Free RPG Day 2010 – Call for Games!
May 26, 2010
We’re celebrating Free RPG Day next month and wanted to get the word out to you as soon as possible. In order to host a great day of gaming, we’re on the lookout for any GMs who would like to run a one-shot game at the event, so if you’ve got something you’d like to show off, give us a yell soon and we’ll get you a table and some players.
For the fourth year running, summer heralds one of our favorite days of the year: Free RPG Day! If you’ve not heard of it nor seen it in action, it’s a total blast. The kind folks at Impressions Advertising have seen it fit to petition a huge number of role-playing publishers to create exclusive product to hand out to our local gaming community on Saturday, June 19th. We’re supporting it by holding one-shot, convention-style role-playing sessions in the store all day long, and you get to reap the rewards by running or playing and being a part of the festivities.
If you’ve ever been a part of our GRPA gaming events, you have a good idea of what Free RPG Day will be like. Even now, we’re taking submissions from a talented stable of GMs for games to be run during the day. We’ll be posting our lineup of games very soon right here, and all you have to do is sign up when they’re posted. No previous experience is necessary, so it’s a great chance to try out a system you’ve been eyeing for a while. Once you’ve got a confirmed spot, show up on June 19th, take home some of the free product, and have a blast with the other gamers who will be here!
The list of sponsors this year is impressive, including Wizards of the Coast, White Wolf, Goodman Games, Fantasy Flight, Lone Wolf, Chessex, and a bunch more. Each of these publishers has created a special gaming book or item for the event, and they’re all free for you to enjoy. And while we can’t break out the goodies until the 19th, we can tell you that a couple of the highlights include an introductory adventure for the forthcoming D&D Dark Sun setting and a unique Pathfinder adventure from Paizo. Cool stuff!
Keep your eyes here and to our website for more as it comes, and if you’ve got a game you’d like to run, send in an abstract and we’ll review it for submission to the event. Don’t forget to keep Saturday the 19th free – for Free RPG Day!
Please note that Free RPG Day 2010 will replace our regular June GRPA event, normally scheduled on the last Monday of the month.
Free RPG Day 2010: Saturday, June 19th 12-6pm
Where: Gamescape North, San Rafael
Tournament Series: Infinity
May 19, 2010
Come join us in Gamescape North’s May Infinity Tournament! Suit up and throw down in a dark future world filled with amazing technology and deadly skill. Players will need to provide their own 200-pt armies to compete in the tournament and should have a legal, legible army list with them at registration. We’ll also have demo armies available to those interested in just watching or learning the system. There will most certainly be prizes for the big winners based on numbers of attendees. Give us a yell with any questions or just show up before noon this Saturday – it’s going to be a blast!
Saturday, May 22nd 12-6pm
Infinity Tournament
The best sci-fi skirmish game ever!
The idea behind Gamescape’s Tournament Series sprang from wanting to provide our gamers with one set Saturday per month in which they could compete for cool prizes in a variety of games. To this end, we’ll be hosting a tournament each month with plenty of warning for people to prepare, practice, and read up on the rules to get ready. It’s a great chance for skilled and passionate players to show both their competence and gamesmanship, and also a cool environment to allow newer players to practice their chops as they work their way up to mastering their favorite sets of rules.
Next Tournament Series Event: Warhammer Fantasy 8th Edition
Saturday, July 17th 12-6pm
May GRPA
May 17, 2010
Click the link for the official lineup of role-playing games scheduled for our next GRPA event on Monday, May 24th. Have a look below, and if you’d like to join us for any of these sessions, please select a game in which you’d like to participate and either call or write us back with your name and selection. All games are free and will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis, and you’ll be responded to immediately with your status in the game.
What’s GRPA? Find out here!
HeroClix is Back!
May 12, 2010
We’re very happy to announce the return of our Sunday HeroClix days once again at Gamescape! Coming up this very weekend, we’re hosting a return to a deluge of super-powered battles on the tabletop with an open game day for anyone who’s interested. Whether you’re an old salt and have memorized each and every character’s ability or you can keep the timelines of the Crisis on Infinite Earths series totally straight in your head, we’ll have a place for you at the board. This event is designed to be easy for Clix experts and beginners who have never dialed a base before. There will be free prize figures for all participants, but feel free to bring your collection and trades, as well. We’ll gauge interest by how many people show up, and if we get enough excitement, we’ll definitely turn this into a regular event once again. Hop on to our forums to throw your hat in the ring or find out more about HeroClix events at Gamescape, and let’s all raise an armored fist in tribute to NECA, who has brought HeroClix back from the dead!
Sunday, May 16th 12-4pm
HeroClix Open Game Day
From the Blackest Night to the Brightest Day!
40K ‘Ard Boyz!
May 5, 2010
We’re excited to host this year’s incredibly fun Warhammer 40,000 ‘Ard Boyz Spring Qualifier Tournament at Gamescape! For those not familiar, The ‘Ard Boyz events are a series of three tournaments designed to find some of the best Warhammer 40K players in the nation and pit them against each other in the heat of battle. Painting and Composition are not scored at all, so it’s all about generalship and taking out your opponent’s troops. The first tournaments, the ‘Ard Boyz Qualifiers, will be held on May 15th, 2010, and Gamescape will be participating by opening up our play area to anyone who signs up ahead of time. The top three finishers in the tournament will be asked to attend a Regional ‘Ard Boyz Semifinal on June 12th, 2010. The top three placements there will be asked to attend the finals held on July 17th, 2010.
Games Workshop have conveniently posted the complete tournament rules online, and we strongly suggest that you read them carefully before getting your army lists together – there’s lots of useful information there, including a checklist of what to bring to the tournament. If you’re interested in participating, you can get more info on our forums under the ‘Ard Boys thread. You may alternatively come into or call the store to put your name down on our list. We’ll have space for sixteen people, and we’re sure it’s going to fill up fast. This will be a free event!
Warhammer 40,000 ‘Ard Boyz Qualifier Tournament:
Saturday, May 15th 10am-8pm
Where: Gamescape North, San Rafael