Hey folks, its Shawn again from the Durham region. Recently renamed as the East Enders, the new collective of Warmachine and Hordes gaming co-ordinators have really taken off this fall with some great events.
Our first two steam roller events were great! I wasn't able to attend one of them due toa family adventure that had been a long time coming, but Keith and Rob told me that it was a great event with some visitors from our friends on the west end of Toronto. I don't really remember who took what place but it was a great time. October saw the first Longest Night event, which was..to be honest, a bit of a bust, primarily because I don't know how to advertise properly, so I ended up doing demos with zombies which was fun.
We had our second steam roller a few weeks ago and it went off beautifully. Hosted primarily by Rob, I was able to play in one for the first time and throughly enjoyed it. I came in Not last..actually I came in middle of the pack, so I actually did fairly well! We had visitors from Toronto as well as some friends of ours staying in Kitchener (read as Travis and Brandon, as well as Justin from T.O). It made for a great set of games, and just ton of fun as we smashed our way to our respective victories.
But now to the real meat of the article. FOODMACHINE!!
Foodmachine is the annual food drive tournament for Warmachine and Hordes and was developed by one of my Press Ganger colleagues, Adam Vogel. A favourite of Privateer Press staff , Press Gangers and Players, Foodmachine collects both monetary donations and canned goods for the Christmas food drive, and allows us to raise funds for the same thing. It become something of a big deal in North America lately as Foodmachine has really taken off with amounts collected ranging from $15- to over $1000 (if I recall correctly from the larger metas). All of this going towards getting food to those that need it, especially as the cold weather starts to slowly creep in. The Warmachine Community has always been pretty awesome with working with charities ,ranging from food and toy drives to the Breast cancer warmachine brawl, where PP has even created pink - themed caster cards in celebration of the event, but Foodmachine seems to really resonate with people. Maybe its because of Thanksgiving being so close to Christmas and so many folks in need of a good meal, or maybe its just the spirit of the event bringing out the best in everyone, it seems to really bring people together. Because we are a smaller meta and in a quieter part of Ontario, I don't know what to expect yet with our foodmachine tournament, but I can say this: It will be an awesome event with some great prizes and trophies.
For any of you that are interested, our Foodmachine tournament is on December 6th. If you're interested, get your name in soon, as spots are filling up and we have a very limited amount of spots for play. For more information, email me at the official East Enders email address, or post on the Durham Region Ontario Warmachine and Hordes Facebook page.
I'm looking forward to seeing you all there! For more events and news, stay tuned here on the blog, as in a few days (or if i'm lucky, even today or tomorrow) I'll be discussing the Secret Santa, as well as opening the floor to thoughts on some hobby related details!
Until next time, Warlocks and Casters!
- Shawn, your friendly neighborhood Press Ganger
