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[AdamH]

It's time for another one of these Cincinnati Dominion tournaments. This one will be mostly 2-player games (which means no official RGG-sanction, no promo cards, no GenCon qualifier, but hey 2P games!) and I've doubled the potential prize pool for this one! This means that the entry fee will be $10 instead of $5.

The other big change is that even though I'll be doing most of the promotion and organizing for this tournament, I'm actually going to be able to compete in this one! Do you think you can take me on? (you can) Come out and see if you can be one of the proud few who crushes me!

So this means that most of the day-of organizing/formatting stuff has been automated. My friend will take care of moderating the tournament and answering rules questions, as well as preparing all of the kingdoms so that I have no extra knowledge of what to expect and have no unfair advantage. You'll get all of the benefits of my experience in organizing these things, but you'll have your chance to take me down. Man, I feel like Robert Irvine. If this goes well, I may participate in 2P tournaments in the future. I don't plan on playing in any of the RGG-sanctioned tournaments, though.

Anyways, the location and time for this is pretty much the same as all of my other tournaments. Game Swap in Mason : 1065 Reading Rd. / Mason, OH 45040. There will be the usual weekly game night for the group I moderate as well, people will start showing up between 3-5PM, right about when the first round of eliminations are made, so you'll have the chance to play all kinds of other board games (or maybe some more Dominion) with lots of cool people after you're done with the tournament.

The entry fee will be $10. For each entry into the tournament, $8 will be put into the prize pool. All prizes will be given in store credit. The top three or four players will be given portions of the prize pool (depending on how many people enter the tournament). I have a reference document that gives the format of the tournament here; I reserve the right to make changes to it up until the tournament starts, but don't expect to see any significant changes.

I'll be following this thread, if you have any questions or if you want to let me know that you're coming, just reply here, PM me, or send me an E-mail at adam@adamhorton.com and I'll get back to you. You don't have to let me know in advance that you plan to be there, but it helps me out a lot for preparing for the tournament.

I hope to see you all there.

[Roadrunner7671]

Let's kick this thread off!
My mom claims that 'no commitments have been made,' but it doesn't take much to convince her to drive down: Skyline Chili, a nice hotel room, pleasant company, the works!

So I'll /in for two spots please.

[iguanaiguana]

Hmmmm........ 9 hours, 4 minutes away....

[gkrieg13]

24 hours away...

[AHoppy]

As usual I'm in

[Infthitbox]

Hmmmm........ 9 hours, 4 minutes away....

I think it was 8 hours, 58 minutes or so when I drove it in January. You'll find the drive out fine, its the drive back that'll get you...

[SirSlugma]

I'm gonna try to make it back, but this depends on a lot of other things that I have going on in my life in the April/May zone.

Looking forward to the event nonetheless! 

[AdamH]

So if anyone will be in town the morning before the tournament and wants to do some pregaming (not drinking, but playing games), let me know. There is already a little bit of interest and I want to know how many people could show up while looking for a place to meet. The game store doesn't open until noon.

[AHoppy]

I'm in

[Seprix]

Will Johnny Manziel be there?

[Roadrunner7671]

Will Johnny Manziel be there?

No but Leeroy Jenkins will.

[Seprix]

Will Johnny Manziel be there?

No but Leeroy Jenkins will.

Okay, will Lebron James be there?

[AHoppy]

Will Johnny Manziel be there?

No but Leeroy Jenkins will.

Okay, will Lebron James be there?

I'll pick him up on my way. He lives maybe 15 minutes from my apartment.

[J Reggie]

I really want to go to this but would have to leave by 3.  Maybe I'll be eliminated in the first round anyway so it won't be a problem.  But does anyone know if this would pose a problem otherwise?

[AdamH]

I really want to go to this but would have to leave by 3.  Maybe I'll be eliminated in the first round anyway so it won't be a problem.  But does anyone know if this would pose a problem otherwise?

You can show up late or leave early and it doesn't mess with the tournament structure. You're guaranteed at least four games and that usually goes until 5PM, but you don't have to stay for all of them.

It's up to you, it would be nice to see you there!

[AHoppy]

You could always join for gaming in the morning

[Moneymodel]

Got off work, I'll be there again.

[AdamH]

Awesome, things are starting to come together for this thing. All of the setup that's left is officially out of my hands, but I'm still going to help put together a list of people we expect to be there. I've heard recently from everyone who was a maybe except for SirSlugma and J Reggie. I may pester the two of you in a week or so to see where you're at.

I'm starting to get excited for this tournament

[AHoppy]

Starting? Man I've been excited for a while. Always a good time

[AdamH]

Starting? Man I've been excited for a while. Always a good time

I've been making the transition from worrying about all of the things that can go wrong, to getting all of the work done that I need to do in time for Shaila (the mod) to have everything she needs, to worrying about all of the things that can go wrong there, to finally getting to focus only on promotion and getting excited for the thing.

So yeah I'm a little behind you but I'll get there I can't wait to see who wipes the floor with me in this tournament.

[Seprix]

Starting? Man I've been excited for a while. Always a good time

I've been making the transition from worrying about all of the things that can go wrong, to getting all of the work done that I need to do in time for Shaila (the mod) to have everything she needs, to worrying about all of the things that can go wrong there, to finally getting to focus only on promotion and getting excited for the thing.

So yeah I'm a little behind you but I'll get there I can't wait to see who wipes the floor with me in this tournament.

Not to worry you, but get Johnny Manziel. Or at least AJ McCarron.

[SirSlugma]

Hey, sorry I haven't said anything.  I got the weekend off from work so I'll be there next Saturday!  Looking forward to seeing everyone.

[Roadrunner7671]

Sorry guys 

My plan A ride bailed on me, then so did my plan B.

