On the Way to Comicon!!!

Snake Eyes Gaming will be at the Pittsburgh Comicon September 26th-28th!

We will be hosting demos of the following games all weekend:

• Warhammer 40k
• Star Wars: X-Wing
• Star Trek: Attack Wing
• Heroclix
• Magic the Gathering
• Doomtown Reloaded

In addition Snake Eyes Gaming will be holding events and/or tournaments for the following:

• Magic the Gathering (x2 Force of Will + more for prizes!)
• Herocli
• Star Wars X-Win
• Magic the Gathering Commander
• The full schedule of days and times can be found on the Pittsburgh Comicon website

If you're at Comicon and want to get a game in (or try a new one!) come find us, we'll be in Event/Panel Room 5.

Prologue

Hard to believe that it’s nearly a year since we officially threw open the doors for everyone! More on that in the coming days though. I check the Snake Eyes Gaming blog almost every day, only to be teased by that drunken dwarf! Each time I see him reclining, pipe in hand - I think about all of the exciting things that we could be using the space on the blog for: articles, campaign journals, tournament results, product reviews, major announcements, guest articles, etc. Of course we will continue to use the Snake Eyes Facebook page for conversations, announcements, finding a game, and all of the great things that we as a community use it for right now.

Things were different when we started the Blog. Snake Eyes Gaming existed only to organize events for Warhammer 40K and built showcase tables for premier 40K conventions. As you all know, times change and the focus of Snake Eyes Gaming has expanded as a result. Something’s never change though; we are still very involved with the gaming community of western Pennsylvania (events like Sci-Fi in the Valley and the Pittsburgh Comicon) and we still support great games (we just play a lot more of them now!). We are still, of course, always open to new ideas; so if there is something you’d like to see on the Blog or in the store let us know! And those of you that are die hard 40K fans needn't worry, we'll still have plenty of that (in fact I'm going to work on Bjorn and a new venerable dreadnought as soon as I finish up here)!

You may be wondering why there is a piece of artwork featuring King Snurre accompanying this new endeavor. Fortunately that has a relatively simple explanation. Over the last six years most of the images we have used were set in the grim, war-torn future of the 41^st millennium. Before we ever experienced that dystopian vision though many of us grew up exploring mysterious realms of fantasy, from there we branched out into an assortment of hobby endeavors. We still remember those days and the epic adventures that we undertook; there is something evocative about images that capture that essence. The Fire Giant King reclining on his throne signifies the breadth of the gaming topics that we’ll explore together – some are holdovers from the days of our youth, others are new and shiny, and some are a little bit from column A and A little bit from column B.

I would like to close this post by reiterating something that I mentioned earlier; we are interested in hearing from you, what you like to see filling this space in the future?

Announcement: No Business Hours on Friday, June 6th

Snake Eyes Gaming will not be holding our normal business hours on Friday, June 6th.

We will be open for Board Gaming Night on Thursday, June 5th as normal and will resume normal business hours at 2:00PM on Saturday, June 7th. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us or post them to the comments below.

Journey into Nyx Prerelease Event!

Journey into Nyx is almost here! Snake Eyes Gaming will be holding prerelease events starting at 12:01 AM on April 26th.

Where:                  Snake Eyes Gaming
                                201 Cayuga Ave., Suite 10
                                1130 Perry Hwy
                                Altoona, PA 16602
                                snakeeyesgamingllc@gmail.com

When:                  Saturday, April 26th  12:01 AM - Sealed
                              Saturday, April 26th 3:00 PM - 2HG Sealed
                          Sunday, April 27th 3:00 PM - Sealed

 What:                  Magic: The Gathering Prerelease Event for Journey into Nyx sealed deck tournament.

 Cost:                    $22 for each participant with preregistration, which permits you to choose your color ahead of time - if you preregister then you must prepay. $24 for each participant on the day of the event.

Awards: Packs based on participation but at a minimum 2 packs will go into the prize pool per player.  Extra Packs and playing mattes will also be given away at random and during the events.


Some preview cards:

 



Board Game Night!

Ladies and Gentlemen, this week is the start of Snake Eyes Gaming Board Game Night! Every Thursday from 6-10 we will be providing a theme and board games for people to try out with fellow gamers.
 
If your interested in a particular board game you have not played before or would like to relax and bring a board game with you to try out with more people you are more than welcome.
 
This weeks theme will be Land grab style games, Settlers of Catan, Carcasonne and Ticket to Ride.

Settlers of Catan is an award winning and very popular board game that was released in 1995. You play as a settler on the Island of Catan, the first player to gain 10 victory points wins the game.
Victory points come from having the largest road, biggest army or from development cards you buy with resources generated by the land you settle!

 

Carcasonne is another award winning 2-5 player game where players take and places a tiles to create roads, cities, farmland. monestarys and use small "meeples" to claim these areas for themselves.
As you claim areas you receive points and reclaim your meeple for further use.
The game ends when all the tiles have been placed and points have been totaled!

