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BB_Babe - Oct 31, 2005 - 06:55 PM
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Hi folks,

I just got preliminary approval to run a Bloodbowl Tournament at Arisia (S/F con in Boston, Jan 13-15. This would be a 1-day tourney on Saturday the 14th. There would also be opportunity for pick-up gaming Friday night and Sunday.

http://2006.arisia.org/
If you register for Arisia by Dec 15, you can get a weekend admission for the cost of Saturday-Only at the door ($35). Admission includes snacks and beverages in the Con Suite, and access to the Dealers Room, Art Show, and all the other workshops, programs, and activities of the convention.

If you???re thinking of coming, please let me know. Having an estimated head count will be helpful as I negotiate space requirements in the near future.

Also, who can provide NAF sanctioning for this? Following the ???contact us??? info, I had sent an inquiry to Gregg Giersch as RTC on the 21st, but haven???t heard back yet. Is somebody else doing US sanctioning?

Cheers,
Maureen

Melifaxis - Oct 31, 2005 - 07:42 PM
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Gregg is the man you need. I will let the HBBL know and see if I can get clearance for the event Smile

Let me know if you need anything to help out. Spreadsheet for scoring, cloned website, etc Very Happy

BB_Babe - Oct 31, 2005 - 10:00 PM
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Melifaxis wrote:

Let me know if you need anything to help out. Spreadsheet for scoring, cloned website, etc Very Happy

Oh yes, any technical assistance will be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
Mo

Old_Man_Monkey - Nov 02, 2005 - 02:39 AM
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I will get with Gregg and make sure the event is sanctioned, Mo. Besure to look at the various event software to become familiar with how they operate - although a tourney of 6 - 12 coaches can be just as effectively managed by pen and paper.... I was always amazed watching John Lewis run the Underworld tournament with just a pencil...

Melifaxis - Nov 02, 2005 - 02:04 PM
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Edit:
"The Death Star is fully operational..." ok, so it's just a website and not a space station, but it's ready for you to register for a wonderful time in January!

~Rob/Melifaxis

I added the event to the tournaments section (if this is a duplication of effort let me know Mo and I'll delete it) as well, and also added it to House-Rulez, BBC, and the SG forums.

BB_Babe - Nov 03, 2005 - 03:25 PM
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...and that website would be:
http://www.geocities.com/arisiabowl/
Still doing a little polishig up, but Rob has done a tremendous job getting this up so soon.

Thanks,
Maureen

BB_Babe - Nov 18, 2005 - 12:38 PM
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Exciting news, the GW store in Harvard Square is providing great prize support, including painted Human and Dark Elf teams! The Human team picture is up on the website now, click on the news icon. The Dark Elf team will be posted as soon as I have a photo.

Yay,
Maureen

BB_Babe - Nov 25, 2005 - 10:25 AM
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Hmm, we still haven't heard from Gregg. Its been over a month since I sent him email. Is his contact info in the RTC list correct? Mr. Monkey, have you had any luck finding him? (And have your Chaos Dwarves found a good therapist yet? They're not really chaotic, they just have trouble sublimating.)

Meanwhile, more great prize news. Danger Planet is donating an unpainted team, Pandemonium Books is donating several copies of the Blood Bowl novel, and Arisia will provide funding for a legacy trophy!

Cheers,
Maureen

BB_Babe - Dec 02, 2005 - 03:49 PM
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More exciting prize news:

Danger Planet Games in Waltham has donated 2 unpainted team box sets -- Khemri and Nurgles Rotters. That's 4 teams up for grabs now!

And Pandemonium Books in Harvard Square has confirmed they will be donating copies of the Blood Bowl novels.

Cheers,
Maureen

Melifaxis - Dec 05, 2005 - 05:18 PM
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This is going to be a fun one guys! I know $35 is on the high end, but with four teams up for grab, that should help ease the pain Very Happy

BB_Babe - Dec 05, 2005 - 08:31 PM
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And I just found out that this year the Con Suite and the Gaming Rooms are on the same floor. So any time you get a chance to duck down the hall, you can grab free snacks and drinks. Arisia's always had an above average Con Suite, and this year, they quadrupled its budget!

Cheers,
Maureen

BB_Babe - Dec 06, 2005 - 08:51 PM
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Woohoo!

