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October 2024 BPA Newsletter

 

CENTURY GROUP ANNOUNCED FOR WBC 2025: The Century Group for WBC 2025
consisting of the top 100 games from WBC 2024 as well as the Legacy Events
can be found at
<http://www.boardgamers.org/wbc_preparation_pelorphans.html>
http://www.boardgamers.org/wbc_preparation_pelorphans.html.

 

LEGACY STATUS:  The Board will be reviewing the list of events that qualify
for Legacy status at their next Board Meeting. Any additional Events added
to Legacy will be posted on the Event Listing. 

 

WBC EVENT REPORTS POSTINGS BEGIN: The WBC 2024 event reports are being
posted in the order in which they were received. The first 20 Reports have
been posted and can be found at
<http://www.boardgamers.org/yearbook24/index.html>
http://www.boardgamers.org/yearbook24/index.html. The goal is to have all
reports posted by the end of October or beginning of November. Reports for
150 of the 166 events at WBC 2024 have been received. 

 

WBC HONORS:  Member nominations for GM of the Year and Sportsman of the Year
are being accepted through October 31. To submit someone to be considered
for the award, please email the members name and the reason for the
submission to the Convention Director at
<mailto:conventiondirector [at] boardgamers.org>
conventiondirector [at] boardgamers.org. The top Nominees for the Sportsman 
Award
will be on the ballot included in the 2025 initial Membership drive starting
in early December. Nominees for the GM Award will be presented to the Board.


 

WBC 2025 EVENT SUBMISSIONS: New Event Submission Forms will be available on
October 31 (Trial Submissions) and December 1 (Century Event Submissions) on
the WBC Event Form Page at  <http://boardgamers.org/forms/event-form.html>
http://boardgamers.org/forms/event-form.html. Please do not use the 2024
forms, they will not be accepted due to changes that are being made to each
form.

 

Event Submissions for the WBC 2024 Trial Ballot will be accepted between
November 1, 2024, and November 25, 2024. To submit an event for the trial
ballot, complete the Trial Ballot Event Submission Form (link will be posted
on website on October 31, 2024) and an Event Preview (preferably in word
document) and submit both via email to
<mailto:conventiondirector [at] boardgamers.org>
conventiondirector [at] boardgamers.org.

 

Event Submissions for Century Events at WBC 2024 will be accepted between
December 4, 2024, and February 15, 2025. To submit as GM for a Century
Event, complete the Century Event Submission Form (link will be posted on
website December 1, 2024) and an Event Preview (preferably in word document)
and submit both via email to  <mailto:conventiondirector [at] boardgamers.org>
conventiondirector [at] boardgamers.org.

 

Vendor and Sponsor event submissions will occur between December 4, 2024,
and February 28, 2025, to allow members to see the results of the trial
ballot first. More details on the submissions for these events will be
provided in a future newsletter.

 

 

SEVEN SPRINGS RESERVATIONS FOR WBC 2024:  Reservations are open for Condos
and Chalets only. Hotel Room Reservations will open on Wednesday, January
15, 2024, for stays of 5 or more nights. To make a reservation, call Vail
Resorts Reservations and use our 2025 group code provided in your membership
confirmation email from the Convention Director. For more information,
please visit our lodging page at
<http://www.boardgamers.org/wbclodging_7S.html>
http://www.boardgamers.org/wbclodging_7S.html .

 

PBeM NEWS:

 

Completed Tournaments:

 

ED MENZEL WINS AFRIKA KORPS TOURNAMENT: Two veteran AK gamers faced off in
the championship game - Greg Smith and Ed Menzel. Greg took the Axis with a
bid of one supply. The timing of the Axis advance on Tobruch was disrupted
when the Allies were able to slip an infantry unit into the western desert
past the Axis line on their 1 May 1941 turn. Four Axis units isolated the
lone Allied unit which was eliminated by isolation. But the delay allowed
the Allied June 1941 armor units to deploy on the Tobruch perimeter. The
Axis suffered losses from their own soak offs and Allied counterattacks.
With the Allies threatening to envelope their forces besieging Tobruch, the
Axis Tobruch attack force was eliminated in their 1-1 attack and Rommel
surrendered. 

 

The order of finish for the top 6 positions were: Ed Menzel, Greg Smith,
Kevin Brown, Jeff Linroth, Robert Frisby, and Dan Leader. Eighteen players
participated with a total of seventeen games played. View the event report
at  <http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-afk.html>
http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-afk.html.

 

EMERICK WINS BEYOND THE SUN TOURNAMENT:  Andrew Emerick emerged victorious
over 32 participants to emerge as the 2024 Beyond the Sun tournament. The
rest of the Laurelists, in order, were Eric Freeman, Zhe Sun, Curt Collins
II, Antero Kussi, and Jeff Wu. More details on the tournament results can be
found at  <http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-bsn.html>
http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-bsn.html.

