Here they are, in all their painted painted glory, your AdeptiCon 2013 limited edition swag bag models! Mathieu Fontaine, miniature painter extraordinaire and past AdeptiCon hobby instructor, took some time out of his busy schedule to help bring these two unique characters to life. Click either photo to enlarge. Enjoy!

Sculpted by Victoria Lamb : Painted by Mathieu Fontaine (Studio Akaranseth)


Sculpted by Mike Evans : Painted by Mathieu Fontaine (Studio Akaranseth)

Today Andrew Sherman is joined by Chris Michaels COO of PoweredPlay Gaming. PoweredPlay Gaming are sponsoring the Warhammer 40K Championships this year and as it is Chris’s first year attending the event, we talk about the build up. PoweredPlay Gaming is a new company which sells special effects kits for miniatures. You’ll be able to find them in the Vendor Hall by the Cool Mini or Not booth and don’t forget to check out their Kickstarter – Modeling Leaves the Dark Ages.

The AdeptiCon Talks interviews are an ongoing discussion series with a wide variety of AdeptiCon attendees, staff, organizers and vendors. Conducted by Andrew Sherman, Mark Dieter, and Ken Blakely these 5-20 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 now, or subscribe on your Android device to talks.adepticon.org!

Look for more outtakes from The AdeptiCon Interviews in the near future and be sure to check out Andrew’s podcast, Ohiohammer, as well as Mark and Ken’s 40K Podcast, Second Founding!

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Extra, extra – read all about it! AdeptiCon VIGs not only have the usual perks, but also receive some bonus material from our gracious sponsors. These include:

• (1) Cool Mini or Not Zombicide figure from the new release
• (1) Rust Forge Crates packet
• (1) Secret Weapon Ink and Base
• (1) Spikey Bits $10 off booth only coupon + templates (while supplies last)
• (1) Tectonic Craft Studios 15% off booth discount coupon
• (1) Zombie Smith Figure coupon

The AdeptiCon charity raffle has raised thousands of dollars in the past two years and once again looks to break records with all 2013 funds going to Wounded Warrior Project. Raffle prizes include:

• Charity Raffle Army Painted by GMM Studios & Supplied by Chaosmailorder.com, Dragon Forge Design and AdeptiCon
• Badger Air-Brush Kit with compressor, air hose & brush, and a full set of Minitaire paints w/ clear coats and retarder
• Table War MKII Full-size Display Tower case
• Table War MKI Half-size Display Tower case
• Black Library Horus Heresy collectors hardback novel (8 of them)
• KR Multicase Aluminium case for your Star Wars collection
• Smooth-On Starter Kits
• Malifaux Grab Bags
• and more….

You can buy tickets at the AdeptiCon registration desk. The drawing will be held on Sunday, April 21, 2013 in the Westin Grand Ballroom during the Warhammer 40K Team Tournament Awards ceremony, so come join the fun and support for a great cause!

With AdeptiCon less than a week away, and no Games Workshop Codex: Chaos Deamons FAQ in sight, we want to get a few more questions answered and clarifications posted. Version 1.2 of the AdeptiCon 2013 40K Rules Addendum and FAQ has been posted. New rulings since the last version appear in red. This is the final update to the FAQ prior to the convention.

After several rounds of terrain setup and playtesting, the Pre-deployment Orders Sheets for the various Warhammer 40K events have been amended to bring them further in line with W40K6e and to give players a little more wiggle room when setting up tables. The Pre-deployment Orders Sheet will be included in every event packet. the changes are as follows:

• Fortifications: Starting with the player who chose table halves, players alternate placing any fortifications wholly within the owning player’s table half and not within 4″ of another fortification. (There was previously a required 5″ distance from the board edge for fortifications)
• No terrain piece can be placed within 4″ of another terrain piece, fortification or the board edge. (This was previously 5″)

And finally, the Second Founding Podcast rounded up Greg Sparks and Brad Chester to go over the basic pre-deployment orders as they will be played at AdeptiCon 2013. You can watch a video of the step-by-step process over on YouTube.

