I went to my first organized event this past weekend at
Borderlands in Greenville, SC. I spent most of March building a list and panting a 50 pt army for it, only to not use that list in the end. It was great fun and I have nothing but good things to say about the locale, the event, and the players.
The Locale
A few words about Borderlands. This is one of the best stores for tabletop games and comics that I've been to. Half of their retail space was devoted to miniature games, the other half was comics. They had more Warmachine/Hordes stock than I've seen in one place. I'm really jealous of the guys that can call this their FLGS. The Warmachine community seems very active in the area.
The Event
The event was a four-round escalation. We played games at 15, 25, 35, and 50 points. The first two were caster kill (second was Kill Box, specifically). The third was a modified Close Quarters, and the last was Overrun. The scoring confused me, but more on that later.