Bpamail Mailing List: BPA Newsletter March 2022

March 2022 Newsletter

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 May 1, 2022 or a signed pdf copy emailed to
conventiondirector [at] boardgamers.org
<mailto:conventiondirector [at] boardgamers.org>  to be eligible for election in
2022. NOTE: A member cannot 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 150 words summarizing what they can contribute in
service to the Board of Directors of the BPA by May 1, 2022. The nomination
form is online at http://www.boardgamers.org/bpanom.html. 

WBC 2022 CURRENT EVENT LISTING:  The listing of the current events to be run
at WBC 2022, including Century, Legacy, Trial and current Sponsored events,
can be found at http://www.boardgamers.org/wbc_preparation_pelorphans.html.
Vendors and Sponsors have until March 31, 2022, to submit events they want
to sponsor.

2022 PREREGISTRATION LIST UPDATED:  The Preregistration Page for BPA 2022
Memberships has been updated.  For the latest list of members, visit
http://www.boardgamers.org/wbc_preparation_prereg.html.

SEVEN SPRINGS RESERVATIONS NOW OPEN FOR 3 OR MORE NIGHT STAYS: Reservations
for stays of 3 nights or more are now available at Seven Springs for WBC 2
Reservations for two nights or more become available April 15.

The rate for WBC 2022 will remain at $139 per night plus applicable taxes.
King Jr. Suites will remain at $149 per night plus applicable taxes, and
Cottages and Chalets at regular published Seven Springs Rates.  Please use
reservation Code 8BM60D when booking your reservations or mention WBC 2022.

For more details on the hotel and how to make your reservations, visit our
lodging page at http://www.boardgamers.org/wbclodging_7S.html .

WBC 2022 STATUS:  The Board is continuing to monitor CDC Guidelines,
Pennsylvania Covid restrictions, and Vaccine status as we prepare for WBC
2022.  The Board will decide on Covid requirements (Vaccine, Masks, None) by
the beginning of May.

WBC 2022 AUCTION AND AUCTION STORE: With the cancellation of WBC 2020 and
WBC 2021 due to Covid, BPA is expecting a large interest from sellers for
the Auction and Auction Store.  Therefore, each person will be limited to
submitting 25 items for the auction and 50 items for the Auction Store.  As
normal submissions will open with the publishing of the May newsletter and
will close the earlier of June 15, 2022, or when the Auction and Auction
Store are full.

PBeM NEWS:

Completed Tournaments:

BEARD WINS AFRIKA KORPS PBEM: Joe Beard defeats Ed Menzel for the 2021
Afrika Korps email tournament championship.  The remaining laurelists, in
order, were Greg Smith, Jonathan Lockwood, Bert Schoose, and Daniel Leader.
For more details, visit http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-afk.html.

EMERICK REPEATS IN CONCORDIA PBEM: In the end, while the first two
laurelists were the same as last year, the margin was certainly wider -
Andrew managed to win all four of his games and none of them were
particularly close.   Congrats to Andrew for such an impressive performance
in this tournament.  The remaining laurelists, in order, were Michael
Swinson, Dennis Mishler, Allan Jiang, Dominic Blais, and Steve LeWinter.
For more details, visit http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-cnc.html.

SWINSON CAPTURES 2022 NAVEGADOR CHAMPIONSHIP:  With 7- players playing in 7
games in the finals, Michael's three wins and a second place put him solidly
in first place.  The rest of the laurelists, in order, were Mike Kaltman,
Andrew Emerick, Anthony Lainesse, Ray Wolff, and Tim O'Flynn, with Antero
Kussi rounding out the finalists in 7th place.  For more details, visit
http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-nvg.html.

LORAM REPEATS AS THROUGH THE AGES PBEM CHAMPION:  Congratulations to Galen
Loram for winning both of his first two BPA TTA tournaments!  The remaining
laurelists, in order, were Michael Thiessen, Michael Turian, Steve LeWinter,
Jason Leggett, and Eric Freeman.  For more details, visit
http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-age.html .

Tournaments Starting:

7 WONDERS DUEL TO START IN MAY:  The 2nd BPA 7 Wonders Duel PBeM tournament
will be hosted by Chris Wildes.  Signups are due by May 15th. Further
details can be found at https://bgtournament.wordpress.com/7wonders-duel/ .
Email Chris at chriswildes [at] gmail.com <mailto:chriswildes [at] gmail.com>  
to
register for the event.

ADEL VERPFLICHTET ACCEPTING SIGNUPS FOR NEXT PBEM:  Your chance to rob your
WBC friends blind is coming to castles around Europe.  Collect your art,
guard your exhibit, and burgle your way to victory in Adel
Verpflichtet/Hoity Toity.  Get more details at
<https://www.gameaholics.com/adv_bpa/adv_format.htm>
https://www.gameaholics.com/adv_bpa/adv_format.htm.  Sign up by emailing
<mailto:john [at] gameaholics.com> john [at] gameaholics.com!

ADVANCED CIVILIZATION 2022 TO BEGIN IN APRIL:  Nathan Barhorst will once

again be GMing the annual Advanced Civilization PBeM tournament.  The

deadline for signing-up for the tournament is April 15, with the tournament

shortly after that.  To sign up, please visit https://bpa-civ.rol-play.com/
.

CONCORDIA TOURNAMENT SIGNUPS THROUGH JUNE 15: The next Concordia PBeM
tournament is being hosted by Rob Flowers.  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 June 15 to 
sign up.

LAS VEGAS TOURNAMENT TO START IN JUNE:  The 2nd BPA Las Vegas PBeM
tournament will be hosted by Chris Wildes.  Signups are due by June 1st.
Further details can be found at
https://bgtournament.wordpress.com/las-vegas/ .  Email Chris at
chriswildes [at] gmail.com <mailto:chriswildes [at] gmail.com>  to register for 
the
event.