X-wing Miniatures Battles is one of the newest events to enter the AdeptiCon arena, and custom-designed trays from KR Multicase are an easy way to transport and store your whole X-Wing game! The modular designs means everything can fit inside any of the KR Multicase cases, and are fully interchangeable with the rest of the KR Multicase system. Carry all the fighter variants…The Milllenium Falcon, Slave-1, a squadron of TIE Fighters…not to mention there is plenty of room for all the tokens, dials, cards and dice.

KR Multicase – soft foam for figures, hard cases for soft foam! Visit the KR Multicase Webstore today!

Tired of hurrying back from lunch only to crowd around posted table pairings? No more! This year we are experimenting with table pairings via text and e-mail for each round of the Warhammer 40K Championships, Warhammer 40K Gladiator and Warhammer 40K Team Tournament. Players and Team Captains opting for this method will receive their table assignments before postings are released. Check out the sample email/text message below:

[AdeptiCon 40K Champs] Christopher Mehrstedt, you are on Table 124 for Rd 1. If you have questions, see the judge’s station.

To opt-in, please fill out the AdeptiCon 2013 Warhammer 40K E-mail/Text Table Assignments form. Only the Team Captain needs to fill out this form for the Warhammer 40K Team Tournament. You will also be able to opt-in during early check-in on Wednesday evening. If you bought a Warhammer 40K Championships ticket for someone – please let them know!

Hyacinth Games is bringing Wreck-Age to AdeptiCon along with a number of exclusive miniatures and sets! They will be running events and demos in the Grand Ballroom all weekend long, so make sure to stop by and take advantage of their AdeptiCon exclusive deals:

• Limited blister of Switch City Security Agents (2 pack). Armed with a Narco Gun and Net Caster, these guards are ready to subdue troublemakers. This is the only place you will be able to get these beyond having pledged for Kickstarter!
• Limited blister of two post apocalypse vendors, a food merchant and junk merchant. An AdeptiCon exclusive!
• A printed book of short stories set in the Wreck Age universe.
• AdeptiCon exclusive ‘Youth of Today’ Limited Edition Starter Set containing:
• Full-color quickstart rules
• 3 full-color scenarios: Break Down the Walls, We’re Not In This Alone and Disengage which run you through a a Drifter raid on a Staker outpost
• 8 Drifters: 2 exploding boars, 2 pack boars, 4 Drifters (melee drifter w/shield, berzerker drifter, female locust w/pipe rifle, boar handler)
• 5 Stakers: 2 Fieldhands, 3 Outriders
• Super secret resin terrain pieces direct from the lab!
• Your choice of weathered resin crate or metal post apocalypse vendor cart (food or junk merchant)
• Preview versions of the Drifter box set.
• Preview versions of the Stitcher box set.
• Limited quantities of our 34 piece counter set.

AdeptiCon 2013 Warhammer 40K Championships Finalists will each receive a PoweredPlay Gaming LED lighting set. PoweredPlay Gaming aims to electrify your play and spark creativity in your armies with the first LED lighting and effects kits for miniature wargames. You just decide where you want the effect, and run the lights! No soldering, no mess – just plug and play to light up the competition. Lighting effects seen here are like none other.

The company is running their Kickstarter: Modeling Leaves the Dark Ages through the month of April. Check them out!

The web cart is now closed. We are no longer handling any requests for Weekend Badges, events or refunds as we begin our final preparations for the actual convention. You will still be able to register onsite, but any remaining event tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis only.

All AdeptiCon attendees will be able to pick up their badge, event tickets and swag bag at the AdeptiCon registration table starting Wednesday, April 17th at 7:00 pm or any of the following days beginning at 7:00 am.

This document is for use at AdeptiCon 2013 and exists solely to serve as a transparent means of informing our attendees how our judges will rule in the case of certain rules disputes. Forewarned is forearmed!

It includes Games Workshop (rulebook and codex-specific), Forge World (Imperial Armour and Apocalypse) questions, new questions/clarifications and has been recently updated to include Codex: Chaos Daemons.

