From southern Ontario, to Montreal it seems there is a dedicated group of us now that can hopefully continue to branch out and attract more people to these tournies. The organization amongst everyone has vastly improved just within the last year, and will hopefully continue to do so.

I agree with Rod..... to a point.



But let it be known, that I think Clan-Skaven's true motivation for wanting the Spike! tournament to leave the land of the maple leaf if so that no-one else besides himself (and the now absent Ben Tusim) can lay claim to being a true Spike! champion (I won the Friday Spike! tourney last run in Ontario, but it was the Saturday only that was counted as the true Spike!)

I had doughts about creating a League here in Montreal but if the community is shaping up it just might be a wortwhille effort. I think I have a good base of supporters. I've already assembled a bunch of friends and other like minded individuals here in Montreal. If I could contact some of the coaches that are of this site maybe something could be done about the BB scene in the city.

I agree with you jrock56, seems like things are picking-up. I had doughts about creating a League here in Montreal but if the community is shaping up it just might be a wortwhille effort. I think I have a good base of supporters. I've already assembled a bunch of friends and other like minded individuals here in Montreal. If I could contact some of the coaches that are of this site maybe something could be done about the BB scene in the city.

Now if someone could send me in the right direction for rules concerning the creation of an official NAF League and Tourney creation and we'll see if time's on my side.

Feels good to be part of something you care about.

Taxal, bellothunderslam, jell-o and sabarslax all came from montreal to Deathbowl and they play in two different groups in your city. There are a bunch of guys who used to come out for deathbowl when cyberhare ran in montreal too who I am sure would be up for playing again.

E don't understand why people in eastern Canada think the last 2 Spikes held out here in western Canada were failures. Is it just because the results from the 2007 Spike were never entered in the NAf database? Seems a strange way to judge the success of a tourney. I'm sure any missing results can get sorted out, that's not really a big deal in my mind. The thing that determines a good tourney, in my mind, is if it is well run and the amount of particiipants.

E don't understand . . .

Hounestly, I am suprised that the Easterners claim the recent Spike! was a failure. I guess they never looked at the Spike 2008 webpage. So I appologies on their behalf. And please guys, do some research before you claim facts on something . . . remember what happened with LRB 5?

I personally do not have a problem where it is held as long as it gets the interest it deserves. My only gripes with the Spike! was how GW: Canada miss handled the last 2 held in Ontario and, most importantly, the fact that is has changed venues (Ontario-Alberta-BC) and has had no consistent time-of-year that it is run. If these two points are made consistant than until someone fails in running it I see no need to move the tourny.

BTW, for reference the Chaos Cup has changed venue. So it is no longer in Chicago but now another 3+ hours away. And, there were a few of us planning on going until this change happened.

Hi, just a thought here but why not alternate the Spike from west to east every other year? And why not hold the Spike in Montreal? It could really help draw out the Bloodbowl crowd in Quebec. I'm sure it might also attract some Americans to come play in a Eastern Canadian tournament. Last time i recall playing in a tournament with an American coach was at Deathbowl IV, which of course was held in Montreal. It has been three long years since a major tournament has been held in Montreal and I believe that the city is due for one. But again, just my 2 cents

Unfortunately no one answer will satisfy everyone. I personally do not like the alternating venues as the logistics would be a nightmare. i.e. what if it clashes with local tournaments in the east but not the west (or vice versa) when we try to hold it at the same time every year. If we have alternate dates for the east and west that could meen one is in April and the other Sept. Making the span between tournaments 7 or 17 monthes. Also, consistancy in how the product is delivered would be an issue.

I say one TO, one location, @ the same time every year. When the quality of the tournament becomes an issue that is time for this conversation.

Then there's the human factor... Call me conservative but why change the organising team when the one claiming responsibility for it has proven that they can uphold this responsibility? Changing city year after year you risk end up with flimsy organisation (like from what I understand happened in 2006/2007). I don't think we want that with a Major... Plus changing locations over and over and you risk alienating some of the crowd that usually go to such events.