AdeptiCon 2012 is officially over! Many, many thanks to all of our attendees, sponsors, vendors, volunteers and the Westin Lombard Yorktown Center for helping us celebrate our tenth anniversary – it is all of you who make this convention what it has become! Over 1850 rabid wargaming fans turned out to participate in tournaments, hobby seminars, the Crystal Brush painting competition and to otherwise soak up the general atmosphere that is AdeptiCon! With attendees ranging from all corners of the globe, AdeptiCon has truly become the place to meet and play against gamers from all over.

While most of the staff is taking a few days to decompress, we are doing our best to get event results, scenario packets and event coverage posted. All of this will be found in the menu to the left under Past Coverage –> AdeptiCon 2012. The event scenario packets have already been added to the 2012 Rules & Scenarios page, and several event results went up this morning. More shall follow…soon….

As many of you know, AdeptiCon has also attracted a massive amount of podcast and blog coverage over the past few years. We will be doing our best to compile a list of sites and services covering the event, but please let us know if you see anything interesting!

Game 5 (Sunday Round 1)
Alexander Fennell (Necrons – Winner) vs. Tim Gorham (Grey Knights)
Tony Grippando (Grey Knights) vs. Reece Robbins (Eldar – Winner)
Mike Mutscheller (Space Wolves) vs. Nick Nanavati (Grey Knights – Winner)
Justin Cook (Grey Knights) vs. Brad Chester (Grey Knights – Winner)
Bill Kim (Chaos Daemons) vs. Dave Ankarlo (Grey Knights – Winner)
Jose Mendez (Dark Angels) vs. Tony Kopach (Space Wolves – Winner)
Joakim Engstrom (Grey Knights) vs. Paul Murphy (Grey Knights – Winner)
Doug Johnson (Orks – Winner) vs. Brett Perkins (Imperial Guard)

Game 6 Winner Brackets (Sunday Round 2)
Reece Robbins (Eldar) vs. Paul Murphy (Grey Knights – WINNER)
Alexander Fennell (Necrons – WINNER) vs. Doug Johnson (Orks)
Brad Chester (Grey Knights – WINNER) vs. Dave Ankarlo (Grey Knights)
Tony Kopach (Space Wolves – WINNER) vs. Nick Nanavati (Grey Knights)

Game 7 Winner Brackets – (Sunday Round 3)
Alexander Fennell (Necrons) vs. Brad Chester (Grey Knights – WINNER)
Tony Kopach (Space Wolves – WINNER) vs. Paul Murphy (Grey Knights)

Game 8 (Sunday Round 4)
Tony Kopach (Space Wolves) vs. Brad Chester (Grey Knights – WINNER)

Final Results: Warhammer 40K Championships Warmaster – Brad Chester (Grey Knights)

Mantic are back at AdeptiCon for the 3rd time this year – and this time they have something very special planned! For the last 2 years they have been showcasing their Kings of War line, but this year they are here with lasguns!! Head over to their stand to see the awesome new Veer-myn (pictured below), and their fantastic human sci-fi army, the Corporation (also pictured). Alongside the Space Dwarfs and all the other armies there will be a something of interest for everyone!

    
All weekend long they will be running demos of ‘Project Pandora’ – a new tile based board game, and even though Mantic are already renowned for their great prices, they have some great show deals on the stand and a free space rat with every demo game.

For the first time, AdeptiCon will be webcast live all three days! Starting Friday, April 20th at 9:00AM, the team from Apocalypse40K will be live webcasting AdeptiCon, bringing news on tournaments, interviews with guests, players and sponsors and generally entertaining gamers with 9 hours a day of news and information. Hosted by Alec Peters of Apocalypse40K, and produced by Sam Munoz of 40KNation, the AdeptiCon Webcast will allow players from around the world to feel like they are a part of the event! This same team will be webcasting the BoLS Wargamescon in Austin this summer and the Battle Foam sponsored Duelcon in the Fall in Phoenix.

Alec Peters had this to say:

I basically decided to webcast AdeptiCon because my team got shut out from the Warhammer 40K Team Tournament that we played in last year (and won Best Appearance I might add). They decided not to go, and I couldn’t miss it as it is such an amazing event! Not to mention, with Apocalypse40K growing, I decided to do something fun and cool that would help promote the game and AdeptiCon world-wide. I also run “The Big Game, the World’s biggest Apocalypse game” and I love anything that can help make gaming more fun. We will have lots of guests on this weekend and we hope podcasters, bloggers and all the special guests will come on and share the fun with our audience.