Questions not covered by an official FAQ document, that you wish answered for this specific event, may be submitted by using the AdeptiCon 2013 Warhammer 40K FAQ Submission Form.

Since several people missed the preregistration deadline last Friday, we are re-opening the web cart for 72 hours in order to give people one last chance to pick up tickets and Weekend Badges.

The cart will close permanently at 9:00AM on Thursday, April 4th. After that, the only way to get tickets will be onsite – no special exceptions will be made! This is your final chance! Don’t delay!

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.

Bring your games, models, bits and pieces at AdeptiCon 2013! The Game Room buys it all! Specialized in aftermarket trading, Darryl Dean and the Game Room crew will once again be open 24/7 all weekend long! Browse the bits or trade in product for game systems such as:

• Warhammer 40K and Fantasy
• Epic, Necormunda, Bloodbowl and Battlefleet Gothic
• Warmachine
• Flames of War
• Malifaux
• Board Games
• Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Ed/3.5
• Magic the Gathering

No collection is too small, no collection is too large – The Game Room will be open for business starting Wednesday night during convention registration, so check them out in the Grand Ballroom Foyer.

AdeptiCon has partnered with Harry Caray’s to provide you a continental breakfast buffet and “tailgate” luncheon. This limited offer provides you with all the sustenance you need to get your AdeptiCon experience off on the right foot!

Ideal for attendees participating in the Warhammer 40K Championships and the early Warhammer Fantasy: It’s How You Use It event, this $25 ticket will provide you access to BOTH meals during the scheduled times.

Meals will be served in the Harry Caray Ballroom. Tickets can be purchased from the AdeptiCon 2013 Webcart.

Continental Breakfast Buffet Details
Thursday, 8:00AM – 9:00AM

• Seasonal Sliced Fruit Platter
• Assorted Fruit Yogurts
• Assorted Bagels with Whipped Cream Cheese
• Assorted Muffins, Coffee Cakes and Croissants with Fruit Preserves, Whipped Butter and Honey
• Fresh Orange Juice and Cranberry Juice
• Freshly Brewed Coffee and Gourmet Hot Tea Selections
• Scrambled Eggs
• Applewood Smoked Bacon
• O’Brien Potatoes

Tailgate Lunch Buffet Details
Thursday, 12:00PM – 1:30PM

• Includes freshly brewed coffee and gourmet hot tea selections
• Harry’s Chili with Chopped Onions, Cheddar Cheese, Sour Cream and Oyster Crackers
• Holy Cow!® Potato Chips
• Chopped Salad with Avocado, Scallions, Tomatoes, Gorgonzola and Sweet Herb Vinaigrette
• Mini Chicago Style Hot Dogs with Tomatoes, Onions, Sport Peppers, Pickle Spears, Relish, Celery Salt and Mustard
• Mini Italian Beef Sandwiches with Sautéed Sweet Peppers and Giardiniera
• Mini Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches with Blue Cheese Dressing
• Housemade Fudge Brownies and Assorted Cookies
• Soft Drinks

Mr Justin returns to AdeptiCon Talks to discuss Secret Weapon Miniatures. Find out what is new and where you can get it at AdeptiCon 2013.

The AdeptiCon Talks interviews are an ongoing discussion series with a wide variety of AdeptiCon attendees, staff, organizers and vendors. Conducted by Andrew Sherman, Mark Dieter, and Ken Blakely these 5-20 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 now, or subscribe on your Android device to talks.adepticon.org!

Look for more outtakes from The AdeptiCon Interviews in the near future and be sure to check out Andrew’s podcast, Ohiohammer, as well as Mark and Ken’s 40K Podcast, Second Founding!

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

AdeptiCon is pleased to announce that TableWar™ has joined our list of fantastic sponsors and are providing prize support, discounts, raffle items, and convention giveaways for several events.

