Feast of Blades Qualifying Tourneys In North Texas

In addition to the qualifier at Texas Toy Soldier July 30 already announced, the Denver, Colorado-based Feast of Blades 40K Tournament has secured qualifier tournament rounds at the following North Texas retailers:

Saturday, July 23: Y2Komics, Ft Worth, TX
Saturday, July 30: Texas Toy Soldier, Addison, TX
Saturday, August 20: Area 51, Grapevine, TX
Saturday, August 27: Generation X, Bedford, TX

The Feast of Blades is a 2000 point, 3 round Warhammer 40,000 Tournament which is expanding from a regional to a national scope; across America, scores of stores in multiple states hosting hundreds of players compete. The missions are the same, the painting requirements are standardized and each qualifier location will send two Champions to represent their store the first week of November in Denver to compete in the invitation-only elite tournament final (ability to travel to the Denver event is not required to play in a qualifier).

Entry fees for qualifiers vary from no cost (at Texas Toy Soldier) to an average of $20; at most other venues, entry fees go toward prize support. Slots in qualifiers must be reserved under the specified conditions for each host, which can bet determined by contacting each host. Slots are limited. For more information about the Feast of Blades, see http://www.feastofblades.com (where a FAQ, sample qualifier missions, and more information is available).Good luck, forty-first millennium chapter masters, archons, autarchs, warbosses, and myriad other generals; represent the North Texas sector well!
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Armies On Parade at GW Grapevine Mills

Games Workshop Grapevine Mills invites North Texas hobbyists to display their finished armies Saturday, June 25, 2011 in their Armies On Parade Contest!

Similar to the event at this year's GamesDay, GWGM's Armies On Parade requires entrants to display their finished force on a 2'x2' base, scenicked to demonstrate their modeling/diorama skills and flatter their Citadel miniatures. Requirements are that the displayed army adhere to the standard Force Org chart, including minimum 1HQ and 2 TROOPs units, and that the display base absolutely not exceed the 2'x2' size restriction.

Paraded Armies must be set up on display for judging at GWGM before 2pm, Saturday, June 25. Good luck, generals!

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Fanatic Finecast Painting Contest at GW Grapevine Mills

June's Saturday Painting Fanatics Club contest at Games Workshop Grapevine Mills is wide open, as *any* Finecast miniature thus far released can be submitted to the monthly competition! Get the Finecast model of your choice, paint it to your best ability, and submit it at GWGM Saturday, June 25, before 2pm...and good luck!

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Result: Gunslinger Games 40K Apocalypse Megabattle

Eight players representing both Loyal and Traitor Guard, space marines, Chaos Daemons and Tyranids--including two Reaver battle titans, two Warhound scout titans and a Dactylis bio-titan--clashed atop the plateaus of Scytulus III's primary mountain range at Gunslinger Games' 40K Megabattle Saturday, with every participant taking home prizes as well as at least one memorable moment of heroism (or villainy) for their detachment, before the Dactylis located the objective--a wand of brass, obsidian, amber and lapis pulsing with Warp power--and managed to wade through the combined firepower and physical resistance of all the other players to escape with it!

Although a wealth of other events on the day (and I hope to hear results of both WHFB tourneys and the other 40K megabattle here--as well as Free RPG Day tales!) kept some hobbyists who had made qualifying purchases from attending, the event seemed to have been enjoyed by all participants, the Scytulus campaign storyline advanced--and GsG is onboard for future GW hobby events. Watch Adeptus for details.

See Gunslinger Games' website and the For The Emperor website for additional photos and coverage, and thanks to GsG for hosting a great afternoon of wargaming fun!

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Never Stop Fighting!

On July 23, Comic Asylum Richardson will host 'Never Stop Fighting,' a Warhammer 40,000 Tournament at 750 points. Details regarding rounds, times and cost of participation can be had from the CA staff or at http:www.comicasylum.com

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