alepulp
Underboss
1538 Posts
    
Manchester, England
 | | 04/14/2006 8:06 AM |
| Just a reminder for Europeans (and others) who haven't seen this, and who *might* want to attend! We're still online for between 60 and 80 players, but we don't know exactly - many are taking some time to make their final bookings.
Competition Details:
29th of April and 30th of April
Thistle Hotel, Birmingham City, England
Saturday
09:00 – 21:00 200pt Constructed Championship
14:00 – 19:00 200pt Constructed Secondary Tournament
Sunday
09:00 – 17:00 200pt Wardrums Sealed Championship
09:00 – 17:00 500pt Constructed Championship
18:00 – 21:20 200pt Atlantic Cup (top 6 players, Tournament Organiser and Kiddoc)
Drider Sorcerer is banned, per DCI rules.
Drop Out Tournament: It is possible that your original warband is just not performing or things are going badly. As an option for these players, there will be a secondary tournament starting after lunch on the Saturday. You are able to change your warband from the main tournament if you choose to enter this Drop Out tournament. Dropping out does not affect your DCI points. If you drop out early it is possible to do some “casual” gaming in the main room – the Wroxton Suite.
Maps: The following maps will be legal:
• Fane of Lolth
• Queen Peregrin
• Drow Enclave
• Mithral Mines
• Drow Outpost
• Magma Keep
• Mushroom Cavern
• Hellspike
• Dragon Shrine
• Field of Ruin
• Teleport Temple
• Broken Demongate – a corrected version of this map will be included in your delegates’ pack
• The Kings Road
• Keep of Fallen Kings I
• Dungeon of Blood
Prize Support:
Hasbro: 2x £350 prizes, 4 automatic invites to GenCon Indy 2006 for the top 4 players. There may also be more in the way of booster support.
Atari: 4 copies of the Atari online Dungeons and Dragons PC game – one of these will be a special edition one with 2 Angelfire minis included.
The Event: 6 dragons from Tudormint.
Italy: An excellent repaint of the DDM Balor by Zanaroth, one of the top minis painters.
Belgium: The famous Belgian chocolate
Scotland: Some of their excellent Whiskey*
England: 1 Kg of Shortbread
Poland: 3 different, 250ml, bottles of Polish Vodka and a mythical figure from Polish folklore*
Germany: Some German beer!*
Czech Republic: A dragon made out of the finest Czech crystal.
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One of these days WoTC will update their tournament page when I'm in the top 5... they never seem to do when I'm in that bracket :(
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orcmonk220
Underboss
1608 Posts
| | 04/14/2006 8:13 AM |
| | Cannot believe it's 2 weeks away. Lookin forward to meetin all! | |
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CSchroder
Sergeant
415 Posts
| | 04/14/2006 8:48 AM |
| Good luck Peter (I want to meet you in person at GenCon [:)])and here's hoping you have a wonderful event! Can't wait to read the tournament reports!
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alepulp
Underboss
1538 Posts
Manchester, England
| | 04/14/2006 12:37 PM |
| I hope the Italian, German and Czech ones are translated to English - I also would love to read them!!!
I'm in Sweden on holiday this year during GenCon so, even with the wind behind me, I'll not be able to come. Silly me, I booked my 2006 holiday immediately after my 2005 one and before any GenCon dates were released. | |
One of these days WoTC will update their tournament page when I'm in the top 5... they never seem to do when I'm in that bracket :(
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Gollum9
Sneak
70 Posts
| | 04/14/2006 3:08 PM |
| REALLY looking forward to it!!! It will be good to put faces to the names on the forums/vassal.
See you in a couple of weeks! | |
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Janos M.
Underboss
1015 Posts
Hamburg / GErmany
| | 04/14/2006 6:12 PM |
| Can't wait for it...
anyway the Germans prepare for it today in Karlsruhe.
Hope my warband will win... | |
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kreylan
Sneak
61 Posts
| | 04/15/2006 2:44 AM |
| We all hope that Janos! [:D]
See you this evening! | |
Champion of Tika the barmaid | |
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Janos M.
Underboss
1015 Posts
Hamburg / GErmany
| | 04/15/2006 3:19 AM |
| It's good to know, that all of you hope that I win it. [^]
Cya there.
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argwinkle
Sneak
94 Posts
| | 04/15/2006 4:53 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Janos M.
anyway the Germans prepare for it today in Karlsruhe.
