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« Reply #25 on: April 04, 2015, 11:29:08 PM »
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Hey guys,

I know not everyone came to Nationals in 2012, but we are basically going to have everything mostly the same.

We are going to have lunches offered everyday at $5.

I'm going to have cokes, candy, snacks for sale.

One nice change is that I have permission to put showers INSIDE the church, so there will be no portable showers with no hot water!

You are welcome to stay at the church on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday night, but you will need to make plans for Saturday night.

I will be reserving a hotel, but the one I just in 2012 has changed ownership and companies, so I've got to get over there and check it out make sure it looks OK.  I know there are some other hotels in the same area, but they are either not a place I would stay at or a little more expensive than I would like.

The hotel at Strawberry Plains Pike is honestly the highest quality, cheapest hotel that is available.  It is over 10 miles away from the church, but all of the places between downtown and the church are places that I would not have anybody stay at (mostly for fear that they would catch a disease).  And the hotels downtown are WAY overpriced because they are downtown (which is not that fancy!  :)).

If you plan on flying in and want a ride, you need to let me know weeks in advance.  The airport is over 20 miles away.  It is a very easy drive, but I can't just leave and pick someone up without knowing they are coming.

I will get in touch with Rob about the schedule for the tournament.

I can go ahead and tell you that the pricing will be the same.  $10 for open categories and $15 for the two sealed categories.  And they will be full price for the 1st category and then half price for the 2nd & 3rd category.

I know Rob will bring products, Chris Bany will be bringing some sleeves and card boxes.  I know Travis will be bringing some products/cards to sell.  I will also have cards to trade, and I'll be modifying the offer for the Storehouse and you can always buy cards from there and pick it up at the tournament for no shipping!

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You are welcome to stay at the church for free on Wednesday, Thursday & Friday nights.  You will have to make alternate arrangements for Saturday night due to having to clean the church for Sunday morning.

If you think of anything else that you would like to know about please just ask and I'll address it.

« Last Edit: April 28, 2015, 10:43:42 AM by Crashfach2002 »

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Re: 2015 National Tournament - Knoxville, TN July 30 to Aug 1
« Reply #26 on: April 20, 2015, 11:26:36 AM »
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I will likely be able to come this year, but I'll need some help if I'm to play any open categories.
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Re: 2015 National Tournament - Knoxville, TN July 30 to Aug 1
« Reply #27 on: April 20, 2015, 07:34:28 PM »
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I will likely be able to come this year, but I'll need some help if I'm to play any open categories.

Just let me know!  Since I won't be playing I should have enough cards to build you a deck

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Re: 2015 National Tournament - Knoxville, TN July 30 to Aug 1
« Reply #28 on: April 21, 2015, 12:10:47 AM »
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Just wanted to throw it out there that TLG will be offering Redemption Cube Draft as an after hours option at least one night and possibly more if there is interest.

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Re: 2015 National Tournament - Knoxville, TN July 30 to Aug 1
« Reply #29 on: April 21, 2015, 01:39:24 PM »
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Just wanted to throw it out there that TLG will be offering Redemption Cube Draft as an after hours option at least one night and possibly more if there is interest.

Great Idea!!! That will be fun and a great addition if we also do Ironman.
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Re: 2015 National Tournament - Knoxville, TN July 30 to Aug 1
« Reply #30 on: April 21, 2015, 02:11:57 PM »
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We just updated the cube with TEC cards and made it slightly larger to accommodate 12 players per draft. Check it out here: http://www.cactusgamedesign.com/message_boards/game-play-variations/want-your-input-on-building-gem-city-games-redemption-cube!/. So I was thinking about making a second cube, either a duplicate of the one I linked to or a Pauper Cube where all the cards had to be below a dollar in value. What are your thoughts if you are coming to Nats?

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Re: 2015 National Tournament - Knoxville, TN July 30 to Aug 1
« Reply #31 on: April 21, 2015, 10:32:35 PM »
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We just updated the cube with TEC cards and made it slightly larger to accommodate 12 players per draft. Check it out here: http://www.cactusgamedesign.com/message_boards/game-play-variations/want-your-input-on-building-gem-city-games-redemption-cube!/. So I was thinking about making a second cube, either a duplicate of the one I linked to or a Pauper Cube where all the cards had to be below a dollar in value. What are your thoughts if you are coming to Nats?

Hey Travis,

I'm not sure if you saw my "pauper" cube or not, but I know that would be a good starting point.  Of course, there are a lot more and better cards that are now listed under $1

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Re: 2015 National Tournament - Knoxville, TN July 30 to Aug 1
« Reply #32 on: April 21, 2015, 11:38:43 PM »
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I've never played cube draft for any game, but I'd definitely be interested in playing cube in this tournament. :)
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Re: 2015 National Tournament - Knoxville, TN July 30 to Aug 1
« Reply #33 on: April 22, 2015, 12:05:35 AM »
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I just now saw you cube...nice work. I may do something like that but I may shift the price cut off to $.50 since the prices have lowered since you constructed your cube.

