Starting Date: Wednesday, June 15
Cost: FREE!
Map List: B. (This is the only Restricted list whose maps are all currently on Vassal.)
Legal Pieces: All WotC and V-Set pieces, up through and including V-Set 11 (including the BHC pieces). Please take note that you are welcome to use V-Set 11 pieces, although you’ll need to use proxies for those pieces since V-Set 11 has not yet been added to the Vassal module.
Squad Format: 200pt Constructed. All SWMGPA Floor Rules will be in effect, including errata and decisions made by the SWM Balance Team.
Judge: thereisnotry. I'd like to have another judge who can rule if a dispute arises in one of my games; please volunteer if interested.
Prizes: Bragging rights and the deep respect of all the highly skilled players on Vassal. :)
Format: Standard Regional format: Swiss rounds until we have 1 undefeated player, then cutting to a Top 4 for playoff rounds (1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd, then the winners play each other in the Finals).
Game Length: 70 min rounds, including setup time. Since we’ll all be using Skype, there is no reason why the game has to take longer than 60 minutes, but since the Vassal interface might not be completely familiar to some players, we’ll make it 70 just to be fair to everyone. Players need to keep track of their own time during their matches. Set a countdown timer.
System Requirements: You must have Skype, or at least some sort of live voice-chat capability such as FaceTime or a basic phone call, in order to play. Seriously, there are so many different avenues available to us now that there’s really no good reason not to have a way to speak with your opponent.
You must also have the newest versions of the Vassal mod (version 11) and the V-Set extensions (v 10.0) on your computer. If you have trouble, contact me before the tournament starts and I'll walk you through the setup process.
Player Requirements: You must make a faithful and reasonable effort to check your BMs at least once every 24 hours after the tournament has started. You are responsible for staying up-to-date on what is going on with the tournament, and for communicating with your opponent each round in order to schedule and play your game. I will send a BM to all players every time a new round of pairings are announced.


How to Register
1. Sign up in this thread
2. Before 8:00 pm EST on Tuesday, June 14, send me a BM that includes ALL of the following information for yourself:
-Real name
-Screen name on Vassal
-Skype name
-Map choice
-A Bloomilk squad link for your squad. Make sure that your squad is set to Public rather than Private.
As with any Regional tournament, your squad and map choices will apply for the whole tournament. You may not change your squad or map after the tournament has begun.


How the Tournament Will Run
This year we will not be holding the Vassal Regional on a single day. Rather, this tournament will be run over the course of several weeks so that everyone can fit their games into their own schedule.

Each round, once pairings are announced, players will have 7 days in which to contact their opponent, schedule and play their game, and then report the results. When I announce the pairings I will also announce the deadline for completing those matches.

The winner of the game is responsible for reporting the game results. Please report your game results in THIS thread, and then send me a brief BM, stating that you’ve reported your results. Reports need to include the player names, the squads, the map that was used, and the score after 70 minutes of play. Match summaries of one sort or another are welcomed too, but not at all necessary.

If it turns out that all the matches have been completed their match before the week’s time is up, then we’ll start the next round a little earlier. Regardless, players will never have more than 7 days to complete match, once that round’s pairings have been announced.

In the case of any match not being completed by the deadline, both players will receive a double-loss unless one player can demonstrate that his/her opponent has been completely non-responsive to communications. But please don’t let it get that far; if your opponent is still non-responsive after 24 hours then contact me via BM immediately. In this case we’ll deal with situations as they come up.

Gaming disputes (ie, slow play, cheating, etc) that arise during the game should be directed to me via BM. I'll be checking my BMs regularly once the event begins. Rules questions can be sent directly to our expert SWM rules gurus (one of the benefits of a format like this). Be sure to take note of the time remaining in the match when you pause for a situation like this, so that you can continue with that same time after you’ve resolved the dispute.

