Bpamail Mailing List: BPA June 2023 Newsletter

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June 2023 BPA Newsletter

 

CAESAR THREE-PEAT FOR JIANG: Allan Jiang became the second person to
three-peat as Caesar, tying James Pei who accomplished this feat from
2014-2016.  Allan amassed 279 Laurels during 2022, third highest all-time.
Wins at WBC in Castles of Burgundy, Orleans, Russian Railroads and Through
the Ages, along with PBeM wins in March Madness, Thurn & Taxis, and Voyages
of Marco Polo, led him to becoming Caesar again.  Details of the 2022 Caesar
results along with the top 25 Laurelists for 2022 can be found at
http://www.boardgamers.org/history-caesar-2022.html.

 

SWINSON TAKES AWAY PRAETOR FROM JIANG: Michael Swinson ends the reign of
Praetor Jiang.  Michael won laurels in 8 events to overcome the two-time
Praetor champion Allan.  Michael had 2 first, 3 second, and 3 fifth place
finishes in becoming the new Praetor.  Details of the 2022 Praetor results
along with the top 10 Laurelists can be found at
http://www.boardgamers.org/history-praetor-2022.html.

 

IRON MEEPLES END AS TOP TEAMS FOR WBC 2022:  For the fifth straight year,
the Team Tournament Champions had a goose egg from one member but managed to
overcome the field.   Fortunately for them, their closest rival also had
one.  In a dead heat, Iron Meeples and Uncivil Servants each had a repeat
win for 7 points (Grant LaDue/Kevin Youells), a new win for 8 points (Kevin
Wojtaszczyk/Ty Hansen), 1 point from another member (Bill Peeck/Chris
Trimmer), and a 0  (Laurie Wojtaszczyk/Ewan McNay) to tie at 16.  Based on
the points for number of players in their chosen games, The Iron Meeples
finished at 16.207 with Uncivil Servants at 16.105 to crown Iron Meeples the
2022 Team Tournament Champions. For details on the WBC 2022 Team Tournament,
visit http://www.boardgamers.org/wbc22/teamresults.html.

 

BIZZELL WINS BRACKET BUSTING CHAMPIONSHIP:  Chris Bizzell and Chris Meyer
both correctly picked 5 teams to finish in the top ten and each picked only
1 team in the correct place (tiebreaker) so for the second straight Bracket
Busting Contest, the Second tiebreaker was needed to determine the winner of
the contest.  Chris Bizzell prevailed as champion as having the lowest
ranking team, Chaos Magiants, in his picks to successfully make the top ten
and earn a free Sustaining membership.

 

WBC 2023 TEAM TOURNAMENT NOW OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS:  Submissions of Teams for
the WBC 2023 Team tournament are open.  Team Members must be pre-registered
for WBC.  To submit your team, one member needs to send an email to
conventiondirector [at] boardgamers.org
<mailto:conventiondirector [at] boardgamers.org>  with Team Tournament 
Submission
in the Title of the email and it must include each members name and team
game chosen, it may also include a team logo if desired.  More information
on the team tournament can be found at
http://www.boardgamers.org/wbc_teams.html.

 

WBC 2023 SCHEDULE AND APS: The Final Spreadsheet version of the WBC 2023
Schedule has been posted and the iOS and Calendar version of the schedule is
available for download on the schedule page at
http://boardgamers.org/wbc23/schedule.html The Spreadsheet version can also
be downloaded from the Schedule Spreadsheet page at
http://www.boardgamers.org/wbc23/schedule-spreadsheet-2023.html.

 

AUCTION AND AUCTION STORE SUBMISSIONS ARE CLOSED: Submissions for the 2023
WBC Auction and Auction Store are closed.  The auction staff is working on
reviewing items submitted.  Lot numbers and acceptances should be completed
by July 1 at which time a listing of the auction items will be posted. 

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS VOTING HAS CONCLUDED: Thanks to all who ran for this
year's Board seats as well as the record 422 (35%) of members who voted in
the elections this year.  Winners will be announced at the BPA Annual
Meeting on Tuesday July 25, 2023, at 3pm in the Grand Ballroom at Seven
Springs.

 

JUNIOR EVENT GM's NEEDED:  Junior's Coordinator, Megan Byrd, still has 4
slots open for Juniors events.  Time slots open are Mo9, We 12, Th15, and
Sa15.   If you are interested in running a Juniors event, please contact
Megan at juniors [at] boardgamers.org.

 

WBC PRE-REGISTRATION IS CLOSED: Memberships that include attendance at WBC
2023 are no longer available online.  All memberships for WBC 2023 must be
completed on-site at the registration desk in Stag Pass at WBC 2023.
Associate memberships are still available online for participation in PBeM
tournaments submitting the online application at
http://www.boardgamers.org/forms/MemberForm.shtml and payment via Paypal or
check. Only those members who have completed the membership form and
submitted payment are on the list.  If you have any questions on the list,
please contact the convention director at conventiondirector [at] 
boardgamers.org
<mailto:conventiondirector [at] boardgamers.org>  .

