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Hey,

In the past the semi-final locations tend to get leaked out a little early? Anybody heard anything? particulary northeast

Nope. Local store (Game Vault, Fredericksburg, VA) is still waiting to hear.

I know I'm running one, but haven't seen the list for anyone else.

Showcase Comics, Media PA. Just west of Philly by a few miles. Room for 50 or so. Had 36 last year, if I remember correctly.

Legions in pittsburgh will too as usual.. Same space as showcase just other side of state!

I emailed GW about this very question, and the response was, "we will post the locations for the semifinals some time after the preliminaries."

On a related note, I would be willing to pay a lot of money for the ability to punch people through the internets....

Counting your chickens, huh? How about getting past the prelims first, before you start worrying about the semi's...

I see three chickens!

The weird thing about these tournaments is that even if you pass the preliminary rounds you may not want to travel 3+ hours to go to the semi's. Some people might want to gauge if it is worth there while to attend the prelim's if the semi's are going to be close by

RabidDuck wrote:
The weird thing about these tournaments is that even if you pass the preliminary rounds you may not want to travel 3+ hours to go to the semi's. Some people might want to gauge if it is worth there while to attend the prelim's if the semi's are going to be close by

The even weirder part is that most people would want to go to the Semis for the prizes, but fewer want to go to the Finals.

Very True!

Because getting >$500 of plastic crack for winning a semi final and winning a Trophy for the finals makes SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much sense.

Well they blew the budget on the first year when they gave out a forge world army!

On a side note, if I happen to go to Semi's I am 90% sure I won't go to finals.

Want to bet that the finals will have less then 40 players this year compared with 63 last year?

asugradinwa wrote:Want to bet that the finals will have less then 40 players this year compared with 63 last year?

Sure, I'll take that bet. )

I would not be surprised if less than 40 showed up to the finals this year.

I feel really lucky then. My FLGS is about 10 min away and it is running Preliminary's and Semi's

Stormrider wrote:I feel really lucky then. My FLGS is about 10 min away and it is running Preliminary's and Semi's

Good News: I'm lucky enough to be 5 minutes away from pre-lims, regionals, and finals.
Bad News: Have to run the first two, which makes it rather impossible to play in the finals. But it will be fun to watch, and drink beer afterwards.)

I'm annoyed that my FLGS isn't (or hasn't been) a location for the semis. Very centrally located with a large game room and tons of good terrain. Instead we've had a travel a state away in the past, and the closest store the hosts it has a gaming space Maybe half as big, and some of the tables ended up with only hills for terrain. Not even to mention the fact they couldn't figure out how it was supposed to be scored and cheated the guy who earned third place out of his spot to instead give it to a local player.

Anyways, I plan to get some good photos of the room and table set up this year and try to advocate on behalf of the store for them to have a shot at hosting Semis.

I know atleast one store in West Virginia will be hosting one. I doubt I will win and get in, but you never know.

mikhaila wrote:

Stormrider wrote:I feel really lucky then. My FLGS is about 10 min away and it is running Preliminary's and Semi's

Good News: I'm lucky enough to be 5 minutes away from pre-lims, regionals, and finals.
Bad News: Have to run the first two, which makes it rather impossible to play in the finals. But it will be fun to watch, and drink beer afterwards.)

Kept meaning to ask - are finals NOT going to be at the Chicago Battle Bunker this year, as listed in the rules packet?

I have heard they wont.

G

Janthkin wrote:

mikhaila wrote:

Stormrider wrote:I feel really lucky then. My FLGS is about 10 min away and it is running Preliminary's and Semi's

Good News: I'm lucky enough to be 5 minutes away from pre-lims, regionals, and finals.
Bad News: Have to run the first two, which makes it rather impossible to play in the finals. But it will be fun to watch, and drink beer afterwards.)

Kept meaning to ask - are finals NOT going to be at the Chicago Battle Bunker this year, as listed in the rules packet?

Absolutely will be a 'Ardboyz finals at Chicago.....

And people on the west coast won't have to fly so far to attend the finals.....

And I live 5 minutes away from where some folks will be playing the final round......

mikhaila wrote:

Absolutely will be a 'Ardboyz finals at Chicago.....

And people on the west coast won't have to fly so far to attend the finals.....

And I live 5 minutes away from where some folks will be playing the final round......

You seem to be hinting at multiple finals. Doesn't that defeat the purpose of finals? Or is there a top secret SUPA DUPA finals?

GW has invented quantum technology

Kirasu wrote:GW has invented quantum technology

Heh. Vassal 'Ard Boys finals.

You seem to be hinting at multiple finals. Doesn't that defeat the purpose of finals? Or is there a top secret SUPA DUPA finals?

Vassal?

Damn pretre beat me to the punch lol

pretre wrote:

mikhaila wrote:

Absolutely will be a 'Ardboyz finals at Chicago.....

And people on the west coast won't have to fly so far to attend the finals.....

And I live 5 minutes away from where some folks will be playing the final round......

You seem to be hinting at multiple finals. Doesn't that defeat the purpose of finals? Or is there a top secret SUPA DUPA finals?

I've been putting out quite broad hints for about 2 months, not many people pay attention.) I gave up actually making statements about what GW does. Last time I did, a couple of people gave me hell for not giving proof about things I knew that they didn't.

As to defeating the purpose of the finals? Not my tournaments, go ask GW. But I'd offer the idea that if you'r somehow trying to crown a hardboyz champion, you don't really get that by putting something in Chicago. You get the best player of that day who felt like paying airfare to Chicago. If you to theoretically split up the finals to East and West coast, and Chicago, a lot more people might be able to show up. Is 3x as many tournaments and more people playing a bad thing?

mikhaila wrote:
As to defeating the purpose of the finals? Not my tournaments, go ask GW. But I'd offer the idea that if you'r somehow trying to crown a hardboyz champion, you don't really get that by putting something in Chicago. You get the best player of that day who felt like paying airfare to Chicago. If you to theoretically split up the finals to East and West coast, and Chicago, a lot more people might be able to show up. Is 3x as many tournaments and more people playing a bad thing?

Wow. That's pretty cool. And I have to agree since I have about 0 chance of going to Chicago for the finals even if I win a place at the semis.

Don't listen to the jerks; keep spreading the good word and we'll see what happens.

If I make it into the finals again this year, I will miss the pizza in Chicago, but will be happy to play at Mikhaila's.

mikhaila: If what you are saying is true then I retract my bet. Hell, I might even attend the finals the week before my wedding.

Mannahnin wrote:If I make it into the finals again this year, I will miss the pizza in Chicago, but will be happy to play at Mikhaila's.

Hell, if I make the finals this year, I'd be happy to play at Mikhaila's.