Arisia confirmed the final funding request for our legacy trophy. We're commissioning local artist Scott Lefton to create it. Rob will get this up in the News section on our website soon, but I couldn't wait to share Scott's preliminary illustration. Your name and team could be engraved on this for lasting fame:

Cheers,
Maureen

BB_Babe - Dec 12, 2005 - 09:47 AM
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Our final big prize photo is now up at the website -- the painted Dark Elf team provided by the nice folks at the Games Workshop store in Harvard Square. Click on the News icon.

Dec. 15 is the last day for a price discount for a weekend membership to the con. Weekend and day passes will be available at the door.

Cheers,
Mo

Melifaxis - Dec 14, 2005 - 08:21 AM
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Dec 15th is tomorrow so if you've been thinking of signing up and want the added perks of the whole convention at the same price you'd pay at the door for Saturday only, then you need to sign up Very Happy

maxlongstreet - Dec 14, 2005 - 09:51 AM
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Those elves look excellent! I'm counting the days.

BB_Babe - Dec 14, 2005 - 10:53 AM
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maxlongstreet wrote:

Those elves look excellent! I'm counting the days.

What time do you think you'll be arriving? Driving or flying from NJ?

I've been pm'ing Rottweilerrme who's pondering flight times from VA.

I'm planning on some open gaming Friday night and Sunday as long as we have players. If we get an early quorum, we can start the dice rolling Friday afternoon. Its not unusual for pick-up gaming to get started at Arisia before the con officially starts, the conference rooms are all blocked off for us anyway Very Happy

The 2nd Friday is usually HBBL league night, we'll see how many of the gang we can lure over to the hotel.

Cheers,
Mo

maxlongstreet - Dec 14, 2005 - 01:23 PM
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Unfortunately, I can't come early. I have to do something in New Jersey Friday night, so I'm probably driving up at 4am on Saturday (fortunately, I'm insane, so this isn't a problem). I'll miss being at a Friday get-together, but hopefully I'll have a chance to talk to everyone Saturday.

KarlLagerbottom - Dec 14, 2005 - 03:13 PM
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Max-
Just out of curiosity, what part of NJ are you from? Leaving NJ at 4AM...even North Jersey looks to be a 5-hr drive to MA. Smile

-Rob

Zinak - Dec 21, 2005 - 08:50 PM
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I shall have to see if i can con mongo into coming to this one hehe I should beable to get get weekend off...and a GOOD tourny in boston would be great Twisted Evil

!!! Melifaxis humm got room for two fat lumps from Central PA on your floor .... I promise we will eat alot :>

Melifaxis - Dec 22, 2005 - 08:11 AM
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I will try to clear crash space with the wife Very Happy

bampf - Dec 26, 2005 - 11:21 AM
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Damn Zinak, dragging me into this thing. Sounds like we re gonna do our best to make the trip. I guess two trips to Boston a year won t kill me. Although I must add that a Steelers playoff push may put the kibosh on the whole deal.

Melifaxis - Jan 05, 2006 - 08:15 AM
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Crash space cleared for PA. Very Happy

Steelers are in though...of course they have to win this weekend to stay in Wink

BB_Babe - Jan 05, 2006 - 08:58 AM
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Good thing you've got the floor space ready - rooms at the Park Plaza are sold out and Arisia is on to a waiting list now.

Melifaxis - Jan 10, 2006 - 08:08 AM
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The Steelers won, but they play on Sunday...the question is are you blood bowl savages?

Melifaxis - Jan 11, 2006 - 01:01 PM
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Ok, the PA guys aren't gonna make it, but if you're local I am officially calling you out.

Come have fun and play some Blood Bowl! I have enough NAF dice for 9 new member sign-ups. First come first served on the day of the event!

BB_Babe - Jan 11, 2006 - 07:10 PM
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Oooh, put me at the end of the line. If we don't get 9 new sign-ups, I'll finally collect my dice

Zinak - Jan 13, 2006 - 08:20 AM
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Dammm sorry we will miss it but with the steelers playing sunday and the long drive from central Pa. it was just not in the cards.

Zinak

have fun and kick Melifaxis Arse some it will be fun I promise

BB_Babe - Jan 13, 2006 - 08:30 AM
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Squeee! Its rat mayhem time tomorrow!

maxlongstreet - Jan 13, 2006 - 01:20 PM
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Was I supposed to get something from Arisa? I registered ages ago, but I never received anything from them...Mo, I just sent you a PM.