In particular, TableWar™ is contributing two Display Tower MKII cases to the AdeptiCon 2013 Army Charity Raffle benefiting the Wounded Warrior Project and 100 AdeptiCon attendees will receive a TableWar™ Bottom Base Unit-Tray with a 40mm Diorama (Unit) Washer set! Just in case that isn’t enough…they will also be running special Warhammer 40K and Warhammer Fantasy contests! The TableWar™ staff will be at the convention – playing, socializing and answering your questions all weekend long. Look for more details on the TableWar™ site soon!

TableWar™ carries a full range of products for the display, storage, and light transport of hobby miniatures.

AdeptiCon is pleased to announce that Tectonic Craft Studios™ has joined our growing list of wonderful vendors and will also be officially sponsoring the the Warhammer 40K Championships! Each Warhammer 40K Championships participant will receive one finely-crafted Tectonic Craft Studios™ Objective Marker Kit. Keep your eyes open for news concerning other events in the near future.

Tectonic Craft Studios™ views today’s tabletop miniature games as more than just an exercise of strategy and that they encompass everything from the assembly and painting of your miniatures to the fictional context of the battle being played. Tectonic Craft Studios™ helps bring that setting to life through highly-detailed, constructible, and paintable terrain pieces. Make sure to stop by the Tectonic Craft Studios™ vendor booth to check out their terrain kits and gaming accessories.

To learn more, visit the Tectonic Craft Studios™ webpage or check them out on Facebook.

The Daemons of Chaos have been unleashed and in their wake trails a number of lingering questions. The following mini-FAQ will be in effect for all Warhammer Fantasy Battles events at AdeptiCon 2013.

Warriors of Chaos: Demon Princes are considered Demons for the Lore of Light Attribute.

Demons of Chaos: Reign of Chaos applies only when rolled during the Demon player Magic Phase.

Demons of Chaos: Reign of Chaos rolls 5, 6, 8, & 9 – roll for each enemy unit (regardless) and only for friendly units with the named Mark.

Demons of Chaos: Kairos Fateweaver must have his 8 chosen spells declared at the beginning of the tournament and must use those spells in each game. These spells must be listed on the army roster.

All summoned models (VC Undead, Demon Princes, Spawn, & Demons) must be painted according to the AdeptiCon Model Policy in order to be used at AdeptiCon.

Outlaw Miniatures is bringing Wild West Exodus to life at AdeptiCon 2013! Wild West Exodus is a semi-skirmish, alternate history, tabletop game based in the late 1800′s where technology rules the land. Ruthless Outlaws stalk the open desert brandishing futuristic weapons and piloting revolutionary vehicles. Names like Jesse James, Billy the Kid, Wyatt Earp, and even Abe Lincoln play their role in this new world.

To promote this awesome new game Wild West Exodus and the people at Outlaw Miniatures will be giving away 500 limited edition “Ladies Of The West” Outlaw models. These highly detailed miniatures are designed via 3D-sculpting and of the the finest quality. It’s also not too late to help support Wild West Exodus – there is a little over one week left (ends March 17th) to get in on the Kickstarter madness!

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In the twilight years of the Nineteenth Century, mankind is perched upon a new age of discovery and enlightenment. But beneath the hope and optimism, a rising darkness taints the air, touching the heart of every man, woman, and child. The United States has clawed its way out of a terrible civil war, but the wounds are deep. The nation finds itself poised on the edge of ruin, the agony of division eating at its very marrow… Join us on our dark journey into an alternate history where a hidden evil strives to corrupt even the purest champions of Man. Take your first step upon this dread path today! www.wildwestexodus.com

This document is for use at AdeptiCon 2013 and exists solely to serve as a transparent means of informing our attendees how our judges will rule in the case of certain rules disputes. Forewarned is forearmed!

It includes Games Workshop (rulebook and codex-specific) and Forge World (Imperial Armour and Apocalypse) questions. This document is expected to be updated at least once more prior to AdeptiCon in order to account for the release of the Chaos Daemons codex, new questions and clarifications.

Questions not covered by an official FAQ document, that you wish answered for this specific event, may be submitted by using the AdeptiCon 2013 Warhammer 40K FAQ Submission Form.