Thanks for the feedback. I appreciate it.
Facts:It was another typical 40k event, you're right.
We haven't had a 40k event of any kind since January, when the event was held on the same day as a snow storm.
The game of 40k has seen a lot of new things since that time.
Alex and Todd have won a lot of BG events.
Bill has won a lot too, although not for a while.
Alex, Todd, and Bill win lots of events.
Alex, Todd, and Bill are extremely good players.
The way round 1 gets paired is as follows, it's quite technical:
- I take a deck of playing cards and pull out pairs of cards equal to the number of tables I have.
- If I have more than 13 tables I'll pull out more than 1 pair of a given number (all 4 aces, or whatever)
- I shuffle them up for a few minutes.
- I draw a card
- I mark down the corresponding number next to the name of the first person who registered for the event.
- I do this until I have no cards left.
- I sort the excel sheet by table number.
- If one table has two players that know each other well, or play in the same group, I swap the first name at that table with the first name at another table that is not also a friend or club member with the second name.
Outside of friends playing friends or club members playing club members, I couldn't care less who plays who in round 1.
Pairings in subsequent rounds are based entirely on a player's score in the rounds previous.
I do the pairings for round 1 (which has been covered).
I have no idea what army any given player is playing unless they tell me in person, which I quickly forget, here's why:
- Players email me their army lists.
- I sort them into a "label" in gmail called "40k lists."
- It's fairly common that I don't open the email at all.
- The Wednesday before the event I forward all of the "list emails" to Sam.
- Sam checks all of the lists.
- Sam emails me back if there's a problem with a list.
- I email the person and explain the problem or forward what Sam had to say.
- Usually the person makes corrections.
- I send them to Sam.
Some players send multiple lists.
I couldn't tell you what armies match up well against one another.
I have never played a game of 40k in my life.
I have purposely paired one particular player against another in round one several times. It had nothing to do with the armies the people play. It had everything to do with the people playing that game. That person no longer plays at our locations and will not play at our locations again in the future.
We have no rules in place that prevent someone from winning multiple appearance awards with their army.
People are entitled to their opinions on how we do things.
Chris Scotti has won painting awards in the past.
We use a GW rubric to score appearance. If you'd like to see it, email me.
Our paint judge for this event was Brian Frost.
Brian is an exceptional painter / artist.
Our other paint judge is Erich Ridlon.
Erich is a freelance artist who spent years painting prototype models for Hasbro at their HQ in RI.
Doubles are coming on June 27th.
I am in the process of adapting the KILLAdelphia GT scenarios such that they fit into a Doubles format.
I am not 100% sure the end result will use the KILLAdelphia stuff.
Alex and Todd pairing up would be a very difficult team to beat under normal circumstances.
Sam and Bill would be a very difficult team to beat under normal circumstances.
Choosing 4 of the (arguably) best, most accomplished, most experienced players in the region as your favorite to win a 3 round 2v2 event isn't exactly going out on a limb.
Some people are better at Doubles events than they are at Singles events.
Battleground is fortunate enough to attract quality players from out of state due to several reasons, one of which is the expected level of competition at the event.
I feel like this is a blessing and a curse (the downside being the complaints I feel obligated to respond to. Nice troll job, btw).
Eldar are popular and powerful.
Popular and powerful armies are usually seen more often than weak, unpopular armies.
We have and always will score points in the same (or very similar) manner as some of the largest or most competitive events in the world.
We slightly modify the scoring and scenarios if and only if it is required for a 3 round event.
I feel like the scenario packets result in giving us as close to the correct outcome of the event as can be expected in 3 rounds.
I would love suggestions from anyone, including new accounts using email addresses that mask who they are, for scenarios that properly designed, balanced, and implemented.
You're not obligated to play in any of our events.
Just email me next time. It's easier. Or post the complaint in our
new Facebook group, which you can find here.
