The Frontline Gaming Cherokee Open 2023 is just a few days away! It has been amazing to see this event grow so much from our inaugural year in 2022! This year we have added even more awesome stuff to make this an epic weekend in the Smokey Mountains! Please read below to find out about check in, food, and all the basics about Cherokee.
Registration/Check In:
Before arrival to the Cherokee Open, please make sure you have your ticket receipt (digital QR code or just a printout please). so you can quickly get the correlating swag for the various events you are participating in and any items that are included in packages you may have purchased.
***Special note for events using BCP or Tabletop TO***
If you are playing the 40K Champs or AoS Champs, please make sure to check in on the BCP app up to 24 hours before the event. You should have gotten a token emailed to you that allows you to register for the event in BCP. Once registered in BCP and on the event’s roster, you can then upload your list. IMPORTANT: You should be checked in to BCP before you enter the hall so that pairing can go live ASAP and we can begin round 1 on time. Make sure to hit the “Check In” button on the app within 24 hours of the first round beginning.
A SUPER SPECIAL THANK YOU:
All of us at Frontline Gaming want to thank those of you who booked through our room block discount as it helps make this event possible! Each person that booked through our room block has received $25 FREE SLOT play to use in the Harrah’s Casino!!!! To claim your $25 Free Slot play, please go to the Caesars Rewards desk in the casino, state that you are part of the Frontline Gaming group and be prepared to show your ID that should match the name that you booked your room under.
3 Rules that we ask you to follow:
No Outside Food or Drink in the Hall
The Harrah’s Cherokee Resort has informed us that they will be closely monitoring this. Please respect their rules when in the hall. There will be plenty of options all day so you do not need to worry. The staff is far more relaxed at Cherokee than at other venues, so things like energy bars are fine, so you should not fret too much. Basically, don’t go to McDonalds and bring it in the hall and eat it there and don’t bring in an ice chest of drinks and expect us to let you get away with it.
COVID protocols are not in effect but be respectful.
This event, as well as all staff and volunteers, will be following public health guidelines as laid out by the CDC as well as the State of North Carolina, the Cherokee Reservation and the venue hosting us. – At this time there are no requirements in place, however if your opponent does ask you to follow any precautionary measures, we ask you to follow their requests.
Do NOT feed the bears.
Seriously. This is bear county. Don’t feed them.
Hall Location:
The Cherokee Harrah’s Resort is massive and has multiple parking garages, towers and entrances. When approaching the resort for the first time, it is important to go to the “Cherokee Tower & Conference Center,” which has its own entrance, hotel front desk, and valet parking. It is the newest part of the entire resort. If you booked your room via the Frontline Gaming room block, you will be staying in this tower as it is connected to the Conference Center.
All events, registration the bars, the food vendor and the board games are located in the Cherokee Conference Center’s 3rd floor Ballroom which can easily be accessed from the main Cherokee Tower hotel or via the walkways that connect it to the rest of the Cherokee Resort and Casino.
If you are staying in the Frontline Gaming roomblock, then you are likely in the hotel room block attached to the Convention Center, so you should be able to simply step out of the elevators and go right up the escalator to the hall.
If you are coming from the rest of the resort or the casino then you pass by the larger restaurants and take the Connector pathway to the Convention Center. HERE is a high-res, detailed map showing how to get to the Cherokee Open from the main Harrah’s Resort.
Hall and Food Hours:
The hall will be open to the public from 8:00AM to 9:00PM, Friday-Sunday.
The food in the hall at Cherokee was considered the best food sold at any FLG event in 2022! Plus, it is super affordable!
Grab and Go Breakfast is located in the hall’s concession stand and will be open from 8AM-11:00AM. Coffee and a breakfast sandwiches will be on hand for you to grab something before round 1.
Lunch and snacks are located in the hall’s concessions from 11AM-5PM and will have everything from pizza, hamburgers and chicken strips, to pretzels, chips, and Tums. Full menu is HERE. Family Dinner (see below) is running from 6PM-8PM.
There is a Full Bar located in the Hall as well and will be open till 8AM to 8PM.
