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North America - Beantown Brouhaha II (Boston, MA - 06/25-06/26)
Melifaxis - Jan 24, 2005 - 12:32 PM
Post subject: Beantown Brouhaha II (Boston, MA - 06/25-06/26)
The second annual Beantown Brouhaha will take place on June 25th and 26th. Over the next two weeks I'll update the webpage to reflect this year's complete rules and information.
Last year, gken1's Desert Kings claimed The Hand of Roze-El. Will your team be the one to claim it from his wicked grasp?
I was planning to include a round of Street Bowl at the Brouhaha this year, but have decided not to based on feedback from registered coaches. I may run a separate one-day StreetBowl tourney later in the year.
In the meantime, if you have any questions feel free to contact me directly or post here.
If a moderator reads this, please make this thread sticky and if you can.
Thanks,
Rob
CyberHare - Jan 24, 2005 - 12:53 PM
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June. Excellent. That should be just far enough away to make it possoble. I was afraid you were going to hold the event in April and then I'd be out of luck. The Scarlet mist will try to be there. This year we're not settling for second place 
Spazzfist - Jan 24, 2005 - 01:39 PM
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I have worked out the "alloted allowable tournaments" with the fiancee and it looks as though the Northwood Bashing Bunnies will be in attendance!
Spazz
garth - Jan 24, 2005 - 02:43 PM
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Hey! I may be one more Canadian going to this tourney! Only problem, it is right in the middle of end-of-year exams...
CyberHare - Jan 24, 2005 - 02:49 PM
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Bahh I'm sure the Kids won't mind if you just give everyone a passing grade 
Colin - Jan 24, 2005 - 05:01 PM
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Wish I could afford to go to this one, but maybe next year.
Melifaxis - Mar 07, 2005 - 12:47 PM
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Spazz, that sounds great!
Brian's right, just pass the kids Garth. Life will kick them in the ass soon enough. Hope you can make it 
We'll be glad to have you visit any year Torg!
Hopefully a few of the guys from The Rhody Rampage will be making the trip as well.
Opus - Mar 07, 2005 - 03:35 PM
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I will try to convince as many people as possible from the Rhody Rampage to attend. Including myself.
Where does one find the rules set for "Street Bowl"? I'm sorry to say that I've never heard of this .... 
Melifaxis - Mar 08, 2005 - 03:16 AM
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You can either download them from the tournament website:
www.geocities.com/melifaxis
or
www.bloodbowl.com
I may opt to leave Street Bowl out and just do a separate Street Bowl tourney later in the year....the Blood n' Cobblestones Challenge has a nice ring to it....
Melifaxis - Mar 14, 2005 - 06:13 AM
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Hats off to whoever did the stickying/unstickying!
Can you please make this thread sticky
Melifaxis - Mar 14, 2005 - 09:36 AM
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I was making the final updates to the web page and I ran out of bandwidth...stupid free geocities site.... 
They will be done as soon as I can get back in, but it has been decided to table Street Bowl and do a separate one-day street Bowl tourney later in the year.
Melifaxis - Mar 14, 2005 - 09:39 AM
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Woot! We've been plugged by Jervis himself in the Specialist Games Blog
www.specialist-games.com
CyberHare - Mar 14, 2005 - 10:16 AM
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Melifaxis wrote:
I was making the final updates to the web page and I ran out of bandwidth...stupid free geocities site....
I've been offering space but no one seems interested.
So I hope you've polished up that trophy Mel. I want it nice and shiny for me when I take my victory pictures
Melifaxis - Mar 14, 2005 - 11:25 AM
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It's back up and the updates are completed!
I will get out my Murphy's Oil and polish up the wooden spoon just for you!
I may take you up on it PM being sent
Opus - Mar 14, 2005 - 08:03 PM
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Melifaxis - I'm in! 
Can I register through your website, or is it too soon?
Melifaxis - Mar 14, 2005 - 10:58 PM
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Great news! Yes, the web page is defintely open for registrations
SBG - Mar 16, 2005 - 10:36 AM
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Buffalo_Chris and I are happy to confirm our return to always enjoyable Boston! Even though it's right in the middle of the St-Jean-Baptiste festivities (QC's national day). We're more commited to Blood Bowl! Lollll
Fred
Beantown Brouhaha I's Rookie of the Tournament and 3rd place
Melifaxis - Mar 16, 2005 - 10:57 AM
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Glad to hear it!!
My apologies to St-Jean-Baptiste for stealing some of QC's finest
KarlLagerbottom - Mar 16, 2005 - 11:20 AM
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BRUTAL! Now it looks like I'm going to try and make this one after all!
I can't let Fred get another easy run at the top of the Boston Tourney!!!
Chaos Dwarfs - Schmaos Dwarfs...they ain't got nuthin on me!
-Rob
P.S. Rob...if I do come...I have a score to settle with the Voo-Doo Norse boys. 
Melifaxis - Mar 16, 2005 - 11:39 AM
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Woo hoo! Glad to hear it Rob! This just keeps getting better and better 
I just talked to GW - Harvard Square and they are under new management (Boy am I glad I called today!!). The new events manager there is a "Blood Bowl Nut" by his own words.
I just forwarded him all the info on the event and we'll keep moving things along.
"All is proceeding as I have foreseen..."
p.s. You have yet to face Voodoo my friend, perhaps this time you shall see their true form...
KarlLagerbottom - Mar 16, 2005 - 05:30 PM
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Mel-
Notice that I said the Voo-Doo Norse...the Proxy team of legend.
-Rob
P.S. Voo-Doo Schmoo-Do...I don't sweat you!
EDIT: I shouldn't have said sweat...it may jinx the venue. 
Please tell the Blood Bowl Nut those two wondorous letters... AC.
Melifaxis - Mar 17, 2005 - 10:09 AM
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Oh I noticed...I just didn't want to rub in that I wiped the floor with you in my first ever game with a Norse roster
Oops, I just did...
Trash talk is good, but you're right AC is better!!! I'll make a point of making sure they got it fixed.
CyberHare - Mar 17, 2005 - 10:15 AM
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I told ya Mel. If the AC's not fixed we'll just all have to migrate to the ice-cream parlor next door.
So it looks like the MTL boys will be down in force again this year to keep the Boston crowd in check. Good stuff. We just have to make sure that the title comes back with us this time 
Hoshi_Komi - Mar 17, 2005 - 10:50 AM
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you montreal boyz are just lucky the Kings have a little princess on the way!!!
someone better keep the hand in the states
Melifaxis - Mar 17, 2005 - 11:15 AM
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AC or ice cream. Got it
The average temperature in June is 6 degrees cooler in Boston than July, so that won't hurt either.
All countries are, of course, welcome to try and wrest The Hand of Roze-El from Beantown...but it seems to me that championships are meant to be in Boston...(Red Sox, Patriots...). Hell, the Bruins even conspired to lock-out the NHL just to stop the Wings from claiming the cup...
SkinkFury - Mar 17, 2005 - 02:37 PM
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gken1 wrote:
you montreal boyz are just lucky the Kings have a little princess on the way!!!
someone better keep the hand in the states
Who's going to clear the pitch of my entire team?!!? 
Melifaxis - Mar 17, 2005 - 03:05 PM
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I volunteer 
Hoshi_Komi - Mar 17, 2005 - 07:02 PM
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SkinkFury wrote:
Who's going to clear the pitch of my entire team?!!?
it was an accident
Opus - Mar 18, 2005 - 10:40 AM
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You know Rob - those of us (okay, just me) coming from Rhode Island can be Red Sox, Patriots, and Bruins fans as well.....
I think the Mouseketeers will surprise people.
{Squeak Squeak}
Melifaxis - Mar 18, 2005 - 10:49 AM
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Quite true, but please do not label me as a Bruins fan
p.s. Weren't you sporting GB Packers duds at the Rampage?
I look forward to seeing the mice in action
SBG - Mar 18, 2005 - 12:29 PM
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Last year, we were just like the Soviets: we came to learn. Now, we're more than ready for you guys!
GKEN : Princess or not, we would have beaten the crap out your skeletons... We practiced all year-long for you! MOUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Fred
Opus - Mar 18, 2005 - 08:19 PM
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Rob - you are correct. The Packers are indeed my favorite American Football team. I even own stock in the team. But I can still be a New England sports fan as well. Except for the Celtics, cause basketball is not entertaining.
But enough of this - more BB trash talking! {Squeak}
snew - Mar 18, 2005 - 08:32 PM
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KarlLagerbottom wrote:
Chaos Dwarfs - Schmaos Dwarfs...they ain't got nuthin on me!
If they get the ref they do, huh?
Melifaxis - Mar 21, 2005 - 12:30 PM
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Careful snew, Rob may beat you with his Wooden Spoon collection...
Mark, please tell Lonnie, Annette, Darlene, Cubby, Johnny, Roy, Don, Mary Lynn, & Bonnie that Ogun will be waiting for them. Your Mouseketeers wont be black & white, they'll be black & blue 
Fred, as I recall, we learned that any player the beat the tar out of your team would be featured on a WANTED poster the next day
SBG - Mar 22, 2005 - 12:59 PM
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Well, everything has a price. Beating the crap out of my team has a price: being wanted, dead or alive!
