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February 11, 2012 Game-a-thon |
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Submitted by ericpaperman on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 16:04.
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Two of our Gamemasters have to be out of town this weekend and have cancelled their events:
Revised Schedule for Game-a-thon: Saturday, February 11, 2012 Morning Session ( 11am - 4pm )
Evening Session ( 5pm - 10pm+ )
Pathfinder Events (11am - 10pm+ ) Titan Tournament (9am - 10pm+ )
For more information, including full event descriptions, click here for the February Game-a-thon page. |
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The SWA is recruiting new leadership - We Want You! |
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Submitted by DC on Sun, 01/29/2012 - 22:52.
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Hello Capital District Gamers, We currently have a great team of folks who work to bring you SWA events. While we're doing well, we're always looking to recruit new blood. What's the commitment?
Here is a list of the offices we'd love to fill:
There are several offices with incumbents who might like to do a different job, or could share the responsibility:
We've got a page on the SWA web site that outlines all the different offices we're looking to fill. Please check it out here: http://www.swa-gaming.org/SWALeadership If you're interested in any of the positions listed, or if you have questions, please email us at admin /at/ swa-gaming.org and let us know. Or, talk to one of us at one of the upcoming Game-a-thons. Even if the office is one that's not currently listed as "Open", that's OK. If you're willing to volunteer, we'll find a way to work you in to the group. Thanks. The SWA Leadership Team of the Schenectady Wargamers Association, Inc. Steven Bachman, David Cheng, Bill Dickerson, John Fitzpatrick, Matt Gallinger, Stephen Kent, Rob Kirker, Nick Klercker, Ben Maggi, Brett McLean, Eric Paperman, John Rigley, Michael Rogozinski, Vince Romeo, Karen Seiz & Evan Whitefield. |
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The 2012 Northeast TITAN Championship Tournament |
Submitted by DC on Thu, 01/26/2012 - 23:04.
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The Northeast TITAN Championship 2012It's time for the SWA's 3rd Annual Titan Tournament. And we've got some exciting changes this year and for the future! The tournament starts NOW through March 10, 2012. In an effort to allow more player's to participate and play in more games, we will be doing things different this year. Semi-finals and Finals will still take place face-to-face on one day, March 10. But for preliminary/qualifying games, not only are we going to have a couple of designated weekends in February where we have many start times, but we are going to allow registered players to organize and report games on their own, and even play online (new ipad app!) if they choose! Where Unless otherwise specified all face-to-face games will take place in the Albany New York area at The Studio of Bridge and Games / Price Chopper Community Room, 1639 Eastern Parkway, Schenectady, NY 12309. www.swa-gaming.org/studiodirections All level players Although it is a tournament, the most important thing is that we all get together to have fun and play Titan. Beginners and novice players are encouraged to attend. The rules of the game will not be taught, but tournament GMs will be available to answer any rules questions and/or disputes. The Rules In addition to any tournament rules explained below, we will be adhering to Bruno Wolff’s Titan Errata and Clarifications (including the Etiquette guide) found here http://wolff.to/titan/errata.html . Printed copies of this will be available for reference during the tournament. Preliminary/Qualifying Rounds There will be multiple stages to the tournament. The first stage will be the preliminary rounds. Players will be able to play in as many or as few preliminary games as they like. Prelim games will be made up randomly from the available pool of players at the specified start times. Except that, where possible, we will attempt to separate people who have already played each other in the event. There are no guarantees, but we will try to give people a chance to play against a variety of opponents. Preliminary games will be 4-player when possible, 3-player or 5-players if the number of available players necessitates it. Start times for prelim games are listed below and have a time limit (see Time Limits). We may decide to start a game at a time other than the designated start times if we have enough available players and the next start time is still far off. Start Times: Friday, Feb 10 starting at 9:30a.m., 1:30p.m., and 6:00 p.m. Saturday, Feb 11 starting at 9:00 a.m., 1:00p.m., and 5:00p.m (SWA Game-a-thon day) Sunday, Feb 12 starting at 9:00 a.m., 1:00p.m., and 5:00p.m Friday, Feb 24 starting at 9:30a.m., 1:30p.m., and 6:00 p.m. Saturday, Feb 25 starting at 9:00 a.m., 1:00p.m., and 5:00p.m Sunday, Feb 26, starting at 9:00 a.m., 1:00p.m., and 5:00p.m. Semis and Final Rounds March 10th (SWA Game-a-thon day) Semis 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. with time limit Finals starting at 5:00 p.m. no time limit *NEW for 2012* Player Hosted Qualifying games Players may organize and schedule their own games that will be accepted as official tournament games if all players in the game signed up for the Tournament and have payed the fee. This can be payed online using paypal. Send to [ paypal /at/ swa-gaming.org ] with "Titan Tournament Fee" in the subject or notes. Games must be 3-5 players. Results of the game, with all necessary info, must be properly recorded and reported to [ TitanTournament /at/ swa-gaming.org ] by February 26. A PDF of the official record sheet will be emailed to you upon request. Results must specify who won, in what order players where eliminated, who eliminated who, concessions, mutual eliminations, and point totals if game is decided by time limit. Player hosted games need to have game rules and errata easily available to resolve any potential rules disputes. If time permits, disputes may be resolved by emailing the Tournament GMs. If players are unable to resolve the rules dispute and move on to game completion, or if a significant game changing rules error occurs, results of the game may be rendered null and void at the discretion of tournament GMs. Online games If players would like to organize games online, they will be treated like any other player hosted game. Caution: Online games are play at your own risk! If someone's computer crashes, power goes out, or some other technical glitch causes a game to end prematurely and the players