Sci-Fi in the Valley Pictures and Recap!

Thanks to everybody that came out to Sci-Fi in the Valley!

Snake Eyes Gaming ran over 50 demos of Warhammer 40K and Fantasy throughout the weekend.  In addition we had numerous people stop by to look at the display boards, armies, and books we set out.  We brought a TV with Space Marine for the X-Box 360 hooked up and that was in use all weekend.

Thanks again to everyone.  We had a chance to expose lots on new people to Warhammer and we know some of them are now hooked!  Below are some news stories about the weekend featuring Snake Eyes Gaming and then a bunch of pictures of the weekend.  Enjoy!

WTAJ (May 18 -

http://wearecentralpa.com/fulltext?nxd_id=372132 (most of the video)

Tribune Democrat (May 19, 2012)

http://tribune-democrat.com/x1647279947/Sci-Fi-in-the-Valley-Con-brings-Jedi-Vulcans-to-Ebensburg  (around the 2:15 mark)

http://tribune-democrat.com/x1647279961/-SLIDESHOW-Sci-Fi-in-the-Valley-Con-5-19-12  (pictures 4 and 5 of 13)

OMNIpixel (May 20, 2012)

http://omnipixel.blogspot.com/2012/05/sunday-read-watch-sci-fi-in-valley-con.html (lead photo)

Sci-Fi in the Valley

Snake Eyes Gaming is headed to Ebensburg for SciFi in the Valley on May 18th - 20th!

What is Sci-Fi in the Valley???
Sci-Fi in the Valley is a new conventional that celebrates all types of Fiction. Despiote the Sci-Fi based name, you can expect to see plenty of Zombies, Comics, Fantasy, Steampunk, and whatever else you would expect at the Con. There will be plenty of artists, actors, and gaming events like Magic and Heroclix. You can find more info here: http://www.scifiinthevalley.com/.


Snake Eyes Gaming will be there to run the following Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Fantasy Battle Events (and remember that all of our events are free to participate in):

o   Friday Night Apocalypse Game – starting at 5 PM we’ll be hosting a massive multi-player Warhammer 40,000 Apocalypse Game so get your Superheavies and Apocalyptic Formations ready.

o   Saturday we’ll have open gaming and demos of both 40K and Fantasy.

o   Sunday we’ll be holding a Rapid Fire 40K tournament.  What is a Rapid Fire Tournament?  Bring a 500 point force consisting of 1 HQ, 1+ Troop, 0-2 Elite, 0-2 Fast Attack and 0-2 Heavy Support (or borrow one of the pre-made 500 point forces we’ll have on hand) and play as many games on our tables at time and space will allow.  We’ll keep track of wins and losses.  At the end of the day one lucky player will walk away with Black Reach.

Throughout the entire weekend we will be holding Demo games of both 40K and Fantasy.
Hope to see you there!

Gamesday 2012 Table Sneak Peak

Rest assured we are still hard at work on the table...

Here's a sneak preview from the flight deck:

Road Trips

Its that time of year and we have 3 different trips / events coming up that we thought others in the community might want to attend.

April 21st - Berks Spring Assault

This one day tournament is held in Reading, PA and was a great time last year.  In is more of a hobby tournament than a WAAC tournament with not only Best General being considered, there is also Sportsmanship (Yes Heretics can be Good Sportsman), Painting Award and Raffle.  Follow this link for more information:  http://s4.zetaboards.com/NGH/index  .  Its a good group of guys and a lot of people show up to play with about 40 last year and they are planning for 70 this year.  If you are interested in following us, let us know.