Opus - Mar 22, 2005 - 02:19 PM
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I'll make sure to bring ketchup with me. I'm sure Ogun would like ketchup with his appetizers ......
Melifaxis - Mar 22, 2005 - 02:39 PM
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No need, all that blood will suffice
I shall endeavour to pay that price SBG!
KarlLagerbottom - Mar 22, 2005 - 03:11 PM
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snotsngrots wrote:
KarlLagerbottom wrote:
Chaos Dwarfs - Schmaos Dwarfs...they ain't got nuthin on me!
If they get the ref they do, huh?
Gettin the Ref didn't hurt me as much as all of that Ginko Biloba that the O&W Dyno-Mite took before our match! 
Dems the smartest Ogres I ever did see!
Melifaxis - Mar 22, 2005 - 04:21 PM
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Ok, I'm leaving now and will be back online in a week or less. Have fun, and keep that trash talkin flowing
Opus - Mar 29, 2005 - 08:34 PM
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Rob - dumb quick question regarding Dauntless. Are you going to use the current ruling (2d6 > opponent's Strength) or the proposed ruling (1d6 + your Strength > opponent's Strength)?
Believe it or not, I'm toying with the idea of giving one or two of my gutter runners Dauntless to start the tourney.
Hoshi_Komi - Mar 29, 2005 - 08:58 PM
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dauntless is still a doubles roll.
Opus - Mar 30, 2005 - 08:45 AM
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GKent - you are correct. As it is written now, it's 2d6. But there is a proposed rule change, which would cause the roll to be 1d6 + the player's strength. Hence my question to Rob.
Melifaxis - Mar 30, 2005 - 09:50 AM
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Ok, I'm back online at work but not at home yet...
Dauntless is a trait, so you could not give it to anyone to start with. You could elect to do so as your only advancement after round 3 though (on a player that has no yet been given a skill) as it would require a doubles roll.
It will be 2d6 though.
Hoshi_Komi - Mar 30, 2005 - 11:34 AM
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Opus wrote:
Believe it or not, I'm toying with the idea of giving one or two of my gutter runners Dauntless to start the tourney.
my point was that u couldn't give it to your gutter runners before the tourney....u get skills not traits.
Melifaxis - Apr 01, 2005 - 09:46 AM
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One more reason to show up in Boston on the 25th/26th
NHL cancels 2005 Entry Draft events in Ottawa
NEW YORK - The National Hockey League announced today that the 2005 NHL Entry Draft events have been cancelled. The events had been scheduled for the weekend of June 25-26 at Corel Centre in Ottawa.
Opus - Apr 01, 2005 - 01:25 PM
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My mistake - I had forgotten that Dauntless was a Trait and not a skill. Please forgive my transgression.
Melifaxis - Apr 01, 2005 - 01:51 PM
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Don't sweat it, just add it after round 3 and beat the hell out of us with your GR
SkinkFury - Apr 05, 2005 - 11:13 AM
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I may change to lizardmen...they're just fun to play
Melifaxis - Apr 07, 2005 - 08:08 AM
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I just got a package in the mail from Nottingham.
All of you who would like a shot at a lizzie cheerleader should consider making the trip
They also sent a signed copy of BB Mag 6 and set of BB trophies!
Thank you Jervis and Andy! 
Zinak - Apr 07, 2005 - 10:25 AM
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NICE
Zinak
Opus - Apr 07, 2005 - 02:27 PM
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Excellent! Can you melt cheese in those trophies? Mice get very hungry after running away from Ogon all day .......
Hoshi_Komi - Apr 07, 2005 - 02:46 PM
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Melifaxis wrote:
Woot! We've been plugged by Jervis himself in the Specialist Games Blog
www.specialist-games.com
am I blind, cuz I don't see it
Melifaxis - Apr 07, 2005 - 03:01 PM
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The blog gets wiped each week.
Opus I'm sure you can melt cheese in them
Melifaxis - Apr 19, 2005 - 06:24 AM
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I'm not sure we'll need this, but if you are planning on staying at a youth hostel, pleaselet me know as the NAF can now get a discount if we have 10 players staying.
http://www.bloodbowl.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&p=37453#37453
Zinak - Apr 19, 2005 - 06:37 AM
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I thought this year we where all staying at your house Melifaxis... i might be wrong but I dont think so .....
So anyone have any ideas on what I should bring to play this year as I can t make up my mind....what little bit of my mind I have left.
Zinak
Melifaxis - Apr 19, 2005 - 08:46 AM
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My house...hmm if you all stayed there then there might be a downside for you... there probably wouldn't be a Beantown Brouhaha III as I'd be dead! 
I do already have one crashing there though, let me see what I can work out with the lovely wife and some other local folks
I'd love to face your flings
Actually, I really would like to see some secret weapons hit the pitch
Opus - Apr 19, 2005 - 01:45 PM
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FWIW - I've rented a hotel room (can't remember the actual place off-hand) near the tourney, and I'll be more than happy to split the cost of the room with someone if needed. I only snore a little bit.
Zinak - Apr 19, 2005 - 02:38 PM
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How you working the gobbo's this year with special weapons.....hmmm maybe
zinak
Melifaxis - Apr 19, 2005 - 02:41 PM
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@Opus: Cool, thanks for being willing to do that. I'm betting someone will take you up on it!
@Zinak: Goblin coaches may purchase 1 secret weapon (ball & chain, chainsaw, bomb, or pogo stick) for 50k (in addition to the cost of goblin to wield it). No more silly rule about them losing weapons for the duration of the tournament like last year 
Melifaxis - Apr 25, 2005 - 02:29 PM
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In my travels this weekend I found the prize that you DONT want to win.
Wooden Spoon prize has been acquired, but will not be revealed until it is handed to the winner...or should I say loser
Other prizes are being sorted out and will include a Shadowforge Orc team.
KarlLagerbottom - Apr 25, 2005 - 04:40 PM
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Mel-
I somehow managed to finish in the middle of the pack last year in my first tourney...but have managed to collect three spoons (well officially two) since then. I'm somehow going backwards on the learning curve.
Hmm...that might be a decent team name for my next team...
-ROB
Zinak - May 02, 2005 - 11:36 PM
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made with the sign up today I did....hopefully Mongo will get his arse in gear and put his name in....
Zinak
Zinak - May 03, 2005 - 06:23 AM
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I have several people here in cental Pa that are wanting to come up to the bruhaha for no other reason than to bash Canadians (hmmm ahh yah yah) but not french Canadians of course. Only question I had for you melefaxis was is there going to be a cap on how many people you gonna let play??? If so I will kick em all in the arse to get registered on the site.
Zinak
Melifaxis - May 03, 2005 - 07:31 AM
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Glad I am that made with the sign up you did. Much fear I sense in Mongo....much fear.
Talking like Yoda is fun
Kick them in the arse please. It gives me a better idea for food, prizes, etc. Also, there is a size cap as the store is only so big. I figure we could fit 24 folks, but I'll double-check with the store to see how many they think we can cap at.
There are about 8 folks who have told me they intend to come down that haven't registered yet. When I talked to him a while back, he had mentioned there were three definites from Harrisburg and a solid maybe.
I'm all for the reduction of Canadian Coach Ratings at our hands, but they seem to think they are coming down to reduce our ratings
bampf - May 03, 2005 - 08:04 AM
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Fine fine fine. I registered. Although I may later change from Lizards to Pro Elves depending on how they fair at the Death Cup.
I think we re up to 3 definites (counting zinak and myself) and as many as 3 maybes from Harrisburg.
Canuck smashin shall ensue!
Melifaxis - May 03, 2005 - 08:11 AM
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Wow, Harrisburg may out attend the HBBL!
Just e-mail me if you need to change anything in your registration Same goes for everyone. It takes all of ten seconds to edit it.
It looks like we're on track for a great event!
Zinak - May 03, 2005 - 09:17 AM
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Nice got Mongo to register..... success!! I hope we can pull the other three into coming as well and dont forget there could be as many as 2 from philly that I know of......Wonder if jaylazer is gonna make the trip. I understand if he doesn t.....I hear he fears all things Canadian !!
Can t wait this should be a blast and OHHH YAHHH FIRE AND ICE , FIRE AND ICE BABY.......
Zinak
Spazzfist - May 03, 2005 - 09:57 AM
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Well be very afraid as two Canadian giants are trying to make the trip down! Spazzfist and Clan-Skaven are planning to attend!
Looking forward to it!
Spazz
Zinak - May 03, 2005 - 12:37 PM
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NICE
KarlLagerbottom - May 03, 2005 - 02:33 PM
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Hmmm...just had an idea for a new team for the Brouhaha...
Team Name: Fire And Ice
Race: Lizards
Fire Red Skinks
Ice Blue Saursus
Coach Could be a Mongolian Grill Chef
Turn/Score/Re-Roll Counters could be various meats/vegetables/ETC
Hmmm...maybe we could actually have the Tourney at Fire And Ice instead of the GW...Rob can you arrange that?
