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!
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Danny Frahm reigned supreme at the League of Extraordinary Gamers (LXG) Legends of Summer Viewpoint tournament on the weekend of 20-21 February but he wasn't the only LXG member to win that weekend. LXG hosted a Legends warm-up tournament on 17 January to introduce the club to the Viewpoint tournament scene. Alexander Done owned everyone on the day by winning all of his games. Alexander then joined Danny and other gamers for the main event at the LXG Legends of Summer tournament on 20-21 February. After three tight rounds, Danny managed to sit atop the tournament pile. Along with automatic entry into the Viewpoint World Championships, Danny will also receive a 3D-eye Hologram trophy from LXG. A second Legends tournament was held the next day, which saw Darren Catton win his first tournament. Well done Alexander, Danny and Darren! Danny who is a big fan of Eurogames said of Viewpoint, “I think the real strategic beauty of this game really comes from the deceptive value of cards. I really enjoy this level of complexity as it rewards those people whom can work out which cards are more important and when to use them.” The gods must be smiling on Danny Frahm as he is having a wonderful game playing year. He also won The Settlers of Catan tournament at Cancon in January and will be heading off to Germany to represent Australia in the Settlers World Championships. LXG will be hosting the Queensland Viewpoint Championship at Gencon Oz in September. This event will feed into the Viewpoint World Championships to be held in December 2010. The Queensland League of Extraordinary Gamers (LXG) is a games club that meets on the third Sunday of every month at the Cavendish Road School Hall. At LXG you can play boardgames, roleplaying games, miniatures games, collectable card games and anything else that looks interesting. The club library has too many games to count. LXG meetings have a relaxed and social atmosphere in which you can learn the rules of a new game or practice for a tournament. For more information on LXG go to http://lxgbrisbane.com/.
The League of Extraordinary Gamers (LXG) will be holding a special promotional Viewpoint Tournament as part of its annual Legends of Summer two-day table-top tournament events. When: 20 February 2010 - 3pm to 5pm Where: Cavendish Road State High School Assembly Hall, Cnr Holland Road and Cavendish Road, Holland Park QLD 4121 Entry Fee: Free Entry Contact: Keith Done (07) 3398 8745 LXG will be providing trophies for the winners of the tournament and 93 Made Games will be supplying additional prizes such as autographed decks of Viewpoint, Viewpoint T-shirts and Viewpoint card sleeves. As well as the prize pool, the tournament winners will also receive automatic entry into the Viewpoint World Championships scheduled for July 2010. The tournament results will be posted on the LXG and 93 Made Games websites. The Queensland League of Extraordinary Gamers (LXG) is a games club that meets on the third Sunday of every month at the Cavendish Road School Hall. At LXG you can play boardgames, roleplaying games, miniatures games, collectable card games and anything else that looks interesting. The club library has too many games to count. LXG meetings have a relaxed and social atmosphere in which you can learn the rules of a new game or practice for a tournament. For more information on LXG go to http://lxgbrisbane.com/.
The first sanctioned Viewpoint tournament was held at Good Games Sydney on 11 November 2009. The first tournament launches the qualification season for the Viewpoint World Championships scheduled for the second half of 2010. After a Viewpoint orientation session, play commenced with four 4-player games in the first round. The winners in the first round (Fahim, Jason, Xavier and James) advanced to the final table match. In a tense final round, we congratulate the winner of the first tournament, Fahim. As well as the prize pool, Fahim received automatic entry into the Viewpoint World Championships scheduled for next year. 93 Made Games will be hosting players from all around the globe including our Chinese comrades who will start their qualification season in January 2010. More Australian Viewpoint tournaments are scheduled for Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra and right across the country. The next tournament night at Good Games Sydney is scheduled for Wednesday, 9 December 2009. Good Games Sydney will host a junior tournament at 5:00pm and a senior tournament at 7:00pm. All participants in sanctioned Viewpoint tournaments receive a ranking that is posted on the 2010 World Championships qualification leaderboard. If you are interested in hosting your own sanctioned Viewpoint tournament then browse through the official tournament rules or contact us.
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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