2018 Tournaments (2019 Tournaments TBD)
Pandemic Survival
Pandemic Survival is an extreme version of Pandemic in which teams of 2 players face each other simultaneously with the same objective in mind: be the first team to find all four cures or be the sole survivor at the end of the game. We are again 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 Italy for 2018 – 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!
The prize includes:
• 1 week (7 day) vacation to the city of your choosing on the Pandemic board.
• 2 round-trip economy class tickets from the airport nearest the home of the winners to the International airport of their choosing on the Pandemic board.
• 100 USD per person, per day, for hotel fees.
• 100 USD per person, per day, for food.
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 Italy for 2018 – 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!
The prize includes:
• 1 week (7 day) vacation to the city of your choosing on the Pandemic board.
• 2 round-trip economy class tickets from the airport nearest the home of the winners to the International airport of their choosing on the Pandemic board.
• 100 USD per person, per day, for hotel fees.
• 100 USD per person, per day, for food.
Diamonds - Illinois State TournamentDiamonds 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! Sign Up now!
Ice Cool - Illinois State Tournament
Ice Cool is a flicking game of hungry penguins! In each round one of the players takes the role of the Hall Monitor – her aim will be to catch the other penguins. The others will try to run through several
doors to gain fish. The penguins can be flicked in a straight line, make curves and even jump over the walls! 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! All 4 players at the final table will win a copy of the game! |
Dimension - Illinois State TournamentIn 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!
Agricola
In Agricola, you're a farmer in a wooden shack with your spouse and little else. On a turn, you get to take only two actions, one for you and one for the spouse, from all the possibilities you'll find on a farm: collecting clay, wood, or stone; building fences; and so on. You might think about having kids in order to get more work accomplished, but first you need to expand your house. And what are you going to feed all the little rugrats?
Mayfair now offers tournaments at major Cons for Agricola. Come and get some practice games in. Hopefully, we will have time for 2 rounds and high total score will win some sort of prize (TBA). The 2016 Revised edition will be used. If you want to learn the game, seek me out on Friday. |