can't agree on the results - the game will not count. Also, we can't stop players from sharing info, making email deals, asking advice, or other potential ways of cheating. Again, Online games are play at your own risk! Semis and Final Rounds Players with the highest average score (see advancing) in the preliminary games will advance into the semi-final round and the top rated players will be placed in different games. The number of players in the semi-final round will depend on the number of tournament participants. If there are 12 or under playerst here will be two 3-player semi-final games with the winners and second place finishers advancing to a 4-player final . With 13–20 players, there will be two 4-player semi-final games with the winners and second place finishers advancing to a 4-player final. With 21–30 players, there will be four 3-player semi-final games with the winners advancing to a 4-player final. With 31+ players there will be four 4-player semi-final games with the winners advancing to a 4-player final. If there is a mutual elimination for an advancing place in a semifinal game, the player with the higher average from the preliminary rounds will advance to the final. Semis and Finals will be on March 10 (SWA Game-a-thon day) Semis 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. with time limit Finals starting at 5:00 p.m. no time limit Start Times / Time Limits Preliminary and semi-final games will have a 7 hour time limit. Do not begin a game that you are not prepared to finish. If a player chooses to leave before the game end or time limit they must withdraw from the game, unless unless all players agree to a shorter time limit. Hopefully most 4-player games will be over before the time limit. But unless all remaining players agree to keep playing, prelim games will end roughly when the 7-hour time limit is reached. All players should receive the same number of turns. Players should be conscious of the time limit so a new round of turns should not be started if it is likely to cause the game to go significantly over the time limit. Winners of games that end due to time limit will be determined by adding the following: + a player’s points scored from battles + double the number of points in a player’s Titan legion + the number of points in the player’s strongest legion besides its Titan legion Advancing Players will score points for winning games, finishing ahead of other players and eliminating Titans. The number of points a player has scored will be divided by the number of games they have played to determine a player’s average or rating. Note: Players who only play 1 or 2 games will still have their points divided by 3. This is to get an average and to encourage players to keep playing if they win their first and/or second game, since they can’t hurt their average unless they’ve already played 3 games. Players with the highest average/rating will advance to the semifinals. Players will receive points per player that they finish ahead of points for winning the game 1 point per Titan kill Mutuals will split the difference between the positions Points in a 4-player game 1st gets 14 points (Mutual for 1st gets 11 points) 2nd gets 8 points (Mutual for 2nd gets 6 points) 3rd gets 4 points (Mutual for 3rd gets 2 points) Plus 1 point per Titan kill Points in a 3 player game 1st gets 12 points (Mutual for 1st gets 9 points) 2nd gets 6 points (Mutual for 2nd gets 3 points) Plus 1 point per Titan kill Points in a 5 player 1st gets 16 points (Mutual for 1st gets 13 points) 2nd gets 10 points (Mutual for 2nd gets 8 points) 3rd gets 6 points (Mutual for 3rd gets 4 points) 4th gets 2 points (Mutual for 4th gets 1 points) Plus 1 point per Titan kill Entry Fee There will be a 15$ fee to enter the Tournament. Students only pay $8. The entry fee will go towards prizes for the Tournament to the Studio of Bridge and Games to use the space. Fees can be payed online using paypal. Send to [ paypal /at/ swa-gaming.org ] with "Titan Tournament Fee" in the subject or notes. Prizes and Bragging rights There will be a plaque for the winner. There will also be cash prizes given out to the top four tournament players. The prize amounts will be based on the number of participants. The winners of the tournament will be listed on the SWA website, and the tournament results will be sent to A.R.E.A. (Avalon Hill Reliability, Experience, and Ability Scoring System - http://wolff.to/area/G_TTN.html). Other Physical memory aids (paper, computers, etc.) are NOT allowed except for recording information requested by the game master (such as points, who killed who, etc.). Players may only use their memories to keep track of stack contents or to make decisions in the game. Players still in the game have an interest in the outcome of battles being fought by other players, and as such are allowed to give advice as long as they aren't bothering the player who it is being given to. No advice may be given by anyone not playing in the game, except to point out a rules violation. Players are expected to start each game playing to win. If it is found that a player was more interested in helping another player than how he did, adjustments to the results may be made. Judges/GMs There will be several GMs, all of whom will be playing the tournament. Should any dispute involving a GM occur, that cannot be resolved using Bruno Wolff’s “Titan Errata and Clarifications”, a ruling will be made by the GM(s) not involved. Are you planning to attend? Let us know. We would like to get a rough idea how many people will be participating in the event. So even if you are only planning on playing in one game, please send an email to [ TitanTournament /at/ swa-gaming.org ] and let us know you are playing. Future Plans Our vision is to transition this Titan tournament into an SWA Titan league. Where we have league games all year long, conducted by league reps and groups scattered around the Northeast. Then on one day or weekend a year, the top ranked players (and any other Titan lovers) get together in Schenectady for Semi-finals and final games. And maybe even run some Titan variants at the same time. This would minimize travel and allow more people to participate. Let us know if you're interested in helping make it happen. [ TitanTournament /at/ swa-gaming.org ] Email AddressesPlease note: Email addresses in this message appear like this: [ paypal /at/ swa-gaming.org ], [ TitanTournament /at/ swa-gaming.org ]In all cases, please change the "/at/" to the normal "@" symbol. We apologize for this necessary anti-spam measure. |
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Free 2012 Calendars from Fernando Enterprises |
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Submitted by DC on Sun, 01/08/2012 - 10:18.
