Leaderboard

Well, I was able to get a few days rest until someone pinged me for results. 🙂 @Manethak Okay, let's start at the top with Best Overall: Next, we go to Best Sports: On to Best Painted: Finally, we have Best Spirit: If we had an award for Best General (which we no longer have), it would look like this:

WE DID IT! OFCC 2019 COMPLETE!! Well, what can we say? Did we all have a great time? Did we all get 5 great games? Did we all make new friends, enemies, or even frienemies (half friend, half enemy)? I certainly did! I would like for all of you take this time while basking in the afterglow of gaming glory to reach out and say "THANK YOU" to the following people who worked very hard to make all of OFCC a reality. @Blustorm - Club Treasurer and Historian, this guy rocks it! Not only did he successfully run the very first OFCC boardgame event (M-A-R-S), he was on hand to ringer for Ordo Bowl AND was available to pack up all the terrain used for the entire event. @ninefinger - Club Consul and all round dreamboat, his calm demeanor and stellar attitude kept all of us in a good place all weekend. He frequently manned the admin table and handled many issues that always come up at the last minute. @evil_bryan - All of us can only hope to look so good at 50! THE guy running the 40K event this year. All I heard was good things from the 40K players. From the missions to the event pins and trophies to the completely 3D printed 6x4 table, we are always happy to see his work appreciated. @Weav - I have to really give it to him. He runs one helluva event. Huge turn outs. Lots of fun. I never could imagine Blood Bowl could be so popular until I met him. @Burk - Crushed in with the very first Ordo BRAFT at OFCC. Everyone needs to buy this guy a diet coke whenever they see him. He stores and transports all the table toppers that pretty much every game system is played on except Blood Bowl, yet he only plays Blood Bowl. THAT is some gamer love right there. @Raindog - Pub Quiz Maestro and Pro-Consul, this guy orangized the Fluger Bag Raffle that raised over $500 dollars for our dear friend. This guy always helps with everything from table setup and to tear down. @Exile - So, when everyone got home did they look inside their swag bag? Did you find one of the most awesome giveaways possible in the form of a OFCC 2019 velcro-backed patch? If you think it is as awesome as I do, please tell this guy. He also orchestrated the entire weekend of Infinity events. @peter.cosgrove - TO for the 40K ITC Open, he ran one of the most casual and relaxed ITC events I have ever seen. He also put in hard work to make enough terrain for three full tables. And then we went on to lead a 40K team through the events of the weekend. @ROGRE - The strong and silent type, this guy helps out where ever he is needed. Admin table, disciplinary committee, and all round great Mars player, we want this guy there every year. @Jay - This year he really got to shine as the creator and designer of the OFCC 2019 logo. @Dark Trainer Our secret weapon for merchandise and sponsorship. This guy arranges to have the shirts and pint glasses made. He solicits stores and companies for the prize support used for the raffle and giveaways. Then he went on to captain an entire team of OFCC newbies! @Bosco - our newest member of the Senate, he took his hazing with a smile and is still showing up the club. Good on ya! This list is by no means extensive. There are so many other responsibilities and duties that need attention and are not mentioned here. OFCC is never just one person. It is the entire club, its members, and its spirit. For the Good of the Order!

