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NOVA Open – Coverage, Highlights & Hobby Action

This is your home base for all the recaps, standouts, and must-see moments from the huge NOVA Open events!

From competitive showdowns and hobby classes to cosplay, new reveals, and that one guy who showed up with a suitcase full of terrain—we’ve got the goods.


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Whether you were there in person or just following along from your paint station, this is where you’ll find match highlights, photo dumps, vendor shout-outs, and general hobby chaos (the fun kind).

Updates land fast when NOVA’s in full swing, so swing by often. There’s always something worth nerding out over.

Bid farewell to the Nova Open Charitable Foundation (NOCF), an organization that brought hobbyists, artists, and gamers together for a decade of charitable giving.

Read More | January 15th, 2025

The End of an Era: Nova Open 40k Charity Closing

Bid farewell to the Nova Open charity, a cherished organization that brought hobbyists, artists, and gamers together for a decade...

From the looks of it, Nova Open is losing a ton players due to their policies, as a big alternative 40k tournament is taking place for FREE!

Read More | August 19th, 2022

Hobbyists Jumping Ship From the Nova Open

There are rumors lots of games are losing players and a big alternative 40k tournament is taking place as people...

The Nova Open infuriated a lot of people over the past week when hobbyists started to notice their latest policies update.

Read More | July 13th, 2025

Nova Open Infuriates Hobbyists With Their Policies

The Nova Open infuriated a lot of people over the past week when hobbyists started to notice their latest policies...

In an age of Knights, Knights, and more Knights, there was a list at NOVA that nobody was expecting. Check out the overall winner’s unique list!

Read More | September 28th, 2018

A List We Didn’t Expect: Custodes Won Overall At NoVA

In an age of Knights, Knights, and more Knights, there was a list at NOVA that nobody was expecting. Check...

Welcome to a another guest post by Togashi Shinkaze. You can catch him lurking about over at Laughter of the Thirsting Gods talking about “metas” and “fun 40k”. Worth a read!I built the list below specifically to play at Nova. I wouldn’t really play it at any other tournament that I know of. I thought it […]

Read More | September 14th, 2011

40k Meta- Why You Should Field 3 Storm Ravens at Nova

Welcome to a another guest post by Togashi Shinkaze. You can catch him lurking about over at Laughter of the...

Welcome to a Friday guest post by Togashi Shinkaze. You can catch him lurking about over at Laughter of the Thirsting Gods talking about “metas” and “fun 40k”. Worth a read! Well it was alot of fun hanging out and talking smack on thursday night. At this point I have seen MBG wax Jawaballs in a […]

Read More | September 9th, 2011

NOVA report- They let me play in the Invitational!

Welcome to a Friday guest post by Togashi Shinkaze. You can catch him lurking about over at Laughter of the...

Wow what a week for all of us on the East Coast! First was an Earthquake of all things, about 30 miles from Spikey Bits Central, then of course a hurricane skirted up the coast, dumping a ton of rain and knocking out power all over the place.  Somewhere in middle of all that Nova […]

Read More | August 30th, 2011

Nova Open 2011 MBG’s Coverage Part Uno

Wow what a week for all of us on the East Coast! First was an Earthquake of all things, about...

Welcome back! Today I have a little lead into the Nova Open, happening this weekend, and a feature on one of the lists I am considering running in the Invitational. Today I’ll be playing in the Nova Open Invitational, and I’m thinking about playing Master Shakes’ Orkquisition Grey Knights.  I’ve been featuring a few of his conversions […]

Read More | June 25th, 2025

Army Showcase- Orkquisition at Nova Open Invitational

Welcome back! Today I have a little lead into the Nova Open, happening this weekend, and a feature on one...