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General => Announcements and forum stuff => Events and Conventions => Topic started by: Dr. The Viking on March 22, 2010, 04:07:34 PM
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This notice is sooo good that excuses not to come DOESN'T exists! lol lol lol
http://sites.google.com/site/horisontesbjerg/
I'm merely doing this purely because I can. Expect a LOT to go on during the 249 days til the event. ;)
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Great! Another big party in the secret (wargaming) capital of Denmark! Count me in… ;D
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I' m in, too! Bring on the Owlbeers!
;D
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Yes!
This year I'll be hosting a painting competition too. The Golden Axe (phaw... lol)
Owlbears will recieve extra bonus votes of course.
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Oh, that's a challenge! Gotto get some vikings and owlbears ready - just to have them.
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After all the fun at the victorian gaming table at Do-or-Dice 2010 I will try this one this year. :-*
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Hmm... seems one better get to work on the event.
And yes, Vikings and Owlbears will be playing a central part in this years event... just what I cannot tell at this moment ;D
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...Bring on the Owlbeers!...
Oh, I thought someone was going to bring me an Owlbeer... apparently not :'(
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So the date is settled!
It'll be the 26th - 28th of November in Rørkjærhallen Esbjerg.
This year we will also host a painting competition.
There will be an entry for historicals, sci/fantasy and dioramas.
A glorious golden trophy will go to the winner. (OK it may be a painted one but still.. golden).
To understand more of this check the link in the first post.
And ANYONE wishing to display anything, should already not feel afraid to get in touch and send me some pics, so I can get cracking on the homepage.
cheers!
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Still no Owlbeers, though...
I hope you have lots of fun! And I also hope y'all take lots of lovely photos of your frankly barmy games, they're always very exciting to the rest of us (sadly, for me at least, I will not be coming to Danmark anytime soon).
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Still no Owlbeers, though...
I hope you have lots of fun! And I also hope y'all take lots of lovely photos of your frankly barmy games, they're always very exciting to the rest of us (sadly, for me at least, I will not be coming to Danmark anytime soon).
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3603/3549506956_20837b2ae9.jpg)
Perhaps a few of these could persuade you?
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As a German I am somewhat of a snob when it comes to beer...
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But it's got an owl on it! It even makes you cleverer while you drink, I'll bet! lol
(Thor, you can't fool me, that's Japanese beer, and I'm more likely to go to Danmark than I am to go to Japan!)
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But it's got an owl on it! It even makes you cleverer while you drink, I'll bet! lol
That must be God's gift to men.... Beer that makes you cleverer while you drink it.... o_o
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That must be God's gift to men.... Beer that makes you cleverer while you drink it.... o_o
You've *got* to let me know if you find a brand like that. I'm still like a moron since Midsummers.
Fellows, which is the nearest airport to Esbjerg, should one contemplate attending but feels disinclined to spend hours in a car?
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You've *got* to let me know if you find a brand like that. I'm still like a moron since Midsummers.
Fellows, which is the nearest airport to Esbjerg, should one contemplate attending but feels disinclined to spend hours in a car?
Esbjerg Airport i the nearest. I'm not sure who flies there though.
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Esbjerg Airport i the nearest. I'm not sure who flies there though.
Otherwise Billund.
What time of the day does the event start? Do I have to take the day off? When can I buy a ticket? Will there be a bar? Will there be a longboat? Should I bring my viking outfit? lol
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Esbjerg Airport i the nearest. I'm not sure who flies there though.
No one, apparently, when I check flygtorget.se. Is it one of these obscure airport used by only by the CIA to pick up suspected terrorists to be tortured in countries with a relaxed view on the Geneva convention?
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No one, apparently, when I check flygtorget.se. Is it one of these obscure airport used by only by the CIA to pick up suspected terrorists to be tortured in countries with a relaxed view on the Geneva convention?
