2015 US FOG Team Tournament

[berthier]

The 2015 US Team Tournament will be held on the Mississippi Gulf Coast the weekend of January 17th-18th in Biloxi, MS, at the Quality Inn on the Mississippi Sound. Registration cost per team is set at a $150. The organizers have worked out the cost so that the cost of the venue will be covered if only eight teams are in attendance. A copy of the official flyer for the event may be found at the link below but full details follow:
http://www.freewebs.com/berthiersdesk/USTT%202015.pdf

Tournament Rules:
1. Non-playing referee will be George Morgan.
2. Tournament rules will be Field of Glory: Ancients/Medieval Rules Version 2 with official errata. All judge’s decisions are final.
3. Armies will be 900 points.
4. List checker will be Stephen Ladayni. Lists are due by December 27th.
-----Team captains are required to submit team lists as a group using the FOG army generator excel sheet to bzoltan@paradise.net.nz.
-----In the Club field, for each player, please list Team Name and Period.
-----Runners and Riders will be submitted to the North American FOG Yahoo Group January 2 listing only Player, Army and Year.
5. Any lists submitted or altered after December 27 will be subject to the following penalty:
-----In each game your opponent will choose who wins the PBI before initiative is rolled Consideration will be given to forgive any player stepping in for dropped out players or to fill in last minute teams. 
6. Games will be played on a 4x6 table.
7. Game length will be three hours and thirty minutes plus three to fifteen minutes (yes Dan has secured a five-sided die) of random time. When time is called players will finish the phase.
-----Rough Schedule of Events
--------Friday January 16th, 2015
----------7 PM—Open gaming and social interaction
--------Saturday January 17, 2015
----------8 AM—The Paperwork Hour
----------9 AM—Round 1 start time
----------1 PM —Lunch and Swap Shop Set-Up
----------2 PM—Round 2 start
----------6 PM—Round 3 start
--------Sunday January 18, 2015
----------9 AM—Round 4 start
----------1 PM—Awards
8. The 2015 US Team Tournament will use the 30-0 scoring system.

After much discussion, the four periods for the 2015 US FOG Team Tournament are as follows:

Period 1 – Open : Any Army List/Any Book Prior to 500 AD

Period 2 – Armies and Enemies of Imperial China 750 BC-750 AD (Only lists from the following are allowed)
Empires of the Dragon
***Early Zhou Chinese
***Early Horse Nomads
***Ko Choson Korean
***Warring States to Western Han Chinese
***Qiang and Di
***Three Kingdoms Korean
***Eastern Han Chinese
***Three Kingdoms, Western Jin and Southern Dynasties Chinese
***Kofun-Nara Japanese
***Northern Dynasties Chinese
***Western Wei to Early Tang Chinese
***Later Horse Nomad
***Tibetan
***Parhae Korean
***Late Tang to Five Dynasties Chinese
***Khmer or Champa – Champa Only
***Nanzhao
***Koryo Korean
Lost Scrolls
***Vietnamese

Period 3 – Armies and Enemies of Early Byzantium 500 AD-1000 AD (Only lists from the following are allowed)
***Decline and Fall
***Early Byzantines
***Later Moorish
***Later Visigothic
***African Vandal
***Italian Ostrogothic
***Early South Slav
***Lombard
***Maurikian Byzantine
***Avar
***Arab Conquest
***Early Bulgar
***Thematic Byzantine
***Umayyad Arab
***Abbasid Arab
***Early North African Dynasties
***Bedouin Dynasties
***Pecheneg
***Nikephorian Byzantine
Wolves from the Sea
***Rus 
Legions Triumphant
***Early Alan
***Sassanid Persian
Lost Scrolls
***Later Pre-Islamic Bedouin

Period 4 – Open : Any Army List/Any Book 1001 AD and after

Registration is now open and will remain open until December 27. To register, please go to the following and follow the directions on the page:
http://www.macnarbgaming.com/catalog/fo ... ament/1963
Note: Please complete all information requested on the registration page. This will facilitate communication between the event organizers and teams.

To register, teams will have two options:
1) Register without lunch ($150 per team), OR
2) Register with catered lunch ($210 per team).

