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Redemption® Collectible Trading Card Game HQ => Playgroup and Tournament Central => Redemption® Official Tournaments => Topic started by: Red Dragon Thorn on May 11, 2010, 03:35:44 AM
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ANOUNCING THE ANNUAL REGIONAL SMACK-DOWN
We've all heard the arguments back and forth about which region is the most dominant. This year we've decided to end the debate. Until next year of course.
In the next two weeks each of the 8 regions has the opportunity to field two representatives against every other region.
Input is appreciated from all players, however the final decision of who will represent each region will come down to the major regional hosts as follows:
NC - Bill V., EC - Chris F., NE – Roy C., NW - Scott S., SW - Bryon H., SC - Terry M., MW - Travis B., SE - Tim H.
I would send input to them before me, It may also be a good idea for each region to start a thread.
Once each region has decided which of their players they will pit against the competition, an exhilarating, crazy, fun 6 week tournament will commence with those 16 players.
The tournament will be run Swiss style, with one minor stipulation. You will never be paired with the other player from your region.
Since this tournament will be run online, both Hamachi and RTS are required, A network will be set up and details PM'ed to the participants once I have the list of participants.
After the six week tournament finalizes the combined tournament score of your participants will be totaled and the regions ranked.
I will be judging the tournament, and I should be online almost 24/7 for ruling issues. Otherwise, as every participant should be a very good player, I would hope you would be able to rule yourselves.
You will be allowed to rip 3 Haman's Plots across the entirety of the tournament to simulate three decks entered. In addition to this rule, you can use no more than three different decks, again to simulate entering three decks.
Depending on interest, I will also be willing to create a plaque with which to acknowledge the winner each year.
Things being taken under consideration:
1. Expanding to 3 players per region - And thus expanding to seven or eight weeks.
2. Playing both T1 and T2 games.
Potential representatives:
North West:
1.
2.
South West:
1.
2.
North Central:
1. Jordan Alstad
2.
South Central:
1.
2.
Midwest:
1.
2. Matthew Archibald
North East:
1. Alex Olijar
2. Jonathan Greeson
East Central:
1. Mark Underwood
2. Daniel Huisinga
South East:
1. Tyler Stevens
2. Josh Kopp
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To help toss some names out there. Below are the players who had more than 50 RNRS points last year (ie. therefore I assume they're still active in the game).
East Central -
Mark Underwood
Kirk Dennison
MidWest -
Michael Welch
Jonathan Greeson
Matt Archibald
Ron Sias
Jonathan Pequinot
Jacob Stroh
Rod Stewart
Josh Knitt
Ryan Ertmer
North Central -
Chris Bany
Tim Maly
Justin Alstad
Gabe Isbell
Adam Erickson
Nathan Voigt
Andrew Wester
Eric Kimmons
John Earley
James Roepke
Matt Brinkman
Ben Nicholls
Josh Brinkman
Jeremiah Thiessen
Chuck Lamp
Scott Reuter
Alex Weiss
Jayden Alstad
North East -
John Michaliszyn
Sam Nurge
Nick Archick
Mike Mendicino
Justin Sangillo
Matt Stupienski
Matt Scouras
Josiah Fiscus
Nathan Mashuda
Russell Preston
Robert Mulye
Alex Olijar
Ben Michaliszyn
Laine Mulye
Alex Medina
Clayton Stupienski
Northwest -
Ben Arp
Josh Randolph
T.J. Stamp
Jonathan Steckmann
Scott Stamp
Jake Barone
Madison Van Dorp
South Central -
Ben Shadrick
Southeast -
Eric Largent
Steve Kamke
Tyler Stevens
Chris McCravy
Clifford Crysel
Southwest -
Kurt Hake
Scott Kramer
Mike Wolfe
Michael Leung
Brandon West
Andrew Kramer
Cameron Etchart
Benjamin Diep
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T1 and T2 tourneys or just type 1? What about closed categories :P?
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T1 and T2 tourneys or just type 1? What about closed categories :P?
Online BD? Maybe 2 for each category (t2/t1) would be allowed RDT?
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SE - Tim H.
Is he hosting Southeast? Last I checked I did last year's, and talked to Florida and we agreed I would host this years too.
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He isn't hosting the Regionals based on he has no where to put such a large amount of people last I checked.
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SE - Tim H.
Is he hosting Southeast? Last I checked I did last year's, and talked to Florida and we agreed I would host this years too.