Can we get a tournament report (or is that confidential until the Euro Champs are over [)])? | |
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alepulp
Underboss
1538 Posts
Manchester, England
| | 04/15/2006 7:54 AM |
| | yeah - what happened in Karlsruhe? [}:)] | |
One of these days WoTC will update their tournament page when I'm in the top 5... they never seem to do when I'm in that bracket :(
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Newtoncain
Commander
2985 Posts
Land of 10,000 taxes
| | 04/15/2006 11:32 AM |
| now if I could only afford to fly across the pond.[:(]
Hopefully the top 4 will make GenCon this year to compete.ΖD] | |
They just don't know what's good in life...Conan, tell them what is good in life.
To rip the boosters. To count the minis spilled out before you, and to hear the indifference of the women... | |
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alepulp
Underboss
1538 Posts
Manchester, England
| | 04/15/2006 12:18 PM |
| Yeah, me too - last year both the top 2 (one of whom got £350 - £250 is still missing - WoTC still need to pay their bit) were in the midst of exams and studies and couldn't make it.
What would be cool is if WoTC actually provided passes also ;) | |
One of these days WoTC will update their tournament page when I'm in the top 5... they never seem to do when I'm in that bracket :(
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Janos M.
Underboss
1015 Posts
Hamburg / GErmany
| | 04/16/2006 5:45 AM |
| I tested the Archmage/Ryld/King's Road
containing Archmage, Ryld, Rikka, 4x Xeph and Elf Warrior
and won all 4 round map and setup ini's against 2x Ryld, Human Blackguard and Snig.
A lot of people played CG (nearly 50%) going with Ryld...
All warbands that I faced except the Warband in the "Final" had 11 activations!!! (Perfect when playing Archamge [B)] ) | |
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Janos M.
Underboss
1015 Posts
Hamburg / GErmany
| | 04/16/2006 5:47 AM |
| | And I will not give tourney reports or warbands of the better players(not you Kreylan because you="lucky man" [:o)]) out | |
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iluvxtina
Underboss
1501 Posts
Spain
| | 04/16/2006 5:55 AM |
| | I,m spanish and its impossible to me to go another country now. Its very hard to displace another country to play D&D.In Spain there are a few players and its very difficult to find somebody who play this game.I,m boring because of this.Last year I only play a tournament and it was not official. | |
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alepulp
Underboss
1538 Posts
Manchester, England
| | 04/16/2006 8:20 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Janos M.
I tested the Archmage/Ryld/King's Road
containing Archmage, Ryld, Rikka, 4x Xeph and Elf Warrior
and won all 4 round map and setup ini's against 2x Ryld, Human Blackguard and Snig.
A lot of people played CG (nearly 50%) going with Ryld...
All warbands that I faced except the Warband in the "Final" had 11 activations!!! (Perfect when playing Archamge [B)] )
Pawel, a Polish player who is at the EU Challenge Cup, played a variant of this and tested Rikka and the Celestial Pegasus as the secondary beater. At the UK Challenge cup I think he went 4-2 - he's definitely an Archmage specialist.
By the way - although that map is perfect for the archmage (can fly over), it doesn't allow blindsight to work. Very sad about this... I'd considered an Archmage band for that map. | |
One of these days WoTC will update their tournament page when I'm in the top 5... they never seem to do when I'm in that bracket :(
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alepulp
Underboss
1538 Posts
Manchester, England
| | 04/16/2006 8:22 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by iluvxtina
I,m spanish and its impossible to me to go another country now. Its very hard to displace another country to play D&D.In Spain there are a few players and its very difficult to find somebody who play this game.I,m boring because of this.Last year I only play a tournament and it was not official.
I am sorry to hear this. We were possibly up to 4 Spanish players coming to the Competition. There are now *possibly* two and they haven't confirmed. I therefore don't think they will come (all flight tickets will now be very expensive). Maybe you can come for the 2007 EU Champs instead... or... get on a boat from Santander or Bilbao... | |
One of these days WoTC will update their tournament page when I'm in the top 5... they never seem to do when I'm in that bracket :(
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alepulp
Underboss
1538 Posts
Manchester, England
| | 04/16/2006 8:24 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Janos M.
And I will not give tourney reports or warbands of the better players(not you Kreylan because you="lucky man" [:o)]) out
Who went? How many? (no warbands... [:p]) | |
One of these days WoTC will update their tournament page when I'm in the top 5... they never seem to do when I'm in that bracket :(
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One_Wing
Sergeant
494 Posts
London
| | 04/16/2006 2:23 PM |
| | Will probably sort out my booking tommorow. Charlies too. And I plna to take notes and see if I cant top my 4500 odd word report from last time. | |
Thousands of Zulu's, behind You!