 

SWINSON CAPTURES CASTLES OF BUDGUNDY TITLE:  Michael Swinson continued his
recent dominance in PBeM tournaments besting 57 players to capture the
Castles of Burgundy Title. The other Laurelists, in order, were Ray Wolff,
Allan Jiand, Dominic Blais, Steven LeWinter, and Mayling Yap. A report on
the tournament can be found at
<http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-cob.html>
http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-cob.html.

 

O'KEEFE GOES UNDEAFETED FOR THE EMPIRE OF THE SUN WIN: The final has ended!
Ken O'Keefe has won the top position as the JP with a Political Will
victory. Congratulations Ken on an undefeated run! The remaining Laurelists,
in order, were Jay Meyers, Robert Champer, Roger Hart, Dave Knoyle, and Tom
Slizewski. A Report on the tournament can be found at
<http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-eos.html>
http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-eos.html

 

SCHNEIDER WINS SUPER BOWL FOR FOOTBALL STRATEGY TITLE:  David Schneider
defeats Bert Schoose in Title game to capture the Football Strategy title.
21 players competed in league play to advance the conference winners and 1
wild card to the playoffs. The other Laurelists, in order, were Stephen
Peeples, Jason Schultz, Kevin Flanagan, and Bruce Reiff. A detailed report
can be found at  <http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-fbs.html>
http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-fbs.html. 

 

PACHECO CAPTURES 21ST PBEM MARCH MADNESS:  Pacheco toped a field of 35
players to capture the March Madness Tournament for 2024. The remaining
Laurelists , in order, were Bruno Passacantando, Oliver Searles, Derek
Landel, Ken Gutermuth, and Jeff Mullet. Tournament results as well as the
All-Tournament Team can be found at
<http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-mms.html>
http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-mms.html.

 

DEBUCK CAPTURES  FIRST MEMOIR'44 PBEM TITLE:  Frederick Debuck defeated GM
Dan Winnowski in the inaugural BPA PBeM tournament. The remaining Laurelist
were Caley Roark, Jereon van der Ham, Geoff Heintzelman, and Ethan Parks.
See the full report at  <http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-m44.html>
http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-m44.html.

 

PAWLAK MASTERS PEBBLE BEACH ON WAY TO PRO GOLF TITLE:  Forty six golfers
entered the links vying for the Green Jacket but Paul Pawlick prevailed with
9 under par to capture the Jacket. Remaining Laurelists, in order, were Jeff
Mullet, Bob Hamel, Nicole Reiff, Rob Drozd, and Peter Stein. See the full
recap of the tournament at  <http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-pgf.html>
http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-pgf.html.

 

WOLFF WINS SAINT PETERSBURG PBEM: Sam Wolff outlasted fifty-seven other
players to keep the Saint Petersburg PBEM title with the Wolff family in
2024. The top other top finishers were, in order, Cary Morris, Chris Wildes,
Harald Henning, Ryan Feathers, and Andrew Martin. The tournament report can
be found at  <http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-spg.html>
http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-spg.html.

 

CHAUVIN IS NEW SPLENDOR PBEM CHAMPION: Fifty-two players participated in the
2024 Splendor PBEM tournament. Carl Chauvin won three games in the final
round to edge out 2023 champion Rob Murray. The rest of the Laurelists, in
order, top six finishers were: DJ Borton, Michael Swinson, Jeff Wu, and Jon
McSenn. The event report can be found at
<http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-spd.html>
http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-spd.html.

 

WILDES WINS THURN & TAXIS TOURNAMENT: Fifty-eight players participated in
the 2024 Thurn and Taxis PBEM tournament. In the final round, Chris Wildes
narrowly edged out two-time champion AJ Jiang to win the event. The
remaining Laurelists were, in order, Andrew Emerick, Rob Kircher, Jefferson
Meyer, and Andy Latto. Additional details can be found at
<http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-t&t.html>
http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-t&t.html.

 

REIFF RIDES ALLIES TO WAR AT SEA VICTORY:  Bruce Reiff's Allies, bidding
1.5, defeated Bob Hamel's Axis to win the 15th iteration of the War At Sea
BPA PBEM Championship. The final match went all 8 turns, and came down to
the last die roll, when Bruce dodged the Axis LBA airstrike and landed his
final convoy to turn a 1.5 POC deficit (after the bid) into a 1.5 POC win. 

 

Bruce won each of his 5 games as the Allies, and so claimed Best Allied
Player honors in addition to his championship. Bob went 4-1 as the Axis,
giving him the nod for Best Axis Player. Other top finishers were 3rd,
Dennis Nicholson, 4th, Tal Seaman, 5th, Karl Bodenheimer, and 6th, Greg
Smith. Details of the tournament can be found at
<http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-was.html>
http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-was.html.

 

DICKSON IS NEW WATERLOO CHAMPION: Gary Dickson's French defeat the Allies of
Marty Musella to win the 2024 Waterloo email tournament. Sixteen players
entered the tournament with a total of fifteen games played. The other top
finishers were in order, Mark Gutfreund, Marcus Ranalli, Ed Menzel, and
Kevin Brown. The tournament results can be found at
<http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-wat.html>
http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-wat.html.