I grabbed him, since he's hosting fairly frequently, and I assumed that you would probably be on the short list of players for your region. Also, its not the person hosting regionals, but one of the bigger hosts from that region that I tabbed.
Also, to clarify - It will be a Type 1 tournament, unless enough interest is shown to do both T1 and T2. I do realize that some regions (I'm looking at you SE) are Type 2 top heavy, and that this puts them at a slight disadvantage - Which is why I'd like to see a ton of people really get into this, so that we can do both.
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SE - Tim H.
Is he hosting Southeast? Last I checked I did last year's, and talked to Florida and we agreed I would host this years too.
I grabbed him, since he's hosting fairly frequently, and I assumed that you would probably be on the short list of players for your region. Also, its not the person hosting regionals, but one of the bigger hosts from that region that I tabbed.
Also, to clarify - It will be a Type 1 tournament, unless enough interest is shown to do both T1 and T2. I do realize that some regions (I'm looking at you SE) are Type 2 top heavy, and that this puts them at a slight disadvantage - Which is why I'd like to see a ton of people really get into this, so that we can do both.
I'm in SE and play mostly T1 but I'm out because I don't have Hamachi. Contact RR and/or RTSmaniac
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Well I think most top type 1 player's are also strong type 2 players. But it's not vice versa. I think those guys would definitely agree to a type 2 match up to go along with type 1, I know I agree to both. :-*
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Well I think most top type 1 player's are also strong type 2 players. But it's not vice versa. I think those guys would definitely agree to a type 2 match up to go along with type 1, I know I agree to both. :-*
I'm just an annoyance in t2 ;)
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SE - Tim H.
Is he hosting Southeast? Last I checked I did last year's, and talked to Florida and we agreed I would host this years too.
I am not hosting Regionals this year. I think he picked me as an overseer since I do not usually play in tournaments. You seem to be a prominant player, which means it would be better if you were not the host. ;)
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Or at the very least a loud player ;) Then again, who am I to talk?
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YMT is spot on the money.
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BTW if you can't get 2 players from SE i'll play.(got 54th in T1-MP RNS)
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Uh huh......if this is online I'm up for playing for SE
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Guy sthe host picks and I am sure he will pick the most prominent Florida player.
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I dunno about Greeson, He should probably go into the Northeast Regional since that is where he has lived for over a year. I would agree with all the rest of Prof's initial suggestions.
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I am not the strongest player, but i would love to represent our fair region.
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Unfortunately I am not familiar with any of the players listed in the Southeast Region. I only know the Florida players right now. Josh Kopp would obviously get the nod from me.
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Unfortunately I am not familiar with any of the players listed in the Southeast Region. I only know the Florida players right now. Josh Kopp would obviously get the nod from me.
Then that leaves Me RTSmaniac and DulinDude here in SE. maybe make me and RTSmaniac play?(i'll try to have a useable rts by then)
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Unfortunately I am not familiar with any of the players listed in the Southeast Region. I only know the Florida players right now. Josh Kopp would obviously get the nod from me.
Then that leaves Me RTSmaniac and DulinDude here in SE. maybe make me and RTSmaniac play?(i'll try to have a useable rts by then)
You obviously did not read the part about Josh Kopp. Florida is in the Southeast.
Anyway, I think the lists that were presented on the first page need to be adjusted to include which players are even online, and which ones are even interested. Otherwise, noobs like me will have to draw names out of a hat.
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I dunno about Greeson, He should probably go into the Northeast Regional since that is where he has lived for over a year. I would agree with all the rest of Prof's initial suggestions.
Hey Mark,
Matt's right...I'm technically in the NE now. I decided to not have Tim Maly switch it for consistency sake. All my points earned the last couple of years have been predominantly in the NE (with the occasional sneaking into OH tourneys to remind you guys of my skill. ;) :P ) In all seriousness, it wouldn't be fair of me to potentially take a midwest spot when I'm in the NE.
EDIT: this is assuming that I would even get picked at all. After all, they typically ban noobs from these types of tournaments even if they do have a medal. ;) :laugh:
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Hey, looking at that list, EC looks severely under-represented. I'd be happy to throw my hat in if we need more delegates. TN is EC, right?
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TN is EC, right?
Yes.
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Unfortunately I am not familiar with any of the players listed in the Southeast Region. I only know the Florida players right now. Josh Kopp would obviously get the nod from me.