Seeing that I'm not old enough to legally hitchhike, I'm afraid I'm out.

[J Reggie]

Unfortunately, there's no feasible way for me to get there and back in time for my concert, so I won't make it. I'm sure I'll get to come to one of these someday.

[AHoppy]

So if anyone will be in town the morning before the tournament and wants to do some pregaming (not drinking, but playing games), let me know. There is already a little bit of interest and I want to know how many people could show up while looking for a place to meet. The game store doesn't open until noon.

Any word on where/when this will be?

[AdamH]

So if anyone will be in town the morning before the tournament and wants to do some pregaming (not drinking, but playing games), let me know. There is already a little bit of interest and I want to know how many people could show up while looking for a place to meet. The game store doesn't open until noon.

Any word on where/when this will be?

PM if you're interested in this.

[AdamH]

I'm working on getting more details, but Moneymodel won this. If I'm not mistaken, he won every single game he played (so he went 6-0). Well done, sir!

For the curious, I went 1-3 and didn't make the next round of the tournament, but as a result I got to play a wonderful game of Agricola with AHoppy and nana-king. I had a pretty good time, despite my terrible play.

The crowning achievement of my tournament was when I missed a forced win on my turn, then proceeded to lose the game on my opponent's next turn. It was just the best.

Josh (local, winner of my first tournament) got second place. Ben King got third. I think SirSlugma got fourth place, I'd have to double-check the standings though.

Next tournament will be in about 3 months, I'll have to talk to several people to see whether or not it can be before GenCon; we'll see. It will have Empires in it. I probably won't be able to play in any more of my own tournaments anymore, but that's OK. It was a fun experience.

So yeah I'll post kingdoms here, I'll get a hold of the standings, share my thoughts, all that stuff; then back to hiding. I'll post here again once I have more details about the next tournament or to answer questions. And you can always PM me.

[Seprix]

Was Johnny Manziel there? I mean, I know he got cut by Cleveland, but was AJ McCarron there? Maybe Marvin Lewis? It WAS in Cincinnati. There had to be at least one Bengal down there. Is Moneymodel Mike Nugent?

Oh, never mind. Just realized Adam isn't a sports fan.

[SirSlugma]

I did indeed get fourth.  I blew a finals spot by completely missing a three-pile thingy, but hey, I had a fun time.  Everyone was very friendly and welcoming and it was a great experience to play various games with y'all.

[Chris is me]

can one of you lovely tournament organizers move to New England already, I'm getting tired of reading all these happy posts about great tournaments I don't get to ever play in

[ben_king]

I had a blast at this tournament.  The kingdoms were very interesting (thanks WanderingWinder! for designing/choosing them) and the level of competition was quite high.  I'm actually really looking forward to replaying some of these kingdoms.

[AdamH]

can one of you lovely tournament organizers move to New England already, I'm getting tired of reading all these happy posts about great tournaments I don't get to ever play in

I found myself faced with your situation a year ago, so I decided to start running my own tournaments. I have some resources to help you out if you should decide you want to run a tournament of your own. PM me if you want them. I think I made a thread somewhere with some of those resources as well.

[AdamH]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17wEI7t15xuA3p4GbC5PavLIrdOlwliNCZ-AXotR9y0w/edit?usp=sharing

The kingdoms.

[Moneymodel]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17wEI7t15xuA3p4GbC5PavLIrdOlwliNCZ-AXotR9y0w/edit?usp=sharing

The kingdoms.

I was definitely a huge fan of these. Even when the strategy was fairly clear, there was always some way to refine it. For instance, the fact that on table 2, Plaza is the village in Village/Torturer allows the creation of a double-Tac deck, despite the alternate draw. Table 5 was the first one I played, with nana-king, and while it's definitely City-Bridge, the presence of Armory and Saboteur raise some interesting questions. Someone pointed out Saboteur as a punishment for a player who greens too early.

Table 4, I did Prince of Miser, but it was a struggle because it was tough to lean on Squire and Crossroads for Village-ness, Squire because sometimes you just need it for buys

I had the hardest time vs. Ben, with whom I played Tables 1 and 10. I got this huge smile on my face when I saw Table 1; I've never seen so much green on one board. He and I did almost exactly the same thing, though he got Smugglers and put Lost Arts on Embassy, and I got Bridge and Butcher. Either of us could have won that; I happened to get enough Gardens towards the end before double Silk-Roading for the win. Our difference in Table 10 was that he went for Treasure Trove and I went for Teacher. Teacher was almost too slow, but the +Buy on Peddler and +Card on WM came through in the end. It was a good thing there was Duke on the board, or I don't think I'd have been able to pull it off. Travelling Fair hurt my +Buy advantage, but I was eventually able to use it as well.

Finals game was Table 12. I trashed down much faster than my opponent, even though he went for Marauder. The plan was to Highway Colonies down in cost and then Counterfeit Horns of Plenty to gain them, but that was unnecessary given that a three-pile ending was imminent.

I do wish there had been more of a showing this time around, but I had a blast with those who came!

[SirSlugma]

I was so surprised nobody went for the pin on Board 10.  I really thought moneymodel was building toward it, and then he started doing the Duke/Duchy thing.  But it was a well done comeback nonetheless; I thought he might have been toast once he got a dud hand near the end, but he pulled it out by 2 points, if I recall...

[Moneymodel]

I was so surprised nobody went for the pin on Board 10.  I really thought moneymodel was building toward it, and then he started doing the Duke/Duchy thing.  But it was a well done comeback nonetheless; I thought he might have been toast once he got a dud hand near the end, but he pulled it out by 2 points, if I recall...

Yup, that pin would have been fun useful to pull off. And yeah, both games with Ben were 2-point differences.