Star Fleet Battles Rated Ace Tournament at Council of Five Nations XXX (2007)

Last Update: Friday, September 28, 2007

The Star Fleet Battles Patrol tournament was once again a big success last year at Council XXIX.  We had 33 players of various skill levels, including a few trainees, allowing us to award two Ace Cards.  Stephen McCann and Peter Bakija made it to the finals, and Mr McCann came away with the overall tournament win.

Council of Five Nations XXX is coming this October 5-7.  We expect this year's tournament to be at least as good, and hopefully better.  We've listed below all the people who've committed to coming.  As you can see, we're very close to the magic 32 again.  We're very confident we'll be able to offer two Ace Cards again, and our goal is to get 40 or more. We'd love to see you there!

If you're thinking about attending, please email us at sfb@swa-gaming.org and tell us your (Committed / Probable / Maybe) status so we can add you to the list too. (There are a lot of folks we expect to add to these lists but haven't yet heard from).  If you're already on one of these lists, but your status is changing, please let us know that too.


Committed

1. Peter Bakija [Ithaca]
2. Courtenay Footman [Ithaca]
3. Andrew Sackett [Ithaca]
4. Steve Wampler [Ithaca]
5. Brian Evans [Syracuse]
6. Ken Kazinski [Syracuse]
7. George Duffy [NYC]
8. Tim Sheehy [NYC]
9. Robert Bassett [Rochester]
10. Andrew Koch [Rochester]
11. Tos Crawford [Downstate NY]
12. Chris Dixon [New Jersey]
13. Marcus Giegerich [New Jersey]
14. Stephen McCann [New Jersey]
15. Brook Villa [New Jersey]
16. Kevin Block-Schwenk [Massachusetts]
17. Ron Pilotte [Massachusetts]
18. Paul Scott [California]
19. John Fitzpatrick [SWA]
20. Mike Haggett [SWA]
21. Kevin Hidinger [SWA]
    
22. Brian Kelly [SWA]
23. Nick Klercker [SWA]
24. Dage McNitt [SWA]
25. Jason Murphy [SWA]
26. Ben Ossenfort [SWA]
27. Eric Paperman [SWA]
28. John Rigley [SWA]
29. Eric Rocque [SWA]
30. Anne Swarthout [SWA] - Our new not-so-secret-any-more weapon!
31. Nathan Whitchurch [SWA]

Probable

1. Chris Proper [Ithaca]
2. John Malis [Massachusetts]
3. David Hill [SWA]

Maybe

1. Charles Davis [Vermont]
2. Robert Rousse [Vermont]
3. Joe Kwiatkowski [New Hampshire]
4. Andrew Bailey [SWA]

Still Waiting To Hear From:

• John Pendt  [Oneonta NY]
• Tom Compter [Vermont]
• Ameer Sulaiman [Massachusetts]
• Aadil Sulaiman [Massachusetts]
• David Smith [Vermont]
• Brett Johnson [New Hampshire]
• Mark Leonard [Maine]
• Jeff Osborne [Connecticut]
• Gary Brady [Downstate NY]
• Tom Carroll [New Jersey]
• ... and a whole lot more

Tournament Judge



Tournament Schedule

The tournament officially starts at 10am on Friday, October 5th. In fact, we're starting the con early just so SFB players can get in as many games as possible.  The rest of the events don't start until 2pm.

A bunch of us locals will be there when the doors open.  However, you do not need to be there that early to participate. We expect another wave of guys on Friday night after dinner, and yet another bunch on Saturday morning when the doors open at 8am.

See below for the details of the open Patrol round and finals bracket.

Experience Level

Most people on the three lists above have at least a solid knowledge of the rules and has played several games (a bunch of folks listed have Ace Cards). However, we know we'll have several players who are more at the novice level. We strongly encourage everyone to attend, whatever your experience level. We will try to pair you with players who can coach as you go along.

