MCS Season I: 10/7/23 CHAMPIONSHIP

[OEAO]

Games N Friends
1755 Boston Road, Springfield, MA 01129

Welcome to the (newly-rebranded) Mass Championship Series!

Hosted by OEAO and Chris Perkins at the wonderful Games N Friends, the MCS is a friendly tournament series that anyone can attend! Each season will run (roughly) from fall through the next summer, culminating in a final championship. We will crown the champion of Season I at our inaugural MCS Season I Championship on October 7th, 2023!

We will also crown the regular season champion based on overall record for all events in the season prior to the Championship itself. Players who have played in at least 3 events that season are eligible to win the regular season champion title.


MCS Season I Standings


THIS MONTH’S DETAILS:

Season I, Event 6: CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday October 7, 2023
12:30 Setup
1:00 PM - ~6:00 PM (4 Rounds, unless there are 17+ players)

SIGN UP HERE: https://heroscape.org/tournament/?Tournament=138

Cost: $15 (100% of admission cost will be used to purchase gift certificates to the store that will be prized out to the top X players, depending on attendance)

Format: Preset Draft Pools
Delta Pricing: NO
VC: NO
Marvel: NO

TO BE CLEAR: ANYONE CAN ATTEND!

This month, we will be crowning the MCS Season I Champion! Congratulations to Dragon Ruler for winning the regular season title.

Note that the cost this month is $15; this will all go into prize support (both gift cards like normal and a trophy for both the regular season champion and the winner of the Championship).

We will be using the Preset Draft Pools that we used at the ScapeCon III World Championship.

YOU DO NOT NEED TO BRING ANY FIGURES! Just bring dice, order markers, and wound dice/markers like normal.

Each round, you will be paired up with one opponent. You will both draft an army from one of the below pools (as assigned that round). For example, if you are using the Jandar pool, and your opponent drafts Concan, you will not be able to draft Concan. Similarly, if you draft 1 squad of Phantom Knights, your opponent would only be able to draft 1 squad of Phantom Knights.


The Draft works as follows:
Dice off. High roll drafts first.
Draft in a 1-2-2-2-2 etc. pattern. (IE Player A drafts 1 card; Player B drafts 2 cards; Player A drafts 2 cards; etc.)
Each copy of a common card is a separate pick.
Armies are not placed until all units have been drafted.
Once you are out of points, you may not draft any more cards (but you may continue to draft up to the point limit even if the extra card(s) would put you over the figure limit).


Draft Pools (below each name, you'll see the size of the army you're drafting):

Jandar Pool
470 Points, 16 Figures

2x 4th Mass
2x Knights of Weston
2x Sentinels of Jandar
2x Phantom Knights
2x Mezzodemon Warmongers
Alastair MacDirk
Finn the Viking Champion
Thorgrim the Viking Champion
Eldgrim the Viking Champion
Concan the Kyrie Warrior
Sgt Drake (RotV)
Sam Brown
Sir Dupuis
Tarn Viking Warriors
Agent Skahen
Otonashi
Kyntella Gwyn
Arkmer


Utgar Pool
600 Points, 14 Figures

3x Arrow Gruts
2x Death Chasers
2x Heavy Gruts
2x Greenscale Warriors
2x Axegrinders of the Burning Forge
2x Swog Rider
Darrak Ambershard
Ornak
Nerak
Krug
Mimring
Moltenclaw
Me-Burq-Sa
Ogre Pulverizer
Ogre Warhulk
Mind Flayer Mastermind
Frost Giant of Morh
Brunak
Feral Troll
Iskra Esenwein
Marcu Esenwein
Isamu
Guilty McCreech
Master of the Hunt


Scouts Pool
445 Points, 16 Figures

3x Fyorlag Spiders
3x Death Knights of Valkrill
3x Armoc Vipers
3x Mohican River Tribe
2x Horned Skull Brutes
2x Goblin Cutters
3x Dumutef Guard
2x Air Elemental
2x Black Wyrmling
2x Red Wyrmling
2x White Wyrmling
1x Blue Wyrmling
Venoc Warlord
Brave Arrow
Theracus
Wyvern
Sujoah
Zetacron
Estivara
Johnny Shotgun Sullivan
Brandis Skyhunter


Maps:
Pools and glyphs are preset to the maps. We are using maps from across the past season (with the exception of superfrog's Canary, a map currently in the WoS queue).


