Wizards of the Coast, Inc. will be in sunny southern California at the Anaheim Convention Center for Gen Con SoCal 2006!
We will be running demos of our latest products in booth number 609 all weekend long. Stop by and check out Dreamblade, Magic, D&D, Star Wars Minis, and the new Axis & Allies: Battle of the Bulge board game. We will have giveaways galore and the ever popular Wide World of Games – roll the big die for free prizes!
Exhibit Hall Hours:
Thursday November 16, 2006: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Friday November 17, 2006: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Saturday November 18, 2006: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sunday November 19, 2006: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Tournament Hall is open 24 hours!!
Tournaments will be running in Hall D all weekend. Some of our highlighted events include:
Magic:
Thursday 10AM – Magic: $100 Sealed Deck Outback Steakhouse Dinner Tournament – Players receive one Time Spiral Tournament Pack plus two boosters to build a 40-card minimum deck. Swiss rounds based on Attendance, no finals. 1st place wins $100 Gift Certificate $75 for 2nd place.
Friday 6PM – Magic: Limited Two-Headed Giant iPod Tournament – Each two-player team will receive 1 TP and 4 boosters to build two 40-card minimum decks. Swiss rounds based on attendance. No finals. Price is for one person; teammates must register and pay separately. 1st place = 2 iPods!
Friday 10 PM – Magic: $100 Standard Constructed Outback Steakhouse Dinner Tournament – Standard Format. Players will play a number of Swiss rounds based on attendance, no finals. 1st place wins $100 Gift Certificate $75 for 2nd place.
Friday 10 AM – Magic: PT Geneva Qualifier
Saturday 10 AM – Magic: PT Geneva Qualifier
Time spiral limited format. Winner receives an invitation to PT Geneva and a Travel reward. Swiss rounds based on attendance plus a Coldsnap draft.
Saturday 10PM – Magic: Standard $500 Travelocity Gift Card Overnight Tournament – Standard Format. Players will play a number of Swiss rounds based on attendance, no finals. 1st place wins a $500 Airline Gift Card!
Dreamblade:
Saturday 8AM – Dreamblade: Dream Series 10K Tournament – This Constructed tournament is Open to all competitors. This event will feature a $10,000 payout, Dreamblade boosters, and bonus Dreamblade DCI Rating Points.
Sunday 9AM – Dreamblade: Dream Series 1K Tournament – This Constructed tournament is Open to all competitors. This event will feature a $1,000 payout, Dreamblade boosters, and bonus Dreamblade DCI Rating Points.
D&D Miniatures:
D&D Miniatures Triathlon
Join us for our very first show long tournament! Battle over multiple formats to be crowned the most resourceful General in D&D Miniatures. A true test of endurance! Hand painted Trophy Miniature for top four placings. Overall winner receives a special engraved D&D Miniatures iPod. $100, $50, 2x $25 gift certs to Best Buy for top four placings. $50, $30, 2x $20 gift certs to Best Buy for top four placings of qualifying tournaments. 6 Blood War Boosters for 5 – 8.
Qualifying tournaments:
Thursday 10 AM - D&D Miniatures 100-point Triathlon - $50, $30, 2x $20 gift certs to Best Buy for top four placings.
Thursday 3 PM - D&D Miniatures 500-point (Epic) Triathlon - $50, $30, 2x $20 gift certs to Best Buy for top four placings.
Saturday 10 AM - D&D Miniatures 200-point Triathlon - $50, $30, 2x $20 gift certs to Best Buy for top four placings.
D&D Miniatures 200-point Triathlon Final Eight - Hand painted Trophy Miniature for top four placings. Overall winner receives a special engraved D&D Miniatures iPod. $100, $50, 2x $25 gift certs to Best Buy for top four placings.
Friday 10 AM - D&D Miniatures Blood War Draft Championship – Gen Con So. Cal. sees another first for D&D Miniatures with its first Draft Championships. Draft from two Blood War boosters in pods of four to be the ultimate draft champion and celebrate with a feast on us! Unique Trophy Miniature for winner plus $100 meal certificate at Buca di Beppo! Second receives $75 certificate, Third and fourth receive $40 gift certificate.
