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Title: [Plainville MA] X-Wing Store Championships - 3/29
Post by: Chase on February 10, 2014, 10:36:10 PM: (http://www.battlegroundgames.com/images/forum/battleground_blktext_clearbkgrd.png)

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Players, Battleground is the proud host of Fantasy Flight's 2014 Store Championship tournaments! Running through March, these prestigious local tournaments are your first chance to test the waters of the 2014 tournament calendar, meet other local players, vie for bragging rights, and compete for cool, exclusive prizes. Battleground is one of just a few stores in the region hosting events. Be sure to join us!

Format: 100 points
Date: March 29th, 2014
Time: Round 1 begins at 12:00pm, Doors open at 10:00am, Registration begins at 11:00am
Entrance Fee: $5.00

Address:
25 Taunton Street
Plainville MA 02762
508.316.1195

Google Maps (http://goo.gl/maps/g4NEn)
Battleground's Facebook Page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Abington-MA/Battleground-Games-Hobbies/68808440618)

Contact:
Please contact me at Chase@BattlegroundGames.com with any questions.

The tournaments will follow the standard Fantasy Flight tournament rules. (http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/ffg_content/x-wing/support/faq/X-Wing-Tournament-Rules.pdf)
Each round will last 60 minutes.
The number of rounds will be based on turnout.
Swiss pairings (each player will play in every round if they would like, barring byes).

Prizes will look like:

Champion: Store Championship Plaque; Card Box; first place certificate worth a first round bye at one of the 2014 Regional Championships.
Runner Up: Card Box
Top 4: Custom X-Wing Acrylic Range Rulers
Everyone: Alternate art pilot cards (for the first 32 players).
Additional prizes may be awarded based on turnout.

Saturday evening, after the event is over Battleground will be offering a free "Deathstar Trench Run" scenario to anyone that played in the Store Championships. Full details of this will be posted later on. Check back!
Title: Re: [Plainville MA] X-Wing Store Championships - 3/29
Post by: Benjamin on February 10, 2014, 10:43:16 PM: Quote from: Chase on February 10, 2014, 10:36:10 PM
Saturday evening, after the event is over Battleground will be offering a free "Deathstar Trench Run" scenario to anyone that played in the Store Championships. Full details of this will be posted later on. Check back!
That sounds sweet!
Title: Re: [Plainville MA] X-Wing Store Championships - 3/29
Post by: Chase on February 10, 2014, 10:47:21 PM: It will be sweet.

We did it a LOOOONG time ago when WotC was making SWM. It was super cool.
Title: Re: [Plainville MA] X-Wing Store Championships - 3/29
Post by: PhoenixFire on February 10, 2014, 10:53:08 PM: Quote from: Chase on February 10, 2014, 10:47:21 PM
It will be sweet.

We did it a LOOOONG time ago when WotC was making SWM. It was super cool.

Was it a long time ago in a galaxy far far away?
Title: Re: [Plainville MA] X-Wing Store Championships - 3/29
Post by: Chase on February 10, 2014, 11:06:12 PM: Actually, yes.

How'd you know?!
Title: Re: [Plainville MA] X-Wing Store Championships - 3/29
Post by: Benjamin on February 11, 2014, 08:24:04 AM: Quote from: Chase on February 10, 2014, 11:06:12 PM
Actually, yes.

How'd you know?!
The Force, of course.
Title: Re: [Plainville MA] X-Wing Store Championships - 3/29
Post by: Mad Dok Rob on February 11, 2014, 04:29:47 PM: Damn, that sounds like fun. I am in (just need to find a baby sitter now).

Too bad Imperial Aces will not be out by then. >:(
Title: Re: [Plainville MA] X-Wing Store Championships - 3/29
Post by: Chase on February 11, 2014, 04:51:53 PM: Quote from: Mad Dok Robert on February 11, 2014, 04:29:47 PM
Too bad Imperial Aces will not be out by then. >:(

Seriously? I picked the last possible Saturday hoping that MAYBE the Christmas release would make it out in Q1 2014.... What a ridiculous hope. /sigh
Title: Re: [Plainville MA] X-Wing Store Championships - 3/29
Post by: Mad Dok Rob on February 12, 2014, 07:50:29 AM: Quote from: Chase on February 11, 2014, 04:51:53 PM
Quote from: Mad Dok Robert on February 11, 2014, 04:29:47 PM
Too bad Imperial Aces will not be out by then. >:(

Seriously? I picked the last possible Saturday hoping that MAYBE the Christmas release would make it out in Q1 2014.... What a ridiculous hope. /sigh

