Spike! Magazine 2011: September 10-11. Surrey, B.C., Canada

[generaljason]

Last summer's event was a huge success and we were proud to again hold an event using only 40mm-scale boards and throwing meters, as well as being the first to introduce DGT Easy game timers to add the clock element to the game. We have had nothing but positive feedback on the boards and clocks with the only negative feedback being the price of drinks at the bar.

Spike! 2010 was a year of firsts with 48 registered coaches by the end of the weekend. Not only was it the largest Spike! coaching turnout within it's history, but it was also the largest BB tournament Canada has ever seen. Our dedicated crew from Edmonton made the trek once again, as well as coaches from the newly formed Rat City Rumble league in Seattle and half a dozen members from OrdoFanaticus in Oregon. It also marked the first time that we had a New Yorker and a Californian make the trip out to play. We look forward to seeing last year's participants return and hope to see a lot of new faces as well.

For those of you unfamiliar with the SPIKE!, the SPIKE! Magazine Blood Bowl Championship is the Canadian Blood Bowl Major. Five "Major" tournments take place annually, each in a different country. They are:

1. The Southern Wastes Scrimmage, held each year in January at CanCon in Canberra, Australia.
2. The Dungeonbowl, held in March each year in Duesseldorf, Germany
3. The Blood Bowl, held each year in May at GW HQ in Nottingham, England
4. The Spike! Magazine Trophy, held each year in early September in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
5. The Chaos Cup, held each year in late September at the Battle Bunker Chicago, Illinous, USA

2011 marks the first year that the organizers of the Spike! Magazine and the Chaos Cup will be hosting the 2 North American Majors within a week of each other. We started this last year with a fortnight between them in the same month, but this is the first time that they will be within 7 days of each other, and hopefully the schedule for the Spike! and Chaos Cup for years to come. For those travellers wishing to make it out for a North American Major now you can try to make it out to both of them in one trip!

Spike! Magazine 2011 Blood Bowl Grand Tournament
Dates: Saturday, September 10th, and Sunday, September the 11th, 2011

Location: Compass Point Inn
Address: 9850 King George BVLD, Surrey, B.C.
Hotel Website: http://compasspointinn.com/
Accomodations: Mention the Spike Tournament when booking a room at the Compass Point Inn and receive the Corporate Rate.

Time: 8AM Registration Saturday

Contact: Craig or Mike
Email: thunder-bowl@hotmail.com or PM me (generaljason) here.
Web: http://www.spiketournament.com/

Additional Information:
- $40 pre-registration or $50 at the door
- NAF member discount for registrations at the door
- 6-game Swiss Resurrection TV 110
- Door prizes from local and online stores
- Registration prize to be announced shortly

Pre-registration will be taking place in the next couple of months. Hope to see you out in British Columbia 7 months from now, enjoying our late summers, a beer, and a weekend filled with the game we all love.

Stay tuned for any new developments in this thread. Any questions feel free to post away and looking forward to seeing some more of you on the other side of the pitch.

Gj.

Spike! Magazine 2011: Pre-registration List:
Last update: September 6th, 2011: 3 days to go!!

