Bpamail Mailing List: BPA November 2021 Newsletter

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November 2021 Newsletter

 

CHANGES TO HEAT EVENTS FORMATS AND TIEBREAKERS: The Board has finalized its
review of heat formats and their associated tiebreakers and have approved
the following:

 

Formats staying the same are Heats Multiple Single Elimination (HMSE) and
Heats Winners Only (HWO)

 

Format being removed is Heats Single Win (HSW).  This format was a
combination of winners only and tiebreakers from Heats most Wins (HMW) to
advance a set # of players.  These events will have to choose one of the
Heats most win formats with its specific tiebreaker rules for advancement

 

Format being split into two different formats is Heats Most Wins.  In order
to recognize the differences in GM and player preferences on multiple plays
versus minimum plays to advance, two different formats will replace Heat
Most Wins.  The difference in these formats will be which set of tiebreakers
they will use for advancement.  The multiple plays will be called Heats Most
Wins - Points and the minimum plays will be called Heats Most Wins - Timing.

 

For details on events including types, classes, styles, formats, and
tiebreakers please visit the new Event Description page at
http://www.boardgamers.org/wbc-eventdescription.html , 

 

WBC 2022 SUBMISSIONS OPEN:  Submissions of Event Forms for WBC 2022 are now
open.  WBC 2022 will be moving to a spreadsheet-based event form. This
change is driven by the recently approved heat event formats and
tiebreakers, eliminating redundant GM information, making selections
consistent with our Seven Springs location, and eliminating issues with the
previous form.  The form is available on the Event Form page at
http://www.boardgamers.org/forms/event-form.html .

 

The deadline for submitting forms for events to be included in the Trial
Event Ballot is November 30, 2021.  Trial Voting will then open the first
week of December and run through December 31, 2021.

 

Century and Legacy events will be due by January 15, 2022.  Sponsor, Vendor,
and Exhibitor submissions will have a deadline of February 28, 2022

 

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 RESERVATIONS FOR WBC 2022:  Reservations are now open for
Condos and Chalets.  Members can call the Seven Springs reservations team
directly at 866-437-1300 to book these reservations.  Be sure to let them
know you are with WBC and use Group Code 8bm60d. Rooms and reservations are
subject to hotel availability.

Room reservations will be available based on the following schedule:

*       Stays of 5 nights or more - January 18, 2022
*       Stays of 4 nights or more - February 16, 2022
*       Stays of 3 nights or more - March 15, 2022
*       Stays of 2 nights or more - April 15, 2022

 

For 2022, Seven Springs will require a 2-night minimum stay.

 

For more information, please visit our lodging page at
http://www.boardgamers.org/wbclodging_7S.html .

 

 

PBeM NEWS:

 

Completed Tournaments:

 

SWINSON CAPTURES EGIZIA TITLE:  Michael Swinson topped a field of 42 players
through 71 games to capture the title in the 2nd Egizia tournament.  The
other laurelists, in order, were Dominic Blais, Andrew Emerick, Ivan Lawson,
Chris Wildes, and Robert St. Pierre.  For more details on the tournament
results, please visit http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-egz.html.

 

WALDECK RIDES JP SURVIVAL STRATEGY TO EOS VICTORY:  The final results are
in! Greg Waldeck takes the top position in Empire of the Sun with a JP
Survival victory. Congratulations to Greg on a game well played!  For more
details on the results, visit
<http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-eos.html>
http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-eos.html.

 

PORTEOUS WINS FIRST LAS VEGAS PBEM: Kirk Porteous outlasted 30 other
participants to win the first BPA Las Vegas PBeM tournament.  Other
laurelists, in order, were Andrew Drummond, Chris Wildes, Dominic Blais, Rob
Kircher, and Nancy Arsenault.  For further details, visit
http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-las.html .

 

Tournaments Starting:

 

EGIZIA 2022 PBEM TOURNAMENT TO START IN JANUARY: Egizia has been a
tournament at WBC since 2011, now is your chance to join an online
tournament of this ancient Egyptian worker placement game.   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/egizia/tournament-format/ to view the
tournament format, and email Rob Flowers at epworthian1 [at] gmail.com
<mailto:epworthian1 [at] gmail.com>  by January 15 to sign up.

 

EMPIRE OF THE SUN 2021 TO START ON DECEMBER 7:  GM Chris Crane is now
accepting registration for the next Empire of the Sun Tournament. For more
information on the tournament including some changes from the 2018
tournament and sign-up instructions, please visit
https://sites.google.com/view/eots-pbem/home.

 

FOR THE PEOPLE TO BEGIN NEXT TOURNAMENT IN DECEMBER:  As the current For the
People tournament reaches its conclusion, GM Stephane Chevallier is
accepting sign-ups for the next For The People Tournament starting in
December.  For more details on the tournament and to sign up, please visit
the tournament website at https://ftp-tournament.wixsite.com/forthepeople.

 

MARCH MADNESS TOURNAMENT TO START IN JANUARY:  Bruce Monnin will be starting
the 19th Annual March Madness PBeM tournament with the draft on January 5th.
To sign up, email Bruce at bdmonnin [at] nktelco.net
<mailto:bdmonnin [at] nktelco.net> .  All players receive two teams, so are
guaranteed at least two games in the event.  The format is single
elimination until a champion is crowned, usually in late spring. More
details along with a link to the teams and brackets can be found at
http://user.nktelco.net/bdmonnin/mms_home_page.html.

 

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/
.

 

STONE AGE 2021 TOURNAMENT TO START IN DECEMBER:  GM Chris Wildes will be
starting this year's Stone Age tournament in December.  For more information
on the tournament and sign-up instructions, please visit
https://bgtournament.wordpress.com/stone-age/ .

 

Ongoing Tournaments:

 

BOAR IN FINAL ROUND:  The BOAR tournament is entering the final round. We
began play last August, and 14 months and 57 games later, we have whittled
the field down to two contenders. Series designer Mark Miklos will face off
against series developer Rob McCracken in the ultimate contest to decide who
gets to answer rules questions from now on! The two will play the campaign
game of Pensacola with Rob's Spanish and French taking on Mark's British.

 

CAN'T STOP DOWN TO 10 PLAYERS: After five rounds in the Can't Stop 2021 PBEM
tournament, ten players remain.  The last two undefeated players, Dan Leader
and Dominic Blais, will face off in Round 6 and are guaranteed spots in the
Top 6.  The remaining players can ensure a Top 6 finish with another win.

 

CONCORDIA FINAL IS UNDERWAY: Concordia is entering its final round of play.
Leading out of the 2nd round are Dennis Mishler, Allan Jiang, and Andrew
Emerick with three wins each.   They are joined by Michael Swinson, Dominic
Blais, Steve LeWinter, and DJ Borton.

 

EL GRANDE FINAL IN PROGRESS:  The El Grande tournament has entered its final
round.

 

SAINT PETERSBURG ENTERS SECOND ROUND: The first round of the Saint
Petersburg tournament has concluded, and play has begun in the semifinal.
Forty-nine players competed in the first round, with 24 advancing to the
semifinal.  Six players won 3 out of their 4 games in round 1: AJ Jiang, Ray
Wolff, Chris Gnech, Rod Davidson, Lumin Sperling, and Andy Latto.

 

UNDERWATER CITIES UNDERWAY:  The Underwater Cities tournament is halfway
through its first round games.

 

 

 

 

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.


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