BB_Babe - Jan 13, 2006 - 10:20 PM
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Don't know if, in likelihood you should have got a pre-reg confirmation email, I'm considered staff so am in a slightly different loop.

Just got back from the con for the night. The trophy is astounding! Shocked

Can't wait to have pix to post; and get it on a scale and weigh it. This will be second to the deathbowl axe for melee Very Happy

You all should pencil in for next year to get your name on this work of art

Cheers,
Mo

Zinak - Jan 14, 2006 - 07:26 AM
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pix pix we want pix

zinak

CyberHare - Jan 15, 2006 - 04:55 AM
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So how badly is Mel doing?

misterhobbs - Jan 15, 2006 - 06:10 AM
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Melifaxis was crushed in the first round by Chaos Dwarves...The team that would eventually play the Ironclad Britches for the Arisia Bowl Championship.

The Finals:
Ironclad Britches vs. Frawd Cons (Dwarf vs Chaos Dwarf)
First half (Blizzard switching to Pouring Rain):
The excitement in the first half was highlighted by the Ironclad's ability to score as the kicking team. Much pushing around, knocking down, and stunning...until the last few turns where one of the Bull Centaurs (the one with block) got himself dead.
Second half (Pouring Rain switching to nice weather):
Ironclad receives and marches down the field and scores in 4 turns. A Chaos Dwarf is killed. Ironclad leads 2-1. Scrambling for the ball, the Cons are able to put the ball and a few players near the endzone. Fighting off the Ironclad, they kill a longbeard with Guard. Before scoring though the Ironclad fight back, killing the Clawed Minotaur before time expires and we head into OT.
OT: Ironclad wins the toss. Ironclad receives a touchback off of a Bad Kick. The Frawd Cons LOS is knocked down entirely. A hobgoblin is KO'ed (now a 2 man advantage for the Ironclad, a runner was KO'ed in the 2nd half and never recovered). Ironclad pushes the field forward while caging the remaining runner. A hobgoblin is killed and the Ironclad pushes to the right side of the Cons side of the field. There are Trollslayers (both with Mighty Blow) on both the right and left side of the field and the remaining Guarding Longbeard is in the middle. The Blitzers move to protect the Runner. The remaining Bull Centaur is knocked down and surrounded, the runner moves into scoring range. The Bull Centaur makes a last ditch effort to dodge through the dwarven cage around him but is tripped up.

Ironclad wins 3-2. Final record for the Ironclad Britches 3-0-1.
Ironclad also won most Casualties with 15.
Wotan's Children (Norse) came in second (and Best NAF rookie) with a record of 3-1-0.
Frawd Cons came in third with a record of 2-1-1.
Best Painted and Wooden Spoon: The Organ Donors (Undead)
Best Conversion: Some Kinda Voodoo
Most TDs: I forget...Vhaerun's Blades maybe

BB_Babe - Jan 16, 2006 - 12:21 PM
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We'll get the results up once we have our new NAF members registered in the system. 100% NAF attendance thanks to Rob!

I'm working on the pix.

And we have a heartbreaking posthumous award for very nearly made it to the tourney: Voltbang had a major snafu with his ticket at the airport. He didn't make it on the plane from Virginia, but his luggage with the two teams he was bringing made it to Logan -- so they were sitting within 3 miles of the tourney Crying or Very sad

Fortunately, they've made it back to him now too.

Most TDs: Vhaerun's Blades -- yup, they came in 5th with 10TDs both For & Against. Heading into the last moments of the finals they were in contention for the Wooden Spoon and Most TDs Shocked

-- if the Blades lost their last game instead of tied, and if the Organ Donors managed a win....

Melifaxis - Jan 16, 2006 - 01:49 PM
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CyberHare wrote:

So how badly is Mel doing?

We had an odd number, so I only played two matches. I was OWNED in the first one by well coached CD's and some horrible dice. 2-0

Next match was a 2-2 Tie, but I had a shot at the win in the last turn....just couldnt pull it off Very Happy

maxlongstreet - Jan 16, 2006 - 06:01 PM
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Thanks to Mo and Meliflaxis for running a great tournament with fantastic prizes! I've been to a lot of tournaments for a lot of different game systems, and this was one of the most professionally run events I've ever been to. I met some good people as well, and look forward to playing them again in the future!

Old_Man_Monkey - Jan 16, 2006 - 08:05 PM
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Well done, Mo - sounds like a great time and a superb first effort!
Is Beantown becoming the eastern BB epicenter????

