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Made in us
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I am not sure where to post this so I will post one here for fantasy and one in the 40K section. Sorry for double posting, but  just was not sure. There relaly is not a category for tourneys and such.

Jason

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Hey all, The Necro Guy here, finally I have had some time to rest and get my thoughts together. Here is a breakdown of what happened at the necro. First of a big congrats to the winners:

Warhammer Fantasy
Best Overall: Jordan Braun (Demonic Chaos)
2nd Tom Keegan - Slayers
3rd Mike Sells - Slayers
Best General: Alan DiFrancesco (Wood Elves)
2nd Tony Mullins ? Nurgle Daemons
3rd David Bowman
Best Sportsman: Bruce Chirrey (Dark Elves)
2nd Jay Lipiec
3rd Bob Shippee
Best Selection: Alex Forsythe (Dwarfs)
2nd Robert Kopp ? Dark Elves
3rd Chris Long
Player's Choice Army: Tim Walker (Empire)
2nd Casey Cronan - Ogres
3rd Robert Kopp
Player's Choice Regiment: Judith Scull (Daemonettes)
Player's Choice Model: Chris Long (Dwarf Gyrocopter)
Misfire: Jim Wilson
Backfire; Brian Peterson

Warhammer 40k
Best Overall: Peter de Florio (Chaos Space Marines)
2nd Michael Soloman
3rd Tyler Hautaniemi
Best General: Jack Murphy (Space Marines)
2nd James Prestidge
3rd Diego da Silva
Best Sports(wo)man: Leah Gustavson (Black Templars)
2nd Clark Welch
3rd Robert Server
Best Selection: Erich Schoenholtz (Space Marines)
2nd Christopher young
3rd Richard Moore
Player's Choice Army: Richard Moore (Chaos Space Marines)
2nd Peter De Florio
3rd Robert Layne
Player's Choice Regiment: Robert Layne (Space Marines)
Player's Choice Model: Robert Layne (Space Marines)

Backfire explanation:
Allow me to explain the backfire award. It is sort of the arm chair general award, so to speak. It is actually a very good award to receive, as it says a lot about the player who wins it. Even though things don?t work out like they were planned the player keeps his head up and trys and trys again, it says a lot about the person as a whole. This is the person the hobby is made for. This person just loves to game, play, paint, whatever. Whether win or lose he shows up and again and again for the love of the game.

I also want to send out a huge thank you to all the players. Without you guys we would not have an event to run and put on, so thank you for coming and thank you for being the best of the best in the hobby. You guys are the reason people keep coming back, so thank you!!

This year was different, not better, not worse, just different. We did not have a special guest this year. We wanted to be more relaxed and just let people do what the wanted to do instead of having the whole weekend planned out for them. We did of course have our ever popular Chariot Racing event, and we were scheduled to have Warmachine and Hordes demos but our impromptu Q&A with Jeff from Games Workshop Baltimore kind of put a nix on that as people were all interested in hearing about 7th edition fantasy, more on GW later. The trains DID NOT RUN on time, so I want to apologize to the players, however, I do want to take a second and say that the players however were the reason the trains did not run on time. We had QUITE a few people not show up on time on Saturday and Sunday, as well as some no shows on Sunday. So a big sorry to those who actually got up and made it count, but a big shame on you to the guys who held everyone up, and then when they did show up they were like nothing happened, wanted more time to play and basically expected us to abolish their sins. Well, we didn?t, and they know it. Next year guys we will more than likely institute some new rules for late arrivals and the like, so please get there on time.

I also want to say sorry for the microphone. We had a problem with the PA system, so I apologize to everyone about the check, check, 1, 2, 1, 2, crap, feel free to blast away on that one.

A really HUGE thanks to GW. OMG, these guys really did it up. At the Colonial this year Matt, this regions rep came up to me and said he wanted to be involved with the necro. So over the next few months we talked, and I had no idea what the were going to do, big secret, and they did it right. GW provided Sci Fi City, a game store in Orlando with tons of prize support to be offered as giveaways at the event. They provided ALL sorts of box sets. Steam Tanks, nurgle daemon princes, dwarf battalion, a 40K battalion box set (not sure of race), and many more. Probably totally $700 - $800 worth in just minis, AND the provided 3 mega paint sets, count em folks, three, that is about $750 in paint AND, they gave away two very awesome awards. The awards include one of the paint sets, their limited edition wood box of paint brushes, bolter shell for water, brush soap, etc (all came in a nice limited edition wood box), and a glass etched plaque stating event, game system, and what the award was called, the total value was over $400 for these awards. GW then gave these out to the armies on both sides that they felt represented GW and their races best. The armies had to all be GW models, that was a stipulation for THEIR award, as we do allow all types of minis. Tom Keegan won for his awesome Slayer army and custom built boat they ride in, it is a sight to see, and I apologize as I did not write down who won the 40K army, but if anyone reading does, please post their name and army, as it was fantastic, I just can not remember, sorry guys. Games Workshop really stepped and gave out well over $1500 worth of prizes, as well Jeff did a Q&A about 7th edition Saturday night. They did not want to make this a GW event, they just wanted to be involved and help the hobby, and they did. I was though a bit skeptical about it at first, but afterwards I could not have been more pleased with what they did. I welcome Matt and Jeff, and GW back to The Necro anytime, thanks guys!!!

