Assistant GM’s will be Phil Rodrigues, Francis Czawlytko, Rich Shipley, and Michael Dauer

Side pick in the Final and 6th place will be based upon your best single result so far in any match, not upon cumulative record or how you did in the Semifinal.

A few reminders:

1. Before any declarations of cards being spent on the peace die roll the VP totals should be checked and signed by a member of the GM team
2. There is an outside possibility that we may not have enough spots in the Semifinal to accommodate every winner, in which case we will go to tie-breakers. However, it is also possible that we will have space for alternates and wildcards.
3. When the clock strikes midnight, all games (except the Final) will stop at the end of the current Turn, unless all players agree to continue. The Final will be played to completion.
4. A Russian player who joins the Imperial camp in or before the first Interphase will not be eligible for second place, only a win will count for advancement. 2nd place will be given the next best performing player.
5. Side assignment in the 2nd and 3rd Heats will be based on performance in the previous Heats and what sides each player has already played. As such players need no longer fear having to play Austria twice in a row
6. All in-game negotiations/discussions must be public
7. Cards may not be shown to other players
8. No taking photos of the game board except at the end of the Turn (before the Interphase)

Heat 1: Duchess of Richmond’s Ball, Random Table assignment, sides by mutual agreement or dice off. Coached players will sit separately.

Heat 2: Austerlitz. Random Table assignment, power pick based on bid points, Coached players will sit separately.

Heat 3: Bagration. Random Table assignment, power pick based on bid points, Coached players will sit separately.

Rules:

2nd Edition Rules with the current FAQ will be the default.

House Rules and Pacing:

GMs will review the pace of the games throughout the tournament.

1st Heat: Any game not finished by 2300 will finish at the end of the current turn.

Side determination and drawing:

Table allocation will be random. However, players will stay with their own set. Coached players will usually play separately.

For the first Heat side assignment will be random or by mutual agreement at the table, however, players will accumulate bid points that will be used to assign seat pick in the 2nd and 3rd Heats.

Pick order is highest to lowest. New players start at 0. Resolve ties by dice off or mutual agreement. Bid Points assigned are:

• Won Previous Heat -1
• Played as France -2
• Played as Britain -1
• Played as Prussia 0
• Played as Russia 1
• Played as Austria 2

Semifinal:

Number and format of the Semifinal will be dependent on the total number of players and winners from the Heats. No more than half the field may advance to the Semifinal.

Tie-breakers and place assignment will be as follows:

• Number of wins
• Number of 2nd places
Overall VP count
• Bid points

Second place in a 3-player game, if any take place, will not count towards advancement.

Win or 2nd place in a game you are coaching still counts, but at 0 VP. We will try to spread this out, but in any case each coach may only receive credit for 1 coached game.

Only positive VP will count, not negative.

We will try to avoid 4-player games in the Semifinal and Final where possible.

Final:

Semifinal winners advance to the Final. Side pick in the Final will be based on best single performance in any round.

Ranking amongst these players will be decided in the same way, based on best single performance in any round.

In both cases, in the event of tie, previous performance will be used to break the tie, best total of Wins, 2nd Places, VPs and bid points

Additional Prizes: Additional Prizes will be provided by the publisher, GMT Games.

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