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November 2022 BPA Newsletter

Thanks to everyone who attended the 2022 WBC.  I hope you will be able to
join us again in 2023 when the WBC will be held once again at Seven Springs
Mountain Resort on July 22nd to July 30th. 

WBC 2022 TOURNAMENT WINNERS: A listing of the 2023 WBC Winners by event can
be found at  <http://www.boardgamers.org/wbc_results.html>
http://www.boardgamers.org/wbc_results.html.

WBC 2022 COVID RESULTS: Based on some cases of Covid-19 at WBC 2022, data
was collected from facebook posts and emails received to compile the extent
of the exposure at WBC 2022.  The final percent of attendees testing
positive at the convention was 5.7% with most of the cases occurring in the
second half of WBC.

CENTURY GROUP ANNOUNCED FOR WBC 2023: The Century Group for WBC 2023
consisting of the top 100 games from WBC 2022 as well as 12 Legacy Events
can be found at
<http://www.boardgamers.org/wbc_preparation_pelorphans.html>
http://www.boardgamers.org/wbc_preparation_pelorphans.html.

TRIAL EVENT SUBMISSIONS:  Event Form submissions for games to be included on
the WBC 2023 Trial Ballot are being accepted from November 7, 2022, through
November 28, 2022.  To have a game on the ballot, submit an event form which
can be found at  <http://www.boardgamers.org/forms/event-form.html>
http://www.boardgamers.org/forms/event-form.html for the game by midnight on
November 28.

HEATS MOST WINS - POINTS TIE-BREAKER CHANGE: Based on feedback from this
format at WBC 2022, the Board of Directors has adjusted the tie-breakers to
simplify the calculation for advancement to allow easier understanding of
the advancement criteria for these events.  The second tie-breaker after
most wins will be total points which will be consistent for all these types
of events (1,000 for 1st place, 100 for second place, 10 for 3rd place, 1
for 4th place, 0 for all other places).  In addition, an optional GM
specific tie-breaker will be allowed after the point total tie-breaker step
to allow an improved tie-breaker before rolling a die to break ties.  For
the specific tiebreaker description and order, visit the Event Description
page at  <http://www.boardgamers.org/wbc-eventdescription.html>
http://www.boardgamers.org/wbc-eventdescription.html.

PBeM NEWS:

Tournaments Completed: 

PACK ESCAPES WITH ADEL VERPFLIHTET TITLE: John Pack pushed across the finish
line barely ahead of the surging thieves behind him to win the Adel
tournament.  Remaining Laurelists, in order, were Dominic Blais, Allan
Jiang, Dan Leader, Thomas Browne, and Steve Cameron. 

KAYE CAPTURES BREAKOUT:NORMANDY TORNAMENT: Mike Kaye triumphed in the 8th
impulse of Turn 12 to win this year's tournament.  Remaining Laurelists, in
order, were Mark Gutfreund, Robert Malcolmson, Kevin Wojtaszczyk, Andy
Choptiany, and Henry Jones. 

FREEMAN WINS CASTLES OF BURGUNDY TOURNAMENT: Eric Freeman's three wins in
the final propelled him to a win in Castle of Burgundy.  Remaining
Laurelists, in order, were Michael Swinson, Dominic Blais, Christopher Bert,
Roger Jarrett, Steve and LeWinter.

WOLFF TRIUMPHS IN LAS VEGAS TOURNAMENT: Leading the way from start to
finish, Ray Wolff captured the 2022 Las Vegas crown.  Other Laurelists, in
order, were Kirk Porteous, DJ Borton, Kevin Wojtaszczyk, Adam Hurd, and
Grant LaDue.

JIANG WINS 2022 MARCH MADNESS TOURNAMENT: Allan Jiang's 19th seeded 2008
Kansas team outlasted 75 other teams to win the 2022 March Madness
tournament.  Other Laurelists, in order, were Jeff Mullet, Laurie
Wojtaszczyk, Bryan Collars, Bob Hamel, and Henry Rice.

NORDSTROM SURVIVES THE WAR TO CAPTURE PATHS OF GLORY: After three years of
war, Johannes Nordstrom won the Great war to capture the Paths of Glory
crown.  Other Laurelists, in order, were Jukka Hintikka, Richard Beyma, Tom
Drueding, Tom Gregorio, and Ted Torgenson.

