EDIT start is 3 EST


SWMGAMERS.COM Vassal Championship 09
( Please do not post on WOTC or any other site)
Link for signup: viewtopic.php?p=73945

Location
Saturday June 27th
Vassal online

Registration Email or pm info/money an hour before the tournament thanks. You will not be able to play if your late sending the info/money. Ok odds are you will be able to but please try to be close to 2 EST as you can.

The start time will be at 3 EST

Entry Free 13 dollars.
( please use Paypal)
Paypal email is Jabrook@ednet.rvc.cc.il.us (Jon Brook)

Ok If your going to use a credit card,Debit card or buyers credit add the 2.9% plus .30 to the payment. Sending money with a bank account or with your paypal account (if you have money in it) is Free. When sending money via paypal you can use purchase or personal USE PERSONAL. Dont use Purchase goods or services it charges .65 to the receiver. So use Personal when your sending the money. Thanks

Format
Constructed 150 point squads
Swiss Format
70 minutes per round
Rounds will be determined on how many players attend the event.
Check DCI.com for DCI Tournament rules
We have DCI cards if you dont have one.

Prizes
Prize support Will be given out and extra prizes from Fool. Prizes will be given out on how many we have. I know prizes will be given out to more than just the top 4 if we get 20 or more.

We might have some random prizes given out via a drawing before the last round to players that dont drop. I am still working on this one. If we have enough prizes there will be a sportsmanship award.

The winner gets a 4-day pass to Gencon(If you have a badge or cant go to Gencon we can work something out. Cash or boosters can be give out if needed to the winner)


What is NEEDED to play
Vassal downloaded
All WOTC maps downloaded (the new Munn map is not on vassal right now)
Have a map and squad picked out
Skype/headset (highly recommended but not required)

PM Dean an hour before with DCI number/real name,Map,and squad list.
guys when you register you will give out your skype user name If your using it and we will post it so all can add them.

Tournament Organizer - Dean Miller
Judges - Dean Miller (HJ) and Jon Brook

Contact

Email Dean at Dnemiller@swmgamers.com
I bet there is info missing so please tell me what I am missing if there is
anything.

Are you requiring people to have Skype with a microphone for this? Wasn't clear from the post. I see you're planning to do 70 minute rounds, so I figured you're not requiring Skype, just thought I'd pose the question.

Not sure if it will matter to me though. I may not be around that evening.

hmm was trying to figure out how to drive 7 hours to play at the Lincoln regional. Would have been nice to try and figure it out to play for real and meet some of the folks, but this is really a no brainer for me to try instead! I love this place!

Skype and a headset are needed. I just did 70 min rounds for now might be changed. The full info will be up later today need to take to Dean.

Well even if we are using skype we still need to call the person before the match and what not, so that will take time. I'd be more concerned with drops due to people not having fast enough internet. I have 10mps and still deal with echo sometimes, so if you get an opponent with DSL going 1.5 max there could be some issues.

Dang...has to be the same day as the Bellevue Regional...

one of the things is skype is highly recommended but not required. No skype means you may have trouble finishing games.

It is a free service and for games works great.

Also guys when you register you will give out your skype user name and we will post it so all can add them.

Good point!! Definitely need to schedule this on a different day then. What about the 28th instead? Would suck to automatically count out a large percentage of our West Coast players simply because they'll be doing their own Regional that day.

This has been thought of but we are up int he air because of literally the huge number of players that are involved in church work.

We want this to be the last chance regional for folks who came close and want to get some prize support and a badge without having to make a trip. But right now we are torn. I guess as people sign up if they want it on a sunday they need to sign up and say sunday is fine

Ahh...good point. I was thinking Sunday afternoon/evening, but that's because my church doesn't do anything on Sunday evenings, just in the mornings. Plus most of us have to be up for work Monday morning, so going too late Sunday evening could be problematic too. I see the point.

If you want to make it comparable to the other Regionals, could always plan it for early July sometime, and say "No JA pieces allowed" or something like that.

I will be there for sure!

Lobo we could but if we do a sunday TINT,Bill,and like 3 or 4 more are out plus sundays arent that great for me. Either way people wont be able to play. In July I am out the 4th and 11th.

and just to add we are not doing this as a competition for Seattle's Regional business. If you live near there you need to go there and support that Regional. But if you have played in the New JErsey one or Cincy one and you came close and want another chance here it is. If you dont live anywhere near one hear is your chance. If you live in Canada and are going to Gencon here is your chance to get your badge paid for or reimbursed if you have already purchased it.

So we are not wanting or looking to take any Regional business but we are trying to give some a first chance and others a 2nd chance at a badge and some great prize support.

Well the problem with Early July besides the 4th is I believe the 27th is the last day to pre register for GenCon I think...I could be wrong but I believe one of the guys at my LGS pointed that out.

I guess I can get in on the next one.

yes

I think Nebraska has thier regional on he 27th aswell. I am fairly sure atleast a few of us in washington would try to support this event if it weren't on the same day. But honestly...don't try shceduling around us at the moment. With 2 events per week and our awesome TO just passed away, so we have a memorial on the 20th.

I think its a great concept and I am all for events for the community as a whole.

no matter what we did people would be left out. since most Nebreska players dont play on vassal we werent worried about them. The WA group just started playing on vassal. The 27th was the best date for what we wanted to do.

I was trying to say not to worry about it. We have alot of events and it would be hard to schedule around anyway. I just wanted you guys to know we do have players that would be happy to support this sort of thing if the timing worked out. Mostly intended for future events.

I think its cool you guys put this together.

Bump

I don't know, if I will be attending. It all depends on whether I have internet access until then or not.

I only have a question about the prize support. Since I very likely won't attend GenCon, what will be the other prizes? IF I should be able to win, would it be possible to transfer the GenCon card to someone else?

Cheers,

~IkG