Welcome to the Secret War

Today kicks off Columbus, Ohio's Origins Game Fair!

Inner Kingdom Games is proud to present a packed weekend of Shadowfist Events for everyone!
Here's what we have scheduled:

THURSDAY
Demo Event 1000 – 1345
Comrades in Arms 1400 – 1845

FRIDAY
Dueling 1000 – 1445
Dueling Finals 1500 – 1645
Whirlpool of Blood 1700 – 2245

SATURDAY
Final Brawl 1000 – 1445
Final Brawl Finals 1500 – 1645
New Heroes 1700 – 2145

SUNDAY
Ritual of the Unnameable 1000 – 1345

Also:
All weekend long, we'll be doing "Who Wants Some," for competitive pick-up games so everyone's always playing!

To the Shadowfist Community:

We are excited to share the news that we, Braz King and Daniel Griego, have founded a new company, Inner Kingdom Games Ltd., to carry on the Shadowfist tradition.

Inner Kingdom Games will be looking for every opportunity to support the Shadowfist community and to expand and enhance the game. We want to walk that fine line between satisfying the (often competing) needs and priorities of diehard players and making the game as easy to get into as possible. We have no illusions that we will be able to make everyone completely happy all of the time, but we look forward to bringing the fun and camaraderie of Shadowfist to as many people as we can!

As the first quarter of the new year comes to a close, it's time to present the current standings for the 2009 Secret War Leaders.

Congratulations to all players so far. Keep playing and earn those points!

Cheers,

~Daniel

ChimaeraCon, the South Texas Gaming and More Fest, once again hosts the Texas State Championship!
This year, ChimaeraCon will feature three Shadowfist events:
1) Saturday morning, 0900, Shadowfist Demo
2) Saturday night, 1900, Whirlpool of Blood - Draft
3) Sunday morning, 1100, Texas State Multi-player Championship

March 6-7-8, at the Crossroads Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas.
Point of Contact is Daniel Griego, icediadem@yahoo.com

As an added bonus, there will also be a Feng Shui RPG game on Friday night at 1800 hrs.

For more information about ChimaeraCon, check out the official website: www.chimaeracon.com

The new year kicks off with two great conventions in February!

First up, TempleCon 2009 in Providence, Rhode Island.
February 6-8, http://www.templecon.org/09/
Clifford Grimm leads the weekend with several Shadowfist events and the State Championship. All the fun can be found at the Providence Biltmore Hotel.

Next, we have Total Confusion 2009 in Mansfield, Massachusetts.
February 19-22, http://www.totalcon.com/
Peter Shah will be operating demo space, a draft event and the Massachusetts State Championship.

Good luck to the organizers and attendees as the new Convention Season begins again!

Congratulations, Shadowfist players, for another great year!

2008 had a lot of great games, great scores and great players.

Here are some statistics for this year, and years past:

The top score for 2008 was 255 points by Daniel Griego playing for the Monarchs: Ice.
The top score for 2007 was 207 points by Braz King playing for the Guiding Hand: Martial Artist
The top score for 2006 was 199 points by Brian Smith-Sweeney playing for the Purists: Those Who Know

The #25 ranking for 2008 had 46 points.
The #25 ranking for 2007 had 47 points.
The #25 ranking for 2006 had 56 points.

Recently, Bruce Neiger provided me with three full Proving Ground reports from 2006 and 2007. After entering these scores into the Shadowfist website, much has changed with the rankings.
Most notably, are the remarkable ascensions of Brian Smith-Sweeney for 2006 and Jan Malina overall.

Do not panic. They are legitimate scores that were just long overdue.

Just one more reason to input game results as soon as possible...

Cheers,
~Daniel

Secret Warriors! It's that time of year again!

The Fifth Annual Smackdown in Jacktown Great Lakes Shadowfist Championships will begin at High Noon on November 8th.

Zimmerrill Productions is bringing together another top-notch Shadowfist event rife with butt-kickage, fellowship, intense competition, guffaws, and awesome prizes!

Previous Smackdowns have seen record setting attendance for tournaments and always include a bevy of multiple world title-holding contenders. The level of competition will be high, but the level of fun even higher!

This year's event will be held at the Grand River Community Church, 2443 Olds Rd., Leslie MI 49251. It is just north of Jackson and can be seen from the highway (127). The brawling begins at noon so please get there a little earlier for registration. Entrance fee is $5. We will have a duelling event immediately following the Final Brawl. There is a full kitchen and the church will be providing food for a modest fee. Chili, chips, hot dogs, and drinks will be on hand to sate the hearty appetites of all combatants.

After the fun of GenCon UK it is time to invite you all to come along
to Manchester and take part in yet more Shadowfist.

The tournament will be run at Fanboy 3, a few minutes walk from
Picaddilly railway station in the heart of Manchester.

Please check www.fanboy3. co.uk for directions.

The format will be a Final Brawl tournament so any and all decks are
welcome. Spare decks will be available if anyone wishes to come along
that has not played before. The preference will be for 3-player games
though this will depend on numbers.

Prize support has been provided by Daniel Griego so we have a copy of

The Penny Arcade Expo is home of the Shadowfist Washington State Championship this year!
29 August 2008 - 31 August 2008 in Seattle, Washington, at the Washington State Convention Center.
Tentative schedule for a Final Brawl tournament Saturday evening at 8:30 and a Who's the Big Man Now? tournament on Sunday afternoon at 2:30 pm with demos & casual pick up games played Friday & Saturday afternoon. Please contact andrewhe@hotmail if you plan on attending so he can better organize and bring together the Shadowfist players.