The Seltorian is pretty bad really.

By wayne douglas power (Wayne) on Tuesday, October 04, 2016 - 03:58 am: Edit

I think all the sanctioned tournament ships are capable of wining a tournament.

By Brian Evans (Romwe) on Tuesday, October 04, 2016 - 07:44 am: Edit

The Fed player would need to show up with loaded dice, because there's a handful of matches it's unlikely to win without a jackpot or other dice craziness.

By Jason Langdon (Jaspar) on Tuesday, October 04, 2016 - 07:28 pm: Edit

Yeah, the Fed really is all about the dice.

3 out of 4 OL hit, you are probably going to win. 1 out of 4 OL hit, you are probably going to lose.

By David Cheng (Davec) on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 - 08:43 pm: Edit

ADVANCE NOTICE

This year is Council of Five Nations XL (40)
Our Ruby Anniversary!

For everyone in the SFB community who might like to attend, please mark your calendar now:

Friday, September 29 - Sunday, October 1, 2017

More news here soon!

By Andrew J Koch (Droid) on Thursday, March 30, 2017 - 01:01 pm: Edit

I have very good intentions this year.
I don't want to say I am coming lest I become the little boy who cried "game!!"...but my intentions are sterling.

By David Cheng (Davec) on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 - 08:51 pm: Edit

Another Reminder!

Council is recruiting GMs. Event submission is open.

If you want to get into the con totally free (a $25 value), run just one game session for us, or volunteer just one session.

But start making plans - Council 40 is only 3-and-a-half months away...


Friday, September 29 - Sunday, October 1, 2017

Full info:
http://swa-gaming.org/Council

By David Cheng (Davec) on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 - 09:12 pm: Edit

Another reminder!

Council is still recruiting GMs.
Link to submit your event(s):

http://www.swa-gaming.org/CouncilEventForm

Council 40 is now about two-and-a-half months away.

Time to start compiling the Committed/Probable/Maybe list. Please post here and we'll add you.


Council is...
Friday, September 29 - Sunday, October 1, 2017

Full info:
http://swa-gaming.org/Council

By Stephen McCann (Moose) on Sunday, September 03, 2017 - 01:25 pm: Edit

Dave, I signed up for Council today, but forgot to put my nane, etc on the top (was using my phone). Paid via paypal. How do I correct my mistake?

By David Zimdars (Zimdarsdavid) on Monday, September 04, 2017 - 12:43 pm: Edit

I've made my travel plans. I'm arriving about 6 pm on Thursday.

By Sebastian Palozzi (Sebastian) on Monday, September 04, 2017 - 01:20 pm: Edit

Registered. And I will be arriving with one--possibly two--other Toronto players on Thursday.

By David Cheng (Davec) on Thursday, September 07, 2017 - 07:26 pm: Edit

Steve, I just saw your post here. Good to see you're coming!!!

I also see that you fixed your pre-registration by resubmitting. Thanks.

-DC

By David Cheng (Davec) on Thursday, September 07, 2017 - 07:38 pm: Edit

Barry Kirk & Paul Franz,

I hear rumours that you guys are attending again this year. Any truth to that? Can I move you up from "Rumored" to "Committed"?

-DC

By Paul Franz (Andromedan) on Thursday, September 07, 2017 - 09:11 pm: Edit

David,
Sorry. I am unable to attend this year due to a conflict with my daughters "Friends and Family" weekend at her college.

By David Cheng (Davec) on Thursday, September 07, 2017 - 10:18 pm: Edit

OK, I've finally updated the SFB at Council page on the main web site.
You can see that here:

http://www.swa-gaming.org/Star-Trek-Star-Fleet-Games-at-Council

We've got 22 players committed, and at least 8 more Probables and Maybes.

Pre-Registration is now open. You have until Monday, September 25th. After this, the whole-weekend badge that most SFB players get goes from $30 to $37. The ticket for the SFB tournament is another $5.

Please click here to download the full pre-reg booklet:
http://www.swa-gaming.org/Downloads

Please click here to register on-line, with immediate payment via PayPal or credit card:
http://swa-gaming.org/Council-Online-Registration/

More in the next posting.

Hope to see many of you in just three weeks!

-DC

By David Cheng (Davec) on Thursday, September 07, 2017 - 10:19 pm: Edit

From what I've seen so far, here are the out-of-towners we have for the Thursday SFB dinner:

Dr Dave Zimdars
Two or three from Toronto
Sebastian Palozzi
Fred Werenich
Kosta Michalopoulos (probable)

Who else wants to join us?

Please post here or email me at Dave /at/ swa-gaming.org

Thanks,
-DC

By David Cheng (Davec) on Thursday, September 07, 2017 - 11:58 pm: Edit

Paul,
Acknowledged. I'll take you off the rumored list.
Thanks.

By Kosta Michalopoulos (Kosmic) on Friday, September 08, 2017 - 03:23 pm: Edit

I have just signed up, so you can move me from "probable" to "committed." I'll be heading down there with Sebastian (aka Sam) and Fred.

By David Cheng (Davec) on Saturday, September 16, 2017 - 10:13 am: Edit

Quick Update

We're still at 22 Committed. Kosta upgraded to Committed in the message above, but we lost Rob Estrada due to a job change.

Also, Kosta and Steve McCann are committed, and John Rigley probable, for Thursday SFB dinner.