JANDAR MAPS:

Frossenmere by mad_wookiee
1x SotM, 1x TT
Wannok (center), New Ulaniva, Dagmar

Brought By:

Vulcan Ridge by Chris Perkins
1x BftU, 2x Marvel, 1x VW
Valda, New Ulaniva

Brought By:

Guardian by Dignan
1x RotV, 1x FotA
New Ulaniva, Brandar (Disengage)

Brought By:


UTGAR MAPS:

Daedalus by mad_wookiee
1x RotV, 1x RttFF, 1x FotA
Wannok, Dagmar

Brought By:

Timber Ridge Road by GameBear (original by Killometer)
1x RotV, 2x RttFF
Wannok (center), Dagmar, Brandar (Disengage)

Brought By:

Canary by superfrog
2x BftU, 1x TJ
Wannok, New Ulaniva

Brought By:


SCOUTS MAPS:

Grendel by mad_wookiee (modified by GameBear)
1x SotM, 1x BftU, 2x TJ
Lodin, Valda

Brought By:

Shoots and Leaves by GameBear
1x BftU, 1x RttFF, 1x TJ
Lodin, Brandar (Disengage)

Brought By:

Apocalypse Now by Typhon2222
1x BftU, 2x Marvel, 1x TJ
Lodin, Dagmar

Brought By:



Glyph Pool:
Power Glyphs (face-up): Dagmar, Wannok, Valda, Brandar, New Ulaniva, New Lodin
Brandar: Disengage (while you control this glyph, all your figures gain Disengage)
New Ulaniva: Once per order marker, before rolling attack dice, you can roll one additional attack die
New Lodin: +2 to your D20 rolls

Attendees:
1. OEAO
2. Dragon Ruler
3. Chris Perkins
4. Ginglebong
5. Joecrazy
6. Niko

Maybe:
Cleon
Leevancleef
Leevancleef +1
Niko +1


Mentions:

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@13luken @Niko

[Chris Perkins]

PAST EVENTS:

5/20/23
RESULTS

Spoiler Alert!

Season I, Event 5
Saturday May 20, 2023
12:30 Setup
1:00 PM - ~5:30 PM (4 Rounds)

SIGN UP HERE: https://heroscape.org/tournament/?Tournament=79

Cost: $10 (100% of admission cost will be used to purchase gift certificates to the store that will be prized out to the top X players, depending on attendance)

Format: VC Delta 4x4, 445 Points, 16 Figures
Army Builder Link: coming soon
Delta Pricing: YES
VC: YES
Marvel: NO

Bring four (4) armies. Each army: 445 points, 16 figures.
No figures may be used in more than one army (for example, if you have Deathreavers in one army, you may not have them in another army).

At the start of the event, assign a number to each of your armies (1-4). Each round, the TO will roll a die to determine which number army everyone will play that round. You will play each of your armies once.


Maps: This month, we're featuring some lesser known maps by 3 prolific mapmakers from the late 2000's/early 2010's: tannergx, Killometer, and Panopticon!

Alien Underbrush by Panopticon
1x SotM, 2x TJ
Brought by: Cleon


Ruins at Fort McAda by tannergx
1x RotV, 1x FotA
Brought by: OEAO


Infested Glade by tannergx
1x SotM, 1x RttFF
Brought by: itsbuzzi


Isthmus by Killometer
1x RotV, 1x TJ
Brought by: istbuzzi


Viper Nest by Killometer
1x RotV, 1x TJ
Brought by: OEAO


Relic by Killometer
2x BftU, 1x FotA
Brought by: Cleon


Timber Ridge Road by GameBear (original by Killometer)
1x RotV, 2x RttFF
Brought by: OEAO


Glyph Pool:
Power Glyphs (face-up): Dagmar, Wannok, Valda, Brandar, New Ulaniva, New Lodin
Brandar: Disengage (while you control this glyph, all your figures gain Disengage)
New Ulaniva: Once per order marker, before rolling attack dice, you can roll one additional attack die
New Lodin: +2 to your D20 rolls

Attendees:
1. OEAO
2. Dragon Ruler
3. Cleon
4. itsbuzzi
5. Leevancleef
6. Sam

3/11/23
RESULTS

Spoiler Alert!

