2.09.2012

Wargames Con!

WargamesCon is back for its 4th year, bigger and better than ever! All new massive venue -  June 21st-24th at the Austin Renaissance. Have you registered?
Our old hotel just wasn't big enough for you all, so we have moved to an all new venue with triple the space, a full vendor hall, and hundreds of more tables.  Here’s a rundown on what to expect for our biggest WargamesCon yet!
Friday June 22
Warhammer 40K Pairs tournament Warhammer 40K Mirror-match tournament Warhammer Fantasy Pairs tournament Warmachine/Hordes 15pt Blitzmachine tournament / 10 Rounds Warmachine/Hordes 50pt Hardcore tournament / 5 Rounds Flames of War 1500 Early-War Nationals Invitational Friday Saturday and Sunday June 23-24 7 game, 2-day Warhammer 40K GT 2-day Narrative 40K Gaming 6 game, 2-day Warhammer Fantasy GT Warmachine/Hordes 50pt Steamroller Qualifier tournament / Dual 4 Rounds -Saturday Warmachine/Hordes 50pt Steamroller Masters tournament / 4 Rounds -Sunday Warmachine/Hordes 35pt Flanks for Everything tournament / 4 Rounds -Sunday Flames of War 1500 Early-War Nationals Invitational Saturday Flames of War Sunday Event (details to follow)
So what’s new? 15 Glorious Extra Minutes 40K players! - You heard that right, all the Warhamemr 40000 GT games are now 2:15 rounds.  Now you get an extra 15 minutes per round to pack in the shootin' and stompin'!  Massive Vendor Hall - That's right, with our new hotel, you can expect to see a full fledged vendor hall jam packed with all your favorite companies, and wargames suppliers.
Any vendors, merchants, services, or anyone else interested in getting a booth, or contributing to the WGC Swag Bag: Email us at belloflostsouls@gmail.com with a title: VENDOR and tell us what you have in mind.
Warmachine and Flames of War - Both are back in their three day all weekend event tracks. Flames of War will include the Early War Nationals Invitational, while Warmachine now includes after-hours "Up-All-Night" madness for the truly hardcore. So all you fans come on down and spend the entire weekend with us! Our Warhammer Fantasy Grand Tournament returns with 2500 points with 2.5 hour rounds. Our Narrative tables will be bigger with more players per table. We are doing the Eye of Terror using the Forces of Disorder under command of a mighty Chaos Warmaster attempting to smash asunder the Imperium's Cadian Gate. Our second theme is the Battle of Piscina IV - that means Greenskins everywhere, forming a massive Waaagh that threatens to overrun the Space Marine and Imperial Guard defenders. Its gonna be an Apocalyptic blast - oh, and don't forget about all the flyer, superheavy, and Titan goodness!  The 40K Mirror Match is a concept so good, it had to return for its second year – if we all played the same list, who would win? This year we’ve created a new Chaos Space Marine list that gives players a chance to find out who is the best with it on Friday. Missions will be very simple, and the winner will be strictly determined by winning games. This event is limited to 32 players; with everyone playing the first 4 games and the finals being for all the marbles. So who REALLY is the Warmaster?
CSM Mirror Match List
New Tournament Packs Available Now All the latest tournament packs are on the Wargamescon site right now (right column), so go grab em'.
So head on over to the WarGamesCon page, and get registered. We are aiming to make the Warhammer 40000 GT the largest single Tournament EVER, so get your tickets fast.  The first 300 registrants are guaranteed a collectible badge. Speaking of the Renaissance Hotel...

There are prizes awarded specifically for Renaissance Hotel guests and hotel bookings let us spend more money on prizes for YOU!  The Renaissance is one of the premiere hotels in Austin, with plenty of restaurants and shopping nearby (perfect if anyone wants to bring along the family). Book your room TODAY!
 

Also, tons of your favorite (or infamous) BoLS writers will be there to boot. If you've ever wanted to match wits with Goatboy, get drunk with Brent, outplay Darkwynn, meet The Girl, or try to figure out who Bigred really is, what are you waiting for?

3 comments:

TheKing Elessar said...

Still a dumb name. :/

Even TexaCon, like the oil company, would be better. Seriously.

Or NotaCon.
Anything, you're killing me here.

OverwatchCNC said...

I'm fine with the name. Better than BolsCon...

See you there Brent, are you going to play in the Mirror Match?

Big Whit said...