01. Michael McAree: Poundfist (TB): Vancouver BC: Triple Wow! Orc
02. Tyler Reeves: LordChaos (TB): Cloverdale BC: Death Snatch Chaos Pact
03. Michael Green: fe2Mike (SPEW): Mead WA: Furfoot DinnerTrain Halfling
04. Rachel Green: Evilbutgood (SPEW): Mead WA: M.A.D.D. Chaos Dwarf
05. Chris Norris: Hellcannon (RCR): Issaquah WA: Thunderbolts Necromantic
06. Dennis Bolin: Daloonieshaman (FABBL): Altadena CA: Face Plant Goblins
07. Michael Adams: NitNit (TB): Vancouver BC: Japocalypse Skaven
08. Andy Brandt: Khail (RCR): Edmonds WA: Gutterblight Gladiators Skaven
09. Rob Gordon: Mr. Gordon (TB): Mission BC: Sadistic Slayers Necromantic
10. Simon Thomsen: Dr. Evil (TB): Surrey BC: Bring out your Dead Undead
11. Paul Brown: Akalabeth (TB): Vancouver BC: Mad Hatters Chaos Dwarf
12. Keller Reeves: Keggiemckill (TB): Chilliwack BC: Full Scale Attack: Lizardmen
13. Shane O’Brien: Savion47 (ORDO): Portland, OR: Skitterleap Scramblers Skaven
14. Steve Lemky: Blammaham (TB): Delta, BC: Night Gaunts Dark Elves
15. Damion Gilzean: Tremere (NAF): Edmonton, AB: Speed Lumps Halfling
16. Shawn Wowk: Ocrumsprug (TB): Burnaby, BC: Dark Tide Dark Elf
17. David Burroughs: Beorg (RCR): Redmond WA: Redman Rowdies Dwarf
18. Joshua Gaines: Spock (RCR): Redmond WA: Loqmundi Lizardmen
19. Dave O’Neill: Darkangeldave (TB): Surrey BC: Gandalf’s Gangsters Dwarf
20. Ryan Munsell: Classicflava (RCR): Bellevue WA: Rat Pack Wood Elf
21. Jonathan Dawes: Endycarus (TB): Vancouver, BC: S.C.U.M. Manifesto Goblin
22. Ed Law: Edwad69 (TB): Port Moody, BC: Homo Erectus Human
23. Geoff Roscoe: Bear (TB): Surrey, BC: Snow White Posse Dwarves
24. Matt Blauhorn: Majyk (TB): Surrey, BC: Slaughterhouse Dark Elves
25. Robby Oylear: RobbyO (RCR): Bothell, WA: Cold Ones Lizardmen
26. Mike Haskins: Abberant (TB): Burnaby, BC: Rainbow Funbunch Pro Elves
27. Kavinay Kishor: Warpstone (TB): Delta, BC: Deadcoast Offence Undead
28. Dan Armstrong: Anvilbrow (RCR): Woodinville, WA: Big Macs Dwarves
29. Jason Weaver: Weav (ORDO): Vancouver, WA: Hag Graef Heldrakes Dark Elves
30. Chris Finger: Fingerc (RCR): Kenmore WA: Seattle Fauxhawks Undead
31. Justin Martyn: Rituro (TFF): Victoria BC: Nuln Bombers Humans
32. Marc Frydenlund: Ragginbone (NAF): Algona WA: Fry's Folly Lizardmen
33. Bob Wolf: Punkpogoer (RCR): Marysville, WA: Skulltoof Killuz Orcs
34. Travis Childs: Frostitute (ORDO): Portland, OR: Silver Thorns United Wood Elves
35. Chris Slater: Cas (TB): Vancouver, BC: Winterfell Direwolves Norse
36. Tony Hogan: Redman (TB): New Westminster, BC: Michael Jackson Forever Humans
37. Mike Lawrence: Gazgul (TB): Vancouver, BC: Game of Thrones High Elves
38. Dan Siger: Jollyork (ORDO): Lake Oswego, OR: Krakow Pox Nurgle
39. Kevin Joly: Jester (TB): Pitt Meadows, BC: Fire Mammoths Dwarves
40. Erik Arntsen: Killerbean (TB): Burnaby, BC: EA Allstars Norse
41. Joseph Patenaude: Cyrust59 (TB): Surrey, BC: Razzle Dazzle Skaven
42. Mark Burckhard: Burk (ORDO): Brush Prairie, WA: Oracle A' Delphi Amazons
43. Chris Ritchey: Chetwynd BC: WCP Orcs
44. Jason Woodall: Gollumullog (TB): Vancouver, BC: Carrion Crawlers Skaven
45. Trent Frostad: Trentusdementus (TB): New Westminster, BC: Luthor's Lemmies Vampire
46. Cameron Peltz: Mr. Bloodweiser (TB): Surrey, BC: White Lions 2 High Elves
47. Sean Conrad: Balbaroy (NAF): Edmonton, AB: Blood Thorns Pro Elves
48. Trevor Bowser: Victoria, BC: Bowza's Bruzas: Norse
49. David Rolstad: (ORDO): Lake Oswego, OR: Temple Tzencal Lizardmen
50. Toby Power: Rustycan (NAF): Airdrie AB: Da Green Boyz: Orcs
51. Shane Gabel: Lordshane (NAF): Tacoma WA: Running in Fear Wood Elves
52. John MacIntosh: Atropabelladonna (TB): Surrey, BC: Swedish Superstars Norse
53. Dave Sutton: Da Scum (NAF): Edmonton, AB: Skaro United Orcs
54. Bryan Suave: Canadiannerd (TB): Burnaby, BC: Da Ard Iddaz Orcs
55. Daniel Thomson: Neonknight (TB): Surrey, BC: Loot 'n Rob em Khemri
56. Dan Coburn: Vampirelogan (TB): Vancouver, BC: Fires Vu Deff Orcs