::SLUUUUURP!::
garth - May 04, 2005 - 09:49 AM
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Spazzfist wrote:
Well be very afraid as two Canadian giants are trying to make the trip down! Spazzfist and Clan-Skaven are planning to attend!
Yeah, I will be going too! Screw the exams! GO Canada!
Spazz, how are you guys travelling there?
jaylazer - May 04, 2005 - 10:36 AM
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I'm considering the trip up to Boston.
Right now 2 things are getting in the way.
1. My wife and I are in the process of getting a house. So money is a little tight and we might need to be moving around that time.
2. My wife doesn't like me to leave her home alone.
I will do what I can to make it.
Zinak, I don't know where you got your information about that I "...fears all things Canadian". Besides that whole brown gravy on french fries thing, nothing up there offers me even the slightest hesitation.
Spazzfist - May 04, 2005 - 11:56 AM
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garth wrote:
Spazzfist wrote:
Well be very afraid as two Canadian giants are trying to make the trip down! Spazzfist and Clan-Skaven are planning to attend!
Yeah, I will be going too! Screw the exams! GO Canada!
Spazz, how are you guys travelling there?
I have to swing by the way of Niagarroth Falls to pick up CS. Imagine that we will get across the border and then take the fastest highway from there. Mapquest seems to think that it will take from about 8-9 hours to get there.
Spazz
Melifaxis - May 04, 2005 - 12:05 PM
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@Rob: Nice team concept Can you pull it off in time though?
We can't change the venue now, but we could always consider running the Street Bowl tourney there
@Garth: educayshun is overrated anyways! It will be great if you can make it.
@Jay: Hopefully the timing works out. Moving would definitely trump BB (I know, as I saw my TKC2 plans get squashed). As far as the wife goes, bring her along! There's plenty to do in Beantown
jaylazer - May 04, 2005 - 12:08 PM
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@Jay: Hopefully the timing works out. Moving would definitely trump BB (I know, as I saw my TKC2 plans get squashed). As far as the wife goes, bring her along! There's plenty to do in Beantown
Bringing her is an option. She was up there last Fall (got snow too). She might want to see it when she isn't working.
We'll keep that in mind.
Zinak - May 04, 2005 - 12:19 PM
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Jay ----
well I know we have atleast 1 car going up from cetral pa and I think we might have to run 2 so if the wife does not want to make the trip I am sure there can be some carpooling and room splitten.....
Zinak
Hoshi_Komi - May 04, 2005 - 12:21 PM
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gotta love planning family trips around bloodbowl tourneys
My wife won't let me do that.....hope jay has better luck
jaylazer - May 04, 2005 - 12:22 PM
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Thanks Zinak.
That will make the bartering easier.
jaylazer - May 04, 2005 - 12:24 PM
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gken1 wrote:
gotta love planning family trips around bloodbowl tourneys
My wife won't let me do that.....hope jay has better luck
My wife already yelled at me for having every family trip involving a tournament. That was last year.
I've been trying to find the happy medium, but haven't succeeded yet. 
Spazzfist - May 04, 2005 - 12:33 PM
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jaylazer wrote:
gken1 wrote:
gotta love planning family trips around bloodbowl tourneys
My wife won't let me do that.....hope jay has better luck
My wife already yelled at me for having every family trip involving a tournament. That was last year.
I've been trying to find the happy medium, but haven't succeeded yet.
Maybe you should check out the thread I started in the General section called "Being 'allowed' to go to tournaments"!
Spazz
jaylazer - May 04, 2005 - 12:44 PM
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I have read it.
We have talked about things but probably not as clearly as we could. I'm still figuring out how to share a life with someone else. I am getting better and so are "we" as well.
Zinak - May 05, 2005 - 07:23 AM
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Just finished converting me a new Skaven team for the bruhaha. I can only hope that I can get it painted up in time as I have a few comminsion items I need to get done first. They should be done in time and man do they look great so far as I used the new plastic plague monks for the team whooohaaaaa.
Zinak
Melifaxis - May 05, 2005 - 07:56 AM
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Nice! Can't wait to see the paint job
I made a post about this in the hosting tournaments section, but would any of you who actually plan on attending let me know what you think of allowing two coaches to tag-team at the event (one plays Saturday and one plays Sunday). Obviously the games would count for each coaches' own NAF ranking.
http://www.bloodbowl.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=2340
jaylazer - May 05, 2005 - 08:00 AM
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I'm hoping to attend so my vote might count.
I'd say let them play, but they couldn't get any awards except best painted. You dont need 5 games to have a good painted team.
Spazzfist - May 05, 2005 - 08:28 AM
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I just read the article and voted yes.
But just to clarify, that would only be for coaches who cannot play on both days - it would not be imposed on all coaches. I mean that would suck to come all that way only to be able to play for one day.
Now if I could only settle on a team and finish painting it.....
Spazz
Spazzfist - May 05, 2005 - 12:07 PM
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Mel,
Just reading the rulebook for the tourney, and was a bit confused for a while there. For skill advancement it says that the coach gets two skills before the tourney and after rounds one, two and four. At first I thought that they got two skills after every game - but the bottom part which tells the number of skills in total makes it clearer. You might want to throw a line in there which clarifies that there is only one skill given after rounds one, two and four.
But reading the rulebook is getting me hyped! More sure than ever that I want to be there!
Spazz
Melifaxis - May 05, 2005 - 12:34 PM
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Thanks Spazz, I just clarified that little point in the rules.
Last year, one of the guys was having a hard time with being away two days and having a brand new son at home, so when he asked me Saturday night I told him he could step out and I would cover the last two games as I was the odd man out. He had a shot at a high finish as he was 1/2/0 (W/T/L) at the time, but I only won one of the two remaining games.
This year, he and another guy both can only make one day each (luckily opposite days) and are trying to pre-plan it. I just wanted to run it by folks before going with my gut answer of yes. I do see the reasoning on the ineligible for top prizes and I think they'll be ok with that. I would still leave them eligible for best painted and best conversion (although to be honest unless they pull something out of their ass and WOW me, they aren't going to be contending with the likes of Bampf, Grasshopper, and Zinak)
KarlLagerbottom - May 05, 2005 - 02:45 PM
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There is a chance I'll be there also, so here is my two cents on the issue...
I think it'd be fine to let people play one day and then let a new coach take their slot on day two. The NAF rankings will only be impacted by the games that they play so it's no real bother to any of the other participants.
Regarding winning an award...I don't think that anyone who does not play the entire tournement should be eligable for ANY awards. Even best painted...lets reward someone who is prepared to travel and participate in the entire tourney. If someone has a bad tourney and a nicely painted team shouldn't they be rewarded for sticking it out? No offense to the folks who can't make it for both days, but I don't think that they should be able to walk away from a the tourney with a prize when somone else has a nicely painted team, can play the whole tourney, and walk away empty handed.
And just for another way of looking at it...how about if someone plays Ogres on day one and has 18 casualties and can't make it for day two. If 18 casualties is the leader spot...why shouldn't that earn them a trophy?
Again...just my $.02
-Rob
Melifaxis - May 05, 2005 - 03:37 PM
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Good point Rob, and I hope you can make the trip. It would be easy enough to look at their total casualties and total touchdowns by day so they could grab those honors if they actually had some freakish luck. I think best painted and best conversion are a moot point anyways with these two so I have no problem ruling that either way.
snew - May 05, 2005 - 04:28 PM
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My Ogres never got most Casualties. We have allowed fewest TDs twice and would have made it 3 if it weren't for that damn Pro Elf team of Skummy's I gave up more TDs in that one game than in the previous 3 tourneys.... <vomit> 
KarlLagerbottom - May 05, 2005 - 04:49 PM
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Rob-
I just registered for your event, and will start making arrangements to be there...I'm planning on putting a hurting on Fire and Ice and God help them if they are closed for maintenance ala National Lampoon's Vacation!
Anyway...The Scarlet Fever will be in full effect and will be swarming a pitch near you!
-Rob
Opus - May 05, 2005 - 08:34 PM
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I think it's just fine to have two coaches who split running the same team over two days. The problem with awards (like most TDs) would be deciding which one of the coaches was to get the award (since they're not playing the same number of games). Other than that, I think they should be eligible to win any award. But that's just me.
And you can count me *out* for Best Painted Team. I bought the team already painted.
jaylazer - May 06, 2005 - 06:32 AM
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I think Rob made a good point. If one of the coaches, in just the games that he plays, manages to score the most TDs or cause the most casualties I would think he deserves the award.
Spazzfist - May 06, 2005 - 07:36 AM
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Bad news,
My sister is coming home and we are planning and the whole family is planning an event on - you guessed it - the 25th of June.
Spazzfist will not be able to make it.
KarlLagerbottom - May 06, 2005 - 09:47 AM
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So much for the Canadian Giants...
Who now will represent the fair Province of Ontario?
-Rob
bampf - May 06, 2005 - 10:05 AM
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Already the Cannuck excuses start.
