Lost Hemisphere

Social isolation and distancing is hard on all of us, especially those of us that turn to tabletop gaming as a social outlet, a coping mechanism, and more. It’s also hard on the FLGS’s who rely on regular custom from their playerbase, and as some logistics services and distributors adjust to the current state of the world (for better or worse – see the current Diamond issues for example), the companies that make the games we love are running into issues too. We saw Adepticon cancelled,  SDCC has been nixed, and earlier this week Privateer Press sadly announced the Lock & Load would not happen this year. You can read the announcement below:

Somber post is somber, but it’s important. Stay safe, practice social distancing,and wash your damn hands. No amount of gaming is worth your life, or the life of someone you hold dear.

Morning, kids! Who missed me? I’m back from CaptainCon and pretending that I’ve recovered from the rush of running our annual charity fundraiser, my shell-shocked rambling through Sunday, and the subsequent day-long drive from CaptainCon back to the Gdaycave. It was a heck of a con, and with many smiles to be had with friends that we only get to see in person once a year, because apparently we haven’t mastered teleportation yet and distance continues to be a thing. The main thing, though, is that thanks to the generous contributions of everyone who provided items for the prize pool and everyone who came to CaptainCon and purchased tickets for the fundraiser, we raised…

$5540.00

This year’s fundraiser was a huge success, and we (ie, Lost Hemisphere and the New England Privateers) are just plain thrilled with the results. I should show you some pics of happy people…

Before I do, I want to make a special note. Amy and Andy – who help with the fundraiser year after year – scored a super sweet brass raffle drum for us to use this year, that can hold approx 2500 tickets. At one point I filled the drum to the brim, so jampacked that the tickets inside wouldn’t even move when the handle was turned, and there were still plenty of tickets that hadn’t made it in. We sold over 5000 tickets in the end…

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It’s been  almost three weeks since our last Fundraiser update, and we’re about the same timeframe away from CaptainCon itself. Seems like a good time to remind everyone that we’re running our annual fundraiser in Rhode Island at CaptainCon, February 7-9. What, you’ve got somewhere else to be? Come engage in a variety of tabletop gaming shenanigans, and support our fundraising efforts to benefit Rosie’s Place, the first women’s shelter in the United States, having opened their doors to help women in need in 1974. Conveniently, the same year I was born. Coincidence? Well, yeah, most likely, but still…

Prize support continues to roll in, and today I want to tip my hat in particular to the New Jersey S.O.B’s, hosts of the Bokur Brawl, for their contributions.

Not only are they contributing a very industrial looking Martian Menace force for Monsterpocalypse…

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We sit on the cusp of a new decade, with the last Lost Hemisphere post of 2019. As we move into a new year, brimming with new opportunities, new challenges, I thought we’d end on a positive, shining a light on some more sponsors of the 2020 CaptainCon Fundraiser, now little more than a month away.

The gaming community gathered at CaptainCon has helped us raise funds for worthy causes, and it’s our honour to be raising for Rosie’s Place, the oldest women’s shelter in the United States, helping so many women in need year after year. I had mentioned in the last update that Ninja Division was contributing, and I’m delighted to say they’ve come through in spades.

• Doomseeker
• Deadfellas
• Luchador!
• Raid & Trade
• Raid & Trade: Cora the Specialist
• The Agents
• The Agents: Mission Critical

Unless I’m mistaken, I think I’ve even got an spare of the exclusive Snorri Nosebiter card for Doomseeker somewhere around the Gdaycave that I can add to the stack… and while Deadfellas may be a light game of zombie mobsters, it’s been the source of much amusement since we showcased it back in 2015. It even made the trip to Pennsic!

And then there’s these guys. Atomic Mass hit the ground running at GenCon back in August, and haven’t looked back. Marvel: Crisis Protocol has been a huge hit – and a lot of fun to paint and showcase here on Lost Hemisphere – and we are delighted to have their support for the fundraiser!

• Marvel: Crisis Protocol – Core Set x3
• Hulk x3
• M.O.D.O.K. x3

Some lucky raffle winners are leaving with a whole bunch of superheroes!

There’s more prizes coming, including contributions from our pals in the NJ S.O.B.’s and Privateer Press, and of course, there’s still time for you to take part in prize pool as well.

From the original announcement:

Where do you come in?

