Gottacon 2012

[Tristan]

GottaCon 2012 Gaming Convention Returns for 4th Year- February 3 to 5, 2012

After a third successful year, GottaCon 2012 is set to take place on February 3rd to 5th, 2012 at the Pearkes Recreation centre in Victoria, BC. The 2011 show saw an increase in attendance which exceeded 1,100 attendees and attendance for the 2012 show is expected to continue to grow.

GottaCon is a three-day broad spectrum gaming convention that is held annually on the first weekend in February in Victoria, British Columbia. GottaCon celebrates the science fiction and fantasy genres, covers many related hobbies and offers a one stop experience for the fans and enthusiasts of those genres.

The vision of GottaCon is to host something for everyone including free-play and tournaments in board games, collectible/non-collectible miniatures, collectible trading cards, role-playing games, and electronic gaming as well as demonstrations, contests, information sessions, workshops, a variety of exhibitors.

Our goal is to deliver a high quality and exciting environment that will establish GottaCon as an annual destination that participants will return to for years to come. Our 2012 event is called GottaCon 2012. The convention doors open at 5:00pm Friday and do not close until 7:00pm Sunday (around the clock gaming for an entire weekend).

GottaCon will take place at Pearkes Recreation Centre at 3100 Tillicum Rd. with over 24,000 square feet of floor space (for facility details, visit: http://www.saanich.ca/parkrec/recreation/pearkes.html).

History of GottaCon Attendance:
First show (GottaCon 2009) attendance: 600
Second show (GottaCon 2010) attendance: 900
Third show (GottaCon 2011) attendance: 1100
Anticipated attendance at GottaCon 2012 show: 1300 to 1500


If you still haven’t experienced what GottaCon has to offer then you definitely check out our 2012 show. For more information, please visit our web site at http://www.gottacon.com or e-mail one of the owners or our staff at the following
addresses:

Owners
Carson Upton, Partner: [email protected]
Evan Hatch, Partner: [email protected]

Staff
Bonnie Beyea, Volunteer Manager: [email protected]
Corey Burger, Role Playing Game Manager: [email protected]
Dan Erickson, Board Games Manager: [email protected]
Julia Sherred, Special Events Manager: [email protected]
Paul Puhallo, Miniatures Manager: [email protected]


We will also be making numerous announcements over the next few weeks around sponsors, events and developments so please keep an eye on our website (http://www.gottacon.com), facebook group (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&gid=53735751473) and twitter (http://twitter.com/GottaCon) account to stay up to date.

We look forward to hearing from you and seeing you at our convention!

[Tristan]

GottaCon Proud to Introduce Area Managers at 2012 Show

As GottaCon entered its fourth show year it was decided that help was needed to handle the ever growing workload associated in running and improving a gaming convention. We just wanted to take a moment and introduce the individuals that will be helping to deliver our biggest and best show ever. We are very excited to have these individuals onboard this year and we hope you are too!!

Bonnie Beyea, Volunteer Manager
Though it has been more than a couple years since Bonnie worked at a game store she has lost none of her love for gaming. Bonnie is a long standing GottaCon volunteer and has experience in many of our key positions. Last year Bonnie really stepped up and took on a leadership role which put her on our radar for this position. This year she has taken on the role of volunteer manager and will be working hard with all our volunteers to make sure we have another successful year.

Contact Bonnie regarding volunteering and related questions at: [email protected]

Corey Burger, Role Playing Games Manager
Corey has been part of the Victoria RPG community for many years, both in organization and running events. This is only one of the many ways that he gets involved in the local community. Corey is experienced with many systems and has a passion to help others have fun. Corey has been running the on-site RPG event coordinator duties for the last two years and is now stepping up and taking on a management roll.

Contact Corey regarding role playing games related questions and events at: [email protected]

Dan Erickson, Board Games Manager
Dan has a passion for board games and when we approached him about the position of managing the board games area he jumped right in to our delight. Dan has past experience working in game stores, is versed in a long list of board games, has shown great leadership, and teaching skills as well as he is a very personable guy which will come in handy as he oversees all things board games at GottaCon 2012.

