barca Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 Flames of War Mid-War Tournament on SAT MAR 24 2018 – Official thread WHAT: A Flames of War tournament, Mid-War, v4 Rules. 71 pts A WWII Historical Miniatures Wargame in 15mm TOURNAMENT TITLE: "Ironsides, Rats and The Fox" WHEN: Saturday, March 24, 10:00 AM to 8:30 PM - NOTE on 18 JAN - reservation CONFIRMED pending with GG WHERE: Guardian Games, 345 SE Taylor St, Portland, OR 97214 WHO, PARTICIPANTS: Any Flames of War player who can bring an army, knows the v4 rules and pays the fee. WHO, SPONSORS: Sponsored by Rose City Dukes and Duchesses and Guardian Games. ENTRY FEE: either: $15 cash or check, paid to barca, in-person, by 10 PM, MAR 22. $20 cash or check, at registration, paid to barca, in-person (not to store personnel). All fees go to prizes for this tournament RULES: Battlefront Flames of War, fourth edition, and Lessons From The Front: 4th Edition, Last Updated 28 September 2017 https://www.flamesofwar.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=5560 No house rules. FOG-OF-WAR Cards: not Used. COMMAND CARDS: Are allowed, up to 10 points of your list. Army Lists: All Official Battlefront MW army lists: MW handbooks, Forces-of-War. See section 2, below for details. This includes: "Avanti", "Fighting First", “Desert Rats”, “Mailed Fist” (if available) and “Afrika Korps”. PERIOD: Mid-War THEATRE: North Africa POINTS: 71 FORMAT: 1 day, THREE rounds, 2 hours + 15 min each. Painting Competition and Display before round 1. PRIZES: All fees go to prizes. 1. TOURNAMENT LOCATION AND LOCAL EATERIES: Guardian Games is centrally located in the SE Industrial Area of Portland, Oregon. Just a few blocks North of OMSI, at the corner of MLK and Taylor Street near the Morrison Bridge off-ramp. Portland streetcar CL line, Taylor St stop. Tri-Met buses 6 & 15. Street Address: 345 SE Taylor Street, Portland, OR 97214 Web SITE. Facebook page. Map of Available PARKING Behavior in and around the store: 2. ARMY LISTS ########### Points value is non-negotiable. 71 points or less, not more. If you use command cards, then they are part of your army's points total. Max number of formations in a force: 3 formations Max number of formations that can be repeated in your force: 2 For example, if you have 3 formations, and 2 of them are Africa Rifle Companies, then your third formation cannot also be an Africa Rifle Company. Max number of tank/armored car teams: 40. Army list to be submitted via email to grognard_fow@yahoo.com NLT midnight, 16 MAR 23 MAR for validation.I will NOT have time to validate your list(s) after 16 MAR.If your army list is not submitted by 16 MAR, your army will not be in the tournament. If you have questions/concerns about validating your list, submit it several days before 16 23 MAR so I can check it and get back to you. 3. CARDS ########### Fog of War Objective Cards: NOT used Command Cards: Allowed, up to 10 points MISSION CARDS: Allowed and Recommended 4. WHAT TO BRING ################ In addition to the fee and army, you must bring your own: Army list, printed, legible, 5 copies (1 for organizer, 1 for each opponent, 1 for yourself) If you use proxies, the proxy substitution must be written on your list UNIT CARDS for your teams (or Intelligence handbook that contains the same data) Templates Dice Tokens Measuring tape Any bags or large containers you bring should have a completed luggage tag, or some obvious means of identifying the owner of the bag or container. 5. MISSIONS ############ See the UPDATED More Missions online PDF Use this PDF https://www.flamesofwar.com/Portals/0/Documents/Missions/MoreMissions.pdf or Mission Cards. FIRST MISSION = Free-for-All SECOND MISSION = Counterattack THIRD MISSION = No Retreat 6. TABLES REQUESTED: ################## 7 tables, elevated, Warhammer/40k style setup, with battle mats. Table size: 4' x 6' plus at least 3 smaller tables as end caps for bags and models Battle area: 4' x 6' 7. SIMPLIFIED SCHEDULE: ##################### START/END: 10:05 AM / 9:30 PM REGISTRATION START: 10:05 AM SETUP: 10:10-11:00 AM PAINTING COMPETITION: 11:00 AM - 11:55 AM LUNCH: 12-1 PM ROUNDS 1, 2 and 3: 1:00 PM to 8:15 Tear down, put away terrain and models 8:30 PM - 9:00 PM Awards 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM 8. TIME PARAMETERS OF EACH ROUND: #################################### SETUP/DEPLOYMENT: 10 minutes per round. Units not deployed after 10 minutes go into reserve. If mission does not have reserves, then units not setup go into immediate reserve for that mission. PLAY MISSION: 2 hrs + 15 minutes, minus setup time used. 9. Prizes ######### 9.a . Prizes available: Awardees get GG Store gift certificates. Amount depends on fees collected. A fraction of the fees pays for the prize pile. 9.b. AWARDS Best Painted Armor unit (3+ armored vehicles) Best Painted Infantry Unit (3+ teams) Best Painted Template or Gun Unit (2+ airplanes OR 2+ guns)(includes Anti-tank guns) For the "Best Painted..." contest, if there are not at least 2 entries in each category, then all the categories will be lumped together, and there will be 2 prizes for the top 2 scores. (chg MAR 20) Best Allied general (by victory points, dice for ties) Best Axis General (by victory points, dice for ties) Best Sportsman (by total ratings, dice for ties) Awards will change to drawings if there are fewer than 6 gamers. (chg MAR 20) 9.b. Everyone else: Random draw amongst remaining gamers for order of picking from pile of prizes. 