Somebody put the fear in em. I ll expect to hear a bunch more excuses...
Hit by Moose
Detained by Mountie
Curling Tournament took precedence
Illness and inability to get treatment due to socialized health care
Am I missing any?
Melifaxis - May 06, 2005 - 10:24 AM
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Sorry to hear that Spazz! Glad it's a good reason though and not that something bad happened.
Hoshi_Komi - May 06, 2005 - 12:24 PM
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snotsngrots wrote:
My Ogres never got most Casualties. We have allowed fewest TDs twice and would have made it 3 if it weren't for that damn Pro Elf team of Skummy's I gave up more TDs in that one game than in the previous 3 tourneys.... <vomit>
it was VTdoogie, not skummy
snew - May 06, 2005 - 12:59 PM
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Hmmm... you're absolutely correct. My appologies to Doogie for mistaking Skum for him.
KarlLagerbottom - May 06, 2005 - 01:32 PM
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Snots-
If you've played one of those DC Boyz you've played them all...unfortunately they're all too stinkin' good! 
-Rob
snew - May 06, 2005 - 03:10 PM
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That may bee but it's only due to regular parctice. They'r ein a proper league where they actually get to play. They may only be mediocre players.
It's a testament to how good I actually am that I don't suck worse than I do.
SBG - May 11, 2005 - 12:31 PM
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I'm officially registered, along with Chris! We also convinced a friend from the LQN (our local league in Montreal, where I just won my 5th straight championship!!!).
I put Amazon as Mr. Probability's race, but I doubt he'll play that.
We'll pay on site, just as last year.
The Hand is coming to Montreal this year!
Fred
Melifaxis - May 11, 2005 - 12:40 PM
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You're only hope is that I don't get to play again this year
I'm glad to hear you'll be making the trip!
Clan_Skaven - May 11, 2005 - 12:44 PM
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If I can find any fellow Canadians to attend, I'll come down, (would just need to catch a ride.)
Rod.
Melifaxis - May 11, 2005 - 02:12 PM
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There are five Canadian coaches currently registered (Garth, CyberHare, SBG, Buffalo_Chris, & Mr. Probability) so hopefully you can make it six!
Melifaxis - May 11, 2005 - 02:26 PM
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Does anyone object to Gken1's Chaos rules for mutations in the Death Cup? I am loathe to change the rules at this point, but if no one is against it then we could add that in for this year as well.
The rule is that Chaos Warriors, Beastmen, and Rotters can take a mutation as a normal skill but only 1 player on the team may have Claw(s).
KarlLagerbottom - May 11, 2005 - 05:56 PM
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Just to confirm...no mutations on Big Guys?
-Rob
Melifaxis - May 11, 2005 - 06:24 PM
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Yup, but only if they use their doubles roll after round 3, and even then only one set of Claw(s) per team.
KarlLagerbottom - May 11, 2005 - 06:43 PM
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But I theroetically could have my Very Long Legs - Beast of Nurgle?
Melifaxis - May 11, 2005 - 07:19 PM
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Indeed you could if everyone is ok with this change.
skummy - May 11, 2005 - 07:55 PM
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snotsngrots wrote:
Hmmm... you're absolutely correct. My appologies to Doogie for mistaking Skum for him.
OI! I resemble that remark!
SkinkFury - May 11, 2005 - 09:33 PM
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Blacula's Revenge is at hand!
garth - May 18, 2005 - 07:17 PM
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KarlLagerbottom wrote:
So much for the Canadian Giants...
Who now will represent the fair Province of Ontario?
-Rob
Uh, I am going....
garth - May 18, 2005 - 07:20 PM
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Clan-Skaven wrote:
If I can find any fellow Canadians to attend, I'll come down, (would just need to catch a ride.)
Rod.
Hey Rod, I am not sure who I am going down with (Cyberhare?) so you could get a ride with me. However, I am here (5.5 hours from N Falls) -- train? Hey man, lets find a way to get you there...
Garth
garth - May 18, 2005 - 07:21 PM
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bampf wrote:
Already the Cannuck excuses start.
Somebody put the fear in em. I ll expect to hear a bunch more excuses...
Hit by Moose
Detained by Mountie
Curling Tournament took precedence
Illness and inability to get treatment due to socialized health care
Am I missing any?
Canuck has one 'n'. Silly Ammerican!
CyberHare - May 18, 2005 - 08:11 PM
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Yeah I'm going down with you. Someone's got to make sure you don't get lost
bampf - May 18, 2005 - 08:38 PM
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Yeah!! Cannucks/Canucks to beat on! For a while it seemed like all our posturing was going to waste!
And how am I supposed to know how you spell those Canadian words... you spell 'about' the same way we do... but certainly don t pronounce it right.
garth - May 21, 2005 - 07:52 PM
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bampf wrote:
Yeah!! Cannucks/Canucks to beat on! For a while it seemed like all our posturing was going to waste!
And how am I supposed to know how you spell those Canadian words... you spell 'about' the same way we do... but certainly don t pronounce it right.
And we spell it 'coloUr' and 'behavioUr'...
bampf - May 23, 2005 - 02:24 PM
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Crazy Brit wannabes.
Melifaxis - May 23, 2005 - 02:42 PM
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Prizes are piling up (along with the trash talking) and trophies are in the works. We're about a month away
KarlLagerbottom - May 23, 2005 - 03:14 PM
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Prizes...BAH!
Trophies...I'll pass.
Mongolian Barbecue?!? LET ME AT'em!
-Rob
bampf - May 23, 2005 - 08:32 PM
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Sorry Rob F, Rob Os right. Fire and Ice is the only reason we keep coming back. Although the tourney is nice too. Luckily the Brouhaha coincides with the timing of our Fire and Ice trips.
Melifaxis - May 24, 2005 - 05:48 AM
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So I should get a Fire and Ice gift certificate then?
bampf - May 24, 2005 - 07:56 AM
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Best... tourney prize... EVER.
KarlLagerbottom - May 24, 2005 - 09:21 AM
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That might make the tourney a little too cut-throat...a little too serious...
On an unrealated question, is there a limit on how many Dirty Players one team can have?
-Rob
Melifaxis - May 24, 2005 - 11:17 AM
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No limit, but remember its +1/+1 a la Mighty Blow
Hoshi_Komi - May 24, 2005 - 11:35 AM
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Melifaxis wrote:
No limit, but remember its +1/+1 a la Mighty Blow
just hating the kings
hahahah. good rule though
Melifaxis - May 27, 2005 - 01:52 PM
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I might hate them if they say cleared the pitch of every one of my players, but alas that wasn't me
Just got off the phone with Sean at GW and we are in great shape for the event! If you have any questions, just let me know
KarlLagerbottom - May 27, 2005 - 04:48 PM
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Did Sean give any indication on the status of the AC?
-Rob
Melifaxis - May 28, 2005 - 11:51 AM
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It's still not wonderful he says, but they bought several fans to help out. I'll visit the store and see/feel for myself, but we're also playing a month earlier so it shouldn't be 90 degrees like last time
I'm heading to Fire + Ice in a few hours so I'll finally know how good it really is
Melifaxis - May 29, 2005 - 07:27 AM
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It was indeed very good. First time I had ever eaten shark as well.
KarlLagerbottom - May 29, 2005 - 11:10 AM
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...so does that mean that there will be an update to the Prizes Table?
Seriously...can we all get together on Saturday night and go as a group?
-Rob
bampf - May 31, 2005 - 02:56 PM
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I am against this idea... that means less Mongolian BBQ for Kent and I.
Quiet, Rob! You re ruining a good thing!!
KarlLagerbottom - May 31, 2005 - 03:21 PM
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I just want to see the Mongolian Chefs get overwhelmed by the Boston Brouhaha!!
-Rob
CyberHare - Jun 02, 2005 - 02:47 PM
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So we're all going to Mc Donalds Saturday night
Zinak - Jun 11, 2005 - 06:44 PM
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21 i say, 21 people so far for the bruhahahaha..... thats great no no its super great .
Zinak
hmmm fire and ice i love my fire and ice
Melifaxis - Jun 12, 2005 - 08:38 AM
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It is indeed a wonderful thing! I'm really looking forward to seeing everyone and battling it out on the pitch for The Hand of Roze-El!
Hoshi_Komi - Jun 12, 2005 - 03:28 PM
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Melifaxis wrote:
It is indeed a wonderful thing! I'm really looking forward to seeing everyone and battling it out on the pitch for The Hand of Roze-El!
it will only be on lone til the Kings make it back in 2006!!
CyberHare - Jun 13, 2005 - 04:14 AM
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Does the store know we'll be that many people? Hopefully they'll let us take over the basement this year? We certanly won't all fit up in the loft.
Melifaxis - Jun 13, 2005 - 07:30 AM
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Yup, Sean from GW - Harvard Square is checking the website pretty regularly and I have checked in with him a few times.
The Kings will be welcomed back with boots to the head in 2006
SBG - Jun 14, 2005 - 08:17 AM
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Hope they got that AC fixed!!
