2023 Vassal Con Championship -- preparation and organizationThe 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 9.
Here are some things to keep in mind before we get started:
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Format: As described in the
Event Schedule thread, we will be playing
4 rounds of Swiss, regardless of the number of players who show up. As always, 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.
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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.
--- the
map that you played on.
--- a precise list of all the characters that each player brought in via
Reinforcements/Reserves, etc (see below).
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Playoffs: As has been discussed, 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 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.
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Registration: The usual process applies for registration. I will confirm in this thread when I’ve sent my info to a neutral 3rd party. After that,
at least 30 minutes prior to the start of the event, please send me a BM including all of the following:
--- Your screenname.
--- Your first name.
--- A link to your squad (it doesn’t need to be Public until we start the first round of the tournament).
--- A copied list of your squad, with costs adjusted to account for Rapport (so no 224pt squads that probably have Rapport in there somewhere…please adjust it so that this list is accurate).
--- Your map choice, from the Restricted Map List (Theed Palace, Mushroom Planet, Rancor Pen, Crime Lord's Palace, Modular Base, Desert Palace).
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Reinforcements/Reserves: If your squad happens to include Reinforcements or similar effects that bring in a choice of characters, you
do need to include a list of your choices. Note: as per the rules, I will keep a copy of this list private until the end of the event, and will check it against the optional characters that were used during each of your games (as listed in the game report). Copied directly from the 2023 BC Rulings thread:
"Balance Committee Rulings for 2023 wrote:*Limited (sideboard) Reinforcement/added characters.
Characters added to a squad must be listed with the squad during registration. Specific characters added (Porgs, Rackghouls) do not require a list. Only CEs and abilities involving a choice of characters. For each instance, (CE, Reinforcements, Reserves, Bribery, etc.) lists of characters may not exceed the build total.
e.g. 200pt constructed: 200pt max Reinforcements, 200pt max Reserves, ect.
Lists of optional characters will remain concealed with a judge or T.O. until the end of the tournament. Players are not required to reveal lists of optional characters to their opponents. Opponents may request judge verification so long as it does not interrupt gameplay.
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…and just for fun: take your best guesses to answer these two questions (I might post the tabulated results after the event concludes):
1. Which player (other than yourself) do you think is most likely to win this event?
2. Which squad type do you think is most likely to win this event?
Ok, so there it is. Get hyped!
If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to let 'em fly in this thread.