Challenge of Q'ermitt - 04/18-04/19 '09 - Mississauga Canada

Craigtw · Post by **Craigtw** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:38 pm

I have booked the location for Challenge of Q'ermitt V. Currently it is the same location as last year - which is my basement!

I know that there was some concern about the cramped quarters, seeing as the attendance for last year's tourney was at a record high. Given that the attendance has fluctuated wildly I am reluctant to book a bigger space in case I end up losing tons of money again. However, I have decided on a course of action which should suit everyone concerned.

1) I will be looking into and then booking an alternate space on the hope that attendance will be at least comparable to last year's.

2) I figure that the magic number for attendance that I will have at my place is 14. If the number of pre-payers is greater than that, then I will keep the rented space. If the number of pre-payers is 14 or less by the time that I can cancel with full refund, then I will cancel the space and hold it at my place.

I fully realize that I may have 14 people pre-pay for the tourney and then have more than that show up on the day, but I figure that there will not be so many show up unexpectedly that I will not be able to accommodate them at my place.

So in other words - pre-pay people!

The Challenge of Q'ermitt V
April 18-19th 2009

The tourney will be showcasing at least one new board, and I know that there were other people who mentioned that they might bring some custom boards*, so it will be interesting see what we have available!

*if enough people give me enough notice that they will be bringing custom boards, then I will make a Best Custom Board trophy.

Prizes
Preregistration draw
1st, 2nd, 3rd Place
Best Team
Most TDs
Most Cas
Best Smack-Talk
Most Entertaining (an alteration of the Most Sporting award)
Best Custom Board (a possibility)

Pricing
Tickets will be $40 with a $5 discount for early payment

I will post something when there is new rules for the upcoming board and for any other changes which may take place.

If people would like to start the discussion about the draft, then I am open for discussion on the matter. My understanding is that people are okay with the hiring of star players, but do not want the stars getting additional skills. The floor is open on this one, so feel free to speak your piece.

Look forward to seeing you out there!

Planning on Attending
Cramy
Eric R
Shadowseer2005
Jrock
2DiceBlock
Clan-Skaven

Stunty Cup Participants (max eight)

1. Karl Lagerbottom (still iffy as to whether he can make it - so I will take a ninth just in case) - skinks
2. Cramy - TBA
3. Adam - TBA
4. Greg - Skinks
5. Eric - the Defending Champion!
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9. (alternate) Dan

Craigtw · Post by **Craigtw** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:19 pm

Here are some of the pitches that are being played on at the CoQ:

[The Orc Stadium....

The Mordinhiem Stadium...

The Norse Stadium...

The Dessert Stadium....

The Skaven Sewer Stadium....

The Goblin Swamp Stadium...

The Halfling Stadium.....

Q'ermitt Stadium.....

The Undead Graveyard Stadium....

The Chaos Dwarf Stadium....

The Boat Stadium....

There is also a dwarf pitch (have to find the pics for that) and the new pitch this year will be the Necro Fairy Tale board (see House Rules section for rules).

There also promises to be at least three custom board being brought in by paricipants so it should be very exciting!

Lizardcore · Post by **Lizardcore** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:25 pm

I think I'm in !

playing on those pitch is simply awesome !

Craigtw · Post by **Craigtw** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:27 pm

Here are some pictures of the goodies to be had at the CoQ:

For those who pay early, they have a chance to win a set of those amazing Inducement cards that were done up by the lads at Thunderbowl.

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Here is a pic of the vendor in the sculting stage - he has a rolling BBQ and is holding a hot dog in a pair of tongs. This model is a great addition to any halfling team, can be a turn counter for many teams, and is also useful when implenting the rules for the hot dog vendor in the halfling pitch in the CoQ!!

Here are the new Q'ermitt dice - the final set - Earth!

(note: the Q'ermitt symbol is printed in white, as the mock up made it to hard to see with the gold swirls in the dice)

Two dice will be given to all participants. For anyone who wanted to buy previous sets (fire, water, air) these are available in limited supply for a cost of $5 per set.

Cramy · Post by **Cramy** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 2:02 am

For anyone who hasn't already done so, playing a tournament that features custom pitches for every game is amazing. And these pitches are definitely lots of fun to play on.

Played in the last two Q'ermitts, and will definitely be there this year again.

Cramy · Post by **Cramy** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 5:14 pm

A bit more than a week to go. Looking forward to it.

danchaput · Post by **danchaput** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 4:36 pm

Craig I would love to get my paws on a set of those dice and also the FIre ones. Also if you have any extra figs I woul dlike to buy one off of you. If your coming to the Sweetbun in May just bring them along and will pay you then for them if thats cool with you.

Dan

Craigtw · Post by **Craigtw** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 3:01 am

Some pics of the new board!

Special rules can be found in the House Rules Section

An aerial view of the board:

Another view:

The Ginger-dread house:

The house is a dice tower! Here is the drop point:

The dugout:

The witch who oversees the game:

Upset the witch and this is your fate!

The orc thrower is harassed by a fairy sprite:

A treekin faces off against a black orc from the Orca Cola Raiders

Craigtw · Post by **Craigtw** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 2:27 am

Some pictures of the glittering prizes:

A group shot:

1st, 2nd and 3rd place:

Best Defense:

MVP Award (to replace Best Sport - more about this to follow)

Most TDs

Most casualties (not easy to find a Saurus skull!)

Best Team Award (picture of the team to be added afterwards)

The Stunty Cup trophy

The Sandgroper/Q'ermitt Award (Canada side)

The Sandgroper/Q'ermitt Award (Australia side)

Craigtw · Post by **Craigtw** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 11:41 pm

Well the tournament is over and now we wait for the dust to settle. Thanks to all for coming out!

The results are entered into NAF for ranking so I am just waiting for the magic button to be pushed.

Here are the results of the tourney:
1st - Laurent David - Dark Elves
2nd - Peter Meers - Norse
3rd - Adam Jones - Norse
4th - Marc Andre - Skaven
5th - Greg Shelton - Lizardmen
6th - Rob Pharand - Dwarf
7th - Chris Poynter - Chaos Dwarf
8th - Rod Davidson - Skaven
9th - Craig Thompson-Wood- Chaos Pact
10th - Eric Rubli - High Elf

Most TDs - Adam Jones
Most Casualties - Rob Pharand (tieing the record of 32 set by Glenn Jones last year!)
Best Defense - Laurent David
Best Team - Eric Rubli
Q'ermitt/Sandgroper Award - Greg Shelton
Best Smack - Eric Rubli
MVP Award - Laurent David

Here are some pictures of the award ceremony:

Leipziger · Post by **Leipziger** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 9:11 am

Great pics, Craig! Love the trophies

Cramy · Post by **Cramy** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 2:25 am

Tourney was a lot of fun. Playing on those custom pitches is always a blast. Adds lots of flavor to the game for sure.