We will be using a strict 3-2 scoring system: it will be “200 or 2.” No exceptions. Since people will be playing at different times, there is no way to reliably contact someone to resolve a dispute, and so please just play fairly and at a good speed. Seriously, it's not like there are big cash prizes on the line or anything! :) Consider this preparation for GenCon or other big events, where you'll need to know how to play quickly if you want to do well.


So there she is. Please sign up now, and spread the word!

Match Results

Current Round: Finished
Round Start: Thursday, July 21, 11:59 pm EST
Round Finish: Thursday, July 28, 11:59 pm EST

Standings at Start
0pts (0-0) Trevor Payton (thereisnotry)
0pts (0-0) Matt Spry (spryguy1981)
0pts (0-0) Oliver Simpson (Darth O)
0pts (0-0) Tim Ballard (TimmerB123)
0pts (0-0) Laura Kiernan (urbanshmi)
0pts (0-0) Jason Kiernan (urbanjedi)
0pts (0-0) Trevor Christensen (obikenobi1/Mando)
0pts (0-0) Lou Vasilion (Lou)
0pts (0-0) Shawn Booher (Caedus)

Round 1:
Jason Kiernan (3pts) vs Lou Vasilion (0pts) on Jabba's Palace, 200-83
Trevor Payton (3pts) vs Tim Ballard (0pts) on Cantina, 250-64
Matt Spry (3pts) vs Trevor Christensen (1pt) on Anchorhead, 200-114
Laura Kiernan (2pts) vs Shawn Booher (0pts) on Cantina, 182-39
Oliver Simpson (3pts) vs Hone (0pts) ...match default, 200-0

Standings after Round 1
3pts (1-0) Oliver Simpson (Darth O)
3pts (1-0) Jason Kiernan (urbanjedi)
3pts (1-0) Trevor Payton (thereisnotry)
3pts (1-0) Matt Spry (spryguy1981)
2pts (1-0) Laura Kiernan (urbanshmi)
1pt (0-1) Trevor Christensen (obikenobi1/Mando)
0pts (0-1) Lou Vasilion (Lou)
0pts (0-1) Shawn Booher (Caedus)
0pts (0-1) Tim Ballard (TimmerB123)
0pts (0-1) Hone Heron (xxxxx)

Round 2:
Oliver Simpson (3pts) vs Trevor Payton (1pt) on Cantina, 210-148
Jason Kiernan (3pts) vs Matt Spry (1pt) on Jabba's Palace, 200-162
Laura Kiernan (3pts) vs Trevor Christensen (0pts) on Cantina, 230-77
Tim Ballard (2pts) vs Shawn Booher (1pt) on Jabba's Palace, 146-129
Lou Vasilion (3pts) vs Hone Heron (0pts) on Cantina, 200-0

Standings after Round 2
6pts (2-0) Jason Kiernan (urbanjedi)
6pts (2-0) Oliver Simpson (Darth O)
5pts (2-0) Laura Kiernan (urbanshmi)
4pts (1-1) Trevor Payton (thereisnotry)
4pts (1-1) Matt Spry (spryguy1981)
3pts (1-1) Lou Vasilion (Lou)
2pts (1-1) Tim Ballard (TimmerB123)
1pt (0-2) Trevor Christensen (obikenobi1/Mando)
1pt (0-2) Shawn Booher (Caedus)
0pts (0-2) Hone Heron (xxxxx)

Round 3:
Jason Kiernan (2pts) vs Oliver Simpson (0pts) on Jabba's Palace, 72-65
Trevor Payton (3pts) vs Laura Kiernan (1pt) on Cantina, 203-107
Matt Spry (3pts) vs Lou Vasilion (0pts) on Anchorhead, 200-88
Trevor Christensen (3pts) vs Tim Ballard (1pt) on Jabba's Palace, 208-110
Shawn Booher (3pts) vs Hone Heron (1pt) on Cantina, 221-120