It's probably one of those small obscure airports in DK (like the one at Odense) that noone wants to use, as no profit is to be made...
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No one, apparently, when I check flygtorget.se. Is it one of these obscure airport used by only by the CIA to pick up suspected terrorists to be tortured in countries with a relaxed view on the Geneva convention?
(Local Patriot Hat ON)
Just to let you know, Esbjerg Airport is actually thriving quite well, although almost no private flights are made anymore (you can order some private planes though, but they cost a hat and an arm). Esbjerg is one of the main airports for the entire North Sea offshore sector, I have had the pleasure of checking in out there a couple of times.
(Local Patriot Hat OFF)
Billund Airport is about 45 minutes away by car. If several of you are coming by plane and we are able to coordinate arrival times, some of us from Esbjerg are willing to pick you up (sharing the gas bill). Otherwise busses go to Esbjerg on a regular basis and often people need to go to Esbjerg, so cab-sharing is often possible.
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The first few games are beginning to show up now and here are a few selected images for your enjoyment.
(http://iloapp.horisontesbjerg.dk/data/_gallery//public/2/1282152318_resized.jpg?width=720&height=479)
Frank's Star Wars adventure
(http://iloapp.horisontesbjerg.dk/data/_gallery//public/2/1282152327_resized.jpg?width=342&height=464)
Hoth
(http://iloapp.horisontesbjerg.dk/data/_gallery//public/0/1282035003_resized.jpg)
Pardulon post apocalypse
(http://iloapp.horisontesbjerg.dk/data/_gallery//public/0/1282035008_resized.jpg)
Jens has been building this board forever. Expect him to continue! lol
(http://iloapp.horisontesbjerg.dk/data/_gallery//public/1/1282037255_resized.jpg)
Rapid Fire II from Aalborg's Tinsoldaten (world war II gaming)
(http://iloapp.horisontesbjerg.dk/data/_gallery//public/1/1282037276_resized.jpg)
para action
(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_YgOzHmVzYc0/TAVFBeTe6NI/AAAAAAAABW8/Y_1VcxQOc5E/s640/P1160141.JPG)
Random Encounters Cyberifire Projekt
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_YgOzHmVzYc0/S_kVIGJ2nOI/AAAAAAAABNg/xiKK5KGCivI/s912/P1150768.JPG)
Random Encounter Viktoriansk Sci-Fi expedition into the Earth
There will be more games of course but there's still 3 months..
The prices and location are up too.
50 kr (€6,71] for the whole weekend, 25 kr (€3,36) for Saturday only and 150 kr (more €)for food the whole weekend.
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Registration for this event is now open! here (http://www.laesbjerg.dk/horisont/tilmelding.asp)
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Overnight stay at local hotel possible (with reduced rates)... read more here (https://sites.google.com/site/horisonteng/practical-information/facilities/overnight-stay)
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Registered! :D
I'll join the long line of Germans. :o
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Registered! :D
I'll join the long line of Germans. :o
C'est fantastique! :D
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Registered for the event and booked the hotel. :)
It's a long way from Berlin by train, but I am looking forward to my first convention abroad.
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I'm just checking with the wife, if my participation can be granted.... ::)
Luckily my in-laws live near Haderslev, so a visit by the rest of the family while I attend the geeky stuff might be a possibility....
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well ok...I registered too LOL...Didnt know what I signed. You better check my form pls.
I will probably arrive on Friday. But more realistic is Saturday and Sunday.
I would like to eat there please whatever you serve but boller sounds good ( meatballs ? ) fish would be super fantastic ;)
I would like to sleep in the gym and I will bring a game. T+T Afghanistan.
Sorry for making your life so complicated :D
Looking forward to see you !
Cheers
Björn
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well ok...I registered too LOL...Didnt know what I signed. You better check my form pls.
I will probably arrive on Friday. But more realistic is Saturday and Sunday.
