Tabletop Gaming at Matsuricon

[mattymorgs]

Hello Matsuricon heroes! This is The Hero Zone here to happily announce that we are on to run TG events this year at the convention! We will have an entire room to ourselves and will be bringing a slew of demos, running some events, and giving you a fun place to stay between panels. We look forward to seeing you all in Columbus and especially if we have met before elsewhere (or if you are from our hometown area of Sandusky). Please post your ideas for tournaments and demos you'd like to see so we can take them into consideration when formulating our plans. Thanks for supporting this convention, each one of us is what makes events like this so special and why this makes each of you a hero! 

Events we will automatically include (days/times not yet set, stay tuned):
Yu-Gi-Oh! Advanced Format
MTG Standard Constructed
Tanto Cuore DBG
Dungeons and Dragons 4E
Munchkin (maybe other SJG depending on our Man in Black's availability)

Bring your 3DS as well, most of our staff have all puzzles completed and it is always great to see more Miis! Possible tournaments like Pokemon B&W, again stay tuned!

If you are wondering who we are and what we do, please feel free to visit our Facebook. We want you to know that The Hero Zone understands how important tabletop games are to you and the convention as a whole and we will facilitate both in a friendly, professional manner!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Hero-Zone/174626855677

[YuukiMONSTER]

Awesome! I have a few questions regarding D&D 4E.
1. Will there be a handful of small groups playing or one large group...
2. If we have pre-existing characters that aren't currently being used in any adventures can we use them or will we need to make a new character for this?
3. If we have supplies (ie. manuals, dice, maps, DM screens, monster tokens..ect)  can we/ do we have to bring them...or will they be supplied???
4. Finally will there be a set number of groups or will we be able to start our own campaign and have people join in. I have a fair sized group of friends who will be with me who play D&D as well and I actually DM so I was just wondering what all the guidelines were and how lax this would be.

Thank you   ^^

[mattymorgs]

If you and your friends wish to bring your materials you certainly may. However books can be heavy and cumbersome things so as far as what we have planned any adventures we run will be fun little one-shots (like Encounters) and we will supply everything you need (dice may be limited so you should probably bring your own just in case). The number of events ran will partially depend on staff availability and interest. We will post up a big schedule on giant sticky notes at the convention. Since our joining in was a bit of a last-moment thing we are going into overtime to plan out fun, quality events with the staff we will have available. We'll offer as much as we can, but we don't want to run half-butted events. If we do something, we're going to do it right! 

On that note, though, suggestions are always welcome and just because we may not feature an event doesn't mean you as guests can't throw something together. Examples in the past at other conventions were attendee-driven Cardfight Vanguard demos and Pokemon DS battles.

[YuukiMONSTER]

Awesome. Thank you! I look forward to it 

[Stratos]

I'm running free intro demos of Kaiju Kaos - The Miniatures Game on Saturday. Stop by and play Godzilla, Gigan, Purple People Eater, Cthulhu, Tentakill, and many more in this colossal-sized tabletop game! See you Saturday!

[NarukamiFighterKairu]

Greetings everyone,

Im Kyle and its a pleasure meeting everyone. I will be hostiong Cardfight Vanguard Demos at the con along side The Hero Zone as it is our latest game we will be aquiring. These Demos will be held everyday of the con -times not decided yet-.  These Demos are for new players or those who currently play. Im thinking about a mini tournament as well, unoffical of course.

Anyways I hope to meet many more players there and here is more info if needed:
http://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10151043125070678&id=174626855677&_rdr#10151045212555678

[mattymorgs]

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE for the convention. This may be subject to change so keep an eye on the Xbox-huge sticky notes we'll post at the convention for reference. Details will also be provided soon on each of the events. We are bringing prize support for as many of the named events as possible. Please note that we will always have open demos for a variety of games (and a huge selection of Steve Jackson Games). We may even bring some props for you to take pictures with. For instance, have you ever wondered what Haruhi or Luffy would look like holding a life-sized boltgun from Warhammer 40k? 