Sweeteners

• Students get roughly a 50% discount on their registration.
• Groups of 3+ who pre-register in the same envelope, or together online, get $5 off each one.
• We've got over $200 of prizes, courtesy of ADB, waiting to be claimed by tournament gladiators like you.
• October 5-7 is Columbus Day Weekend.  All our local State workers have Columbus Day Monday off from work. Maybe you do too, making it even easier to justify going to a con?
  

To get more information on the convention - The 21st Century Way

• Click here to download the Council Pre-Registration Booklet in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format
  
• Click here for the main hub of Council web site pages
• Click here for information about hotel options for your Council visit
• Click here for directions to Proctor's Theatre and Convention Center; location of Council of Five Nations.

To get more information on the convention - The old fashioned way

• Email us with your postal mailing address, and we'll send you a pre-registration booklet in the mail.

Questions?  Comments?

Please send an email to sfb@swa-gaming.org and we'll get 'em answered.  Or, you can call Dave Cheng at (518) 464-1977 and get 'em answered even faster.

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Patrol Phase

• Starts at 10am on Friday, October 5th
• If we get 32+, the Patrol round will end at 4pm on Saturday
• Otherwise, Patrol round will end at 8pm on Saturday
• Play as many games as you want
• You must play at least two patrol games to qualify for the finals bracket.
  
• Tournament Judge will assign matches by availability and blind draw.

Judging

• The Judge’s knowledge of the rules is solid, but not legendary. Assistance from the field is welcome.
• Games will run no longer than 4 hours. If you end a turn with less than 20 minutes to go, end the game there. The Judge will adjudicate games as necessary.
  
• Excessive disagreement with the Judge is strongly discouraged.
• Non-Aggressive Play:  Please click here to see the guidelines on non-aggressive play that we will follow at this tournament.
  

Finals

Finals participants determined by a three-step process:

• Net wins
• Total number of games played
• Strength of record of opponents (if we have time to calculate this), OR a simple die roll (if we're short on time, like we were last year), as per the Tournament Judge's discretion.
  

 If we get 32+:

• Top 16 games begin at 5pm Saturday
• Quarterfinals at 9pm Saturday
• Semi-finals at 9am Sunday
• Finals at 2pm Sunday

Otherwise:

• Quarterfinals at 9pm Saturday
• Semi-finals at 9am Sunday
• Finals at 2pm Sunday

 
Special Prizes

• "Iron Man" = most Patrol round games played
  
• "Cosmic Hitchhiker" = the player who traveled the farthest to attend.
• "Nailbiter" = closest victory (fewest boxes left when opponent blows up).
  

Prizes

Prizes were provided by ADB, Inc, and donated by the SWA's Tom Ciampa.

• 1st Place: Federation Commander: Romulan Border (a $60 value!), and $20 in ADB Gift Certificates
  
• 2nd Place: The Star Trek Encyclopedia: A Reference Guide to the Future, and $10 in ADB Gift Certificates
  
• 3rd Place: Star Fleet Battle Force Card Game, and $10 in ADB Gift Certificates
• 4th Place: Captain's Log #32, and $10 in ADB Gift Certificates
  
• 5th Place: Prime Directive d20 RPG
• 6th Place: GURPS Module Prime Alpha
• 7th Place: Fed Federation Commander: Booster Pack #2 (Klingon Harassment Squadron)
• 8th Place: Framed Enterprise Print

• Iron Man: Tournament Rules Module TR
• Cosmic Hitchhiker: Matted Enterprise Print
  
• Nailbiter: Starline 2400 Miniature - Federation Heavy Cruiser

The difference between 3rd & 4th Place (the two not advancing from the best-of-4 round) will be determined by the players' rankings when they enter the finals bracket.

The difference between 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th Place (the four not advancing from the best-of-8 round) will be determined by the players' rankings when they enter the finals bracket.

If players want to trade prizes, no problem.

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