Remember the excrutiating heat, that most probably favored the Khemries, if you really think about it!
Fred
Melifaxis - Jun 14, 2005 - 08:56 AM
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By Nurgle he must have sabotaged it!
Zinak - Jun 14, 2005 - 11:04 AM
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Heh we have a couple of non-naf members coming with us from Harrisburg.......Just a question as to if you will be doing sign ups at the event and if you are will you have some of the new dice there for them.....Also how kewl would it be to have a set of the new dice for the triple skulls winner...HINT HINT HINT...
Zinak
p.s. if you are gonna have some of the dice would you beable to sell them as I would like to get multiple sets .
Hoshi_Komi - Jun 14, 2005 - 01:22 PM
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Melifaxis wrote:
By Nurgle he must have sabotaged it!
I ain't saying anything
Melifaxis - Jun 14, 2005 - 02:53 PM
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Sign ups will be taken at the event thanks to CyberHare. I plan on renewing then and also hope he has the new dice
Zinak - Jun 18, 2005 - 05:31 PM
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With just 7 days left how else is still painting for the beantown... i am as I have my skaven done but am thinking of paintting up a new team to play...or sell...also I told Melifaxis i would paint up a big guy so i need to figure out wich one..convert it.. and paint ... i love the week before a tourny
Zinak
CyberHare - Jun 19, 2005 - 11:03 AM
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I wouldn't get my hopes up for getting the new dice. I havn't recieved any yet and I'd be surprised to get them in the next 4 days. I'll contact Woody to see when he sent the dice.
SBG I've been trying to email you. Are we traveling together? PM me or email or call or smoke message or something. There's only a couple days left
CyberHare - Jun 20, 2005 - 02:28 PM
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Good news all. I just received a limited supply of the blue and silver dice. Quite limited but I'll have a few sets to hand out in Boston. At the very least everyone will get to see them.
garth - Jun 20, 2005 - 03:38 PM
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I know this is a bit late, but does anyone have a room to share this coming weekend?
Opus - Jun 21, 2005 - 02:31 PM
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garth wrote:
I know this is a bit late, but does anyone have a room to share this coming weekend?
I do, Garth.
I'm staying at the Sheraton Commander Hotel about a mile from the tourney location. Feel free to PM me if you want/need more info.
bampf - Jun 21, 2005 - 02:55 PM
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Garth-
Also, Zinak and I have two rooms for 4 people. We have floor space for rent. We re only a couple blocks from the site.
Let us know. It would entail some friendly Canuck bashing though, be assured of that!!
garth - Jun 21, 2005 - 08:34 PM
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Thanks guys! Can I find out some details? Cost? Parking?
bampf - Jun 22, 2005 - 06:49 PM
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Sent you a PM, Garth. Just let me know.
Melifaxis - Jun 23, 2005 - 12:07 PM
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CyberHare wrote:
Good news all. I just received a limited supply of the blue and silver dice. Quite limited but I'll have a few sets to hand out in Boston. At the very least everyone will get to see them.
Dibs
Melifaxis - Jun 23, 2005 - 12:08 PM
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We're getting close!
KarlLagerbottom - Jun 23, 2005 - 04:59 PM
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HRMUPF!
Melifaxis - Jun 23, 2005 - 08:09 PM
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Oh no, that doesn't bode well for the project
Opus - Jun 24, 2005 - 10:40 AM
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The Mice are ready {squeak!}.
Melifaxis - Jun 24, 2005 - 11:14 AM
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Excellent! I just picked up a few of those last minute things (paper plates, napkins, mouse sized coffins) and am psyched for tomorrow.
Melifaxis - Jun 25, 2005 - 10:00 PM
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The mice were mine
Well, a few speed bumps, and yes one of them is me invariabley picking the hottest weekend of the year....but it was great first day with 20 coaches battling for The Hand of Roze-El!
Bampf and his elf squad are in the lead at the end of day one. But as a famous Sith Lord once said...
"I'm on the leader!"
We'll see how we square off in the morning.
EDITED:
Standings after Day One
Bampf (Jeremy Smith) - 195
Melifaxis (Rob Fossey) - 185
CyberHare (Brian St. James) - 175
Shane Yeager - 160
Robert Daniel - 145
Raphael De Bouille - 145
Andrew Cook - 140
SBG (Frederic Daigle) - 135
Grasshopper (Brian O'Dwyer) - 130
Craig Ashby - 130
Buffalo_Chris (Christian Despres) - 125
SkinkFury (Dan Corbett) - 120
Joshua Pearson - 105
Joshua Oplinger - 105
Justin Schaefer - 95
Zinak (Kent Nelson) - 95
Mike Guerra - 85
Opus (Mark Oliver) - 75
Erick Guerra - 70
Garth (Garth Elliot) - 40
SkinkFury - Jun 26, 2005 - 05:55 PM
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Congratulatiions Melifaxis for winning the tournament and keeping the trophy in the United States
Grasshopper - Jun 26, 2005 - 08:39 PM
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HOLY CRAP ! ! !
HE WON ! ! !
You know of course he will be unbearable now...
Gratz Mel
snew - Jun 26, 2005 - 10:41 PM
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Hmmmm. His tournament and he won. Something's fishy in Beantown.
Hope everyone had a good time.
garth - Jun 27, 2005 - 12:00 AM
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Yikes! I just got home from the tourney -- 2:00am! But it was worth it! Thanks Rob.
Melifaxis - Jun 27, 2005 - 03:13 AM
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Glad to hear you guys got home safely!
I hope everyone else made it home safe and sound as well! It was great to see old friends again and meet all the new guys as well! I hope to see you all again soon
I know I did this yesterday, so for those of you that were there, you can just sit back and bask in the deja vu.
I want to thank a lot of folks who made this event possible :
Games Workshop! Thanks to Jervis and Andy for generously donating prizes and for making the game we all love so much! The staff at GW-Harvard Square especially Sean and Jon. These guys were wonderful hosts and I really appreciate a GW store showing such strong support for Blood Bowl. Thank you guys!
My wife and children for putting up with me and my many hobbies
Brian St. James (CyberHare) and Jim Lanier (Old_Man_Monkey) for giving me the tourney bug! Again to Brian for signing up NAF members at the event, running Triple Skulls, and for giving me two of the most difficult games I have EVER played!
Tom Anders (Galak Starscraper) for his generosity in supplying a BB.net limited edition miniature for our tournament!
Kent Nelson (Zinak) for painting a wonderful NAF ogre as a prize!
and...
To each and every coach that came to the event! Thank you!! I know a lot of you travelled quite a distance, and I really appreciate it!! I hope you had a great time and I hope to see you all at The Beantown Brouhaha III
Melifaxis - Jun 27, 2005 - 05:38 AM
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snotsngrots wrote:
Hmmmm. His tournament and he won. Something's fishy in Beantown.
Hope everyone had a good time.
It's not my fault I drew flings EVERY round
(There were no flings hurt in the production of this film - none showed up or they would have been)
Hoshi_Komi - Jun 27, 2005 - 07:13 AM
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So what were the final results??? Most TD? Most Cas....2nd...
I'll rip the hand from your dead fingers next year rob!!!
Melifaxis - Jun 27, 2005 - 07:55 AM
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Hmm...geocities site has already exceeded it's capacity today
Champion - Melifaxis' Necromantic (Some Kinda Voodoo)
2nd Place - SBG's Chaos Dwarves (Schwartzwald Beer Gutters)
3rd Place - Raphael's Dwarves (Peace in Varsovia)
Most TD's - Bampf's Elves (Rivendale River Raiders)
Most Casualties - Robert Daniel's Dwarves (Dwarven Kings)
Best Painted - Bampf's Elves (Rivendale River Raiders) just edged out Zinak's Skaven (Skaven Scurvey)
Wooden Spoon - Garth's Humans (Buffalo Jills aka The Dirty Dozen)
Best NAF Rookie - Shane Yeager's Dark Elves (Moggra Corsairs)
Opening Round versus Opus (Mark Oliver) and his skaven squad, The Mouseketeers - Ogun once again took to the pitch and the spirit of this match was akin to the much coveted battle for the wooden spoon at The Rhody Rampage. It was a role-playing heavy battle where the skaven gave better than they got, winning the casualty war. But, some risky play along the sidelines sent several rats into the loving arms of their fans who refused to harm them. Still, I was able to capitalize on a numbers advantage on the pitch and score twice.
Final Score 2-0 (1-2 CAS)
Round Two versus Zinak (Kent Nelson) and his skaven squad, Skaven Scurvy ??? Victory can be attributed to one thing really, breaking his Rat Ogre???s chain. It must have been very intimidating, which is why Brian later broke an arm of one of my werewolves in the final Ok, so aside from feeling like an ass for damaging his beautifully painted team, this was one of those games that wasn???t a ton of fun as the dice were so lopsided. I broke armor constantly and every time Zinak tried to handle the ball it would squirt loose and land near a werewolf or wight. Kent was very gracious despite his ill luck and I look forward to a more evenly rolled match.
