Game 1.14,
I can play this week end, Saturday and Sunday, at any time that is best for my opponent, AdmiralDIZZI (if you have the time to play), I can be contacted here on the bbs (my apologies, the email is not working). Or I can fold if need be, and leave the tournament so it can advance (just trying to be helpful, all good).

By Ron Brimeyer (Captainron) on Friday, July 27, 2018 - 09:55 am: Edit

I will E-mail Dave and let him know to check here.

By David Zimdars (Zimdarsdavid) on Friday, July 27, 2018 - 11:22 am: Edit

Hi Wayne,

I can play Sunday at 6pm EDT.

Dave

By David Zimdars (Zimdarsdavid) on Friday, July 27, 2018 - 06:31 pm: Edit

Hi Wayne,

Something has come up and I can't make Sunday. Can you do Weds 8/1 at 7pm?

-Dave

By wayne douglas power (Wayne) on Friday, July 27, 2018 - 07:58 pm: Edit

Howdy David,

7pm EDT Wednesday first of August is my Thursday 9am second of August.
I should be able to play on the day, I have just renewed my SFBOL account, so all good.

(I have a few extra days to work out how does a Lyran defeat an Orion)

By Ron Brimeyer (Captainron) on Saturday, July 28, 2018 - 10:39 am: Edit

All but 1 round 1 games are complete. Please feel free to play your round 2 games. Round 2 warning e-mails (if needed) will be sent out around Sept. 1st.

By wayne douglas power (Wayne) on Thursday, August 02, 2018 - 12:23 am: Edit

Game 1.14 did not happen on the August 1st. I was there until 9pm EDT (11am Australia), Real world things must of kept AdmiralDIZZI away. (I hope all is well)

By Jarod Ikeda (Allanon) on Monday, August 06, 2018 - 12:48 am: Edit

Got thru 2 full turns on game 2.1, Fed vs Zin.
Have a bit of a busy spell coming up for both of us, but will try and continue soon.

By wayne douglas power (Wayne) on Tuesday, August 07, 2018 - 09:59 pm: Edit

For the next few weeks I should be able to play the 1.14 game (Zero_G in the Lyran v AdmiralDIZZI in the Orion) at anytime best for my opponent.

By Jarod Ikeda (Allanon) on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 - 08:40 pm: Edit

Game 2.1 completed. Zin over fed. Thanks for the game Romwe!

By wayne douglas power (Wayne) on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 - 05:17 am: Edit

David Zimdars, I can play this weekend (EDT time 25/26 August) if you are available for the 1.14 game.

By David Cheng (Davec) on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 - 11:06 pm: Edit

We need some tech support on the tree.

Kingzilla Seth is not able to report a win for game 6.

Which means he cannot advance, so when I report a Loss in game 2.3, it does not go through.

But something is happening with the reporting routine, because "Winner of 6" is listed as playing in game 3.2.

Assistance please!

By Paul Franz (Andromedan) on Thursday, August 23, 2018 - 08:20 pm: Edit

Fixed.

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Sunday, August 26, 2018 - 06:00 pm: Edit

I seem to have lost track of DJB1701 again; we were in contact to play our game over a month ago, the game was cancelled due to scheduling, and I haven't heard from him since. I have sent a few e-mails looking for info or contact, and no response.

Dunno what happened.

By Ron Brimeyer (Captainron) on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 - 08:30 pm: Edit

I will be sending out some E-mails this weekend. If I do not get a reasonable response, I will have to start looking at replacement.

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Thursday, August 30, 2018 - 08:24 am: Edit

Del e-mailed me recently. We got a game this morning.

Edit: Delayed.

By Ron Brimeyer (Captainron) on Monday, September 03, 2018 - 07:03 pm: Edit

I have sent warning E-mails to all round 1 and round 2 players. I am also posting here. If I do not get any response by the 15th (round 1) or the 22nd (round 2) I will be forced to look for replacements. Note: You do not have to have your games done by theses dates but I would at least like an indication that you intend to get them done.

By Paul Franz (Andromedan) on Monday, September 03, 2018 - 07:54 pm: Edit

I will be happy to be a replacement.

By Ron Brimeyer (Captainron) on Tuesday, September 04, 2018 - 07:56 pm: Edit

Wayne,

Is your E-mail working? Dave responded to my e-mail. He is looking for times on the 7th and 8th.

By wayne douglas power (Wayne) on Tuesday, September 04, 2018 - 10:38 pm: Edit

Ron,

Yes E-mail now working again, I am in contact with Dave about the time.

By David Cheng (Davec) on Tuesday, September 04, 2018 - 11:35 pm: Edit

FYI,
SFB tournament news (the old-fashioned, FtF kind):
Lots of new info on the SFB at Council web site.
Pre-Reg is now open.

Please navigate to,
> Company-Conventions-Stores-Ideas
> > Convention News (Multi Games)
> > > Council of Five Nations

-DC

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Friday, September 07, 2018 - 10:14 pm: Edit

2.4 DJB1701 (GBS bb) over bakija (GRN)

Aggressive drone ships are a problem.

