FlatCon A&A tournament in September

[TomJag3]

I'll be running an A&A: Revised tournament in Central Illinois, on September 24, 2005, at the FlatCon Game Convention.

The tournament will consist of 3 rounds, players play 3 games, scoring 5 points for each win and 1 point for each victory their opponents achieve. Gameplay rules will be the same that Greg uses for GenCon.

This A&A tournament is sponsored by Osprey publishing, so I expect some nice prizes to be available, besides the trophy.

For more information contact me or go to:
http://www.flatcon.com/default.shtml

[TomJag3]

I just received a list of the prizes that Osprey Publishing was donating for the tournament:

A&A Revised Tournament



1st prize: One copy of the following:
Campaign 115: Battle of the Bulge 1944 (1) St Vith and the Northern Shoulder
Campaign 145: Battle of the Bulge 1944 (2) Bastogne
Campaign 134: Cassino 1944: Breaking the Gustav Line
Campaign 147: Crete 1941: Germany’s lightning airborne assault
Campaign 127: Dieppe 1942: Prelude to D-Day

2nd prize: One copy of the following:
Campaign 115: Battle of the Bulge 1944 (1) St Vith and the Northern Shoulder
Campaign 145: Battle of the Bulge 1944 (2) Bastogne

3rd prize: One copy of the following:
Campaign 1: Normandy 1944: Allied Landings and Breakout

[V-Disc]

Tom,

The link to the FlatCon site works fine. I can't find the actual details on the A&A tournament. What time are you starting the first round? I'm assuming you'd be wrapping up around 10pm.

P.S. - that's a pretty impressive list of prizes.

[TomJag3]

It's because I hate paperwork and I procrastinate, I haven't put out the information for the tournament. I'll try to get it out there real soon.

We'll begin at 9am and go till 11pm, with breaks for lunch and supper. We'll have 3 sessions of 4 hours each. Friday night, I'll put on a demo for A&A miniatures.

While it is a tournament, it's primarily a great opportunity to get in some FTF games with a variety of people. The victory conditions will be the same that Greg uses at GenCon.

The highlight on Sunday will be the annual Circus Maximus on the Big Board. I've taken the old Avalon Hill game and reproduced it on a 4'x8' board and up to 16 players race using 15mm chariots.

[TomJag3]

FlatCon now has the information up about the A&A tournament!!

http://www.flatcon.com/tournaments.shtml

[smo63]

Tom,

As you well know, I would just love to join in the festivies and play, but after GEN CON, my mind goes into autopilot for awhile...

GS:)

[TomJag3]

We'd love to have you attend, but I understand how it is.

[GSH34]

I'm considering coming for Flatcon. I'm just getting settled in at Scott Air Force Base by Belleville, IL. I'd be a loner at this time. I haven't found anyone who plays down here yet. Now, I am curious where you live in "central Illinois" TomJag3 (I still think you should consider TomJagIII instead. I believe that was in another thread though...). If I don't find anyone to play, I may need to track you down for a game if you are with in driving distance.

GSH34

[TomJag3]

I'm close to Normal (that's a town) and am an hour's drive from Springfield. It's an easy drive up I-55 to Bloomington-Normal. From there it's 6 miles to my house.

If you came up on the third Saturday of the month, you could be a guest at our game club meeting at work. We usually don't play A&A, but we play lots of other games. On one of the other Saturdays, we meet at my house because it was purchased with gaming in mind. We don't play A&A then, either. We race chariots, and that gets mighty bloody.

I hope you can make it to FlatCon, it's always a great time. It's also easy to find, just off the interstate as you get to Bloomington-Normal.

[TomJag3]

Flatcon is in just 3 days!! Osprey has mailed to prizes and they should arrive tomorrow. The trophy should be ready for pickup on Thursday, so the A&A tourney is getting ready for action. Lots of other games have been added to the website, check them out, too.

http://www.flatcon.com/default.shtml

[Yoper]

Good luck and good hunting!

[GSH34]

Rats! I have to work Friday and Saturday and can't make it. :(

GSH34

[TomJag3]

Sorry to hear that you can't make it. Good luck.

[smo63]

Tom,

I acutally re-considered joining you this weekend but circumstances provided me with other alternatives...hence, I will stand by me original thread, I won't be able to make it.

Good luck and let us know how everything turned out...

Oh, by the way, I am still kind of in autopilot mode...

Peace,
GS:)