[Colin]

Even though I won't be able to make it this year (I did make it in '09), take it from me, Generaljason and the boys run a great tourney. It may seem a bit far for people from Europe or eastern NA, but it's worth it, believe me!
Hope the tourney continues to grow and remain successful. Maybe I'll be able to get back there one of these years in the near future.

[Khail]

The Rat City Wrecking Crew will definitely be attending.

[generaljason]

Looking forward to seeing the unveiling of the Rat City bowling shirts Andy.

I love that Vancouver now has a large 30-member perpetual 40MM league right next door to them in Seattle. For those of you who missed the Rat City Rumble Tournament last weekend at the AFK Tavern like myself you missed out on a good session. 32 players it's first year - half American, half Canadian, held in a 'gaming' restaurant with a full bar. Just an awesome location.

Spike! 2011 is going to be nuts!!! 40+ players enrolled in League play for Thunderbowl. 30 players just 200 miles south of that in the Rat City League. And now the Oregon boys have caught the BB tournament bug. Frostitute from Portland came second at RCR and won Most Touchdowns. Jollyork came third overall at Spike! 2010. The Pacific Northwest Blood Bowl scene is definitely coming on. Edmonton is still strong, so if we could only get Calgary.... Either way I'm stoked about this one and looking forward to pre-reg.

[lordchaos]

I will be defending my 2009/2010 Most Casualties inflicted one more time. I see the 3 in a row from here.

[Blammaham]

I'm in as always! S.

[Warpstone]

I will be defending my 2009/2010 Most Casualties inflicted one more time. I see the 3 in a row from here.

Coward. Why don't you try playing to win a game instead?

[generaljason]

Yeah and Kavin will be vying to defend his Spike! title this year. I'll be trading off with Mike again this year so he can play and I'll sit out and be the data-slave so one less coach you need to worry about Kavin - not that you were really worried anyway. I wouldn't be.

[lordchaos]

I will be defending my 2009/2010 Most Casualties inflicted one more time. I see the 3 in a row from here.

Coward. Why don't you try playing to win a game instead?

I did win some games last year. I won 2 actually. But with the casualty rules changing yet again, I find it more of a challenge this year. So one more time is where I'm leaning. Might change my mind closer to event and use a competitive team but only to smash you.

[Blammaham]

I will be defending my 2009/2010 Most Casualties inflicted one more time. I see the 3 in a row from here.

Coward. Why don't you try playing to win a game instead?

I did win some games last year. I won 2 actually. But with the casualty rules changing yet again, I find it more of a challenge this year. So one more time is where I'm leaning. Might change my mind closer to event and use a competitive team but only to smash you.

Don't forget your noose!S.

[civilian_number_two]

We're still working on our registration give-away, but so far it looks amazing! News on that to follow. There may also be changes to the rules structure, being discussed now. So please don't anyone consider the rules as they are online now to be fixed. While they may be, we're not ready to sign off on them just yet. I will add text to the top of the rules page to let you all know when they are in fact 100%.

[generaljason]

The home page is still going through some work (updating the poster image) but the new format for the http://spiketournament.com/ site is pretty much done and looks awesome! Good job Mike!

Rule updates from last year:

Painting Scoring:

01. No Coach Scoring: All paint job judging that affect the scores for Best Overall and Best Paintjob will be done by the organizers of the Spike! Magazine alone. No individual scoring between coaches each round is recorded at all. The Head Referee and 1-2 independent judges do all the painting scores for the entire tournament. These points still goes towards Best Paintjob as well as Best Overall. Paint Points for Best Overall are reduced from 40 to 30 points.

