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Unrivaled Tournament Shuts Down

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Yesterday we talked about a game being added and today it’s about how it’s all shutting down.

The Unrivaled 2018 World Tabeltop Championships have been cancelled. Financial issues have hit the tournament’s parent company Oomba and cancelled the rest of the season which kicked off on International Tabeltop Day. Most employees were laid off last month.

Here’s the complete statement from Unrivaled:

Dear Partners of Unrivaled World Tabletop Championships,

Unrivaled was simply born from our love of tabletop gaming and the vision of bringing together players and events on a local and national footprint. We debuted Unrivaled World Tabletop Championships in 2017 and spent over $4 million to launch and run the tournament all the way through the Finale in Las Vegas. Our plans for 2018 included more games, a larger prize pool and an extensive level of support to bring local retailers and venues into the action.

Recent unexpected changes have occurred with the financial status of our parent company, Oomba, Inc. Given these changes we are no longer confident that we will be able to fulfill a quality product for this year’s Unrivaled tournament. We believe it is in everyone’s best interest that we cancel the event this year and do everything in our power to make all partners and participants whole. This orderly wind-up will be taking place immediately. It is with our deepest regret to announce this change in plans.

Please feel free to direct any inquiries to info@unrivaled.com.

The Unrivaled Team

Valiant Universe: The Deckbuilding Game is Added to the Unrivaled Tournament Lineup

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Valiant has announced that Valiant Universe: The Deckbuilding Game, created in collaboration with Catalyst Game Labs, has been selected as a featured game for this year’s Unrivaled, the world’s largest tabletop game tournament!

Valiant Universe: The Deckbuilding Game joins 15 other tabletop games as part of 2018’s Unrivaled Tournament, including Kingdomino by Blue Orange Games, Onitama by Arcane Wonders, Evolution by North Star Games, and Exploding Kittens by The Oatmeal. Valiant Universe: The Deckbuilding Game is available to play now at satellite qualifiers and regional tournaments in participating local game stores and game conventions across North America all summer, culminating in a Grand Finale that will be broadcast live from Las Vegas this late Fall. After a successful inaugural year in 2017, this year’s Unrivaled prize pool is up to $300,000, with top players eligible to win $10,000 each!

Taken from the pages of Valiant’s critically acclaimed line of comics, in Valiant Universe: The Deckbuilding Game, players go up against Project Rising Spirit to infiltrate and seize their massive, hidden research installation located under Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. Codenamed “the Facility,” the structure uses unknown energies to morph and transform itself at will to keep horrid villains, dangerous creatures, alien entities, and top-secret research projects trapped within. Rumors of the Facility’s existence and its most prized possessions have leaked, and the Valiant Universe’s most powerful organizations – The Harbinger Foundation, the Renegades, G.A.T.E., and more – are taking an interest. Players purchase cards to craft a unique deck, then battle their way through the ever-changing Facility grid that moves during play, maneuvering their superhero miniatures to battle it out with other heroes for ultimate control!

Unrivaled Tournament regional events bring employees and customers from local game stores together at parties held at GameWorks or comparable venues around the country to compete for prizes and a chance to win a seat at the four-day Grand Finale in Las Vegas. The Unrivaled Road Crew also recently set off in May to tour the country, appearing at local stores and gaming conventions, such as Gen Con and Origins, and offering additional opportunities for players to secure an entry in the Finale. Awards will also be earned by the stores represented by the players, so they can join them at the Finale. All game stores registering to become a sanctioned Unrivaled venue for 2018 will be invited to the regional events, space permitting. The first Regional event was held in Salt Lake City, Utah at Oasis Games on May 19th.

Wil Wheaton to Host the Unrivaled Tournament Finale

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Actor and geek culture icon, Wil Wheaton, will host the finale of the Unrivaled Tabletop Tournament Series at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino October 27-29.  Wil Wheaton, famous for his roles in Stand by Me, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and The Big Bang Theory, is also the host of a popular web series TableTop that features Wil and his celebrity friends playing board and card games.

The Unrivaled Tabletop Tournament finale marks the end of a year-long series in which 289 game stores have hosted 1,606 satellite tournaments that led to fourteen regional tournaments all across the United States that are now leading to the finale in Las Vegas in which thousands of players will compete to become the champions of six popular board and card games. Champions will win up to $10,000 for each event and the stores that fielded the champion will receive matching prize money.

2017 is the inaugural year for the Unrivaled Tabletop Tournament Series.  It features six popular board games: King of Tokyo, Munchkin, Ascension, Epic Spell Wars, Nevermore and Villagers & Villains. Satellite qualifiers took place from April through June. The fourteen regional tournaments have been held at GameWorks locations and local game stores throughout the country. All of the events are being streamed live each Saturday.

The finale begins Friday night, October 27th with a Welcome Party at the GameWorks Las Vegas. Beginning on Saturday, the thousands of players will play down to final tables. The first three final tables will be broadcast live from the Jubilee Theater Saturday night beginning at 5:30pm. The last three final tables will be broadcast on Sunday afternoon beginning at Noon. It can be seen live on Twitch.tv, Oomba.tv, Facebook and YouTube.

Cryptozoic Announces Epic Spell Wars Will Be Part of Unrivaled Tournament Series

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Cryptozoic Entertainment has announced that its hit game Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards: Rumble at Castle Tentakill will be part of the upcoming Unrivaled Tournament Series, powered by Oomba, Inc. Featuring six different groundbreaking tabletop games, Unrivaled launches with Satellite tournaments from April to June at local game stores all across the United States. Winners move on to Regional tournaments to be conducted in July, with champions winning a paid trip to compete in the Grand Finals that will be held this October in Las Vegas. The prizes provided by Unrivaled for players at the Grand Finals will total $250,000. Fans of Epic Spell Wars can sign up for the Unrivaled Tournament Series right now by visiting any participating local game store.

Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards: Rumble at Castle Tentakill is the sequel to the original Epic Spell Wars. Featuring game design and art from the original creative team of Cory Jones, Rob Heinsoo, and Nick Edwards, the rules are accessible to all, but there are layers of deep strategic gameplay that reward experience and skill. The game is entertaining for players and spectators alike, with over 100 original humorous illustrations and a comical spell-combining mechanic that invites players to explore different winning combos. The second game in the series adds Creatures that can become pets, Blood that can make spells even more powerful, and Reactions that allow spells to resolve even if a player’s character dies prematurely.

Store owners interested in the Unrivaled Tournament Series, featuring Epic Spell Wars and other popular tabletop games, can register on Unrivaled.com now to become officially sanctioned for a one-time fee of $250. Each store will receive a kit that includes all six games involved in the tournament series, tournament rules, and various extras, such as shirts and a dice tray. Players can sign up by visiting a local sanctioned game store, which can be found using the “Search for Your Store” feature on Unrivaled.com.

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