Then that leaves Me RTSmaniac and DulinDude here in SE. maybe make me and RTSmaniac play?(i'll try to have a useable rts by then)
You obviously did not read the part about Josh Kopp. Florida is in the Southeast.
Anyway, I think the lists that were presented on the first page need to be adjusted to include which players are even online, and which ones are even interested. Otherwise, noobs like me will have to draw names out of a hat.
You misread me i meant have me and RTSmaniac play to decide the other repsitive.
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Unfortunately I am not familiar with any of the players listed in the Southeast Region. I only know the Florida players right now. Josh Kopp would obviously get the nod from me.
Then that leaves Me RTSmaniac and DulinDude here in SE. maybe make me and RTSmaniac play?(i'll try to have a useable rts by then)
You obviously did not read the part about Josh Kopp. Florida is in the Southeast.
Anyway, I think the lists that were presented on the first page need to be adjusted to include which players are even online, and which ones are even interested. Otherwise, noobs like me will have to draw names out of a hat.
You misread me i meant have me and RTSmaniac play to decide the other repsitive.
there is only one pre region and I vote Josh
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To help toss some names out there. Below are the players who had more than 50 RNRS points last year (ie. therefore I assume they're still active in the game).
North Central -
Chris Bany -agreed
Tim Maly -agreed
Justin Alstad -agreed, but he mains T2
Gabe Isbell -agreed
Adam Erickson -does he even play T1? he seems to do closed catagories only.
Nathan Voigt -agreed, but he specializes in T2 multi, and his father would be the one picking...
Andrew Wester -I can't, I don't have RTS or Hamachi, and I haven't been nearly as active this year.
Eric Kimmons -agreed, but he's T2
John Earley -he's kinda the guy who started this thing
James Roepke -I believe he mains T2...
Matt Brinkman -agreed, but again, T2 probably
Ben Nicholls -I haven't seen too much of him lately so it's hard to say.
Josh Brinkman -perhaps.
Jeremiah Thiessen -don't know if he plays T1...
Chuck Lamp -mainly T2
Scott Reuter -yeah, but I'm almost positive he doesn't have Hamachi or RTS
Alex Weiss -who?
Jayden Alstad -I think it's funny that he got on here and the prof didn't...
adding to this list:
Jordan Alstad. he's back in and he's done really well.
Alan Rice. pretty sure he's handed Gabe and Tim a few losses. plus he's an awesome troll.
out of those I'd probably pick Justin, Tim, Gabe, Jordan, John, and Alan, based on who could do RTS. I'm pretty sure they all have it.
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Southeast -
Eric Largent:T2 only only.
Steve Kamke:T2 only.
Tyler Stevens:No RTS.
Chris McCravy:I don't think he has time.
Clifford Crysel:He's T1 and RTS.
Then there's Caleb Priest and Jay Chambers(me) both of these players have top 4'd Root before. So that leaves me and Caleb and Clift.
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TN is EC, right?
Yes.
Are participants allow to sway judges to choose people?
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Southeast -
Eric Largent:T2 only only.
Steve Kamke:T2 only.
Tyler Stevens:No RTS.
Chris McCravy:I don't think he has time.
Clifford Crysel:He's T1 and RTS.
Caleb Priest: T1 only
Joshua Kopp: can beat you with a hero to help!!!!!!! <mah choicez ya'll
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TN is EC, right?
Yes.
Are participants allow to sway judges to choose people?
Of course! ;D
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Southeast -
Eric Largent:T2 only only.
Steve Kamke:T2 only.
Tyler Stevens:No RTS.
Chris McCravy:I don't think he has time.
Clifford Crysel:He's T1 and RTS.
Caleb Priest: T1 only
Joshua Kopp: can beat you with a hero to help!!!!!!! <mah choicez ya'll
You forgot me. Hate me or something?
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I'm not sure he knows where you lived. In addition, I think he was just posting the top ranked players of the region, based on ranking.
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I thought you lived in TX red O.o well Josh is gonna represent so yeah...
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Guys, he said two representatives. Personally I think each region should have more, but that was not my decision to make.
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Guys, he said two representatives. Personally I think each region should have more, but that was not my decision to make.
NC has Gabe and Justin. We win.
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Guys, he said two representatives. Personally I think each region should have more, but that was not my decision to make.
NC has Gabe and Justin. We win.
