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Hyatt Regency Crystal City
2799 Jefferson Davis Hwy Arlington, VA 22202
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October 15, 2018: Year 9; Edition 19
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Hi, All ~
There are not enough words to thank those who volunteer to support NOVA Open and the NOVA Open Charitable Organization. And that comes from a guy who’s never at a loss for words! Perhaps the following reality says it all:
The Exec Board met Saturday for the first time since we closed the doors on NOVA Open 2018. Discussions quickly got around to planning for 2019, and all attention turned to the realization that this will be the 10th Anniversary convention. Wow! Ten Years!
How many organizations can face such a watershed moment while simultaneously acknowledging that no paycheck has ever been written in reaching such a monumental achievement? Ten years of growth and success on Volunteer Power alone? This defines NOVA Open in a way that we hope gives pride to every person who has ever said, “I’ll help.” Thank you.
As a 10th Anniversary kick-off, we will be running an online miniature art competition themed around NOVA Open. Read more about the contest below, and don’t be shy! We’re looking forward to an exhibition which demonstrates the great creativity of NOVA Open’s attendees.
Very Best,
Mike Brandt, NOVA Open CEO
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FUN FALL PAINTING CONTEST!
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Join in the fun! This year, NOVA Open will be focused on its upcoming 2019 Tenth Anniversary convention. Paying homage to that exciting milestone, the tabletop wargaming community is invited to participate in a special miniature paint competition.
THEME:
NOVA Open
PRIZE:
Convention Access Pass to 2019 ($50 value)
The competition will run for 6 weeks, beginning today, October 15, 2018 with
submissions due no later than Monday, November 26. 2018
. The submission may be a single model or diorama similar in size to standard miniature wargame scales. Judging will take place in early December.
Winner will be announced in the December 15, 2018 newsletter.
As always, we’re here to help – let’s get your creative juices flowing! We brainstormed “
NOVA Open
” and these are some of the ideas we heard:
- Tabletop Wargaming Convention
- Washington, D.C.
- Games, Seminars, Capital Palette
- NOVA Open Charitable Foundation
- Doctors Without Borders – Breast Cancer Research Foundation – Fisher House Foundation
- Silent Auction
- Foundation Lounge
- 10th Anniversary!
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NOVA OPEN 2018 CONVENTION PHOTOS ON FLICKR
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Thanks to the amazing efforts of Chris Michaels and his photography team, we have hundreds of photos from NOVA Open 2018 - and historical archived album collections going back to 2012!
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ATTENTION VENDORS INTERESTED IN ATTENDING
NOVA OPEN 2019
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2018 Vendors wishing to lock in their space for NOVA Open 2019 have until October 31 to sign new contracts and submit payment.
Please take a minute to wander through NOVA Open's vendor and sponsor links below. We hope you find time to visit and shop the sites of these great partners every chance you get - with our sincere appreciation.
The following have announced intent to return and will be receiving contracts this week:
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All other interested vendors have a little more than two weeks to send an email of intent to
laurie.brandt@novaopen.com. On or about November 1, current vendors and those on the waitlist will be notified of space available.
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10/20 POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE!
NOVA Open is considering a new location for storage and terrain builds. For this reason, we are temporarily suspending the
FIRST ANNUAL INVENTORY & REORGANIZATION
of our storage units. Please keep an eye on this space in the next newsletter (11/01/18) for updates.
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The
NOVA Open Charitable Foundation
(NOCF) is having another incredible year representing one of the greatest untapped resources around - The Worldwide Tabletop Wargamer. Proud to represent all of YOU, the Compassionate Force, in fundraising efforts on behalf of
Doctors Without Borders
,
Breast Cancer Research Foundation
,
Fisher House Foundation
, and more, NOCF continually strives to grow your presence and reputation among great charitable organizations. Thank you for supporting its efforts and allowing the Foundation to demonstrate what an incredibly generous force you truly are.
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Banshee Anonymous Bust 1.0
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Banshee Anonymous Bust 2.0
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Moraz III is a deadly jungle world filled with danger and fear, populated by ferocious aliens who wait in the undergrowth to pounce on the unwary and mercilessly kill anyone who stumbles across them. Even the plant life itself is malignant here, constantly twisting and growing in unnatural ways to trap its prey A dropship containing vitally important surveillance files has crash landed on this hostile planet. It's up to you and your squad of Space Marine Scouts to retrieve these files, activate the dropship, and (hopefully) escape with your lives!
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As the Eldar civilization neared its Fall, many groups denounced their decadent societies, abandoning their home worlds in a series of migrations called the Exodus. These Exodites traveled far from their collapsing civilization, settling on worlds that were often very harsh. Over the centuries that followed, some of these Exodite groups were forced to adapt and assimilate with the local lifeforms. The results have been… unusual, to say the least.
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St. Isaac, of the Forsaken faction, is a technological wunderkind in a world sorely lacking in those with the vision to bring the old technology back to life. Training those with any aptitude to program the various battle automata in his force, Isaac leads a fast-moving wall of steel and ceramic composites into battle.
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In the mid-stages of WWII, the Italians and the Germans fought fiercely against the Allies in the desert of North Africa. Tank companies rolled across the undulating dunes like fleets of battleships on the open ocean, and a new approach to warfare was forged under the blistering heat of the desert sun.
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In these places where man has been allowed to grow unchecked, teeming billions infest the vast hive cities. Even here, the press of humanity is not strong enough to turn back the madness, or deflect the distaff forces of Chaos, heresy and death. Life is cheap. The bullet and the grenade are kings. Neither day nor night touches the billions of souls trapped in this nightmarish world. For them, there is just the unblinking septic gloom of ancient fluorescence. The putrid atmosphere of the Underhive is stained with the dark patina of age. A brown haze fills air which has been recycled a million million times and offers the inhabitants but the meanest measure of life it can without choking them.
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Team Yankee is set in a “Cold War gone Hot” situation . . . World War III without the nukes. This U.S. Armored Cavalry Troop brings a great mix of speed, strength, and infantry to take and hold objectives. At the core of the force are SIX of the mighty land behemoths – the IPM1 Abrams tank that would be the backbone of all U.S. ground forces for decades to come.
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Atlantis Games and Comics
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