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| Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2021 14:15:06 -0700 (PDT) | |
June 2021 Newsletter BOARD OF DIRECTORS VOTING CLOSES ON JUNE 30: Four Members appear on the ballot for election to a three-year term on the BPA Board of Directors. The slate features two incumbents and two challengers. The list of candidates and their statement can be found at http://www.boardgamers.org/about_election2017.html . The voting for the Board of Directors candidates is now opened. Members are encouraged to vote on who you believe would be the best candidates on your BPA Board of Directors. Voting will end on June 30, 2021, and winners will be announced in a future newsletter. Voting is easy with an online ballot which can be found at http://www.boardgamers.org/forms/BoardBallot.shtml SEVEN SPRINGS WBC RESERVATIONS: Seven Springs has completed the cancelation of all WBC reservations and the refund of all deposits for members who did not request to keep their reservation. If you have any questions, please contact the convention director at conventiondirector [at] boardgamers.org <mailto:conventiondirector [at] boardgamers.org> . WBC 2022 EVENTS: The Board has determined that all Century and Legacy events scheduled for WBC 2020 and 2021 will be carried over to WBC 2022. This includes the 100th Century event of Splendor. Since most event submissions occurred in late 2019 or early 2020, GM's will be asked to resubmit a new version of the event submission form in the September/October 2021 timeframe. A new form will be created to take into account any changes to the tiebreaker rules that is currently being discussed by the board as well as updating the form for the Seven Springs layout. An announcement will be made in a future newsletter when the tiebreaker decision is made and when the form will be available. With the cancellation of WBC 2020 and 2021, the Board has decided to hold a trial ballot for 30 events. Due to the absence of a ballot since December 2019, the decision has been made to increase the trial event number from 25 to 30 for WBC 2022 only since there have been many new games published since the last trial ballot. Event forms for the trial ballot will be accepted from the date the new event submission form is available through October 15, 2021. Voting will be open from November 1, 2021, to November 30, 2021. The results of the Trial Ballot will be announced in December 2021. 2021 PREREGISTRATION LIST UPDATED: The Preregistration Page for BPA 2021 Memberships has been updated. For the latest list of members, visit http://www.boardgamers.org/wbc_preparation_prereg.html. SEVEN SPRINGS SPECIAL RATE OFFER: Seven Springs will honor the WBC 2021 lodging rates for personal visits this summer. BPA Members can call the Seven Springs reservations team directly at 866-437-1300 and ask for the WBC rates. Rooms and reservations are subject to hotel availability. PBeM NEWS: Completed Tournaments: YOUELLS WINS 2020 ADVANCED CIVILIZATION PBEM TOURNAMENT: A Field of 48 players participated in 12 preliminary games to advance the top 8 to the finals. Kevin Youells earned the long-fought victory to claim another Advanced Civilization championship. The other laurelists, in order, were Thomas Bostrop, Alex Herndon, Nils Brobbak, Antonio Cataldo, and Richard Beyma. Details of the tournament can be found at http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-acv.html . SCHOOSE WINS AFRIKA KORPS PBEM CHAMPIONSHIP: Bert Schoose defeats Greg Smith for the 2020 Afrika Korps email tournament championship. Bert's Allies were able to hold out in a small pocket at their Home Base in the final month of the game to stop Greg's Axis drive to Alexandria and gain the win. The laurelists, in order, were Bert Schoose, Greg Smith, Randy Heller, Ed Menzel, Vince Meconi, and Tim Miller. Twenty-five players participated with a total of twenty-five games played. For more information visit <http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-afk.html> http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-afk.html . FLAWD WINS MARCH MADNESS PBEM TOURNAMENT: 40 players participated in this year's eighteenth rendition of the BPA March Madness PBeM tournament. Flawd becomes the fifteenth different champion in this event, and coupled with his 2018 WBC title, he becomes the sixth person to with both the in-person WBC event and the BPA PBeM tournament. In the finals, Harry led 42-36 at the half. A 13-1 run by Louisville put Jared up by six points with four positions remaining. Bill Walton then posted a big 14 spot to put Harry back in front 57-56 with three positions remaining. Next came the Bench. Jared earned a big advantage on the scoring roll, and Harry had to use his Timeout. Harry won the re-roll 6-4 which would have increased his lead by five more points. This time Jared took the Timeout. It came down to the third attempt, which was identical to the second, putting Harry up by six points. When Harry then out-rolled Jared 6-1 on the LG position, the crown was his. The top 6 laurelists in order, were Harry Flawd, Jared Smith, Dennis Nicholson, Kirk Harris, Jeff Martin, and David Schneider. For more information, visit <http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-mms.html> http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-mms.html . EMERICK WINS 2020 STONE AGE PBEM TOURNAMENT: In the final round of the 2020 Stone age PBeM tournament, Andrew Emerick completed a nearly perfect final round with three wins and one second place finish to earn the top spot in convincing fashion. The remaining laurelists, in order, were Chad Martin, Dominic Blais, Haakon Monsen, Andrew Martin, and Antony Saccenti. For a more detailed report, visit <http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-sta.html> http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-sta.html . JIANG CAPTURES THURN & TAXIS PBEM CHAMPIONSHIP: A total of 42 players