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ShadowPAX: the after-hours tournaments
slacktron
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The featured games at PAX are all outstanding and are certain to be loads of fun, but I'm also certain that I'm not alone in being disappointed that a favorite game missed the cut.
Thus, might I humbly suggest ShadowPAX? Let's arrange some ad-hoc tournaments for any insomniacs willing to play from midnight to 10 AM. Who knows if space or systems will be available? The worst we can do is organize it and let the chips fall where they may.
The first question at hand would be:
is anyone interested?
If you've got an overlooked favorite, please post here. Preferred rules/maps/mods, please.
For instance, here's what I'm shooting for:
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory: 4-on-4, stopwatch mode. Single map elimination, FF on.
Bloodbowl(the board game): 3rd edition rules w/ Deathzone. Only teams in core rules and DZ allowed.
and I can't resist
Nethack: version 3.4.3. No bones files. Choose your own class, play until dead or forced-quit at 8:00 AM. High score wins. Honorable mention for most colorful death.
Thus, might I humbly suggest ShadowPAX? Let's arrange some ad-hoc tournaments for any insomniacs willing to play from midnight to 10 AM. Who knows if space or systems will be available? The worst we can do is organize it and let the chips fall where they may.
The first question at hand would be:
is anyone interested?
If you've got an overlooked favorite, please post here. Preferred rules/maps/mods, please.
For instance, here's what I'm shooting for:
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory: 4-on-4, stopwatch mode. Single map elimination, FF on.
Bloodbowl(the board game): 3rd edition rules w/ Deathzone. Only teams in core rules and DZ allowed.
and I can't resist
Nethack: version 3.4.3. No bones files. Choose your own class, play until dead or forced-quit at 8:00 AM. High score wins. Honorable mention for most colorful death.
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www.freeallegiance.org
Let's all play allegiance there! Will there be joysticks?
Unbelievable that I've never heard of this one before, and I've been trying to pick up a copy of Freespace 2 for over a year now. That game looks awesome. It's a pity the learning curve looks steeper than sophomore biochemistry.
The outlook is poor for joysticks as all the PC tournaments are FPSs with the lone RTS exception. Sticks are gonna be rare.
I'm driving up, so I can tote my three USB joysticks. I'll just copy up the drivers on the ol' SanDisk Cruzer Micro, and we're good to go. Getting permission to actually install the drivers might be tricky. I'll have to ask Fall about that one.
But geez, discovering a great new multiplayer game... for free... that's made PAX worth the price of admission right there. Thanks, coolp.
I'll burn the latest versions to disk and bring a few copies just in case...seeing as how it's free and all
Other games I'd like to see: starcraft, cs: source, ut 2k4, worms, and Tribes.
I think Tribes def needs a tourney since it was a great game in its day and is now released for free. I dont know any mods, settings whatever for any of those games though.
Edit: Throw me on for some Starcraft, and ET as well. But they are already having a UT2k4 tourney.....
Warhammer is fun, but the problem with Warhammer Fantasy Battles, as it always was, is the rules. Games Workshop has built an industry out of releasing a new "supplement" every six months that changes the nature of the battlefield so completely that you are at a disadvantage if you don't continue to buy in. Their "Arcane Magic" was my last (and vowed to be my forever last) investment in their rules escalation profit scheme.
Fortunately for Bloodbowl, it went out of print in the 90's and thus put an end to GW's constant rules meddling for a while. Then Jervis woke up one morning and asked himself "how can I screw up a game that has outlived its print run?" Thus, the 4th edition rules were born. Only one skill per turn? Appearance fees? Realizing he had shat out an incomprehensable load of bullocks, he then threw up his hands and let any wild rule interpretation become official. And now, we have the living rulebook, a.k.a "the rule of the month club".. So when putting together a tournament, you can try going with the latest set of rules and hope they don't change radically before the tournament is over.
So my point is that 3rd edition rules endured for almost a decade before being corrupted, which makes them the best choice for a tournament. What rules would govern a Warhammer Fantasy Battles tournament? Has WHFB hit upon a "golden ruleset" yet?
Saturday, 9:00 PM, Tabletop room.
Not sure how full the room will be. I'll try to make myself easy to find... I'll bring a large cardboard tube.
We'll go with straight 3rd edition rules, and include the teams as described on the Slactkronix Monday Night Bloodbowl http://www.slacktronix.com/bloodbowl/teamlists.asp site. I'll get a database set up for the PAX event and enter all the teams on-site. Hopefully, they have wireless internet in the tabletop room.
If you need a team, let me know. I'm bringing a Dark Elf, Norse, and Halfling team.
With at least four people, we're looking at two rounds of play, so it should go until midnight or so. After midnight, I'm heading directly over to the PC/LAN room to try and drum up some solid ENEMY TERRITORY action.
Should be fun. See you there.
How does this work? Easy. We decide on a level to use (5, 10, and 20 are popular), then generate characters using D&D 3.5 rules. (That includes stuff from Complete Warrior and Complete Divine.) Then, it just becomes a giant melee.
Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?
Nethack ive never heard of, but ill play ANYTHING.
So i guess my point is, will you walk a newb with no experience or equipment through these games? :x :x
2 days till PAX!!
lmao, but do you know if there are very many people spending the whole night? I'm just wondering cause i'm in the area and I'm not sure if I should go home and come back, or stay the whole night. =/
because 2's wont be in the official competition a friend of mine and i have decided to make our own, 5$ buy in winners take all? who's game?!
Change "WarCraft 3" too "Unreal Tournament 2004" and "2v2" to "1v1" and I'm game