Final Score: 4-1 (2-0 CAS)
Round Three versus CyberHare (Brian St. James) and his amazon squad, The Scarlet Mist ??? This was about as tense as a game can get. One mistake on either side could have turned this into a win for either coach. I???ve been looking forward to playing Brian for some time and was glad to see not all of his ???zons were blodgers yet. The werewolves were effective, but it was Papa Legba that sent two ???zons out of the game. Without those casualties I wouldn???t have been able to stop the flood of amazons from scoring at the end of the match. Luckily the defense held.
Final Score 1-1 (2-0 CAS)
Round Four versus Bampf (Jeremy Smith) and his elf squad, The Rivendale River Raiders ??? I was nervous all night thinking about this match. I pulled out my first foul of the tourney early and got rid of his only blitzer without being ejected, and it was really the key play that made the difference. There were so many spots where side step could have been enough to break my defense. Instead, Jeremy had to dodge and his dice were nothing but CRUEL to him. At one point he had five ones in a row. Without the luck factor I would have lost this game. I fully expect Jeremy to join the NBA after this one???The elves tied up the casualties as time expired.
Final Score: 3-2 (2-2)
Championship Match versus CyberHare (Brian St. James) and his amazon squad...again!! Scarlet Mist twice in one tourney....cruelty! I laugh at myself for thinking the first game was tense. All match long I felt like I was playing down men even though my wolves inflicted an early casualty. The blodging zons were everywhere! We both scored fairly early, but it was Brian controling play in the second half. It looked like I had managed to hold him off and we'd be headed to overtime when one of those legendary touchdowns landed in my lap. Ogun blitzed! He crushed a zon to death freeing up the ball for Damballah-Wedo. He grabbed it and ran foward GFI'ing twice for a desparate handoff. Despite having only one arm (Brian accidentally knocked one off) Bako grabbed the ball in his teeth, dodged, and charged forward spiking it into the endzone!
Final Score: 2-1 (2-0)
Old_Man_Monkey - Jun 27, 2005 - 10:52 AM
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Well done, Daddy Robb!!! Twenty coaches is awesome and that GW store location is great - hope you guys had a great time (tho' I'm sure of it) and enjoyed the fellowship and sportsmanship...
Full marks my friend!
OMM
CyberHare - Jun 27, 2005 - 11:24 AM
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ARRRRGGGH! Denied again! 
Mel those were some hard fought games you and I played and you pulled out a pretty nice play to win that Championship game 2 to 1.
If only I hadn't left the "Nuffle Sucks!" hat in the car.
Great tourney Rob. I'm looking foreward to kicking yer butt at Bruhaha III !
The tourney photo's will be up on the House Rulez website in the next day or so.
Melifaxis - Jun 27, 2005 - 11:37 AM
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Thanks Jim
I don't know about full marks, I can think of several things that could have gone better most of them starting with the letters A/C
The fellowship was outstanding the sportsmanship was indeed top notch! A TO cant ask for more from his attendees (just for more of them of an equal caliber each year so the event can keep growing).
Melifaxis - Jun 27, 2005 - 11:44 AM
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I always knew that I didn't want to play The Scarlet Mist in a final. So much Blodge! Those were two of the best and most challenging games I have ever played.
I believe the quote was that I had "a horseshoe stuffed up my ass." Lady Luck was indeed quite gracious to me throughout the tournamnet in the face of some great coaches!
SuM - Jun 27, 2005 - 03:04 PM
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Someday I will come up there...
Sounds like you all had a blast!
Time and money as always is an issue.
Zinak - Jun 27, 2005 - 06:50 PM
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HE HEH EH EHE
Thanks for the good time rob it was worth it again to come up and melt with you all for some bloodbowl. It was awsome to see lotz of new people playing maybe next year you can hit 40 coaches NNNIIICCCEEEE.....
Zinak
p.s. i have listed a few things on ebay that you might have seem hint hint the skaven feel free to check em out.....
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrppZ25QQsassZzinak
Melifaxis - Jun 27, 2005 - 07:50 PM
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I basically see two choices...add sweltering heat as the starting weather to every game or get some AC!
Outdoor tourney in december anyone?
40 would be an incredible accomplishment!
I just threw in a couple of bids and will be monitoring them with interest. If those dont pan out I think I'll be sending some work your way
SBG - Jun 27, 2005 - 10:47 PM
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I know I told you twice Rob, but again: thanks for putting up one of the most anticipated weekend of the year for me! I had GREAT time!
But let's face it: we all know this tourney is fixed! Rob plays the sissy Amazones in the final game, he has me and B uffalo-Chris play in the final game to make sure we don't have an all-Canadian podium, etc, etc.
But look at this guy...
Last year: 3rd place (NAF Rookie of the tourney)
This year: 2nd place
Next year... se the trend building here????
Fred
Zinak - Jun 28, 2005 - 12:54 AM
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Heh SBG....
Was wondering if you get a photo of the Ogre with the naf logoed guantlets your friend took as his prize in beantown. I painted and if you can believe it i didn't get a photo of it for my web site. If you could that would be great... you could email it to zinak@zinak.com. Thanks
Zinak
SBG - Jun 28, 2005 - 07:38 AM
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Zinak: Consider it done!
CyberHare - Jun 28, 2005 - 08:00 AM
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Sissy Amazons?? Dems fightin' words pardner Just remember that those ladies have played twice at the championship table at Bruhaha and once at the championship table at Death Bowl. Always the bridesmaid never the bride.
Zinak - Jun 28, 2005 - 09:12 AM
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Thanks SBG
Zinak
Melifaxis - Jun 28, 2005 - 09:27 AM
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I don't suppose I could talk you into doing another one? I really wanted to grab him, but didn't think it was appropriate to take a prize at my own tourney.
bampf - Jun 28, 2005 - 12:17 PM
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I ll pitch in with additional thanks to Rob. A few snafus here and there barely detracted from a super weekend. The AC situation was bad... so how about a spring/winter Brouhaha III?
I would like another shot at Vodoo, Rob... would love to see how I would fair in a game where I can roll a 2+ more than half the time!
Anyway, thanks again! Looking forward to next year.
snew - Jun 28, 2005 - 12:21 PM
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CyberHare wrote:
Sissy Amazons?? Dems fightin' words pardner
Just remember that those ladies have played twice at the championship table at Bruhaha and once at the championship table at Death Bowl. Always the bridesmaid never the bride.
Hmmm. With all that information maybe #2 Amazons would have been a more accurate description.
garth - Jun 28, 2005 - 01:14 PM
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SBG wrote:
Rob plays the sissy Amazones in the final game
That's *Amazons* with no 'e', for those who can't read Frenchified english words...
SBG wrote:
...he has me and B uffalo-Chris play in the final game to make sure we don't have an all-Canadian podium, etc, etc.
Hey, hey, hey! *I* won a prize too!
Garth
Melifaxis - Jun 28, 2005 - 02:13 PM
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SBG wrote:
But look at this guy...
Last year: 3rd place (NAF Rookie of the tourney)
This year: 2nd place
Next year... se the trend building here????
Fred
Posting this one for Grasshopper (he's on the phone):
Last year: Lost to SBG 3-0
This year: 1-1 tie
Next year: See the trend building here????
Melifaxis - Jun 28, 2005 - 02:25 PM
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bampf wrote:
I ll pitch in with additional thanks to Rob. A few snafus here and there barely detracted from a super weekend. The AC situation was bad... so how about a spring/winter Brouhaha III?
I would like another shot at Vodoo, Rob... would love to see how I would fair in a game where I can roll a 2+ more than half the time!
Anyway, thanks again! Looking forward to next year.
If Nuffle hadn't bent you over and repeatedly raped you on dodges, I think you could have walked away with the win in round four and ended up in the championship round.
Voodoo plans on heading north in October (Deathbowl III)
The A/C thing is a real pain in the butt. But, the heat does work out for purposes of viewing the ladies along the Charles
Spring and Winter are both possible. I just don't want to put it too close to other major N.A. events. A nice conference call with all the TO's may be in order.
VBZ - Jun 28, 2005 - 03:19 PM
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garth wrote:
Hey, hey, hey! *I* won a prize too!
Garth
Wooden spoons don't coun't ya old fool-- just ask Rob O.
garth - Jun 28, 2005 - 07:08 PM
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VBZ wrote:
Wooden spoons don't coun't ya old fool-- just ask Rob O.
Good point, Billy, and if you had been there, I wouldn't have 'won' that one either!
Garth
VBZ - Jun 28, 2005 - 07:43 PM
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OOOOOooooo... now you're just begging to be spanked at the deathbowl now aren't ya? Ok toughguy, I'll go have a talk with Brian and see how it'd cost me to be "randomly" paired up with you in the first round..
BEEEEAAAATCHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
P.S: How's the wife doin'?
CyberHare - Jun 29, 2005 - 03:30 AM
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I'm not going to match you two up the first round. That would mess up the later rounds when the two of you will need to battle it out for the honor of having your name on the spoon for a second time.