Another thanks goes to Mark from Sci Fi city for providing us with those cool GW prizes. Mark has a great radio voice as he used to do the news on the air, so having him announce the winning tickets was quite fun and a lot of fun was had at his expense, as it should have been!! Thanks Mark, we also welcome you and Sci Fi back at the Necro anytime!!!

All in all we had a great time. Stefan made some more great terrain for us this year, with more to come! The Necro crew ran the event very smooth, thanks to those guys. Without them we would not run as sharp as we do. There were  a few things that did not live up to being par for me and I will try to fix them next year. Hotel venue is a must, but in Orlando it is getting harder and harder to find as prices soar and hotel people get snobby. Orlando is in the top three for destination cities for conventions as well as being the third largest convention center in the country, so believe you me, convention space in O Town is tight so we do the best we can. There are also a few other things but I won?t bore you with behind the scene details, but there are some things that hopefully will be better next year!!

Again, thanks to all. I hope Tom Keegan?s back feels better. During game 4 his back completely went out on him and he stayed and played through the pain, Tom is a trooper and has joined the necro team, so Tom, we can?t wait to get your input and experience to work, it is going to be great!! Thanks to the 40K group, you guys really took the cake, seriously. I can?t thank you enough, and we REALLY look forward to having you all back next year and years to come. Thanks to Joe Fife for coming over and helping Jason Mitchell with all paper work, he could not have done it without your help. Thank you to Mrs. Adams  for bringing those delicious home made cookies each year, this year was no exception, as you could tell, they did not last very long. And a big thanks to the Orange County Convention Center and Mike from the OCCC. Mike really stepped it up and provided us with everything we needed, and on a timely manner. I could not have been any happier with the support the OCCC gave us with loading and loading out, Microphone help, and just great service. I look forward to going back to the OCCC if we are unable to secure our event in a hotel next year. The OCCC is a very nice place, large but nice, and by no means is it a second choice, however having our event in a hotel makes it all the better cause it keeps everyone together, keeps travel distance down and just makes it all the more fun for everyone involved. Thanks to Derek, a friend of Jason Mitchell. Derek printed everything we had to have including designing the certificates, and doing the color separation and t-shirt orders, thanks Derek!! Thanks to Doug Klem for designing yet another fantastic piece of art for the shirts at the necro. Doug really comes through each year with the art, and we feel we have some of the best art work out there. If you have not seen it please go to the necro site and look in the quick news section, thanks Doug! And one more thanks to a guy who made it work. He originally could not make it, but the stars aligned and the forces of good were on his side. Jim Livers, I know you had a ton of things going on, and I could not appreciate you coming down anymore, thanks Jim, it was great to have you in Florida. (Thanks David)

Well folks, that is about it. If I missed anyone I do so apologize. If anyone wants to add anything please feel free to do so. We can?t wait for next year. Our crew really enjoys running this event, we get a lot of satisfaction knowing we can provide you all with a tournament you can be proud of attending. All feedback is requested and appreciated, so if you have something to say, good or bad, please do so, so we can make this event better each year.

Just so you guys know, our goal for the necro is to make it the best event out there. We have all sorts of ideas for more game systems, retailers, game demos, etc. So you never know what you are going to get from the necro, we like to keep you guys on your toes.

Keep painting and playing, keep rocking and we will see you guys next summer!

Thanks!
The Necro Team, the 4 J?s!

PS ? Although with the addition of Tom, we will now be the 4 J?s with a T. Maybe JJTJJ, or TeeJay?..lame, I know!

   
Made in us
Regular Dakkanaut




Now then, for the important question........

What happened to Jim Wilson for him to win the misfire award?

Are we going to see another incompetent chaos lord like the Hillbilly from a couple of years ago?

All problems can be solved with proper use of a high powered rifle and a water tower 
   
 
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