Season I, Event 4
Saturday March 11, 2023
12:30 Setup
1:00 PM - ~6:00 PM (4-5 Rounds)

SIGN UP HERE: https://heroscape.org/tournament/?Tournament=47

Cost: $10 (100% of admission cost will be used to purchase gift certificates to the store that will be prized out to the top X players, depending on attendance)

Format: Restricted List, 520 Points, 20 Figures
Army Builder Link: https://heroscape.org/builder/tourna...eTournament=47
Delta Pricing: NO
VC: NO
Marvel: NO

Your army can only contain up to 225 points of the following figures:

-4th Massachusetts Line
-10th Regiment of Foot
-The Axegrinders of Burning Forge
-Braxas
-Deathreavers
-Fen Hydra
-Gladiatrons
-Grimnak
-Heavy Gruts
-Isamu
-Kaemon Awa
-Knights of Weston
-Krav Maga Agents
-Major Q9
-Major Q10
-Marcu
-Marro Stingers
-Marro Warriors
-Me-Burq-Sa
-Nilfheim
-Raelin the Kyrie Warrior RotV

For example, your army could contain Nilfheim and Marcu. It could include 3x Heavy Gruts. It could include Major Q10, Marro Warriors, and Isamu. It could include Raelin RotV.

But it could not include 3x Heavy Gruts and Grimnak, or 4x Heavy Gruts, or 3x Heavy Gruts and Raelin.

You can read more at Cleon's thread here.


Maps: This month's featured mapmaker is @GameBear , one of the most consistent and creative mapmakers of all time.


Alpaca Trail
1x RotV, 1x TT, 1x FotA (Battlements and Ladders Only)
Glyphs: Valda, Dagmar, 2x Lodin
Brought By: itsbuzzi


Barrendome
1x RotV, 1x BftU, 1x TT
HEAVY SNOW
Glyphs: Ulaniva, Brandar (Stealth Leap- Shaolin Monks' Ability)
Brought By: Cleon


Dark Fulcrum
2x BftU, 1x TJ
Glyphs: None
Brought By: OEAO


Healing Waters: OEAO Edition
1x SotM, 1x RttFF
Glyph: Wannok
Brought By: itsbuzzi


Shoots and Leaves
1x BftU, 1x RttFF, 1x TJ
Glyphs: Dagmar, Ulaniva
Brought By: OEAO


Stoker
2x M:tCB, 1x FotA, 1x VW
Glyphs: Dagmar, Ulaniva
Brought By: OEAO


Stolen Road
1x SotM, 1x FotA, 1x VW
Glyphs: Valda, Wannok
Brought By: Cleon



Glyph Pools:
Power Glyphs (face-up): Ulaniva, Lodin, Dagmar, Wannok, Valda

Attendees:
1. OEAO
2. Dragon Ruler
3. Chris Perkins
4. Cleon
5. itsbuzzi
6. Leevancleef
7. Leevancleef +1
8. Joecrazy
9. Drewman-Chu
10. Zackando

1/7/23
Season I, Event 3
RESULTS

Spoiler Alert!

Season I, Event 3
Saturday January 7, 2022
12:30 Setup
1:00 PM - ~6:00 PM (4-5 Rounds)

SIGN UP HERE: https://heroscape.org/tournament/?Tournament=38

Cost: $10 (100% of admission cost will be used to purchase gift certificates to the store that will be prized out to the top X players, depending on attendance)

Format: VC Delta, 500 Points, 18 Figures
VC units allowed (but not required!)
VC Delta Pricing

Maps:
This month, we'll be featuring the maps of one of the great mapmakers, @Dignan ! Dignan has put out an impressive body of work, and he had more maps than anyone else used at GenCon. He has some classics like Fulcrum, and some very unique maps like Can't See the Jungle.

Blaze Brought By: Chris Perkins


Can't See the Jungle Brought By: Cleon


Entangled Brought By: Cleon


Guardian Brought By: OEAO


Immolate Brought By: OEAO


Shattered Brought By: Chris Perkins




Glyph Pools:
Power Glyphs (face-up): Ulaniva, Lodin, Dagmar, Wannok, Valda

Attendees:
1. OEAO
2. Dragon Ruler
3. Chris Perkins
4. Cleon
5. Leevancleef
6. Leevancleef +1
7. itsbuzzi
8. Drewman Chu
9. Joecrazy
10. xyz
11. Drewman Chu +1
12. Zackando

11/5/22
Season I, Event 2
RESULTS

Spoiler Alert!

Saturday November 5, 2022
12:30 Setup
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM (5 Rounds)

SIGN UP HERE: https://heroscape.org/tournament/?Tournament=24

Cost: $10 (100% of admission cost will be used to purchase gift certificates to the store that will be prized out to the top X players, depending on attendance)

Format: Bring 2, 475 Points, 20 Figure Limit
Official Classic Scape Only; Official Points

Bring two (2) armies. EACH ARMY: 475 Points, 20 Figures
No figures may be used in more than one army.