They've lost before! ;) haha
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We toyed with the idea of three from each region. But then we realized that regions like East Central could have a hard time coming up with three reps. The tournament isn't starting until June, so this is all pretty flexible, if there's enough call for 3 and each region finds three we could do that.
@ Andrew - Thanks for the call of support mate, but as I'm hosting/judging this deal, I don't think it would be particularly fair for me to participate :) I'm sure Gabe is willing, and finding a second, say Tim, or even a third, shouldn't be to difficult for us :)
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what region is MO?
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MO is in the north central region.
Here is a regional map (http://www.cactusgamedesign.com/red_tournament_map.php)
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MO is in the north central region.
Here is a regional map (http://www.cactusgamedesign.com/red_tournament_map.php)
Poor CO...
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If EC sent all of our good players, we'd be able to have 3 delegates (but just barely XD).
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Guys, he said two representatives. Personally I think each region should have more, but that was not my decision to make.
NC has Gabe and Justin. We win.
They've lost before! ;) haha
yeah, to each other. and Tim. we also have Tim though...
@ Andrew - Thanks for the call of support mate, but as I'm hosting/judging this deal, I don't think it would be particularly fair for me to participate :) I'm sure Gabe is willing, and finding a second, say Tim, or even a third, shouldn't be to difficult for us :)
haha, I figured as much, but I thought I'd put you up there, just in case you won, so I could say that I can beat the best. unfortunately, we haven't played each other for a very long time. I'm guessing you've improved, based off of RooT...
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TN is EC, right?
Yes.
Lol, it took me a bit to realize what other EC you were referring to.
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I thought you lived in TX red O.o well Josh is gonna represent so yeah...
Look my profile and the 2009 RNRS Final standings T1-MP i'm in 54th place lol.
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Yup, thats what I do on my friday nights, go looking through redemption standings. What else is there to do!?! I mean dating doesn't happen until you're over 30 right? At least thats what my parents told me ::)
Anyways my bad thought you weren't in the SE
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I mean dating doesn't happen until you're over 30 right?
I'm sure most married women would beg to differ with this statement. In their dreams, perhaps.
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I mean dating doesn't happen until you're over 30 right?
I'm sure most married women would beg to differ with this statement. In their dreams, perhaps.
Are you saying mah parents lied :o
well you are stupid they know everything about everything and I, I mean we (cuz im liek inclding mah prents cuz if they saw this thed be otraged)hate you and everything about you.
I mean we all must love you becuz ur nice.
Haz anyone heard the myth puberty makes you have mixed emotions?
Not me!
but no srsly we all hate you
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I mean dating doesn't happen until you're over 30 right?
I'm sure most married women would beg to differ with this statement. In their dreams, perhaps.
Are you saying mah parents lied :o
well you are stupid they know everything about everything and I, I mean we (cuz im liek inclding mah prents cuz if they saw this thed be otraged)hate you and everything about you.
I mean we all must love you becuz ur nice.
Haz anyone heard the myth puberty makes you have mixed emotions?
Not me!
but no srsly we all hate you
Ya! Abrvs!
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Are you saying mah parents lied :o
I'm saying that if your mom is over 30, then she wishes your father still took her out on dates. ;)
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i vote josh kopp -a great representative to our region. GO RR!
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[no bias]I vote for Ring Wraith and Wanderer as reppin' fer
Austin North Central[/no bias]
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[no bias]I vote for Ring Wraith and Wanderer as reppin' fer Austin North Central[/no bias]
but I'll need to use your characterless deck if I'm going to do any good.
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Thats a good point. Also, I don't think Scott has RTS/Hamachi so it might be hard for him to compete.
Update: I vote for Zack and Isabel
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Thats a good point. Also, I don't think Scott has RTS/Hamachi so it might be hard for him to compete.
Update: I vote for Zack and Isabel
I don't either.
and we need to be fair. Zack and Isabel are wayy better than Justin and Isbell, and they're enough match for the other regions already. so Zack and Belle would just be overkill.
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Eric Largent:T2 only only.
Steve Kamke:T2 only.
Tyler Stevens:No RTS.
Chris McCravy:I don't think he has time.
Clifford Crysel:He's T1 and RTS.
I have RTS...
NC has Gabe and Justin. We win.
I have only played each of them once at nationals, but I won both times...
And guys I think southeast is set on Josh Kopp and myself.
