Greetings AA Gamers (latest Update!),
Three weeks, 23 days to GEN CON. I have received quite a lot of questions regarding events and specifics for tournament play. Keep them coming if need be.
A few items of note: for first timers, any tournament is listed as a team tournament but in most cases, you may play solo if the numbers lend themselves to playing solo. What that means is that I allocate spaces enough for everyone to play as a team if they like. So, if there is a sell out and you want to play solo, you most likely will not be able to. This scenario rarely happens so there is a good chance you will be able to play solo if you like. I will do everything possible to accommodate anyone wanting to play solo.
Also on the event front. Most if not ALL of my Tournament events are listed in the book/online as 2 hours events. Please make note: Almost ALL of the events I run last longer than 2 hours. What is required of me from GEN CON is that I must list the minimum amount of time a player has to play the game before, either being eliminated or just gets up and goes to another event. It is basically a guarantee of time that you may play a game if you like. So, and in most cases, tournament events will run anywhere from 2 hours up to: 4, 5, 6 or even 8 hours. ALL events do have a time limit. You can go to the Swamp and see the event rules to get the exact maximum amount of time for each event. (Ex. AA50 = 6 hours max. 1942 2nd Ed. = 5 hours max. 1914 = 6 hours max.)
Also, there has been a request for me to send out a request for hotel room space. If you know of anyone that would know of a place that has room availability or if anyone has a room they wouldn’t mind sharing (cost as well), let me know and i will pass along the info to the people still looking for rooms.
There has also been a request of players wanting to find games on Wednesday night. At this time, I am still not 100% sure of my plans but if you go to one of the forums, let others know what is going on for Wednesday.
Last, an update on events listings. More 1941 Beginners Events have SOLD OUT. Also, 1914 Games have now sold out as well as one of the War At Sea Battlefests. And last, one of the 2 sessions for Commanders & Tactics is SOLD OUT. This is my WWII low-luck designed game with no dice. Check online for event listings…
If there are any questions regarding these or any other questions, feel free to give me a shout.
Peace,
Gregory J. Smorey
Axis & Allies Event Organizer/GM - GEN CON/Origins/Spring Gathering
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"Good tactics can save even the worst strategy. Bad tactics will destroy even the best strategy…” - General Patton