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Gotcha. Can you have more than 1 opponent? Boardgames for example are much more fun that way.

Yes you can play a group board game, and those involved in the event win by scoring the most, however the game scores. 

I second (or third) widening the game list. While I can think of other games I'm decent at, some of what's listed above I have never played anything in the whole category.

 

For example I've played none of the long boardgames listed above. But I'm quite good at Axis and Allies, Risk, or Talisman.

 

Miniatures tho... Watch out son! ;-)

The game list is intended to be an idea of the genre, not complete list of what you can play. I want this to be as inclusive as possible to try and make for easy going games. Just figure out a game in the category you can play with your opponent and play. If you want to play warhammer ancient battles for miniatures, or something crazy, go for it. 

Copy that, no Armada.  Sorry for your loss but hey, you can now concentrate on the other game!

 

Positivity!

Lol yes, though I can't seem to grasp Xwing well.  Still game to run it.

Some thoughts:

 

Instead of long and short boardgames, I'd separate them into long, medium, and "filler". The two-player filler game could include abstract stuff like laser chess, the Duke, and Hive. 

 

For determining games, It might make sense to have a common list of up to 10 or so games for each category, and have each player rate the degree to which they could play the game. This matters more, I think for miniature games. Maybe rate the 10 games in each category for how much they want to play that game, with 0 being for the score the individual can't or won't play. That'd make it easier to match up games that folks would enjoy. Folks can nominate games to go in each category. Heck, for that matter, no reason we have to cap it at 10.

 

For the multiplayer board games, we'd need to figure out a points system for 2nd place, etc.

 

For card games, I'd add Dominion, Netrunner, and Cocaine Cowboys to the list. 

 

2/3 on skirmish games might be togh - a game of Infinity can last a while!

 

Where do mid-sized mini games, like Saga, Warmachine, and Wrath of Kings fit in? Or is anything that's not a large-scale battle a skirmish game?

 

Really excited about this!

I like the idea to widen the games lists. That could help a lot.

I guess i was thinking that most of these games in a round could be accomplished in one game session of 2-3 hours. I like what you say for board game categories, and may have to change the miniatures into a similar set. Thinking Shorter Skirmish games. Standard battle/ longer skirmish games then Large battle games. This would put inifinity in the second category, while still leaving room for quicker skirmish games to have their area. Ultimately it looks like I need to probably bring each round into one game per type just to allow scheduling concerns. 

Few games? Too many for my blood! I'm too old for this [big bad swear word] ;)

Would it work for just one game a round. Young at heart, like a 12 year old learning to swear lol

 

Long board games: 4

Standard board games: 4

Card/ Deck-building  games: 4

Miniature skirmish games: 3

Miniature Battle games: 4

 

Guess who's got two thumbs and ain't going to be club champion?

 

 

Not true mate. You could still play against other like minded folks and make it in the playoffs. Then it's just a few games to learn lol.

Ok what follows is my first draft at the Club Championship details. 

Let me know what you all think. The big questions I have are the game categories and length of the whole thing. 

Club Championship

The intent of the Club Championship is to crown a champion of gaming for the year. This event will encompass the majority of the types of games we play as a club. A short season followed by a tournament.

Each round players meet and play a game either determined by the club, randomly, or by the players.

The club championship will run for 3 months, typically in the spring.

Season

Each player will start the season by ranking themselves in each game category from 1 to 5 using the following as a guide.

1- A category you play regularly and feel you have mastered.

2- A category you know quite well and feel you could teach most games

3. A category you have played and feel you can play without reading the rules too much.

4. A category you have only played a few times and would need to brush up on

5. A category where you have rarely or never played. A true beginner.

These will be used to determine the pairings for each round. The intent is to match up people with similarly skilled players. As with all things, rule number one here is to not be a tool, honestly rank yourselves to get a fun and fair game, not to game the system for an easy win. While this is a competition, we also want to have fun as a group.

