Welcome to the 2011 For The People BPA PBeM Tournament Page.

Round 3 has started.
Round 3 games must be completed by 25 May 2012.

Don Chappell is the Game Master.
Tom Thornsen and Michael Mitchell will serve as assistant GMs
Tom Thornsen will administer this web page and report game results for AREA rating.

This page was last updated Thursday February 09, 2012

The official Tournament Rules are available here.

Tournament Qualifications

• Must be a member of the BPA Associate Member for 2011to join this tournament.
• Must have an email account.
• Must have world wide web access.
• Must own a 'hard copy' of the game. Please note that this tournament will use the 2006 rules with all options posted by Mark Herman at For The People Official Website

Start Dates and Format:

• This tournament started on May 30th, 2011
• The Campaign game will be the scenario used for all games in this tournament.  All optional rules ARE IN EFFECT for this tournament.  This includes Optional Cavalry Replacement (following rule 5.55), Special General Capabilities for McClellan, Van Dorn, Forrest and Sheridan (rule 5.67) and the Operations Queue (rule 19).
• All players will play three rounds in Swiss Elimination Format.  Opponents and sides will be determined by the GM . For round 1 the GM will initially assign opponents and sides randomly, but players with BPA Laurels in For the People will not be paired against each other.  In subsequent matches all pairings will be assigned randomly based on record.  The GM reserves the option to add a 4th round if required to establish the 8 Quarterfinalists.
• After three rounds eight players will advance to a single elimination round format.  All undefeated players will advance with any unfilled position filled at random from players that have played in the previous rounds with one  loss.  This single elimination bracket will be seeded by BPA Laurel totals of the eight Quarterfinalists on the date the bracket is created.
• All games must be played using ACTS. The GM will be the game owner & moderator for each game.  
• Any player demonstrating a lack of Sportsmanship standards as encouraged by the BPA may be dropped from the tournament without warning at the sole discretion of the GM.
• For AREA rating purposes, let Tom know if the two of you have played For the People previous to this game.

Time limits: 

• Games must be completed by the 120th day after the GM opens the game on ACTS. Any games unresolved at that point will be adjudicated by the GM. The GM will award the victory to the player least responsible for the game being incomplete. The situation on the game board will not be considered in adjudication. Unfortunate personal events, regardless of their tragic nature, will not be considered in adjudication.
• If ACTS fails during the tournament, those days will not be counted against the 120 day time limit. The GM will post a notice of the closing day of the current round in each game on ACTS.

Error Handling

• Player A makes an illegal move(s), attack(s), etc.
• Player B can accept the move as is without changes, or declining this, ...
• Player A must redo the entire move. Once additional cards have been played the error stands, so pay attention.

Rule disputes

• Refer to the Detailed Tournament Rules, found here.
• E-mail all inquiries, regardless of nature, to the GM at: don.chappell.74@gmail.com. Include the text: "Tournament Question" in the subject line. 
• If the GM does not respond within 24 hours, immediately forward a copy of the original inquiry to AGM Michael Mitchell at: mgm100@bellsouth.net. 
• If Michael does not respond within the second 24 hour period, forward the e-mail to AGM Tom Thornsen at: Bjorn2WOK@aol.com. 
• Following this sequence is important so that the GM / AGMs do not inadvertently contradict each other and cause greater confusion.

• The winning player reports the victory by sending an e-mail to the GM and both Assistant GMs. The losing player must be copied on this e-mail. In addition to reporting the fact of the victory, the following statistical information is required. Please use the following format.
• ACTS Game Name:
• USA Player Name:
• CSA Player Name:
• Winning Player:
• Winning Side:
• Type of Victory*:
• Turn Game Ended:
• USA Strategic Will:
• CSA Strategic Will:
• Blockade Level:
• Amphibious Assualt Modifier:
• USA SPs Remaining:
• CSA SPs Remaining:

Two Wins				One Win				The Rest
Name	Record			Name	Record			Name	Record
James Pei	2-0	1-0	1-0	Hank Burkhalter	1-1	1-0	0-1	Mike Lembke	0-2	0-1	0-1
David Dockter	2-0	1-0	1-0	Tom Drueding	1-1	1-1	-	Xavi Garriga	0-2	0-1	0-1
Michael Mitchel	2-0	2-0	-	George Young	1-1	-	1-1	Tom Zombek	0-2	-	0-2
Nick Pei	2-0	1-0	1-0	Bill Peeck	1-1	1-0	0-1	Gilbert Collins	0-2	-	0-2
Tim Miller	2-0	-	2-0	Peter Corrigan	1-1	1-0	0-1	Henry Russell	0-2	-	0-2
Alberto Molina	2-0	2-0	-	Mike Pacheco	1-1	0-1	1-0	Harry Theodore	0-2	-	0-2
Michael Ussery	2-0	2-0	-	Dave Rubin	1-0	1-0	-	Miguel Anton	0-2	0-1	0-1
Gary Kirk	2-0	-	2-0	Paul Risner	1-1	1-1	-	Paul Van Etten	0-2	-	0-2
Steve Likevich	2-0	2-0	-	Domenico Licheri	1-1	-	1-1	Larry Meyers	0-2	-	0-2
Jean Louis Dirion	2-0	-	2-0	Richard Shay	1-1	0-1	1-0	Guy Glirbas	0-2	-	0-2
Doug Pratto	2-0	1-0	1-0	Mike Kunin	1-1	1-0	0-1	Andre Heller	0-2	0-1	0-1
Jeff Donald	2-0	1-0	1-0	Dennis Nicholson	1-1	1-0	0-1
Tim Tow	2-0	1-0	1-0	Craig Allen	1-1	1-1	-	James Terry	0-1	0-1	-
				Michael Harvath	1-1	-	1-1	Jeff Miller	0-1	-	0-1
				Randy Monk	1-1	1-0	0-1	Andy Waller	0-1	0-1	-
				Johannes Schafer	1-1	1-0	0-1	Ken Gutermuth	0-1	-	0-1
				Tom Thornsen	1-1	1-0	0-1
				Sean Dolbee	1-1	1-1	-
				Jon Gautier	1-1	1-1	-
				K. Wayne Tiernan	1-1	1-1	-
				Grant LaDue	1-1	0-1	1-0
				Mustafa Corapci	1-1	1-1	-
				Tom Willcockson	1-1	1-1	-
				Philip Watkins	1-1	1-1	-

