Bpamail Mailing List: BPA August 2001 Newsletter

August 2021 Newsletter

BOARD OF DIRECTORS VOTING RESULTS: We would like to thank all 4 candidates
for their interest in BPA Board of Directors.  Incumbents Rebecca Roppolo
and Andy Lewis are joined by Peter Stein as your newly elected Board of
Directors for the 2022 to 2024 term. For more information on the election
results, please visit http://www.boardgamers.org/about_electionresults.html
.

As Don Greenwood's tenure on the Board comes to an end, we all owe Don our
thanks for starting up the  BPA, keeping the WBC going for 20+ years, and
providing leadership throughout his twenty-three years on the Board. 

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:

WILDES WINS FIRST 7 WONDERS DUEL PBEM TOURNAMENT:  The tournament featured
44 players completing a total of 88 games over 8 rounds.  The event was
played using a double elimination format with rounds continuing until only
one player remained with fewer than two losses.  Chris Wildes went
undefeated over eight rounds to win the first 7 Wonders Duel PBeM
tournament.  The remaining laurelists, in order, were Derek Landel, Robb
Effinger, Rob Flowers, Jon Senn, Goran Kero.

For more details visit http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-7wd.html . 

LANDEL GOES UNDEFEATED IN HANNIBAL ROME VS CARTHAGE TOURNAMENT:  In a field
of 48 players, Derek Landel went undefeated to win the tournament.  In the
final game, Hannibal made his way to Southern Italy but then proceeded to
lose a few battles leaving him vulnerable with very few troops. He was
finished off in Rhegium by Nero on turn 3. Carthage soldiered on until turn
9 when with the Province count 10-8 in Rome's favor conceded.  The remaining
laurelists, in order, were Scott Burns, Chris Trimmer, Henry Rice, Dan
Sirbu, and Michael Mitchell.  Details can be found at
http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-hrc.html .

GUTERMUTH WINS PRO GOLF TOURNAMENT:  47 players signed up to contest the
twelfth annual BPA Pro Golf PBeM tournament.  All players first competed on
the Augusta National course. The top 32 players who finished one over par
and better survived the cut and moved on to contest the Muirfield Village
course.  The top 17 (those one under par and better) then advanced to
contest the Pebble Beach course.  The best cumulative score of the three
rounds won the title.  Ken rode a 6 under on the front nine at Pebble Beach
to take the lead and then held on with 2 over on the back nine.  The
remaining laurelists, in order, were Bruce Monnin, Max Jamelli, Laurie
Wojtaszczyk, Dennis Nicholson, and Nicole Reiff.  For more details, visit
<http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-pgf.html>
http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-pgf.html .

DENT WINS 1ST RUSSIAN RAILROAD PBEM TOURNAMENT:  Keith Dent was the last man
standing from a field of 32 players to capture the first BPA Russian
Railroads PBeM Tournament defeating defending Caesar and Praetor Allan
Jiang.  The rest of the laurelists, in order were Michael Swinson, Dominic
Blais, Sam Wolff, and Rob Kircher.  For more details, visit
http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-rrr.html .

KYROLLOS WINS TWILIGHT STRUGGLE TOURNAMENT: Owen Kyrollos followed up on his
WBC 2019 victory to claim the 2021 PBeM victory with an 11-1 record during
the tournament.  78 players completed 237 games over the course of 1 year, 2
months and 11 days in this triple elimination event. Details can be found at
http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-tws.html .

SIRBU WINS WILDERNESS WAR TOURNAMENT:  Congratulations to newcomer Dan
Sirbu, who bested a field of 38 players, among them most of the top-rated
players. The unseeded and unrated Sirbu compiled a 6-1 record, 4 of those
victories against seeded players. He defeated eighth seeded Bruce Monnin,
Dave Rubin and seventh seeded Ron Fedin in the first three Swiss rounds but
lost to fourth seeded James "The Master" Pei in Round 4. He advanced to the
elimination rounds on tiebreakers, however, and then defeated Michael
Mandelberg in Round 5 and top seeded Keith Wixson in the Semifinals.  In the
Championship game he avenged is earlier loss to James Pei.  For the
tournament report, please visit
http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-wnw.html .

Tournaments Starting:

CAN'T STOP TO JOIN THE PBEM TOURNAMENT LIST:  Chris Wildes will be the GM
for the first Can't Stop tournament to begin in late September.
Registration Deadline is September 15.  To register, please email Chris at
chriswildes [at] gmail.com <mailto:chriswildes [at] gmail.com>  .  More details 
can be
found at https://bgtournament.wordpress.com/cant-stop/ .

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/ .