10. DETAILED SCHEDULE: ###################### Event Start duration end Store Opens 10:00 AM Registration 10:05 AM 0:30 10:35 AM Terrain Setup 10:10 AM 0:30 10:50 AM Instructions, Table Assignments 10:50 AM 0:10 11:00 AM Round 1 11:00 AM 2:15 1:15 PM Mission = Free-for-All Break and Reports 1:15 PM 0:15 1:30 PM Paint Judging / Lunch 1:30 PM 1:00 2:30 PM Round 2 2:30 PM 2:15 4:45 PM Mission = Counterattack Break and Reports 4:45 PM 0:15 5:00 PM Round 3 5:00 PM 2:15 7:15 PM Mission = No Retreat Break and Reports 7:15 PM 0:15 7:30 PM Tear down, put away terrain and models 7:30 PM 0:30 8:00 PM Awards 8:00 PM 0:30 8:30 PM 11. Expected attendance: 12 gamers. If we get more sign-ups, I will try to get more tables. 12. NOTES: ################## It is highly recommended that you practice with these parameters: your army missions listed: Free-for-All, Counterattack and No Retreat battle area (4x6) typical desert terrain FoW Official rules, plus the Lessons From the Front. No house rules. Time constraints (setup=10 min or less, battle=2 hrs + 15 min, less the setup time) Recommended Average Time per player's half of each turn: 10 minutes. Review the Victory points mechanism in the rulebook. This has changed since the third edition. 13. PLAYERS PACKET: ################## I will post the players packet on Rose City Dukes and Duchesses blog. A link will be here when the packet is uploaded 14. PAINTING COMPETITIONS AND DISPLAY #################################### If you are planning on entering any of the painting contests, then: One unit per gamer per contest. Assist in setting up terrain on the tables Once the terrain is in place, layout your unit(s) to be judged. For each unit entered, include a card with the following info: Required: Name, Unit, Optional: historical unit represented by your models Painting Awards will be made immediately after the judging at the end with the other awards. (chg MAR 20) After judging, pack up your unit(s). Lunch break will occur between painting competition and start of Round 1. (chg MAR 20) 15. ENTRIES: ################## Name, Avatar, Nation, Force, paid, list submitted, list approved AXIS Roster: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. ALLIED Roster 1. Jake, Souldier3, US, Force from Fighting First (TBD), no, no, no 2. SteveM, taran.shannara,British, Desert Rats, no, no, no 3. SteveZ, ZEKE,US, Armored Rifle, no, no, no 4. 5. 6. ALTERNATES, AXIS: Steve, taran.shannara,German, Afrika Korp TBD, no, no, no barca, ringer, German Africa Rifle ALTERNATES, ALLIED: POSSIBLE ATTENDEES, not confirmed: phyfor88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Souldier3 Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 Huzzah! Sign me up as a us force out of fighting first. Sadly armored fist will be out in April so we will not be able to use that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca Posted February 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 We have a big emphasis on painting in this tournament to motivate people to started early on their Army for Enfilade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taran.shannara Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 add me to the list. Steve, taran.shannara,British, Desert Rats, no, no, no but can do axis if needed to balance. Steve, taran.shannara,German, Afrika Korp TBD, no, no, no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZEKE Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 I would like to play as US Armored Rifle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca Posted March 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2018 I will have a German/Axis Force that I can loan to a player during the tournament. Either Panzer III or Africa Rifle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca Posted March 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2018 I will change the schedule a bit so that we have this sequence: mission #1 lunch + painting competition mission #2 mission #3 packup awards. Prob not a good idea to have 3 battles back-to-back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca Posted March 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 This is still happening. If we have 6 or more generals, then it will be a tournament. If we have fewer than 6, then this will be an event... with a $5.00 entry fee (gets you 3 games plus 1 ticket for a drawing of your choice) I might play to even out the pairings. If this changes to an event, then instead of strictly competetive awards, there will be 3 door prizes based on: purchasing tickets ($1.00 per ticket) for 3 drawings, and semi-competetive: most points in each round gets a free door prize ticket. In case of ties, tied generals dice off for the ticket awarded that round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Souldier3 Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 Will be emailing my list to you