The game categories suggested (See Appendix A for games and category suggestions):

1. Long board games (4+ hours 1 win)

2. Standard board games (1/2-3 hours best ⅔ suggested)

3. Card/ Deck-building  games (best ⅔ or 3/5 )

4. Miniature skirmish games (best ⅔ suggested)

5. Miniature Battle games (1 win suggested, ⅔ may be ideal if time allows)

The players are tasked with determining the exact game, within the category, to play for that round. If no consensus can be reached, the Organizer lead will determine the game by whatever method they deem fit, coin toss, battle royale, etc.

Multiplayer games are allowed to be played in any round if agreed on by each participant. In such case, the winner will be the player who scored the most points in such game between the two participants, even if they do not win the overall game. This may be murky for each game, contact the Organizer with questions before the round is played if possible.

Each category will have a win requirement. For example, a long board game would typically require one win and a card game may require a best 2 of 3. These will be determined by the participants individually. Any disputes or issues can be resolved by the Organizer by their choice, coin flip, voodoo ritual, ect.

Each Round will take 2 weeks to complete. The season will consist of 4 rounds, taking roughly 2 months to complete. Each player is expected to be able to commit to at least one game session in each 2 week period.

Playoffs

The playoffs will determine the club champion. The number of players in the playoff will be determined by the overall number of participants. Typically this will be ½ or ¼ of the participants based on size. For example a 16 person season would aim for an 8 team playoff. A 32 person season would aim for 16 players as well.

16 players would be a single elimination round, with rounds lasting only 1 week. The aim would be to have the playoffs last roughly one month. Players who cannot play during the playoff week will need to get the approval of the tournament organizer or forfeit that week.

Games will be determined at the start of the playoffs by all participants in the league. The playoffs will use specific games, though each round will give opponents two choices to play. Each option will be from a different category than the other in the round. Some options may duplicate round to round.

For Example:

Round 1 Pick Warhammer 40k or Blood bowl

Round 2 Pick Twilight Imperium or Munchkin

Each tournament round needs to be witnessed by two individuals outside the game that belong to the club, though do not have to participate in the league. Should any questions arise about the legitimacy of the round, these individuals will help to give a witness account.

Appendix A

Game Categories and sample games

(Note: Some categories you may observe that are missing such as the RPG, modelling and painting. These are too difficult and subjective to determine a ‘winner.’ Such things should have their own event to determine)

Long board games (4+ hours 1 win)

(Can be played with multiple players, if one of the tournament players is not the winner, go by points scored)

• Twilight Imperium

• Decent

• Star Wars Imperial Assault

Short board games (½ -3 hours best ⅔ suggested)

(Can be played with multiple players, if one of the tournament players is not the winner, go by points scored)

• Puerto Rico

• Agricola

• Kill Dr. Lucky

• Hive

Card/ Deck-building  games (best 2/3 )

• Munchkin

• Dominion

• Star Realms

Miniature skirmish games (best ⅔ suggested)

-Infinity

-Mordheim

-Blood Bowl

-X-wing

Miniature Battle games (best ⅔ suggested)

-Warhammer 40k

-Kings of War

-Battlefleet Gothic

-Warmachine

So finally got a response back from Aaron @ DT. They contacted FF and they will order the Xwing kit. They don't want to get the Armada kit. Not sure what the cost is on it or what the deal is but as of now, no Armada event. Sad panda.

Yeah if one of you could bug nate if you see him this week? Deadline is the 16th. I will email him again, but I have limited access from down here.

Pirate shenanigans! Rum and Bones!

Yes I just got the oriental expansion really liking it.

I can't say anything about specifics without knowing more, but I'd really love something like this to happen. Am I right to think of it as the nerd Olympics? The important thing would be to make sure, a diverse a group as we are, that folks don't get penalized for not playing a certain game. So maybe one round is "miniature game" where folks are paired randomly and determine a mutual minis game with that opponent. Or folks are paired in 4 s to select a mutually agreeable 4-player board game (from a predetermined list of approved games).

 

To channel my inner 6th grader, I can't but help but imagine The Game in Piers Anthony's Apprentice Adept series. Would love to come up with a matrix like that for nerd games.

 

In short, this is a Damn Good Idea and we should talk about it more.

