[Deptheads] email blurb 1

[Eric M. Aldrich I]

Thanks __ I can work with this.

Eric

On 04 Jan, 2010, at 09:32, Tim wrote:

> Eric,
>
> Here is a cut and paste from the website.  I will set up a free  
> webpage and get the url to you guys today or tomorrow.
>
>> 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. Bring them  
>> along. What better Valentine's gift could you give them then a spa  
>> weekend in LA without you?
>>
>> Chris Dunlap has put together a webpage for the event again, you  
>> can find it here.
>> http://members.cox.net/foworc/index.htm.
>>
>> 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
>> Finns can ally with Finns or Germans
>> Other Minor allies can ally with other minor allies, Germans, or  
>> east front Italians
>> Russians can ally with Russians
>> Western allies can ally with other Western allies.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> The winning team is the team with the most points, period. We will  
>> have other prizes.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Special Rules
>> No demo carriers (Goliaths and Bogwards), or special characters  
>> allowed.
>>
>> Only one Team member can take air support.
>>
>> For deployment, you count total platoons for both armies and divide  
>> by two. Each team places one platoon, then the next team does.
>>
>> For defensive battle, if one of the armies is tank, you are tank.  
>> If you are playing a team that has two tank armies and your team  
>> only has one, the team with one defends.
>>
>> Break one company, both run away.
>>
>> Game scores count for the team, not the individual. The winning  
>> team gets the prize, not the best individual effort.
>>
>> Flame throwers are not anti-tank weapons, they are anti- 
>> fortification/anti-infantry weapons. As such there are two special  
>> rules for flame throwers: 1) Platoons that are allowed to swap-out  
>> for flame throwers can only do so when they are the attacker in  
>> scenarios where the defender starts dug-in or is in fortifications;  
>> 2) flame thrower teams attempting to attack an armored vehicle must  
>> make a motivation test prior to shooting.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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 – Fighting Withdrawal
>>
>> Day 2 – Sunday February 14
>> 08:00 – 09:00 Set-up
>> 09:00 – 12:00 Round 4 – No Retreat
>> 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
>> 13:00 – 16:00 Round 5 – Free-for-All
>> 16:30 – ? Awards
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Thanks. Spread the word.
>>
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