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North America - Canadian Open 2014 - March 22-23 - Toronto, ON

natsirtdm - Aug 19, 2013 - 11:24 AM
Post subject: Canadian Open 2014 - March 22-23 - Toronto, ON
The Canadian Open is back and better than ever - it will be hosted in Toronto, ON Canada and is generously sponsored by;
Gaspez-Arts
Neomics
Impact Miniatures

DATE
March 22-23, 2014

LOCATION
Dovercourt House
805 Dovercourt Rd.
Toronto, ON M6H 2X4

We are playing on the second floor.
This is a brilliant venue steps away from Bloor St. West. A vibrant part of the local community supporting dance, theatre, gaming and other groups - there will be drinks (alcoholic & non) available for purchase and there are great options for food on Bloor St.
Please send a Private Message or email CanadianOpen@nafcanada.ca if you are interested in having somewhere to crash, I can put people up at my house if you don’t mind bringing a sleeping bag and am a 2 minute drive/10 minute walk to the venue.

COST
$30 - NAF Members, $40 - Non-NAF members (with $10 going towards NAF membership sign-up)
If a NAF member recruits any number of Non-NAF member(s) to participate - that NAF member will get a free "random skill upgrade chit" (see below).
Additionally, there will be a raffle prize for the NAF members who have recruited Non-NAF members to attend!

TOURNAMENT
5 games of Blood Bowl played over two days (3 on Saturday, 2 on Sunday) Swiss-style match-ups after game 1. Tournament is resurrection.
Tournament points are W/T/L - 3/1/0, with strength of schedule as primary tie-breaker.
We will be using the CRP rules along with the 3 additional NAF approved teams with the following exceptions:
A custom weather table will be used, weather will be rolled by top table and apply to all games.

CANADIAN OPEN WEATHER TABLE
Being that this is the Canadian Open, we have adjusted the weather table in order to reflect our unique weather.
(2) Bitter Cold: It's so cold that some players have got Frost Bite! Roll a D6 for each player on the pitch at the end of a drive. On a roll of 1 the player has been stricken with frost bite and may not be set up for the next kick-off.
(3) Very Sunny: Cold, but the blinding sunshine causes a -1 modifier on all passing rolls
(4) Icy Conditions: It's exceptionally icy on the pitch causing extreme slippery conditions. To reflect this, all players that move more then 3 squares (including a blitz action) make a roll, on a roll of 1 the player moves an additional square in the same direction ignoring any tackle zones if the player so happens to pass through one. If a player moves into an occupied square then treat it as a push result on the block dice - Fend, Side Step & Stand Firm do NOT work on this push effect. During a blitz, this can happen twice - once before the block if the blitzing player moved more than 3 squares to end up adjacent to their target, and once after the block if the player continues moving and moves more than 3 squares (the follow up counts towards this total) but movement from before the block will not count towards slipping after continuing moving. In addition, the icy conditions may also result in a player sliding out of bounds or into the end zone for the winning TD! Standing up does not count towards this in any way. You may reroll the slip dice roll, both to attempt to succeed or to fail!
(5 – 10) Nice: Cold but otherwise decent Blood Bowl weather.
(11) Ice Rain: It's raining, making the ball slippery and difficult to hold. A -1 modifier applies to all catch, intercept, or pick up rolls.
(12) Blizzard: It's cold and snowing! The horrible conditions means that any player attempting to move an extra square (GFI) will slip and be knocked down on a roll of 1-2. In addition, only quick and short passes can be attempted.

PREREGISTRATION
Click this link to preregister.
Preregistration will be open until March 1st, 2014 - no matter when you submit your registration/roster/payment, you may send an updated roster at any point up to this date.
* Everyone who preregisters will get extra raffle tickets based on their registration date (1 ticket/30 days or part thereof)
* Any team who preregisters will receive a free reroll to use ONCE during the tournament.
* In addition, any stunty team who preregisters will receive a free bribe to use ONCE during the tournament.

SCHEDULE
You must be on time to start all your games, and timers may be required should the tournament organizer deem it so. Our booked hours at the venue are 9-6 both days.