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Gloom_
Sergeant
583 Posts
| | 04/16/2006 2:31 PM |
| Notes.. haha. Nice idea. Where was you're report from last time? I don't recall reading it. And it wasn't as long as my 7 page report :p
I've totally forgotten about the champs.. quite soon now! | |
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alepulp
Underboss
1538 Posts
Manchester, England
| | 04/17/2006 8:28 AM |
| | I don't know about your reports - but I include piccies [:D] | |
One of these days WoTC will update their tournament page when I'm in the top 5... they never seem to do when I'm in that bracket :(
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alepulp
Underboss
1538 Posts
Manchester, England
| | 04/17/2006 8:57 AM |
| Here is the latest list of attendees (still space for more):
Alepulp England
Aravar England
Art England
Avarice Germany
B of Gloom_ England
Badilen Italy
Charles de Ghoul Belgium
Damage Magnet England
Dead Rabbit England
Double B Germany
Dr. Who England
Drago F Greece
Eob Czechia
Froffenhoffer England
Gloom_ England
Glorfindas Germany
Gollum9 England
Gorstag Italy
Gritbone England
Gruumsh Belgium
Halfling Adventurer England
Janos M Germany
Kfriend USA
Kiddoc USA
Kingsley Park Scotland
Kreylan Germany
Krumhell Italy
Lorco Italy
Lucinka Czechia
Malsano Italy
Math11 Scotland
MikeyChraal England
Moradin Italy
Nike Italy
Ondikac Czechia
One_Wing England
Orcmonk England
Orion Italy
Panamon Creel Italy
Peliwan Germany
Pokasus Germany
Postman England
Rondom England
Rubos Italy
Sammael Serbia
Scout Master Poland
Silent Bob Czechia
Slavek Czechia
Superman75 Italy
The Stack Northern Ireland
Wolf Germany
Xaos England
Yerf Germany
Young Kingsley Scotland
Declan England
Slann1 England
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One of these days WoTC will update their tournament page when I'm in the top 5... they never seem to do when I'm in that bracket :(
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kreylan
Sneak
61 Posts
| | 04/17/2006 11:42 AM |
| The Karlsruhe Tourney was small (as usal, the German community isn't big)
8 Players, 4 rounds. The winner was Tino (4-0), who will come to Birmingham too. | |
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alepulp
Underboss
1538 Posts
Manchester, England
| | 04/17/2006 12:28 PM |
| Tino is Yerf above [:)]
We used to have very small local or national games - it doesn't take a lot to pull something together though that is bigger. If anyone in Germany wants to do something, let me know and I'll try to help along. | |
One of these days WoTC will update their tournament page when I'm in the top 5... they never seem to do when I'm in that bracket :(
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Professional Fan of DDM
Shoe
Sergeant
804 Posts
| | 04/17/2006 12:41 PM |
| | Hope somebody takes a camera along to record the event! And get pics of the prizes! (makes me wish I could be there and participate!) | |
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alepulp
Underboss
1538 Posts
Manchester, England
| | 04/17/2006 1:03 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Shoe
Hope somebody takes a camera along to record the event! And get pics of the prizes! (makes me wish I could be there and participate!)
Kiddoc tells me you've been very supportive! Thanks | |
One of these days WoTC will update their tournament page when I'm in the top 5... they never seem to do when I'm in that bracket :(
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Kiddoc
Underboss
1797 Posts
| | 04/17/2006 1:17 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by alepulp
quote:
Originally posted by Shoe
Hope somebody takes a camera along to record the event! And get pics of the prizes! (makes me wish I could be there and participate!)
Kiddoc tells me you've been very supportive! Thanks
You have no idea Peter. Stephen has been incredibly supportive. Next time, fly him over. He'll be a better competitor and then you can really ply him for super secret stuff. That said, he's got quite the supportive gesture planned. [:D] | |
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Dagni
Sergeant
870 Posts
| | 04/17/2006 1:57 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by alepulp
Gruumsh Belgium
Awesome, go Gruumsh!!
I'll be rooting you on!
- Dagni | |
Proud member of the GRUUMSH fan club! | |
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alepulp
Underboss
1538 Posts
Manchester, England
| | 04/17/2006 8:39 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Dagni
quote:
Originally posted by alepulp
Gruumsh Belgium
Awesome, go Gruumsh!!
I'll be rooting you on!
- Dagni
American supports' clubs!!!! Nice.
I can't wait to see what the Shoe miracle is... | |
One of these days WoTC will update their tournament page when I'm in the top 5... they never seem to do when I'm in that bracket :(
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Dagni
Sergeant
870 Posts
| | 04/17/2006 8:50 PM |
| Gruumsh is pretty much on my list of one. The one player I've played many times on Vassal that... well, let's just say I'm almost *glad* he lives in Belgium! I wouldn't want to be sitting across from him in a Championships game!
