The Mega Games Viewpoint World Championships 2010 will be held on Sunday, 5 December 2010 from 10:00am to 3:00pm at Parramatta RSL in Parramatta NSW Australia. Don't miss out on the fun, prestige and prizes of the inaugural World Championships for the most social Australian card game ever designed. The first place prize pool includes AU$1,000 in prize money, the World Champion's trophy and the honour to design a card for the next Viewpoint set. Many other activities will also be going on including play-testing of new games, an art competition and crowning of the Viewpoint Player of the Year for 2010. Attendees will also get to peruse the stalls of Mega Games and Good Games and stock up on plenty of other fun games. The main event - the World Championships - will consist of a 5-round open tournament. Rounds 1 to 3 will consist of two 2-player matches per table per round in a round robin format. The top 9 players with the most wins (and then the highest aggregate scores) will advance to rounds 4 to 5. Rounds 4 to 5 will consist of 3-player games in a knock-out format. Rounds 4 and 5 will be 'first player to win 2 games' matches. Winner of round 5 wins the World Championships. The day will be packed full of more fun activities than you can pack into a barrel full of monkeys, including:
So be sure to hone your Viewpoint skills and improve your standing in the Player of the Year race by playing in lead-up tournaments throughout Australia and beyond. Everyone who wins a lead-up tournament will receive free entry into the Viewpoint World Championships. If you are unable to attend a lead-up tournament you can register on the day of the championships or pre-register at participating stores. Stay tuned for more details on the Viewpoint World Championships 2010 and other lead-up events, such as the NSW and QLD Viewpoint State Championships, or contact 93 Made Games for more information. Viewpoint is a fun-packed and easy to learn card game for 2 or more players aged 7 and up. Be the first player to reach 100 points by looking into the future, spying on other players and blindsiding your buddies!
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The 93 Made Games team visited Wollongong and Canberra for its Viewpoint tournament tour, which coincided with the company's second anniversary. Find out why the team can't wait to do it again and why you’ll want to be involved in Viewpoint tournaments leading up to the Viewpoint Championships in December 2010. The tour commenced when we rolled into Wollongong late on the night of Friday 16 April. Because we aren't locals to the area we made a beeline to the nearest Good Games store to talk with the manager Pat. We'd been invited by Good Games management to host Viewpoint tournaments in several of their stores and jumped at the chance to do so. We were also really keen to get down to Wollongong as we'd already met many nice people from the local area who are keen Viewpoint fans. We discussed the plan for the Sunday tournament with Pat and he then pointed us in the direction of the restaurant district so we could satisfy our ever-growing hunger. We wound up having dinner at a dinky Indian cafe and got back to the hotel just in time to watch the end of the Friday night football. During the day on Saturday we managed to catch up on plenty of sleep lost over designing upcoming games. This also allowed us to gather our energy for a scrumptious double roast dinner with two of Viewpoint's best fans - Barry and Jason. After dinner and much conversation about old school games, sci-fi, music and the like, Jason managed to topple everyone in a game of Killer Bunnies. Beware the Cyber Bunny! Sunday continued with excitement as Sean was able to play in a pre-release for the latest Magic: The Gathering set - Rise of the Eldrazi. He ended up going 2-1-1, which he thought wasn't too bad for someone who hadn't played in 12 months. After the pre-release, we rounded up Pat, Adam, Colin and some of the other local Magic gamers into the Viewpoint tournament. Adam's prowess with organised card play shone through as he trampled his way to straight wins to receive a Viewpoint t-shirt, Good Games gift voucher and free entry into the Viewpoint Championships in December 2010, where the prize pool includes a minimum $1000 first prize, trophies and lots of other goodies. The fun continued when we visited the University of Wollongong Guild Gaming Society, which is the local gaming haunt of Barry and Jason. After two rounds of cursing and finger pointing, Theo reigned victorious by knocking out father-and-son combination David and Ryan and the close-but-no-cigar Jason. Then everyone joined in for a big 8-player, 2-deck game, which immediately degenerated into a pick-on-Barry party. We'd never seen anyone miss every single turn, be