Saturday
Registration: 9:00am - 9:30am
If you register on the day, you get 1 raffle ticket.

Game 1: 9:45am - 11:45pm
Lunch: 11:45pm - 12:45pm
Game 2: 12:45pm - 2:45pm
Break: 2:45pm - 3:15pm
Game 3: 3:15pm - 5:15pm

Sunday
Best Team Voting: 9:30am - 10:00am coaches who wish to have their teams eligible for voting must have them setup by 9:30
Game 4: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Lunch: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Game 5: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Awards: 3:30pm - 4:30pm

TEAM BUILD
Coaches will have 1,000,000 gold crowns with which to build a "rookie" team. Each coach must purchase a minimum of 11 players. You may also purchase re-rolls, fan factor, assistant coaches, cheerleaders and apothecaries. No skills or stat increases of any kind may be purchased. Apothecaries work as described in CRP/LRB6.0 rules and may not be used on Star Players.

Norse teams get 1 Fan Factor at no cost as this is their turf.

INDUCEMENTS
No inducements may be purchased unless you are the coach of a “Stunty” team. Stunty teams include; Halfling, Goblin, Ogre, Underworld (without Skaven), and Lizardmen (without Saurus) teams. Stunty teams may purchase 0-1 Star Players, but must purchase 11 players before they can purchase any Star Player. Goblin teams may purchase bribes and Halfling teams may purchase a Halfling Master Chef, all as per standard CRP/LRB6.0 rules.

TEAM IMPROVEMENTS
A player may receive a max of 2 upgrades during the entire tournament, this means you can give 2 upgrades immediately but that player becomes ineligible for random skill upgrades later.

Every team will get an extra allotment of TV to spend towards skills and stat upgrades before game 1 based on tier.
A max of 1 of each stat upgrade and 2 of each skill may be selected during this phase.

Tier 1 (70k) includes; Amazons, Chaos Dwarves, Dwarves, Dark Elves, Norse, Orcs, Skaven, Undead, Wood Elves
Tier 2 (100k) includes; Chaos, Chaos Pact, High Elves, Elves, Humans, Khemri, Lizardmen, Necromantic, Nurgle, Slann
Tier 3 (130k) includes; Halflings, Goblins, Ogres, Vampires, Underworld

After games 1 and games 3, teams will get an additional random skill - again based on tier. The 2 upgrade limit over the tournament continues to apply. You must make your selection BEFORE match ups are determined.

Tier 1: pick a player, pick 6 skills they can receive as a normal skill. Roll a D6 and add that skill to the player.
Tier 2: pick a player, pick 3 skills they can receive as a normal skill. Roll a D3 and add that skill to the player.
Tier 3: pick a player, pick 3 skills they can receive as either a normal or double skill. Roll a D3 and add that skill to the player.

Legacy Trophy upgrade fund
The Canadian Open legacy trophy needs upgrading. I envision a nicer plaque with proper name plates for each overall winner. Unfortunately through losing money last year, if I wait for the basic tournament fee to handle this, it will either take forever or potentially drive people away from participating - so for this year I plan to try and gather funds by offering "random skill upgrade chits" for $5 each $10 for previous tournament winners. These may be reimbursed for the benefits outlined below on one of your two random skill upgrades (see above).
Tier 1: either;
A) pick a player, pick 6 skills they can receive as either a normal or double skill. Roll a D6 and add that skill to the player.
B) pick a player, pick 4 skills they can receive as a normal skill. Roll a D4 and add that skill to the player.
Tier 2: pick a player, pick 3 skills they can receive as either a normal or double skill. Roll a D3 and add that skill to the player.
Tier 3: pick a player, pick 2 skills they can receive as either a normal or double skill. Roll a D2 (or flip a coin) and add that skill to the player.

AWARDS
The following awards are available to be won. A maximum of one performance award can be won by any coach.

