Spike! Magazine 2009 August 1st&2nd Vancouver BC Canada

[generaljason]

Last summer's event was a great success and we were proud to hold an event using only 40mm-scale boards and throwing meters. We have had nothing but positive feedback on the boards and the only negative on the event was that we hadn't given enough notice. So this time we're planning the event WELL in advance and we look forward to the biggest BB tournament Canada has ever seen. We look forward to seeing see last year's participants return and hope to see a lot of new faces as well.

Spike! Magazine Blood Bowl Championship 2009
Dates: Saturday, August 1st, and Sunday, August the 2nd

Location: Compass Point Inn Surrey, British Columbia
Hotel Website: http://www.compasspointinn.com/

Time: 8AM Registration
Game System: Blood Bowl

Contact: Craig or Mike
Email: thunder-bowl@hotmail.com
Web: www.spike2009.com

Additional Information:
- $40 pre-registration; $45 at the door
- 6-game Swiss
- Door prizes: Full Tyrannid army, plus more to be determined.

Compass Point Inn (home of the Spike)
corporate discount: $99.00 CAD per night
1 large room, 2 queen size beds
$10 addditional per person (up to 4)


Registered Coaches (so far):
01. civilian number two: Rockettes - Orcs
02. lord chaos: Game Plan - Khemri
03. Geoff R: Tree Huggerz - Wood Elves
04. punkpogoer: Skulltooth Killaz - Orcs
05. Damian G:
06. brettness37: Brawling Anura - Slann
07. Murray C: Dark Side - Dark Elves
08. Simon S: T.H.U.G.S. - Ogres
09. colin:
10. Chris S: Howling Waste Hellcannons - Chaos Dwarf
11. Jon D: Nagarythe Nightshades - Dark Elves
12. spaceman spiff: Sabertooth Crotchcrickets: Slann
13. warpstone: Ratchester United - Skaven
14. subhedgehog: Science Gone Wrong - Dwarf
15. Darryl P: Machiavellian Muppets - Chaos
16. wedge22: Frengard Foxes - Humans
17. sallacious: Kontract Killaz - Orcs
18. Dominic L: Doom Doom Doom - Undead
19. Mark F: Zeolots of Putrescence - Nurgle
20. atropabelladonna: Beasts of War - Chaos Dwarf
21. Shane H: Odin's Berserkers - Norse
22. Ryan S: Paladins of Sigmar - Humans
23. Rituro: Nuln Bombers - Humans
24. gken1: Desert Kings - Khemri
25. Blammaham: Union Carbide - Nurgle
26. Andy B: Gutterblight Gladiators - Skaven
27. Rob G: Team Broncosarus - Chaos
28. Da Skum: Sewage Union Local 668 - Skaven
29. Cale M:

[Colin]

Now that I know about it with enough notice, I should be able to book the time off next year for this (have to book holidays at the start of the year and no changes allowed).
Hopefully I can convince some other coaches here in Alberta to attend as well.

[Ironjaw]

Mark me down as a maybe please

[Podfrey]

With thanks to General Jason and Civilian Number 2, please add me to the list. Right, now to keep an eye on flights....!!!

EDIT: (£900!!! I best get saving my pocket money up)

[GalakStarscraper]

GJ,

Question. Chaos Cup is allowing the 3 new teams. Dungeonbowl looks like they will be as well.

Any chance we can get the Spike to allow them?

Galak

[Ironjaw]

Since XL went through, flights to canada have gone through the roof

[generaljason]

GJ,

Question. Chaos Cup is allowing the 3 new teams. Dungeonbowl looks like they will be as well.

Any chance we can get the Spike to allow them?

Galak

If this is what the community is doing - allowing Chaos Pact, Slann and Underworld to the list of legal tournament rosters for majors, then I don't see why not. I'll talk to my members and see about amending the Tournament Pdf to include these teams.

Thanks for the heads up Tom,

Since XL went through, flights to canada have gone through the roof

That's horrible. I hate hearing that because it probably also means that flights out of Canada have followed a similiar vein. Hopefully it becomes more reasonable in the new year as I want to see as many easterners in North America and Europeans as possible.

Vancouver is a blast to visit, as it is the only place I know where you can go snowboarding and go to the beach within an hours drive.

Craig.
Gj.

[Ironjaw]

Found flights going out with flyglobespan.com from Manchester for £299 all inc.

[generaljason]

Found flights going out with flyglobespan.com from Manchester for £299 all inc.

Good. That sounds WAY better then what you quoted before. In fact, that sounds so cheap that I'll have to check out that site myself.

[Notorious_jtb]

Found flights going out with flyglobespan.com from Manchester for £299 all inc.

Good. That sounds WAY better then what you quoted before. In fact, that sounds so cheap that I'll have to check out that site myself.

That does sound good. That is cheaper than the best I can find from Ottawa $970 on Westjet

[lordchaos]

This time I will bring home a trophy!

[dr. evil]

One "Jon is gay" hat for LC. Check.

[generaljason]

Yeah, so I talked to most of the senior members of the club and nobody voiced any objections to adding in the 3 new teams to the allowable rosters for Spike 2009. The tournament rules will be altered accordingly.

I'll be curious to see how many Slann and Chaos Pact teams will be attempted.

Galak - are these teams currently being included in NAF rankings?

[Notorious_jtb]

Yeah, so I talked to most of the senior members of the club and nobody voiced any objections to adding in the 3 new teams to the allowable rosters for Spike 2009. The tournament rules will be altered accordingly.

I'll be curious to see how many Slann and Chaos Pact teams will be attempted.

Galak - are these teams currently being included in NAF rankings?

the three new teams are in the NAF rankings, we have a couple of players ranked for them already!
Which is quick work indeed.

JTB

[Lycos]

are these teams currently being included in NAF rankings?

Most definately yes. And shock horror, I think we have them in at the GT In the UK as well. Who would have said one year ago all the majors would recognise them?