Before the game, the two players roll the D20; high roll chooses to be Player A or Player B.
Player A selects one of the four armies to play.
Player B selects one of the remaining three armies to play.

Maps: This month, we'll be featuring maps from the ScapeCon III Marvel Map Contest! We'll go back to featuring individual mapmakers in January, starting with Dignan.

ALL MAPS: NORMAL SNOW AND NORMAL ICE

Apocalypse Now

Brought by: OEAO

Dralli

Brought by: OEAO

New Aloha

Brought by: Cleon

Thermal Shock

Brought by: Chris Perkins

Vulcan Ridge

Brought by: Chris Perkins

Water Treatment Facility

Brought by: OEAO


Glyph Pools:
Power Glyphs (face-up): Ulaniva, Lodin, Dagmar, Wannok, Valda

Attendees:
1. OEAO
2. Dragon Ruler
3. Chris Perkins
4. itsbuzzi
5. Leevancleef
6. Leevancleef +1
7. Cleon
8. loborocket

10/1/22
Season I, Event 1
RESULTS

Spoiler Alert!

Saturday October 1, 2022
12:30 Setup
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM (5 Rounds)

Cost: $10 (100% of admission cost will be used to purchase gift certificates to the store that will be prized out to the top X players, depending on attendance)

Format: 450 Points, 20 Hexes DELTA PRICING
Official Classic Scape Only- No Marvel, No Customs
Use the Delta army builder HERE
Learn more about Delta here

Delta's an easy and fun format that lets people bring just about any units they could want to bring. It's a much easier first format than Bring 2, and after talking with Chris, we decided on this one for the first tournament.

Maps: This month, we'll be featuring the maps of @mad_wookiee .
About this month's featured mapmaker:
Not only was mad_wookiee one of the top mapmakers of the BoV era, but he was also a BoV judge, and a top thinker of the mapmaking scene, writing excellent articles on map construction. Some of his maps, such as Draugur and Quasatch Playground, are classics.

More maps will be added if we are over 19 people. Please post if you can help out with maps- I can cover any that other people can't bring, so I'll fill in the gaps later.

ALL MAPS: NORMAL SNOW AND NORMAL ICE

Blindgate

1x SotM, 1x BftU, 1x TJ
Brought by: OEAO

Daedalus

1x RotV, 1x RttFF, 1x FotA
Brought by: OEAO

Draugur

1x BftU, 2x TT
Brought by: OEAO

Frossenmere

1x SotM, 1x TT
Brought by: Joseph Sweeney

Grendel (modified by GameBear)

1x SotM, 1x BftU, 2x TJ
Brought by: OEAO

Isenfell

1x RotV, 1x TT
Brought by: Chris Perkins

Kaltengeist

1x BftU, 1x RttFF, 1x TT
Brought by: Chris Perkins

Mayberry

2x M:tCB, 2x RttFF
Brought by: Cleon

Quasatch Playground

1x RotV, 2x TJ
Brought by: Cleon



Glyph Pools:
Power Glyphs (face-up): Ulaniva, Lodin, Dagmar, Wannok, Valda
Treasure Glyphs (face-up, no trap): Belt of Giant Strength, Bracers of Teleportation, Brooch of Shielding, Elixir of Speed, Giant Hunter Stone, Heroic Rune, Ring of Protection, Whetstone of Venom

Attendees:
1. OEAO
2. Dragon Ruler
3. Chris Perkins
4. Cleon
5. itsbuzzi
6. leevancleef
7. leevancleef +1
8. Bunjee
9. Elstree
10. Curry_Noodles
11. Joseph Sweeney
12. JS +1
13. JS +2
14. JS +3

Sweet, I will definitely be there.

There's a chance I'll end up with a +1 or +2, but doesn't seem likely at the moment, so don't count on that. But I'll update on this thread if I can talk either of them into coming.

Thanks for all the work that's gone into setting this up.

Question about the map 'Blindgate' - what are the official rules for the absence of tiles in the middle of the map? Specifically:
1) Can you have Line of Sight over an empty space (for attacks & auras)?
2) Do you count spaces for ranged attacks over only spaces that are present, or also blank spaces?

Actually haven't played a map like this before, so wanted to clarify.

[superfrog]

1) yes.
2) only spaces that exist.

[Cleon]

I’ll be there

[Sir Heroscape]

FYI - based on the OP of the other thread...I believe these are also confirmed attendees...

