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WizKids Open 2016- Round 2!

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Wizkids Open ContinuesWizkids has announced the second round of the 2016 Wizkids Open, a series of gaming events that are officially sponsored. The events will take place May 14th-15th, 2016 and takes place at 30 game stores across the United States. The events allow individuals to qualify for National Events for Heroclix and Dice Masters.

The events will crown a Regional Champion which qualifies the individual for the U.S. National Championship with takes place at Origins Game Fair. Each tournament will be limited to 32 players.

On top of the gaming, there’ll be all-new 2016 Convention Exclusive Prizes for purchase as well as Heroclix  Battle Royales, Dice Masters Rainbow Drafts, and Dice Masters Quick Plays. You’ll be able to win exclusive figures and foil promo cards.

Players will also be given the opportunity to purchase two of the 2016 For Sale HeroClix Convention Exclusives for the first time ever!

New 2016 HeroClix Convention Exclusive Prizes:

  • 2016 Marvel HeroClix Cosmic Daredevil Convention Exclusive Prize Figure
  • 2016 DC Comics HeroClix Kingdom Come Hawkman Convention Exclusive Prize Figure
  • 2016 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shredder Convention Exclusive Prize Figure

 New For-Sale 2016 HeroClix Convention Exclusives:

  • 2016 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles HeroClix Turtles Van Convention Exclusive Figure ($30 USD)
  • 2016 DC Comics HeroClix Surfing Batman with Shark Convention Exclusive Set ($15 USD)

New DC Comics HeroClix: Justice League ID Card Convention Exclusives:

  • 2016 DC Comics HeroClix Captain Cold Justice League ID Card Convention Exclusive
  • 2016 DC Comics HeroClix Dr. Fate Justice League ID Convention Exclusive
  • 2016 DC Comics HeroClix Lex Luthor Justice League ID Convention Exclusive

New Dice Masters Foil Promo Cards:

  • Marvel Dice Masters Phoenix: Redd Foil Promo Card
  • Marvel Dice Masters Professor X: Trainer Foil Promo Card
  • DC Comics Dice Masters Bane: Genius Tactician Foil Promo Card
  • DC Comics Dice Masters Miri Riam: Beacon in the Dark Foil Promo Card

The WizKids Open is Back!

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WizKids has announced the return of the “WizKids Open” series of in-store tabletop game tournaments for 2016. The 2016 WizKids Open program includes a series of regional tournaments, held at selected friendly local game shops, where players will battle it out in HeroClix, Dice Masters, and Attack Wing games for supremacy and amazing prizes.

While previous WizKids Open events were limited to stores in the United States, WizKids has begun a global expansion by opening up the tournaments to retailers and players in Europe, Latin America and Canada.

At the WizKids Open events, which begin in February 2016 in the US, players will not only be battling it out for a chance to win their regional titles, but also can earn eligibility to participate in the National WizKids tournaments.

While participating stores in Latin America and Canada will be revealed in the coming weeks, with Europe following shortly after, WizKids Open 2016 US locations include:

  • Battleground Games (Modesto, CA)
  • Coliseum of Comics (Orlando, FL)
  • Chicagoland Games (Chicago, IL)
  • Games and Stuff (Glen Burnie, MD)
  • Eternal Games (Warren, MI)
  • Highlander Games (Boynton, NJ)
  • Millennium Games (Rochester, NY)
  • Dragon’s Lair (Austin, TX)
  • Olympic Cards and Games (Lacey, WA)

Players should register immediately, as WizKids is going to be giving away significant prize packs to players chosen randomly from those who have pre-registered for the US events by 1/15/2015.

You can register now!

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2014 Wizkids Open Announced

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wizkids open 2014Today, Wizkids announced the first annual Wizkids Open tournament, to be held at participating retail locations across the U.S. this fall. Featuring some of the hottest games of the year, including Marvel Dice Masters: Avengers vs. X-Men, HeroClix, and Star Trek Attack Wing, players will compete in head-to-head battles to earn glory, exclusive prizes and their rightful place in the 2015 National Championships.

The WizKids Open is WizKids’ first ever officially sponsored regional gaming event. This year’s event will be hosted at seven stores, spanning from coast to coast. Most will support regional championships for HeroClix, Dice Masters and Attack Wing as well as smaller events and the ability to buy product that was typically only available for purchase from conventions.

Each location will be offering for-sale exclusive items and awarding special participation prizes to players as well as providing the opportunity to compete with the best players in their area.

The turn out and success of this inaugural event will determine if this will indeed be a yearly thing. There’s also a possbility for other stores to join in in future ones based on their event registration participation, the number of events held, product ordered, their history of running these types of events, and generally how the store is laid out. They are also working on expanding this for international stores as well.

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