I have been holding out on buying Interceptors until IA came out. Last time I was looking for release date info, I was pretty sure the the Fantasy Flight website said 1 May as the release date. I just tried to hop on their website to see if I was remembering wrong, but their website is currently down.
Title: Re: [Plainville MA] X-Wing Store Championships - 3/29
Post by: shwnlyns on February 13, 2014, 09:21:17 AM: So if the imperial aces won't be out until may, how long am I going to have to wait for the z-95 headhunter?
Title: Re: [Plainville MA] X-Wing Store Championships - 3/29
Post by: Cryptognomicon on February 13, 2014, 11:20:25 AM: I'm totally going to be there for this!
Title: Re: [Plainville MA] X-Wing Store Championships - 3/29
Post by: Chase on February 14, 2014, 02:32:04 AM: Quote from: shwnlyns on February 13, 2014, 09:21:17 AM
So if the imperial aces won't be out until may, how long am I going to have to wait for the z-95 headhunter?

2036, min.
Title: Re: [Plainville MA] X-Wing Store Championships - 3/29
Post by: Mad Dok Rob on March 19, 2014, 09:24:26 PM: Looks like I am going to have to pull out...got the invitation to a birthday party...

This stuff was much easier to do before kids....
Title: Re: [Plainville MA] X-Wing Store Championships - 3/29
Post by: Cryptognomicon on March 24, 2014, 01:12:11 PM: It looks like the Imperial Aces kit is not allowed in the tournament per the FF tournament rules as it hasn't been added yet to the approved kits list.

Just wanted to point that out as I had to go adjust my list for this coming weekend.
Title: Re: [Plainville MA] X-Wing Store Championships - 3/29
Post by: Ron olivier on March 25, 2014, 04:18:16 PM: Definitely going to the championship, May not be able to stay for the trench run, i'll have to play it by ear. (though that seems silly, since playing this game is fiddly enough using hands)
Title: Re: [Plainville MA] X-Wing Store Championships - 3/29
Post by: Chase on March 25, 2014, 05:32:09 PM: Quote from: Cryptognomicon on March 24, 2014, 01:12:11 PM
It looks like the Imperial Aces kit is not allowed in the tournament per the FF tournament rules as it hasn't been added yet to the approved kits list.

Just wanted to point that out as I had to go adjust my list for this coming weekend.

I am not going to horror this.

People will be allowed to use the Aces if they'd like. Fantasy Flight is notoriously bad at anything having to do with their product releases so it doesn't surprise me at all that they haven't updated a .pdf yet.
Title: Re: [Plainville MA] X-Wing Store Championships - 3/29
Post by: Chase on March 25, 2014, 08:02:04 PM: I emailed Fantasy Flight Organized Play and was told that it's INTENDED that the Aces not be allowed in the Store Champs.

SUPER LAME.

:(
Title: Re: [Plainville MA] X-Wing Store Championships - 3/29
Post by: Cryptognomicon on March 26, 2014, 09:00:09 AM: Quote from: Chase on March 25, 2014, 08:02:04 PM
I emailed Fantasy Flight Organized Play and was told that it's INTENDED that the Aces not be allowed in the Store Champs.

SUPER LAME.

:(

Yea - I heard somewhere they usually wait until after the tournament season is over before adding new releases to the event rules.

So does that mean Aces are in or out? :o
Title: Re: [Plainville MA] X-Wing Store Championships - 3/29
Post by: Chase on March 26, 2014, 04:54:08 PM: They're out, which is an absolute travesty and I couldn't disagree with it more.... but the ruling came straight from the horses mouth.
Title: Re: [Plainville MA] X-Wing Store Championships - 3/29
Post by: Benjamin on March 26, 2014, 10:04:27 PM: That's exactly why I don't talk to horses.
Title: Re: [Plainville MA] X-Wing Store Championships - 3/29
Post by: Cryptognomicon on March 27, 2014, 09:45:30 AM: Quote from: Chase on March 26, 2014, 04:54:08 PM
They're out, which is an absolute travesty and I couldn't disagree with it more.... but the ruling came straight from the horses mouth.

Thanks for the clarification Chase. Looking forward to the event!
Title: Re: [Plainville MA] X-Wing Store Championships - 3/29
Post by: Ron olivier on March 27, 2014, 06:02:43 PM: I don't know, I think it's pretty fair, considering it's released in the middle of the tournament season. That way, tournaments aren't as swingy because you have new cards that no one has used, giving a possible advantage to those who could dish out the cash for the new set.