 

For details on the different levels of membership, visit the BPA Membership
Terms and Conditions Page at http://www.boardgamers.org/about_terms.html .

 

The final listing of members as of as of June 15, 2023, can be found at
http://www.boardgamers.org/wbc_preparation_prereg.html .  Only those members
who have completed the membership form and submitted payment are on the
list.  If you have any questions on the list, please contact the convention
director at conventiondirector [at] boardgamers.org
<mailto:conventiondirector [at] boardgamers.org>  .

 

SEVEN SPRINGS RESERVATIONS FOR WBC 2023:  Reservations are still open for
Condos, Chalets, and  Hotel rooms for 2 nights or more.  Some nights in the
Hotel are sold out.  With the Vail purchase of Seven Springs last year, this
year's reservation process has changed.  To make a reservation, call Vail
Resorts Reservations and use our group code of B7SWBC23.   Rooms and
reservations are subject to hotel availability. A minimum of a 2-night stay
is required. For more information, please visit our lodging page at
http://www.boardgamers.org/wbclodging_7S.html .

 

PBeM NEWS:

 

Completed Tournaments:

 

 

HERNDON REPEATS IN ADVANCED CIVILIZATION PBEM: Alex Herndon was the top
qualifier with two wins and then won the final with Iberia defeating DJ
Borton's Illyria to repeat as champion.  The remaining laurelists in order
were Shantanu Saha, Ian Bergman, Kevin Youells, and Nils Brobbak.  Details
on the tournament can be found at
http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-acv.html.

 

MURRAY WINS SPLENDOR 2023 PBEM: Forty-five players competed in the 2023
Splendor PBEM tournament. 2018 WBC Splendor champion Rob Murray went 3-0 in
the final round to win the event. The other top six finishers were in order:
Francois de Bellefeuille, Michael Swinson, Cary Morris, Chris Wildes, Sara
Ward. Details on the tournament cand be found at
http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-spd.html.

 

SWINSON CAPTURES 2023 VOYAGES OF MARCO POLO PBEM TITLE: Twenty-nine players
participated in the 2022 Voyages of Marco Polo PBEM tournament. 2020 PBEM
winner Michael Swinson won 8 of 12 games, never finishing lower than 2nd, to
win his second championship. The other top six finishers were in order:
Peter Ran, DJ Borton, Connie Vogelmann, Dominic Blais, Scott Burns. Details
on the tournament cand be found at
http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-vmp.html.

 

 

Starting Tournaments:

 

 

2ND CAN'T STOP PBEM TO START IN AUGUST:  Chris Wildes will be starting
another Can't Stop PBeM tournament in mid-August.  Format will be the same
as in 2022: two-player, double elimination.  For more information, visit the
tournament webpage at https://bgtournament.wordpress.com/cant-stop/ .

 

2023 EGIZIA TOURNAMENT TO START IN JULY: 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 July 1 to sign up.

 

1ST FOOTBALL STRATEGY PBEM TO START IN SEPTEMBER:  Ken Whitesell will be
running the first Football Strategy PBeM on a site created by him.  Details
can be found on https://fbs.kww.us/ .  To sign-up, please email Ken at
kenwhitesell [at] comcast.net <mailto:kenwhitesell [at] comcast.net>  .

 

2023 GREAT WESTERN TRAIL TOURNAMENT TO START IN SEPTEMBER: Take your chance
to play a 19th century cattle rancher managing your herd from Texas to
Kansas City.   We will be using the Board Game Arena platform, and everyone
will play 4 simultaneous games for a chance to advance to future rounds.
This is a Premium Game on BGA, so BGA site membership is highly encouraged.
Visit
https://epworthian.wordpress.com/great-western-trail/tournament-format/ for
more details, and email Rob Flowers at epworthian1 [at] gmail.com
<mailto:epworthian1 [at] gmail.com>  by September 1 to sign up.

 

 

Ongoing Tournaments:

 

 

MARCH MADNESS REACHES CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:   The championship game of this
year's tournament is now set, as we have two teams from 2011, Bruno
Passacantando's 4A Florida 2011 playing Steve Caler's 28B Butler 2011.

 

Neither player has ever won a BPA March Madness tournament, much as neither
of these teams won the 2011 NCAA tournament (that title went to UConn).
Follow the game on ACTS if you wish to see who emerges triumphant.

 

PRO GOLF FINAL ROUND ENDS JUNE 30: The second round at Muirfield Village has
ended, and the final cut line is 2 under par.  That means the 15 players at
that score or better move on to the third and final round at Pebble Beach.

 

Dave Stiffler put on a late run to finish 4 under par at Muirfield and

10 under par overall.  That gives him a three-stroke lead over Bill
Dickerson and Bryce Trumble who are 7 under par.

 

The deadline for finishing the third round is 11:59 pm EDT, June 30.  For
the scorecard for this year, see:
<http://user.nktelco.net/bdmonnin/PBeM_Scoresheet.htm>
http://user.nktelco.net/bdmonnin/PBeM_Scoresheet.htm .

 

 

 

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
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