Hey everyone, the Events are now listed for Gencon 2016. Here is a link to the IA Skirmish North American Championship: https://www.gencon.com/events/91739

Game ID: NMN1691739

Date & Time: Saturday, 10:00 am - 7:00 pm (registration opens at 9:00 am and closes at 9:45 am).

Cost: $16.00

Short Description:

Squads of Imperials, Rebels, & Mercenaries will battle head-to-head for the title of North American Champion! Prizes for the top tier as well as for participation will be awarded.

Long Description:

Tournament registration closes at 9:45am on Saturday, August 6. Round 1 of the Swiss Pairing will begin promptly at 10:00am. Each player must bring an army with corresponding figures and deployment cards, a 15-card Command deck, dice and map tiles. Proxies are not allowed. The total cost for all of a player’s Deployment and Skirmish Upgrade cards cannot exceed 40 points. Each Command deck must contain exactly 15 cards, and the total cost of a player’s Command cards cannot exceed 15 points. Each player must also bring two copies of their army sheet to be inspected by our TOs for tournament legality. The times listed for this event include only the preliminary rounds. If you advance to the Finals, be prepared to play additional rounds after the Swiss rounds conclude.

Location: ICC: Hall C: Fantasy Flight & Asmodee: HQ

Hey everyone, the Events are now listed for Gencon 2016. Here is a link to the IA Skirmish National Championship: https://www.gencon.com/events/91739

You say National Championship but it says North American Championship on the link. I assume it's North American and we can't use the bye that is earned by winning Regionals?

As a GenCon newbie, do I need any special passes to attend this event or just the $16 entry fee listed above?

I tweeted out to FFGOP yesterday asking if we could use the byes we've earned at Regionals this year at GenCon, just like we did last year.

The answer was yes, but this is the last year they will allow it. I'm thankful I can use the bye, but I really do enjoy GenCon WAY more than Origins, as it has been my go to summer Con for the last 5 years.

As a GenCon newbie, do I need any special passes to attend this event or just the $16 entry fee listed above?

Yes you do. GenCon has daily, weekend, and 4 day passes. The 4 day pass is worth it if you can get a hotel decent price. The parking costs are whats annoying.

~D

Please note: the day might actually be Saturday, rather than the Friday that is posted in the Event Listing. FFG OP is going to be seeing if they can get the event moved to Saturday instead.

EDIT: Yes, it's official: the IA Championship is now Saturday. It now shows up that way on the GenCon Event Listing.

Hey everyone, the Events are now listed for Gencon 2016. Here is a link to the IA Skirmish National Championship: https://www.gencon.com/events/91739

You say National Championship but it says North American Championship on the link. I assume it's North American and we can't use the bye that is earned by winning Regionals?

As a GenCon newbie, do I need any special passes to attend this event or just the $16 entry fee listed above?

Thx, you are right. I've adjusted the first post.

I tweeted out to FFGOP yesterday asking if we could use the byes we've earned at Regionals this year at GenCon, just like we did last year.

The answer was yes, but this is the last year they will allow it. I'm thankful I can use the bye, but I really do enjoy GenCon WAY more than Origins, as it has been my go to summer Con for the last 5 years.

Here's the source thread on Twitter.

I haven't been to Origins or GenCon but I agree with you that GenCon seems nicer (and I'm hoping to go this year).

I can't really justify traveling across the country to two gaming conferences that are only a month or so apart in time and 175 miles apart! Why not have some big events on the coasts (or at least cities that are easy to fly into like Vegas/Dallas/Denver)?

Update: only 46 tickets left as of today. It's filling up!

It looks like we may end up with more players than last year...it think it was 63 or something last year.