You will be able to watch the entire thing by visiting the Apocalypse40K Webcast channel (http://www.own3d.tv/live/288063/Adepticon_2012) or by clicking on the link under Special Events to the left. Broadcasting of the event will start at 9:00AM (CST) on Friday April 20th.

In four days gamers, artists and the industry will converge on the unsuspecting town of Lombard, IL to participate in AdeptiCon’s tenth anniversary! The servitors and constructs are hard at work putting the final touches on the finer details, yet there is always time for more news…

• Battle Foam is happy to announce several amazing AdeptiCon 10th Anniversary specials and deals, including a $500 shopping spree giveaway, Duel Con Golden Ticket giveaway, 10% show discount on all Battle Foam products and 10 free memberships to the Freebootas private 40K forum! More Info »
  
• Badger Airbrush has added a start-up airbrushing kit to the Charity Raffle! One lucky winner will receive a TC908 or 909 compressor, a RK-1 brush, a 50-2010 hose, full set of Freakflex and Transparent Tints, 4 and 16 oz, Modelflex cleaner and 2 bottles of MF extender. A $1400 value! More Info »
  
• Badger will also be hosting a FREE seminar on Friday, April 20, 2012. This seminar will detail what to buy, how to care for it and some techniques to alleviate the most common problems. See the AdeptiCon registration desk for location information. More Info »
  
• BRING YOUR BITS!!!! The Game Room will once again setup outside of the Grand Ballroom and will be open 24 hours a day – Thursday thru Sunday! The Game Room has an extensive bits inventory that covers all game systems. They also love trades! Bring that box full of bits from your basement, there are deals to make! More Info »
  
• If Warhammer 40K had an Olympic event, it would the the European Team Championships. This August, Team America will be traveling to Poland in an attempt to bring home the gold! The team will be hosting a Meet & Greet at AdeptiCon on Thursday evening between 9:00PM and 9:30PM in Parlor Suite 1611. Stop by, meet the team and have all your questions answered! More Info »
  
• Making their AdeptiCon vendor hall debut, Hero Mages will be offering live video game demos all weekend. Fight with your friends on a variety of electronic interfaces! More Info »
  
• Finally, you really need to get to the convention before you can experience any of the amazing stuff happening there! Windy City Limousine offers transportation to and from both O’Hare and Midway airports for very reasonable fees. Sign-up as a group and save! More Info »

You may have noticed something missing in all of the news leading up to the tenth anniversary of AdeptiCon…what exactly is the exclusive swag bag model? Almost two years in the making, the AdeptiConstruct was originally envisioned by artist extraordinaire Nicolás Giacondino for AdeptiCon 2011, but a lack of time and proper resources prevented it from being completed. Shortly thereafter, it was realized that the AdeptiConstruct would in fact make the perfect model to help us celebrate ten years of dice and destruction…production began in haste!

Standing roughly 5 inches tall, the AdeptiConstruct has arrived! The first 1000 preregistered attendees with an AdeptiCon 2012 Weekend Badge will receive this monstrosity in their swag bag! Chilithium Fusion Cell not included.

Sculpted by The Ravages of Time | Painted by Tom Schadle

Click to enlarge photos.

Can’t attend AdeptiCon this year? Ever wonder what’s going on in the other gaming halls? Well the guys from Ohiohammer have stepped up this year to add two new video feeds to the AdeptiCon coverage this year.

The first feed will be live from the Warhammer Fantasy Hall, with one camera providing a table view of every round of the Warhammer Fantasy Championships and another camera providing an overall view of the hall. The second feed will provide you a two camera view of all the furious activity in the Grand Ballroom, the Warhammer 40K events and the Vendor Area.

Check out both feeds starting Friday and start planning to attend AdeptiCon 2013!

Warhammer Fantasy Hall: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ohiohammer
Grand Ballroom: http://www.ustream/tv/channel/adepticon

The AdeptiCon Talks interviews are an ongoing discussion series with a wide variety of AdeptiCon attendees, staff, organizers and vendors. Conducted my Andrew Sherman and Mark Dieter, these 5-10 minute interviews will give you a quick insight into the motivations and machinations behind the fervor and fury that is AdeptiCon.

Listen to the interviews on iTunes or Zune now!

Look for more outtakes from The AdeptiCon Interviews in the near future and be sure to check out Andrew and Mark’s podcast, Ohiohammer!

We have received numerous inquires concerning which Empire army book will be allowed in the Warhammer Fantasy Battles events at AdeptiCon 2012. There has always been a 30-day moratorium on new army books and codices prior to the event. For AdeptiCon 2012, the new army book/codex cutoff was March 19th.