And now for the best list of all. By no means is this conclusive. We had many people purchase tickets for other people. This is a list of individuals with confirmed ticket purchases. I do know that we had the largest turn out ever for the most game diverse weekned at an OFCC. All of the folks on this list put their faith in us to provide a great weekend. Their support funded the venue, the terrain, the trophies, the giveways, the favorite opponent pins and many other things. This is in alphabetical order. THANK ALL OF YOU FOR A GREAT OFCC! @7 Mile @AgentP @Alexander Marks @Alzra @Anamadness @Andrew Bierek @Andrewgeddon @Anthony Partridge @apathy ales @Arizenkin @ash @BAMF @Bananaphone @BenKerr @BigFred @BigTal @Brandon @Calvin Blitman @Chappy @Chikin @chris seehafer @Clibhopper @cody quigley @Craeat @Dark Trainer @dataentity @David Bierek @deadwing34 @Devon Butler @Diap2012 @Duneraider @Edosaurus Rex @evil_bryan @Fafnoir @Frowbakk @gareth @Globemaster @Gorgosaurusrex @happycamper @Huffnpuff @IamTheHuman @Jack Ballard @James Kally @Jared Ramm @Jason @Jason Gager @Jesse Bares @Johannes @John Ragsdale @Jonathan Harris @Justin Whitton @KAPcom @Khorne_Red_Jeep @Kiboshed @Kingpin @kyojin @Legionsofodin @leothakilla @Lightdrow @Lion of Flanders @mako71 @Manethak @Martin Lund @Matthew Kangiser @MikhailLenin @Muninn @Muskrat @Mustache Dorn @Nathanvoodoo @Nato Sicarius @necrontyr @Nicholas Branham @ObnoxiousCanary @Otterdraws @pailface @PaladinX @Pecksata @phyfor88 @PourSpelur @PumpkinHead @Pyre Warden @RobKnobCob @Romans832 @Romes @rudra34 @Saint Anthony @scotthartman @Ser Warwick @Sgt. Rock @Sherbert @Skkipper @sorienor @StygianArcanum @Sume @Tallarn Commander @Tamwulf @Tanner Hebert @The_Rat_Catchers @TheBaron @TheBeninator @Threejacks @tiechonortheal @Torg @Torin Costales @valourunbound @Venom @Volknalia @VonRuger @VonVilkee @WestRider @whist@WillWallace85 @Wyattlanger @Xavier319 @xoxtile @Yarbicus @Yorick @zcaust83 @Zelaponeepus

Now Thanks for our Heads of Gaming: These folks stepped up to the gaming table and said "I will show them the way." They put themselves out there to provide quality events for all our attendees. They worked hard on developing the event packets and missions. They solicited for prize support. They worked with Ordo Fanaticus to make sure all aspects of the hobby were accounted for and that sportsmanship was held to a higher standard than most other events. Please join me in saying "THANK YOU" for all the work they did. Warhammer 40K - Team Event - @evil_bryan Ordo Bowl III: All Araby Derby - @Weav The 9th Age Fantasy Battles - @TheBeninator @Andrewgeddon Warhammer Age of Sigmar ITC Grand Tournament - @Threejacks @deadwing34 @KJTW Infinity Two-Day Challenge: ITS Tournament and Sunday Showdown - @Exile Warhammer 40K ITC Open Tournament - @peter.cosgrove So You Think You Can Terraform Mars - @Blustorm Ordo Crush 2019: Blood Bowl Braft - @Burk ACAA Crush Combine - @Weav 2019 Bazaar Bash - Street Bowl Tournament - @Weav Nagashizzar Nights - Blood Bowl 7's Tournament - @Weav Speed PAINTING TOURNAMENT! - @pretre Infinity Friday Arena Rumble: TAG Arena Deathmatch - @Exile

Do you have lots of GW paint sitting around crying for organization? Then maybe you need one of these: Here are some feature of this paint solution Each layer holds 12 GW paint pots (newer style) All layers spin independently around the center The modular design allows for customized storage- 36, 48, 60 pots or more! The rack can be disassembled for easy transport and storage Spacers are included in the kit to accommodate various paint pot heights Here is what is included in the 3 Tier system: Here is a shot of spacers added to accommodate wash and contrast paints: How crazy can your solution be? Maybe not 10 Tier, but it has been tested 🙂 What will this cost? The base 3 Tier system (36 pots, perfect for the new Contrast line) is $30 Each additional level added to your rack is +$6 How do you order one? Please send me a PM to arrange your order. Once payment is received via PayPal, delivery will be arranged. Can this be shipped? Although the printed racks are durable, there is no current plan to ship these and will be limited to pickup only Will these be available at OFCC? After fulfilling preorders (which can be delivered at OFCC), I may have some for sale during the event. This is not guaranteed, so if you want to ensure availability then please order one. Do these hold other brands of paint? No, this solution is limited to the current GW paint pot (introduced in 2011) So, let me know if you are interested in my rack. 🙂

