We are pleased to announce the confirmed Qualifiers for the 2016 European Invitational held at ClogCon. For full rules, the list of tournaments, and the bracketed system, visit the European Invitational webpage.

clogcon.com/eu-invitational-2016/

This year we decided to increase the number of Qualifiers up to 32 to allow even more nations to fully participate. We've introduced a few Wildcard tournaments to help fill any gaps in the brackets. Otherwise the successful format, as seen at this year's ClogCon, was left intact.

We hope you have a chance to participate in as many of these fine tournament Qualifiers as possible and look forward to seeing you at ClogCon in November.

clogcon.com/

--Norbert, Sankha, and Jori

clogcon.com/news/clogcon-2016-moves-to-amsterdam/

CLOGCON 2016 MOVES TO AMSTERDAM - New venue is a Schiphol Airport hotel

After last year's great event we want to step up our game and bring ClogCon 2016 to a new level. This means you will be seeing a lot of changes in the coming months but the biggest is our move from Rotterdam to Amsterdam. The new location is in Hotel Schiphol A4, which is adjacent to Amsterdam Schiphol airport.

The new location means we have a way bigger game room, easier access from Schiphol (shuttle service and free parking), hotel facilities with rooms for 1 to 4 persons, and only a 15 min train ride to the center of Amsterdam.

A few pictures of the new location can be found at: hotelschiphol.nl/en/function-rooms/fairs

--Norbert

We are pleased to announce that ticket sales for ClogCon 2016 will go on sale on Monday, March 7th at 1900 GMT. Here is some information about the event which you can also find on our updated website.

ClogCon is one of the premier 3-day Warmachine/Hordes conventions that takes place in Europe. It is also the home of the European Invitational, where winners of the most prestigious events around Europe are invited to come and compete against one another. Attendees at ClogCon can try to enter the Invitational by winner the Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) which takes place at the con.

The biggest news about ClogCon for 2016 is that we are moving the event into a proper convention-style hotel where players can stay in rooms directly attached to the playing areas. It is the most inclusive and comfortable way to game! Here are some details about what we have planned:

EVENT DETAILS
Date: November 11-13
Location: Hotel Schiphol (right next to Schiphol airport in Amsterdam!)
Ticket cost: €70 for all 3 days, which includes lunch each day
Room cost: €60 per person per night for a twin (€40 for a triple; €37 for a quad), which includes breakfast each day

So after your ticket and room costs, all that’s left to pay for is your dinners and drinks.

CLOGCON 2016 SCHEDULE
We are particularly pleased at the event schedule that we have put together. This was based on feedback that we received last year. We are giving everyone a chance to compete as much as possible if they wish. Players can drop from morning events if they desire to join in afternoon events. We also give people out of contention some fun events to try out. Plus plenty of team tournaments added based on your demand!

For less serious competitors, we also offer fun-based tournaments. And for this year we are expanding our casual play section so that people who just want to come and relax at the con will feel very welcome. We’ll help you find pick up games and also start small Scrambles (informal, short tournaments) whenever there are enough players interested in playing them.

FRIDAY
08:30 – 20:00
Last Chance Qualifier
50 point steamroller, up to 64 players, first 4 rounds
Already qualified players are not eligible for this tournament

08:30 – 20:00
Team Tournament
Teams of 3 players, max 16 teams, 50 point steamroller, D&C: 0, WTC style pairing method

10:00 – 00:00
Open Casual Gaming

11:30 – 23:30
Spell Draft
Up to 2 flights, max 16 players per flight

11:30 – 23:30
Steamroller Friday
Up to 2 flights, max 16 players per flight


SATURDAY
08:30 – 14:00
Last Chance Qualifier
Final 2 rounds

08:30 – 20:00
ClogCon Masters
50 points, up to 128 players, first 4 rounds
Top 8 players proceed to Sunday finals

10:00 – 00:00
Open casual gaming

15:00 – 00:00
Champions
First 3 rounds, 50 points, up to 64 players – cut to top 8 players

15:00 – 00:00
Steamroller Saturday
First 3 rounds, 50 points, up to 64 players – cut to top 8 players

18:30 – 00:00
EU Invitational
First 2 rounds, 50 points Steamroller, 2 lists required, D&C: 0


SUNDAY
08:30 – 17:30
EU Invitational
Final 3 rounds

08:30 – 17:30
ClogCon Masters
Final 3 rounds

08:30 – 17:30
Champions
Final 3 rounds

08:30 – 17:30
Team Tournament
Teams of 3 players, HMD style, max 8 teams, 50 steamroller, D&C: 0, 3 rounds max, 2 flights if needed

08:30 – 17:30
Open Casual Gaming

17:30 – 18:00
Awards ceremony

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
So 2016 is THE year for anyone interested in Warmachine/Hordes in Europe to come and cap off the year in style. It literally has something for everyone, so if this is your first con, or if you are an old hand, make plans to come to ClogCon at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, the Netherlands!

Tickets go on sale Monday, March 7th at 1900 GMT.

Hey everyone,

The special thing about ClogCon is that it is for everyone! We do have tournaments (plus the European Invitational!), but we also have loads of tables set aside for casual play and informal pick-up tournaments. ClogCon will be welcoming to all types of players and so if your meta has never been to a con, this is the one for them to try out. We talked about the benefits of this style of con to casual players on the Page5.de podcast (in English). Listen to it here:

Hopefully the information in the podcast will help you understand what we have in store for everyone. Please post here if you have any questions!

--Norbert

ClogCon takes place in 3 months!

ClogCon is one of the premier 3-day Warmachine/Hordes conventions that takes place in Europe. It is also the home of the European Invitational, where winners of the most prestigious events around Europe are invited to come and compete against one another. Attendees at ClogCon can try to enter the Invitational by winner the Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) which takes place at the con.

The biggest news about ClogCon for 2016 is that we have moved the event into a proper convention-style hotel where players can stay in rooms directly attached to the playing areas. It is the most inclusive and comfortable way to game! Here are some details about what we have planned:

EVENT DETAILS
Date: November 11-13
Location: Hotel Schiphol (right next to Schiphol airport in Amsterdam!)
Ticket cost: €70 for all 3 days, which includes lunch each day
Room cost: €60 per person per night for a twin (€40 for a triple; €37 for a quad), which includes breakfast each day
Website: clogcon.com/

So after your ticket and room costs, all that’s left to pay for is your dinners and drinks.

CLOGCON 2016 SCHEDULE OVERVIEW
FRIDAY
Last Chance Qualifier
Team Tournament
Open Casual Gaming and Scrambles
Spell Draft
Friday Rumble

SATURDAY
ClogCon Masters
Open casual gaming and Scrambles
Champions
Saturday Rumble

SUNDAY
EU Invitational
ClogCon Masters final rounds
Champions final rounds
Team Tournament
Open Casual Gaming and Scrambles

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
So 2016 is THE year for anyone interested in Warmachine/Hordes in Europe to come and cap off the year in style. It literally has something for everyone, so if this is your first con, or if you are an old hand, make plans to come to ClogCon at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, the Netherlands! Buy your tickets at clogcon.com/

--Norbert