Sunday 9 AM - D&D Miniatures Blood War Limited Championship – qualifier - Don't miss your chance to qualify for our Limited Championship finals. First place wins travel and invite to the finals in 2007. Invites to participate in the finals plus product for 2nd – 4th. Product prizes for 5th – 8th.
Star Wars Miniatures:
Friday 11 AM - Star Wars Miniatures So. Cal. Limited Championship - Have you what it takes to be the ruler of the universe in our 100-point Championship? Unique Miniatures case with a full set of the latest product for the winner. Product for 2nd – 8th.
Axis & Allies Miniatures:
Saturday 12 PM noon - Axis & Allies Miniatures - The Eastern Front - Construct your best 200-point squad and prove who is the better General. Check Wizards of the Coast Axis & Allies Miniatures website for full details. Unique Ammo can storage case plus a full set of the latest release for winner. Product for 2nd – 8th.
Axis & Allies Board Games:
Thursday, 10 AM D-Day Tournament
The Axis & Allies D-Day Tournament hits the beaches of Anaheim! This will be a four round single elimination one/two player team tournament (32 players Max.) Bid for the Axis to determine sides. Bring a copy of the game. Finals will be Thursday evening. Top teams/players receive prizes.
Thursday, 5 PM Europe/Pacific Tournament
This is a newly formatted, four round single elimination one/two player team tourney (32 players Max.) You must be familiar with BOTH games. Bidding for the Axis will be used to determine sides. No other variants will be used and the Revised rules will NOT apply. Bring a copy of both games. Each round will be 5pm; Thur., Fri. & Sat. with final on Sunday.
Friday, 10 AM Battle of the Bulge Tournament
Be the first to reach the supply lines of the NEW Axis & Allies series of board games, Battle of the Bulge. This will be a 4 round single elimination one player tournament (16 players Max.) Bring a copy of the game. Top players receive prizes.
Saturday, 8 AM Revised Edition Tournament
The Axis & Allies Revised Midwest Slugfest hits the beaches of So. California. This is a four round single elimination one/two player team tourney (32 players max.). 9VC/IPC victory conditions based on LHTR. Bid for sides. Finals will be Sunday. Bring a copy of the game. Top teams/players receive prizes.
Leagues:
D&D Miniatures 200-point League - Using two Blood War boosters players compete all weekend to prove who is the best at marshalling their Warbands. Participation miniatures with every game played. The more you play the more you win!
Star Wars Miniatures 100-point League - Using two boosters players compete all weekend to prove who is the best at marshalling their Squads. Participation miniatures with every game played. The more you play the more you win!
Axis and Allies 100-point League - Using two boosters players compete all weekend to prove who is the best at marshalling their armies. Participation miniatures with every game played. The more you play the more you win!
RPGA:
CORS6-03 Shadows of the Dread Spiral - A tainted soul seeking redemption draws your attentions to the foreboding Yatil Mountains. Within its hidden recesses lies the Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun, and there, a terrible labor lost in time begins anew.
EMH-14 House of Madness - Aehion Hayttear, decedent of the Dreambreaker, has fled Wroat in possession of the Delirium Stone and threatens to become one of the greatest threats since the Aberrant Lords of old, despite having been slain by the Diggers' Union once already. Now you must end the threat that you began, before madness finds its way home.
CBL-3 Khyber's Children - The Cabal of Shadows continue in their efforts to direct the unfolding for the Caldyn Fragments in their third faction adventure for Xen'drik Expeditions.
CMP-3 Marked man - The Blackwheel Company continue in their efforts to direct the unfolding for the Caldyn Fragments in their third faction adventure for Xen'drik Expeditions.
CVN-3 The Good Die Young - The Covenant of light continue in their efforts to direct the unfolding for the Caldyn Fragments in their third faction adventure for Xen'drik Expeditions.
CDX-3 Native Intelligence - The Crimson Codex continue in their efforts to direct the unfolding for the Caldyn Fragments in their third faction adventure for Xen'drik Expeditions.
