2024 Vassal Con Championship -- preparation and organization

The premiere SWM event on Vassal this year…it’s coming up soon! Just for clarification, the event starts at 3:00 pm Central Time on Saturday, September 7. Please be ready in the Voice channel of the SWM Discord server, and also on Vassal, when we start.

Here are some things to keep in mind before we get started, just so that we’re all on the same page:

• Format: We will be playing 4 rounds of Swiss, regardless of the number of players who show up. All games will be 75 minutes long, once players have completed their setup. Players are responsible for keeping track of the time during their game.

• Pairing Software: As we did last year, we will be using the Excel document that I designed for this. It has worked well last year and also during GenCon this year, so I think that it’ll serve us well again this week. For instances when we need to create random pairings, I’ll once again use the https://www.random.org/lists/ website to come up with the random pairings. I’ll share my screen via Discord when using this randomizer website so that everyone can watch those pairings show up in real time.

• Game Reporting: When you complete your game, the winner needs to send me a Private Message on Vassal, listing the following:
---the final score (i.e., 200-132). The software I’m using will automatically apply the Points for the match (ie, 3-1), as long as you give me an accurate score. (Telling me that Pete won 3-1 isn’t helpful, but telling me that Pete won 200-132 is helpful.)
--- the map that you played on.
--- a precise list of all the characters that each player brought in via Reinforcements/Reserves, etc if applicable.

• Playoffs: Because we are starting in the afternoon, some or all of the playoff rounds will likely need to be scheduled for the following day or even the following week; when we get to that point we will work with everyone involved to find a suitable time for whatever games still need to be played. The playoff cut will be based on the number of players:
--- 12 or fewer: Top 4
--- 13-20: Top 6
--- 20+: Top 8
Btw, in case you're interested, for the playoff pairings we will be using the single elimination seeded bracket structure found here: https://www.printyourbrackets.com/single-elimination-tournament-brackets.html

• Rules Experts: I will be looking for some rules experts to help adjudicate rules questions during the event. If they need to step out of their current game to answer a question, they will pause the timer in their game while they save the galaxy. (Not all heroes wear capes!) As the T.O. I have the final say when it comes to how things will be handled in any given dispute, though I will obviously defer to the expertise of the experts for difficult rules matters.

• Registration: Please follow the instructions that I gave on the 5th post (dated September 2) in the Player preparation for making Vassal Con run smoothly thread. It takes time to input all of the info into the software and onto the Squads & Pairings thread, and therefore please be sure to send me your registration BM at least 30 minutes prior to the start of the event.


If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to let 'em fly in this thread, or else send me a BM.

EDIT:
Registered:
Jordan
Laura
Trevor

Squad sent.