PATHS OF GLORY IX STARTING:  As the current POG tournament is ending its
long journey, GM Tom Gregorio is planning on the next tournament.  It will
once again be double-elimination and using the historical scenario.  For
more information on the tournament and to sign up, please visit the
tournament website at
https://www.bitterwoods.net/paths-of-glory-2022-bpa-tourney/ 

PRO GOLF PBEM TO START April 1:  Can you be the next proud owner of the BPA
PBeM green jacket? If you want to play this year, email GM Bruce Monnin at
bdmonnin [at] nktelco.net <mailto:bdmonnin [at] nktelco.net>  to sign up. For 
more
details, visit the event page at
http://user.nktelco.net/bdmonnin/Pro_Golf_PBeM.html .

Pro Golf will commence its twelfth annual BPA PBeM rendition on April 1, 

2022.  Once again we shall play Augusta during April, the month of the 

Masters.  Round two in May we will play Muirfield Village, as the 

Memorial is played then.  Finally, during our third round in June, we 

shall play Pebble Beach in honor of the U.S. Open.

Ongoing Tournaments:

EMPIRE OF THE SUN FIRST ROUND NEARING COMPLETION:  Four games remain in
Round 1.  Currently there are 9 Japanese wins and 6 US wins in the first
round.

MARCH MADNESS NEARING COMPLETION OF THRID ROUND: Dan Leader (with 19A -
Cincinnati 2000) has now been joined by Laurie Wojtaszczyk (1B - UNLV 1990),
Bruce Monnin (20B - North Carolina 1998) and Bob Hamel (26B - Louisville
1983) in the Sweet Sixteen.  The deadline for the Third Round Games is March
28.  See the updated Bracket at
<http://user.nktelco.net/bdmonnin/mm-brack-2022.htm>
http://user.nktelco.net/bdmonnin/mm-brack-2022.htm.

PATHS OF GLORY MOVES INTO FINAL ROUND: Round #9 has concluded and after
three years, the 8th BPA POG PBeM has reached the final game.  and it will
feature an undefeated Jukka H. (9-0) vs Johannes N. (8-1); the latter having
suffered one loss... inflicted by Jukka!  Redemption is best sought in the
finals - I am confident that neither player will be holding back. The ACTS
log for this finals match can be found at
http://acts.warhorsesim.com/dynamic/journal.asp?id=90334. This final round
is slated to complete by June 30 but, judging by the fact that both players
are doing multiple plays a day already, they will complete way ahead of
schedule. Good luck to both and for those wanting to see what top-notch play
looks like, don't hesitate to follow along in ACTS.  As always, imitation is
the sincerest form of flattery so reusing the ACTS-documented strategies of
others is anticipated but remember that the vagaries of dice and cards will
upset any well-conceived plan!

SAINT PETERSBURG FINALS UNDERWAY: Ray Wolff led the way in the semifinal
round of the Saint Petersburg tournament by winning all four of his games.
Ray has now won 7 of his 8 games in the tournament.  He is joined in the
final round by Michael Swinson, Eugene Yee, AJ Jiang, Andy Latto, Marc
Gibbens, and Chris Gnech.

STONE AGE FIRST ROUND COMPLETE:  The first round of the 2021 Stone Age
tournament has concluded and play has begun in the semifinal. Forty-nine
players participated in Round 1, with 17 advancing to the semifinal. Rob
Kircher and 2020 PBeM Champion Andrew Emerick led the way with 3 wins in 4
games.

TWILIGHT STRUGGLE ROUND 3 COMPLETED: The 2021-22 Twilight Struggle PBEM
tournament has completed Round 3, the first cut of the field in this Triple
Elimination contest.  Last tournament's champion (and WBC champion) Owen
Kyrollos appears to be the favorite again, having put a loss on two strong
players, including former PBEM champion Ted Lyng, and already completed his
4th round without a loss.  Meanwhile, all other former WBC champions in the
field (4 of them) and past PBEM winners (2) have picked up one or two
losses.  But there is still plenty of play ahead, and one player without
previous AREA rating who is undefeated and already taken down two previous
laurel-winners in this tournament.  Follow the action at:

https://twstourney.wordpress.com .

VICTORY IN THE PACIFIC ROUND ONE COMPLETE:  The first round was very
egalitarian.  Japan and the Allies each win 4 games.  Four use Menzel
options while four stick with the standard adjustments.  Of those games, two
of each go to Japan and two of each to the Allies.  One of each bids for the
Allies.  One of those bidding for the Allies wins.  Two upset victories by
Jim Kramer and Eric Anderson -- and, you guessed it, as the Japanese and
Allies respectively. That makes Lord Vader (Jim) our Cinderella.  Two wins
were by 2 POC or less -- one each by the Allies and Japan.  Two games ended
on turn three -- one going to Japan and one to the Allies.  So, if you want
to win, better go with the Allies or the Japanese!  Maybe I should track the
games won by the British?  Congrats to all 9 who move onward!  See all the
action at https://gameaholics.com/vitp_bpa/vitp_bpa_single_elim_21.htm .

VOYAGES OF MARCO POLO ENTERS SECOND ROUND:  Twenty-five players participated
in the first round of the 2021 Voyages of Marco Polo PBeM tournament.  Rob
Flowers finished atop the standings, winning four games in Round 1.  Chris
Wildes, Peter Ran, and 2020 PBeM champion Michael Swinson each won three
games.

BPA PBeM Reminder: ... 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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From: conventiondirector (conventiondirectorboardgamers.org)
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2022 07:07:59 -0700 (PDT)