Bolscon was a bad ass name! Really made people look at you cray and ask for an explanation. I remember when Brent and the guys were talking about a bols article. I made them explain to me why the hell they keep talking about balls. After that I was hooked on blogs and pod casts. I've learned so much about the game since then all thanks to a crazy ass name.

(A new favorite!) Anon: I haven’t even bothered playing a game of 6th yet, cause I have read the rules, and actually understand how they interact with units. I know my armies no longer function how they should, and so I need to change them.

Strictly Average: 'cause 6-inches is all you get.

Stalking Jawaballs since 2009.

Jawaballs: "My butt just tightened up."

Brent, preferred 2-to-1 over Not Brent in a recent, scientific poll.

Brent: emptied the Kool Aid and DRINKING YOUR MILKSHAKE with an extra-long straw.

Unicorns don't exist.

Home of the Stormbuster, the Dyson Pattern Storm Raven.

I'm a comment whore and this whore is getting no play.

Not Brent hurts Brent's feelings.

I think, therefore I blog.

"You should stop writing for everyone else and worry about your crappy blog." - Anon.

Not Brent has been spotted lurking around with a green marker.

He's not like a bad guy from a cartoon, all devious but never quite evil, Not Brent is bad beans, man, bad beans.

Dethtron: "Again I feel obliged to remind you that trying to sound smart only works if you are."

MVB: "I am not one to join the unwashed masses of self-titled 40k experts out there distributing advice from their blogs about exactly how your list should be built..."

Shiner Bock on tap: that's how I choose hotels.

Strictly Average: The Home of Hugs and Gropings.

Don't feed the trolls!

MoD: "Welcome to Brent's head."

Competitive is Consistent.

Dethtron: "...you could use that extra time to figure out a way to get your panties unbunched and perform a sandectomy on your vagina."

Dethtron: “When calling someone an idiot, it's generally best to avoid making grammatical mistakes.”

Warboss Stalin: "You know, if it actually WAS funny, maybe I wouldn't mind."

Mike Brandt: "It's not a successful bachelor party if you don't misplace someone".

"The Master Manipulator (every store needs one): "...now, enough stroking."

Kirby: "I don't know about gropings. Seriously, Brent, keep it in the pants, please."

Loquacious: "No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get Hugs & Gropings or Stalks Jawaballs into Brent's little tribute."

Captain Kellen: "I rate this article a Brent on the Faith Hill to Nancy Pelosi scale!"

Drathmere: "Come for the balls, stay for the Brent? Kind of disturbing, man."

Go no further, lest thee see something thine eyes would fain look past!

Isabelle: "So, thank you for supporting your local and not so local unicorns. A noble gesture like that can show some scared kids out there that they don't have to hide from everyone and it's ok to be who they really are."

There is nothing more interesting than We The People... in all our beautiful, ugly glory!

On Internet Advice: You see, I have an almost religious belief that's it's a huge, colossal waste of time.

...I think I'll call it the Gun Shy Pattern Stormbuster, because after the Internet destroyed my first humble effort, I find I'm a bit worried about the reaction to this one.

Lauby: "Is it left over from that time you thought that you could just complete step one 12 times to meet the mandates of that court order?"

Not Brent: "I guess we'll have to read on and find out. Signed, Not Brent. Especially today."

Cynthia Davis: "I think the scrolling text is from Glen Beck's new book."

Grimaldi: "Spamming certain units creates interesting possibilities but also fatal weaknesses."

Purgatus: "Math can inform decisions. It cannot make decisions."

Thoughts? Comments? Hugs and gropings?

You'd be that much quicker to figure out what I mean when I refer to a Unicorn if I covered it in a rainbow flag.

SinSynn: (To Brent) "Curse you and your insidious influence on the internets..."

Dave G (N++): "You know you're an internet celebrity when your following is more akin to tabloids."

I prefer the term Internet Personality (or IP) myself, seeing as how I coined it.

Lauby: "Your attempt to humanize him as failed. I feel nothing but scorn for his beard - it's like a warcrime or something."

BBF: "I've always thought you are a good player but I finally figured out that you are a great player. It's hard to see sometimes because your personality is engaging, sincere and quite charming - to me that is kind of a rare combination."

'Clearly cheating?' I didn't misspeak: you jumped to conclusions. If you'd like to apologize I'll be happy to send you an autographed picture of my ass.

Ass.

I thought I was doing alright before I realized I was losing.

Age and treachery beats youth and vigor every time.

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