T1: I move 15/17/24 with an enveloper n tube B, and some reinforcement on my #2 (I tried this out in a couple games. Am unconvinced :-). Del moves 20/26. I think he had no disruptors. He goes forward, I go forward and turn across his bow in direction F. He closes a little, I launch my facing enveloper. He doesn't shoot my #2, and turns off, running from plasma the rest of the turn, launching 4 drones at me late. We end at about R10, both facing the west wall.

T2: I move 17/30/24; Shark goes some sort of 27/30/16/26 plot. Again, I think no disruptors. He runs from plasma; I think I can get around the drones the short way, but miscalculated, so have to go around them the long way, so the shark gets too far away from me to engage on T2. I get around the drones by swinging wide, and turn back around to chase him. He lets the plasma die, slows down, turns sort of in my direction, but he is near the top wall. I close a little, he launches a couple drones. We end at about R9, me out of his FA.

T3: I move 26 till impulse 24, then 16 (using a couple batteries to stay at speed 24 for the last 8 impulses). Shark goes, like, 16/26. Again, I think no disruptors armed. He keeps slipping away from me as I close in. I get to R3 or R4 out of his FA, launch 50 plasma at him, and then HET away to avoid his FA. He shoots my #3 with 4xP1 for 12 damage or so. I shoot his #3 with 4xP1 and an F bolt, do 18 with the P1s, but miss with the bolt. He turns away, I get away from him and his 6 drones, and do 5 damage to his #4 with a P1. I consider moving my plasma so he can't HET around it back at me, but if I do that, he can probably out run it to nothing, so I don't. This results in him HETing back at me, and getting around the plasma. He shoots it up with, like, 7xP3 over a few impulses, and it eventually hits him in the #4 after 13 moves, but doesn't breach the shield. I run towards the west wall away from his drones. He follows.

T4: I plot 0, TACs, speed up to 8 on impulse 16, finish an enveloper. He moves 20/26. Still no disruptors armed. His drones close in, I immediately weasel. I take a dozen or so collateral on my #4. He turns off, and then turns back in mid turn. I use a couple batteries to speed up to 8 early and start moving away, and then launch my enveloper at him. He slips away, turns back in, hits the enveloper with 10xP3, and takes it for 26 around his ship. I turn in, he kinda slips away. Late in the turn, he launches 4 drones, and I get 4xP1 on his 4 box #3, roll well, do 3 internals through some battery reinforcement (hitting hull and a warp). We end at about 8 hexes.

T5: I see I am hosed, but plot move and hope he goes slow with overloads, and maybe I can avoid being killed. I move 10/17. He moves 14/19. Probably still no disruptors armed. Early on, I tractor 2 of his 4 drones, and eventually kill 3 of them with a P1 and 3P3s, leaving one tractored. He closes. I launch a fast F, hopefully to dissuade him or maybe hit his down #3. I do a second HET (had preallocated 2) to keep the range open some, and be able to take advantage of the F torp. I don't break down. He blasts my 10 or so box #4 at R4 with 5xP1 and an overload (probably battery), which hits, doing 15 in, hitting 3 phasers and an F tube. He slips into the F torp with his #2 for 20, and I get a couple P1s on the same shield, doing 3 or 4 more internals. He gets another P1 on my down #4, hitting a tractor. He turns in, gets 3 more P3s in my ship over 2 impulses, hitting my second tractor, which gets me hit by the drone on my 10 box #3 for 2 more in. All told, I lose both tractors, 5 phasers, 2 F tubes. We move a few more impulses, and end at R3, me in his FA, with a down #3 facing him. He can hit me with 5xP1 and a couple disruptors on impulse 1 (and even if I weasel, the 5xP1 are still gonna mangle me).

Excellent game. A very aggressive 4 drone ship is a lot of trouble for the Gorn. Especially when it doesn't arm disruptors most of the time, and just goes fast.

By wayne douglas power (Wayne) on Sunday, September 09, 2018 - 08:41 pm: Edit

Game 1.14 Zero-G (Lyran) v AdmiralDZZI (Orion PPHb1) got to end of turn three and saved (I am enjoying the game, very challenging).

Game continues 7 pm EDT Saturday, September 15.

By Paul Franz (Andromedan) on Monday, September 10, 2018 - 12:58 pm: Edit

Watched a bit of the game. (Wish I could have recorded the video to post on YouTube).

It is a close game. Definitely worth watching for anybody who likes to watch games.

By Norman Dizon (Normandizon) on Monday, September 10, 2018 - 03:54 pm: Edit

Can't believe the Mighty Gorn got beaten! Sounds like it was an awesome game. It would have been cool to see the SSD's get marked up as damage was taken or to see the ships maneuvering around on the map. Reading through the summary, it almost seems like the Shark has too many Phasers .. ? I'll have to dig up that Tournament SSD and take a good look at it.