Hi guys! We've been hearing rumors all day that Asmodee wants to "join" a big 3 day board games event in Madrid and wants the X-Wing Nationals to be part of that. The problem is that if you only want to take part of the x-wing tournament, you still have to pay for the full access to the event, plus the tournament, which will make it 50€.

They say players will be receiving a board game worth 25€, but considering the Tatooine Open maximum fee was 50€, but included a gaming mat, a vader crew card, and a vader damage deck... I dunno, it feels a bit wrong...

I think I read somewhere around here that something similar happened in the UK... could anyone clarify? Thanks a lot!

Can't speak for anywhere else but here in the US you always(?) have to pay for access to a convention to get into nationals. This year it was the nova open, and in the past it has been gencon. At least you get a free board game.

It does happen - last year's Yavin System Open and the European Championships this year were both held at the Birmingham NEC during the UK Games Expo, so you had to buy a ticket for the Expo and a ticket for the tournament itself.

It's why the big events are pretty much off the table for me. I can afford to go, or find somewhere to stay, but not both. Just the way things are, sadly!

Yeah, I don't like combining a big tournament with a big con, but thems the breaks -- fairly common in the US.

Endor Open in Seattle, WA, USA was held at Comic-Con. The price tag is rough, for sure.

Its pretty common. How much depends on the convention and their pricing structure. Some have a nominal entry charge, some charge a ton. The more expensive ones tend to come with some extra goodies though. A free board game seems like a decent doorprize.

Many conventions also offer day passes as well as full event tickets. If the Xwing event is only one day you can save money by only getting a day pass.

How much would the price tag be if Asmodee ask the local distro to find their own venue that can seat over 100-200 peeps and ask them to recoup cost from entry fee ? Would it be roughly equivalent ?

Thanx for the response, guys! I guess we're not used to do things this way, but it makes a lot of sense... we'll see how it all turns out