SBG - Jun 29, 2005 - 07:36 AM
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Melifaxis wrote:
SBG wrote:
But look at this guy...
Last year: 3rd place (NAF Rookie of the tourney)
This year: 2nd place
Next year... se the trend building here????
Fred
Posting this one for Grasshopper (he's on the phone):
Last year: Lost to SBG 3-0
This year: 1-1 tie
Next year: See the trend building here????
Grasshopper can always hope...
Melifaxis - Jun 29, 2005 - 12:17 PM
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SBG has already signed up for next year and he doesn't even know the date yet!
Clan_Skaven - Jun 29, 2005 - 02:20 PM
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VBZ wrote:
OOOOOooooo... now you're just begging to be spanked at the deathbowl now aren't ya? Ok toughguy, I'll go have a talk with Brian and see how it'd cost me to be "randomly" paired up with you in the first round..
BEEEEAAAATCHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
P.S: How's the wife doin'?
Death-Bowl, isn't exactly your strongest tourney Billy! (Wooden Spoon winner in Death-Bowl I, & having a Quarterback get picked off by a Mummy, A MUMMY! LOL! In Death-Bowl II). Sure Garth was the Death-Bowl II Wooden Spoon Winner, So the rival you 2 have created with each other is indeed a tight one. No matter who comes on top between ya both at Death-Bowl III, I'll really enjoy wiping my feet with both your records!
Rod.
SBG - Jun 29, 2005 - 03:36 PM
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That's the kind of team player I am Melifaxis!
Fred
KarlLagerbottom - Jun 29, 2005 - 04:39 PM
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VBZ wrote:
garth wrote:
Hey, hey, hey! *I* won a prize too!
Garth
Wooden spoons don't coun't ya old fool-- just ask Rob O.
I need to know who this is before I can respond appropriately...although we must have met considering your knowledge of the Wooden Spoon.
-Rob
P.S. I might just have to come visit the Death Bowl with my Tackling Mummies...that'll take care of Brian's Frigid Chicks.
garth - Jun 29, 2005 - 09:05 PM
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KarlLagerbottom wrote:
I need to know who this is before I can respond appropriately...although we must have met considering your knowledge of the Wooden Spoon.
Hey Rob,
That was Billy -- he was one of my mates at Q'ermitt, the big boy!
Too bad you couldn't make it to the Brouhaha -- I was hoping to play you again! Do your best to make it to the Deathbowl III. Maybe we can make it a three way final to *win* the honour of being the spoon master!
Garth
garth - Jun 29, 2005 - 09:08 PM
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CyberHare wrote:
I'm not going to match you two up the first round. That would mess up the later rounds when the two of you will need to battle it out for the honor of having your name on the spoon for a second time.
Good one...
Hey, can KarlL. join us for a three-way final?
VBZ - Jun 30, 2005 - 12:05 AM
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I will NEVER recieve a woooden spoon again... ever... doesn't matter who's legs need brakin'
Oh and Rob O. I was the fat f*ck playing the Reboot themed human team that Da Scum leant me, you know... the one Spazz kept an eye on just in case his foul mouth got outta hand... ahhh, nevermind.
You probably thought I was an a$$hole anyway
CyberHare - Jun 30, 2005 - 04:01 AM
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Bring it on Rob. Those mummies won't be of much use when their lying in the dead and injured box
Have a bad night at work Bill ?
Melifaxis - Jun 30, 2005 - 10:36 AM
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garth wrote:
Hey, can KarlL. join us for a three-way final?
Thank God he said "final"
I almost had a wooden spoon at DB I (1-0-4), but VBZ and his humans took the honors after our match-up. I think he ended up doing better than me in the Deathbowl round if I recall though. It just wasn't quite enough to make me take home the spoon.
I almost had the wooden spoon at the Rhody Rampage too. Opus and I battled it out at the bottom table and Ogun (Flesh Golem Extraordinaire) came through with the game-winning TD to stave off spoondom once again. That was a riot of a game.
The moral of the story: Every blind squirrel finds a nut someday.
Melifaxis - Jul 01, 2005 - 10:49 AM
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Results will be entered over the weekend
Melifaxis - Jul 01, 2005 - 10:02 PM
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Results are in! Someone just needs to push the button please
19/20 coaches were NAF members.
(Matches vs. Peace in Varsovia will not count for NAF ranking)
Please let me know if you see any problems, but I double checked the spreadsheet against the paper results and the spreadsheet against what I submitted so we should be good.
Thanks to all of you again for coming out and making The Beantown Brouhaha a wonderful event!!!
Melifaxis - Jul 01, 2005 - 10:55 PM
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Final Points Standings:
Melifaxis (Rob Fossey) - 315
SBG (Frédéric Daigle) - 285
Raphael De Bouille (Non-NAF) - 265
bampf (Jeremy Smith) - 260
CyberHare (Brian St. James) - 260
Shane (Shane Yeager) - 255
misterhobbs (Craig Ashby) - 245
Buffalo_Chris (Christian Després) - 220
Blazepoet (Joshua Pearson) - 215
Higgins (Justin Schaefer) - 215
Opus (Mark Oliver) - 215
Roman (Robert Daniel) - 204
Grasshopper (Brian O'Dwyer) - 195
Liquidorange (Andrew Cook) - 190
Ranthorn (Josh Oplinger) - 170
blacknight12345 (Mikey Guerra) - 170
ibambe (Erick Guerra) - 165
Zinak (Kent Nelson) - 145
SkinkFury (Dan Corbett) - 140
garth (Garth Elliot) - 90
Full info is on the Tourney Website
SBG - Jul 04, 2005 - 08:00 AM
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Did somebody refresh the rankings? Cause I still have the same!!! On my way of becoming the best Canuck coach, that's a bit of an obstacle!
Fred
Melifaxis - Jul 04, 2005 - 08:06 AM
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The data is in, just need a NAF official to "push the button"
Then they should update. For now you can just see your record at the tourney.
KarlLagerbottom - Jul 04, 2005 - 08:42 AM
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SBG wrote:
Did somebody refresh the rankings? Cause I still have the same!!! On my way of becoming the best Canuck coach, that's a bit of an obstacle!
Fred
If you think that's an obstacle...try getting ranked in a real country.
And by the way...in case you want to retort with some sort of George W. jokes...remember his time is almost up!
-RobO
Vows to retrun to Beantown to take Brouhaha III
P.S. SBG...PLEASE TELL ME THAT THE NHL IS CLOSE TO SIGNING A DEAL!
Melifaxis - Jul 04, 2005 - 09:32 AM
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AP
TORONTO -- The NHL and the players' association wrapped up five days of labor negotiations Friday, slowly moving toward an agreement that will end the lockout.
Talks are scheduled to resume Monday in New York.
"It was a very long week but I think both sides are working really hard to resolve and move the process forward," Bill Daly, the NHL's chief legal officer, said Friday before boarding a plane for New York.
"We continued to make progress this week but there are still some issues that we need to talk about," he added. "We've made significant progress on most of the critical areas but that's all contingent on everything being resolved."
Daly would not say when he thought a deal could finally be done.
"There's a real sense of urgency of tying to get this behind us," Daly said.
The league and union met for about 15 hours a day this week.
"The two parties engaged in lengthy negotiations every day this week, and while progress has been made in a number of areas, there remains a considerable amount of work to be completed in order to reach an agreement," NHLPA senior director Ted Saskin said in a statement.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman canceled the hockey season Feb. 16 because of the lockout, which started Sept. 16.
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Wow, lots of folks vowing to take the Hand next year. I should keep a list
Bikerbob - Jul 04, 2005 - 12:09 PM
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The last thing I heard was that the owners want the players to put 25% of their salary for the year in trust... if the league makes less money they they expected, the players are to give money back... that is the linkage..
DO YOU BELIVE THAT??? Would you take a job and if the company did not make ENOUGH money give some back??? If I did a good job.. no way!!! not on your life.. If the following year they said.. you suck.. well offer you this.. ok.. but to hold some of the money earned and then ask for it back????
I would not accept it.... The players are being REAMED UP THE CHuTE... what do they have to loose at this point.. I would stay out. Or on mass go to Europe.. As it is... the new rookie cap they are looking at might see players like Sidney Crosby go to Europe for the first few years... more money than NHL... no longer the primere league it once was.
James
Melifaxis - Jul 04, 2005 - 01:39 PM
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CEO's and other execs have deferred comp and most of these clowns make more than many CEO's. The NHLPA is corrupt and Bettman is an idiot.
My opinion:
Just get back on the ice you sallies.
KarlLagerbottom - Jul 04, 2005 - 02:03 PM
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The players just need to realise that the Gravy Train is gone and that the days of milking the owners is over.
1. Would we be expected to give back money if the company was losing money? NO...but we could instead lose our jobs outright. In leiu of that maybe the players should be vested in the profitability of the company. Maybe those players that dog it in the third period might be more inclined to play hard all the time.
Also, look at how this has effected other people who have(had) Hockey-related jobs...they just got axed. Do you think some of them might have preffered to keep their jobs with just some of their salary being linked to the performace of the company?
or...