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id like to see tyler play gabe
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You would.
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We toyed with the idea of three from each region. But then we realized that regions like East Central could have a hard time coming up with three reps. The tournament isn't starting until June, so this is all pretty flexible, if there's enough call for 3 and each region finds three we could do that.
@ Andrew - Thanks for the call of support mate, but as I'm hosting/judging this deal, I don't think it would be particularly fair for me to participate :) I'm sure Gabe is willing, and finding a second, say Tim, or even a third, shouldn't be to difficult for us :)
EC can come up with 3 players. I mean Tennessee is the volunteer state. I would be willing to represent the EC if need be.
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Cool. I've updated the first post.
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My thoughts on the Southwest
Kurt Hake - not online
Scott Kramer - will be away from web for much of June
Mike Wolfe - online, but doesn't do the Hamachi thing (to my knowledge)
Michael Leung - online, but doesn't do the Hamachi thing (to my knowledge)
Brandon West - online, good player (T1 MP @ Nats 09)
Andrew Kramer - not really online, but could be; will be away from web for much of June
Cameron Etchart - online, good player (Ironman @ Nats 09)
Benjamin Diep - not online
(add) Brandan Abbott - online, good player
(add) Ben Arp - if he's okay being a traitor, it's fine by me ;)
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NC has Gabe and Justin. We win.
I have only played each of them once at nationals, but I won both times...
I was joking, but I can't tell whether or not you were...
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NC has Gabe and Justin. We win.
I have only played each of them once at nationals, but I won both times...
I was joking, but I can't tell whether or not you were...
He beat them. He was Gabe's only T2 loss.
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NC has Gabe and Justin. We win.
I have only played each of them once at nationals, but I won both times...
I was joking, but I can't tell whether or not you were...
He beat them. He was Gabe's only T2 loss.
Key word being T2. this is a T1 tournament.
also, he had a big advantage over Gabe because he knew Gabe's deck and played it many many times.
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NC has Gabe and Justin. We win.
I have only played each of them once at nationals, but I won both times...
I was joking, but I can't tell whether or not you were...
He beat them. He was Gabe's only T2 loss.
Key word being T2. this is a T1 tournament.
also, he had a big advantage over Gabe because he knew Gabe's deck and played it many many times.
He beat Justin... But this is a T1 tournament.
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I'm technically in the NE now. I decided to not have Tim Maly switch it for consistency sake.
There are other players who have gotten many of their RNRS points in a different region than is listed on the lifetime points spreadsheet. For consistency sake, I think we should have players represent the regions that are listed there. Also, I think the MW could really use your noobish representation :)
Hey, looking at that list, EC looks severely under-represented. I'd be happy to throw my hat in if we need more delegates.
At least we're better represented than the SW :) Seriously, I would be glad to have you, Kirk, or myself represent the EC.
Guys, he said two representatives. Personally I think each region should have more, but that was not my decision to make.
I like the idea of 2 or 4 reps for each region simply for the tournament numbers. With 8 regions each having 2 reps, we have a nice 16-person tourney with a clear winner in 4 rounds. Having 4 reps, we have a nice 32-person tourney with a clear winner in 5 rounds. Having 3 reps, we would have a messy 24-person tourney with weirdness.
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I think it's fairly obvious that the NW may not have any representatives. The only players on the list who are still somewhat participating online are Ben and Jonathan, and Ben is really a SW rep now.
Go ahead and PM those two (DaClock and NWJonathan) and if they decline then you can give our spots to someone else.
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I think it's fairly obvious that the NW may not have any representatives. The only players on the list who are still somewhat participating online are Ben and Jonathan, and Ben is really a SW rep now.
Go ahead and PM those two (DaClock and NWJonathan) and if they decline then you can give our spots to someone else.
Isn't LightningNinja also from the NW? If so, I think he'd represent your region well, too.
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I think it's fairly obvious that the NW may not have any representatives. The only players on the list who are still somewhat participating online are Ben and Jonathan, and Ben is really a SW rep now.
Go ahead and PM those two (DaClock and NWJonathan) and if they decline then you can give our spots to someone else.
Isn't LightningNinja also from the NW? If so, I think he'd represent your region well, too.
according to SK, he's SW
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Key word being T2. this is a T1 tournament.
It might be both. Once all the representatives are chosen, then they will decide to play both type 1 and 2. Which I think is crucial in doing both if this is a regional tournament.