OFCC was a blast to play in! I gave Pete a bad time about Friday's tournament- sorry about that! I'm not a fan of the ITC (personal thing). Despite my team, Plan B, being a "Ringer Team", I had a blast. The focus on achievements instead of winning was very refreshing and made for awesome army lists. I only faced one min/maxed army list, and still managed to pull out a tie. I don't think I ever saw anything about a gift exchange with my opponents, so felt really, really lame when I was given a lot of great swag and I had nothing to give them. Thanks to Dave (teammate), he at least went out and got some brushes to give to the other players for our team. It was hugely refreshing not to encounter a bunch of meta, hyper competitive army lists. Painting was spot on! I think every army was well painted. I thought I would be one of the few Ultramarines army, and it turns out I was one of five or six playing them! I got a lot of compliments on my painting though, and that made all the work and effort worth it! I had three new units in my Primaris Ultramarines- a Plasma Redemptor, Repulsor Executioner, and Eliminators. The Redemptor wasn't bad, but I wish the Macro Plasma Incinerator did more than 1 or 2 damage. The Eliminators were good, but really had trouble wounding anything with S4. Now that their sniper shots are S5, I expect that to change significantly. The only downside is max unit size of three models and they are a heavy support unit. The Executioner... did well. I parked it a lot with either a Captain or Marneus Calgar and a LT nearby and it was baller. I wish it was about 50-100 points cheaper, but it is what it is. The downside: too many stupid weapon profiles. Eight different weapon profiles. EIGHT! Come on GW! Highlights for me: MVP Marneus Calgar. His reroll hits aura was invaluable. Even better: He punched an Imperial Knight to death, put down the Swarmlord, ground to dust several Necron Warriors and Immortals before snuffing out a Necron Lord, sanitized a Nurgle Plague Lord, showed that just because you are called the Emperor's Champion doesn't make you the Emperor's Champion, and never took more than five wounds in a battle. If I had any doubts about how good Calgar is, they were put to rest over the course of five OFCC games. Overall, OFCC was one of the best tournaments I've ever played in. Thanks!

My Completed army.

Who's this Chuck Norris you all are on about?

Bashed together an Untamed Beasts warband Still WIP. Using this as a platform to try some Contrast Paints. 1. Snakebite Leather is the bees knees 2. Darkoath Flesh is great for bronzed barbarians 3.Cygor Brown is super dark, too much so out of the pot. Bonus points if you can ID the bits.

I would like to list all the people I owe a thanks to, but at my advanced age it is hard to remember them all. 🙂

Here is a link to the 200+ pictures I took during the 2019 OFCC https://photos.app.goo.gl/2Jv6zp7BYexekaZaA We will see you for OFCC 2020 on July 24-26

Thank you to everyone who came out and committed to 15 hours (well 14.5 hours) of wargaming in two days. You are really the weekend warriors that make these events happen. I'll need to get all of the final details from the tournament from the Ordo laptop (I didn't have a way to transfer them due to the no-internet zone). Ill be uploading photos soon, so stay tuned for that! Like Ben K. said, Andrew and I are planning on driving down for the Zoo, we could certainly add 1-2 more people to the carpool. Last year we were generously hosted by one of the locals in Davis, I am sure we can secure a similar situation this year. Finally, because I know Disruptive Conduct will see this. Thank you Ordo for making this event possible. Without Ordo, we may have never met each other and been able to attract new members to our small but growing community. 'Till next year!

It's official! July 24th -July 26th 2020 for next year's OFCC 2020! Same venue, the Vancouver WA Hilton 🤪 @evil_bryan made the announcement Sunday! More info to come, but dates are set!

For this design, I am simply the printer and not the designer. So, building alternate tiers for various paint brands is out of my wheel house. 😞 When I originally found the design, I was immediately drawn to how well it held the GW pots.

There is no finishing army painting. Only a moment's reprieve before the next phase begins XD

Curious how many people completed the various achievements? Well, I was and since I had all the data it was just a matter of counting (...and counting and counting and counting.) 🙂 Below are the results of all of that counting! As it appeared on the form: Sorting by most to least popular:

It was more of a release issue this year than anything. M3E released late June which meant that it actually released mid July. Considering the meta and where players were at it just didnt feel like a good time to plan for OFCC. Next year will be different as the new edition will have been out for over a year and there will definitely be more of a buzz. We'll be in touch.