Partial Coach Scoring: In order to determine the Best Paintjob Award only the top teams are laid out at noon on the second day of the tournament where everyone chooses their top 3. These are phantom points, meaning they are added to the judges scores when determining the Best Paintjob Award, but they are not factored into Best Overall.

Sportsmanship Scoring: Current 5-point system will still be used to determine Best Sportsmanship as well as points going towards determining Best Overall.

When determining Favourite Opponent, coaches will still choose their top 3 opponents in order to break ties in the Sportsmanship Scores when determining Best Sportsmanship, but these are phantom points as well, meaning they are only counted for determining the Sportsmanship Award but not factored into Best Overall. As a result, Sportsmanship scoring for Best Overall is reduced from 48 to 30 points.

Blow-out Bonus Amendment: Reduced the Blow-out bonuses for touchdowns to +2 points.

Blow-out Casualties: +2 points Blow-out bonus to coaches who inflict 2 or more casualties to their opponents vs. what they suffer. This bonus is only be received if the coach who inflicted the casualty bonus actually won the match.

Recording Casualties: Record only casualties that you receive experience for.

1.1 M Team build: Skill Package: 1.1M build - full inducements minus wizards, mercenaries and cards. A skill package of either 6 regular skills, 4 regular skills plus one double, or 2 regular skills and 2 doubles. No attribute picks. No player can have more than one added skill, and no skill can be chosen more than twice.

Best Defence: We've added a new award to go along with the other 8 we already give away. "The Wall" - an award to the coach that gave up the least amount of touchdowns throughout the tournament will make it's debut in 2011.


More announcements to come!
Gj.

[Khail]

Rat City is bringing a good sized contingent up this year - looking like 12+. I'm hoping we can push the attendance of Spike 2011 up above 60

[lordchaos]

Show us the give away!

[generaljason]

Thunderkrunch 2 is done, so now the pre-registration for Spike! Magazine 2011 can now begin. I wanted to start it last week but I've been swamped at work lately. All the info you will need starting off can be found below. All tournament rules can be found @ http://spiketournament.com/

Things that have been added or changed from last year's event:

01. 1.1M Team Build + Skill Package: 1.1M to buy your players/inducements ect. plus the 6,5,4 skill package on top of that. Full rules can be found on the website.

02. Painting/Sportsmanship Scores: Revamped completely to eliminate 'chipmunking' in overall scores.

03. Blow-out Bonuses: The TD bonus for a 2+ difference has been reduced to +2 points from 5. Also, we have added a Blow-out Casualty bonus, same criteria, same +2 points.

04. Best Defence Award: We've added an additional award this year called "The Wall" for the coach who let in the least amount of touchdowns. So along with Spike! Champion, Coaching, Sportsmanship, Painting, Touchdowns For, Casualties For, Best Stunty, and Dead Last we are giving away 9 awards this year that look like this:



All of the following info can be found in our NAF posting as well as found on the website:

Spike! Magazine 2011 Blood Bowl Grand Tournament
Dates: Saturday, September 10th, and Sunday, September the 11th, 2011

Location: Compass Point Inn
Address: 9850 King George BVLD, Surrey, B.C.
Hotel Website: http://compasspointinn.com/
Accommodations: Mention the Spike Tournament when booking a room at the Compass Point Inn and receive the Corporate Rate.

Time: 8AM Registration Saturday

Contact: Craig or Mike
Email: thunder-bowl@hotmail.com or PM me (generaljason) here.
Web: http://www.spiketournament.com/

Additional Information:
- $40 pre-registration or $50 at the door
- NAF member discount for registrations at the door
- 6-game Swiss Resurrection TV 110
- Door prizes from local and online stores
- Count Luthor 2011 model to every participant

We have a picture of the model and it looks awesome, but we don't want to post it until it's in our hands and Blammaham has a chance to paint it. But here's a picture of the concept art - the model looks virtually identical:



Vancouver is still kicking butt, Seattle has a serious community now, Edmonton still has a great contingent that we love to see every year, and Oregon is now joining the ranks for the Pacific North West Blood Bowl scene. Now if we could only get Calgary going again...

Going to be great Spike! this year so be sure not to miss out. $40 pre-reg plus a free Count Luthor 2011 figure to every participant. Looking forward to seeing you there.

Craig.