Last but not least is Ticket to Ride, In ticket to ride you collect and play matching train cars to claim railway routes connecting cities.
The longer the route the more points you earn, you also can get points by connecting cities listed on your "Destination Tickets"
The game ends when all players have two or fewer rail cars, you then count up your points and determine a winner!



 


Each of these games are sized to 2-5 players and take about an hour to an hour and a half from start to finish.

Come out and join in the fun! Also our Demo shelf is always available if anyone wants to try a different board game. We are open to suggestions on themes or board games you would like to see!

Steel City Showdown Results!!!

Thanks to everyone that came out and participated in the 4^th Annual Steel City Showdown on Saturday, December 7th. Snake Eyes Gaming would like to extend an additional Thank You to the Legions staff for once again letting us use their store for the event.

Below is a list of the awards that were given out along with the players and armies that carried the day. Inquisitorial Detachments are not included in the army list below but there quite a few present (7+). There were other prizes distributed during the day that are not included in the list below: an Aegis Defense Line box, a Tactical Squad box, Space Marine Captain blister, and the Feast of Blades sword.

Best Overall: Lewis S. with Dark Eldar & Eldar $125 Gift Card and the Steel City Sword

Best General:

1^st Calvin S. with Eldar & Imperial Guard $80 Gift Card

2^nd TJ L. with Tyranids $50 Gift Card

3^rd Joe K. with Space Marines & Necrons $25 Gift Card

Best Painted:

1^st Jackie J. with Chaos Space Marines $80 Gift Card

2^nd Alex with Imperial Guard & Space Wolves $50 Gift Card

3^rd David N. with Imperial Guard $25 Gift Card

Sportsmanship:

1^st Ed B. with Orks $80 Gift Card

2^nd Arthur S. with Imperial Guard $50 Gift Card

3^rd Ryan J. with Blood Angels & Space Wolves $25 Gift Card

Snake Eyes Award: John D. with Space Wolves. May Russ and the Allfather grant you a better wyrd next year!

Thanks once again to everyone that has come out to participate in our events and support the local 40K community. We have had several instances during our past couple events of which I wanted make everyone in our community aware. Regretfully several things have went missing during the the past few events. I do not want to get into the specifics in this space, all that I will say here is that these items range from personal effects of participants to store merchandise. If you have any information you can discreetly contact us using the Contact Form on the right side of the page.

Please everyone remember that we are a community and as such we need to look out for each other and the store that has agreed to be our host.

Warhammer 40,000 Beginner's Event

Snake Eyes Gaming will be holding a Beginner's Event for Warhammer 40,000. The Beginner's Event is an opportunity for people to learn to play Warhammer 40,000 alongside other new players and crafty veterans.

Each player brings a 500 point force (consisting of 1HQ, 1+ Troop, 0-2 Elite, 0-2 Fast Attack, and 0-2 Heavy Support) selected from a current Warhammer 40,000 Codex and plays four missions that are designed to guide new players through learning the basic rules. Veterans players are encouraged to attend and help players that are new to the community learn the rules. We will have pre-built armies on hand for those of you that do not have your own Warhammer 40,000 army.

There is no time for peace.  No respite.  No forgiveness.  There is only WAR.

Where:                    Snake eyes Gaming

                                201 Cayuga Ave., Suite 10
                                1130 Perry Hwy
                                Altoona, PA 16602
                                snakeeyesgamingllc@gmail.com

When:                  Saturday, January 18^th

                              2:00 PM  – Registration
                              2:30  PM – First Round Begins

 What:                  4 round, 500 point Warhammer 40,000 Beginner's Event.
                             Each player will use a 500 point force consisting of 1HQ, 1+ Troop, 0-2 Elite,          
                                   0-2 Fast Attack, and 0-2 Heavy Support.

                              Participants will be given 1 hour and 15 minutes for each round. Additional time 
                                   will be provided for set-up during the first round.
                              There is NO painting requirement.
                              NO proxies although conversions are accepted (and encouraged!).  All models 
                                    must be WYSIWYG.
                              We will have pre-built armies on hand for those of you that do not have your own
                                    Warhammer 40,000 army.

 Cost:                    $15 for each participant.  Preregistration is not required.
                              If you bring a veteran that brings a beginner with you  then your registration will
                                        only cost $5.
                              The entry fee includes a lunch of Subway/Pizza that will be served between          
                                        Rounds 2 & 3.

                              Food will be available for non-participants for the cost of $5 per person.

Awards:               Best Beginner (Beginner's only!)

                             Best Sportsman (anyone can win this award)
                             Snake Eyes Award

6^th Edition         Allies are NOT acceptable permitted for this event.
                          Escalation rules will NOT be in use for this event.

                          Each player receives 1 Force Organization slot for Fortifications.
                          Terrain will be set up by the judges prior to the event.
                          Missions will contain ALL deployment rules, scoring methods, and Objective details.
                          Any Codex or Supplement Published prior to January 12th is legal for use.

 Forge World      Forge World army lists and units are permitted with prior approval from the judges.