As many of us know, our good friend and long time Ordo main-stay, Nathan Fluger is combating cancer. In order, to help the fight, Ordo Fanaticus is holding a raffle to help our friend. My wife, Marsbarn Designs, is coming out of retirement to make five dice bags as the prizes. Two will feature an Orky Fluger theme. The other three will feature Doctor Who, Game of Thrones , and Harry Potter bags. Each ticket is a dollar. Please buy as many as you like. Drop the ticket in the bag and hope the Gods of Luck favor you. It is a good cause and hope you participate. See you at the OFCC. For the Good of the Order.

As many of us know, our good friend and long time Ordo main-stay, Nathan Fluger is combating cancer. In order, to help the fight, Ordo Fanaticus is holding a raffle to help our friend. My wife, Marsbarn Designs, is coming out of retirement to make five dice bags as the prizes. Two will feature an Orky Fluger theme. The other three will feature Doctor Who, Game of Thrones , and Harry Potter bags. Each ticket is a dollar. Please buy as many as you like. Drop the ticket in the bag and hope the Gods of Luck favor you. It is a good cause and hope you participate. See you at the OFCC. For the Good of the Order.

Another OFCC on the books! A huge thank you to @TheBeninator for running another great event! I had a blast, thank you for so much for all of your hard work you put in to making this event happen! A huge thank you to all of my opponents, @BenKerr, @Sherbert, @Yarbicus, @Diap2012, and @Pecksata! I spent almost an hour deciding who to give my pin to, you all deserved one. Thank you all for 5 great games! And thank you to Ordo for having us square-basers! OFCC will continue to be the gold standard of gaming events for me! Looking forward to OFCC 2020!

Speed Painting

That would be me! I will be down tomorrow morning to grab them hopefully they are still there!

Bryan's got a nice rack.

Yes....I will be present and hopefully nerding out the entire time 🙂

I am so glad we got you on a team and you were able to play. There is no official requirement for a gift exchange, but it is becoming more common due to the relaxed nature of this team event.🙂

@kb10r This is the 3rd week (of 4) that you are holding up the league. I need you to complete your game by Friday or I am going to remove you from the league. You asked to be in this league but your absences is unfair to the other players. I expect all games to be completed within a 2 week window. Sorry if you dont like it or think I am being an ass, but its time to consider the other players.

In the meantime, here's some Acolyte Hybrids to hopefully make your day... So these are the first miniatures that I've painted using some of the new contrast line paints. I'm not using the contrast paints across the board, but I am using them on several parts of the miniatures. I used Skeleton Horde contrast for the "bone" colored portions of the miniatures, though many of them received at least a light drybrush of Vallejo bone to help blend them a bit. The body harness, knee pads, etc. are straight up Basilicanum Grey contrast which worked very well. The purple highlights are another contrast paint, I believe it was Shyish Purple - though I did have to dilute it a bit to get the shade just right. I also experimented with Snakebite leather for the leather wraps, some of the pouches. The eyes and tongues are a mix of Blood Angels Red and Flesh Tearers Red. I also used some contrast on the whip and the saw as well. Other paints are generally Vallejo colors. The gold metallic is Alclad, and the red lenses on the headgear is also Alclad red clear, which is rapidly becoming one of my favorites. I'll post more detail photos soon!

Terrain is packed. Made it over the bridge past a stalled vehicle. BBQ to follow.

Oh man... Parking is free on the weekends in Vancouver, but the Farmer's Market is going on so that tends to tie up a lot of stuff in the area. If you can't get in at the Hilton, there are parking garages at 8th and Broadway, 5th and Main, and parking lots on the other side of City Hall and at the new Waterfront development. There is so much more food now too. The new Waterfront has several great if not pricey restaurants. Directly across from the Hilton though is the Smokin' Oak which has primo BBQ. The Farmer's Market has a ton of food stalls too, some great stuff. If you walk over to Washington and 6th there's Little Conejo for awesome tacos and Nonavo Pizza for wood fired thin crust pizza. Head up a block to 7th for the Grocery Cocktail for some southern style food and great drinks. Washington and 8th you can get Tommy O's Hawaiian or go to Low Bar for fancy bar grub. Or you can always just walk up Main Street and find everything ever. Vinnie's does great pizza, and Joe Brown's has excellent greasy diner style food. Anything specific you're looking for, just let me know!

