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2014/02/25 18:05:31
Subject: 40k in orlando fl
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Splattered With Acrylic Paint
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Hi i am seeking people that play wh40k in the orlando area who would let me sit in and watch and learn how to play properly before i jump in . Preferably chaos units but any will do. Thanks in advance . Hope to hear from someone
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2014/02/27 01:05:47
Subject: Re:40k in orlando fl
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Cackling Daemonic Dreadnought of Tzeentch
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Have you been to Sci-Fi City?
They could probably help a lot in this regard.
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2014/02/27 01:59:22
Subject: 40k in orlando fl
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Bane Lord Tartar Sauce
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Sci fi city is good, but I also recall Phoenix Games being awesome. They're a little further out toward Apopka, but well worth the drive to not have to deal with Sci fi city (it can be a massive pain in the ass dealing with the management).
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2014/02/27 07:27:53
Subject: Re:40k in orlando fl
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Splattered With Acrylic Paint
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Nice! I have never heard of phoenix but om only 15 minute drive from apopka. Thanks a million
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2014/02/28 00:50:55
Subject: Re:40k in orlando fl
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Splattered With Acrylic Paint
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Went to location and all i found was an empty building... Heartbreaking
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With that being found. If there is anyone near orlando that would like to get weekend games going i have a few tables i can set up in my garage. Pizza, bbq and 40k . Byob lol
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2014/02/28 02:35:10
Subject: 40k in orlando fl
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Bane Lord Tartar Sauce
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Aw, hell. Phoenix closed? That sucks so bad! They were awesome!!!
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2014/02/28 02:44:04
Subject: 40k in orlando fl
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Pulsating Possessed Space Marine of Slaanesh
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It is, indeed, sad. They likely closed for the following reason.
There does happen to be an actual GW store in Altamonte Springs. It's in the Renaissance Center Plaze, though seems to be under construction and is likely to move. The manager there is actually legit, and the player base is a fairly even split of Fantasy and 40k.
If you have a small force together, you can typically find a pick-up game on Fridays and Saturdays. Beginners Leagues are also fairly common.
Sci-Fi City is another option. The player base is heavily 40k, but does tend to draw from a strong following of power gamers and net-listers, so I would not recommend them for a friendly pick up game or a learning experience.
Paladin Tech and Game is another spot, but this is getting out towards Avalon Park/Waterford Lakes area. Friendly staff, a few tables to play on, and generally good times. I have not been out there on a regular basis, so I cannot comment on the likelihood of finding a game to watch.
If you're looking to play a 40k game, feel free to PM me, and we'll work something out. always happy to get people back into a good game. I also happen to be a Chaos player.
Cheers
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2014/02/28 02:51:58
Subject: Re:40k in orlando fl
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I live in Leesburg FL, and just like you, I was looking to learn the ins and outs of 40K. A couple of months ago, I used the "player finder" feature here on Dakka Dakka and found a couple of great guys locally that play 40K and were willing to teach a noob how to play. As a matter of fact, we have a game tomorrow night! 
That sucks that Phoenix games shut down, but I can say that the GW store in Altamonte Springs is an AWESOME place to play and the manager is a very personable, down to earth, approachable guy. I can't recommend his store enough. I used to go to sci-fi city, but its Altamonte Springs GW all the way now. 
BTW, there is a big 40K tournament this weekend in Orlando called the Crucible, you could go there and watch as many games as you want and see just about every army played. Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Crucible/178910952175928?ref=profile
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It is the 3rd Millennium. For more than a hundred months Games Workshop has sat immobile on the Golden Throne of Nottingham. It is the foremost of wargames by the will of the neckbeards, and master of a million tabletops by the might of their inexhaustible wallets. It is a rotting carcass writhing invisibly with business strategies from the early Industrial Revolution Age. It is the Carrion Lord of the wargaming scene for whom a thousand veteran players are sacrificed every day, so that it may never truly die. Yet even in its deathless state, GW continues its eternal vigilance. Mighty battleforce starter-sets cross the online-store-infested miasma of the internet, the only route between distant countries, their way lit by a draconian retail trade-agreement, the legal manifestation of the GW's will. Vast armies of lawyers give battle in GW's name on uncounted websites. Greatest amongst its soldiers are the Guardians of the IP, the Legal Team, bio-engineered super-donkey-caves. Their comrades in arms are legion: the writing team and countless untested rulebooks, the ever vigilant redshirts, and the writers of White Dwarf, to name only a few. But for all their multitudes, they are barely enough to hold off the ever-present threat from other games, their own incompetence, Based Chinaman - and worse. To support Games Workshop in such times is to spend untold billions. It is to support the cruelest and most dickish company imaginable. These are the tales of those times. Forget the power of sales discounts and Warhammer Fantasy Battle, for so much has been dropped, never to be re-published again. Forget the promise of cheaper digital content and caring about the fanbase, for in the GW HQ there is only profit-seeking, Space Marines and Sigmarines. There is no fun amongst the hobby shops, only an eternity of raging and spending, and the laughter of former employees who left GW to join better companies. |
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2014/03/01 21:47:37
Subject: Re:40k in orlando fl
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Found the GW !! I went in very happy but came overwhelmed lol. But a great place and very helpful people
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2014/03/01 23:31:43
Subject: Re:40k in orlando fl
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Drooling Labmat
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Just moved to FL last year (Oxford, FL) I would love to get in a couple pick up games here and there, if anyone would be interested.
