January 16, 2013 NOVA Newsletter 
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In This Issue     

  • 2013 SAVE THE DATE  
  • Hyatt Room Block Open
  • Join the NOVA Staff
  • Storage Inventory
  • VIP Bags 
  • Fantasy Tournament Changes
  • NOVA Survey
  • Draft Primers
  • 40k Invitational Qualifiers 
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2013 NOVA OPEN:
AUGUST 29-SEPTEMBER 1  
The NOVA staff are busy behind the scenes charging the web-turbines with eldritch magics, for registration is almost upon us! Labor Day weekend 2013 is the date to remember, when heroes will be wrought in the crucible of gaming.

Registration will open February 1, 2013!
 
Draft mission primers for many events included below, with final primers for all events by February 1.
HYATT ROOM BLOCK OPEN

BOOK YOUR ROOM NOW FOR 2013!

Room rates for 2013 are the same as the 2012 rate ($85/night).

 

Special Perks for NOVA guests continue, including:

  • New & Additional gaming space
  • Expanded vendor space (Regency Ballroom Foyer)
  • Half-price parking
  • Half-price room internet
  • $4 beer specials ~ ALL WEEKEND LONG
  • Extra bullet points for attentive readers
  • And much more! 
JOIN the NOVA STAFF
Rewards Program!

The NOVA Open staff needs your help! We're looking for volunteers to join the team and help make the magic happen for 2013.

Bond with your fellow gamer-volunteers! Plans for terrain builds, take-home seminars, staff socials and games days are in the works.  

Staff Wrangler Stu Moll and the NOVA Board are crafting an hours-based rewards program to show our appreciation. Incentives will include shirts, NOVA merch, store discounts, special raffles, and more.  

Please contact us ~ join the team and join in the fun!  
STORAGE & TERRAIN INVENTORY 

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Monday, January 21, 2013 is a Federal Holiday-MLK Day-and we need your help at an all-day NOVA event.

CALLING ALL STAFF, INVITING NEW & OLD NOVA FRIENDS!

Evites have been sent.  If you have not received yours, please drop us a line!

NOVA staff, this is your opportunity to start logging volunteer hours for the reward program!

 

GOALS INCLUDE: Terrain clean-up and inventory, identifying and boxing rental terrain and boards, and full counts to determine terrain/board needs.

TERRAIN LENDING PROGRAM: Tired of fighting over empty tables and stacks of books? Don't even HAVE an empty table to fight on? As part of the inventory process, we are creating a program for staff members to borrow from NOVA's extensive terrain stockpiles. 
VIP BAGS INBOUND, NEW PERKS

The NOVA VIP Bag will be back when registration opens on Feb 1, and better than before! KR Multicase is once again generously sponsoring this program, which incorporates FREE limited edition NOVA patched KR MultiCases as your actual VIP bags. This year, there will be only 80 VIP bags available, in two styles. You can either obtain a VIP Backpack2, like the 2012 bags, or a VIP Kaiser2 shoulder bag. There is no difference in price, but the bags are first come first serve for each type!
 
All of your favorite VIP swag will be making new and improved returns, including NOVA beer steins and high quality limited edition sponsor goodies (such as gaming aids and miniatures). In addition to several new perks being worked up, the NOVA will also be introducing a VIP room for this year. Store your armies safely without having to lug them back up to your rooms, hang out in off hours, and catch up with other VIP room sociables (including big name attendant instructors and sponsors)!
 
Most importantly, KR decided to really hit a home run for PAST and FUTURE VIP bag purchasers. If you purchased a VIP bag in 2012 and attend the NOVA Open in 2013, you'll find a personalized voucher granting you two KR Card Cases (the key modular component of the KR Multicase system) for the price of one. This will apply to all 2013 VIP's for 2014, and so on into the future. Note, you need not purchase a VIP again to keep this benefit. Consider it a lifetime thank you from the NOVA Open and KR Multicase!
 
Make sure you're quick to purchase your VIP bag! We've already heard word from returning attendees that they'll be waiting at midnight to snag them while they can.
FANTASY TOURNAMENT CHANGES

This year, Warhammer Fantasy is in the capable hands of NOVA Event Coordinator Nicholas "Scooter" Walters. Scooter has overhauled the primer to give our Fantasy players the best possible gaming experience. We invite you to read the following INTRO LETTER where Scooter explains the new direction  for the Fantasy event. 
NOVA READER SURVEY

THE NOVA Open WANTS TO KNOW MORE ABOUT YOU . . . LIKE:

What region you reside in, what stores you shop at, what gaming clubs you belong to, the forums you visit.

PLEASE FAVOR US WITH YOUR RESPONSES?

Take our short 12-point SURVEY now.

And, if you have friends who would like to become a NOVA player, please send them to our HOME PAGE, where they can sign up there to receive NOVA newsletters directly.

2013 DRAFT PRIMER MISSIONS 
All Primers are in draft.  Please download and playtest, review the missions, and provide feedback!  We need your input ASAP to incorporate feedback into the final Primers.


40K Grand Tournament 

40K Invitational   

Warhammer Fantasy 

Flames of War

Warmachine/Hordes

 

Posting Soon:  

Infinity     Magic     40K Trios     40K Narrative

40K INVITATIONAL  QUALIFIERS 

Looking for more gaming opportunities, and more importantly, the chance to earn a spot at the NOVA 2013 40k Invitational? The following events are just the ticket:

 

Huzzah Hobbies, 40k Tournament (email to register) 

February 2, Ashburn, VA

 

Total Confusion, New England's largest game convention 

February 21-24, Mansfield, MA

 

The Colonial GT, 40k and Privateer Press 

March 1-3, Clark, NJ

 

Bay Area Open, 40k, Fantasy, Privateer Press 

March 1-3, Antioch, CA