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I think it's fairly obvious that the NW may not have any representatives. The only players on the list who are still somewhat participating online are Ben and Jonathan, and Ben is really a SW rep now.
Go ahead and PM those two (DaClock and NWJonathan) and if they decline then you can give our spots to someone else.
Isn't LightningNinja also from the NW? If so, I think he'd represent your region well, too.
according to SK, he's SW
lightningninja = Brandon West = Southwest.
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lightningninja = Brandon West = Southwest.
Oops, sorry about that. I was confused by his thing next to his picture that says, "I am a NW national champion. :D"
It might be both. Once all the representatives are chosen, then they will decide to play both type 1 and 2. Which I think is crucial in doing both if this is a regional tournament.
Actually I think it would be better to decide whether to do Type 2 as a separate issue. IF there ends up being a T2 tourney as well, then probably the representatives for each region would be different people for that.
For instance, in my region (EC) I feel like I would represent my region well in T1, but extremely poorly in T2. I know that Kirk would represent us well in both. And I have no idea how Pol feels about his T2 skills.
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Actually I think it would be better to decide whether to do Type 2 as a separate issue. IF there ends up being a T2 tourney as well, then probably the representatives for each region would be different people for that.
For instance, in my region (EC) I feel like I would represent my region well in T1, but extremely poorly in T2. I know that Kirk would represent us well in both. And I have no idea how Pol feels about his T2 skills.
agreed, except should we do be able to enter the same person in two catagories? I guess since some of the regions are low on people, we might have to, but...
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Wait this is type II? Then I decline. ::)
Haha I'd love to play type I though. I'd better start playing some people on RTS and fine tuning my decks... ;D
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Is Kirk active online anymore? If he's not that Prof and myself seem to be the defacto choices for representatives.
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Is Kirk active online anymore? If he's not that Prof and myself seem to be the defacto choices for representatives.
I'm guessing he'd be available for the summer. school seems to be the usual place to put mysterious board disappearences.
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Yeah probably. But hey, if California doesn't choose me I'm down for representing the NW. ;)
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In the next two weeks each of the 8 regions has the opportunity to field two representatives against every other region.
1 week left to pick reps for the 7 remaining regions (SE being done already).
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I heard from Kirk, and he's thinking that he's out. Therefore, it looks like Pol and I will defend the East Central region together (assuming that Crash is ok with it).
That leaves 6 more regions, and 5 more days for their representatives to be chosen.
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So Prof and Pol for EC, and Josh Kopp and myself for SE? When do we find the other regions out?
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When the decision making hosts of their respective regions that RDT assigned make their decisions. ;)
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for the NE region I would volunteer
Redemptioncousin (mat stupenski)
Redemption101 (david Loukides)
CJ Sports (clayton stupenski)
The problem being i will have no comp acess for the summer i will see if the other two would consider doing it. (guess I should run with ends of the earth, dragon raid just didn't cut it.
Now to convince
Nick archic
Sam Nurge
Mike mendicino to play online.....
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That's a really skewed view of the Northeast. Wanna be a little more focused on MA/CT there? ;)
My picks for NE (in order) would look like this:
Nick Archick (kind of online)
Sam Nurge (not online)
Justin Sangillo (kind of online)
John M. (higher if type 2) (kind of online)
Matt Stupienski (online)
Myself (online)
Mark Vellake (kind of online)
R101 and CJ were excluded simply because I have not played them to judge.
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Not sure if anyone is actually keeping votes, but my opinion for the NC Region would be:
Gabe Isbell and Tim Maly. Justin Alstad if one of them can't play.
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I personally would recommend seeing if those players for those regions are willing. If we're not quite finished at the end of this week, we can extend it out until the end of may.
EC region updated on main post.
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Not sure if anyone is actually keeping votes, but my opinion for the NC Region would be:
Gabe Isbell and Tim Maly. Justin Alstad if one of them can't play.
I'd put Justin ahead of Maly if T2 is as well represented as T1.
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Erm. Maly is just as good in T2 as he is in T1... He's got national championships in both.
Additonally Tim and Justin split the T2 title in NC region every other year pratically, cept last year, kudos to Chuch again ;)
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Erm. Maly is just as good in T2 as he is in T1... He's got national championships in both.
Hm, I didn't know that...
