When rebuilding the AdeptiCon site last year, I noticed that I was missing the full event results from AdeptiCon 2003 due to a hard drive crash a few years earlier. I had the attendee list, and in some cases final scores, but I was missing the points breakdown. I searched through old emails, contacted some event organizers, and went through a stack of old AdeptiCon CD-Rs…nothing! I spent a little time searching through web.archive.org, but again to no avail…until I remembered that adepticon.org didn’t even exist until sometime in early 2004! A quick search through the old AWC site finally revealed the full results!

These have been added to the Past Coverage section, thus making the historical record for AdeptiCon complete!

AdeptiCon has some exciting changes and additions in store for 2011! We experienced enormous growth last year, seeing the additions of both Flames of War and Warmachine, and AdeptiCon 2011 promises to be another great year of refining the AdeptiCon experience.

We are still working out the final details, but expect to see the following changes and additions in 2011:

• A unified schedule across all events, making it even easier to play in all your favorite games.
• A refined set of Warhammer 40K Team Tournament rules based on attendee feedback.
• An expanded Warhammer 40K Championships format consisting of a 4-round qualifier event on Friday and a 3-round finals event on Sunday.
• Revised Gladiator format and schedule.
• A revised and retooled set of events for Warhammer Fantasy 8th Edition.
• AdeptiCon will host the 2011 Flames of War Mid-war Invitational.
• The Warhammer Ancients Dark Ages Campaign has already begun!
• Expanded Thursday evening schedule, including additional seminars.
• The return of the Epic Armageddon Challenge!
• A Warhammer 40K Kill Team event.
• Even more terrain!

As always AdeptiCon 2011 will be packed to the brim with wargaming madness. Flames of War and Privateer Press will be back along with all your favorite Specialist Games and hobby seminars. The dog days of summer are almost over, April will be here before you know it!

As always, AdeptiCon needs your help to make this happen. We are always looking for a few good volunteers. If you are interested in lending a hand, get in touch!

It’s time to mark your calendar and start making travel plans, because on April 1st, 2011, AdeptiCon will return to the Chicagoland area for our NINTH year of miniature wargaming excitement! Once again, the Westin Lombard Yorktown Center will be hosting AdeptiCon, providing a home for the one weekend that brings together those of us who are passionate about the miniature wargaming hobby.

Last year over 1200 hobbyists took part in the fellowship, excitement, and enthusiasm that has earned AdeptiCon its reputation as the “can’t miss” event of the year for the miniature wargamers across the country and the globe. We brought back our traditional Games Workshop favorites, and expanded our lineup of events to include new core gaming systems, such as Privateer Press’s Warmachine and Hordes, and Battlefront’s Flames of War. You can expect all of our core gaming systems to return, with a lineup of both traditional AdeptiCon signature events as well as new, exciting challenges.

Registration will begin this fall, so stay tuned for more updates!

Note: GW has recently released official Tyranids and Blood Angels FAQs. As always, these documents take precedence over anything in the INAT. The INAT will be amended shortly to reflect these rulings.

The INAT FAQ v4.0 has just been completed and is ready for download! As the INAT enters its 4th year (v4.0), we are pleased to welcome two new members to the INAT council, Jon ‘JWolf’ Wolf (Austin, TX) and Jay ‘Jay_DaBoyz’ Woodcock (Rochester, NY). JWolf is a contributing member to the Bell of Lost Souls website and organizer of WAR Games Con. Jay is a co-organizer of the ‘Daboyz GT’. Their vast experience and unique geographic perspectives will help ensure that the rulings in the INAT FAQ appropriately represent many different wargaming viewpoints.

In this new update, besides covering the new Blood Angels codex as well as adding a smattering of other questions across the document, we’ve also tried to take a really hard look at our rulings that seem to have caused some of the largest consternation amongst players. We always strive to make our rulings fit with how most people naturally choose to play the game and we also want rulings that are consistent and easy to understand across the entire document.