No, seriously though, he's helped me practice for tournaments, especially back in 2004, and I'd love to see him do well, plus it'd be great if he won a trip to GenCon, so I could meet him in person. Add in that I've long considered him one of the top players in the game, and yes, I'm a fan. (Though I have no idea if he's in practice of late.)
- Dagni | |
Proud member of the GRUUMSH fan club! | |
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alepulp
Underboss
1538 Posts
Manchester, England
| | 04/18/2006 4:28 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Dagni
Gruumsh is pretty much on my list of one. The one player I've played many times on Vassal that... well, let's just say I'm almost *glad* he lives in Belgium! I wouldn't want to be sitting across from him in a Championships game!
No, seriously though, he's helped me practice for tournaments, especially back in 2004, and I'd love to see him do well, plus it'd be great if he won a trip to GenCon, so I could meet him in person. Add in that I've long considered him one of the top players in the game, and yes, I'm a fan. (Though I have no idea if he's in practice of late.)
- Dagni
Gruumsh is indeed a very good player, and he, and Charles de Ghoul are practicing very hard based on the number of times I see locked rooms on Vassal. I've played him 2-3 times I think and can say with certainty that those games were some of the toughest I've had and were always very close! He's also just a nice chap - I'm looking forward to meeting him.
Of course, as the Tournament Organiser, I can't root for anyone - in fact, my role, recently, has been to set myself up online to be played by any European who wants a practice game!
I've played 20-25 of the European players who are coming, in person and online and can say without doubt that even Gruumsh will have a tough time. The standard of the game is very high and a lot of the gamers are working very hard at reading the metagame, practicing and working towards the goal of being the best player in Europe! | |
One of these days WoTC will update their tournament page when I'm in the top 5... they never seem to do when I'm in that bracket :(
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alepulp
Underboss
1538 Posts
Manchester, England
| | 04/19/2006 5:21 AM |
| | email has been sent out to travellers flying in to Stanstead - please check your inbox. If you've not received it - let me know. | |
One of these days WoTC will update their tournament page when I'm in the top 5... they never seem to do when I'm in that bracket :(
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Janos M.
Underboss
1015 Posts
Hamburg / GErmany
| | 04/19/2006 5:48 AM |
| | Do you mean the mail from yesterday? | |
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alepulp
Underboss
1538 Posts
Manchester, England
| | 04/19/2006 7:06 AM |
| | yes- that's it | |
One of these days WoTC will update their tournament page when I'm in the top 5... they never seem to do when I'm in that bracket :(
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alepulp
Underboss
1538 Posts
Manchester, England
| | 04/20/2006 4:39 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Kiddoc
You have no idea Peter. Stephen has been incredibly supportive. Next time, fly him over. He'll be a better competitor and then you can really ply him for super secret stuff. That said, he's got quite the supportive gesture planned. [:D]
Ohhh - do tell [:p] | |
One of these days WoTC will update their tournament page when I'm in the top 5... they never seem to do when I'm in that bracket :(
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Kissmykiester
Sergeant
525 Posts
| | 04/20/2006 5:49 AM |
| | Hey is there a way to Web-cam the final 6 players so the whole world can watch? I know I would!!! Good luck to y'all. | |
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Janos M.
Underboss
1015 Posts
Hamburg / GErmany
| | 04/20/2006 6:42 AM |
| I thought Alepulp would bring his PC/Notebook (whatever) to the tourney, so the question is:
Alepulp, do you have a functional camera and access to the web, there? | |
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alepulp
Underboss
1538 Posts
Manchester, England
| | 04/20/2006 12:23 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Janos M.
I thought Alepulp would bring his PC/Notebook (whatever) to the tourney, so the question is:
Alepulp, do you have a functional camera and access to the web, there?
I have a camera - but we have to wait to find out about the access to the Internet. Atari are coming with a LOT of PCs that have the new DnD Online game setup and they need the Internet. The hotel does not have broadband - but they do have one machine available with Internet connection paid by the hour. Luckily that machine is in a room in the middle of the gaming area. Atari are going there tomorrow and I hope they can agree with the hotel to extend that Internet point... If so I have agreed with Atari that we could connect to it also. | |
One of these days WoTC will update their tournament page when I'm in the top 5... they never seem to do when I'm in that bracket :(
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Janos M.
Underboss
1015 Posts
Hamburg / GErmany
| | 04/21/2006 3:14 AM |
| | nice to know... | |
My Haves and wants:
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GRUUMSH
Skirmisher
14 Posts
| | 04/22/2006 11:52 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Dagni
quote:
Originally posted by alepulp
Gruumsh Belgium
Awesome, go Gruumsh!!
I'll be rooting you on!
- Dagni
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