CyberHare - Jan 18, 2006 - 05:34 AM
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Old_Man_Monkey wrote:

Is Beantown becoming the eastern BB epicenter????

That sounds like somone is throwin' down da gauntlet Wink

Gonnna have to pull up me pants and get the Montreal crew a little more mobilized Smile

So where's the pictures? If anyone is looking for hosting space there's gobs of space at the HR Gallery. I already gave Mel access if I remember correctly.

BB_Babe - Jan 18, 2006 - 10:12 AM
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Hold your horses.... Hosting space shouldn't be a problem, I just need to get them over to Mel now that they're on my computer.

Ooh, guantlet throwing parties Cool

Yay! The ArisiaBowl trophy is a pretty serious war-club... if our champion gets inside the guard of the axe-wielding Death Bowl champion it'll do some great head-clonking Very Happy

Cheers,
Maureen

Melifaxis - Jan 19, 2006 - 10:49 AM
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Zinak wrote:

pix pix we want pix

zinak

I have received the pix, and will have them on the site by Monday at the latest!

EDIT: Ok, I threw two pics up under results so you could at least see the GORGEOUS trophy...they are massive and need to be resized though.

BB_Babe - Jan 19, 2006 - 11:11 AM
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We'll have a bunch of pix on the website on Monday then, but I can't wait that long to show off the big-one -- Craig with the ArisiaBowl Champion trophy:

Cheers,
Maureen

misterhobbs - Jan 20, 2006 - 05:21 AM
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I should have shaved...but at least the Red Sox Nation gets some love.

Melifaxis - Jan 23, 2006 - 08:46 AM
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Slight delay on the pix front...spent much of the weekend more than a little sick. Will try to tackle them tonight after the kids are asleep Very Happy

CyberHare - Jan 23, 2006 - 10:28 AM
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Slacker

Melifaxis - Jan 23, 2006 - 12:03 PM
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No doubt about that. Wink

Melifaxis - Jan 24, 2006 - 02:34 PM
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Pictures are up! Very Happy

CyberHare - Jan 24, 2006 - 02:47 PM
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In case I wasn't the only one wondering where exactly "up" was Wink

...

http://www.geocities.com/arisiabowl/

Melifaxis - Jan 25, 2006 - 08:26 AM
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Thanks Brian Very Happy

BB_Babe - Jan 27, 2006 - 12:43 PM
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Rob & Brian,

Where do we stand on getting the new members and then the results entered? Rob & I now have copies of the scoring spreadsheet once we figure out who can enter them into the system.

Cheers,
Maureen

CyberHare - Jan 27, 2006 - 01:06 PM
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I still havn't recieved any new member names.

Melifaxis - Jan 30, 2006 - 09:20 AM
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NAF ID: 8416
skavenskulls14
Glenn Black

I just put him into the system. He was the only new registration. There was also one renewal. He gave me $10 in cash and I just used my PayPal and signed him up online. Is that the wrong way to do it? He already has his dice.

CyberHare - Feb 01, 2006 - 06:08 AM
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Yeah the easier way would have been to give me the info and I would have just entered it into the system. All well at least it's done. BBBabe if you havn't been contacted by the US NTO then send me the results and I'll get them entered.

BB_Babe - Feb 01, 2006 - 11:20 AM
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I haven't heard from the NTO, so I just sent you our scoring spreadsheet to editor@house-rulez.com

Thanks,
Maureen

CyberHare - Feb 01, 2006 - 05:36 PM
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Ok I'll have them entered in two, three months tops Wink

CyberHare - Feb 01, 2006 - 06:08 PM
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All entered. Let me know if there seems to be any errors.

BB_Babe - Feb 01, 2006 - 09:29 PM
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I went through and only spotted 1 transcription error -- in my game for round 2, it should be:
BB_Babe 2 - 0 Blazepoet

(The Cas score was 2-2)

Cheers,
Mo

CyberHare - Feb 02, 2006 - 09:22 AM
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Fixed it.

BB_Babe - Feb 02, 2006 - 01:03 PM
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Thanks for getting this info up Brian. Now I can polish up the new Rat Cup.

Me and my rats have to have a little talk in the clubhouse... They're really good at getting smack-down blow-out wins against elves, but against everyone else they fight tooth and claw for ties or close losses. We need to do something about that.

Cheers,
Maureen