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The featured event at The MechaniCon 2011 is a two day, Warhammer 40,000 Grand Tournament.

Saturday, November 5 and Sunday, November 6

• National Tournament Circuit Event
  
• 70 Players
• 5 Games – 1850 point lists

Tournament Awards:

2012 Throne of Skulls Invitation for Best Overall

Best Overall, 2nd Best Overall

Best Painted, 2nd Best Painted

Best General, 2nd Best General

Best Sportsman, 2nd Best Sportsman

Army Domination—the top player for each codex

The Rules Pack can be found here:

2011 GT Pack

You can see information about the Tournament Circuit at Games Workshop’s site.

North American Tournament Circuit

Do you have an Elysian Drop Troop army? Have you collected Vraks Renegades and want to play using the full list? The Friday Night Fight is a three round Warhammer 40,000 veteran’s event that allows the use of Forge World’s Imperial Armor army lists.

Friday, November 4

• Start time is at noon and will run until 10 PM
• 32 Players
• 3 Games – 1850 point lists. One Force Organization Chart
• Standard 40K rules (no superheavies/flyers/gargantuan creatures)
• You must bring the appropriate Imperial Armour book/codex for your list
• You must have the appropriate models to represent the units, this is not an opportunity to play-test with proxies!
• Emphasis for scoring will be painting/modeling (about 30%) and game play (about 70%)
• Event will be held in the main ballroom that has a concession stand and a bar

Check back for the Missions Pack on September 1, 2011. Feedback from playtesters will be taken until October 1, 2011. Final Missions Pack will be available on October 7, 2011. The Missions Pack will include a variety of missions for Warhammer 40,000. Not all missions in the pack will be used but you will have the chance to see what they are like.

Friday Night Fight Rules

We have the Berks-PA Gaming Club joining us again this year and they will be running three 40K Kill Team events over the weekend.

In addition to the Kill Team events, the Cityfight tables will be available for the rest of the weekend for open gaming!

Each Kill Team round is a separate event, so YES you can play in more than one round if you like. Tickets are now available to reserve your slot.

The rules pack can be found here.

Schedule of Events:

Friday, November 4
-Open Gaming – noon to midnight

Saturday, November 5
-Open Gaming – 9am to noon
- Kill Team Alpha – 1pm to 4pm
-Open Gaming – 4pm to 8pm
- Kill Team Beta – 9pm to midnight

Sunday, November 6
-Open Gaming – 9am to 11am
- Kill Team Gamma – noon to 3pm

The Chris Bledsoe Memorial Charity Auction returns to MechaniCon on Saturday November 5. There will be a Silent Auction in the Brandywine Ballroom from Noon until 8pm.

Anyone wishing to bid on items can get a bidder form at the registration desk.

All proceeds will go to The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

As Chris was very involved with the gaming industry as well as a huge fan of gaming, the items up for bid are definitely related the hobby of gaming.

So far we have thousands of comic books, large action figures, games and more!

You may email Tony Spino, the auction coordinator, at gaminggarage@gmail.com for more information about donating items and services or for any questions you may have.

It is not too late to donate items to the event, email us if you have something you think would be a great addition to the items gathering donations for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

The Iron Ogre Painting Competition returns to MechaniCon. All registered attendees may compete in the competition.

Drop off time: 5-7PM on Saturday, November 5 in the Brandywine Ballroom

Judging Completion and Awards: 8:30PM on Saturday, November 5

Categories for the competition:

Category 1 – Warhammer 40,000 Single Miniature

Category 2 – Warhammer 40,000 Squad

Category 3 – Warhammer 40,000 Vehicle

Category 4 – Single Miniature Open – Any genre and manufacturer

Category 5 – Single Large Miniature Open- Any genre and manufacturer

Category 6 – Wide Open Competition- Any genre and manufacturer

Categories 7-12 – Staff Competitions

You can download the complete rules pack here.

Note that the late entry time on Saturday allows you to enter models from your army even if you are playing in the Grand Tournament. You may also enter models in both the Privateer Painting Challenge and Iron Ogre.

The Adventurer’s Guild Blood Bowl League will be hosting the Philly Fall Brawl – Blood Bowl Tournament again this year. This year they are moving back to a One Day format based on player feedback.

Philly Fall Brawl 2011
November 5
@ MechaniCon 2011

Philly Fall Brawl 201 Rules Pack

You can find more information at the club’s website.

PFB 2011 page

The Mid-Atlantic Regional ‘Scapers are running Heroscape events all weekend. Tickets are $1 each to reserve your slot and you can purchase a single day or weekend badge to meet your needs.

Friday, Nov 4, 5pm – 9pm – Assassin’s Guild: Players bring a pre-drafted 450 point Heroscape army containing at least one unique/uncommon hero, no Marvel. Army cannot exceed 24 hexes. Each player must also bring one Brandar’s Chest glyph that will be given to a hero in that player’s army at the start of the game. A player wins the game immediately if he or she controls both Brandar’s Chest glyphs at the end of any turn; eliminating an opposing army will still result in a victory as normal.   Four matches of 50 minutes.

Saturday, Nov 5, 10am – 2pm – General Wars: Players bring a pre-drafted 400 point Heroscape army, no Marvel. Army cannot exceed 24 hexes. All Army Cards MUST be from the same Valkyrie General. Valkrill units will be classified as Utgar for this event. Four matches of 50 minutes.

Saturday, Nov 5, 4pm – 9pm – MARS Throwdown: Players bring a pre-drafted 520 point Heroscape army, no Marvel. Army cannot exceed 24 hexes.  Five matches of 50 minutes.

Sunday, Nov 6, 10am – 3 pm – Heroes Only: Players bring a pre-drafted 550 point Heroscape army that does not include squad units. Marvel allowed. Army cannot exceed 12 hexes. Five matches of 50 minutes.