This means that the new Empire book will NOT be in use at AdeptiCon 2012.

We are pleased to welcome back Beasts of War to AdeptiCon 2012!

Beasts of War are the first internet-based television company, dedicated to the hobby of tabletop gaming. They broadcast on their Website, TV and YouTube as well as produce a dedicated daily industry blog and news stream to over a hundred and fifty thousand gamers each month. But that’s not all! They also produce articles and editorial on all aspects of the tabletop scene, through their magazine-style blog. This is delivered directly to their viewers which attracts commentary and feedback from their ever-growing legion of worldwide fans!

Check out their AdeptiCon 2011 interviews and videos here!

Beasts of War will be on the prowl all weekend looking to interview tournament winners and Crystal Brush participants…so find them before they find you!

The Independent Characters are once again proud to bring you the excitement of the AdeptiCon 2012 Warhammer 40k Championships Finals – live and in streaming video!

In the time-tested tradition of sportscasters everywhere, The Independent Characters will be providing coverage of the final table, and the games leading up to that table, from multiple camera angles as well as in depth explanations of the final missions/objectives, live commentary of each round with expert analysis of the tactics involved, and post-game interviews with the winner and runner-up.

“This year we are bringing a large number of improvements to the coverage we provided last year. Not only is the system is more stable than last year, but we also have the ability to have audio of the games as they unfold.” says Co-Host Carl Tuttle.

We are extremely excited at this opportunity to work with The Independent Characters in order to bring the action and excitement of the AdeptiCon 2012 Warhammer 40K Championships to all those in the community that cannot attend in person.

Leading up to AdeptiCon itself, you can listen to The Independent Characters podcast as they discuss upcoming coverage preparations, as well as news and information regarding the Warhammer 40k Championships.

You will be able to watch the entire thing on USTREAM by visiting The Independent Characters USTREAM channel (http://www.ustream.tv/channel/the-independent-characters) or by clicking on the link under Special Events to the left. Broadcasting of the event will start at 6:00am (CST) on Sunday April 22nd.

The D6 Generation is very excited to again be hosting the AdeptiCon Board Game Night on Sunday. This year again we will be featuring games by event sponsors Smirk and Dagger Games, Stronghold Games, Fantasy Flight Games, GameSalute.com, and many others! This is a great opportunity to come and meet the hosts of the D6 Generation and play an array of board and card games chosen specifically to appeal to miniature wargamers. Special contests and compititions will be held all night long and hundreds of dollars worth of games will be given away over the course of the evening. Last year’s big favorites, including HexHex and Survive: Escape from Atlantis! will be seen again, as well as some really big recent releases. It’s a great way to unwind after a fabulous weekend of wargaming!

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 2012 Vendor Hall Roster

Armorcast	Badger Airbrush	Battle Foam
Battlefront	Battle Ready Figs	Black Library
Blue Table Painting	Coolminiornot.com	DGS Games
Dice Head Games	Fantasy Flight Games	Forge World
Gale Force Nine	Geek Nation Tours	Hero Mages
Impact Miniatures	Last Square	Mantic Games
Miniature Painting Authority	On the Lamb Games	Spikey Bitz
Game Room	Wargamma	Warlord Games

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

Geek Nation Tours is a proud sponsor of AdeptiCon and is happy to help recognize the battle prowess of the Warhammer 40K Championships Warmaster!

The victorious Warmaster will be treated to one free week at Geek Nation Tours’ Gaming Condo in Huatulco, Mexico. Not only will this mighty warrior experience the beaches, mescal and crystal clear waters but can return to the condo in the evening to play tabletop, board or computer games. That’s right, the condo is stocked with miniature wargame terrain, loads of boardgames and a choice selection of PS3 games.

The AdeptiCon winner (and a friend) will be treated like the champion he/she is! It all starts with a private transfer from the airport to the condo – where cold beer and salsa will await the victor’s arrival. Each day the housekeeper will clean the condo and serve homemade breakfast while the conqueror plans that day’s adventures.

So fight hard mighty Generals! Come enjoy the bounty your victories will bring you… the surf, sand and dice of Mexico! For a detailed view of the resort, please check out the Casa de la Armonia website.

Killie Gault was the star receiver in the 2485 Scares. He was noted for his speed, agility, ability to catch the ball even when covered by an entire squad of orcs! In the 2485 Stupor Bowl, he racked up an impressive number of catches, leading the Scares to an easy victory. One of the fastest players to ever play the game, Killie Gault provides speed and downfield coverage for any team looking for a solid offensive and defensive player. In honor of AdeptiCon’s tenth anniversary and Stupor Bowl V, Killie has lowered his playing fee making him a must-have player for all teams!

