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Great Campaigns of the American
Civil War
This year's tournament will continue to feature scenarios
from Battle Above the Clouds, the eighth and latest game
in the Great Campaigns series. The action shifts now from the
Eastern Theater to the mountains, rivers and political infighting
that dominated the campaign for Chattanooga and points beyond.
We have shortened the preliminary rounds to just three, and we'll
strive to have eight players advancing to Thursday's single-elimination
play.
For game-packing purposes, players need only bring Grant
Takes Command and Battle Above the Clouds.
WEDNESDAY
Swiss Elimination Qualifying Day
Demo - 9 am
Learn the mechanics of the system from some of the best players.
Try out a brief scenario: "Crossing the Chickamauga",
from Battle Above the Clouds.
Crossing the Chickamauga (BATC) 11 a.m.
Chickamauga (BATC) 2 p.m.
Sheridan Rides South (GTC) 6 p.m.
THURSDAY
Single-Elimination Round
Quarter-final: McLemore's Cove (BATC), 9 a.m.
Semi-final: Wilderness (GTC) 1 p.m.
SATURDAY
Final: Chickamauga (BATC) 9 a.m.
TOURNAMENT RULES
Games not completed by the start time of the next round are
subject to adjudication by the GM and his assistants.
Bidding for sides: Players must bid for sides. First,
players secretly select what side they want by placing a Confederate
or Union counter in their hand. If players pick opposite sides
play proceeds with no VP modifier. If players pick the same side,
roll dice to determine the first bidder. Players then bid VPs
until a player passes. That bid becomes the VP modifier for the
game.
Pairings: This year we will be scheduling preliminary
rounds based on four-player pods. Each pod will consist of two
players randomly chosen from the top half of the current AREA
ratings, and two players from the bottom half. In a given pod,
each player will face the other three players once, in each of
the preliminary rounds.
Odd players may be shifted around as necessary in subsequent
rounds. Such shifting will be done randomly, but it will be based
on shifting similarly-ranked players (a pod that loses a top-half
AREA we will attempt to fill out with a top-half AREA player,
and so on).
Advancement: Players who win at least two preliminary
games will be eligible to advance. We will strive to advance
eight players to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinal round will
be seeded first based on total preliminary wins, and then points.
Points: Players receive points each time they win.
No points are awarded for a loss. Points are given to the winner
by taking the loser's AREA rating and multiplying by the scenario
multiplier (longer scenarios have higher multipliers)
Scenario Multipliers:
Crossing Chickamauga 1.0
Chickamauga 1.3
Sheridan Rides South 1.2
Supplementary Prizes: Multi-Man
Publications will supplement the WBC plaques with merchandise
credits of $10 per prize level; i.e. $30 for first, $20 for second,
$10 for third. |