Dallas Area "Official" Tournament structure

[rym]

My buddy James and I are looking to supplement the Heroscape scene with a Summoner Wars Gameday. Check out the Hotter'n A Mug Event at plaidhatgames if your interested. Thanks.

[Fencerjared]

Originally Posted by CheddarLimbo

I'm down for a tourney in Grapevine. It will be nice to not drive over an hour for once!

Boo-hoo-hoo

[DrLivingston]

It lives!

[Fencerjared]

Almost. Our travel authorization got delayed for a couple weeks, but we're currently on track to move to South Dakota in a couple weeks.

[CheddarLimbo]

Originally Posted by Fencerjared

Almost. Our travel authorization got delayed for a couple weeks, but we're currently on track to move to South Dakota in a couple weeks.

Upon hearing this news, my wife said "*sniff* I'll miss his pompadour... Tell him I said that!"

[DrLivingston]

All right, Lightbringer, you got a week to throw up this Westie tournament before I throw an Eastie thing together (at Madness).

I gots to get my 'Scape on...

[LightBringer]

Sheesh. Sorry about slow response. My wife just gave birth a few days ago, so I've had other things on my mind (a beautiful baby girl).

As for format, I kinda like the MOPs thing we did a long time ago. But I'm not stuck on that idea.

Also, if anyone wants to take the lead on this I am very fine with that (Dr. L), I just wanted to have a closer venue this time.

[DrLivingston]

Excuses, excuses.



I do not mind heading up the event, but if you want it in Grapevine, I think you, or Velenne, or some other Westie should probably be the guy in charge.

Summer is the time for the wackiy event, so I am fine with MOPs.

Here's the formats that have been suggested recently:

1. 3 Pack Draft - Bring the figures from 3 packs of Heroscape figures. Both you and your opponent's figures form a common pool from which you both draft your armies.

2. Hodge Podge - You must bring two unique units (heroes or squads). No more than two of the units in your army may be the same, and no more than two may be from the same general.

3. MOPS - everyone brings one or two hexagonal maps (5 hexes to a side) called MOPs. The MOPs are put into groups of four and joined together to create random maps. The maps are taken apart and regrouped for each round.

[Tmac2200]

I've never done MOPs before but I am a fan of the draft. I'm already considering my map options. Unnecessarily tall castle, swampy jungle, or all water... Ponderous.

[Dignan]

If we're thinking of something crazy for the summer event. What about 'Scapeball?

Spoiler Alert!

'ScapeBall

Maps will need a center point (ala Flash Fire's central glyph or something similar). At the center point, a special glyph (you can use Brandar for this purpose) to represent the ball.

Victory conditions:

1. At the end of a round, if you have a figure with the ball in your opponent's start zone, you win the game.
2. Eliminate all opponent's figures.

Special Rules:

• The ball can be picked up common or unique figures. A figure ending their turn on the ball can attempt to pick it up with a D20 roll of 6+.
• Small figures cannot pick up or ever handle the ball.
• At the end of your movement, you can hand the ball off to an adjacent figure on a D20 roll of 6+. You cannot hand the ball off to a figure in your opponent's start zone. If you fail the D20 roll the ball is placed under the figure handing it off and has to be picked up again on a future turn.
• Any figure with the ball cannot be moved by any special abilities and loses all movement related special abilities (cannot be summoned, no flying, no disengage, no phantom walk, etc, etc).
• A figure with the ball cannot break engagement.

It's just an alternate victory path that exists along with the usual "kill them all" conditions. I've personally only broke it out once, but it was a fun little diversion. It could make for a fun tournament.

[Tmac2200]

I'm game, sounds like a fun idea.

[DrLivingston]

I like this idea a lot. It's different. It will be fun to come up with armies. And if people just want to kill 'em all, they can.