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Post subject: Chaos Cup 2003
 Posted: Mar 25, 2003 - 11:20 AM
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I just received the GamesDay insert from the latest issue of the US White Dwarf.
Am I misreading the schedule, or is Chicago's GamesDay only Saturday? I thought GamesDay is usually 2 days? Additionally, the schedule for the Chaos Cup seems like there will be very little time to spend at GamesDay itself, much less time to spend admiring the painting talents of others. Does anyone know if this schedule is set in stone? The time table they used at the Blood Bowl in Nottingham seemed to allow much more time for socializing and gawking at minis. |
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Posted: Mar 25, 2003 - 11:43 AM
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Posted: Mar 25, 2003 - 12:36 PM
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| Chicago was only one day last year. The first day of the Chaos Cup is going to be held at the Chicago Battle Bunker (last time I checked). |
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Posted: Mar 25, 2003 - 12:48 PM
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I guess the point I'm trying to make is that the Saturday schedule in the GamesDay pamphlet does not really provide all that much time to attend GamesDay itself.
Set-up: 9:30-10:00
Game 4 10:00-12:15
Break 12:15-1:15
Game 5 1:15-3:30
Award 4:30-5:00
Looking at that schedule, there are only two 1 hour periods to check out the rest of GamesDay. And as pathetic as this may sound, I'm going to have to spend part of one of those hours eating lunch.
If they used the Blood Bowl's Sunday schedule they could potentially have the Awards ceremony completed by 3:00 PM leaving a nice 2 hour block at the end of the day to enjoy the rest of GamesDay.
Honestly though, I'm making a bigger fuss out of this than I should be. I am primarily attending the Chicago GamesDay to participate in the Chaos Cup. However, I've never attended a GamesDay before and I'd really like to take in the sights and the atmosphere. |
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Posted: Mar 25, 2003 - 01:40 PM
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darthnoir wrote: I guess the point I'm trying to make is that the Saturday schedule in the GamesDay pamphlet does not really provide all that much time to attend GamesDay itself.
Try this darthnoir, go to both the GenCon Bowl in July and the Chaos Cup in August.
GenCon lasts 3 1/2 days with the BB tournament only buring 1 1/2 days, and you'll see pretty much everything you'd see at the Games Day and a heck of a lot more at GenCon over the rest of the time.
http://www.blood-bowl.net/Gencon.html
Then you can go the Chaos Cup and not feel like you missed anything since you already saw it at GenCon ... 
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Posted: Mar 25, 2003 - 02:41 PM
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| I am very tempted to attend the Gencon tourney as well (after Nottingham, I've been severely bitten by the tournament bug now). I take it that the Gencon tournament is not sold out yet? |
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Posted: Mar 25, 2003 - 02:56 PM
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darthnoir wrote: I am very tempted to attend the Gencon tourney as well (after Nottingham, I've been severely bitten by the tournament bug now). I take it that the Gencon tournament is not sold out yet?
Tickets go on sale April 14th at http://www.gencon.com
The Chaos Cup has 48 slots with 47 being sold. The GenCon Bowl will have 80 slots and 1st prize is free admission to Games Day Chicago and the Chaos Cup ... which if you already had tickets ... I guess we'll get creative ... 
Anyway, the 48th slot is supposed to be reserved for the GenCon Bowl tournament winner but with them only one week apart, it might have limited appeal unless that tournament sells out in a heartbeat.
They are already advertising the Chaos Cup for GW:
http://www.games-workshop.com/news/us/events/GamesDay2003/Special_Events/bloodbowl.htm
GenCon ads will be in White Dwarf also I'm told ... should be interesting to see how it all works ... or my fear ... doesn't work ...
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Posted: Mar 25, 2003 - 04:02 PM
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| Is there any word if the 48 slots will be expanded if given enough demand, like what happened with the Blood Bowl? |
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Posted: Mar 25, 2003 - 07:12 PM
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darthnoir wrote: Is there any word if the 48 slots will be expanded if given enough demand, like what happened with the Blood Bowl?
They said they might try ... but the problem is that 48 players is really all they have space for this year. GW said it would try to add more if it sells out but they cannot promise.
On a sidenote, I just found out that the GenCon tournament could in theory allow up to 140 coaches if it sells out the 80 slots. It will be fun seeing what the US market for this is compared to UK tournament.
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Posted: May 03, 2003 - 07:26 AM
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I am up waaaaay to early (6:00 AM PST) trying to get GamesDay Chicago tickets and the all important Chaos Cup 2003 entry. However, all I'm getting right now are busy signals 
Anyone else have any luck getting through? |
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Posted: May 03, 2003 - 08:23 AM
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| I got in after about a 15-20 hold. I thought it was interesting that they were allowing multiple tickets purchases per call for the Chaos Cup, only because the size of the tournament is relatively small - perhaps this has changed. |
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Posted: May 12, 2003 - 10:41 AM
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| Anyone know the format that the Chaos Cup will be played in? I would imagine Swiss, but didn't see much detail online. |
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Posted: May 14, 2003 - 04:40 PM
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And It will count as Naf tournament for ranking?
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Posted: May 14, 2003 - 07:23 PM
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Melifaxis wrote: Anyone know the format that the Chaos Cup will be played in? I would imagine Swiss, but didn't see much detail online.
Definitely Swiss.
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Posted: May 15, 2003 - 06:16 PM
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GalakStarscraper wrote:
Definitely Swiss.
Galak
Cool, thanks! Now I need to try and round up the troops!
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