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Announcing the 40k FTN Summer Seasonal Aug 9-10th

By Rob Baer | July 1st, 2014 | Categories: Uncategorized

Forge the Narrative in conjunction with Spikey Bits is proud to announce our inaugural FTN Seasonal Tournament for Warhammer 40k.

This spectacular two day event is happening August 9th and 10th and will be hosted by FTW Games in Richmond, Virginia.

Cost is $50 and includes generous prize support for the winners as well as a T-shirt (for the first 35 registered players) and catered lunch on Saturday.

Plus being held on site at FTW Games, the prize support package features a minimum of $800 in store credit for prize support (First, Second, Third, and Players Choice) that can be spend on just about anything in the store, the ultimate one size fits all prize!

Heck you can even use winnings online though Spikey Bits’ low price webstore. No more boxes of outdated models given out as prizes here!

Best part is there are no rules restrictions for this event, just play 7th Edition as intended! So bring on down your army for a good time, and get stuck in!
General Information / Event Rules

Entrance Fee: $50
2,000 points
7th Edition Battle-Forged Army lists (see tourney pack below for full details).
Armies must be painted to a three color standard and based. Please respect the hobby we all love by maintaining this minimum standard with your models for this event. We’re sorry but unpainted models simply will not be allowed.

Be sure to download the FTN Seasonal Tournament Pack HERE, that contains all the rules for this event

We’ll also be running the FTN mission pack as well for our tournaments (which you can find here). We will play five of the six missions chosen at random for this event.   It is recommended to bring scoring units…
Registration

This event is first come, first served. A spot may be reserved by registering for this event online. Secure your spot at this event NOW!


Army Lists MUST submitted for review by 8pm Friday August 1st. Please email lists (along with any questions to [email protected])

Accommodations

There are several relatively inexpensive hotels in the area if you’re looking for a place to stay.
Below our some of the ones we’ve heard have been good in the past.

FTW Games’ address:  13176 Midlothian Turnpike, Midlothian va 23113

La Quinta Inn and Suites: Richmond Chesterfield, VA 
Hampton Inn
Best Western

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.