Catered lunch will be provided by Fayard’s Famous Po-Boys on Saturday. The following is a sampling of the fair that will be offered:
-----Boudin Balls
-----Southern Fired Chicken – Mixed assortment
-----Po-Boy Sampler – Ham, Turkey, Roast Beef
-----Po-Boy Sampler – Seafood – Shrimp or Catfish
-----Po-Boy Dressing Condiments & Salad
-----Baked Beans
-----Potato Salad

Regardless of registration option taken, teams are asked to email team roster (Team Name and player names with period assignment ONLY) to Dan Henderson at usttbiloxi2015@gmail.com.

Full prize support will be available. 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place Teams will receive awards as will 1st in each period, Best Camp and Best Painting.

Closest airport is Gulfport-Biloxi (GPT) which is only 10 miles from the venue. New Orleans (MSY) is 90 miles but offers slightly more flexibility for travelers.

Venue is located at QUALITY INN BILOXI BEACH, 2414 Beach Blvd. Biloxi, Mississippi 39531.
The website for the venue is http://www.qualityinn.com/hotel-biloxi- ... 0#listpos1

The local number is (228) 388-1000. When making reservations, you must request the Field of Glory Event Rates.
-----Double rooms—$87.20
-----King rooms—$87.20
-----King with sleeper sofa—$87.20
-----Double x2—$95.20

Please email Dan Henderson at the email address above or post on the North American FOG Yahoo Group if you have any questions.

Additional support provided by maCnarB Gaming, 2307 Hwy 90, Gautier, MS.

[hazelbark]

reminder nudge

[richardsd]

any guidance on the best way to get to Biloxi MS?

[berthier]

Airport information is in the original post if that is what you are asking.

[duncanr]

thanks, missed it first time

[berthier]

One team has already registered. What about the rest of you? Who is coming south for the winter? Who is coming east? Which brand of crappy Byzantines will Croteau brink to the party? Will Gino finally be a contender (Okay I know that one's a stretch)? Will Rich Olier make it out of the cabbage patch?

So many questions...

[hazelbark]

Ole SMAC has huge expectations this year. They have all the mojo. It is there destiny.

But I know some of us will be down to give them a run for their money. Just sporting of us. Heck we may even let Marc bring Byzantines.

[babyshark]

The rest of the Bandits are fighting a rearguard action to keep me from bringing Byzantines. So far they are holding their positions, but I am bringing up the Varangian Guard for the final assault.



Marc

[berthier]

Registration Update:

Four teams confirmed with Dan Henderson with another with a verbal commitment. Plus we have a stand-by team ready to go. Only two teams have actually registered.

Where are you SLUTS and BAGS?

Chicago was last heard with two interested players thinking of putting together a team. Chuck Hines let me know if you are short a player.

Texas is rumored to be organizing two teams. Dallas was short a player at last count.

Mike Badeaux and Bill Sierichs are looking for teams.

Drop me a line here and I will see if I can get any team short a player in contact with them.

Only one month to list deadline folks. Lets get cracking.

[hazelbark]

PS I saw an email that said we are at 8 teams.

[hazelbark]

Period Team Player Army List Date
Period 1 GHG Ian Baker Later Seleucid >166BC
SMALA Glen Kerley Late Republican Roman 83BC
SLUTS Bill Seirichs Later Seleucid 160BC
Bunnies Vincent Solfronk Dominate Roman 382AD
SMAC Rich Olier II Later Macedonian 210BC
YMCA Steve Payne Early Archaemenid Persian 479BC
Beltway Ethan Zorick Palmyran 270AD
BAGS David Lewis Later Seleucid 168BC

Period 2 GHG Bob Green Warring States to Western Han Chinese 199BC
SMALA Dan Henderson Three Kingdoms Korean 661AD
SLUTS Chris Johnston Koryo Korean 750AD
Bunnies Lee Cleveland Western Wei to Early Tang Chinese 635AD
SMAC Ricky Jones Warring States to Western Han Chinese (Yan) 210AD
YMCA Dale Shanek Western Wei to Early Tang Chinese (ET) 602AD
Beltway Dan Hazelwood Western Wei to Early Tang Chinese (ET) 620AD
BAGS Graham Unger Northern Dynasties Chinese 475AD

