If you don't make your quota by Friday, then I will sign up on Friday. I'm in the middle of a likely job change, so can't commit to playing until 2nd week of Feb.

By David Zimdars (Zimdarsdavid) on Monday, January 22, 2024 - 06:12 pm: Edit

Signed up

By Steve Petrick (Petrick) on Tuesday, January 23, 2024 - 12:55 pm: Edit

David Zimdars makes 15. We need one more to make a tournament.

Sign ups:

1. Peter D. Bakija Your callsign is Bakija

2. Ron J. Brimeyer Your callsign is CaptainRon

3. Daniel Bitseff Your callsign is Cadet_Stimpy

4. Carl-Magnus Carlsson Your callsign is Hardcore

5. Geoffrey D. Clark Your callsign is Spartan

6. Paul P. Franz Your callsign is Andromedan

7. Jason Gray Your callsign is The_Hood

8. Jeff Guthridge Your callsign is Jeff_G

9. Stephen McCann Your callsign is Moose

10. Dana F. Madsen Your callsign is Madman

11. John P. Rigley Your callsign is CrashandBurn

12. Bill Schoeller Your callsign is BS

13. Seth Shimansky Your callsign is Kingzilla

14. Jack Taylor Your callsign is MadJack

15. David A. Zimdars Your callsign is AdmiralDZZI

By Carl-Magnus Carlsson (Hardcore) on Friday, January 26, 2024 - 06:03 am: Edit

Anyone got the old pink Tournament Tactics M:D2?
I need a picture of one of the sections.

By Carl-Magnus Carlsson (Hardcore) on Friday, January 26, 2024 - 06:03 am: Edit

Anyone got the old pink Tournament Tactics M:D2?
I need a picture of one of the sections.

By Geoffrey Clark (Spartan) on Friday, January 26, 2024 - 11:29 am: Edit

wow, blast from the past. I have it in a box, half-way across the world, lol.

By Ted Fay (Catwhoeatsphoto) on Friday, January 26, 2024 - 02:06 pm: Edit

It is Friday. As promised I'm willing to sign up.

However, I'm busy during the day today. Assuming no one signs up today I will ask the tournament coordinate to please send me an email (email address in my profile) by close of business, ADB time, today. I will then sign up, and pay, later tonight and this show can get on the road.

However, as I indicated previously, because I'm in a job transition I likely cannot begin my first game until the 2nd week of Feb.

-T

By Steve Petrick (Petrick) on Friday, January 26, 2024 - 03:05 pm: Edit

Well, the 16th slot is still open as of this morning.

By Ted Fay (Catwhoeatsphoto) on Friday, January 26, 2024 - 04:22 pm: Edit

SPP: Unless I see a signup advertised here on the BBS tonight I'll go ahead and sign up when I get home later tonight.

Thanks,
-T

By Ted Fay (Catwhoeatsphoto) on Friday, January 26, 2024 - 07:09 pm: Edit

I have signed up and paid. You should have 16 now.

In all likelihood I will not be able to schedule my first game until the second week of February. However, I can and will schedule that game for that time window ASAP after the tree is posted.

-T

By Geoffrey Clark (Spartan) on Friday, January 26, 2024 - 07:13 pm: Edit

Hooray! Thank you Ted, may the games begin!

By Steve Petrick (Petrick) on Monday, January 29, 2024 - 01:06 pm: Edit

We have 16 total players, so I should get down to the tree in the next few days. The players are:

1. Peter D. Bakija Your callsign is bakija

2. Ron J. Brimeyer Your callsign is captainron

3. Daniel Bitseff Your callsign is Cadet_Stimpy

4. Carl-Magnus Carlsson Your callsign is Hardcore ORI

5. Geoffrey D. Clark Your callsign is Spartan

6. Ted Fay callsign is Sir_CatWhoEatsPhotons WBS

7. Paul P. Franz Your callsign is Andromedan

8. Jason Gray Your callsign is The_Hood

9. Jeff Guthridge Your callsign is Jeff_G

10. Stephen McCann Your callsign is Moose WAX

11. Dana F. Madsen Your callsign is madman ORI

12. John P. Rigley Your callsign is CrashandBurn

13. Bill Schoeller Your callsign is BS

14. Seth Shimansky Your callsign is kingzilla

15. Jack Taylor Your callsign is MadJack

16. David A. Zimdars Your callsign is AdmiralDZZI

By Carl-Magnus Carlsson (Hardcore) on Wednesday, January 31, 2024 - 02:13 pm: Edit

SPP. do it on your coffebreak

By Jack Taylor (Jtaylor) on Thursday, February 01, 2024 - 09:50 am: Edit

Hydrans vs Orions is always fun to see. Or Hydrans versus Fed's. Or Hydrans versus LDR's. Or Hydran's versus Tholians. Or Hydran's versus Hydrans, nothing wrong with that in a pinch.

