The Mechanicon GT is happening this weekend! This is a great tournament series in the North East that I really enjoyed the first year I went. I recommend checking it out, as Tony and crew put on a great event.
MechaniCon 2011 – November 4-6
West Chester, PA
http://www.themechanicon.com/1/
From Tony:
MechaniCon is right around the corner and tickets are still available for events.
The main event is once again the Warhammer 40,000 Grand Tournament (GW’s Independent Circuit Event), 70 players – 5 games @ 1850 points
This year Privateer Press events are added including the East Coast Rumble, 40 players – 3+ rounds @ 50 points
Warhammer Fantasy Battle has been added (GW’s Independent Circuit Event), 32 players – 3 games @ 2000 points
Returning again are the Friday Night Fight (Imperial Armour Legal 40K), Battlefleet Gothic, 40K Kill Team, and Blood Bowl Tournaments
The Iron Ogre Painting Competition comes back for its second year.
This year will see the addition of Heroscape events
There will be open gaming, many demos and great vendors.
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
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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 has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including the Adepticon Team Tournament and American Team Tournaments, and is on a first-name basis with almost every major company in the space.
He’s all gaming all the time. With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. 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 1908s, 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.