You can help. Every year we fill the prize table with stuff from the Lost Hemisphere prize pool and also from various gaming industry sponsors, but we also turn to you, our readers, and ask if you have something you’d like to donate. In the past we’ve had  fully painted armies donated by the community, new in box product that was otherwise collecting dust, even one-of-a-kind paintings. With your help, the prize table can be amazing.

So you can do one of two things (or, preferably, both):

1. Email me at gdaybloke@losthemisphere.com and tell me how pretty I am… also, let me know if you or your gaming community can help us out with the prize table. New In Box or fully painted models only please. This is open to any and all game lines. If you think you can help us raise funds for a worthy cause, get in touch.
2. Actually attend CaptainCon, and bring your generous heart with you. We want an awesome prize table, yes, but we also need people there to buy raffle tickets. This is an opportunity for you to directly benefit women in need, and with any luck to walk away from the prize table with something particularly shiny at the same time.

I look forward to hearing from  you, and to seeing as many of you as possible at CaptainCon.

Here’s to 2020 and all the new painted miniatures it will bring.

We’re running a little later than usual this year, but it is my pleasure to announce that for our 2020 Annual Fundraiser at CaptainCon, Lost Hemisphere – in conjunction with the New England Privateers – will be raising funds once more for Rosie’s Place, Boston’s longest running women’s shelter. We raised on behalf of Rosie’s back in 2016, and we’re very pleased to be partnering with them again for our fundraising efforts this coming February.

Background

Rosie’s Place was founded in 1974 as the first Women’s Shelter in the United States. Operating out of Boston, MA, Rosie’s Place supports and helps literally thousands of women in need on an annual bases, and does it without any City, State or Federal funding. On top of that, 88 cents in every dollar donated to Rosie’s Place goes directly to services for poor, underprivileged and homeless women.

Rosie’s Place offers emergency services – meals, beds, health and wellness care – to those in need, as well as things like language classes, job and housing search assistance, advocacy, stability – they even maintain an outreach van to get to those who can’t get to the shelter.

I hope you’ll join us at CaptainCon, and that we can count on your help in making the fundraiser a success.

What are we doing?

As with previous years, you’ll be able to find us behind a table covered with all sorts of prizes pulled from the Lost Hemisphere Prize Pool and donated by a variety of sponsors and supporters. We’ll be selling tickets all Friday and Saturday, and after the Team Tournament ends on Saturday night, we’ll start drawing numbers. We draw your number, you get to pick whatever prize you wish from the prize pool. It’s that simple. We’ve done this for several years now, raising thousands on behalf of our chosen charities, in an effort to give back to the broader community and help those in need.

Where do you come in?

You can help. Every year we fill the prize table with stuff from the Lost Hemisphere prize pool and also from various gaming industry sponsors, but we also turn to you, our readers, and ask if you have something you’d like to donate. In the past we’ve had  fully painted armies donated by the community, new in box product that was otherwise collecting dust, even one-of-a-kind paintings. With your help, the prize table can be amazing.

So you can do one of two things (or, preferably, both):

1. Email me at gdaybloke@losthemisphere.com and tell me how pretty I am… also, let me know if you or your gaming community can help us out with the prize table. New In Box or fully painted models only please. This is open to any and all game lines. If you think you can help us raise funds for a worthy cause, get in touch.
2. Actually attend CaptainCon, and bring your generous heart with you. We want an awesome prize table, yes, but we also need people there to buy raffle tickets. This is an opportunity for you to directly benefit women in need, and with any luck to walk away from the prize table with something particularly shiny at the same time.

I look forward to hearing from  you, and to seeing as many of you as possible at CaptainCon.

Alright, it’s now September, almost a month since GenCon and there’s still more stuff to unpack and show you. I’m wading through the Fallout: Wasteland Warfare rules, I’ve got some sweet Ninja Division masterclass resins to show, but I think it’s time to just throw a giant pile of photos at you while I can still loosely remember what I was taking pictures of! Some of these pics were taken off-site and are just part of my overall GenCon experience,some have also already been shared on my Instagram. Enjoy!

The first game played this year wasn’t even at GenCon. Rather, Ninja Steve cracked open Shadows of Brimstone: Forbidden Fortress! Our team had a samurai, a monk, a ninja and a geisha. Guess which one I played 😉

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