Performance Awards
1st Place: Awarded to the coach with the most tournament points.
2nd Place: Awarded to the coach with the second most tournament points.
3rd Place: Awarded to the coach with the third most tournament points.
Stunty Champion: Awarded to the coach with the most tournament points playing a stunty team.
Most Touchdowns: Awarded to the coach who scored the most touchdowns.
Most Casualties: Awarded to the coach who accumulated the most casualties from blocking.
Wooden Spoon: Awarded to the coach with the lowest number of tournament points.

Hobby Awards
Best Team: Awarded to the coach whose team earned the most votes (T.O. will be tie breaking vote if required)
Canuck Attitude: Awarded to the coach with the highest amount of sportsmanship points. (T.O. will be tie breaking vote if required)

PRIZES
Generously sponsored by Gaspez-Arts, Neomics and Impact Miniatures - this year we will have a great selection of prizes for trophy winners and raffle prizes as well. More details to follow.
natsirtdm - Aug 19, 2013 - 11:24 AM
Post subject: RE: Canadian Open 2014 - March 22-23 - Toronto, ON
01: wapcaplets (1 + 7 bonus raffle tickets) **
02: frostmane (1 + 7 bonus raffle tickets) **
03: Stimme (1 + 7 bonus raffle tickets) **
04: grant85 (1 + 7 bonus raffle tickets) **
05: tlawson (1 + 5 bonus raffle tickets) **
06: Boshka (1 + 4 bonus raffle tickets) **
07: Dwarfrunner (1 + 3 bonus raffle tickets) **
08: delevus (1 + 2 bonus raffle tickets) **
09: timtheenchanter (1 + 2 bonus raffle tickets) **
10: Fevin (1 + 1 bonus raffle ticket) **
11: Kikurasis (1 + 1 bonus raffle ticket) **
12: L3athalK (1 + 1 bonus raffle ticket) **
13: Zap_Rowsdower (1 + 1 bonus raffle ticket) *
14: hakomike (1 + 1 bonus raffle ticket) *
15: new NAF member (1 + 1 bonus raffle ticket) *
16: new NAF member (1 + 1 bonus raffle ticket) *
17: new NAF member (1 raffle ticket)
18: Clan_Skaven (1 raffle ticket)
19: SewerRat (1 raffle ticket)
20: Purple_Nurple (1 raffle ticket)
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wapcaplets - Aug 21, 2013 - 09:41 AM
Post subject: RE: Canadian Open 2014 - March 22-23 - Toronto, ON
I'll be there! Looking forward to it.
frostmane - Aug 22, 2013 - 09:06 AM
Post subject: RE: Canadian Open 2014 - March 22-23 - Toronto, ON
I will also be there. I'll try to sign up way ahead of time to help with financial stuff.
natsirtdm - Aug 22, 2013 - 02:39 PM
Post subject: RE: Canadian Open 2014 - March 22-23 - Toronto, ON
appreciate that! still looking for someone to start the preregistration rush.
wapcaplets - Aug 23, 2013 - 01:55 PM
Post subject: RE: Canadian Open 2014 - March 22-23 - Toronto, ON
Done! I don't have any clue what my roster will be yet so I uploaded the first image of a google image search for "giant boobs." Hope that is good enough for now.
natsirtdm - Aug 23, 2013 - 05:07 PM
Post subject: Re: RE: Canadian Open 2014 - March 22-23 - Toronto, ON
      wapcaplets wrote:
Done! I don't have any clue what my roster will be yet so I uploaded the first image of a google image search for "giant boobs." Hope that is good enough for now.


good enough until 3/1/2014 - then you might have some problems.
frostmane - Aug 23, 2013 - 10:07 PM
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I also pre-registered. A gentle reminder to actually submit a roster beforehand would be greatly appreciated Very Happy
natsirtdm - Aug 25, 2013 - 08:37 AM
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      frostmane wrote:
I also pre-registered. A gentle reminder to actually submit a roster beforehand would be greatly appreciated Very Happy


get following @NAFCanada on twitter or like us on Facebook and I'll make sure that happens.
Stimme - Aug 26, 2013 - 03:19 PM
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Pregistered, including the contribution to the plaque - outrageously increased for previous tournament winners! I'll have to win it a second time now to make good for the money.