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Quote Maly 2009 nats: I didn't do too well because I'm a t2 player
;)
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So I'm glad I get the deciding vote in who participates in our region, and didn't even know this was going on until today and my region was already full! :P
But seriously, I'm cool with Prof & Pol representing our region. Plus I don't really have a clue of anyone in our region outside of TN. So Prof should probably be the representative for our region, but I'm flattered with the nomination! :)
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Since uthminister hasnt piped in yet I will give some guidance being the "second" largest tournament host and soon to be a regional host for the MW
Michael Welch
Jonathan Greeson
Matt Archibald
Ron Sias
Jonathan Pequinot
Jacob Stroh
Rod Stewart
Josh Knitt
Ryan Ertmer
I dont know Ryan Ermer, Josh Knitt or Michael Welch. I only know Ron Sias by Reputation but that is good enough for me.
Jonathan Greeson and Ron Sias (not in that order ;) ).
If Jonathan is in the NE then I would have to say Jonathan pequinot...only because I really dont have the time to do it
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Ok, I know Sias isn't super active on the boards, so Lets decide on Greeson's status, then contact him and Pequinot, or a third choice for you.
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It comes down to who wants to claim me. I have played the last 2 years out of the NE, but I started my Redemption career in the Midwest (which equals out to about 4 years). I could go with either, and I would be honored to play if the powers that be deem me worthy.
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I'll claim you for the SE if ya want ;)
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It comes down to who wants to claim me.
Well it sounds like Matt wants to claim you. And considering the larger number of people who could represent the NE, I would guess that the MW could really benefit from your representation :)
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Ok Greeson will be in for the Midwest and I will keep trying for Jonathan. But if he doesnt contact me then I will throw my hat in the ring.
I dont have much time, but with summer coming up maybe that will change a bit.
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I'll claim you for the SE if ya want ;)
I've gained points from high level (states & regionals) tournaments in the SE too. So I suppose that's a possibility: and I've lived in the SE for most of my life. I'm not sure where I belong in this world anymore. ;)
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I think we're all set in the SE. Josh Kopp was representing FL and the guys up in Georgia were figuring out who to represent the "North Southest." I think it would be better for Soul Seeker to represent a region that doesn't have representation yet, just to be fair. Souls Seeker just happens to be the most versatile player available. ;D
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I've gained points from high level (states & regionals) tournaments in the SE too. So I suppose that's a possibility: and I've lived in the SE for most of my life. I'm not sure where I belong in this world anymore.
What tournaments have you gone to in the SE?
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Several: KY State, North Carolina State My first big tournament was SE Regionals when DJ hosted it in Lexington, NC. I have to go back to look to see if ProfU has had a regionals too. Those are the ones that immediately jump to mind when I reference the SE.
Side note: GA state was 1 or 2 weeks off from me making it a couple of years ago (when on a mission trip to Atlanta).
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Several: KY State, North Carolina State My first big tournament was SE Regionals when DJ hosted it in Lexington, NC. I have to go back to look to see if ProfU has had a regionals too. Those are the ones that immediately jump to mind when I reference the SE.
That's all EC, not SE.
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Several: KY State, North Carolina State My first big tournament was SE Regionals when DJ hosted it in Lexington, NC. I have to go back to look to see if ProfU has had a regionals too. Those are the ones that immediately jump to mind when I reference the SE.
That's all EC, not SE.
Oops, someone (that being me) doesn't know their regions very well. ::)
Clearly, I'm not as versatile as I led YMT and you guys to believe, and I have so wonderfully demonstrated how much of a noob i am. :)
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It's all good, I was just seeing if I knew you that's all.
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Oops, someone (that being me) doesn't know their regions very well. ::)
Clearly, I'm not as versatile as I led YMT and you guys to believe, and I have so wonderfully demonstrated how much of a noob i am. :)
That is why you are a nOOb with a medal
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I'm not sure where I belong in this world anymore. ;)
Well I'm sure. You don't belong in this world. You're just passing through :)
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I'm not sure where I belong in this world anymore. ;)
Well I'm sure. You don't belong in this world. You're just passing through :)
It is probably fitting that being a minister shows how true your statement is.
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Anything on this?
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Anything on this?
Well the message below seems to take care of the MW Region.
Ok Greeson will be in for the Midwest and I will keep trying for Jonathan. But if he doesnt contact me then I will throw my hat in the ring.