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Re: 2015 National Tournament - Knoxville, TN July 30 to Aug 1
« Reply #34 on: April 25, 2015, 11:44:46 AM »
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1st post is updated with the important information, please let me know if you have any other questions!

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Re: Nationals Questions
« Reply #35 on: April 25, 2015, 11:45:39 AM »
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Please see the main Nationals announcement post from Rob as it has the tournament and hotel information!

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Re: 2015 National Tournament - Knoxville, TN July 30 to Aug 1
« Reply #36 on: April 25, 2015, 12:39:42 PM »
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is staying at the church optional, chris?
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Re: 2015 National Tournament - Knoxville, TN July 30 to Aug 1
« Reply #37 on: April 25, 2015, 04:34:12 PM »
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Friday - open at 8am, start play at 9am
 Type 1 2player 10 rounds

I'm glad to see there is no top cut this year. Excellent choice.
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Re: 2015 National Tournament - Knoxville, TN July 30 to Aug 1
« Reply #38 on: April 25, 2015, 08:44:31 PM »
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**Hey guys, so we are using the same schedule as last year (with top cut for Type 1 - 2 player)


Friday - open at 8am, start play at 9am
 Type 1 2player 10 rounds

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Re: 2015 National Tournament - Knoxville, TN July 30 to Aug 1
« Reply #39 on: April 25, 2015, 09:21:30 PM »
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Having played in both Nationals that had Top Cut, I've glad to see it is returning this year. It was pretty successful both years we've had it, and a few people who originally weren't fans (including Chris Bany) have been won over. You can't please everybody, but I'm glad most of the leadership is on board.

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Re: 2015 National Tournament - Knoxville, TN July 30 to Aug 1
« Reply #40 on: April 25, 2015, 11:58:27 PM »
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So is it 10 rounds then top cut or 7 rounds then top 8 or 6 rounds top 16 or 6 rounds double elim top cut or....

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Re: 2015 National Tournament - Knoxville, TN July 30 to Aug 1
« Reply #41 on: April 26, 2015, 12:09:53 AM »
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So is it 10 rounds then top cut or 7 rounds then top 8 or 6 rounds top 16 or 6 rounds double elim top cut or....

Based on the allotted time, I'm guessing it's 7 rounds and a top 8 cut.
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Re: 2015 National Tournament - Knoxville, TN July 30 to Aug 1
« Reply #42 on: April 28, 2015, 10:41:32 AM »
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is staying at the church optional, chris?

Yes you are welcome to stay at the church on Wed, Thur & Fri night.  You will have to make alternate arrangements for Sat night.

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Re: 2015 National Tournament - Knoxville, TN July 30 to Aug 1
« Reply #43 on: May 16, 2015, 01:04:02 PM »
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Chris,

The name of the church and/or address would be nice, thanks.

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Re: 2015 National Tournament - Knoxville, TN July 30 to Aug 1
« Reply #44 on: May 16, 2015, 02:07:17 PM »
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The name of the church and/or address would be nice, thanks.

Meridian Baptist Church
6513 Chapman Highway
Knoxville, TN 37920

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http://www.cactusgamedesign.com/redemption_tournament_2015.php
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Re: 2015 National Tournament - Knoxville, TN July 30 to Aug 1
« Reply #45 on: May 18, 2015, 01:02:03 AM »
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If you plan to attend Nationals you won't want to miss this announcement! If you weren't planning to attend you might want to reconsider!
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Re: Re: 2015 National Tournament - Knoxville, TN July 30 to Aug 1
« Reply #46 on: May 18, 2015, 08:36:43 PM »
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Please don't derail this thread with petty bickering about why things are the way they are. This is an amazing opportunity, please attempt to appreciate it being offered at all. I've removed the tangent posts. Thanks for your understanding.
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Re: Re: 2015 National Tournament - Knoxville, TN July 30 to Aug 1
« Reply #47 on: May 18, 2015, 09:23:43 PM »
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Please don't derail this thread with petty bickering about why things are the way they are. This is an amazing opportunity, please attempt to appreciate it being offered at all. I've removed the tangent posts. Thanks for your understanding.

Wow. When did this Message Board become a dictatorship? All other passionate discussions in the past month have just been split off into new threads. This one gets deleted. Sorry, but you cannot thank me for an understanding that I do not have.

A new fun prize was announced to be tested at nats with the article even saying the might expand it in the future depending on how it goes, and literally the first thing people did was derail it into complaints about how they wanted more categories to have the prize.  I think the removing was warranted.
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Re: 2015 National Tournament - Knoxville, TN July 30 to Aug 1
« Reply #48 on: May 18, 2015, 09:27:39 PM »
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YMT,

If you would like me to act like a dictator I can begin doing so. It's unfortunate that you claim not to understand, but I'll thank you for keeping things respectful instead.
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Re: 2015 National Tournament - Knoxville, TN July 30 to Aug 1
« Reply #49 on: May 18, 2015, 09:48:12 PM »
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YMT,

If you would like me to act like a dictator I can begin doing so. It's unfortunate that you claim not to understand, but I'll thank you for keeping things respectful instead.

I have deleted my post. Any grievance I have will be confined to PM.
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