GREAT CAMPAIGNS OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR TO START IN OCTOBER:  Mark Booth
will GM the next Great Campaigns of the American Civil War Tournament.  The
tournament will start on October 1.  To sign email GCACW.GM [at] gmail.com
<mailto:GCACW.GM [at] gmail.com>  by September 22.  For more details, please
visit the tournament website at https://gcacwgm.wixsite.com/gcacw-pbem .

RUSSIAN RAILROADS 2021 PBEM SET TO START IN DECEMBER:  With the 2020
tournament concluded, GM Jay Spencer is set to start the next tournament.
Players may register, please email Jay at jay.spencer [at] ymail.com
<mailto:jay.spencer [at] ymail.com>  .  Deadline for Registration is November 
30.
Additional details can be found at
https://russianrailroadstournament.wordpress.com/updates-during-tournament/
.

TWILIGHT STRUGGLE TOURNAMENT SET TO RESTART IN OCTOBER: With the current
tournament set to end on September 1, GM Ron Jacobsen is set to start the
next tournament on October 1.   Sign up by September 30th , 20201 by sending
an email to the GM at  <mailto:twilightstrugglegm [at] gmail.com>
twilightstrugglegm [at] gmail.com. Entries must include your real  name
(necessary for eligibility verification by BPA), your PlayDek handle and the
email address at which the GM and your opponents can contact you.  Further
details can be found at
<https://twstourney.wordpress.com/2020-tournament-format-and-play/>
https://twstourney.wordpress.com/2020-tournament-format-and-play/ .

UNDERWATER CITIES PBEM SIGNUPS END NEXT WEEK:  GM Jay Spencer will be
beginning an Underwater Cities PBeM tournament utilizing the Yucata program.
Registration deadline is August 29.  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/ .

VOYAGES OF MARCO POLO TOURNAMENT TO BEGIN IN OCTOBER:  GM Chris Wildes will
be starting another tournament of Voyages.  Registration will be open until
October 1.  Please email Chris at chriswildes [at] gmail.com
<mailto:chriswildes [at] gmail.com>  to register.  Additional details about the
tournament can be found at
https://bgtournament.wordpress.com/voyages-of-marco-polo/ .

WASHINGTON'S WAR PBEM SCHEDULED TO START IN OCTOBER: GM Bill Peeck will be
starting the next Washington's War tournament on October.  Sign-ups are due
by September 30.  Contact Bill at wpeeck [at] rochester.rr.com
<mailto:wpeeck [at] rochester.rr.com>  to sign up.  The games will be played via
ACTs system.  Players may swap files via Vassal or Cyberboard if they wish
but the record of action has to be recorded on ACTS.  Rules and tournament
structure will be similar to the 2019 PBeM tournament.  Additional details
can be found at   https://washingtonswartournament.wordpress.com
<https://washingtonswartournament.wordpress.com/> 

Ongoing Tournaments:

BATTLES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION ENTERS SEMIFINALS: The Battles of the
American Revolution tournament has entered the semifinal round. Continuing
with the siege theme for the playoffs, this round will see players facing
off on the battlefield of Oriskany. The pairings are George Young vs. Rob
McCracken and Mark Miklos vs. Todd Carter. Follow the action by visiting the
tournament website at https://rfdoane98.wixsite.com/boar2020 .

EMPIRE OF THE SUN FINAL UNDERWAY: The Final match started in late May and
our two finalists are Jay Meyers as the Allies and Greg Waldeck as the
Japanese. The game is proceeding nicely and they are currently in Turn 9
(May-Aug 1944). I expect this final match will be decided by the end of
summer/early fall and we will have our top 6 players for this tournament!

FOR THE PEOPLE ENTERS QUARTERFINALS:  The final 8 have entered the
quarterfinals, 4 Americans and 4 Europeans.  Games are scheduled to be
completed by September 18.  The bracket can be found at

https://ftp-tournament.wixsite.com/forthepeople/bracket .

LAS VEGAS FINISHES FIRST ROUND:  The first round saw 21 different winners.
It took a win and a second to advance, which leaves out six single winners,
including our esteemed Convention Director, his wife, and your GM Jay
Spencer (we each had a win and 2 or 3 thirds). Fortunately, my Assistant GM,
Adam Hurd, squeaked into the semifinal with a win and a second, so the GM
team will be represented.

MR. MADISON'S WAR STARTING PLAYOFF ROUNDS: After Round 4, the six players
with the best records have advanced to the elimination round.  The top two
players, Erin Weir and Ron Fedin will get a bye into the semifinals.
Gilbert Collins will face Pat Duffy and Dave Stiffler will face Chris
Trimmer to see who joins them in the semifinals. 

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

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BPA August 2001 Newsletter	<– Date –> <– Thread –>
From: conventiondirector (conventiondirectorboardgamers.org)
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2021 07:00:32 -0700 (PDT)