2017 Tournaments
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Pandemic Survival -
​Official Asmodee Sponsored Tournament

​The Matthew Stephens Memorial Board Game Gauntlet

We are now an official Asmodee sponsored tournament! The winners of the tournament at The Gaming Hoopla will receive prizes at Hoopla, as well as reserving their spot for the National Final at GenCon! Winners will still be responsible for any GenCon costs – transport, ticket, etc. – to attend the National final if they plan to participate. They will want to do that.  Read on!

NATIONAL FINAL:
All teams participating in the National Final will get a prize pack of “exclusive goodies” from the Pandemic Survival team. The winning team of the National Final will win their spot for the World Championship held in Amsterdam for 2017 – likely in December. Transportation, hotel, convention ticket will be included as part of the prize!

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP:
All participants in the World Championship will receive a special surprise, to be announced at the event itself. The winning team of the World Championship will gain the ability of the Airlift card: to go to any city on the Pandemic board (together or separately) for a total prize value of UP TO $2,500 USD per person!

Don’t miss out on this opportunity! The direct link to this event is here:  https://tabletop.events/conventions/gaming-hoopla-2017/schedule/60

Each player will play one round each of Carcassonne, Ticket to Ride, and 7 Wonders. The goal is to accumulate as many points as they can for each game, as well as the highest total points. Each round has a one hour time limit. At the end of the event the highest scoring player in each individual game will keep that copy of the game. The highest overall score in all three games combined will win a commemorative trophy as well as a full weekend pass to the Gaming Hoopla 2018!

$15 Entry. All proceeds go directly to the Gaming Hoopla Charity.

Diamonds - Illinois State Tournament

Diamonds is a trick-taking card game in which players collect Diamonds — not cards bearing that suit, mind you, but rather actual "Diamond Crystals" (acrylic crystals) included in the game. Winner of the tournament will receive a trophy, the title of Illinois State Champion, and a free badge to DieCon in June to play in the Regional Championship! If more than 8 sign up for the tournament, then each person playing at the final table of 4 will get a copy of the game!
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Letter Tycoon - Illinois State Tournament

In the game, players take turns forming a word using a seven-card hand and a three-card community card pool, scoring money and stock rewards based on their word. Winner of the tournament will receive a trophy, the title of Illinois State Champion, and a free badge to DieCon in June to play in the Regional Championship! Each person playing at the final table of 4 will get a copy of the game!

Splendor 

The chip collecting and card development race game that we can't get enough of. Open to all levels of experience. 2 to 3 Round tourney that will complete in the 2 hour window of time. Most likely single elimination.
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Scythe - Multi-Round Tournament

1PM Round 1 starts - up to 5 games, playing with 5 players per game in this popular worker placement - economic engine board game. Round 2 (winners from Round 1) will start immediately after. All games will be played with overlapping turns to keep game play moving along quickly. Overlapping = Person to your left can start while you do your bottom action. Volunteer judges from Stonemaier Ambassador's program. Prize support from Stonemaier Games - Scythe game & accessories available on site.
Championship round will be at 4pm. Don't know how to play? Join the 9am Learn to Play session.

Dimension - Illinois State Tournament

In the puzzle game Dimension six task cards are laid out each round, with these cards dictating how the balls in the game should be stacked on top of one another and side to side. These challenges aren't easy as some colors shouldn't touch one another. Winner of the tournament will receive a trophy, the title of Illinois State Champion, and a free badge to DieCon in June to play in the Regional Championship! Each person playing at the final table of 4 will get a copy of the game!
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Two Hour Tichu Tournament

Do you love Tichu? Then come and play in this quick and fun Tichu tournament! We'll be playing a set number of hands per round, not full games, and the team with the most total points at the end will win. This is meant to be a fun, rather than competitive, tournament, and there will be some surprises along the way, as well as prizes at the end. You must know how to play Tichu, but all skill levels are welcome. Sign up with a partner, or we'll match you with someone.