | Tactical Objective Cards)

Stay tuned for the Warhammer 40K Team Tournament Draft rules, scoring guidelines for all events and more sample missions!

How many games are we looking at for the 40k Classic, is it a one day event or a two day similar to championships?

Apologies if I missed it, and thanks for the update!

Nice. Can't wait to see those Team Tournament rules though