Of course the Upper Deck crew will be there in force. I'll be there Saturday and Sunday. Make sure to stop by and say hi!

I'll be there, too. Can't wait to play in the Galactus Heroclix tournament!

...oh, wrong realms... uh, can't wait to play in the 10k tourney!

Any predictions on what will win the 10k tournament?

Here are some of the "deck-types" that I have seen/read that might be competitive:

*TNB
*TNB burn
*mid-range Brotherhood
*Big Brotherhood
*X-Brothers (Lost City/Avalon)
*Dream Win
*FF child lock (Plaza)
*FF beats
*FF burn (equipment/Cosmic)
*Common Enemy
*Doom late beats
*Doom Gamma Bomb recursion
*Sentinels Wild Vomit (Senator Kelly)
*Sentinels Candy Corn (Bastion)

What do you all think? Did I miss any?

I'm picking a Big Brotherhood deck to win. :)

you still play heroclix!?

you have far more patience than me.

haha, not as competitive as before, but occasionally.

I think I shall show up just to bug the UDE staff into getting the level 2 tests finished!!!

I thought the other unique was Invisible Woman?

it's alot like Canada, just without the common courtesy and national health provisions.

Matt Oldaker and I will be there, so if you see us come and ask us to work on your Doom deck, we are the ones who built it and would love to help you with yours for a low fee.

-Ben Angel

I know we're a lot alike, I'm not nervous in that sense. It's still a pretty big trip for me though. :)

So, do you guys think any Spidey or Syndicate will see play in the big tournies? I'm working on a few decks with 'em... only time will tell if I think they can compete (i.e. I'll flip a coin two minutes before the tourney begins :P).

Ugh. Omeed's going? That's it, I'm staying home.

Scott "Going to Origins" Elliott

Man... who would have thought so many UDE staff would be going to Origins? Hehe... I kid.

But more to the point... who would have thought so many UDE staff lurk around VSRealms?

If I see Danny Mandel and Matt Hyra post here I'll be truly amazed... or better yet... Mike Hummel.

I should be there, first I wanna see how my first PCQ goes at Colombus, then if I enjoy myself enough(doubtful that I won't enjoy it) and do fairly well (hoping for Top 8 finish at least!) then I will definately be there. I'm only an hour and a half away thank god, I'm holding it down for Northern Kentucky, since I'm probably the ONLY one doing so lol.

I plan on making my way down there at some point before Saturday. Looking forward to meeting some more VSrealmers since I only got a minute or so to talk to En-Kur at Louisville and I don't think there were many if any VS realmers at the Detroit PCQ (thinking this since I still can't find a D-town report).

-JT

With the big event happening right around the corner, I thought it'd be important to get this thread back in the limelight. So, where will you guys be found at Origins (i.e. which tourneys will you be in, where will you go for food etc.)? I know nothing of what I'll be doing yet, except for the $10 K tourney. I'll probably also take time off to see the Columbus Zoo with the family.

To you experienced conventioners: What are some good things to bring on the trip (aside from obvious changes of clothes, spending money, etc.)?