Standings after Round 3
8pts (3-0) Jason Kiernan (urbanjedi)
7pts (2-1) Trevor Payton (thereisnotry)
7pts (2-1) Matt Spry (spryguy1981)
6pts (2-1) Oliver Simpson (Darth O)
6pts (2-1) Laura Kiernan (urbanshmi)
4pts (1-2) Trevor Christensen (obikenobi1/Mando)
4pts (1-2) Shawn Booher (Caedus)
3pts (1-2) Lou Vasilion (Lou)
3pts (1-2) Tim Ballard (TimmerB123)
1pt (0-3) Hone Heron (xxxxx)[/quote]

Round 4:
Jason Kiernan (3pts) vs Trevor Payton (1pt) on Jabba's Palace, 205-113
Oliver Simpson (3pts) vs Matt Spry (0pts) on Anchorhead, 202-54
Laura Kiernan (2pts) vs Lou Vasilion (0pts) on Cantina, 122-77
Trevor Christensen (3pts) vs Shawn Booher (0pts) on Jabba's Palace, 230-90
Tim Ballard (3pts) vs Hone Heron (1pt) on Cantina, 220-158

Standings after Round 4
11pts (4-0) Jason Kiernan (urbanjedi)
9pts (3-1) Oliver Simpson (Darth O)
8pts (3-1) Laura Kiernan (urbanshmi)
8pts (2-2) Trevor Payton (thereisnotry)
7pts (2-2) Matt Spry (spryguy1981)
7pts (2-2) Trevor Christensen (obikenobi1/Mando)
6pts (2-2) Tim Ballard (TimmerB123)
4pts (1-3) Shawn Booher (Caedus)
3pts (1-3) Lou Vasilion (Lou)
2pts (0-4) Hone Heron (xxxxx)[/quote]

Semi-Finals:
1st vs 4th: Jason Kiernan (3pts) vs Trevor Payton (1pt) on Jabba's Palace, 201-159
2nd vs 3rd: Oliver Simpson (2pts) vs Laura Kiernan (1pt) on Cantina, 162-105

Finals:
2nd vs 1st: Oliver Simpson (3pts) vs Jason Kiernan (0pts)

CHAMPION: OLIVER SIMPSON!!!

I'm in. Just a heads up though: I won't be able to have my first game until the 21st as I have four exams.

Will need to update vassal, but I needed to do that anyway.

In.

BTW Trevor your Bloomail is one of the ones I can't send to.

Oh, and I should mention that people have approximately 48 hours to sign up.

And somewhere in that timeframe they need to send me their information too: squad, map, vassal/skype names, etc.

I am in.

I sent you a PM Trevor on swmgamers.com with my squad/player details cause bloomilks BM seems to not be working right now.

Thanks guys. Please recognize that as of right now you have 22 hours and 40 minutes to send your info to me.

A PM on SWMGamers would be fine: I'm thereisnotry there too.

I'm down like 4 flat tires

That's cool. You've got the whole week available to you anyway. Darth O can't play until Tuesday so you're not the only person who has some road-bumps in the schedule. We'll work it out.


Great! Just make sure to send me the information I need to get you signed up.

Darth O: I'm sorry, I forgot to put the ** beside your name, even though you were actually the first person to send me your info (via Facebook). Fixed.


TO THE REST OF YOU: Really, we're down to 12 hours or so left for registration, so please send me your stuff asap. Just having your name on the list is not enough; you need to get me your squad and map and Vassal/Skype info too.

I'm hearing several comments that BMs are down right now (bummer), and so you can PM me at SWMGamers (I'm "thereisnotry" there too), or Message me on FB, or text message me. Or failing all of that, you can email me: revtrev@hotmail.com.


If we absolutely need to start a day or two later then we will, if it will keep us from having to remove people from the list...I'd just really prefer to start on time, since that's what our original plan was and I want to be fair to everyone else who might've been making plans around this tournament.

EDIT: Just 1 person's info left! I'll hunt him down...