Announcing...
The Mega Intergalactic WAB Championship
April 20, 2002
Hosted at:
The Hobby Shop
5840 Hampton Av
St. Louis, MO 63109
(314)351-4818
Hot Damn that first one was fun! Let me see some of the pictures!
Image courtsey of Mapquest.com.
Tag the link for better directions.
Tournament Rules
Rules ... we don't need no stinking rules.
Basically, until I see a reason to do otherwise, I am going to stick with
the HMGS East coast tournament rules and conventions. You can check the
details at the NEWS website.
One difference will be I am going to allow armies from any officially published
supplement, rather than their "latest is greatest" philospohy. The basic gist:
2000 point WAB armies from the Rule book, Armies of Antiquities, Chariot Wars,
or Fall of the West. It is "highly improbable" we will see Clashing Empires
or the Dark Ages book in print before then, but just in case I'll allow them
as well.
Armies must be painted to an acceptable standard.
Only Carthage may have allies. (This is also a wee bit different.)
Army lists do require pre-approval.
We will make use of the latest and greatest official errata, as old and
venerable as it is.
Again, see the NEWS website for the
detailed
version of the rules. Just remember to contact the tournament organizer
Anthony Edwards or contact the
host location the Hobby Shop (telephone number is above).
You can either register online or register at the host
site by calling Ken at the Hobby Shop (the telephone number is above). You also
need to email the tournament organizer, Tony Edwards
a copy of your army list before April 13, 2002.
Sponsors
The MIC tournament is proudly, and charitably, sponsored by the following
manufacturers. Please seriously consider checking into their fine goods!
Without their support we would not have a hobby, without our support they
would not have a business.
Castaway Arts
And, naturally, we are also supported by the Hobby Shop, who is graciously
providing us with tables, gaming space, extra store hours, air conditioning,
etc.
Schedule
6:30, 6:39, 6:48, 6:57, 7:06, 7:15, 7:24, 7:33 - whack the snooze alarm.
7:45 - Zip out of bed knowing I've got 15 minutes to bathe, pack, and drive
an hour to the shop.
8AM Registration begins
9AM Game 1
Noon Lunch
1:00 PM Game 2
3:30 PM Game 3
There will be plenty of open gaming time in the evening after the last game,
for any rematches or grudge matches as necessary.
Booty
The NEWS scoring system will be in effect, an overall winner will be determined
based upon a composite of the three scores (record, presentation,
sportsmanship). We will try to arrange for some big unprize for the winners.
In addition, a slew of other less glamorous trophies will be available for
the taking:
Likely candidates include:
The Bonehead - Awarded to the player that does the worst forhead
slapping dumb move.
The Wrong End of that Right Sharp Shower - A nice shield with a bull's
eye goes to the player that took the most missile casualties or the worst
showing against a missile army.
The Table Hugger - A friendly set of fellows to the most obnoxious table
hugging player that moves the least number of units outside his deployment
zone during the game.
Mr Pretentious - Awarded tot he man who talks the biggest and plays
the smallest. I've got to get rid of these Alexander the Great models
somehow.
The Horse's @$$ - Take one GW plastic horse, saw him in half, and pitch
the front. Guess what this trophy is meant for? I have a good idea who the
lucky winner will be, and he isn't even signed up yet.
Other Notes
But what about Cold Wars? Isn't this the same weekend? It sure is. Lancaster
PA is just under 1000 miles away from St. Louis. I can think of one or two
potential players we might lose (a shame, too, they are quite nice fellows)
but not too many. Besides, those of us west of the Pennsylvania mountains
could do without the chilling 4 hour ride seeing the "Beware of Ice on Bridge"
road signs every 500 feet when there is a good chance of ice actually being
there. That and it ain't my fault they moved the date to April - blame them.
The date in the latest issue of MWAN still says Cold Wars is in March.
Why such a weird title? Well all of the more standard ones are either already
taken (like Nationals, or Invitational, or plain jane boring old Tournament)
and others are simply annoying (like WABFest - grrrr). Besides I think this
one is quite dashing.
Oh Boy! I'm in! Take me to the online signup!
And once you are done with that:
Let me see my potential list of victims!