With each update we always try to double-check our existing rulings to see if we still feel that we made the right choice. With hindsight, if we think a ruling really needs to be changed then we absolutely do. Some of the ‘big issues’ that have been reversed in this update are:

• We’ve gone with a more relaxed interpretation of when models in reserve can affect the game. If an ability specifies that it works while the model is ‘alive’, then this rule will function even when the model is in Reserve.
• We’ve gone with the more liberal interpretation of what level of specificity is needed for a special rule to apply to an Independent Character joining a unit. If the special rule actually says in its rules text that it applies to a unit, then these special rules will apply to Independent Characters joining the unit.

Of course, there are some other smaller changes, but as always, any questions/rulings that have been altered from the previous version of the FAQ have been denoted as such with a ‘plus sign’ ( + ) before the question # and have their ‘answer text’ colored red to make it easy for you to spot what has been changed.

Further feedback for future iterations of the FAQ is always welcome and can be done so in this thread or by sending an email to: adepticon@gmail.com. As always, thanks again to everyone who helped out this process by giving us quality feedback and constructive criticism. We certainly appreciate it!

AdeptiCon 2010 is in the books and what a year it was! Attendance grew to record numbers as hobbyists from across the nation clashed on tabletops, honed their skills in seminars, perused the vendor hall and regaled their friends, both new and old alike, with tales of victory and defeat!

The AdeptiCon staff would like extend our eternal thanks and gratitude to everyone that came out to play, volunteered their time, taught seminars or went that extra mile to produce something truly awe-inspiring for all to see. Likewise we cannot say enough about all our fantastic sponsors and vendors who really make AdeptiCon a unique and rewarding experience.

We are currently collating and processing event results, photos and general coverage of the event, but for the moment, enjoy the following:

• AdeptiCon 2010 Event Rules and Scenarios
• AdeptiCon 2010 Rogue Demon Winners
• AdeptiCon 2010 Photo Gallery
• AdeptiCon 2010 Event Results can be found under Past Coverage –> AdeptiCon 2010
• A list of web/blog/video coverage can be found in the left sidebar under the Main Menu

Mantic Games is coming to AdeptiCon and the legions of the undead follow…

Mantic Games will be providing a plastic sprue of the Undead Ghouls from their Kings of War range for every AdeptiCon 2010 Swag Bag. Each sprue allows you to build TWO incredibly detailed ghouls that look like they’ve just crawled out of the crypt. Click below to see these ghouls in all there assembled glory!

     
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Mantic Games will be present in our Vendor Hall at AdeptiCon 2010. You’ll be able to pick up additional figures from this manufacturer in person! If you see something on their website that really catches your fancy, send them an e-mail, hopefully they’ll be able to bring enough of what you want!

Mantic Games is a manufacturer of quality 25mm metal, and plastic fantasy miniatures, owned and staffed by veteran wargamers with many, many years in the tabletop wargaming industry. Based in Nottingham, UK, Mantic Games burst onto the tabletop wargaming scene with a big splash in 2009, launching their KINGS OF WAR range with the Elves. These were closely followed by their line of Undead. Mantic has quickly become synonymous with innovative ideas and exciting product. Their dream of “BIG games with even BIGGER armies” is just around the corner!

Warlord Games are coming, and they’re bringing something for everyone! Warlord Games has generously provided a plastic sprue from their Celt Warriors line for every AdeptiCon 2010 Swag Bag. Each sprue allows you to build TEN of Ancient Rome’s fiercest enemies, the Celts. Click below for detailed photos of the sprue and to check out these fine miniatures in painted form!

     
Please support our sponsors! AdeptiCon depends on the generosity of our Sponsors to help make this event happen.

Warlord Games will be present in our Vendor Hall at AdeptiCon 2010. You’ll be able to pick up additional figures from this manufacturer in person! If you see something on their website that really catches your fancy, send them an e-mail, hopefully they’ll be able to bring enough of what you want!

Warlord Games is a manufacturer of quality 25-28mm metal, plastic, and resin historical miniatures, owned and staffed by veteran wargamers with many, many years in the tabletop wargaming industry. Based in Nottingham, UK, Warlord Games currently produce ranges of miniatures covering the Ancients, English Civil War, and World War 2 (through their Bolt Action Range).