stripped of all of their cards and cast multiple voodoo hexes on his opponents before! After leaving Wollongong with such good memories, we'll flash forward a week to the night of Sunday 25 April in Canberra. We shan't discuss what happened during the day at the Raiders vs. Rabbitohs match as it is still too painful for Sean too mention and Julia still hasn't stopped grinning about the result. So we rocked up at the local Good Games store where Dallas welcomed us in for more Viewpoint shenanigans. We rounded up more local Magic gamers - there seems to be a trend here - who blindsided each other through two knock-out rounds. After the dust settled, we saw Thomas, the youngest of the players, stand tall as the victor. Nice one! During the rounds, we were also treated to some old-fashioned magic tricks performed with Viewpoint cards, which shows just how versatile the game is. ;-) 93 Made Games birthday celebrations extended beyond the South with the League of Extraordinary Gamers (LXG) in Brisbane and Mega Games in Penrith both holding Viewpoint tournaments over the fortnight. The 93 Made Games Oztag team even joined in by winning their first ever game! We plan to run many more events throughout 2010 leading up to the Viewpoint Championships in December, so feel free to drop us an email or browse around the website for details on how you can get involved in running or playing in Viewpoint tournaments, including the Championships and how you can share in the fun and prizes. We'd like to thank everyone who joined in with us on our anniversary tour including our friends at Good Games, the UOW Guild Gaming Society, LXG and Mega Games. We look forward to seeing everyone at the Viewpoint Championships on Saturday, 4 December 2010. Be sure to sign up to the 93 Made Games mailing list for all of the latest information on Viewpoint and upcoming games. Viewpoint is a fun-packed and easy to learn card game for 2 or more players aged 7 and up. Be the first player to reach 100 points by looking into the future, spying on other players and blindsiding your buddies!
The much anticipated Viewpoint movie started filming today in the Himalayas. The movie, which is touted as the next great 3D epic is due to hit cinemas on 31 September 2011. The movie stars Sam Worthington as Blind Freddie and Patrick Stewart as The Triclops. Special guest cameos are also planned with James Earl Jones providing the voice for the Magnifying Glass. Viewpoint: The Movie is set in a future ice age where humanity has been enslaved by the evil Monoculars led by Stewart's Triclops. Worthington plays the movie's hero who has been blinded by the Monoculars' Blindsiding Ray and must overcome his handicap to free humanity from the Monoculars' rule. The movie is being produced by Old Line Cinemas and 93 Made Games. Viewpoint: The Movie director, Steve Spielberg explained, “this is the type of movie that I have always wanted to produce as it questions and answers so many things about Earth's future.” Casting calls for extras in the movie are currently being held in cities all around the world. For your chance to star in Viewpoint: The Movie go to Viewpoint. Viewpoint is a fun-packed and easy to learn card game for 2 or more players aged 7 and up. Be the first player to reach 100 points by looking into the future, spying on other players and blindsiding your buddies!
The first official Viewpoint Launch Party will be held at Good Games Sydney on 11 November 2009. For a great night out, join 93 Made Games at Good Games Sydney between 6:00pm and 9:00pm on Wednesday, 11 November 2009 for the Sydney launch of the Viewpoint card game. Viewpoint is an easy to learn game for people of all ages and will keep you entertained for hours on end. Everyone who attends will receive demonstrations of the game with insider tips, be able to play in our mini tournaments and get the chance to win prizes. You will also be able to get your very own deck of Viewpoint and have it signed by the game's designer and artist. Good Games Sydney is located close to central station (Level 1, 857 George St) and there are plenty of places nearby to eat if you want to duck away for a quick snack or substantial dinner. For more information, contact 93 Made Games on info@93madegames.com.au or Good Games Sydney on contact@goodgames.com.au. Good Games are Australia’s largest group of dedicated gaming environments with all the latest game products. They have stores located in Sydney, Gosford, Morisett, Wollongong and Burwood in NSW and Melbourne in Victoria. They host all the latest tournaments and events and have the room to suit whatever game you want to play. Their extended opening hours and central locations means that they'll be around, day or night. Drop by any time!
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