Bpamail Mailing List: January 2020 Newsletter

[Ken Gutermuth (conventiondirector]

January 2020 Newsletter

 

JIANG CAPTURES CAESAR AND CONSUL AWARDS AGAIN IN RECORD PERFORMANCE: Allan
Jiang set a Caesar Record by amassing 308 Laurels in 2019 to retain the
Caesar and Consul Awards.  After an impressive WBC with 134 laurels, edging
out four tournament winner Chris Wildes, Allan pulled away from the field
with 174 PBeM laurels.  

 

The remaining top 6 finishers behind Allan were Chris Wildes, Matthew
Hathrell, Micah McCormick, Rich Meyer, and Dominic Blais.

 

For more details on Allan's accomplishments as well as the top 25 Caesar and
Top 10 Consul for 2019, please visit
http://www.boardgamers.org/history_caesar_2019.html .

 

MEMBERSHIP RATES INCREASE FEBRUARY 1: The BPA annual membership drive
continues but prices will increase on February 1, 2020.  If you still want
to get the lowest rates, you must complete and submit the online application
at http://www.boardgamers.org/forms/MemberForm.shtml and submit payment via
Paypal or check.  To receive the price before it increases, the form and the
payment must be submitted before February 1 (Paypal payment sent or check
postmarked before February 1, 2019).   

 

A list of the current members can be found at
http://www.boardgamers.org/wbc_preparation_prereg.html in order to check
your membership.

 

Online membership will remain open until June 15, 2020.  Price increases
will occur on February 1st, and April 1st, and June 15th, 2020.  To receive
a price before it increases, you must submit the online membership
application which is available on the BPA website and send payment by the
date listed (Paypal payment sent or check postmarked by the 3 dates listed).

 

For details on the different levels of membership, visit the BPA Membership
Terms and Conditions Page at http://www.boardgamers.org/about_terms.html .

 

A reminder that the membership process is not complete until both the
membership application and the funds are received.

 

 

TRIAL EVENT & SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD VOTING ENDS JANUARY 31: The voting for the
2019 Sportsman of the Year and the 2020 Trial Events ends with the
membership price increase on February 1.  This is the last chance to
influence events to be held at WBC 2020.  Sportsmanship nominees can be
found at http://www.boardgamers.org/wbc19/sportsmannominees19.html and the
trial listing can be found at
http://www.boardgamers.org/wbc_preparation_pelorphans.html.

 

CALL FOR GM's FOR 2020: Now is the time to submit an event form
<http://www.boardgamers.org/forms/SubmitEvent.php>  for the WBC 2020 events.
Please complete the form carefully and completely since it will be used to
determine event location for WBC 2020.  Reminder that you must be a BPA
member for 2020 to GM an event.  The Orphans page has been updated as of
January 31 at http://www.boardgamers.org/wbc_preparation_pelorphans.html.
Forms must be submitted by February 28, 2020.

 

SEVEN SPRINGS RESERVATIONS:  Hotel Reservations opened on January 15 for
stays of 5 nights or more.  Remember that Reservations at Seven Springs for
Condos/Townhouses, Chalets, and Cabins can also be booked at this time.  For
more information, visit the lodging page on the BPA website at
http://www.boardgamers.org/wbclodging_7S.html 

 

EURO EVENT COORDINATION:  Eric Freeman has agreed to coordinate the 2020
Euro events again in an attempt to minimize scheduling conflicts.  If you
are a Euro event GM and would like to be a part of this, please contact Eric
at freemaneric [at] comcast.net <mailto:freemaneric [at] comcast.net>  .

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOMINATIONS: All BPA members are hereby notified of their
right to nominate members for the three Board seats whose terms expire at
the next WBC. To appear on the ballot, a member must be nominated in writing
by at least three members; one of which must be the nominee. Nominations
must be signed and received at BPA, 7766 Valley View Court, Hickory, NC
28602 no later than February 28, 2020 to be eligible for election in that
year. NOTE: Email nominations are NOT acceptable, nor can a member nominate
more than one member for the Board. When contemplating nominations, members
should consider that the BPA conducts most of its business by email and
needs Board members who are able and willing to offer their time and skills
to the organization in a timely manner. Besides forwarding a signed
nomination, each nominee must submit a statement not to exceed 100 words
summarizing what they can contribute in service to the Board of Directors of
the BPA by February 28, 2020. The nomination form is on line at
http://www.boardgamers.org/bpanom.htm

 

 

PBeM NEWS:

 

Completed Tournaments:

 

NEWLY CORWNED CAESAR/CONSUL WINS ADEL VERPFLICHTET:  Our new Repeat
Caesar/Consul earned the first laurels of the year by winning the just
concluded Adel Verpflichtet tournament.  Allan won by a single space over
both Haim Hochboim and Sharee Pack.  Further details can be found at
http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-adv.html .

 

BEARD WINS AFRIKA KORPS:  Joe Beard, with a no bid for the axis, defeated
Bert Schoose to capture the Afrika Korps PBeM title.  Further details can be
found at http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-afk.html .