This model will be given for free to all attendees participating in Stupor Bowl V at AdeptiCon 2012. After the convention it will be available for general sale through the Gorgon Studios website. Click on the preview image for a more detailed view of this star player.

Gorgon Studios is extremely proud to present Marshal Ney, a new 28mm model by sculptor Mike Owen. This dramatic figure depicts Ney during the Retreat from Moscow, steadfastly commanding the rear guard. Mike’s sculpt, based on the famous Adolphe Yvon painting, has brilliantly captured the “last Frenchman on Russian soil.”

The model will be given for free to all attendees participating in a historical event at AdeptiCon 2012. After the convention it will be available for general sale through the Gorgon Studios website. Click on the preview image for a more detailed view of Marshal Ney.

Update: Forge World pre-orders end Monday, April 2nd!

Forge World will be returning to AdeptiCon 2012 at the Westin Lombard Yorktown Centre in Chicago, IL and will be bringing a wide selection of resin kits, modeling products, Imperial Armour books, and hopefully a few unseen new releases as well!

Forge World is also now accepting reservation orders for AdeptiCon. This is the best way to guarantee that they will have exactly what you are looking for!

You can place a reservation order either by telephoning the Forge World Customer Service team at 011 44 115 900 4995 or by sending them an e-mail (forgeworldreservations@games-workshop.co.uk) with the subject: ‘AdeptiCon 2012 Reservation’. Make sure to include your name, a list of the items you’d like to reserve and your e-mail address by Monday, April 2nd!

In the week prior to the event, Forge World will send you a confirmation e-mail containing your order number, details of any items that are unavailable and a total cost in US$ (less local sales tax) that will be payable at the event. Reserved items will be available for pickup beginning Friday morning at 9AM in the Vendor Hall.

You can check out Forge World’s complete catalog by visiting their website.

First off, AdeptiCon would like to thank everyone that entered our inaugural terrain contest! The competition this year was fierce and there were a number of fantastic entries. Several of these designs will be making their way to the AdeptiCon tables this year and beyond!

Over the next few weeks, we will be featuring several of the winners and contest highlights – so without further delay – let’s get started!

Placing a respectable 3rd in the AdeptiCon 2012 Terrain contest was Dan Cotrupe of Tectonic Craft Studios with his “Ruined Temple” design. Dan’s entry can be found here. Dan provided not only the design, but a detailed set of instructions for assembly which is always appreciated. Since this submission Dan has formerly launched his own terrain company, Tectonic Craft Studios.

There are a number of lasercut terrain offerings on the market, but what stood out in Dan’s design was the additional details integrated into the terrain elements and the extra time spent on the floor and wall details. The raised panels, and stacked construction method, definitely adds a level of depth to the structure that is lost in some lasercut terrain offerings.

Check out the Tectonic Craft Studios website for some new terrain designs!

Congratulations to Dan on his placing entry!
[Dan's Entry | Photo of the Ruined Temple]

Battle Foam is celebrating the tenth anniversary of AdeptiCon is by giving away special limited edition SHIELD bags to the first 500 AdeptiCon attendees who pick up their Weekend Badge!* These limited edition SHIELD bags feature a cool AdeptiCon Tenth Anniversary patch – only available at the convention! Not only is the SHIELD bag hugely popular, it also allows you to use Battle Foam’s Custom foam trays to create endless options for protecting your minis.

The SHIELD bag also lets you use your current foam trays that fit in other hard cases because of its standard 14.25 x 10.25. This means that you don’t have to buy new foam just to use this great bag! Can’t get there early? Never fear, Battle Foam is also providing 1000 additional free patches that will be handed out after the bags run out! Check out images of the bag and watch this cool video for more information on this awesome bag.

Look for foam trays and additional products at Battle Foam’s booth, located in the AdeptiCon 2012 Vendor Hall.

*This Battle Foam promotion is independent of the Swag Bag and VIG package and is awarded on a first-come, first-served basis once the registration table opens.

At AdeptiCon, BattleTech is proud to premier a new scenario: Counterattack on Kessel. With this scenario, we wanted to give advanced players a chance to utilize the campaign rules in a convention setting to allow for much greater depth in game play over the course of the event. Players will be challenged to see how their individual battles affect the bigger war being waged and will need to make critical decisions about when and where reinforcements will be given.

At the end of the battle, players will need to make difficult decisions about what to repair and rearm on their units going into the next battle. We are greatly anticipating this being a new layer of gameplay that advanced players will be eager to take part in.