However, that still only means 3 regions have representatives. And with NC and NE both not being in, it looks like the rest of us might have the chance to slip in and win this 1st annual "smackdown" :)
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Agreed. I'm going to give it another week, I'll shoot reminders to those regions. Hopefully we can get all the regions in.
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Can I volunteer if my region leader doesn't appoint anyone?
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Yep. Sounds good to me.
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Hey,
There are several players that have changed states or regions over the years. In my RNRS spreadsheet I tend to keep them listed according to their original state of residence.
For the purposes of this tournament I think they should be categorized according to their current state of residence. This is a "most dominant region currently" tournament not "most dominant region of all time" tournament. We would not choose Keith Bartram to represent the Midwest because he's not an active Midwest player, similarly Jonathan Greeson is not an active Midwest player because he's now in the Northeast. Ben Arp would be a fuzzier decision, as a college student he's still from the Northwest despite living in the Southwest, so I think he should be given the choice of which region he would want to represent (if he is chosen).
I'd put Justin ahead of Maly if T2 is as well represented as T1.
I find this a very ironic, but I expect a very common, sentiment. To the best of my knowledge Justin and I have played 2 T1-2P games and 2 T2-2P games. Justin won both of the T1 games and I won both of the T2 games.
Tschow,
Tim "Sir Nobody" Maly
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Those are some good points, and I wouldn't have a problem with Jon "Soul Seeker" Greeson playing for either the NE or the MW. Whatever RDT decides sounds good to me.
Most of all, I'd just like to this thing started :) Can we get people to volunteer to represent their regions if there is no one else currently representing them at this point?
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Where are all the other regional representatives? It wont look good if only three regions play.
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Where are all the other regional representatives? It wont look good if only three regions play.
That's why I'm suggesting that people just start volunteering at this point. If you are from an unrepresented region, and you want to play, give a shout out.
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I'm in. I would have volunteered before but I don't want to be presumptuous.
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I agree with Underwood - However Tim raises a good point :) I attend College in the Midwest :) I'll toss my hat in over there if Jon ends up playing NE :)
Volunteer's will now be accepted for the regions - Hopefully next year if we do this again we'll have better planning.
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I'm in for the NE.
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I volunteer Marine4Eternity for the Middle East region. ;)
If he reads this, then stay safe! We're praying for you. :prayer:
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I'll volunteer for the NC.
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I volunteer Marine4Eternity for the Middle East region. ;)
If he reads this, then stay safe! We're praying for you. :prayer:
isnt kansas north central? either way, i also volunteer marine4eternity. ;)
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I spoke to Roy (who RDT assigned as representative) at the NY State tourney, and he prefers me to play/represent the NE since that is where I now reside and predominantly play.
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RDT, you mind updating the first post with all these new volunteers? That way others will know which spots are left open :)
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Done and Done - Jon has been moved to the NE, currently 3 regions are full, with two more half full.
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Done and Done - Jon has been moved to the NE, currently 3 regions are full, with two more half full.
that's a lie. the other regions are half empty.
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Is there seriously, NO ONE from any of the regions below who is willing to step forward and represent their region? Come on guys, let's have some volunteers :)
North West (2 spots)
South West (2 spots)
North Central (1 spot)
South Central (2 spots)
Midwest (1 spot)
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i'll step up if theres a spot open in my region.
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i'll step up if theres a spot open in my region.
OK, that fills the MidWest Region. Thanks!
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o.O what state do you think im from...?
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I think im one of the few people who even play online in the southwest so I can step up.
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o.O what state do you think im from...?
Kansas, right?
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If you need a volunteer lemme know. My computer is back up and running.
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If you need a volunteer lemme know. My computer is back up and running.
I appreciate your volunteering, but the SE is all full.
However there are still open spots for:
North West (2 spots)
South West (1 spots)
North Central (1 spot)
South Central (2 spots)
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o.O what state do you think im from...?
Kansas, right?
yes, but i thought kansas was part of the north central region.
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o.O what state do you think im from...?
Kansas, right?
yes, but i thought kansas was part of the north central region.
It is. look at the map on cactus.
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yes, but i thought kansas was part of the north central region.
You are entirely correct. Sorry about that. With that addition, there is now room in the following regions for volunteers:
North West (2 spots)
South West (1 spots)
Midwest (1 spot)
South Central (2 spots)
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I appreciate your volunteering, but the SE is all full.
Yes, sadly this is true. if someone doesnt make it, just lemme know, k.