On behalf of the Screaming Eagles, we would like to invite Flames of War Players in the Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa or further(!) area for the next edition of Battle on the Mississippi. This Flames of War Tournament will be held January 20th, 2018 at D6 Games in Rochester Minnesota. (http://www.d6gamesmn.com) (3160 Wellner Dr. NE Ste. 200 Rochester Minnesota.)
Doors open at 10am and first round starts at 10:30am.
It is a 1625 point early-war tournament featuring 3 rounds using v4. Missions for the round will be randomly determined by the TO (Chuck Hiner). Battleplans will not be in use. Rounds will last 2.5 hours.
Attacker/Defender Determination: will be using the following method to calculate Attacker Defender-
Each Armored Unit will be worth 2pts.
Each Mech Unit will be worth 1pt
Each Infantry/Gun Unit will be worth 0pts.
Fog of War cards are NOT allowed
Tournament Scoring: Generalship, Draw match-ups, victory points than wins
Tiebreakers: In case of a tie all tiebreakers use the following order to determine a winner
1. Generalship
2. Number of wins (6-1, 5-2, 4-3)
3. Sporting
4. Strength of schedule
5. Favorite Opponent votes
6. Rock, scissors, paper (Best 2 out of 3)! Based on Victory Points earned. Winners of ties will be determined by number of wins, ties will be broken by the point value of the units destroyed.
If you have questions, by all means ask. Only able to assemble a partial list or don’t have the lead? Please talk to us ahead of time we might be able to pull something together for you! We do encourage new players!
There is a $10 entry fee and a limit to a total of ~24 players.
There will be prizes. Please fill in the following form. If you have questions, feel free to email tom_gall@mac.com directly or give him a ring at 507-396-3641.
Players will need to send a copy of their army list no later than Jan 13th. We do prefer that players participate with painted lead but it’s not essential. Results will be reported to the national board of ranked players at wwpd.net.
Hope to see you there!