In lieu of an existing team build, I attached a nice image of a rooster. Enjoy.
natsirtdm - Aug 27, 2013 - 09:11 AM
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Considering the plate will have your name on it - $ well spent!
grant85 - Aug 27, 2013 - 09:45 AM
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Pregistered. +extra for the trophy fund. no roster yet but you did get sent a cute pic of my dog Walter
frostmane - Aug 28, 2013 - 01:19 PM
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I didn't actually see a place to donate extra for the trophy fund.
natsirtdm - Aug 28, 2013 - 01:43 PM
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Grant just used the non naf member button to add $10. For preregistration all I really care about is the entry fee - you will have the chance to buy chits to help the trophy fund on the day of.
natsirtdm - Sep 16, 2013 - 01:00 PM
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The first round of prizes from Gaspez-Arts, Neomics and Impact have arrived. Green dots are raffle level prizes (individual figures and such), Blue dots are larger prizes for winning certain performance awards and Red dots are full teams. I really want to encourage diversity in the tournament as well as nicely modeled/painted teams and great sportsmanship – so full team prizes will be awarded to 1st place, Stunty Champion, Best Team and Canuck Attitude winners.


Rando - Sep 16, 2013 - 02:12 PM
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Do NOT let natsirtm stand to close to you whenever you're rolling dice. You have been warned.
grant85 - Sep 16, 2013 - 02:35 PM
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cool stuff! Very Happy
natsirtdm - Sep 17, 2013 - 11:15 AM
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Get registered folks - earlier gets you more raffle tickets and makes sure I don't lose money again this year. I am also working on something for those who bring/refer new players (non-naf members) - get your buddies signed up too!
Talons - Sep 17, 2013 - 10:16 PM
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Hey, I will be there......I will most likely be playing Dwarf, Zons or my new race......Khemri! I am out for blood this year........I am going for the casualty record.
wapcaplets - Sep 18, 2013 - 06:39 AM
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Watch out for Talons. You just can't trust guys that make liberal use of the double-ellipsis.
natsirtdm - Oct 08, 2013 - 02:38 PM
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Recruitment Raffle

I want folks to convince their non-NAF friends to join in. We currently have an extra red dot prize (see prizes here) and I'm going to make it specific to recruiting new members. On the registration form there is a field for "NAF member who referred you" - get your friends to put your NAF ID in this field when they sign up and you will receive a special raffle ticket. I am even happy to include a NAF member if they currently (as of registration) have NOT attended a tournament yet (I'm sure some folks sign up for the dice alone)
tlawson - Oct 21, 2013 - 01:11 PM
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Pre registered and ready to attend.
natsirtdm - Oct 21, 2013 - 01:19 PM
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Great to have you Tim - hopefully you can convince some others from that area to attend!
tlawson - Oct 21, 2013 - 01:56 PM
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I am going to send out an email to my league, and see what I can do.
frostmane - Nov 18, 2013 - 07:59 PM
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Looks like I won't be able to make it. I'll be flying back from GDC on that Saturday Sad
natsirtdm - Nov 28, 2013 - 11:56 AM
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the new Canadian Open dice have arrived!

generaljason - Nov 28, 2013 - 12:48 PM
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Those look awesome!
Notorious_jtb - Nov 28, 2013 - 06:44 PM
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Yeah, great job on those Tris!
blammaham - Nov 28, 2013 - 07:04 PM
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Hilarious. Awesome! S.
natsirtdm - Dec 01, 2013 - 12:13 PM
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Thanks guys - big thank you to apartment42 for the design.
sann0638 - Dec 01, 2013 - 12:22 PM
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      natsirtm wrote:
Recruitment Raffle

I want folks to convince their non-NAF friends to join in. We currently have an extra red dot prize (see prizes here) and I'm going to make it specific to recruiting new members. On the registration form there is a field for "NAF member who referred you" - get your friends to put your NAF ID in this field when they sign up and you will receive a special raffle ticket. I am even happy to include a NAF member if they currently (as of registration) have NOT attended a tournament yet (I'm sure some folks sign up for the dice alone)


This is awesome. Good job.
natsirtdm - Dec 02, 2013 - 08:20 AM
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      sann0638 wrote:
This is awesome. Good job.