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You may remember that Fernando Enterprises, the miniatures painting service, sent samples of their work as prize support for Council of Five Nations. They have followed-up and sent us a supply of their promotional 2012 calendar. These calendars will be available at the January 14th Game-a-thon, and at future Thons, until they're gone (we have 25 to give away). You can check out the Fernando Enterprises web site at: www.MiniatureLovers.com  |
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Revised Schedule for January 14, 2012 Game-a-thon |
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Submitted by ericpaperman on Thu, 12/29/2011 - 14:05.
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Revised Schedule for Game-a-thon: Saturday, January 14, 2012 We've added John Whitehead's Zombie minis event to the evening session and moved Mike Haggett's High Frontier game to the morning session. Morning Session ( 11am - 4pm )
For more information, including full event descriptions, click here for the January Game-a-thon page. Several event descriptions have links to
BoardGameGeek. Check them out for game reviews, pictures, rules and
player aids. Please also remmber that January is a Swap Meet month. We
suggest that you use our Forum discussion boards to announce what
you will/might bring. Dave has already started a thread posting
what he's bringing. You
can see it, and add your own list, here: |
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Game-a-thon Dates for 2013 |
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Submitted by ericpaperman on Tue, 12/20/2011 - 16:21.
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We've finalized the dates for the 2013 SWA Game-a-thons. All of these are Saturdays. Please mark your calendars now! January 12 February 9 March 9 April 13 May 11 June 8 July 13 August 10 September 14 October 11-13: Council of Five Nations November 9 December 14 Typically, Game-a-thon is the second Saturday of each month. However, we have to work around scheduling conflicts with the Studio of Bridge and Games. We also try to not schedule in conflict with other gaming conventions (but it inevitably happens once in a while, despite our best efforts). If you see a conflict we should know about, please reply to this message and let us know. We'll be updating the Game-a-thon pages on the SWA web site soon (click here). Check in for full info on each event as it becomes available. We hope to see you at many SWA gaming events in 2013. |
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Winter Weirdness Game Day, January 14th in Barre, VT |
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Submitted by DC on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 22:38.
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Green Mountain Gamers' winter game day seems like it's just around the corner, so we're gearing up and getting a lot of fun games together, as the recent update will attest: http://www.greenmountaingamers.com/2011/11/winter-weirdness-2012-on-the-horizon/ Winter Weirdness is a full day of open gaming, free for everyone to attend, though we certainly appreciate donations to help cover the costs of hosting the festivities. For the complete skinny on Winter Weirdness, visit: http://www.greenmountaingamers.com/green-mountain-game-days/winter-weirdness/ |
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Call for GMs: December 10th, 2011 Game-a-Thon |
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Submitted by ericpaperman on Sun, 11/20/2011 - 09:22.
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Our next monthly SWA Game-a-thon is coming up on Saturday, December 10th. We've already received a few events (Lords of the Sierra Madre, Stone Age, Friedrich and/or Maria--18th century multi-player wars), but we still need more people to run events. You can sign up to run a game using this form: or by contacting the Thon co-czar at eric[at]swa-gaming.org We would also like to know what games would entice you to attend A Game-a-Thon. You can request a game to be run here: Please submit your events by Wednesday, November 30th. |
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Knights of Mayhem - Live Jousting Reality Show |
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Submitted by DC on Sun, 11/20/2011 - 01:10.
Hello SWA Community, We just discovered a show on National Geographic channel - "Knights of Mayhem". It's a reality show about a bunch of guys who are trying to professionalize real live jousting. New episodes air Tuesday nights at 9pm EST. You can get lots more info, and see video clips, here: Might be worth checking out if you have an interest in this kind of thing... |
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