Here's a good example of the apothecary white. I then did a quick drybrush of white back over to bring back the sharpness.

Update - The challenge window is being extended to end of day Wednesday (August 14th) Here are the all the challenges I have recorded at this point: Team Diversity - Captain: Xavier319 (Sean) Warhamsters Goin' Xenos Ordo East - Captain: Craeat (Robert) Get off my LAN Team Fury Team Fate - Captain: Ash (Mike) Team Fury Kill, Maim, Beer Silence of the Warp Team Fury - Captain: zcaust83 (Chris) Silence of the Warp Team Fate Ordo East Infil-Traitors - Captain: WestRider (Alexis) Kill, Maim, Beer Team BDSM Warhamsters - Captain: VonVilkee (Corey) Team BDSM Team Diversity Get of my LAN - Captain: Manethak (Troy) Fanger Zone Team BDSM Ordo East Silence of the Warp - Captain: peter.cosgrove (Pete) Team Fury Team Fate Team Ad Hoc Kill! Maim! Beer! - Captain: Edosaurus Rex (Ed) Infil-Traitors Team Fate Fanger Zone - Captain: Chappy (Gary) Get off my LAN Team BDSM - Captain: PumpkinHead (Saul) Infil-Traitors Warhamsters Get off my LAN Team Ad Hoc - Captain: Frobakk (Todd) Goin' Xenos Silence of the Warp Goin' Xenos - Captain: Dark Trainer (Matt) Team Diversity Team Ad Hoc Imperial Fist Bumps - Captain: KAPcom (Karl) Team Grim Drunk - Captain: Venom (Mike) Team Plan B - Captain: BigTal (Joel) Team Captains @Xavier319 @VonVilkee @Craeat @ash @zcaust83 @Manethak @peter.cosgrove @Edosaurus Rex @Chappy @PumpkinHead @Frowbakk @Dark Trainer @KAPcom @Venom @BigTal @WestRider Please check your listed challenges and place new ones, you have 2 more days!!!!

Hello Fellow Ordoites, We are now 5 days away from OFCC and it's going to be a good one! Currently and for the first time, we have 150 unique and awesome persons showing up to our Saturday and Sunday events. While this number is missing a few digits when compared to other events, we hold that each one of our attendees is worth 20 of theirs based on the quality of hobby, sportsmanship, and just plain humanity they bring to the tables. Therefore, we have almost 3000 regular gamers attending this weekend! This year also brings some other interesting, first time numbers. Both the Age of Sigmar and The 9th Age events are in the double digits, AoS currently at 24 players and 9th at 14 players. If there was any doubt about Fantasy being alive, this year should leave no room for it. Fantasy is here and strong! Square or round, get your models out and join them! We also have the most amount of Blood Bowl games ever seen in a weekend at OFCC. We have 5! different Blood Bowl events, 4 of them taking place on Friday! If you want to bend and warp your mind, body, and spirit to victory on the savage pitch, Blood Bowl holds a place for you! Then, there is a very lonely number: 1. This number represents the amount of available tickets left for the Speed Painting Competition taking place Friday night. We had to limit this down to 16 people and we are sitting at 15. Stake your claim and show us your skills in this first time event! And just in case you missed it, we still have some spots left for the Terraforming Mars tournament. The first time a boardgame event happened at OFCC and what a game. If you watch the Expanse, read decent SciFi, or just plain enjoy developing a civilization on a barren planet please join us. I'm playing in it, so that means you should too! We are looking forward to seeing everyone and hope to bring a few more firsts to the event. And another reminder for everyone, BUY YOUR TICKETS!! We want as many events going this year as possible and we need everyone to commit to them as soon as possible. Your funds go to paying for the venue and provide material support for all events. You make it all possible so please, do not wait until the last minute to buy your tickets! For the Good of the Order! Get all the information here!

Those bags are awesome and cancer sucks. I’m in for $50.00.

And with that, the Necrons are painted and ready for OFCC!!

Sam is a piece of [big bad swear word] that deliberately pissed on Sméagols addiction recovery, pushing him to relapse, ultimately leading to his death. Piece of [big bad swear word].

WIP army pics. I think the land raider will go white as well.

Happy Birthday to Gary Gygax. Here's to 45 more years of D&D.