Period 2 GHG Everett Chun Abasid Arab 819AD
SMALA Christopher Anders Arab Conquest 642AD
SLUTS Mike McGoey Lombard 999AD
Bunnies Joey Miller Nikephorian Byzantine 963AD
SMAC Gino Agnelly Arab Conquest 638AD
YMCA Dave Lauerman Sassanid Persian 592AD
Beltway Marc Crotteau Nikephorean Byzantine 900AD
BAGS Dan Martz Jr Umayyad Arab 685AD

Period 4 GHG Chip Miller Santa Hermandad Nueva Castilian 1492AD
SMALA Willard E Moore Free Company 1400AD
SLUTS Walt Burgoyne Medieval Irish 1315AD
Bunnies Scott Allen Medieval Swedes No list yet
SMAC Thomas Demers Later Hungarian 1441AD
YMCA John Baumann Later Medieval German 1451AD
Beltway Bill McCampbell Ordonnance French 1485AD
BAGS Dan Martz Sr Ordonnance French 1480AD

[Furry_Pal]

The rest of the Bandits are fighting a rearguard action to keep me from bringing Byzantines. So far they are holding their positions, but I am bringing up the Varangian Guard for the final assault.



Marc

The Varangians carried the day !
Can't wait !

Best regards
Your furry pal

Joey

[hazelbark]

We had a great event. YMCA was very clearly a dominant force this time.


Here are the final results for the 2015 US Field of Glory Team Tournament:
1. YMCA - 352.8 points
2. Beltway Bandits - 290.5
3. SMAC - 263.2
4. Bay Area Gamers (BAGS) - 256.9
5. Birmingham Bunnies - 240.8
6. SMALA - 214.9
7. SLUTS - 200.1
8. Great Hall Greeks (GHG) - 179.6

Period 1
Ethan Zorick (Beltway) 99.3
Steve Payne (YMCA) 81.3
Ian Baker (GHG) 80.4
Vince Solfronk (Birmingham) 71.5
Rich Olier (SMAC) 69.9
Glen Kerley (SMALA) 51.8
Bill Sierichs (SLUTS) 36.4
David Lewis/Richard Walmsley (BAGS) 25.3

Period 2
Dale Shanek (YMCA) 85.1
Ricky Jones (SMAC) 82.1
Dan Hazlewood* (Beltway) 72
Lee Cleveland (Birmingham) 71.9
Chris Johnston (SLUTS) 70.8
Graham Unger (BAGS) 50.2
Bob Green* (GHG) 42.4
Dan Henderson Sr. (SMALA) 28.8

Period 3
Dan Martz Jr (BAGS) 112.9
Dave Lauerman (YMCA) 109.4
Chriistopher Anders* (SMALA) 86.2
Marc Crotteau (Beltway) 59.3
Joey Miller (Birmingham) 56.6
Gino Agnelly* (SMAC) 35.1
Mike McGoey (SLUTS) 29.9
Everett Chun (GHG) 18.6

Period 4
John Baumann (YMCA) 77
Thomas Demers (SMAC) 76.1
Dan Martz Sr* (BAGS) 68.5
Walt Burgoyne (SLUTS) 63
Bill McCampbell (Beltway) 59.9
Willard Moore (SMALA) 48.1
Scott Allen (Birmingham) 40.8
Chip Miller (GHG) 38.2

Most Team Spirit Award - Birmingham Bunnies
Best Army - Dannie Martz, Jr. - BAGs
Best Camp - Thomas Demers, SMAC
Most Generals Killed - Rich Olier (6), SMAC
Most Camps Sacked - Thomas Demers (SMAC) & Willard Moore (SMALA) 2 each

It will be a few days before the round by round scores are available.

[berthier]

Final 30-0 Round by Round scores can be found by visiting the link below:

http://tinyurl.com/kas5x43

Final 25-0 Round by Round scores can be found by visiting this link:

http://tinyurl.com/mcw2sdp