I would like to eat there please whatever you serve but boller sounds good ( meatballs ? ) fish would be super fantastic ;)
I would like to sleep in the gym and I will bring a game. T+T Afghanistan.
Sorry for making your life so complicated :D
Looking forward to see you !
Cheers
Björn
We will cut off arms and legs (well other people's at least) to have you here Björn so nothing is too much. I'll make Spicker aware of this. He's the responsible one of us.
Registered for the event and booked the hotel. :)
It's a long way from Berlin by train, but I am looking forward to my first convention abroad.
We are honoured to recieve you as our guest! I hope we can deliver a nice first convention abroad for you. :D
I'm just checking with the wife, if my participation can be granted.... ::)
Luckily my in-laws live near Haderslev, so a visit by the rest of the family while I attend the geeky stuff might be a possibility....
Please do come Niels. ;)
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Great Björn! :-*
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Please do come Niels. ;)
I hope so - and I'll try not to forget my camera, as I did when leaving for GLAM. Catastrophy! lol
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I hope so - and I'll try not to forget my camera, as I did when leaving for GLAM. Catastrophy! lol
Not a loss I think. Apparantly your camera is only able to capture unpainted lead. lol ;D ;)
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Actually, I have lots of pics of games (with PAINTED minis and terrain!) from the last 6 months - I just could not get them reduced to a size that can be uploaded to here, because Vista won't let me install Photoshop, and I only recently dared start play around with GIMP (I loathe having to learn to use a new application for a purpose that I'm used to a perfectly good one for... >:( )
And the last couple of months have been FAR too busy almost every single hour not at work or sleeping to fiddle with pics. Most of my posts here have been made either from work, or very late in the evening after moving some stuff....
But, during the next 2 days we finally move to the new house with twice as much space as here, and in 1½ month I get access to a large garage with workshop, and a large attic (we had to allow the former owner to use it for storage for a while, it made him agree to drop the price another 25,000 DKK), so I think the hardships are worth it.
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Thanks to everyone who have signed up so far!!
@Björn: I think Thorbjørn (Hedegaard) has contacted you concerning the registration. You are on the list now (http://www.powerfist.dk/forum/index.php?topic=40806.0)...
We have crossed the 40 participant mark, now aiming for 50...
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Hey, I'm on the list already, and I didn't even fill in no form :) Do I need to do anything else?
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It would be great if everyone (even those already on the list) would fill out the registration form (http://www.laesbjerg.dk/horisont/tilmelding_eng.asp). Unless of course if you already registered, no need to do it twice.
This way, all your details goes directly to our bookkeeper - this results in a much less stressed bookkeeper.
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Done! I'll bring my shop (well, a part of it), and my near future table. I'd like to sleep in the gym , if that's possible.
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I'd like to sleep in the gym , if that's possible.
Not sure legislation will allow this. The local fire department only allows sleeping in the classrooms.
However, if you don't mention it and hide under your table no-one will know... remember, sneaky ninja type hiding ;)
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So, registration sent... :o
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So, registration sent... :o
Very good!! After all Danes should be in majority. lol
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Very good!! After all Danes should be in majority. lol
Now I have to find time to go to the old place to transfer the money. We won't get our phone/internet connection moved before the 29th.... ::)
Well - this weekend should be a possiblilty....
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Some new pictures of my new Star Wars – The Empire strikes back – scenario:
(http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/3559/hoth09.jpg)
(http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/7999/hoth10.jpg)
(http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/8111/hoth13.jpg)
(http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/1550/hoth14.jpg)
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It just struck me - I paid my entrance/food fare online - do I have to bring some kind of proof-of-purchase? (I then need to check what is possible to do in my webbank)...
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It just struck me - I paid my entrance/food fare online - do I have to bring some kind of proof-of-purchase? (I then need to check what is possible to do in my webbank)...