Indeed. It would likely be a Board game round or even slim it down to miniatures skirmish or massive battles game round. Something with enough room for nearly all of us to move around in, but still hold a theme. That would be the idea for the 'regular season.'

I think that once you hit the playoffs, the games should be more narrowed down to a specific game. Just to create a more even playing field, though some practice games should be allowed of course. 

Sounds like there is enough interest for me to write up a solid proposal. Ill get it ready in the coming weeks. Not sure when the next meeting is, but either then or on here we can fill out the details.

So I have some extra time to kill at work and I have been thinking about a club championship.

What would you all think about having a yearly event that determines our club champion? 

Rough idea for the event would be a long form event. A regular season where players match up and play games, which games will come in a moment, and then follow it up with a champion tournament.

Think of things like the Omegathon from PAX but with tabletop games.

The season would have players matched up and play a specific game that round. One round could have everybody playing a specific game like Blood bowl/40k,ect. The next round could have the players deciding a game to play together. We could even have a list of games and have the games selected at random. 

Once the season is over, we create a playoff bracket and award a champion. The games played in the championship should be determined by the club or hell even random if we want.

This type of thing was very fun back when I played in Couer D'Alene as part of the 40k Fight Club, so many years ago.

We could put up an entry fee or even use club funds to create a solid trophy or trophies to display. Think the Shiva but for the Warhamsters. 

So I know this is a daunting task and at this point I would love to hear if this is something I should pursue and put up at the next meeting? I am willing to commit to run it for the first year or two to get it going as well. So thoughts?

Thanks all!

I have yet to play and my heart is with xwing at the moment. I might see if I can help in some way though

Sounds great man. I am set for the xwing one unless someone else really wants to. 

Hey all. Fix made me realize that I haven't updated you all on Keisha's status. Her surgery was a complete success. On top of that, the chemo therapy was as successful as possible and they found no cancer cells in the removed tissue. 

She just started radiation. This is 6.5 weeks, which puts us back home the week of Thanksgiving. 

Looking forward to coming back to the small city, not a fan of seattle. 

Hello there,

 

I don't play the game, but if "... find someone to run the Star Wars Armada event." means that I can just organize it and keep it on a timetable, etc. I'd be happy to help out in order to assist the local gaming scene.

 

Obviously scheduling would have to work but wanted to say that I'd help so folks could play.

 

Stay safe,

 

don

Yeah really just need someone to setup the tourny day of and run the matchups. Rules clarifications can be crowd sourced if needed. Should be strait forward. Thanks and we should know more about scheduling after Nate gets back to me so it should work, we have a 3 month window.

Hello. I saw that the FFG store championships signups are live. I talked to Nate and he is going to get the info this week. He has to commit by oct 16th for a tourny in the 1st quarter of 2016. 

So I personally want to see if we can get enough Star Wars Armada players to get a tourny. Not knowing the minimums, I am hoping we could do 10-12 players locally?

So I am proposing that I can help to run the Star Wars Xwing event if we can find someone to run the Star Wars Armada event. I only want to play in the Armada event.  Anyone willing to assist in the Armada event? 

Once I get more details Ill post them, dates, numbers, ect. I do know that the top 32 get a unique art card for each. 

Should be fun.

Any other games on the list that get played enough locally?

https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2015/10/2/announcing-2016-store-championships/

looks fantastic

Oh man I would love to get back into this. Hope it's still going in November, maybe I can drop in

Yeah we are no Tri-[big bad swear word]ies. 

So I won't be back in town until november. Hopefully it will still be going and I can still get in. Great opportunity to get motivated to play again.

I was going to try this week, but too much to pack. We are moving down to Seattle friday for three months. Try not to trash the place while Im gone.

Got them thanks man

http://www.imgur.com/ZdPAAVE.jpeg

picked out a few weapons and heads. Seemed like a fair trade let me know if I over reached. . I left tour bits with the shop. Thanks man.

I will be dropping off the two bitz boxes sometime today, most likely before 1500 hours.  I'll have them behind the front desk. 

 

Hopefully a lot of stuff for you to pick through and use!

 

Stay safe,

 

don

Fantastic thanks man.