[Deptheads] Flames of War Tournament: OrcCon 2010
Eric M. Aldrich I
ealdrich at penguinlust.org
Wed Sep 2 21:40:48 PDT 2009
2. is by far the preferred option. Just make sure Bill is onboard with
that.
Eric
On Sep 2, 2009, at 9:30 PM, Robyn Nixon wrote:
> How would you want it collected?
>
> What procedure would you prefer:
>
> attendee pays convention fee as well as $10 to Bill and he turns in
> the convention fee to you (as Broadside bash does)?
> Attendee pays $10 to bill and does normal registration to us during
> normal registration (this would be what I would suggest)
> Something else
>
> Robyn
>
>
> On 9/2/09 9:18 PM, "Eric Aldrich" <ealdrich at penguinlust.org> wrote:
>
>> Go with it for now :-) I don't see anything in there that's cause
>> for concern.
>>
>> Just one clarification -- How is the $10 going to be collected?
>>
>> Eric
>>
>> On Sep 2, 2009, at 5:38 PM, Robyn Nixon wrote:
>>
>>> I’m good with it, but Eric should give it his blessing and edit,
>>> there might be some things we want to emphasis and de-emphasis, or
>>> might just want to change the wording.
>>>
>>> Robyn
>>>
>>>
>>> On 9/2/09 3:39 PM, "Gayle Charboneau" <monkedoodles at yahoo.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi Robyn,
>>>>
>>>> Is this okay to cut and paste on to Facebook (as is?) or do you
>>>> want to create a different postable ad for facebook?
>>>>
>>>> Gayle
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> From: Robyn Nixon <robynln at gmail.com>
>>>> To: "deptheads at strategicon.net" <deptheads at strategicon.net>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 2, 2009 8:14:37 AM
>>>> Subject: [Deptheads] Flames of War Tournament: OrcCon 2010
>>>>
>>>> So we have it booked!!
>>>>
>>>> One of the West coast’s largest FOW qualifier tournaments is
>>>> returning to :
>>>>
>>>> OrcCon 2010
>>>>
>>>> We will be hosting a 2-day, 5-round tournament in Los Angeles
>>>> over President’s day weekend, February 13 –14 at OrcCon. Here’s
>>>> the website for the convention http://www.strategicon.net/. The
>>>> event is being held at the Radisson hotel at LAX. Sorry for the
>>>> Valentine’s conflict, but I don’t have control over the date.
>>>> Just take your wife/girlfriend out the weekend before and make it
>>>> nicer then normal(I’m looking at you, Tom). Anyway, you should
>>>> all treat them special everyday given that they put up with you.
>>>>
>>>> This will be a 2,000 point mid-war doubles tournament, and will
>>>> be a qualifier for the 2010 Nationals Tournament. All official
>>>> published lists (army books and .pdfs) are legal. Each player
>>>> gets 1,000 points to build a legal company. Up to 100 points can
>>>> be shared with your team mate.
>>>>
>>>> Germans can ally with Germans, Italians, or minor allies.
>>>> Italians can ally with Italians or Germans
>>>> Russians can ally with Russians
>>>> Western allies can ally with other Western allies.
>>>>
>>>> No demo carriers (Goliaths and Bogwards) or special characters
>>>> allowed.
>>>>
>>>> We will have room for 40 teams (80 players), so first come,
>>>> first served. There will be a $10/person entry fee (all of which
>>>> will go towards prizes). We will also have prize support from
>>>> Battlefront and from my own stash of stuff. Everyone will
>>>> receive at least one blister pack, so no one walks away empty-
>>>> handed. Prizes will include but are not limited to, Osprey
>>>> books, blister packs, Platoon Boxes, Army Boxes, Dice, Rule/Army
>>>> Books, painting guides, and painted figures.
>>>>
>>>> No histories are required for this event. Lists are due to me
>>>> no later than Monday February 1, no lists will be accepted after
>>>> this cut-off. Both lists for the team need to be submitted
>>>> together. Lists received before January 15 will receive a token
>>>> for one free re-roll, good once for the event and good for any
>>>> die roll.
>>>>
>>>> I will also be including a few “events” in certain scenarios.
>>>> Figure on one each day. Also, expect board specific terrain
>>>> rules and snow boards using the I-95 Odd-Bog rule (each player
>>>> roles a dice before their movement phase, on an odd die roll,
>>>> they make bog checks for all non-road movement).
>>>>
>>>> The first round will be the only round where I will try to not
>>>> have people from the same gaming group playing against each
>>>> other. Players will not have to play the same team twice. I
>>>> will try to always do Red vs. Blue, but closest victory points
>>>> trump all. I will also try to make sure that you do not play on
>>>> the same table more than once.
>>>>
>>>> Lists will be posted prior to the event for all to see and
>>>> comment on. So let the trash talking commence.
>>>>
>>>> The first round will start at 9:30 sharp on Saturday. Please
>>>> arrive no later then 8:30 for sign-in and table assignments.
>>>> Each round will be 3 hours. I’d like to get assignments out
>>>> early so people can begin set-up prior to 9:30.
>>>>
>>>> Something new for set up this time. Each team gets 15 minutes
>>>> to set up. Platoons not deployed at the end of the time limit
>>>> will come on per the reserves rule. Last year we had some games
>>>> finish before others had finished setting up, and this really
>>>> isn’t acceptable. Even infantry hoards should be able to set up
>>>> in that time, so make a decision and stick to it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Schedule
>>>> Day 1 – Saturday February 13
>>>> 08:00 – 09:00 Set-Up and Registration
>>>> 09:30 – 12:30 Round 1 – Breakthrough
>>>> 12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
>>>> 13:30 – 16:30 Round 2 – Encounter
>>>> 16:30 – 17:00 Break
>>>> 17:30 – 20:30 Round 3 – No Retreat
>>>>
>>>> Day 2 – Sunday February 14
>>>> 08:00 – 09:00 Set-up
>>>> 09:00 – 12:00 Round 4 – Fighting Withdrawal
>>>> 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
>>>> 13:00 – 16:00 Round 5 – Free-for-All
>>>> 16:30 – ? Awards
>>>>
>>>> Airborne players will be able to swap out Seize and Hold for
>>>> Free-for-All. Both players will need to be airborne for this to
>>>> happen.
>>>>
>>>> I am going to need terrain help to pull this off. Please send
>>>> me an email if you are interested in helping with the terrain.
>>>> My preference is for very terrain dense boards that present
>>>> interesting and challenging tactical problems. Please no pool
>>>> tables. Please send pictures if you can.
>>>>
>>>> I will update this posting as I have more information.
>>>>
>>>> Spread the word!
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> Bill Wilcox
>>>> billwilcox at fairisaac.com
>>>>
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