NagoyaHammer 2020 - May 9th & 10th
Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2019 3:42 am
Roll up, roll up. The greatest two days of gaming in the NagoyaHammer calendar will be taking place at the NTK Hall in Kanayama on May 9th (Sat) and May 10th (Sun) 2020.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of this most noteworthy of events. As is traditional, we will have one full day set aside for Warhammer 40,000 and one day for other games. In addition, there will undoubtedly be a Beer-Hammer on the Saturday evening to allow our champions to celebrate their victories and for the vanquished to dull the pain of defeat.
Nothing has been set in stone yet except for the date of the event, (We were lucky to get these two days to be honest, there were schedule clashes nearly every weekend and it was just the luck of the draw that I got priority during the scheduling process), so if anyone has any thoughts or suggestions, I'd be happy to hear them.
I have a few rough targets for this event:
For everyone to have fun. (Obviously).
To encourage the creative aspect of our hobby.
To allow new players to come along and participate, particularly from the Japanese gaming community.
To showcase the best parts of our hobby and to play games of the highest quality possible.
To that end, I'm thinking to add a stipulation to the event.
Anything that goes on the table, be it a model, terrain or an objective marker must be fully painted and based. No bare plastic, shiny metal or unpainted mdf. NagoyaHammer is the premier event in our local gaming calendar, so perhaps we should treat it as such? I'm not trying to paint-shame anybody. Your own standard of painting is fine, no matter where you fall on the scale. (I'm clearly not in a position to judge other people's brushwork), but with a 7 month lead time, I think everyone can apply some paint to their minis if need be.
I'm tempted to hold a painting contest again, but with maybe just a couple of categories. Perhaps best Single Mini, best Unit and best Terrain Piece?
I'd like to ask for some volunteers to help out with certain things:
As I don't play 40K and have no idea about the current FAQ's, updates and supplements, it would be greatly appreciated if someone could organize some missions and points levels for the 40K day. We could just use the standard battles from the rulebook, but planned scenarios seem better.
As ever, I (or more accurately my terrain) could use a ride to the venue.
Some 'Ambassadors' to the wider gaming community would help. If you know gamers/groups who don't frequent these boards, please tell them about the event, pass on information and generally encourage people to come along and play. On a similar note, the more bilingual we can make things, the better.
And finally, if people want to offer demo games of something in their collection, be it a GW game like Blood Bowl, Kill Team or Warcry, or something unrelated like Frostgrave, Bolt Action or Malifaux, please let me know and I'll make sure you have space and time to do so. If I can, I will do my best to support you with terrain and minis.
And finally, as this is the 10th anniversary, I'm thinking to organize some prizes and gifts for participants. If anyone has any suggestions, I'm all ears.
So there you have it folks. NH2020 is booked, please feel free to comment below.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of this most noteworthy of events. As is traditional, we will have one full day set aside for Warhammer 40,000 and one day for other games. In addition, there will undoubtedly be a Beer-Hammer on the Saturday evening to allow our champions to celebrate their victories and for the vanquished to dull the pain of defeat.
Nothing has been set in stone yet except for the date of the event, (We were lucky to get these two days to be honest, there were schedule clashes nearly every weekend and it was just the luck of the draw that I got priority during the scheduling process), so if anyone has any thoughts or suggestions, I'd be happy to hear them.
I have a few rough targets for this event:
For everyone to have fun. (Obviously).
To encourage the creative aspect of our hobby.
To allow new players to come along and participate, particularly from the Japanese gaming community.
To showcase the best parts of our hobby and to play games of the highest quality possible.
To that end, I'm thinking to add a stipulation to the event.
Anything that goes on the table, be it a model, terrain or an objective marker must be fully painted and based. No bare plastic, shiny metal or unpainted mdf. NagoyaHammer is the premier event in our local gaming calendar, so perhaps we should treat it as such? I'm not trying to paint-shame anybody. Your own standard of painting is fine, no matter where you fall on the scale. (I'm clearly not in a position to judge other people's brushwork), but with a 7 month lead time, I think everyone can apply some paint to their minis if need be.
I'm tempted to hold a painting contest again, but with maybe just a couple of categories. Perhaps best Single Mini, best Unit and best Terrain Piece?
I'd like to ask for some volunteers to help out with certain things:
As I don't play 40K and have no idea about the current FAQ's, updates and supplements, it would be greatly appreciated if someone could organize some missions and points levels for the 40K day. We could just use the standard battles from the rulebook, but planned scenarios seem better.
As ever, I (or more accurately my terrain) could use a ride to the venue.
Some 'Ambassadors' to the wider gaming community would help. If you know gamers/groups who don't frequent these boards, please tell them about the event, pass on information and generally encourage people to come along and play. On a similar note, the more bilingual we can make things, the better.
And finally, if people want to offer demo games of something in their collection, be it a GW game like Blood Bowl, Kill Team or Warcry, or something unrelated like Frostgrave, Bolt Action or Malifaux, please let me know and I'll make sure you have space and time to do so. If I can, I will do my best to support you with terrain and minis.
And finally, as this is the 10th anniversary, I'm thinking to organize some prizes and gifts for participants. If anyone has any suggestions, I'm all ears.
So there you have it folks. NH2020 is booked, please feel free to comment below.