May 18th, 19th and 20th - Sci Fi in the Valley Convention


This is the first year for this convention and it will be held in Ebensburg.  We have been asked to demo some tables as well as potentially putting on a tournament on one of the days.  Join us all weekend for games demos, an Apocalypse Game on Friday Night as well as supporting a local convention.  All conventions start off smaller, but with enough people showing up, we can hopefully get more artists next year among other special guests.  For more information, please follow this link:  http://www.scifiinthevalley.com/

July 28th - Games Day 2012 in Chicago


Our big event for the year and the unveiling of the new table.  Some of you have been following the blog and have noticed a lack of updates with regards to the table.  This does not mean we haven't been working, in fact we have been holding our updates to coincide with them being posted on the Games Day North America Facebook page.  So as soon as an update is posted there, it will be posted here as well.  That being said, we are planning our trip to Chicago now.  If you would like to follow us or join us on our trip, please let us know.  We plan on driving out the Thursday before and staying through Sunday and driving back.  If you have never been to a Games Day, what are you waiting for.

Lastly, if the rumors are true and the Chaos Legions Codex is around the corner, I pity all of you non-Khrone Worshippers.  Kharn is waiting....  KILL, MAIM, BURN, KILL, MAIM, BURN.

Heretic

Be-WAAAGH! the Ides of March 24th 2012

Hello everyone! I'd like to officially announce the next tournament going on at Legions Games on March 24th.

BE-WAAAGH! the Ides of March

Legions Games and Snake Eyes Gaming will be hosting the 2nd year of the Be-Waaagh! the Ides of March 3 round 2000 point Warhammer 40k Tournament on March 24th 2012. This tournament allows Forge World models and rules

Tournament Organizer & Judge is Dominic Metzger

Address: 1130 Perry Hwy, Pittsburgh, PA , 15237.

START TIME: Noon. Signups at 11

We have a reputation for running good events, so everyone come and enjoy your self. Due to recent events the following is something that everyone should be aware of.

All tournament lists MUST be typed and printed out OR it must be on a normal sheet of paper with all units and options taken CLEARLY LABELED. In addition, player conduct will be monitored and EVERYONE is expected to respect each other and play legit. I understand people can be heated during a competition, that is fine

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2000 Points Per Player
Winner of the event is the player with the most Primary Goals won. In the event of a tie, total battle points are used

MISSION RULES LOCATED HERE

Entry fee: 15$ for non-fully painted armies and 10$ for fully painted armies (Defined as entire model being painted to a 3 color minimum, primed models nor do bare metal/plastic models with 3 dabs of paint count). Prizes are based upon full value of entrance fees. Depending on turnout prizes are awarded to top 3 players and best painted

All standard army books allowed (This will be updated based upon what books have come out)
Break usually between round 2 and 3

ALL GW FAQs are in effect

WYSIWYG is enforced within reason. Proxies that looking nothing like the original unit in question are not allowed. Minor variations are and if you have questions then ask beforehand

Each round will be 2:15 hours long with an ADDITIONAL 15 minutes given to deploy your forces (For a total of 2:30. Time will be called at that point) Do not start an additional full turn if there is not enough time

--------------- FORGE WORLD RULES -----------------

(Click above to be taken to the FW download section)

Forge world ALLOWED see restrictions below
- Must use FWs official model or if no model exists you are allowed to create your own as long as 50% of the model is GW product (This is only time I enforce that silly policy)
- Must bring rules!@#$ (Can be photocopy) and must have the most UPDATED versions
- May use individual units or army lists using all restrictions listed
- Units must be OFFICIAL not experimental
- Must be approved by myself for use. (Contact me before the event!)
- No models designed for apoc (Obviously)
- No Fliers or in general any model that uses core rules not included in the basic game (IE no 7" template weapons). Fliers that may be used as skimmers may be used as such

Only units from the following books are allowed (Please note some of the books have misprints, if a rule from a unit in these books is different for the SAME unit from an GW codex, you use the codex version)

Imperial Armor Vraks**,8, 9, 10, 11
Imperial Armor Apocalypse Second Edition
** Vraks is an old book, I may or may not allow all the units so again clear it prior

FW Army Lists allowed
Elysian Drop Troops (IA 8)
Ork Dreadmob (IA 8)
Tyrant’s Guard (IA 9)
Siege Assault Vanguard (IA 10)
Eldar Corsairs (IA 11)
Siege Regiment (Death Korps) from FW website (Not the outdated book version)
Vraks Renegades army list from FW website (again not the outdated book version)

Units that are NOT allowed
Deathwind Drop Pods

Again you must clear any FW use with me prior

Please send any and all questions regarding the tournament to ME personally as I am not an employee of Legions Games. Ask any questions you want here or you can email me at kirasu@verizon.net as well

Warhammer 40k Beginners Tournament Results

Thanks to everyone that came out to participate in the beginners tournament, with a special thanks to Rob and the Legions Games staff.

