If you are in the North East, and have some free time this weekend make sure to checkout Da Boyz 2011 GT in Rochester, NY.
I went last year and had a blast, but can’t make it this time, as were gearing up for vending at another great event and getting ready for the Christmas Season.
From Da Boyz Website;
The event features two-days with 6 games of Warhammer 40,000 and Fantasy Grand Tournaments. This will take place on Saturday and Sunday. Both tournaments are part of the National Tournament and will be given invites from Games Workshop for the Nationals in 2012. The National tournament will be held at the end of the Indy GT season. Also on Friday this year, we will be running an America Team Event. Other great events and features include:
- Great prizes, cool swag, and t-shirts
- Vendors area
- A food and cash bar will be available in the gaming hall. A full service restaurant is also located inside the same building.
- Shuttle service to and from local hotels and the Rochester airport.
Location
Main Street Armory
900 Main Street Armory
Rochester, NY
http://www.rochestermainstreetarmory.com/
It is located in downtown Rochester close to Hotels and restaurants. The Armory itself is over 10,000 Sq. Ft. Space that includes its own restaurant. The armory will also have a cash bar and vending stand with a buffet to sell food throughout the weekend.
Hotels
The Radisson Hotel sold out our block of 60 rooms! Here are a couple of options:
Courtyard Rochester West/Greece
400 Paddy Creek Circle Rochester, NY 14615
(585) 621-6050
Homewood Suites Rochester-Greece
400 Center Place Drive Rochester, NY 14615
(585) 865-8534
Here are two closer to the event.
Strathallan Hotel
550 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607-2077
(585) 461-5010
The Inn On Broadway
26 Broadway, Rochester, NY 14607-1704
(585) 546-2160
*** Bargain rooms! ***
Right off the thruway at 490 in Victor with Denny’s, Wendy’s and a local burger/diner next to the parking lot. It will take 15 minutes to get to the venue but the rooms are $69 for a king, $79 for 2 beds. This is a MOTEL (drive up to your door). If you want nice amenities, look elsewhere, but if you want to spend $40 each with four guys in the room, this is the spot!
Royal Inn
7462 RT 96, Victor, NY 14564
(585) 924-2121
Loot!
Just like last year we will be given out swag bags full of stuff. Also like last year raffles tickets will be given out to each person that loses a game. We plan on given out thousands of dollars worth of prizes like we did in year’s past.
T-Shirts
Here is a preview of the killer shirts for this year. At $10 a shirt you can’t go wrong! If you wish to pre-order specific sizes contact us.
40K ETC
DaBoyz GT is a qualifying event to be on the 40K Team America for the European Team Championships. The top Battle Point Finisher in 40K wins a spot on the team. Also each participant’s score will be applied toward their “wild card” spot calculation. Go to Team America site for more information. http://teamamerica40k.com/
So check it out! It’s less than a week away! -MBG
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
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Bio: Virginia restless, miniature painter & cat dad. He blames LEGOs for all this, as there was something about those little-colored blocks that started it all. Spikey Bits started with Rob trying to stay motivated to hobby on his backlog of projects and share his knowledge with others during the early blogging era.
Scale model hobbyist in the 80s, miniature wargamer, and trading card player ever since. He’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy since 5th Edition, but Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and minatures made of both pewter and resin.