Friday:
Open Gaming & FNM Signup 2p-6p
Friday Night Magic (Standard Constructed) 6p-11p
SJG MiB Demo: Nanuk - 11p-???
D&D 4E Adventure - 11p-???
Open Gaming -

Saturday:
Good Morning Master, Tanto Cuore DBG Demo & Saturday Morning Duel Signup - 10a-12p
Time to Duel! YGO Advanced Format Tournament - 12p-4p
Munchkin Tournament Qualifier - 4:30p-5:30p
Munchkin Tournament...OF DOOM +1! - 6p-???
D&D 4E Adventure - 6p-10p
ONLY WAR! Warhammer 40k Roleplay Demo - 8p-12a
Open Gaming/Event Wrapup - 12a-1a
Big Kids' Table (18+) - 1a-5a
Open Gaming - 5a-10a

Sunday:
Farewell, Milord! Tanto Cuore Tournament - 10a-12p
Pokemon League - Post-Rotation Modified Format 12p-3p
Open Gaming - 12p-3p
Close and pack up, thanks for attending Matsuricon!

[mattymorgs]

Most of this should be standard-issue reminders but we will be enforcing the following rules:

1. Your badge must be present at all times to enter the room. Just as well, while we are running 24 hours we can't allow anyone to sleep in the game room. It is ubiquitous to say at this point, but as always hygiene is a must especially when we have so many people in one place. Hand sanitizer and tissues will be provided by us for your sanitary convenience just as we make available in our store.

2. Bring a sense of fun, adventure, and a willingness to try new things. Also, please practice sportsmanship and discretion of language and topic matter when necessary. Aside from the "Big Kids' Table" where we will enforce an 18+ only attendance policy (bring ID), we want to keep things no "worse" than PG-13. The "ONLY WAR!" event will be 16+.

3. If you wish to demo a game, please feel free to ask a TG staffer. In addition to helping us have a heads-up on who has what we may even be able to sit down with you and teach you the game one-on-one. Please treat all demo copies with respect, some of them have seen many a-convention and we'd love for them to see many more.

If you wish to contact us directly with a question, concern, or idea please reply here, in a PM to me, or follow the link to find us on Facebook to message us or post on our wall. We encourage you to do this anyway so you can get a better sense of who we are, see our passion, and get to know your FLGS-turned-FLAC staff!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Hero-Zone/174626855677

[Crazy Packers Fan]

Any chance you'll have chess?

[NarukamiFighterKairu]

Here is additional events being held in the TG room as well:

Friday:
Cardfight Vanguard Demo #1-Flash Fight Demo- (2pm - 4pm)
Cardfight Vanguard Demo #2 -Standard Play Demo- (6pm - 8pm)
Kaijudo sign-ups (for Saturday) (2pm - 4pm and 6pm - 8pm)
Vanguard sign-ups (for Saturday) (2pm - 8pm and 6pm - 8pm)

Saturday:
Kaijudo/Vanguard sign-ups #2 (10am - 12pm)
Kaijudo Rise of the Duel Masters Tournament (1pm - 5pm)
Cardfight Vanguard Tournament -Standard Play- (7pm - 10pm)

Sunday:
Cardfight Vanguard Tournament -Flash Fight Format- (1pm - 3pm)

[mattymorgs]

Any chance you'll have chess?

Yes, two sets even so you can play Bughouse Chess! 

[mattymorgs]

We're coming to you LIVE from Matsuricon, we have a near-full room and everyone seems to be having a blast. To all of you who braved the skies and roads to come to this convention, you have our sincere gratitude. May your eyes bleed with awesome, your fingers spasm from cool, and your head a-splode with Homestar Runner references.

[mattymorgs]

Thank you everyone for an amazing Matsuricon. It was great to see old friends and make new ones. We hope you enjoyed the demos, events, or props we brought with us for you to accent your cosplay pictures. Suggestions for next year are welcome and we value your opinion not just as staff of the convention but fellow TGers like yourselves!