The 2nd Annual Japan Open of Warmachine & Hordes!

[Danguinius]

Hello everyone! That time of the year is quickly approaching again - The Japan Open of Warmachine and Hordes! The Fukuyama & Hiroshima & Iwakuni Wargamers will again be hosting a national level WarmaHordes tourney in Fukuyama (Hiroshima Prefecture). If you like wargaming, competing at the highest level, and having a good time with like-minded people, then we hope to see you there.

We will have our 2nd annual tournament here in the Hiroshima area on October 12th, 2014. It will be held in Fukuyama (kind of on the border of Hiroshima Prefecture and Okayama Prefecture) at the community center, just a 5-minute walk north of Fukuyama Station (a shinkansen station). It will start at around 10:00 a.m. and cost 1000 yen a head (for renting the room and prize support). The tourney will be run by our local press ganger (Gannon) and he`ll be handling all of the tournament lists, specific rules, and prize support.

We`re expecting wargamers from Shimane, Hiroshima, and Kyushu to attend, so it should be a decent gathering of WarmaHordes players to test your skills against. I know it`s a bit far for some members of this forum, but that weekend is a three-day weekend, so you could turn the weekend into a small sightseeing trip of Hiroshima (with one day of wargaming!). I will be updating this thread from time to time as we get more details and concrete info about the tournament. We hope to see you there! Here is the important information regarding this event:

Event: The Japan Open - War Machine & Hordes Championship Tournament
Date: Sunday, October 12th, 2014
Time: 9:00 doors open, 9:15 registration begins; 10:00 tournament starts
Place: Fukuyama Civic Center (located just behind Fukuyama Castle, a 5-minute walk from Fukuyama station).
Players: 8-16 players can participate (This could expand further...)
Cost: 1000 yen per player. 1000 yen is for the tournament on Sunday, October 12th. There will also be free play on Monday, October 13th for 500 yen...yes, that is a national holiday. We will probably also have a "nomikai" on the evening of Sunday, October 12th, but I haven`t heard anything about the place, time, or cost of this yet.
Materials: The tournament organizer will provide mats, terrain, and zone markers. Players are responsible for their own materials as written in the 2014 Steamroller rules.
Rules: This will be a 3-round tournament played under the 2014 Steamroller rules. Players must bring two 50-point lists from the same WarMachine or Hordes faction following the rules for special character restrictions. These lists must written/printed out and made available for the tournament organizer and each opponent. This tournament has a two special provisions: #1) You must use both lists at least once during the course of the tourney. #2) all models used in both lists must be fully painted (as per painting requirements listed in the Hardcore rule set) and based, with the front arc of each model painted or otherwise marked.
Contact: To register, or ask any questions, please contact:
Eric Perez - tournament organizer (vigilantecowboy@hotmail.com)
Daniel McCartney (rodserling@hotmail.com)



Also, for those unfamiliar with the rules of Privateer Press tournaments, here are some links:

Steamroller rule pack (this is the tournament we will play)
http://files.privateerpress.com/op/sr20 ... er2014.pdf

Hardcore rule pack (we will NOT play this tournament, but the painting requirements are listed here)
http://files.privateerpress.com/op/sr20 ... re2014.pdf

More information about the venue:
広島県福山市丸之内１−９−５
Hirosima, Fukuyama, Marunouchi 1-9-5
http://www.mapion.co.jp/phonebook/M1300 ... 000000044/

And, many of the players in this tournament have started a separate page condensing all of the tournament information in Japanese:

[I`ll have this link soon]

Danguinius

[The Underdweller]

Glad to see you are still doing this. Not sure if I can make it down this year, but I hope I can -I had a great time last year! Interest in Warmachine and Hordes has been declining in the Chubu area, although there are still a fair number of Japanese players, luckily.

[Gannon]

Agreed, I hope to see you down this year as well Underdweller. Now that you know where it is, you won't get lost!

Another link to the venue:

https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Unkn ... 1&t=m&z=17

Hope to see you all there!

[Danguinius]

Yes, Underdweller! We were so happy you came down and played with us last year. You represented Nagoya well and kicked some butt! We also had a ball and we decided to make it an annual thing, We hope you can make it down again this year (and bring Dungeon Lord & MiJ with you!) We are upping the ante a little bit this year with 50 point lists and longer game clocks, so it should be even crazier than last year. And, I know for a fact there will be another Menoth player this year (who is also a "girl"! ) so you`d have a teammate so to speak.

Danguinius

[Dungeon Lord]

I am very interested in attend this year. Just got to work out the details.

[The Underdweller]

Thanks, I had fun last year! There is a good chance I can make it down there again this year,

[Danguinius]

Underdweller,

Good to hear! Good to hear! May Menoth`s fire cleanse all unbelievers (except Trolls)

Danguinius

[Dungeon Lord]

And Cygnar! Don't forget Cygnar! What have we ever done to.... Oh wait... Never mind.

[Danguinius]

Hey, I used to rep Cygnar, so I can`t say anything bad about them. But, more or less, at the end of the day, when it all comes down to the nitty-gritty, when push comes to shove, when the bases are loaded and the batter is facing a full count, when the chips are down, when the chips are up...Trolls rule!

Danguinius

[Danguinius]

We have gotten an even more enthusiastic response than last year. The 16-person tourney has already capped at 16 people registered for the event. We will now make a waiting list and let you know if there are any cancellations/openings. We are also debating about expanding it for more players...but the place we reserved is not as big as the room we had last year and more than 16 players means a 5th round of gaming (pretty tough to do in one day). But for now, just know that most of last years participants will be returning and we`ll have a few new faces as well. Last year`s champ, K.T., will be there to defend his crown. If you didn`t contact me to register, but still want to join this event, PM me and we`ll work something out.

To all participants, start practicing and fine-tuning your lists now: 10 minute turns with a single 5-minute extension!

Danguinius