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Post subject: Rhody Rampage, March 5, 2005!
 Posted: Jan 02, 2005 - 07:51 AM
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Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
Annoucing the FIRST EVER Blood Bowl Tournament to be held in the great state of Rhode Island (that's in the USA for those of you who don't know) on Saturday, March 5, 2005!
This will be a four-match, one-day Swiss-style tournament. I hope to start at 10am sharp and be completed by 10pm. I know that's alot of Blood Bowl in one day, but what do we care?
The tournament site is the University of Rhode Island - about 75 minutes south of Boston, and about 90 minutes southeast of Hartford. Very easy to get to by car or by train (the train station is 1.5 miles from campus).
Full information about the tournament can be found at:
http://icebox.iits.uri.edu/bb.html
Email or PM me if you hav eany questions!
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Posted: Jan 02, 2005 - 08:12 AM
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| Alright, Opus! I think the URI campus is great - hope you have a fun time! |
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Posted: Jan 03, 2005 - 09:56 AM
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*cough* *cough* ditch the citadel minis only rule please 
a couple of other things. Can halflings have two treemen? from your Big Guys section it seems to limit it to one despite the LRB allotment of 2. How much are extra re-rolls with the chef? I'll post more as I think of it |
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Posted: Jan 03, 2005 - 10:28 AM
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| I also recommend dropping the painted part. just award 2 pionts to every player wich has an fully painted team. |
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Posted: Jan 03, 2005 - 12:16 PM
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Melifaxis:
Yes - you can have two Treemen with the 'flings. They wouldn't be worth playing otherwise (and I *like* Flings). 
Ethrylain:
I was toying with the idea of completely dropping the "Best Painted Team" award anyway. The only reason I want teams to be painted is so that you can tell when a player is prone / stunned.
Other suggestions? Keep those cards and letters coming! |
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Posted: Jan 03, 2005 - 01:13 PM
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How does the paint tell you when they're stunned? I think most usually put the min face up or face down. Face up is prone and face down is stunned.
Painted mini's look a lot better, but if you're going to let unpainted play you might want to enforce colored base rings or numbering. Once players start having skills its important to have no doubt about who is who. |
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Posted: Jan 03, 2005 - 01:36 PM
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The only requirement we have is that each miniature is numbered so they can easly recognised and theres no confusion.
And why should you drop the best painted team award? To some its more fun to paint then play. Keeping the award will bring more players. Personaly I spend hours painting my teams, and I'm always happy to be nominated for the best painted award(i've never won it). It adds to the tournament. |
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Posted: Jan 03, 2005 - 08:04 PM
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If the face of the player is painted, it's really easy to tell prone versus stunned. And I agree that numbers are absolutely mandatory.
Right now, a Best Painted Team award would be given *if* I can come up with enough prizes.
How much is usually charged for entry into a tournament of this nature? I was thinking about $10 for NAF members, $15 for non-NAF members, and $20 for new people who wanted to join the NAF ($10 to play, $10 for membership). Is that too much? |
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Posted: Jan 03, 2005 - 08:37 PM
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scoring recommendations: after attending a few tournies with similar scoring systems--I recommend:
bonus pts: loss by only 1 pt: 10 pts
caused 1 more cas than your opponent: +5 pts
caused 2 or more cas than your opponent: +10pts
won by 2+: +5pts
won by 3+: +10pts
it puts cas on par with scoring and prevents a random fluke cas from giving opponent 10 bonus points. 5 is enough for a one cas diff.
Also gives more incentive to run up more scoring with the 3+. |
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Posted: Jan 04, 2005 - 05:35 AM
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Opus wrote: If the face of the player is painted, it's really easy to tell prone versus stunned. And I agree that numbers are absolutely mandatory.
Right now, a Best Painted Team award would be given *if* I can come up with enough prizes.
How much is usually charged for entry into a tournament of this nature? I was thinking about $10 for NAF members, $15 for non-NAF members, and $20 for new people who wanted to join the NAF ($10 to play, $10 for membership). Is that too much?
I'd probably pay no more than $20 for a one day tourney, but I think most would find the range you're giving ok. The Brouhaha was $25 for a two day event. But, you have to cover your expenses, so that's what really drives it. Cost of location, prizes, etc. |
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Posted: Jan 04, 2005 - 11:14 AM
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See - that's the beauty of this whole thing - the room is FREE. I want to make sure that the fee is small enough to entice people to come, but big enough so that I'm not losing alot of money buying prizes.
Anyone have suggestions for prizes? Base Vampire / Ogre team direct from GW? |
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Posted: Jan 04, 2005 - 12:11 PM
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| I would go with the new skaven and dark-elf (advanced order now for shipment in about 2 weeks) and some of the new minis from last year. Ogre team is a lot of money on one prize, but I'd be proud to get it. |
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Posted: Jan 09, 2005 - 08:22 PM
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| I am now accepting registration for coaches who wish to join this inaugural tournament! Max teams will be 24, so sign up now before it's too late! |
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Posted: Jan 10, 2005 - 07:16 AM
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| e-mail sent. I'll check with the HBBL boys and se who else wants in. |
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Posted: Jan 10, 2005 - 03:29 PM
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| Oh, and a mod should please make this sticky and unsticky the tournaments that have come and gone |
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