Round 2 games started on 3 October 2011 and must be completed by 1 February 2011

Game	USA Player	CSA Player	Final SW USA/CSA	Final Turn	Victor
2-1	Mike Pacheco	Nick Pei	68 / 131	Spring 1862
2-2	Steve Likevich	Hank Burkhalter	98 / 69	Fall 1861
2-3	Michael Mitchel	Domenico Licheri	47 / 0	Fall 1864
2-4	James Pei	Mike Kunin	99 / 74	Summer 1862
2-5	Tom Drueding	Tim Miller	60 / 64	Fall 1862
2-6	Michael Ussery	Dennis Nicholson	75 / 40	Spring 1864
2-7	Craig Allen	Jean Louis Dirion	37 / 94	Summer 1862
2-8	Richard Shay	Gary Kirk	64 / 137	Spring 1863
2-9	Tim Tow	George Young	112 / 60	Summer 1862
2-10	Doug Pratto	Peter Corrigan	84 / 0	Fall 1864
2-11	Paul Risner	David Dockter	140 / 67	Spring 1862
2-12	Alberto Molina	Bill Peeck	117 / 8	Fall 1863
2-13	Jeff Donald	Don Chappell	90 / 0	Fall 1864
2-14	Xavi Garriga	Grant LaDue	67 / 102	Fall 1861
2-15	Andre Heller	Michael Harvath	44 / 116	Spring 1862
2-16	K. Wayne Tiernan	Larry Meyers	97 / 88	Fall 1862
2-17	Jon Gautier	Paul Van Etten	94 / 67	Fall 1862
2-18	Tom Willcockson	Gilbert Collins	119 /93	Summer 1862
2-19	Randy Monk	Miguel Anton	87 / 84	Summer 1862
2-20	Mustafa Corapci	Harry Theodore	119 / 80	Fall 1861
2-21	Johannes Schafer	Guy Glirbas	99 / 39	Fall 1863
2-22	Tom Thornsen	Mike Lembke	121 / 74	Spring 1862
2-23	Philip Watkins	Henry Russell	101 / 0	Spring 1865
2-24	Sean Dolbee	Tom Zombek	104 / 84	Summer 1862

Round 1 games started on 30 May 2011 and must be completed by 27 September 2011

Game USA Player CSA Player Final SW USA/CSA Final Turn Victor 1-1 Mike Lembke James Pei 91 / 111 Spring 1862 1-2 David Dockter Michael Harvath 107 / 0 Summer 1864 1-3 Michael Mitchel Randy Monk 103 / 18 Summer 1863 1-4 Nick Pei Johannes Schafer 115 / 52 Spring 1862 1-5 James Terry Tim Miller 67 /108 Spring 1863 1-6 Alberto Molina Tom Thornsen 25 / 0 Spring 1864 1-7 Hank Burkhalter Xavi Garriga 114 / 53 Spring 1863 1-8 Tom Drueding Tom Zombek 110 / 34 Spring 1863 1-9 Michael Ussery Gilbert Collins 101 / 26 Fall 1863 1-10 Sean Dolbee George Young 103 / 92 Spring 1862 1-11 Bill Peeck Henry Russell 127 / 78 Spring 1862 1-12 Jon Gautier Gary Kirk 85 / 14 Spring 1865 1-13 Steve Likevich Harry Theodore 101 / 92 Summer 1861 1-14 Peter Corrigan Jeff Miller 111 / 79 Summer 1862 1-15 Miguel Anton Jean Louis Dirion 53 / 120 Summer 1863 1-16 Andy Waller Mike Pacheco 99 / 93 Spring 1862 1-17 K. Wayne Tiernan Doug Pratto 60 / 117 Spring 1862 1-18 Dave Rubin Paul Van Etten 98 / 90 Fall 1861 1-19 Paul Risner Larry Meyers 101 / 1 Summer 1863 1-20 Grant LaDue Domenico Licheri 77 / 50 Summer 1864 1-21 Mustafa Corapci Jeff Donald 78 / 4 Spring 1865 1-22 Tom Willcockson Tim Tow 104 / 111 Summer 1862 1-23 Philip Watkins Richard Shay 61 / 97 Summer 1862 1-24 Mike Kunin Guy Glirbas 109 / 11 Spring 1864 1-25 Dennis Nicholson Ken Gutermuth 126 / 60 Spring 1862 1-26 Craig Allen Andre Heller 66 / 62 Fall 1863