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    Wyrd not at Adepticon?

    What was that all about?

    Don't get me wrong, Dan "Nilus", did a FANTASTIC job running everything and I did not hear a single complaint from a Malifaux attendee aside from my opponents complaining about the lack of challenge I presented for them.

    But last year I got to meet a bunch of Wyrd people and learn all kinds of things and ask questions and play games against them, etc...

    I am not sure what scheduling things are going on, but Adepticon is a pretty darn big tournament and we did SO MANY demos for people from other game systems that are prospective customers that it makes no sense to me why there would not be a Wyrd presence.

    I am not privy to the inner-circle cabals of henchmen or marshals and all that jive, I am just speaking as a customer that likes promoting a game and company that I like and saying that I do not understand why a miniature company would not have anyone attend what I think is the second largest miniature event/tourney/convention in the country.

    I think its fortunate that Dan and his minions did such a great job.

    That's my two cents...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gruesome View Post
    I think its fortunate that Dan and his minions did such a great job.
    Fortune!!! That was all skill baby! Of course one of my greatest skills is luck so go figure

    Honestly I can't complain. Wyrd gave us 1000 rules manuals for swag that people really enjoyed. They also gave us several limited edition models for prize support. It should be noted that they are also one of the Sponsors of the Crystal Brush.

    Without giving out to much insider info, I know that Adepticon does fall right smack in the middle of Wyrds development cycle. All that cool stuff that will be at Gencon is being built, modeled, manufactured and tested right now so its hard to drag staff away to a con.

    As both Wyrd and Adepticon grow in size there may be a point in the next few years where we start seeing official representation at the con but until that time I am happy with the support they are giving us.

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    The prize support was great. Nilus in a few weeks ill write up some suggestions for next year.

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    Not really sure how much more you would like to see of us.

    We sponsored the Crystal Brush heavily. We included swag in the bags. We supported the tournament heavily and Dan did a great job with representing us there along with everyone else that piled in.

    The sales room really isn't our thing due to the size of the convention (while y'all may see it as a big big biggie .. the cost of setting up there and the like ... it's not) though CMON was there representing us quite well with product, along with April releases and other bits we made sure they had on hand.

    Short of having someone walk around with a 'I work for Wyrd', I would say we were there pretty deeply.
    I'm often asked what genre and elements make up Malifaux ... that's simple, its: Steamvictoriohorrorwestpunk! Hope that clears it up for you.

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    The presence was felt and we apperciated seeing the rulebook in the bag. And CMON repped the product well. The wyrd hobby was on great display and attracted a lot of foot traffic. Was awesome event and i personally was very excited with the support and the presence.

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    I wasn't there because of family commitments but I've heard great things about the Malifaux scene at Adepticon. I'm already working on crews for next year and as soon as the dates are announced I'll be requesting the time off work.

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    Well if Dan et al. were happy with the support, then I don't have much room to complain.

    And honestly, I had forgotten about the manuals in some of the swag bags, which really was a nice idea.

    I think maybe I just got spoiled by the attendance from last year and I suppose slightly jealous of seeing Privateer Press stuff covering so much of the convention. I like PP and think warmachine/hordes is a great game, I just happen to think that Malifaux is better so get bummed when its not center-stage.

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    As a henchman I was very pleased to see the Rules Manual in the swag bag. All of thus already play appreciated the spare copy, and it made a great conversation starter to get more people into the game. I know two clubmates in particular it helped push over the edge.

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    I'm so happy there was a rules manual in the swag bag. I lost my regular one during one of the events, ran back up to the room and had the free one to use rest of the time

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    Even though there were no "official" reps from Wyrd at the con, Wyrd still showed plenty of support. The rule book, Crystal Brush, demos, and tournament support were all noticed by plenty at the con. Wyrd showed more support this year at Adepticon than GW ever has, and Adepticon is heavily biased towards GW games.

    Trust me, people took notice.
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