By Steve Petrick (Petrick) on Thursday, February 01, 2024 - 02:54 pm: Edit

Gentlemen and Lady:

The rules for Sapphire Star allows two (2) weeks for the first round to be played. This is starting p 2 Feb and I am unaware of scheduled holidays that should interfere with the flow of the games. So for this tournament the normal two-week cycle will start on 2 Feb 24, with the first round to be concluded by 16 Feb 24.

The second round will begin on 16 Feb 24 and is to conclude on 1 Mar 24.

The third round will begin on 2 Mar 24 and is to conclude on 15 Mar 24.

The fourth round will begin on 16 Mar 24 and is to conclude on 30 Mar 24.

Does anyone have a problem with this schedule or the tree?

Good Luck to you all in the coming tournament.


Paul Franz:

This message should provide you the tree, if you need it sent to you as a separate document, let me know and I will do so. Thank you.

Respectfully:

Steven P.


REMINDER: There are strict deadlines: two weeks for each round. When matched with an opponent you have 72 hours to agree to a time to play. If the game cannot be completed, you must agree to a schedule to resume the game at the time the session ends, and must finish within the deadline. Any game not completed on time (or if both players request it) will be adjudicated and, if the game is inconclusive, the judge reserves the right to declare both players lost and fill the spot with a wild card. If someone drops out, disappears, or just won't schedule his game and there is time to put a wild card player into his place, we will do this if we can find one. If not, it will count as a forfeit and the other player will win and advance. There will be no forfeits in the final game, even if we have to find a wild card player (or have two players fight for the wild card spot) and start the two-week clock over again. Wild cards for the second and third rounds (and possibly the first round) will come from those who did not advance from those rounds.


TOP OF TREE

Stephen McCann Your callsign is Moose WAX (11g1)

Ron J. Brimeyer Your callsign is captainron THA


David A. Zimdars Your callsign is AdmiralDZZI ZIN

Jason Gray Your callsign is The_Hood FED


Ted Fay callsign is Sir_CatWhoEatsPhotons WBS (BB)

Peter D. Bakija Your callsign is bakija HYD


Geoffrey D. Clark Your callsign is Spartan RFH

Paul P. Franz Your callsign is Andromedan LDR


BOTTOM OF TREE

Carl-Magnus Carlsson Your callsign is Hardcore ORI (PPPff, HgHBB)

Seth Shimansky Your callsign is kingzilla HYD


Bill Schoeller Your callsign is BS KLI

Jack Taylor Your callsign is MadJack GRN


John P. Rigley Your callsign is CrashandBurn WAX (HgBD

Jeff Guthridge Your callsign is Jeff_G ZIN


Dana F. Madsen Your callsign is madman ORI (HHgB1 / fffFF)

Daniel Bitseff Your callsign is Cadet_Stimpy LDR

By Geoffrey Clark (Spartan) on Thursday, February 01, 2024 - 08:35 pm: Edit

Tree looks great, thanks for posting!
Good luck to all!

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Friday, February 02, 2024 - 07:47 am: Edit

Emailed Ted. I like his chances in our game :-)

By Carl-Magnus Carlsson (Hardcore) on Sunday, February 04, 2024 - 07:16 pm: Edit

Hardcore over Kingzilla. Ship will be salvaged for weapon spares and pilots and crew ransomed.

By Geoffrey Clark (Spartan) on Sunday, February 04, 2024 - 07:19 pm: Edit

Hey Paul Franz,

I reached out over email, but not sure which email is the best ....

I’m in Tokyo, so time slot coordination can be a challenge. You are in US East?

In general, I can play about 6 or 7am Tokyo, which is typically about 5pm-ish US East.

Best,
Spartan
Geoffrey Clark

By Carl-Magnus Carlsson (Hardcore) on Sunday, February 04, 2024 - 07:20 pm: Edit

Seth wanted my best play and he made sure I had to deliver!

By Seth Shimansky (Kingzila) on Sunday, February 04, 2024 - 08:01 pm: Edit

Mr Hardcore played a great game - his OL photons hit 5 out 6 times - they where not Iraki scud missles with a lot of defects

By Jason Gray (The_Hood) on Monday, February 05, 2024 - 01:45 am: Edit

AdmiralDZZI over The_Hood

He missed with everything and still beat me......facepalm!

By Ted Fay (Catwhoeatsphoto) on Monday, February 05, 2024 - 02:50 pm: Edit

Peter and I have been communicating. Schedule is not incompatible, so we'll have a game time figured out soon.

By Steve Petrick (Petrick) on Monday, February 05, 2024 - 03:07 pm: Edit

Good luck to you all, and commiserations to the fallen.

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Monday, February 05, 2024 - 03:30 pm: Edit

It looks like Ted and I will start playing 7:00 pm ET on Tuesday, 2/6, unless something unexpected shows up.