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I have posted about it prior and thought I would remind gamers again. That is if there are any illinois gamers reading this.
The good news is still it is a few days of gaming.
The bad news is there is still zero 40k events there. Heck there isn't even a Privateer or Warhammer Fantasy event. Sure there might not be much local interest in Fantasy or Warmachine/ Hordes, but I am told there is a 40K presence in Champaign/ Urbana. I believe there are two gamie stores that run 40K games. Why is neither one running a 40K event. Both places have gamers. Both places must have suitable terrain for multiple tables. Both places can drum up some sort of prize support. Why is neither place doing anything?
Heck, even Danville, down the road a tiny bit, has a 40K presence. Why are they not doing something 40K related? They run small events in their store and it maybe in a decrepit mall, but they have and do 40K stuff. They could have some sort prize support, which is needed for tournament winners/ placers. It is small and Danville is...well Danville, but they could be generating some sort of 40K event at Winter War.
Hell if I wasn't working and had the cash to buy G.W. stuff to give away, and terrain for more than three tables; I'd run a damn 3 or 4 game tournament.
Where is the initiative people? Why are you wasting a chance like this? I'm calling out the Dragon's Table, the Armored Gopher, and Fortress Games. All of you have 40K players! Stop being the lazy gamers and get something going! You have 8 days! Prove that there is a gaming community and it just isn't in "your" store. Where (fill in name) is the best player and beats everyone with (fill in army). Take that to the street,or convention center as it were, and prove it.
Hell make it bragging rights for your store to have a champion and the other stores have none! Have some damn pride in how awesome your army looks on the tabletop and not just to the handful of people who see it every week! Meet some other players besides the regulars!
Ian...
ReplyDeleteAs the owner of one of the "called out" game stores (Armored Gopher Games), let me clear up some things that you to not know.
1) There was a falling out between the Dragon's Table and the organizers of Winter War. He has not attended the convention since that time. Yelling at him will do you no good.
2) PC Fortress in Danville shut its doors at the end of 2010.
3) The gentleman who organizes our 40K league got promoted at work and will be working all of that weekend. He had submitted a 40K event and had to pull it due to this. We are already scrambling enough by attending the convention and running a Magic: the Gathering Pre-Release Tournament at the store on the same weekend. We have not had time to set anything up cover the original event. Translation: We thought we had it covered until real life stepped in.
Finally... I don't believe I've ever met you. Have you ever stepped foot in my store? If so, remind me who you are. If not, I'd love to actually meet the man who's slagging me from behind a keyboard.
As for being a lazy gamer, you are going to work this weekend. So am I.
With the convention and the M:tG Tourney, I'll be making about $5,000 this weekend, and working over 36 hours.
Can you say the same?