Bitz Trading will be back in all its glory at AdeptiCon 2010! Bring your leftover parts, your unwanted models, your unused sprues or that Marine army you never got around to assembling…and trade it for something you can use! There is no additional fee to participate in the maelstrom that is Bitz Trading.

Bitz Trading Schedule

Friday	10:00PM - 12:00AM	Grand Ballroom
Saturday	10:00PM - 12:00AM	Grand Ballroom

Thursday | 9:45 PM to 11:15 PM

This free event will be held immediately following the Warhammer 40K Tactics Boot Camp Level I seminar on Thursday evening. Come join several prominent tournament veterans (Shaun Kemp, Brad Chester and more) as they play demonstration games and discuss the various ‘tactics’ and strategies employed with the attendees. Questions will be asked, prizes will be handed out for the best input and you might even be lucky enough to have your skill called into question! So take your chances, learn something new and see first-hand how to become an all-around better 40K general. We look forward to seeing many of you there!

Battle Foam is adding to the fun by starting official recruitment of General Baggy’s Brigade. The General is looking for soldiers to join him in the fight against broken models and will be selecting several Captains during AdeptiCon to help recruit in their local cities. These captains will have access to discounts, swag, free Official Battle Foam products and much, much more.

Stop by the Battle Foam booth anytime during the convention to fill out the official recruitment form. The General is looking for a few good men and women to help him put a stop to bad storage. Do you have what it takes to be a soldier in General Baggy’s Brigade? We think you do – so stop by the Battle Foam booth recruits! We look forward to seeing everyone at AdeptiCon.

To get your official Battle Foam gear go to www.battlefoam.com.

Due to some recent malicious attacks on our web server, we have decided to close pre-registration early this year. We regret any inconvenience this may cause you. Weekend Badges and any remaining event tickets will be for sale at the registration table starting Thursday evening. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us.

A complete list of remaining tickets can be viewed here.

The INAT FAQ v3.3 has just been completed and is ready for download…we desperately tried to hold off on any additional updates until after GW released their Tyranid FAQ…but with the convention rapidly approaching we knew that a few things needed to be addressed prior to AdeptiCon (GW’s Deff Rolla ruling in particular). Of course, knowing our luck, GW will release their Tyranid FAQ tomorrow!

So what’s changed? Other than the rulings that were changed/added due to GW’s New Ork FAQ, there are no additional rulings (reversed or otherwise) in this update. In addition to the four new rulings addressing the Ork Deff Rolla, a couple of incorrect Tyranid questions/answers were removed and a few general typos were fixed…that’s it!

As always, any questions/rulings that have been altered from the 3.2 version have been denoted as such with a ‘plus sign’ (+) before the question # and have their ‘answer text’ colored red (just as with the 3.2 version) to make it easy for you to spot what has been changed (just jump to the Ork section this time around).

The INAT Appendix v1.0 remains unchanged. This brings back all the Imperial Armor/Apocalypse questions we used to have in the INAT into a separate document so only those playing in a tournament allowing such rules (such as the Gladiator Tournament at AdeptiCon) need to bother with all those additional questions and answers.

Further feedback for future iterations of the FAQ is always welcome and can be done so by sending us an email.

As always, thanks again to everyone who helped out this process by giving us quality feedback and constructive criticism. We certainly appreciate it!

Battlefront Miniatures in conjunction with Rankings HQ is pleased to announce the creation of a Flames Of War international player ranking system. Tournament organizers will have the ability to post their tournament results on the Rankings HQ website and the system will calculate the scores for thousands of players. This ingenious system, designed by Andrew Galea, will finally settle those arguments between friendly rivalries, encourage players to attend lots of tournaments and reward those players who perform admirably at larger events.

The first Flames of War ranked tournament in the world will occur at AdeptiCon on March 26th-28th, 2010 in Lombard, IL.

The ranked tournament at AdeptiCon will be the two-day Mid War Tournament hosted by Game Korps. For more information about the international player ranking system check out the Flames of War website.