DRINK SPECIALS are the following Moonshine Cocktails for the Cherokee Open 2023:
“Dew Shine”
- White Moonshine
- Mountain Dew
- Cherries
- Lemon
“Moonshine Mule”
- White Moonshine
- Ginger Beer
- Lime
New for 2023, we will have Family Dinner in the hall!!! Please fill out this form so we can better plan for the number of people joining us for family dinners. The food will be cooked by the resort’s chef just for us and the prices will be very reasonable compared to anything else on the resort. Eating the in hall will also allow you to not have to battle the crowds for a big enough for table for you and your friends/team to sit at in one of the resort restaurants. Friday there will be local speciality, BBQ comprised of pork, brisket and chicken sandwiches plus all the fixings. On Saturday there will be fish, chicken and beef tacos with all the toppings as well as nachos that you can add beef to. Dinner is served 5PM-8PM.
Event Swag:
At ANY time from Friday at 8am to Sunday at 10AM (during opening hours) you can come by the front desk and get your Frontline Gaming Event Swag.
People cannot pick up something to hand to their friend or bring home an item for someone not in attendance. We just do not have extras and things like the FLG Challenge Coins that certain events earn are designed purely for players in attendance.
FLG Challenge Coin Perk:
If you have Frontline Gaming Challenge Coins from previous Frontline Gaming events, please present them to the Registration Desk between 10AM -7PM Friday, 10AM -7PM Saturday, or 8AM-11AM Sunday. You will receive the FLG Challenge Coin Perk!!!
Preorders:
If you have items that came with your ticket (premium or was pre-ordered Cherokee merch, these items will need to be picked up at the front Registration Desk by 10AM on Sunday. Any items unclaimed by then will be forfeited without refund/replacement and may be sold to another person.
Schedule:
Please review your player packet for your schedule and any format or mission info you need to know:
EPIC AWARDS For Best General of the 40K Champs and AoS Champs!!!
A big thanks goes out to Big Bear 3D for their support of the Frontline Gaming series of events! We are pleased to announce that Big Bear 3D has partnered with FLG for the 2023 season to ensure the 40K and AoS Best Generals get the best possible trophies you can imagine: full size replica weapons!!! This will begin with the Cherokee Open!
Assistance during the event:
Every event has their designated TOs and Judges, many of whom will be wearing yellow FLG tees. They are knowledgeable and ready to help however they can, but they all know how to reach FLG Admin if necessary.
Anyone in a black FLG Staff Tee, works directly for FLG and can assist you as well.
When in doubt, please head to the front registration desk.
Cherokee Harrah’s Resort and Regional Pro Tips:
Restaurants on-site: The Harrah’s is a very popular resort and for good reason. The place is just plain awesome and does draw a crowd on the weekends so please temper your expectations and plan accordingly. It is highly recommended that you make reservations in advance for any restaurants on the Harrah’s property that you want to eat dinner at. For breakfast and lunch there will be plenty of food in our hall just for our Frontline Gaming Cherokee Open Attendees, so you should not need to worry about that. And, as stated above, we will have dinner in the hall that will be prepared just for our event by one of the chefs.
Restaurants off-site: in the surrounding area in the town of Cherokee there are multiple places to grab dinner, from fast food options, to diners, and local restaurants. Note that some places may be closed for the season, so you might want to call in advance. Based off of feedback last year, the off-site restaurants were not highly recommended compared to the food on the resort.
Things to do: The Entertainment center attached to the resort is open and has bowling alley lanes, an arcade and a firesite patio along with food and drinks. The town of Cherokee has shops and cultural exhibits. The Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the most popular parks in the USA with plenty of trails and wildlife that can be seen. Its entrance and visitor center with museum is just up the road. The famed Blue Ridge Parkway is also minutes from the resort.
If you have any questions, please post them on the Frontline Gaming Community Group on Facebook for the fastest response.
We can’t wait to see you all soon!
If you are already planning your next FLG event, be sure to check out the our calendar of events! The Rocky Mountain Open in Denver is next followed but the BAO! And if you want to keep gaming alive all year long in the region, please consider supporting the folks that support us: the guys at the Rocky Top Game Con!!! The Rocky Top Game Con 2023 will be held in Knoxville TN, May 26 – May 28 in the Jacobs building Memorial day weekend! Join them for their 160 player capped 40k Major where they will have $6000+ in product for prizes, food vendors, and more!