Don’t miss our coverage of the BEST war-gaming convention in tabletop gaming, Adepticon 2016.
That’s right y’all Adepticon has returned for their 14th year, and they are bigger than EVER.
The 40k tables area is as big as the last Game Day, and there’s still 2 levels of event venues above packed as well!
We’ll be posting up coverage of the as many events as we can get our hands on, as well as hot army displays, and other news as we can get it.
Today is day one of the 40k Championships, with the top 16 going on to three more rounds on Friday. Tomorrow is our 40k Long War doubles event, and this weekend will see the famous team tournament.
Plus we’ll be coming in hot with 2016 CRYSTAL BRUSH award coverage as well!
Checkout Adepticon’s website for the full even line-up list, we’ll try to cover as much as we can!
Adepticon 2016 Coverage
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About the Author: Rob Baer
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.