Thanks - would be great if you could tweet about it from the official NAF account Wink
natsirtdm - Jan 13, 2014 - 02:06 PM
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As an incentive to get yourselves registered now we are into 2014 and the tournament is a scant couple months away, I'm putting up a very unique special prize to be raffled off among everyone who preregisters.



Everyone who has already registered will receive 10 raffle tickets specifically for this prize. Everyone who preregisters before the end of January will also receive 10 raffle tickets specifically for this prize. Everyone preregistering in February will receive 5 raffle tickets specifically for this prize.

At this point I must also unfortunately mention it is likely registration costs will increase on March 1st to $35 for NAF Member & $45 for non. On site registration costs will also likely increase - if you show up on the day cost will be $40 for NAF Member & $50 for non.

I had hoped to not require this but registration numbers are very low, please get registered as soon as possible - I would love to avoid taking this step to keep it a very affordable tournament for all.
Rando - Jan 16, 2014 - 05:42 PM
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Oh sweet, dude it's your Slann team. The ping-pong ball team from deathbowl! I love it!!! Can I buy raffle tickets even thought I can't make it this year?
natsirtdm - Jan 17, 2014 - 09:34 AM
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Yes also playing against my undead team. Sure I will do raffle tickets to help fund the updated legacy trophy - will get back to you on #/$.
Taxal - Jan 17, 2014 - 01:27 PM
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AWESOME!!

I am so buying into the raffle for this
natsirtdm - Jan 20, 2014 - 09:14 AM
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OK, before Feb 1, $5 will get you 10 raffle tickets. Feb 1 and later it will get you 5. If you are interested PM me.
tlawson - Jan 24, 2014 - 06:26 AM
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I've sent out a third email to my League, I'll send out another in February. I am trying to get more to sign up. I have a few verbal confirmations. What would be the cost at the door just incase they ask?
natsirtdm - Jan 24, 2014 - 08:44 AM
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Great timing Tim - I was just thinking today I should shoot you an email to see what's up. Another tim from your league has just registered now. It appears this will be his first tournament, but he didn't list a referring member - should I count you?

I am really hunting down folks - if I can get 20 pre-reg then I hope to not need to up any prices, but currently the plan is if you register after March 1st it will be $35 and at the door will be $40 (those are NAF member prices - add $10 to register for non-NAF members)
tlawson - Jan 24, 2014 - 12:08 PM
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yeah, if you can put him under my name, he said he had put me down as his referral.

20 so you need 10 more, I'll see what I can do, we just started the season so it might be easier to get some more interest.
natsirtdm - Jan 31, 2014 - 09:26 AM
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Today is the last day to get 10 tickets for the Early Registration Raffle Prize with your entry fee. As of tomorrow until March 1st anyone registering with get 5 tickets, anyone registering in March is excluded.
natsirtdm - Feb 19, 2014 - 08:35 AM
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10 days left to get in for pre-registration price!
grant85 - Feb 19, 2014 - 08:57 AM
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I think I have two gents ready and willing. Just need to get them to sign up and give you some money. The spoon is going to be hotly contested.



**Any people coming from ottawa? Carpool action happening???
natsirtdm - Feb 28, 2014 - 08:39 AM
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Final day for pre-reg price of $30, price will be increasing March 1st.
Daggers - Mar 04, 2014 - 06:35 AM
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      grant85 wrote:
I think I have two gents ready and willing. Just need to get them to sign up and give you some money. The spoon is going to be hotly contested.



**Any people coming from ottawa? Carpool action happening???


Gimme a call Grant, we will probably have some room.
grant85 - Mar 05, 2014 - 03:36 PM
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sweet. will do.
natsirtdm - Mar 16, 2014 - 12:30 PM
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one week to go - you can still save $5 off the door price by registering and paying online
grant85 - Mar 16, 2014 - 01:10 PM
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ONE WEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!
natsirtdm - Mar 23, 2014 - 05:04 PM
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The winner of Canadian Open 2014 is L3athalK - congratulations!

