GenCon 2013

I’ll be at GenCon again this year and this time I hope to do a better job of meeting people.

I believe the following tournaments will be run at GenCon:

a) Anniversary (AA50)
b) Classic (2nd edition - the old, bright colored board with the foam storage trays)
c) 1942 - 2nd Edition (tournament also being run at Spring Gathering this weekend)
d) 1914 - I think
e) G42
f) 1941

So - we got a TON going on. We attempted to keep overlapping to a minimum, but, as you can expect, it really was impossible. In addition, there will be plenty of casual game slots open for people to play as well.

Hope everyone considers coming out - GenCon is a blast - lots of A&A playing. Greg also has wonderful prize support and a raffle for really cool (if that is possible) A&A stuff.

MM

@suprise:

Call in sick….see if Gargantua will write you a letter of absenteeism

There’s an old joke about an elementary school teacher who gets a phone call one morning telling her that “Tommy won’t be at school today.  He’s sick.”  The teacher asks “Who’s speaking please?”  The voice on the phone answers “This is my father.”

G42 - a 1942 variant that Larry came up with. I do not think (I will double check) there is a G40 tournament planned.

MM

@ghr2:

Who will be doing the global 1940 tournament?

Do you mean running the event?  That would be me.  And it is not 1940.  It is G42.  There will be G40 events, just not a tournament…

Gregory J. Smorey
Event Organizer/GM - GEN CON/Origins/Spring Gathering
www.headlesshorseman2.com

“The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself” - MacArthur

@TheVenocWarlord:

I’m going up to GenCon 2013. Before, I have always gone up to play in the Heroscape tournaments all 4 days.

This year, I am considering to play in an A&A tournament. However, unlike in Heroscape, I’m not a very good A& player. :lol: (25% win rate in A&A, as compared to 55% in Heroscape.)

So, any suggestions for me? I’m not familiar with how the A&A tournaments work up there. I’m considering playing the AA 1914 WWI or 1941, as they are newer and less complicated, respectively, which may help me out. I don’t know.

Thanks for the help.

Suggestions for GEN CON events/Tournaments.  We will be running tournament events for: 1942 SE, AA50, 1914, 1941 & G42.  1941 might sound just right for you if you aren’t confident in your AA play… :?

Gregory J. Smorey
Event Organizer/GM - GEN CON/Origins/Spring Gathering
www.headlesshorseman2.com

“The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself” - MacArthur

@ghr2:

Can u link the info for g42?

The best I can do for now is this:  That is what Larry has given me.  Until I hear otherwise:

http://www.headlesshorseman2.com/id15.html

Try these…

@smo63:

Suggestions for GEN CON events/Tournaments.  We will be running tournament events for: 1942 SE, AA50, 1914, 1941 & G42.  1941 might sound just right for you if you aren’t confident in your AA play… :?

Gregory J. Smorey
Event Organizer/GM - GEN CON/Origins/Spring Gathering
www.headlesshorseman2.com

�The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself� - MacArthur

Thanks for the list. I will probably play in the 1941 version, as truly I am not a good player. lol Looking for a good game where I’m not smashed on the opening round. hahaha. Also so I can have more time to play other games up there.

So, I’ve been looking through the events posted thus far on the GenCon page…

Granted, they may not be up fully, but I have a question:

It looks like to me that all the events are either open play, for beginners, or tournaments that have restricted access (i.e. need to have won a prior game). I don’t see any events that are considered the opening rounds for say 1942.2 or 1914. Is it just that it’s not up yet on GC, or is there some outside factor to get in?

Also, when it says that a game is two hours long, how does that work really? AA tournaments are new to me, and I’m not exactly sure of the changes made to speed things up.

Thanks.

EDIT: Okay, I found the page that shows how they keep the game moving. My other questions still hold.

~Venoc, who does play Heroscape tournaments, and knows that they don’t differ much from regular games.

I noticed that a spambot covered over my post in this thread.

Okay, looking at my schedule, I will be playing the the AA Open Gaming. (Gonna have to register it quickly though.)

You will also be seeing me at the Heroscape tournament area, as they are in the same Hall C! :)

HBG will be there this year. We’re running our Amerika game along with our Midway and Barbarossa games. Please come by and say hi! Sign up for a game too. We’d love to have ya.

@ghr2:

I am sad that they wont be having g40 in tournament format :(  Have to do 1942 apparently.

Well, unfortunately, G40 does not lend itself to tournament play.  We are finding out G42 doesn’t as well but is it the best alternative.

I will let Questioneer address this when he arrives.  But in short, just no way to have a tournament at a CON.  Not enough time… :oops:

Peace,
Greg Smorey
Axis & Allies EO/GM - GEN CON/ORIGINS/SG
www.headlesshorseman2.com

I’m curious whether there are any A&A Miniatures retailers, sellers or dealers that are regular (frequent, recurring) exhibitors at GenCon?  There are a few individual capital ships i would like to pick up, but i don’t know whether any GC exhibitors sell individual, selected pieces.

@tacojohn:

I’m curious whether there are any A&A Miniatures retailers, sellers or dealers that are regular (frequent, recurring) exhibitors at GenCon?  There are a few individual capital ships i would like to pick up, but i don’t know whether any GC exhibitors sell individual, selected pieces.

There is one or two venders that still sale individual units.  Also, you can come to the AA HQ and I can guarntee that guys will have what you are looking for and be willing to trade or sell…

Gregory J. Smorey
SmoreySwamp Axis & Allies Gamers
Event Organizer/GM - GEN CON/Origins/Spring Gathering
www.headlesshorseman2.com

�The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself� - MacArthur

AA Gamers,

As promised, I have updated the Swamp with a brief listing of the Axis & Allies events that will run at GEN CON from my HQ.  Not all are listed but most of the important ones with Event # and times.

http://www.headlesshorseman2.com/id12.html

I will hopefully posting any event rules changes to any of the events within weeks end.

29 days and counting…

If you have any questions, please feel free to give me a shout.

Peace,
Gregory J. Smorey
SmoreySwamp Axis & Allies Gamers
Event Organizer/GM - GEN CON/Origins/Spring Gathering

www.headlesshorseman2.com

“The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself” - MacArthur

Thanks!  I’ll try to swing by.