Edit: stupid autocorrect.
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2014/03/04 00:48:56
Subject: Re:40k in orlando fl
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Splattered With Acrylic Paint
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Where exactly is oxford?
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2014/03/04 01:31:56
Subject: Re:40k in orlando fl
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Savage Khorne Berserker Biker
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It's about an hour and a half from Orlando. Traveling north west.
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It is the 3rd Millennium. For more than a hundred months Games Workshop has sat immobile on the Golden Throne of Nottingham. It is the foremost of wargames by the will of the neckbeards, and master of a million tabletops by the might of their inexhaustible wallets. It is a rotting carcass writhing invisibly with business strategies from the early Industrial Revolution Age. It is the Carrion Lord of the wargaming scene for whom a thousand veteran players are sacrificed every day, so that it may never truly die. Yet even in its deathless state, GW continues its eternal vigilance. Mighty battleforce starter-sets cross the online-store-infested miasma of the internet, the only route between distant countries, their way lit by a draconian retail trade-agreement, the legal manifestation of the GW's will. Vast armies of lawyers give battle in GW's name on uncounted websites. Greatest amongst its soldiers are the Guardians of the IP, the Legal Team, bio-engineered super-donkey-caves. Their comrades in arms are legion: the writing team and countless untested rulebooks, the ever vigilant redshirts, and the writers of White Dwarf, to name only a few. But for all their multitudes, they are barely enough to hold off the ever-present threat from other games, their own incompetence, Based Chinaman - and worse. To support Games Workshop in such times is to spend untold billions. It is to support the cruelest and most dickish company imaginable. These are the tales of those times. Forget the power of sales discounts and Warhammer Fantasy Battle, for so much has been dropped, never to be re-published again. Forget the promise of cheaper digital content and caring about the fanbase, for in the GW HQ there is only profit-seeking, Space Marines and Sigmarines. There is no fun amongst the hobby shops, only an eternity of raging and spending, and the laughter of former employees who left GW to join better companies. |
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2014/03/05 05:58:37
Subject: Re:40k in orlando fl
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Tiny little town, crammed between The Villages and Summerfield. And at least an hour and a half in any direction from anything remotely resembling a game store.
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2014/03/05 06:12:40
Subject: Re:40k in orlando fl
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IamJacksusername wrote:Tiny little town, crammed between The Villages and Summerfield. And at least an hour and a half in any direction from anything remotely resembling a game store.
Actually, I think your about 45 minutes away from 7th inning games in Dunnellon.
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2014/03/07 04:03:18
Subject: Re:40k in orlando fl
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Drooling Labmat
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7th inning is the closest, but it seems more like a comic shop than a gaming store. I have yet to see anyone playing anything besides card games. It is the shop I visit most often, and I am ever hopeful that I might meet some tabletop gaming inclined persons.
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2014/03/07 06:55:38
Subject: 40k in orlando fl
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I'm over in Oviedo. There are quite a few game stores near the Orlando Area. There is also Mini Duels on Aloma, and Campus Cards and Games stocks some GW stuff, and occasionally there is a game going on there. They are right across from UCF.
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2014/03/07 10:57:40
Subject: Re:40k in orlando fl
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Cackling Daemonic Dreadnought of Tzeentch
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@sammy & IamJacksusername:
If either of you plan on coming down to Sarasota at some point, send me a PM. We have a pretty big community at Dark Side. We can arrange a game.
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2014/03/07 22:51:11
Subject: Re:40k in orlando fl
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Savage Khorne Berserker Biker
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IamJacksusername wrote:7th inning is the closest, but it seems more like a comic shop than a gaming store. I have yet to see anyone playing anything besides card games. It is the shop I visit most often, and I am ever hopeful that I might meet some tabletop gaming inclined persons.
A buddy of mine ( slayith on dakka dakka ) goes there almost every Sat. to play 40K, he says that there is a fairly large 40K community there on Saturdays.
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2014/03/09 05:24:17
Subject: Re:40k in orlando fl
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Drooling Labmat
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Really? What time on Saturday's?
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2014/03/18 16:48:08
Subject: Re:40k in orlando fl
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Splattered With Acrylic Paint
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Hi all! Im hoping to find someone willing to help a noob get a game or 2 under his belt. If anyone in orlando would b willing to help a rookie and crush them in the process please pm me. Thank you
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