Daily Chronicle: Heading to Atlantic City Open 2023

I honestly did not think we would be heading to Atlantic City Open 2023 once again this year with my youngest son/s graduation next week and then the family heading to Florida (without me) for vacation, but I decided to bite the bullet and go down one more time.  Next year is going to be really tough, so I thought I was going to have fun one more time.

Atlantic City Open 2023 is Father's Day weekend this year, June 16th-18th, and my oldest son and I are both signed up for the Marvel Crisis Protocol Weekend.

We plan on arriving sometime Friday morning and just relaxing for the day and recovering from the drive.  Saturday will be the LVO Qualifier Event running 5 Rounds (so a long day) and Sunday is going to be a Fun 3 Round event for those that do not make the Top 8 from Saturday.

I am going just to have fun and enjoy the ambiance!

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Weekly Chronicle 2022 #23 (4 Days Till Atlantic City Open)

WOW! only 4 days till my son are in New Jersey for the 2022 Atlantic City Open, this will actually be my first time in Atlantic City and I am excited to get ot visit it. I like to attend these bigger conventions not just for the gaming, but the ambiance of the events, and Atlantic City will have that.

This past month I have really stepped up my painting and our backlog is shrinking (and growing at the same time with new purchases LOL) and actually getting in a game of week of practice.  It now all comes down to this weekend.

The plan for me at the event is just to have fun, being that this is our first ever Marvel Crisis Protocol event, I am going to try and learn the game better and get some more games in, and that is why I am bringing a themed Roster to the event.

Once I get a little bit more familiar wit the game and events, then I can start bringing those "competitive" lists.

Stay tuned next week for some pictures from the event.

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Weekly Chronicle 2022 #20 (1 Month Till Atlantic City Open)

It has been awhile since I have done a Weekly Chronicle (week #9 was the last), but hobbying/gaming is still going pretty decent.

The amount of games played so far this year has been low, but that is ok, I am still getting in practice for Marvel Crisis Protocol and I am enjoying that game.

We are just under one month until the Atlantic City Open on the weekend of June 10th-12th, and that is what our practice games are for.  Frontline Gaming was originally known for throwing some of the largest Warhammer 40,000 events, but their "Opens" are becoming larger with more events being held, like MCP.

Unlike my son who still needs to finish two models for his ACO Roster, my Roster is completed and right now I am painting models I want to for fun, also getting Rosters ready for future events.

This past week was a good week seeing 'Juggernaut', 'Killmonger', 'Shadowland Daredevil', and the 'Hand Ninjas' all being completed.  This week will also see a few more models being completed, then it may slow down a bit until after ACO.

Once we get back from the ACO (more than likely start on the car ride home) I'll be thinking of the next Roster I want to play at our next event, currently that will be the Michigan GT or Second Wind 4, both of which are in October unless something comes along.

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Daily Chronicle: Change in Convention Schedule for 2022

Yesterday I was thinking about our upcoming Convention Schedule for the rest of 2022, and was thinking about making some changes.

Originally planned, the next two events would have been the Motor City Mayhem in May (in which we were playing in the Warhammer 40,000 GT) and Cruisehammer in August (which also would have been a Warhammer 40,000 Open).  Well if you have been reading this blog for the past two months, you would have noticed a lot of posts recently for Marvel Crisis Protocol, and I have been getting an itch to play in one of these events.   A lot of gamer's that I had met playing Guild Ball made the move to MCP when Steamforged killed Guild Ball, and the camaraderie at these events with these players has always been fun and I am hoping MCP will be just like that.

We are thinking about doing MCP at the Michigan GT in October, but I was looking for something a bit sooner, well here comes the Atlantic City Open in June of 2022.  I have never been to Atlantic City before and have always wanted to see it, so this would be a plus.  The MCP badge at the Atlantic City Open is only $40, and that includes a day of open gaming on Friday, and two separate tournaments, one on Saturday an one on Sunday.  Now I have two months to learn the game better and play faster.

In doing the Atlantic City Open, we are cancelling Motor City Mayhem and Cruisehammer (I have been leery about Cruisehammer for awhile since they still require a negative Covid test to board the boat taken not more than two before boarding, that makes it kind of difficult when it would take us one day to drive down).

This then takes us back to Michigan GT in October, and we may then decide to play Warhammer 40,000 at that event (we are still in discussions about this),  I am also looking out for a Fall event for MCP, and there is a good one in Chicago, just not sure on the dates yet and if it will interfere with another trip of mine.

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