WargamesCon is back for its 5th year, bigger and better than ever.! Great, massive venue – June 6th -9th at the Austin Renaissance. Be There!
Our new fancy hotel has triple the space, a full vendor hall, and hundreds of more tables. Here’s a rundown on what to expect schedule wise for our biggest WargamesCon yet!
Warhammer 40K and Fantasy Pairs Events
40K Mirror Match Tournament
Flames of War 1750pt Early War (1-day)
Warmachine 15pt Mangled Metal Tooth and Claw
Legend of 5 Rings Kotai
Warhammer 40K 7-game GT
Warhammer Fantasy 5-game GT
Flames of War 1750pt Early War Nationals (2-day)
Warmachine: Steamroller Saturday and Pairs Sunday
Warhammer 40K Narrative Anti-Tournament
Legend of 5 Rings Kotai
So what’s new?
1850pts is the new black! – You heard that right, all the Warhammer 40000 GT games are now 1850pts with 6th Edition. So start honing those lists, start to look into your crystal ball to predict the meta and get painting.
“40K Approved” Forgeworld IS IN!!! – You can use all your cool “40K Approved” resin toys in the GT and Team Events. Its going to be a whole new warzone out there!
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. We have some BIG NAMES coming, (like SPIKEY BITS) so watch this space… More details to come.
Warmachine and Flames of War – 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!
Legend of 5 Rings Kotai – We’re happy to have our first CCG event at WargamesCon, so come on down and enjoy the weekend event!
Warhammer Fantasy – Our Warhammer Fantasy Grand Tournament returns with 2500 points with 2.5 hour rounds.
Horus Heresy Narrative – Our Heresy Narrative tables will be bigger with more players per table. We are doing the Horus Heresy: Betrayal so grab your Forgeworld book, paint up your Legion and choose your side. Look for loyalty, craven betrayal, and shifting allegiances. 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 third year – if we all played the same list, who would win? This year we’ve created a new Chaos Space Marine list (unveiled soon) that gives players a chance to find out who is the best with the new Codex 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?
Texas sized Prizes! – YEE HAW! Look for all manner of Texas themed awards and prizes this year. So all you cowboys and cowgirls get on your horse and head for Austin!
Book your room soon!
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
Job Title: Managing Editor
Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
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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.
