2012 Florida State Tournament
June 29th and 30th
This year's Florida State tournament will once again be held in Central Florida. This year we will be meeting directly at Cornerstone Baptist Church (location of last year's Southeast Regionals). Directions to the church are located at the bottom of this post.
This year we will be having five events: T1-2P, T1-MP, T2-2P, TEAMS, and Sealed Deck. I will post a schedule of events soon, but I would like some feedback from players. We will be starting at 8pm on Friday night, June 29th, and at 9am on Saturday, June 30th. We may need to double up categories if time becomes an issue, so please consider that in your feedback.
The pastor has given us the green light for a lock-in for those interested in playing other games after Friday night's category. I have Settlers of Catan (with all expansions), LotR TCG, or other board/card games. We can also bring laptops for massive multiplayer Civilization III or (if multiple people bring laptops) Age of Empires II (or Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds). I have two discs for each of those games. Bring your own discs if interested in really making it massive (I'll bring a router).
Unlike Southeast Regionals last year, we will not be playing any official categories during the overnight hours. You are welcome to bring a sleeping bag and sleep in the youth room (the room in the back with the blacklights). If you are interested in staying in a hotel, there are a plethora of hotels within 15 miles of the church, since the church is only 15 miles from Disney. Please check with me if you want hotel information, since some of the hotels on Route 192 are quite run down. I'll let you know which ones are safe.
Directions to the church:
Cornerstone Baptist Church currently has temporary housing at The Island Club West clubhouse in Davenport, Florida. It is located just off US 27 midway between I-4 and HWY 192, at the end of Sand Mine Road. Head west on Sand Mine (located behind Publix) – Island Club West will be on the right, turn left into the clubhouse parking and pass under the archway. The church meets in the clubhouse on the left hand side.
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There are a few tidbits that I need to mention:
1. There is little to no cell phone reception at the church. Be sure to bring a charger for your cell phone, otherwise your battery will die searching for a signal.
2. Please bring food/snacks to share, and money for meals. We can buy pizza from Hungry Howie's as usual, but I cannot afford to feed everyone.
3. If you are playing Sealed Deck, you may bring your own G/H starters and/or unopened booster packs to reduce/eliminate the extra cost for that event.