                            No Experimental Rules, Super Heavy Vehicles, Gargantuan Creatures, Apocalypse
                                        Formations, or Horus Heresy Army Lists will be permitted.
                            You must have the official rules that detail the unit(s) that you are using.

The Steel City Showdown: A Snake Eyes Gaming Warhammer 40,000 Tournament

Snake Eyes Gaming is proud to announce the 4th Annual Steel City Showdown!

Every Fall between 35-50 players gather at Legions Games in Pittsburgh to test their mettle against one another for three rounds of Warhammer 40,000.  At the end of the day one participant will have earned the right to hoist the Steel City Sword and claim the title of Champion until next year.

The Steel City Showdown is Western Pennsylvania’s biggest Warhammer 40,000 tournament of the year.  We always try to do something special for the participants – in previous years we’ve had random prizes or raffles.  A tournament packet containing all of the rules, guidelines, and scoring system will be available at the bottom of this post in the weeks leading up to the event.  Similarly, the missions for the tournament will be made available prior to the tournament.

There is no time for peace.  No respite.  No forgiveness.  There is only WAR.

Rules!

Missions!

Where:                   Legions Hobbies & Games

                                Pines Plaza Shopping Center
                                1130 Perry Hwy
                                Pittsburgh, PA 15237
                                (412) 366-3725

When:                  Saturday, December 7^th

                              11:00 AM – Registration
                              12:00  PM – First Round Begins
                              Army lists will be collected during registration.

 What:                  3 round, 1750 point Warhammer 40,000 tournament

                              Participants will be given 2 hours and 15 minutes for each round. Additional time 
                                   will be provided for set-up during the first round.
                              There is NO painting requirement.  Unpainted models will NOT hinder
                                   your ability to win Best Sportsman or Best General prizes.
                              NO proxies although conversions are accepted (and encouraged!).  All models must
                                          be WYSIWYG.

 Cost:                    $20 for each participant.  Preregistration is not required.
                              The entry fee includes a lunch of Subway/Pizza that will be served between          
                                        Rounds 2 & 3.

                              Food will be available for non-participants for the cost of $5 per person.

Awards:             Best Overall

                             Best Sportsman (1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd)
                      Best General (1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd)
                             Best Painted (1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd)
                             Snake Eyes Award
                             The Feast of Blades

6^th Edition          Allies are acceptable (consult the Allies Matrix in the Rulebook for options).

                       Players will roll for Warlord Traits prior to each game.
                           Each player receives 1 Force Organization slot for Fortifications.
                      Terrain will be set up by the judges prior to the event.
                           Mysterious Terrain rules will be used where applicable.
                           Missions will contain ALL deployment rules, scoring methods, and Objective details.
                          Any Codex or Supplement Published prior to November 30th is legal for use.

 Forge World      Forge World army lists and units are permitted with prior approval from the judges.

                       We will keep the list below updated with all lists and units that we have approved.
                       No Experimental Rules, Super Heavy Vehicles, Gargantuan Creatures, Apocalypse
                                        Formations, or Horus Heresy Army Lists will be permitted.
                        You must have the official rules that detail the unit(s) that you are using.

Rules!

Missions!

A Warhammer 40,000 Tanksgiving Event!

Where:

Snake Eyes Gaming 
201 Cayuga Ave., Suite 10
Altoona, PA 16602

When:

Friday, November 29^th 
11:30 AM – Registration
12:00PM – Gaming Begins!

What:
1 Round, 800 point Warhammer 40,000 Modified Apocalypse.
 

Bring 800 points of Tanks/Flyers/Walkers from Elites/Fast Attack/Heavy Support.  You may bring Non-Tank/Monstrous Creatures from Heavy support & Elites as well.
 

You get points as follows:
•    Non tank heavy support options:  1 point per wound removed
•    Non tank heavy support options:  3 points Last wound removed
•    For every hull point you take off:  1
•    For every wrecked result: 2
•    Every destroyed result: 4
There is NO painting requirement.
NO proxies although conversions are accepted (and encouraged!).  All models must be WYSIWYG.

Cost:
$15 for each participant.The entry fee includes a lunch of Subway/Pizza that will be served between Rounds 2 & 3.
Food will be available for non-participants for the cost of $5 per person.

Awards:
Best Sportsman
Best General
Best Painted
Snake Eyes Award

6th Edition:
Warlord Traits will be given to a designated Command vehicle/unit a the start of the battle.
Each player receives 1 Force Organization slot for Fortifications.
Terrain will be set up by the judges prior to the event.
Mysterious Terrain rules will be used where applicable.
Missions will contain ALL deployment rules, scoring methods, and Objective details.

Forge World:
ALL Forge World Units and Army Lists with the Warhammer 40,000 Approved stamp are usable in this event.
No Experimental Rules, or Gargantuan Creatures will be permitted.
You must have the most up-to-date, official rules that detail the unit(s) that you are using.

Happy Halloween!

Snake Eyes Gaming wishes everyone a happy and safe All Hallows' Eve!

We would like to thank everyone that participated in our Halloween festivities last weekend, you can find pictures of the event on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Snake-Eyes-Gaming-PA/258824087475580.