Attending:
itsbuzzi
Chris Perkins
Tritzix
Warlord Alpha
leevancleef & +1
Bunjee
Elstree

[leevancleef]

Hello - Just wanted to clarify the format is classic scape only. No VC. Correct?

[OEAO]

Originally Posted by Sir Heroscape

FYI - based on the OP of the other thread...I believe these are also confirmed attendees...

Great thanks!

[OEAO]

Originally Posted by leevancleef

Hello - Just wanted to clarify the format is classic scape only. No VC. Correct?

Correct- no VC or Marvel. I updated the first post. Thanks!

[OEAO]

Tagging those who were interested in the other thread: @bunjee @Elstree @itsbuzzi @Tritzix @Warlord_Alpha @Curry_Noodles @Joseph_Sweeney . Want to make sure you all saw this thread.

Also tagging @Chris_Perkins , @Cleon , and @leevancleef to get your thoughts here.

Would people be interested in getting lunch before the event? There are a bunch of restaurants close to the game store, and back when IslandScape was a thing down on Long Island, some of us would get lunch at the Panera right by that game store. It was always a fun pre-tourney hang, and it's especially nice for anyone traveling a bit farther. I know Chris, my dad, and I are planning on grabbing lunch beforehand (not sure where yet).

Also, would people prefer 4 or 5 rounds if we have 16 or less? With 16 people, 4 rounds leads to a clean championship between 2 3-1s (and it works if there are less than 16 too). But 5 rounds is more bang for your buck, especially for those traveling farther. IslandScape was always 5 rounds, and sometimes the 4-0 would lose to a 3-1 in the championship (happened to me once), and the winner of that game would be the winner overall. I have no problem doing it that way, and I think 5 rounds is just better (assuming we have more than just, say, 8 people), but I'm open to suggestions.

[Muskie]

Originally Posted by leevancleef

Hello - Just wanted to clarify the format is classic scape only. No VC. Correct?

This is Mike we are talking about! Sorry, Mike, couldn't resist!!

[leevancleef]

Originally Posted by OEAO

Tagging those who were interested in the other thread: @bunjee @Elstree @itsbuzzi @Tritzix @Warlord_Alpha @Curry_Noodles @Joseph_Sweeney . Want to make sure you all saw this thread.

Also tagging @Chris_Perkins , @Cleon , and @leevancleef to get your thoughts here.

Would people be interested in getting lunch before the event? There are a bunch of restaurants close to the game store, and back when IslandScape was a thing down on Long Island, some of us would get lunch at the Panera right by that game store. It was always a fun pre-tourney hang, and it's especially nice for anyone traveling a bit farther. I know Chris, my dad, and I are planning on grabbing lunch beforehand (not sure where yet).

Also, would people prefer 4 or 5 rounds if we have 16 or less? With 16 people, 4 rounds leads to a clean championship between 2 3-1s (and it works if there are less than 16 too). But 5 rounds is more bang for your buck, especially for those traveling farther. IslandScape was always 5 rounds, and sometimes the 4-0 would lose to a 3-1 in the championship (happened to me once), and the winner of that game would be the winner overall. I have no problem doing it that way, and I think 5 rounds is just better (assuming we have more than just, say, 8 people), but I'm open to suggestions.

I’d be open to eating lunch. My plan is to travel down from ME the night before and stay with family in CT. I believe the game store is approx. 40 min from where we’ll be.

[Chris Perkins]

Originally Posted by OEAO

Would people be interested in getting lunch before the event? There are a bunch of restaurants close to the game store, and back when IslandScape was a thing down on Long Island, some of us would get lunch at the Panera right by that game store. It was always a fun pre-tourney hang, and it's especially nice for anyone traveling a bit farther. I know Chris, my dad, and I are planning on grabbing lunch beforehand (not sure where yet).

I'd definitely join for lunch before. And I'm always up for a Panera

Originally Posted by OEAO

Also, would people prefer 4 or 5 rounds if we have 16 or less? With 16 people, 4 rounds leads to a clean championship between 2 3-1s (and it works if there are less than 16 too). But 5 rounds is more bang for your buck, especially for those traveling farther. IslandScape was always 5 rounds, and sometimes the 4-0 would lose to a 3-1 in the championship (happened to me once), and the winner of that game would be the winner overall. I have no problem doing it that way, and I think 5 rounds is just better (assuming we have more than just, say, 8 people), but I'm open to suggestions.

More rounds is definitely better. I'd certainly prefer 5 rounds regardless of whether it makes a 'clean break' or not.