 

SPERLING DOMINATES FIELD FOR WINGSPAN TITLE:  Sixty-eight players
participated in the 2024 Wingspan PBEM tournament. Lumin Sperling won 9 of
12 games to claim the title. The other top six finishers were, in order,
Julian Dalla-Barba, Carl Chauvin, Nick Henning, Vlado Barun, and Lola
Davidson. The event report can be found at
<http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-wsn.html>
http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem/pbem-wsn.html.

 

 

Starting Tournaments:

 

NAVEGADOR TOURNAMENT TO START IN DECEMBER: Navegador has been a tournament
at WBC since 2011 and has been a solid game with its rondel mechanics and
market manipulation, while players explore routes to the Far East. 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/navegador/tournament-format/>
https://epworthian.wordpress.com/navegador/tournament-format/ to view the
tournament format, and email Rob Flowers at  <mailto:epworthian1 [at] gmail.com>
epworthian1 [at] gmail.com by December 1 to sign up.

 

FIRST ROOT PBEM TO START IN OCTOBER:  Luke McKinnes will be GM for the first
BPA Root PBeM tournament. To register, email Luke McKinnes at
<mailto:ljazz07 [at] gmail.com> ljazz07 [at] gmail.com by October 12, 2024.
Information about the tournament can be found on the tournament page at
<https://bpatournament.wordpress.com/root/>
https://bpatournament.wordpress.com/root/.

 

SAINT PETERSBURG TOURNAMENT TO START IN DECEMBER: Chris Wildes will be the
GM for the next Saint Petersburg PBeM tournament scheduled to start in
December. Details on the tournament, including how to sign up can be found
on the tournament website at
<https://bgtournament.wordpress.com/saint-petersburg/>
https://bgtournament.wordpress.com/saint-petersburg/.

 

SPLENDOR TOURNAMNET TO START IN NOVEMBER:  Chris Wildes will be the GM for
the next Splendor PBeM tournament scheduled to start in December. Details on
the tournament, including how to sign up can be found on the tournament
website at  <https://bgtournament.wordpress.com/splendor/>
https://bgtournament.wordpress.com/splendor/.

 

TICKET TO RIDE PBEM TO START IN NOVEMBER: Jeff Wu is accepting registration
for a Ticket to Ride PBeM tournament starting in November. To register send
your name, email address, and BGA login name to  <mailto:jeffcswu [at] 
gmail.com>
jeffcswu [at] gmail.com. More information on the tournament can be found at
<https://bpatournament.wordpress.com/ticket-to-ride-2024/>
https://bpatournament.wordpress.com/ticket-to-ride-2024/.

 

NEXT WATERLOO TOURNAMENT TO START IN OCTOBER: Ed Menzel is accepting
entrants for the next Waterloo PBeM tournament. Email Ed at
<mailto:edmenzel [at] roadrunner.com> edmenzel [at] roadrunner.com to register. 
It
will be single elimination with auction bidding for sides. Round lengths
will be 10 weeks with the same rules as at WBC. Details including past
history are available on the tournament web site -  <http://watgame.com/>
http://watgame.com/. 

 

Ongoing Tournaments:

 

FOR THE PEOPLE TOURNAMNET IN FINAL ROUND:  James Pei and Dan Squindo have
advanced to the Final of the 2024 For the people tournament. Domenico
Licheri and Jukka Hintikka will battle for 3rd with GM Stephane Chevallier
and Tolga Corapci matching up for the battle for 5th place.

 

GETTYSBURG'88 REACHES FINAL ROUND: The Gettysburg '88 PBEM Championship has
reached its final round. In this double-elimination event, Greg Smith made
it through the 5 rounds of the single-elimination bracket without a loss,
while Joe Harkins won out in the single elimination bracket. With his one
previous loss, Joe must now defeat Greg twice to take the crown, while Greg
need only beat Joe one time. Players have been using the relatively new
"July 1-July 2" scenario, which has greatly improved the balance between the
Confederate and Union sides.

 

SEMIFINALS BEGIN IN VICTORY IN THE PACIFIC PBEM:  Everyone plays! No easy
games now. In fact, when the gunpowder dust and oil smoke settles, the lower
seeds won every game. There were no upsets. The biggest surprise was the
size of Dennis' bid for the Allies at 2.5. Even in a Menzel game, that's a
lot. The USN ended up prevailing by 4 to win by 1.5 in the end, so I guess
the Allied commander knew what he was doing! The winners moving on to the
semi-finals include Ed Menzel, Greg Smith, Dennis Nicholson, and John Sharp
-- a very tough field. Good luck to them all! See all the action at
<https://gameaholics.com/vitp_bpa/vitp_bpa_single_elim_23.htm>
https://gameaholics.com/vitp_bpa/vitp_bpa_single_elim_23.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>
http://www.boardgamers.org/pbem.html on the BPA website at
<http://www.boardgamers.org> http://www.boardgamers.org .

 

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