A whopping fifty players entered and at the end of the day Adam with his Chaos Marines were able to win.  Congratulations Adam! Adam led his renegade force to four victories which earned him the top spot. Honorable mentions go out to Jared S, second place with tau and a 4 way tie for 3rd from Anthony, Zach, Jackson and Forrest. Tie was broken via sportsmanship, congrats Forrest & Anthony C.


Equally important was the Best Sportsman. There were a lot older players helping the younger newer folks and Rob with his Eldar received 10 votes by the other players.

Here's the breakout

Best Beginner: Adam G. with Chaos Space Marines, 72  points
Best Beginner, 2nd: Jared S. with Tau, 71 points
Best Beginner, 3rd: Anthony C with Chaos Space Marines & Forrest with Blood Angels

Best Sportsman: Rob with Eldar
Best Sportsman, 2nd: Sean with Necrons.

We encourage you to leave feedback about the event. If you have any pictures or videos that you'd like to share let us know.

Warhammer 40,000 Beginner's EventA Snake Eyes Gaming Warhammer 40,000 Tournament

When: Saturday February 18th
12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Where: Legions Hobbies & Games
1130 Perry Highway
Pittsburgh, PA 15237

What: 500 point, 4 round Warhammer 40K Beginner’s Event.
There will be multiple extra armies on hand if you would like to participate but do not have an army.

Cost: $10 per player to participate. Lunch will be provided for participants.





Rules:

Bring a 500 point Warhammer 40,000 army selected from a standard codex which uses the following Force Organization:

1 HQ

1+ Troop

0-2 Elite, Fast Attack, Heavy Support

No painting requirement or paint score.

Multiple judges will be on hand to help new players.

Are you a veteran player that would like to come and help teach new players? Come and participate! There will be a Best Sportsmanship Award for helping new players learn the game.

Awards:

Best Beginner

Best Sportsman

Snake Eyes Award

Plus Random Prizes!

Games Day Board Update

I hope everyone had a wonderful Khornemass and a happy New Year.

We've been hard at work over the holidays on our gamesday table, so here are some update photos:

From Design

 

Then Layout

To reality

That is one long hallway...

Going to have to store that landraider somewhere...

Engineering is going thru the final layout stages.

Gantry and walkways

More updates to come as we start detailing the interior.

Double Down Results!

A big thank you to the folks that braved the cold weather to join us at Gatehouse Games for our December Doubledown Tournament!

Without further ado here are the results:

Best General: Anthony C with his Chaos Marines
Best Sportsman: Chad with his  Deff Rolling Orks
Best Painted: Alex V with his Tyranids - screeeEEEE!!!!!


Congrats guys!

Double Down in December

When: Saturday December 17th
1:00 am - 9:00 pm

Where: Gatehouse Games
208 Hollidaysburg Plaza
Duncansville, PA 16635

What: 1000 point, 3 round Warhammer 40,000 mixed doubles tournament.

Cost: $10 per player to participate. The entry fee covers participation
Awards: Awards will be given for the following categories: Best General, Best Sportsman, Best Painted, and Army Domination.

Rules:

• Bring a legal 1000 point Warhammer 40K list from any current Games Workshop codex.


• Painting requirement: 3 colors minimum and the base must be flocked.


• All models must be WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get). Since this is a Games Workshop tournament, GW and Forgeworld miniatures only.


• Army lists will be collected and reviewed.


• If you aren’t sure of a rule or have a question about something during a game – ask! Multiple judges will be available at all times.


• Pre-registration is not required. 

Download Link: Mission 1

Rules Packet: Click Here