Agram Arena Winter 2013 Report
This december saw the eleventh edition of Agram Arena Winter tournament in Zagreb, Croatia. The main event was the biggest Warhammer tournament in this part of Europe (apart from ETC) with a couple of side events like Malifaux Doubles tournament (first ever in Croatia) and various demo sessions of other tabletop wargames like Warhammer 40.000, Lord of the Rings/Hobbit Strategy Battle Game, Flames of War and Infinity.
As usual the tournament is free for all the participants (no entry fee) with soft drinks and refreshing beverages served throughout the event. Also, first time comers get a one night accommodation free as a part of our "try-once-see-if-you-like" policy and the lunch is provided for 10 Euros for both days. This all is possible due to the fact that the Agram Arenas (both Summer and Winter) are co-financed by Zagreb's City Office for social welfare as well as Zagreb's Community of Technical Culture as a part of their efforts in preventing unwanted behaviour of minors and youths.
The AAW 2013 event gathered a great number of players and hobbyists from Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia and Italy most of whom like to return to UMS "Agram" events, be it in winter for the Warhammer or be it in summer for 40k or Malifaux tournaments. The main event (Warhammer Fantasy Battles tournament) consisted of five rounds spread over two days of gaming. On Saturday there were three battles played and in the evening the Tournament Organizers organized a visit to a local pub for some food and drinks. Alhough the players had so much fun they stayed until early hours of the morning, the first round (fourth overall) on Sunday wasn't started late....
The Malifaux doubles tournament was held on Saturday and featured games played on great looking tables with great looking Wild West buildings that were the spotlight of the event, apart from the 20% of Malifaux competitors being female :) . All the players agreed that the doubles format was great fun, took a lot of the stress away from the gaming as long as the games lasted a bit longer. The Tournament Organizer obliged the players and prolonged the games enabling all to finish.
At the end of the event but before the closing ceremony, as AAW is the focal point of Zagreb's gaming, all the annual awards were handed out, like various league trophies for Warhammer 40.000, Malifaux and of course Warhammer Fantasy Battles. Closing ceremony consisted of a couple of words from the Tournament Organizers and the roll call of all the winners of the main event, the Warhammer tournamet:
1st place: Roko Nikolić
2nd place: Rok Martinc
3rd place: Filip Berecka
Best Painted Army: Mario Ogrizek-Tomaš
Best Sportsmanship: Mislav Gorupec
Here's a short statement form Mario Ogrizek-Tomaš, the Best Painted Army award winner:
"It took about two months to paint my Khemri army. I went for a striking red-green-gold color scheme, which I am really satisfied with. While the skeletons are over ten years old, the army looks magnificent. I also used pigments and crackle effect extensively on the bases. My two favorite pieces are certainly the prancing sphinx and the tomb king carried by his guard (symbolising a casket of souls). I would like to thank "UMS Agram" for organizing this annual event! I really enjoyed it and hope to attend next years as well!"
MORE PICS SOON TO FOLLOW!!!
Sponsors of Agram Arena Winter 2013 were: Carta Magica, Micro Art Studio, Kabuki Models, Art Zumbur, Kerr & King, Ravnice Youth Hostel, Croatian Ministry of Defense and Zagreb Community of Technical Culture. UMS "Agram" would like to thank all the sponsors of this event, most notably Kabuki Models who were kind enough to provide us with the main prize for the Best Painted Army Award at the Warhammer tournament. With all the best from UMS "Agram" for the new year!
See you in 2014!
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