entered the 2021 Thurn & Taxis play by email tournament. With 22 unique first-round winners, it took a win and a second to qualify for the 21-player semifinal round. Three of the first-round winners had a perfect four wins: AJ Jiang, Andrew Emerick, and Debra Seltzer LeWinter. Three others had three first-round wins: Steven LeWinter, assistant GM Chris Wildes, and Alex Bove. Of those six, AJ, Andrew, and Chris would go on to the four-player final, joined by first-round double-winner DJ Borton. Defending Praetor AJ Jiang managed to capture another PBeM title. The remaining laurelists, in order, were DJ Borton, Andrew Emerick, Chris Wildes, Dominic Blais, and Cary Morris. For more details visit <http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-t&t.html> http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-t&t.html. Tournaments Starting: AFRIKA KORPS ACCEPTING SIGN-UPS FOR ITS NEXT PBEM TOURNAMENT: The 2021 Afrika Korps email tournament will be starting approximately July 15th. The format is the same as the 2020 tournament - 3-month rounds; bid for supplies if both players prefer the same side; all games AREA rated; single elimination. See <http://afk-game.com/> Afrika Korps Email Tournament (afk-game.com) for more details and past tournaments results. Those interested should contact the GM is Ed Menzel at <mailto:edmenzel [at] roadrunner.com> edmenzel [at] roadrunner.com to sign up. DIPLOMACY 2021 REGISTRATION BEGINS: Get ready to stab your friends and enemies alike! With some substantial changes, the 2021 Diplomacy PBeM tournament is now open for signups. Players will be entered into two concurrent games, with the top seven overall advancing into the final. The tournament will utilize <http://www.playdiplomacy.com> www.playdiplomacy.com . To sign up, email GM Kevin Youells at <mailto:kevinyouells [at] gmail.com> kevinyouells [at] gmail.com prior to August 28th. Play is scheduled to begin on September 1st. Full details are available at <https://bpadiplomacy.weebly.com/> https://bpadiplomacy.weebly.com/ . NAVEGADOR TOURNAMENT NOW ACCEPTING SIGN-UPS: Navegador has been a tournament at WBC since 2011 and has been a solid game with its rondel mechanics and market manipulation, while players explore routes to the Far East. The tournament will be played on the Yucata online game portal, and all entrants will play 4 simultaneous games for a chance to advance to further rounds. Visit <https://epworthian.wordpress.com/navegador/tournament-format/> https://epworthian.wordpress.com/navegador/tournament-format/ to view the tournament format, and email Rob Flowers at <mailto:epworthian1 [at] gmail.com> epworthian1 [at] gmail.com by July 15 to sign up UNDERWATER CITIES PBEM SIGNUPS THROUGH JULY: GM Jay Spencer will be beginning an Underwater Cities PBeM tournament utilizing the Yucata program. Registration deadline is July 31. To register, please email Jay at <mailto:jay.spencer [at] ymail.com> jay.spencer [at] ymail.com. Additional details can be found at <https://russianrailroadstournament.wordpress.com/blog/underwater-cities/> https://russianrailroadstournament.wordpress.com/blog/underwater-cities/ . Ongoing Tournaments: 7 WONDERS DUEL ENTERS ROUND 6: After five rounds, the original 44 participants have been reduced to 8 remaining players in this double elimination tournament. Two players remain undefeated and will face each other in Round 6: Chris Wildes and Derek Landel. Over the first 79 games played, Science dominance and Civilian victory have each decided 33 games (~42%), while Military dominance has ended only 13 games (~16%). EMPIRE OF THE SUN ROUND 8 DOMINATED BY ALLIES: Round 8 is proceeding with a single match between Jay Meyers as JP and Frank Riepenhausen as the US. Greg Waldeck has the Bye for this round and will end up playing either Jay or Frank in Round 9 FOR THE PEOPLE ENTERS SINGLE ELIMINATION PHASE: Pool play ended with 96 games being played to completion. The top 16 are now in a single elimination bracket. The current round is scheduled to end on July 18th. The single elimination bracket can be found at <https://shoutout.wix.com/so/56Nbl0Rre/c?w=CO2mTQ2vWcHIjoV12L8MZPap3WJbua4oP Ei_ltS9q3s.eyJ1IjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9mdHAtdG91cm5hbWVudC53aXhzaXRlLmNvbS9mb3J0aGVwZ W9wbGUvYnJhY2tldCIsInIiOiJhMTk1MWEzNC03NWU5LTRkNTYtNWU2Ni0wNjcyNGQzNmY0ZmUiL CJtIjoibWFpbCIsImMiOiIwYWE2NmUyMC0zZTdjLTQyYmEtYjMxMy04NmJkMjI1YjgxZjQifQ> https://ftp-tournament.wixsite.com/forthepeople/bracket . PATHS OF GLORY IN ROUND 7: Fourteen players entered Round 7 with the survivors set to enter the Elite 8. Only Jukka Hintikka will enter the Elite 8 undefeated as the tournament heads to a single elimination final. For those looking to see what high-level innovative play looks like, it is strongly recommended that you review " <http://acts.warhorsesim.com/dynamic/journal.asp?id=80548> BPA VIII R7G3". Michael Dauer and Tom Drueding were also generous enough to put in a lot of in-game commentary. Highlights include: 1) Multiple permanent army eliminations (GE, FR, RU, BEF/MEF/NE), 2) No US armies nor Fall of The Tsar (war status ended at 28), Germans at the gates of Paris but at the cost of being multiple turns behind getting to Total War, and Serbia survived, Belgrade dug in with a Level 2 trench. This tournament should finish in the middle of 2022, but planning has begun on the next PBeM tournament for Paths of Glory. Stay up to date on this event at the BPA VIII PBEM website at https://www.bitterwoods.net/paths-of-glory-2019-bpa-tourney/ . 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. 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 ================================= If you are not already receiving our monthly newsletters, please subscribe by visiting http://lists.boardgamers.org/mailman/listinfo/bpamail to confirm your address. Subscribing is free, takes only a moment and ensures your privacy. 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