Contact Dan regarding board game related questions and events at: [email protected]

Julia (Jules) Sherred, Special Events Manager
Jules has been a part of the Geek Community for many years. She runs a successful blog and radio show Geeky Pleasures. She has experience working with celebrities as she has interviewed some well known geeks on her radio show, including: Wil Wheaton and Jonathan Coulton. She has attended and volunteered at the last two GottaCon conventions and now brings her experience to help organize and run panels, workshops and special events at the 2012 show.

Contact Jules regarding special events related questions and events at: [email protected]

Paul Puhallo, Miniatures Manager
Paul has been with GottaCon since the beginning back in 2009. Paul’s continued dedication to GottaCon and Miniature based events and communities as a whole made him one of our most wanted. We consider ourselves very fortunate to have him come on as our Miniatures Manager for GottaCon 2012. Paul is very outgoing, kind, considerate and dedicated individual that strives to make our events the most well presented, fun and fair that they can be. We look forward to what he will bring to our 2012 show.

Contact Paul regarding miniature games related questions and events at: [email protected]

Once again we are proud to present our 2012 show managers and we look forward to hearing from you and seeing you at our 2012 event.

[Tristan]

GottaCon 2012 Warhammer Lineup

GottaCon (www.gottacon.com) is pleased to announce that it will once again be hosting North American qualifier tournaments in Warhammer 40K, Warhammer Fantasy and Lord of the Rings, War of the Ring at GottaCon 2012 on February 3 to 5, 2012. Come take part in an even larger Warhammer event then last year! Please see below for event details.

On opening night, Friday February 3 come out and take part in a 40K Apocalypse event where you will have the chance to battle against others in an effort to grab and/or hold objectives and win prizes. This event is a great way to warm up for the major Warhammer events that will begin on Saturday February 4 and continue into Sunday February 5. Also on Friday night we are hosting a War of the Ring qualifier tournament which will start at 6pm and last three rounds. There will be a seating limit of 20 players and first overall will receive invitations to the 2012 North American Throne of Skulls Tournament held in Memphis as well as additional prizes. As well prizes will be awarded for best painted army, best sportsmanship and best general. Army point limit is 1000. Or just show up and battle against a friend on one of our tables to sharpen your skills for the fun that begins on Saturday.

Starting Saturday morning at 10am our two feature Warhammer events begin. A two day Warhammer 40K event will run both Saturday and Sunday starting at 10am each day. Day one will see three rounds of play and day two will see the final two rounds of play. Army point limit is 1750 points. Prizes will be awarded in the following categories; first, second and third overall score, best painted army, best sportsmanship and best general. Also first overall will receive an invitation to the 2012 North American Throne of Skulls Tournament held in Memphis. Armies will be formed according to the standard points costs, restrictions and rules presented in current Games Workshop army books, codexes, or White Dwarf official rules (no Imperial Armor units permitted). Seating limit of 60 players and last year we sold out before the end of January. Tickets will go on sale on October 24, 2011 and will be sold on a first come first served basis.

Also starting Saturday morning at 10am a two day Warhammer Fantasy event will run both Saturday and Sunday. Day one will see 3 rounds of play and day two will see the final 2 rounds of play. Army point limit is 2500. Prizes will be awarded in the following categories; first, second and third overall score, best painted army, best sportsmanship and best general. Also first overall will receive an invitation to the 2012 North American Throne of Skulls Tournament held in Memphis. Armies will be formed according to the standard points costs, restrictions and rules presented in current Games Workshop army books, codexes, or White Dwarf official rules. Seating limit of 40 players, Tickets will go on sale in October 24, 2011 and will be sold on a first come first served basis.

The price to gain access to GottaCon all weekend long and enter into any of our miniature based events is only $45 HST included if you buy your ticket in advance!! Stay tuned to our website as we will announce other miniature based events including Warmachine, painting contest, workshops and panels, when tickets for GottaCon go on sale and where you can get them. If you have any questions please contact our miniatures manager, Paul Puhallo, at [email protected]. Thank you.

Click here for rules and schedules of Warhammer events at GottaCon 2012. (http://www.gottacon.com/components/2012warhammerrules.pdf)

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