Last weekend I participated in Dicehead Game’s “Siege” Convention. It was a very well run multi-genre event on Saturday and Sunday in Chattanooga, TN. They had D&D games, Board Games, RPG’s, Flames of War, Warhammer 40k and Fantasy among others.
It was located on a very clean park/ fairground with plenty for a family to occupy themselves with if their significant other was gaming all day.
On the war-gaming side both 40k and Fantasy had a Team Tourney, a RTT, and a ‘Ard Boyz style event- yep 9 games in 2 days. Very Adepticon-esqe if you ask me 🙂 They had probably about 1000 people thou the doors all weekend with participants coming from all over the south.
Above is a pic of the 40k Team tourney after about an hour in. There were over twenty teams playing in that event- a feat hard to find outside Adepticon!
TPM Blood Angel and I went and played in every 40k event. It wasn’t easy because we started at 9am Saturday and stopped at about 1am Sunday, and that was just for the RTT and Team Event. The ‘Ard Boyz style one started at 9 am that morning!
I took my Looted Guard, fresh with new rust details (more on that later). Paul took guard as well, using the figures we painted up for Adepticon.
Overall the competition was fierce and many times I heard the phrase “I hate guard”. Don’t worry guys the Blood Angels will reign them in soon! When the dust settled Paul and I split the kudos down the middle with him winning the ‘Ard Boyz event, me winning the RTT, and we both won the Team Event.
It was a fun time and I recommend checking it out to anyone who likes a little serious Wargaming in a relaxed atmosphere.
-MBG
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.