Please watch this page: http://www.swa-gaming.org/Star-Trek-Star-Fleet-Games-at-Council
for all the latest updates.

Hope to see many of you in two weeks!

-DC

By David Cheng (Davec) on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 - 12:23 am: Edit

We're up to nine for SFB dinner on Thursday the 28th.

Dr Dave Zimdars
Sebastian Palozzi
Fred Werenich
Kosta Michalopoulos
Steve McCann
Bill Schoeller
Big Ed Slusarek
John Rigley (probable)
and me.

We will start planning details very soon. Please let me know if you're joining us.

-DC

By David Cheng (Davec) on Friday, September 22, 2017 - 03:24 pm: Edit

LAST CALL FOR COUNCIL PRE-REG DISCOUNT

Council of Five Nations 40 starts exactly one week from today. Friday, September 29 - Sunday, October 1st.

Pre-Registration for Council is only open for three more days. You have until 11:59 PM on Monday, September 25th. After this, the whole-weekend badge that most SFB players get goes from $30 to $37. The ticket for the SFB tournament is another $5.

You can see the updated the SFB at Council page on the main web site here:

http://www.swa-gaming.org/Star-Trek-Star-Fleet-Games-at-Council


We've got 22 players committed, and a bunch more Probables and Maybes.

Please click here to download the full pre-reg booklet:
http://www.swa-gaming.org/Downloads

Please click here to register on-line, with immediate payment via PayPal or credit card:
http://swa-gaming.org/Council-Online-Registration/


Thursday Night SFB Dinner
We've got eight or nine for the nice SFB dinner on Thursday night, for those of you arriving early.
Please consider this "last call" to get in on that action too. We are planning the location right now.
Please post here to let us know if you'd like to attend.


We hope to see many of you real soon.

Dave Cheng
Tournament Judge for 2017

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Monday, October 02, 2017 - 10:56 am: Edit

Ok, so Dave is slacking on Council 5N reports!

So my vague memory of the top 8 were:

-Bill Schoeller (KLI)
-John Wrigley (WAX HgDb?)
-Seth Shimansky (TFH)
-Steve McCann (WAX 11g1)
-Ed Slusarek (ISC)
-Brett Johnson (HYD)
-Andrew Sackett (ORI PHgfb)
-Kosta Michaelopolis (GRN)

The final game is between Bill (KLI) and John (WAX) on SFBOL on, IIRC, Thursday at 7:00pm ET.

By David Cheng (Davec) on Monday, October 02, 2017 - 12:37 pm: Edit

I claim exigent circumstances! I hosted Tim Sheehy last night so he could continue his extended vacation. He dragged me out to a sports bar against my will! I am just struggling to recover now...

(Editorial note: comments above only slightly massaged for dramatic storytelling purposes.)


We had twenty-two different people play SFB this past weekend, not counting a record number of re-entries.

Top Eight:

1) John Rigley Wyn AUX gHbD
vs
8) Andrew Sackett Orion (forget which package he used)

4) Ed Slusarek ISC
vs
5) Brett Johnson Hydran

3) Seth Shimansky Romulan Firehawk
vs
6) Steve McCann Wyn AUX 11g1

2) Bill Schoeller Klingon
vs
8) Kosta Michalopoulos Gorn


Top Four:

Rigley over Slusarek

Shimansky over McCann


Yes, to my knowledge, finals on SFBOL this Thursday, 7pm EDT.


Many thanks to all the folks who joined us to make this a fun weekend of SFB action.

-DC

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Friday, October 06, 2017 - 09:23 am: Edit

Any updates on the final? Between Schoeller and Rigley (?).

I was working all night, so missed the game.

By Bill Schoeller (Bigbadbill) on Friday, October 06, 2017 - 10:00 am: Edit

I won. Turn 1 he ran to the near corner and stayed out of ol range. I fired 4 ol disr and killed 3. I launched 6 some d 20 drones from the sp.
Turn 2 he started at 21 me at 16. I slipped out as did he, and I turned in outside his fa. I add one of his drop new and tractors another accelerating to 31. He accelerated to 25 and turned into me and sp. I add’d a few drones, and ran around the rest. At range 4 I fired 4 ol, and 4p1s doing 8 in. Next impulse I fired 1 more p1 doing 4 in. I hit about 1 power, but hit 3 drone racks! At range 3 he fired a disruptor, and 4 p1s knocking my 3 to 1 box. He tractored 2 sp drones, and fired a gat pulse and an each remaining drone taking one drone hit to his 6 shield to go all by with his down 2. On impulse 32 he got his hb in arc after his slowed down to 13 eventually, and hit. I stopped 3 with remaining battery, and took 1 internal a disruptor. I launched 2 drones on 32.
Turn 3 I plotted spd 15 to turn around, and then 26 to chase. He launched 2 drones to counter mine, and ran to the se corner. I repaired a rg 10 dis and 2 boxes on shield 3. He repaired 2 boxes and a drone rack.
Turn 4 I plotted spd 15 for 11ish impulses, 26 through 22 and then 15. I tried to move to stop him from running to the middle side of the board. He doubled back to the corner and hit the wall. He countered my turn 3 drones. I got range 3 perfectly oblique on impulse 28 and did 20 internals. I slipped out and turned back in on 32. He fired 4p1s on shield 1 doing 17. He conceded