We keep a list... and ask people who they are! It's dead simple. ;)
OHOOOH!! And BEAUTIFUL stuff there Frank. I'll steal this game when you arrive. ;D
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I'll try to look like me, then.... ;)
EDIT:
Btw, I'll try to get a couple of additional Danes to sign up. I know a few guys who are into miniatures :)
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The first 50 have signed up now by the way.
There's a small folder here with some info about stuff like that: http://www.powerfist.dk/forum/index.php?board=378.0
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OK. My nick name over there is Argonor, too, btw... I just don't powerfist a lot....
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Mange tak for the fantastic weekend! Perfect organisation, 24-hour food service, brilliant games, free coffee, friendly gamers, a luxury hotel suite and first snow in Danish winter-wonderland…a good start of the Jul season. :-*
It would have been perfect if there had been a get-together in pub or restaurant at Friday or Saturday night…maybe next year? ;)
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Velbekomme! ;)
Yes we should have had a meet up at a local restaurent or pub, but this years Horisont had grown rather large (which is great) and for me personally, there were so much to see and do this year! And a great start on the Jul season indeed.
But next year, I'm definately up for a pub-visit or two during Horisont! ;)
I put up a few pictures from the event as well here: http://www.powerfist.dk/forum/index.php?topic=43309.0
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Mange tak for the fantastic weekend!
The pleasure is all ours!
Thank you so much for coming and making this our second special weekend in Esbjerg.
More people, more games, more fun! And vikings and star wars. What's not to love? lol
It would have been perfect if there had been a get-together in pub or restaurant at Friday or Saturday night…maybe next year? ;)
I can assure you that I will do my best to arrange something next year. ;)
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It was great! Thank you so much for everything! :-*
@Thorbjørn: Looking forward to play the ninjas at Tactica!
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It was great! Thank you so much for everything! :-*
@Thorbjørn: Looking forward to play the ninjas at Tactica!
Glad you got back safely and had a good time!
I would happily present you with ninja at the Tactica. ;) ;D
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Glad you got back safely and had a good time!
I would happily present you with ninja at the Tactica. ;) ;D
I go by the name Dødslagshammers over there. Found the name in a Swe-Dane dictionary as I was checking how you spell hammers in Danish.
'Dødslagshammers' looks way Heavy Metal but actually mean rubber mallet. lol
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Thanks to everyone who joined in this year - the Lords Assembly team is looking very much forward to Horisont next year.
We have to say, that we where all very (happily) surprised by the great turnout... my personal hope was 60 people with 50 being the anticipated number... 85 is slightly above this :D
And of course, getting a full page coverage in the Sunday edition of the largest news paper of the region doesn't hurt either...
As always, we would love to improve in order to make the event even more spectacular, so please give us a bit of feedback here (http://www.powerfist.dk/forum/index.php?topic=43335.0).
The get-together Friday or Saturday is duly noted.
I would suggest Friday, as i think some gamers might be caught in the unfortunate problem of "Should I go to the pup or continue playing?" Saturday. I will even try to make arrangements with a local pup if that would be desired (perhaps even part of the registration form)?
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Thanks to the organisers and the presenters of this great event! You did a very good job and I recommend it to any wargammer I know. As a regular on the convention tour I think Horisont offers one of the best and complete packages (gaming, sleeping, eating) around.
I was blown away by the friendliness of all people involved (even when we stumbled into the school christmas cookies baking session - ooops, wrong building ::)).
This year I only managed to attend on Saturday, but I will definately extending this next time.
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Glad it went well for you, Thorbjørn and friends.
Are there going to be any pictures shown here, so that we on the Western Isles of the Danish Empire can enjoy? :)
..some gamers might be caught in the unfortunate problem of "Should I go to the pub or continue playing?"
That's the kind of problem I like :D
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Also glad to hear it went well. I gave up on going, as I had been struggling with a bad foot for 2 weeks, and as snow was covering the motorway about half the distance from here (I heard about several traffic jams due to accidents on the radio when going home from work Friday).
Well, maybe next year.