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WHEN AND WHERE DO I QUEUE?

The Golden Demon tournament opens at the Pavilion Hall (NEC) for entry logging at 9am, one hour before the main event opens its doors. To book in your entry you can either queue by the Golden Demon entrance, or enter through the main Games Day doors via the other halls (after 10am). There will be signs around the venue directing you to the Golden Demon entrance but if you get lost, simply ask one of the dozens of Games Workshop staff who are bound to be milling around. It goes without saying that the earlier your miniature is on display the better, as this gives it more chance to catch the judges' eyes. The last entry must be booked in by 12 noon to allow the judges to complete their first round of judging by 12.30pm.

HOW DO I BOOK MY ENTRY?

So, you're queuing up and the row of booking-in tables is rapidly getting nearer – what do you need to have prepared? The answer is a completed entry form. It is important to have a separate entry form for each entry you have. Please complete the whole form using clear block capitals. Entry forms can be photocopied from the Golden Demon article in White Dwarf 321. Printed versions will also be handed out on the morning of the event. Obviously, you should have filled in as much information as you can before you reach the booking-in tables.

Once you reach the booking-in table, hand over your entry form and you will receive a competitor's receipt/entry number card.

The Timetable: 9.00 am Golden Demon competition opensfor entry booking in. (The Pavilion hall) 10.00 am The Games Day event opens. (Arena & Forum halls) 12.00 pm Last entries must be submitted before 12pm. 12.30 pm 1st round judging completed. 1.00 pm All miniatures that are not in the winning entries area may be collected. 2.30 pm Final judging complete – all winning miniatures may now be collected. 2.45 pm All category winners are asked, over the arena tannoy, to gather by the stage in the Arena hall for the Golden Demon presentations. 3.30 pm onwards Category winners are presented with their Golden Demon statues. 3.45 pm Winners assemble by the main stage for Slayer Sword presentation.

A number will be printed on both parts of this card. This number will be recorded on your entry form and the category number will be circled on all three items. Your entry card will then be carefully filed and you will be given a Golden Demon competitor's sticker.

Now your entry has been allocated a number, all that is left to do is to place your miniature on the appropriate category table. From the booking-in table, move through onto the balcony where you will find the individual categories designated by large, hard-to-miss posters!

CATEGORY TABLES

Entering via the main Pavilion entrance, the first category you will reach is the Open Competition, and opposite, theYoung Bloods category, which is always the most popular. Stretching away to the left of these two categories are the ten Golden Demon categories. When you reach the appropriate table, hand over your miniature and the entry number part of the card to a staff member who will display the entry on the card behind a glass screen. Make sure you keep the competitor's receipt part of the card safe as you will need this to collect your entry later (no receipt – no miniature!).

RUNNING REPAIRS

If entries become damaged, repairs can be made at the repair table which will be situated next to the booking-in area. Carrying cases or packing you may have for transporting your entries cannot be left in the Golden Demon area and must be taken away by entrants (bringing a rucksack is a good idea).

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Please be advised that, while we do understand it will be necessary for many customers to bring bags to Games Day, all bags and rucksacks may be searched by NEC security staff before admittance to the event is permitted. In order to minimise any delays in entering Games Day & Golden Demon we ask that you carefully consider whether you really need to bring a bag with you.

Also please be aware that glass bottles, metal cans and other potentially hazardous objects will be confiscated at the discretion of NEC security staff. These can be recovered upon exiting the event at the end of the day.

For more details about these and other important notices regarding Games Day & Golden Demon, please refer to the Terms and Conditions.

MAKING THE GRADE

The judges mark all entries that have made the first round cut by placing a small, round, green sticker on the relevant entry number card. These successful entries are then moved to the winning entries area and displayed in the appropriate category. It is from these groups of entries that the first, second and third place winners for each category are chosen.

COLLECTING YOUR ENTRIES

After 1pm, all entries not in the winning area can be collected. Simply locate your miniature and present your competitor's receipt to a staff member who will check that the number on your receipt is the same as the number on the entry number card, and will hand you your entry.

AND THE WINNER IS...

By 2.45pm the names of the Golden Demon winners will be called out over the arena tannoy system and they will be asked to gather by the main stage in the Arena hall. At 3:30 pm the judges will present the trophies to the winners of the ten Golden Demon categories, the Young Bloods and the Open competition.

All the winners are invited to Nottingham where they will be guests of the White Dwarf and Golden Demon team, who will give a tour around Games Workshop HQ, and the winning miniatures will be photographed for inclusion in future White Dwarf publications.

THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE

At 4pm, the 1st place winners from each category will be introduced on the Games Day stage, and one of these twelve skilled painters will become the Slayer Sword winner. After a brief introduction, Alan Merrett will open the all-important envelope and announce the winner of this year's tournament, who will then strike the traditional pose by lifting the Slayer Sword in triumph.

Good luck!

Please note, these details are subject to change.

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