 

DAY WINS 2019 FOR THE PEOPLE: GM Michael Day's Union defeated Mike Turian's
CSA in the final round of For the People to capture the 2019 PBeM
tournament.  A total of 46 players participated in the tournament, each
playing 4 games to advance the top 8 to Single elimination.  Congratulations
to Michael Day for prevailing!  The remaining laurelists, in order were Mike
Turian, Jean-Louis Dirion, Robert Champer, David Sherwood, and Thomas
Georgeais.  Further details can be found at:
<http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-ftp.html>
http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-ftp.html .

 

GM MENZEL WINS WATERLOO CROWN:  In his own words, Ed Menzel got lucky
mid-day on the 16th that lead him to a victorious French victory over Marty
Musella.  Further details can be found at
http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-wat.html .

 

 

TOURNAMENTS STARTING:

 

ADVANCED CIVILIZATION 2020 TOURNAMENT STARTING IN MARCH:  GM Nathan Barhorst
is now accepting sign-ups for the 2020 Advanced Civilization PBeM
tournament.  If you would like to pre-register for the 2020 tournament,
please do so at  http://bpa-civ.rol-play.com/ 

BRASS TOURNAMENT SCHEDULED FOR MARCH START:  The 2nd BPA Brass PBeM
tournament will start in March.  Allan Jiang will be the GM for the
tournament.  Format and sign-up instructions can be found at
https://www.meepleleague.com/bpa-brass-online-tournament-2020/

 

CONCORDIA TOURNAMENT SCHEDULED FOR MARCH START:  Concordia has been a
tournament at WBC since 2013, and has been a favorite with its blend of
economics and card/action management, as well as skillfully anticipating
your opponents.   The tournament will be played on the Boite-a-Jeux online
game portal and all entrants will play 4 simultaneous games for a chance to
advance to further rounds. Visit
https://epworthian.wordpress.com/concordia/tournament-format/ to view the
tournament format, and email Rob Flowers at epworthian1 [at] gmail.com
<mailto:epworthian1 [at] gmail.com>  by March 1 to sign up.

 

 

ONGOING TOURNAMENTS:

 

ADVANCED CIVILIZATION FINAL BEGINNING:  The final for the 2019 Advanced
Civilization PBEM tournament has started!  The finalists are: Kevin Youells,
Jay Spencer, Ed Coderre, Allan Jiang, Andrew Morrison, Daniel Vanciae,
Antonio Cataldo, and Nils Brobakk.  Thanks to everyone for playing, and
congratulations to all of the finalists!  Now it is time for the real blood
to spill...

EMPIRE OF THE SUN ENTERS ROUND 4:  Round 3 has completed with 6 wins for the
Allies and 6 wins for the Japanese. A completely even split! And Round 4 has
begun with the remaining 18 players. Which means, 7 players were left behind
in Round 3. We hope to see you again next time and thanks for playing!

 

There are only 5 players left in the tournament with zero losses and that
list doesn't include the GMs. The final rounds coming up will see some of
the best Empire of the Sun players sparring to hold the top positions. For
those who haven't made it, take some time to follow the ACTS logs on these
games. They are sure to be very instructive.

 

VICTORY IN THE PACIFIC ENTERS SECOND ROUND:  20 players joined the
tournament.  Two dark horse candidates emerge from the first round -- Hilton
McManus and Bob Jamelli.  Bob wins from the very bottom rung to establish
his credentials while Hilton eliminates the fourth seed.  The round sees the
IJN prevail 6-4, which is not uncommon in the first round.  Six games
feature the Menzel and Open Turn Two balancing options -- and those games
split 3-3.  Bob Dragan's bid of 9 is the highest in tournament history, but
his IJN is unsuccessful.  See all the action at
https://gameaholics.com/vitp_bpa/vitp_bpa_single_elim_19.htm.

 

WASHINGTON'S WAR ENTERS SINGLE ELIMINATION ROUND:  After 4 Swiss Rounds, the
top eight players have entered the single elimination phase of the
tournament.  Advancing are Undefeated Derek Landel, Tim Tow, and James Pei.
Joining them at 3- are Geoff Allbert, Trevor Bender, Bill Peeck, Keith
Wixson, and William Bentley.

 

 

 

BPA PBeM Remember: ... all of the above PBeM fun is free to current BPA
members. 

Others may qualify with a $10 Email membership in the year the event starts.


All multi-day paid attendees to WBC are current BPA members for the balance
of that calendar year. 

 

BPA members who would like to see an email tournament for their favorite
game are encouraged to step forward as the GM of such an event. BPA does not
run tournaments. Rather, we are an organization of gamers lending support to
one another so such events can happen. No one cares as much about your hobby
as you do. Get involved. See the requirements to host a BPA email tournament
at http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem.html on the BPA website at
http://www.boardgamers.org .

 

SOCIAL NETWORKING: Keep up with WBC electronically by joining the World
Boardgaming Championships (WBC) Facebook group and the BPA_WBC Twitter Page.


You can also easily find us in the Boardgame Geek Forums under Gaming
Related/ Conventions/WBC and Consimworld under Conventions.

 

          . BGG: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/forum/970241/boardgamegeek/wbc

 

          . Twitter: https://twitter.com/BPA_WBC 

 

          . Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2381468400/

 

          . Consimworld: http://talk.consimworld.com/WebX/?14@@.1dd15816

 

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