10/27/2014 Update: Preregistration for the 2014 World Championship Weekend is now closed. Players can still register onsite starting at 4pm on Wednesday, Nov. 5th if there is room available. If you did not preregister, we cannot guarantee you entrance in the 2014 World Championships.

2014 World Championship Weekend is just over one month away. To help you plan for these awesome four days of gaming, FFG is pleased to announce the 2014 World Championship Weekend side events schedule!

Have you booked travel to the Twin Cities? If not, here are more than a dozen reasons to do so! Do you have your eye on specific main events, but are looking for more games to play? Then download the World Championship Weekend side events schedule (pdf, 2.3 MB) now!

The Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game main event helps kick off World Championship Weekend, but there are more fantastic events Call of Cthulhu fans can participate in throughout the weekend. Friday afternoon contains a tournament featuring the popular Conspiracy format, where players must use only Conspiracy cards provided by FFG in their story deck, and on Sunday, players can get their first taste of the 2014 Winter Tournament Kits with a Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game Winter Tournament.

Fans of Star Wars™: The Card Game have the opportunity to play on both Saturday and Sunday in addition to the main event on Friday. Players looking for a team competition can participate in the Saturday morning 2v2 tournament. Team up with a friend or join a player you meet at Worlds as you play against other two-player teams from around the world. Players looking for more head-to-head action have the option of competing on Sunday and receiving prizes from the brand-new Star Wars: The Card Game Winter Tournament Kit.

We will be holding an A Game of Thrones: The Card Game Winter Tournament on Sunday for players looking to see prizes from our new season of tournament kits for the first time. In addition, we will have prize support available all weekend long for any group of players looking to draft A Game of Thrones: The Card Game. All you have to do is show up with a group, each person already holding their draft packs (which can be purchased at the Fantasy Flight Games Center), and we will give your group a box of prize support! We also have a scheduled time slot on Saturday morning in order to get as many players as possible together at once. This scheduled draft still requires players to bring their own draft packs.

We will be running a X-Wing™ Escalation tournaments on both Thursday, Nov. 6th, and Friday, Nov. 7th, for any players not competing in the main event that day. Join in on the extreme squad building and increasing round times as the tournament continues across four rounds. (For more information on the Escalation format, read our tournament rules.) As with all of our other games, we will also be running a Winter Tournament and debuting our newest X-Wing tournament kit on Saturday.

The debut of the Warhammer 40,000: Conquest World Championships in 2014 brings with it many other awesome opportunities to play the game. On Thursday, we will be hosting a Warmup Tournament, giving players a chance to get their first taste of high-skill competition before the main event. On Sunday, we will host a Winter Tournament using the first-ever Warhammer 40,000: Conquest Tournament Kit!

For players that want to warm up and get some practice in with a new deck before the main event, we will be hosting an Android: Netrunner Winter Tournament on Friday. In addition, just like A Game of Thrones: The Card Game, we will be providing Android: Netrunner prize support for any group that already has draft packs and comes to the registration desk. We also have a scheduled time slot on Thursday morning for those looking to kick off World Championship Weekend with Android: Netrunner! This scheduled draft still requires players to bring their own draft packs.

Warhammer: Diskwars players have side events both before and after the Warhammer: Diskwars World Championship. On Friday, they can compete in an all-out brawl with a 4-Player Battle Royale Tournament, where players will face fierce opponents in a 4-player free-for-all each round. Prove that you’re not only the best, but that you can take on multiple enemies at once! On Sunday, players can participate in the Warhammer: Diskwars Winter Tournament that will debut the new Winter Tournament Kit.

Preregister Today

If you haven’t already, preregister now and guarantee yourself a full four days of gaming at the 2014 World Championship Weekend with players from around the world! If you’re still undecided, don’t wait too long because preregistration closes October 16th. While players can still register on site the day they arrive, the cost will increase to $50.

Stay Tuned

Continue to keep your eyes on our website; there are more articles to come. In the future, we’ll be highlighting the prizes competitors can win during the 2014 World Championship Weekend, including some special Gen Con prizes. We will also be providing articles on what it takes to compete in a major tournament from experienced guest authors.