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On the road to Birmingham 3: Less than a week!

Getting ready!

First thing. Since the last time they announced the prizes for the EC. Be sure to check them out if you haven't!  Also be sure to check out the event on Facebook. Plenty of information there and there are some last-minute announcements to be made this week!

UK Games Expo is less than a week away. Time to start packing. But what to bring? I made a small checklist. 

Cool and/or witty Star Wars shirts: Might change one of them up for my Team Belgium shirt, but it's still in the laundry. 
Tickets: Airline, hotel booking and UKGE ticket. Some of these might also be replaced by tickets on the cellphone, but I prefer them in paper. 
I'm also trying to get my hands on some power-supplies. UK->EU plug converter, usb chargers, extra usb-battery for the phone, etc. 

Tournament kit: Honestly my tournament kit is always ready to go as I take it to every tournament and game-night as-is. Only switching out lists when needed. But what's in this very useful Feldherr case?
  • Lists, both paper printouts and actual cards. These sleeves by Ultimate Guard are the most amazing thing to easily transport lists. The paper printouts are for reference by the opponent and to hand in to the TO at the start of the tournament. Also brought a printout of the FAQ for reference.
  • Ships and dials and all necessary bits. Because well duh :)
  • Token box: Filled with all tokens I'll ever need and won't need. But you never know. I also included some 'encouragement' for my dice. I'm going to leave my laserline and superglue at home. Don't want them confiscated at the airport :o
  • Templates
  • A lot of bags of custom target locks. To hand out to the friendly people I meet. If you want some try finding someone from team Belgium. We will all have some to hand out. 

  

Hey! That's my fish!
  • Fun game to run during the evening and on Sunday I'm planning on playing the HTMF, Unless of course I make it to the X-wing finals. But what are the odds of that? 



 

What am I forgetting? Let me know in the comments!

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