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SpikeyCon Celebration June 13th-15th

By Rob Baer | June 4th, 2014 | Categories: Uncategorized
That’s right boys and girls, FTW Games, the home of Spikey Bits, is about to turn four, and we thought why not do something… EPIC?!


Come join us in our new 6000 square foot store, to celebrate our birthday at SpikeyCon 2014!

So we’ll have all sorts of gaming demos on all the top games, and tournaments, glorious tournaments galore!

It’s even rumored we will have special guests that weekend, including Kenny Boucher and Juice from Forge the Narrative, Goatboy, and of course me; MBG Rob Baer.

Checkout our current schedule of events below, and start making plans to come to the very first SpikeyCon (FTW Games’ 4th Birthday).

Thomas, (aka Goatboy) will be drawing whatever you want on army bags all weekend for his usual art fee.

Schedule of Events 

– The Birthday Sale Starts at 12 pm, with the first 20 customers (requires purchase of $20 or more), get a FREE swag bag from us!

– Magic players: be sure to come out for our FREE FNM on Friday June 13th.  You’ll get a free pack just for signing up and if you have never played here you’ll get a second pack free!  Get all the details here.

Also, we will be having a Journey Into Nyx Win-A-CASE at 10 am on the 14th!  Check out all the info here on the event page.

– Demo Day will be open to close on the 14th with tons of popular games like Warhammer 40k, Malifaux, Dropzone Commander, Boss Monster and more! All the info for that is here on our demo day page: http://www.ftwgames.net/2014/05/spikeycon-demo-day-june-14th.html

– Plus at 7pm Saturday June 14th we will have an Iron Man Warhammer 40k tournament so be sure to bring your army along for the celebrations!

-We will also be hosting a Yu Gi Oh Win-A-Box at 5pm.  Entry in the tournament will be $10.

-At 12pm on Sunday the 15th we will be having a FREE 32 Person Magic draft!  Sign-ups will be open at 12pm and first pairings will be posted at 1pm.

– We will also still have Warhammer Fantasy and Pokemon League as well on the 15th

So if you near the Richmond Virginia area, stop by for the festivities won’t you?

Best of all there will be a SALE of course going on all weekend long. 

All Starter kits for tabletop games will be 20% off!

Do Not Miss this event!


For more details, or to register for any of the tournaments, please call us to get on the list (804) 464-1873



Hope to see you there!!!

About the Author: Rob Baer

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Rob Baer

Job Title: Managing Editor

Founded Spikey Bits in 2009

Socials: Rob Baer on Facebook and @catdaddymbg on X

About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.

Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls. 

Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.

Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.

With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.

While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, 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 models made of both pewter and resin.