KIRCHER WINS 2022 PRO GOLF TOURNAMENT: Rob Kircher dominated the second
round at Muirfield and held on to win the 2022 Green Jacket.  Remaining
laurelists, in order, were Mike Pacheco, Jessica Finkeldey, Mike Coomes,
David Stiffler, and Bruce Monnin.

YEE CAPTURES SAINT PETERSBURG TORNAMENT: Eugene Yee's two wins, a second and
a third earns Saint Petersburg title. Remaining laurelists, in order, were
Ray Wolff, Chris Gnech, Marc Gibbens, Michael Swinson, and Allan Jiang.

BUEHLER CAPTURES SEKIGAHARA TORNAMENT: Randy Buehler defeated Dennis Mishler
to earn the Sekigahara championship before proceeding to repeat the same
feat two weeks later at WBC. Remaining laurelists, in order, were Dennis
Mishler, Erin Weir, Robb Effinger, Dan Sirbu, and Bob Wooster.

WILDES WINS 2022 SPLENDOR TOURNAMENT: Chris Wildes purchase of 6 Cards
allowed him to win the Splendor tournament in a final that ended in a
3-player tie.  Other Laurelists, in order, were Jeff Wu, Carry Morris, Haim
Hochboim, Michael Swinson, and Philip Shea.

JIANG CAPTURES 2022 THURN AND TAXIS TOURNAMENT: Allan Jiang successfully
rushed the end of game in only 14 turns to repeat in the Thurn and Taxis
email tournament.  Other Laurelists, in order, were Rob Murray, Chris
Wildes, Randy Buehler, Andrew Emerick, and Alex Bove.

JIANG WINS 2022 VOYAGES OF MARCO POLO TOURNAMENT: Allan Jiang wins
tiebreaker to overcome Michael Swinson to win the tournament.  Other
Laurelists, in order, were Michael Swinson, Connie Vogelmann, Peter Ran,
Chris Wilds, and Martin van der Vlag.

Tournaments Starting:

CASTLES OF BURGUNDY TOURNAMENT TO START IN JANUARY: Castles

 of Burgundy has been a tournament at WBC since 2013, allowing players to
compete in building up their provinces with a variety of tiles while
balancing a limited number of actions with dice and risk-taking.  The
tournament will be played on the Board Game Arena online game portal and all
entrants will play 4 simultaneous games for a chance to advance to further
rounds. Visit
<https://epworthian.wordpress.com/castles-of-burgundy/tournament-format/>
https://epworthian.wordpress.com/castles-of-burgundy/tournament-format/   to
view the tournament format, and email Rob Flowers at
<mailto:epworthian1 [at] gmail.com> epworthian1 [at] gmail.com by January 15 to 
sign
up.

FOR THE PEOPLE SIGNUPS BEING ACCEPTED:  Stephane Chevallier will be running
another For the People tournament as soon as the current tournaments final
is completed.  For sign up information, visit the tournament site at 

 <https://ftp-tournament.wixsite.com/forthepeople/2023-sign-up-form>
https://ftp-tournament.wixsite.com/forthepeople/2023-sign-up-form

SAINT PETERSBURG TO RESTART IN DECEMBER:  Chris Wildes will once again be
hosting the saint Petersburg PBeM tournament starting in December. For sign
up information, visit the tournament site at
<https://bgtournament.wordpress.com/saint-petersburg/>
https://bgtournament.wordpress.com/saint-petersburg/

TWILIGHT STRUGGLE TOURNAMENT TO START IN JANUARY: GM Ron Jacobsen will be
starting another Twilight Struggle at the beginning in January.  It will use
the same triple elimination format as the past events.  Visit
<http://twstourney.wordpress.com> http://twstourney.wordpress.com for more
information.

NEXT VOYAGES OF MARCO POLO TOURNAMENT TO START IN OCTOBER:  Chris Wildes
will be running another Voyages of Marco Polo PBeM tournament.  Registration
is now open for the 2022 BPA PBeM Voyages of Marco Polo tournament. Register
by email (
<mailto:chriswildes [at] 
gmail.com?subject=Voyages%20of%20Marco%20Polo%20Registra
tion> chriswildes [at] gmail.com) before October 2, 2022, at 11:59pm EDT. For
more information visit the tournament site at
<https://bgtournament.wordpress.com/voyages-of-marco-polo/>
https://bgtournament.wordpress.com/voyages-of-marco-polo/.

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

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

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

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

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