Performance Awards
1st place: L3athalK, 2nd place: wapcaplets, 3rd place: apartment42, Stunty Champion: Dwarfrunner, Most TDs: grant85, Most CAS: Talons, Wooden Spoon: hakomike.

Hobby Awards
Best Team: Kikurasis, Canuck Attitude: Purple_Nurple

Full Standings
grant85 - Mar 23, 2014 - 08:32 PM
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Awesome time this weekend at the Canadian Open 2014! Big thanks to natsirtm for a smooth running (and sliding LOL) tourney. New venue was great, loved this year’s dice, and all the extra raffle goodies. So many bonus prizes it felt like the Lakeside Cup Razz Thanks to my opponents for five fun games; especially to Kikurasis for the TD support. Laughing Laughing

Excited to see what natsirtm comes up with next year, whatever it is I’m going to be there to find out and enjoy.

Cheers gents.
Daggers - Mar 23, 2014 - 08:53 PM
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Another awesome tournament. Thanks Tristan for a great job, and continuing to build my reputation as the most dominant stunty coach in the land. I was aiming to bring home the Stunty shield, and succeeded!! ;P Another award for the Epic Iron Chefs trophy room.
wapcaplets - Mar 24, 2014 - 01:35 PM
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Great job, Tristan. I was glad to take home the Silver Beaver. Hopefully I can get the gold next year and complete my set.
tlawson - Mar 24, 2014 - 02:18 PM
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Thanks Tristan,

This was a great experience and I am already looking forward to next years.
wapcaplets - Mar 24, 2014 - 02:59 PM
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By the way, I blogged about my matches at the tourney, if anyone is interested:

http://www.engler.ca/blog/?p=1375
SewerRat - Mar 24, 2014 - 03:48 PM
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I would like to thank Tristan for a great tourney. Also thanks for allowing us into your home. I would also like to thank my opponents for some great games.
grant85 - Mar 25, 2014 - 09:17 AM
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      wapcaplets wrote:
Great job, Tristan. I was glad to take home the Silver Beaver. Hopefully I can get the gold next year and complete my set.


Does that mean I can trade in next years most TDs for a spot in the top three?

LOL
blammaham - Mar 25, 2014 - 09:23 AM
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      wapcaplets wrote:
By the way, I blogged about my matches at the tourney, if anyone is interested:

http://www.engler.ca/blog/?p=1375


Good read! Thanks! S.
grant85 - Mar 26, 2014 - 08:57 AM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zey8567bcg
Daggers - Mar 26, 2014 - 08:51 PM
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Haha, love that skit. Games are in, magic button pushed.
natsirtdm - Mar 27, 2014 - 09:25 AM
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Thanks to everyone who came out. Am pretty confident results are accurate but please let me know if you spot anything amiss.

Special thanks to Alex M for all his assistance with completing the trophies and general prep and Grant for his help setting up and tearing down and generally making the tournament go smoothly.

Also big thanks to those who recruited new NAF members and converted non tournament go-ers into tournament go-ers. Welcome to the scene ethriel, hakomike, hammer16, iclaw, ottovongoush! Welcome BACK ruggerman08. Big thanks to delevus, grant85 and kikurasis.

I will be sending out a survey regarding the tournament to your emails, please take a moment to respond. 22 coaches was a huge jump of 8 and we would have hit double digits increase without a couple of last minute cancellations. The goal of the survey will simply be to find out how to increase attendance - what you liked, what you didn't and what would make you come back.

Oh and another thanks to everyone who contributed to the Legacy Trophy fund. We generated $150 to go towards making a legacy trophy deserving of the Canadian Open 10 years of tradition.

thanks again everyone and thanks to our sponsors Gaspez-Arts, Neomics and Impact Miniatures.
Stimme - Nov 30, 2014 - 04:33 PM
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As part of my photo editing spree, some impressions from this year Canadian Open.

PS: As with all previous albums, the image size is automatically reduced to save space and bandwidth; if you would like the full size version of any photo, drop me a line.



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