i was wondering how many of you travel to attend some events and what kind of experiences you have had good or bad.
i have 2 bad ones
1. Tournament was scheduled well in advance and my friends and i had scheduled ourselves to attend. 2 weeks before the event we all got emails asking us to send in our lists ahead of time for verification...first red flag there
2. didnt think much about it at first but something was gnawing at me.. arrived at the event paid for day etc.etc.. lol i found out all 4 of us were paired against locals who had the exact counters to our armies...now 4 locals each having the exact match to our armies.. the odds cant be that easy...i tabled my opp on turn 3 he couldnt hit water if he fell out of a boat, my 3 friends got 2 draw and a loss i ended up winning the event... i knew we had been had as i talked to some other out of town guys and they hadnt had to send in their lists.. so when i was presented my prize i asked the gamers now how many of you were sent emails asking you for your army lists..
when the 4 of us were the only ones raising their hands we knew the fix was in.. my 3 friends got full refunds.. and that store closed about a year later
i will never send in my army list for an out of town event ever again
second event happened in Raleigh NC.
3 of my friends and i went to Raleigh to play in an event where the top prize was SUPPOSED TO BE A PAINTED CHAOS DEMON ARMY... well day of event the models werent all painted and we found out after, they didnt have all the models... my friend won top place beat me by a single point i think maybe it was 2, i got second...
took him like 2 months to get his prize i never did get mine.. should have got store credit and got what i wanted
whats the best or worst things you have experienced?