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A Night with Games Workshop

Brand New this year! NOVA Open and Games Workshop are teaming up to offer an exciting, one-of-a-kind convention experience Wednesday evening. Taking the place of the traditional reveal, this new, more interactive event will feature early viewing of unreleased models, Q&A with the Games Workshop team, special interactive games and experiences, live art, special store discounts, and more!

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BRAND NEW this year is the Wednesday Night Evening with Games Workshop extravaganza! Come for a full evening of fun, friends, and good times. And best of all, it's totally FREE!

HOBBY: Armies on Parade: Pre-Judging (5–7PM)

Show off your army your way. Get early access to a reserved judging zone in the International Ballroom and set up your force for max impact—lighting, angles, drama—however you want them seen. Judges will give your army the full spotlight before the chaos of general review begins. Want the best shot at making a statement? Get those armies judged before they are covered in gore from the GT! This is an opportunity to get your first round judging out of the way early!

GAME: Space Marine 2 Team Tournament (5–7:30PM)

Grab a controller, grab a battle-brother, and jump into the fray. Games Workshop’s bringing Xbox rigs and running a Space Marine 2 team tourney—casual, bloody, and a total blast. They ran it in Dallas and it slayed. We’re upping the stakes: winning team takes home $500 in store credit. For the Emperor!

JOIN: Main stage events: GW Live Q&A, Trivia and Giveaways, Celebrate Charity (7:30-8:30PM)

Cap the evening off with a live Q&A session with Games Workshop including trivia, giveaways, answers to your burning questions, and a celebration of NOVA Open's Charitable Giving.

BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!

  • Free store credit voucher just for showing up
  • Free Beer Tastings
  • Live look at pre-release models being painted
  • Free Paint & take zone
  • Open Gaming
  • Giant Space Hulk Games
  • Vendor Hall Early Access
  • Special Warhammer Media
  • Bar + hangout zones

This is the night to kick off NOVA Open in style. Be there or be heretical.