2. Give the owners the ability to fire players with no financial liability after the severance packages of course.
It might sound inane, but short of this...the comparison of what you and I would experience in the workforce is not relevant to the conversation. Compare apples to apples.
-RobO
SBG - Jul 04, 2005 - 02:23 PM
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Whether you're on the players' side or the owners' side, I don't care. Both sides are idiots and both sides are accountable for me losing the best job ever!
That being said, my sources tell me an announcement is due early next week.
Fred
SBG - Jul 04, 2005 - 02:25 PM
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KarlLagerbottom wrote:
SBG wrote:
Did somebody refresh the rankings? Cause I still have the same!!! On my way of becoming the best Canuck coach, that's a bit of an obstacle!
Fred
If you think that's an obstacle...try getting ranked in a real country.
And by the way...in case you want to retort with some sort of George W. jokes...remember his time is almost up!
-RobO
Vows to retrun to Beantown to take Brouhaha III
P.S. SBG...PLEASE TELL ME THAT THE NHL IS CLOSE TO SIGNING A DEAL!
That's a lot of statements for a guy competing in the bottom tables on Sundays...
Fred
CyberHare - Jul 04, 2005 - 03:25 PM
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Ok Ok enough about hockey no one cares anymore anyway. Give them all a puck and they'll stop fighting over it. The big babies.
I've got the pictures up at the house rulez album. Make sure you're logged in or you won't be able to see the album. www.house-rulez.com
Melifaxis - Jul 04, 2005 - 06:36 PM
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You rock! Just checked em out
KarlLagerbottom - Jul 04, 2005 - 06:49 PM
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That's a lot of statements for a guy competing in the bottom tables on Sundays...
Fred
Ok Fred...we'll see what happens next year
...or are you guys making it to the Death Bowl?
-Rob
CyberHare - Jul 04, 2005 - 07:43 PM
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Freds the defending champ so I'm pretty sure he, Chris and gang will be back. Living in the area doesn't hurt either Are you going to make it up to the DB this year Rob?
SBG - Jul 04, 2005 - 09:06 PM
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CyberHare wrote:
Freds the defending champ so I'm pretty sure he, Chris and gang will be back. Living in the area doesn't hurt either
Are you going to make it up to the DB this year Rob?
You see that Rob? Defending Champ! You? You had a lame excuse about an ID or something like that!
@Cyberhare: Chris, Richard, most probably Robert, Jean-Luc (New Guy) and maybe Rémy will accompany me next DB. The Axe stays mine!
Fred
Colin - Jul 04, 2005 - 09:09 PM
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Maybe the Axe will come west as the most feared ogre in the NAF comes to the Royal Mountain to show how BB is supposed to be played (I hope so anyway).
SBG - Jul 04, 2005 - 09:26 PM
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We respect Ogres, but we don't fear them. But you'll get my respect if Lady Luck or your skills bring you onto my path, Western Man!
Fred the Sage
KarlLagerbottom - Jul 04, 2005 - 09:27 PM
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Yep...Air Canada saved you guys a beatin!
Although I took the Wooden Spoon at Spazzfist's event. I think my guys were down at not getting the opportunity of meeting the Lovely Ladies of Quebec.
-RobO
I'm going to try to make it up...and to bring a couple of Philly guys with me.
CyberHare - Jul 05, 2005 - 04:19 AM
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I'll be mailing out Death Bowl Tournament rule books at the end of August for anyone who has pre-registered so if you guy's know anyone who wants to come tell them to get their names on the list. It doesn't cost anything to pre-register, it just reserves your place at the tourney and gives me an idea of who will be there.
The gang at Brouhaha got a sneak peak at the book and I think they were fairly impressed. It contains everything paper you'll need for the tourney from roster sheets to game reports to ID badges and rules. Get your names in to make sure you get your copy.
Melifaxis - Jul 06, 2005 - 02:11 PM
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Hail the unstickying mods! Nice work
Brian I'll encourage the HBBL to register. We have our league night on Friday.
Melifaxis - Jul 25, 2005 - 08:46 AM
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Ok, three from the HBBL is the likely number (two of us already registered).
The NHL is back in action! May the hockey gods schedule a Wings/Canadiens game right on top of Deathbowl! Now we just need Yzerman to sign....please play...please....
Trophies were finally ready for pickup on Friday! Pretty much a month late... 
Old_Man_Monkey - Jul 25, 2005 - 05:47 PM
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Lightning rule! Two year running....
Melifaxis - Jul 25, 2005 - 07:03 PM
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No chance.
They were on strike all last year and the Wings need the Cup one more time for Stevie Y!
garth - Jul 25, 2005 - 07:26 PM
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Stevie Y. He's from Ottawa. Cool.
SBG - Jul 25, 2005 - 10:56 PM
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Come On guys! Parity! Nashville goes all the way under the new Cap system and everybody around the league goes: "What the fuck have we done!"
Fred
Melifaxis - Jul 26, 2005 - 05:53 AM
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If Nashville wins I'll throw an octopii at Bettman when he's handing them the Cup.
Old_Man_Monkey - Jul 26, 2005 - 09:37 AM
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You elitists in the Northeast make me laugh! What's wrong with Nashville winning the Cup, except that the establishment can still whine "the rules aren't fair....". A salary cap is what EVERY PROFESSIONAL SPORT now needs, as well as a cap on team value, ticket prices, and just about all the revenue streams - otherwise, no caps on anything and let it all go to hell...
KarlLagerbottom - Jul 26, 2005 - 09:59 AM
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Jim-
It has nothing do do with any of that *stuff* The Preds just suck. Even if Clan-Skaven insists on wearing their jersey to Blood Bowl Tournies!
-Rob
P.S. By the way...you bourgeois Southern hockey fans should just be happy that we let you win one Stanley Cup. Make no mistake...we now realise the error of our ways. You guys win the cup...we miss a year of hockey. Coincidence? I Think Not!
Won't happen again...then again now that we are playing circus hockey you never know.
Original Six...where have you gone!?!?
Old_Man_Monkey - Jul 26, 2005 - 11:48 AM
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please tell any of the Lightning players f-t-f how the other teams "let" them win it... not sure anyone will buy that one....
you sound just like the typical 'founding' supporters found in every sport.... Europeans cried for years when the South Americans started kicking their ass in football.... US Basketball still can't recover to play the game any other way than NBA 'streetball'....
and I'd love to put the All Blacks in pads, give them six months to train and find a qb and some receivers... bring on most of the NFL at that point...
KarlLagerbottom - Jul 26, 2005 - 12:02 PM
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Are we really comparing Martin St. Louis to Jackie Robinson just because the Lightning won a championship?
Geez...that's a pretty big leap.
Melifaxis - Jul 27, 2005 - 12:59 PM
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NHL schedule has been released.
what's wrong with Nashville winning the cup? They have never played pond hockey in Nashville
Melifaxis - Jul 27, 2005 - 01:03 PM
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Dec 17 2005, Sat AWAY Lightning 7:30 PM ET
Bitch slappin in Tampa!
Melifaxis - Aug 02, 2005 - 02:10 PM
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LOL...this trophy company is a riot...they messed up the nameplate for Voodoo now too. They are fixing it by COB at their expense though
Also, just wanted to ask for digital pictures. I've seen Brian's on House-Rulez but surely there are others
Old_Man_Monkey - Aug 02, 2005 - 05:53 PM
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KarlLagerbottom wrote:
Are we really comparing Martin St. Louis to Jackie Robinson just because the Lightning won a championship?
Geez...that's a pretty big leap.
what are you talking about?!?!
That wasn't at all the comparison - the growth of a sport has inevitably found those initial teams struggling to maintain their dominance or excellence, and there is an accompanying cry, usually a minority of players and/or fans, who bemoan the 'good old days', esp. as the modern draft, free agency, and spending caps work in the name of 'parity'...
Jackie Robinson?!?! must be one of those six degree things....
KarlLagerbottom - Aug 02, 2005 - 07:30 PM
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All I'm saying is that the Lightning Winning the Stanley Cup should not necessarily be considered an evolution of the game...
Actually they are not even the most Southern Team to have won it...just the most recent. (See Dallas Stars)
-RobO
P.S. On a side note...re your reference to the changing environment of the NHL. At the risk of sounding "old establishment", I hope that all of these rules to increase scoring and draw fans doesn't water-down the game too much. All that will do is alienate the core of fans that love the game the way it is(or was)...the NHL will never compete with the Big 3, so hopefully Bettman and Co. don't prostitute the game too much to woo the fans that will never come. (And this is coming from someone who loves Hockey.)
Old_Man_Monkey - Aug 03, 2005 - 05:08 AM
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perhaps not an 'evolution' but healthy for the sport...
and why exactly is Dallas more 'southern' than Tampa Bay?
KarlLagerbottom - Aug 03, 2005 - 08:05 AM
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Umm...The Old West...err Cowboys...umm...Oh Yeah...The Stars are really located in Brownsville, TX. YEAH!!! GO Brownsville Stars!!!!
-Rob