tonight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Souldier3 Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 Is this going to be at the normal area or in the critical sip. I had one of the Salem players ask me because his kids will be with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca Posted March 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2018 On 3/14/2018 at 12:28 PM, Souldier3 said: Will be emailing my list to you tonight! List Approved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca Posted March 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2018 20 hours ago, Souldier3 said: Is this going to be at the normal area or in the critical sip. I had one of the Salem players ask me because his kids will be with him. Our tables are split: 4 in Critical Sip and 4 in the General Gaming Area. Looks like I will have to reduce the number of tables, but I won't know how many gamers and tables until registration. Whatever the numbers of players we end up with, I will ensure we keep at least 2 tables in the General Gaming Area. Thx 4 the heads up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phyfor88 Posted March 18, 2018 Report Share Posted March 18, 2018 Odds are very high i will make it. Still cannot commit until later in the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca Posted March 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 We will be using the latest Lessons From the Front: Lessons From The Front: V4 (6 pages; .pdf; 445KB)...https://flames-m58ip69dfg.netdna-ssl.com/portals/0/Documents/Version4/LessonsFromTheFront-V4.pdf Lessons From The Front: V4 - Printer Friendly (6 pages; .pdf; 338KB)...https://flames-m58ip69dfg.netdna-ssl.com/portals/0/Documents/Version4/LessonsFromTheFront-V4-NB.pdf Although the domain on the link looks funky, I verified that the link above is on an actual flamesofwar.com page. The same links are also listed in the FoW Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/flamesofwargame/ See the Posting by Chris Townley, March 15 at 8:17pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca Posted March 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 On 3/14/2018 at 11:15 AM, barca said: This is still happening. If we have 6 or more generals, then it will be a tournament. If we have fewer than 6, then this will be an event... with a $5.00 entry fee (gets you 3 games plus 1 ticket for a drawing of your choice) I might play to even out the pairings. If this changes to an event, then instead of strictly competetive awards, there will be 3 door prizes based on: purchasing tickets ($1.00 per ticket) for 3 drawings, and semi-competetive: most points in each round gets a free door prize ticket. In case of ties, tied generals dice off for the ticket awarded that round. Tweaking the ticket allocation to be more realistic. I should have done some math earlier, but now that I have, there is one small addition: One ticket per battle won. If this changes to an event, then instead of strictly competetive awards, there will be 4 door prizes. $5.00 entry fee (gets you 3 games plus 1 door prize ticket). There are 4 prize drawings. Ticket Distribution: Fee gets you 1 ticket of your choice for prizes 1, 2 or 3. Winners in Round 1 get a ticket for prize drawing #1. Most Victory Points in round 1 gets a bonus ticket for prize drawing #1. Winners in Round 2 get a ticket for prize drawing #2 Most Victory Points in round 2 gets a bonus ticket for prize drawing #2. Winners in Round 3 get a ticket for prize drawing #3 Most Victory Points in round 3 gets a bonus ticket for prize drawing #3. In case of ties, for most VP, tied generals dice off for the bonus ticket awarded that round. For those amongst you who believe you will end up in last place, or almost last, there is a 4th drawing for which you can purchase tickets at $1 ea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca Posted March 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 Even if you are not playing, come by and check this out. We have cool terrain, well-painted models and hardcore gamers pushing plastic and rolling dice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taran.shannara Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 I'm not able to attend. my son is doing track this year instead of golf and guess what days most meets are. Yep, Thurs and Saturday. There are some that might be free so I'll show up when I'm not at the meets. normal track season is over May 3rd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca Posted March 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 On 3/24/2018 at 12:55 AM, taran.shannara said: I'm not able to attend. my son is doing track this year instead of golf and guess what days most meets are. Yep, Thurs and Saturday. There are some that might be free so I'll show up when I'm not at the meets. normal track season is over May 3rd. I could reserve a table at GG for a Sunday (12-5 PM) in April, if u want. Or, if there is a game store near you where you could get a table, I can drive there on a Sunday. I have desert terrain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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