Yes indeedy,
Matt Arnolds grip on Britcon has been broken by Joe Jephison and his Space Marine army ... well done to Joe. Congratulation also goes to Mark Preston for his first tournament placing, 2nd with his Space Marines, well done Mark. Finally the final placing, 3rd, went to Mark Hargrave and his newly painted orks ... fantastic achievement to all the top three; this will really make the final part of the EPIC UK championship season really exciting.
And that's not all; At Britcon there was a combined 'best sportmansman' award for all fantasy and futuristic events (Warhammer Fantasy, Warhammer 40,000, Blood Bowl and EPIC) and Kevin Bott won this using his EPIC Eldar army ... more evidence showing that us EPIC players are the friendliest out of all the futuristic and fantasy bunch.
Finally a big thank you to all who turned up making this years Britcon the best ever ... anyone who didn't go really did miss out!
Right,
Onto 'up and coming events'
INTO THE BREACH - 12TH/13TH SEPTEMBER - Brand new for 2009. Into the Breach is a 2 day, 3,000 point EPIC tournament held at Games Workshop Wakefield.
Tickets are £15.00 for the event and they are on sale now! ... YES NOW... ENTRIES CLOSE ON THE 28TH AUGUST.
The hall is a 10 minute walk from the local train station and there are two hotels nearby. Please visit EPIC UK's website(
www.epic-uk.co.uk) and click on the 'calendar' (then 'Into the Breach') and you will find all the information you need about the event. You can also enter the tournament online from the 'Into the Breach' web page by clicking on the 'Booking Form' link, filing out the form and then clicking on the Paypal link. It's as simple as pie and cream.
The payment is done through Paypal; however if you haven't got a Paypal account, or don't like entering tournaments online, fear not! Email EPIC UK (go to
www.epic-uk.co.uk and click on the 'contact us' webpage) and let us know you would like to enter the 'Into the Breach'tournament and we will send you details on how to enter by cheque.
But that's not all!!!
*** BRAND NEW EVENT FOR 2010 - THE BRISTOL WINTER WARMER ****
The Bristol Winter Warmer is a 'non EPIC UK' 1 day, 3,000 point tournament with a twist. It's being held on Saturday the 23rd January (plenty of time to mark the date in your calendar) at the Bristol Harbours Benjamin Perry Boathouse (Charming views and just a short
walk for the train station). For the princely sum of £12 you get 3 games of EPIC Armageddon plus as much tea and coffee as you can drink (ummm ... sounds like a challenge there). But wait ... there is more.
For the first time in the UK, this event will allow all most any army list and also it will use Chromas new scenarios, developed by the helpful chaps on the tactical command forum. However you will still be able to use the standard and EPIC UK army lists (please visit
www.epic-uk.co.uk to download these army lists).
For more information on booking, how it will work and answers to any questions please visit the post on the Tactical Command forum:
http://www.tacticalwargames.net/forums/ ... 88;t=16370However with only 16 places available it's gonna fill up quickly so get your entries in now!
I dunno; EPIC displays at Warhammer World, new EPIC tournaments and best sportman awards ... EPIC UK, and its events, are truly fantastic!
I'm off now, back to EPIC UK towers; hopefully I will see some of you at INTO THE BREACH. Until then have fun!
Thank you
Matthew Otter
EPIC UK Chairman
www.epic-uk.co.uk