Adding to the ever-growing mountain of swag, the first 1000 attendees to purchase a Weekend Badge will also receive a Sabol Fortune cookie! Every cookie is a winner and your chance to get some fantastic Sabol Studios/Designs prizes. Present your fortune at the Sabol Booth in the vendor hall at any point over the weekend, draw a number and roll 2d6. If your roll matches your drawn number, you win your choice of one of the following:

• ARMYTRANSPORT Division case (packed with the trays of your choice)!
• $100.00 Sabol Studios Coupon Card
• $100.00 Sabol Designs Coupon Card
• 2x SD Combatmats
• Your selection of 12 Figure Foam trays

If you do not roll your number, you will receive a coupon code for a 25% discount on your next order from the Sabol Designs web site (valid through April 2010)!

Sabol will be bringing a ton of prizes to give away, and will gladly ship your selected prize to you after the convention if your prize is unavailable.

AdeptiCon is made possible by the thousands of hours put in by all our amazing volunteers and the generous support of all our fantastic sponsors. This year, a number of these sponsors will be present in our Vendor Hall, giving you a chance to purchase their products, peruse their new releases and meet the staff behind some of your favorite hobby suppliers.

AdeptiCon 2010 Vendor Hall Roster

Black Library	Gale Force Nine	Battlefront	40K Radio
Battlefoam	Armorcast	Sabol Designs	Last Square
Dragon Forge Designs	Old Glory Corp	Warlord Games	Mantic Games
Acheson Creations	Blue Table Painting	Smooth-On	Fox Miniatures
	Blast Radius Terrain	Recreational Conflict

Vendor Hall Hours 9:00AM to 7:00PM (Friday and Saturday) and 8:00AM to 2:30PM (Sunday)

Sci-fi Model Painted by Dave Pauwels	Fantasy Model Painted by Bennett Blalock-Doane	Stupor Bowl Model Painted by James Wappel	WWII Models (15mm) Painted by Dave Pauwels

Click to enlarge photos.

Wargames Illustrated: The first 1000 attendees to purchase a Weekend Badge will receive a complementary issue of Wargames Illustrated, the World’s Premiere Tabletop Gaming Magazine. Covering a wide range of historical periods, Wargames Illustrated is packed full of excellent gaming and hobby articles.

Gale Force Nine: Every year Gale Force Nine has produced a fantastic acrylic template set specifically for AdeptiCon, and this year is no exception! The first 1000 attendees to purchase a Weekend Badge can expect to find the Krone-O-Meter amongst the contents of their swag bag. Named after an elusive beast that stalks the eastern seaboard, this set contains a 6″ x 2″ measuring device complete with a 45 degree angle and a set of deployment zone markers. The set will come in green, bronze or red.

This year’s Black Library Guest of Honor at AdeptiCon 2010 will be none other than Aaron Dembski-Bowden, author of Cadian Blood and Soul Hunter.

Aaron was the Senior Writer for the Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures MMO and has produced several works for White Wolf’s Werewolf: the Forsaken and Dark Ages: Vampire lines. He has been a deeply entrenched fan of Warhammer 40,000 ever since he first ruined his copy of Space Crusade by painting the models with all the skill and expertise expected of an overexcited nine year-old boy.

He lives and works in York, UK. His hobbies generally revolve around reading anything within reach, and helping people spell his surname. He’ll be signing autographs at the Black Library booth all weekend, so don’t miss your chance to meet and talk with Aaron!

AdeptiCon 2010 Black Library Guest of Honor Interview

Aaron Dembski-Bowden

AdeptiCon 2010 is only a few weeks away and we thought we would further tempt you with a sneak-peek at the event games that Game Korps will be hosting throughout the weekend. In addition to the three tournaments and continuous demo games, we will be hosting some great historical scenario games on some absolutely stellar boards. So if tourneys aren’t your thing, why not join in one of these fantastic games! Read more…

A number of interviews covering various events and general convention updates have appeared on recent episodes of 40K Radio.

You can listen to the interviews by vising the 40K Radio website or by directly launching their podcast player.

Episode 72 – Matthias Weeks (General Update), Jon Regul (Space Hulk and INAT FAQ)
Episode 71 – Bill Kim (40K Gladiator), Tyler Cooley (40K Combat Patrol)
Episode 67 – Greg Sparks (After Con Mixer and Poker Tournament)