Howdy folks!
It's a little bit short notice, but we really wanted to put something up on here about Canopener, our annual charity and all round fun-times event.
All club members and non-club members welcome. Come join in the fun!
CanOpener 2012
Saturday June 16th, 8am - 6pm.
There will be Cafe at the venue – all profits will go towards the City Mission; and a raffle with some really great prizes
Warhammer 40K,
Warhammer Fantasy,
Napoleonics – Sounds of Drums and shakos
Heroclix
Flames of War
Warmachine
All in the name of charity.
James from the Auckland City Mission will be presenting the podium prizes at the end of the day.
So bring your dice, bring your cans and put your Game Face on!
For more details, pop on by the forums (this thread) or email us.
What looked to be a bit of a slow start, resolved into a relaxing and enjoyable day of gaming.
ReplyDeleteThe numbers were a bit low, but the results of the day were really rewarding. With every player walking away with something from the event, whether it be a podium prize, a spot prize or a feeling of just having had a really good day.
We had in our midst a very welcome contingent of board gamers, amongst them a couple of familiar faces, who it was good to see.
Another welcome addition to the event was the representation from the Auckland City Mission. James was a great sport. He was very intrigued by the whole gaming thing. I introduced him to Fantasy, and in true City Guard spirit, he whooped me Smiley. James then joined in with the boardgamers
and afterwards had a game of FOW. I get the impression that we may have a new member soon Wink
I expect the other TO’s will like to comment on their games, but instead of stealing their thunder, I will just mention a couple of the Fantasy Highlights.
First place, after a bit of an absence from the club, was Nick (Captain Softscores), 2nd place to Logan (First Tournament) , 3rd place Graeme (Nerdymen).
Steve was there with Flames of War. He umpired a game for 4 newbies, Daryl (Big D) took out first place there. I got a chance to join in and even I had some successes with the game, getting Daryl to roll dice for me probably helped Smiley.
I need to mention a word of thanks here:
Thank you to Battle front miniatures, who sent over a large box of cans, as well as some very generous prizes.
Thank you to Slave to Painting, who sent in a whole heap of spot prizes, which were scattered between the games appropriately. I know Aaron Cue appreciated his spot prize, as we have been talking recently about Mantic models.
Thank you to my wife, for running the kitchen (Archenemy will be the next to benefit from my wife’s cooking).
And last, but not least, thank you to all the gamers, who made set-up and pack up an enjoyable part of the event.
Can tally: 500 cans to The Auckland City Mission. Target for next year: 1000?
Direct Cash donation to The Auckland City Mission: $135