Hey All.
We're having our next meetup this Saturday.
For fun, I'm doing a little giveaway to those of you who can't be here to participate.
Here is a list of my confirmed participants. (If they're not members of the forum, I'll list their real name and an indication of who they are.) There are one or two others who'd emailed me and said they 'might' come. But for purposes of this pool, we'll only select from the people we know are coming.
If you're not competing in my tourney, you may select the player you think will take first place. The person who guesses correctly will win a set of MegaPower promos!
This is first come, first served. So, pick your player. Everyone gets only one selection. Once a player has been chosen, they are removed from the pool.
For added fun. Jack is setting up a camera to record some matches. We won't be able to stream it live, but Jack will post the link when he's able to upload it.
The Players:
Jack
Bamf
Ted C. (Jack's cousin)
Breadmaster
Hot Rod
Pass the Gestalt
Spencer (Hot Rod's brother)
Zippa Head
D'arcy (Zippa's Brother)
Matt G. (Old friend of mine.)
Larry Van E. (aka: The Orange King on eBay)
Jason Van E. (aka: The Orange Prince, I guess?) :P
Okay, so the run down -
Jack, Henry and Ted are solid players, I've only played each once or twice, but they are well versed in the game.
Breadmaster has been playing like mad to get some practice in, still fairly new to sites.
I used to play against Hot Rod and Pass the Gestalt all the time back in the tournament days. We've managed to get a few games in here and there over the past few months. Again, solid players. I'm not sure what Spencer's habits are, so I don't know if he's played as much as his father and Brother. But they share cards and design concepts.
Matt G. has only recently returned to the game after a hiatus of about 8 years. He's been practicing and has a strong team that he wants to use.
I have also known Zippa and D'arcy since the 'old days' when I ran tournaments in downtown T.O. Zippa just thrashed me in a few games online half an hour ago, he's a strong contender. I've only played a couple of games against D'arcy... so don't have much intel to offer on his abilities.
And lastly, you all know Larry as a power seller, but is he a power player? He's been playing OP since the beginning, and used to run tournaments in Buffalo, (a few of which I was able to attend). I vaguely remember either him or Jason being of a reasonably high rank in the standings - so if they are still sharp with the cards, I imagine we'll have a fun battle royale.
Let the games begin! ;D
-BBH
Hmm....
Larry was quite the Four Freedoms player back in the day, so hopefully he doesn't bring it without knowing about your house rules that nerf it.
That being said, I'll give my vote to him. Do your best, Orange King!
Good luck to everyone else as well.
Quote from: Onslaught on April 27, 2011, 07:36:08 PM
Hmm....
Larry was quite the Four Freedoms player back in the day, so hopefully he doesn't bring it without knowing about your house rules that nerf it.
That being said, I'll give my vote to him. Do your best, Orange King!
Good luck to everyone else as well.
Awesome! Larry's been picked.
And yes, he is aware of the rules, I was in touch last week when he confirmed that he'd be coming, I made sure that he had them.
Keep your selections coming!
-BBH
bamf! is my brother, Ted is my cousin.*
Quote from: Jack on April 27, 2011, 07:48:18 PM
bamf! is my brother, Ted is my cousin.*
Ah, had it backwards... sorry about that.
-BBH
Quote from: BigBadHarve on April 27, 2011, 07:28:02 PM
I have also known Zippa and D'arcy since the 'old days' when I ran tournaments in downtown T.O. Zippa just thrashed me in a few games online half an hour ago, he's a strong contender.
-BBH
Told Zippa Head I'd be rooting for him. He's my pick! He's also thrashed me online. ;D
Wish I could be there. Wisconsin is just a bit too far.
I'm taking the Orange King.... Pay my wages, larry.
Post Merge: July 14, 2011, 11:12:42 AM
Dammit, Larry! Why did you get picked already?
Jason! Destroy your brother! JVE is my pick!
i'll go with d'arcy
Jason is next to the throne but not the brother, he's the son of the king.
and...i see i can't since i plan on participating
C'mon pappa needs a new pair of shoes! Everything on BLACK! :P I mean JACK!!! ;D
I'm as excited about you all's meet up and seeing the video as if I were playing in it. :D
Pass the Gestalt is my pick! Good luck to you sir.
Excellent! More picks are in!
I will be checking in and updating periodically. I leave for the venue at 11 am (E.S.T) on Saturday, so that will be the deadline for your picks.
-BBH
The choices so far:
Larry Van E. - Onslaught
Jason Van E. - Dr. Death
Jack - Nostalgic
Pass the Gestalt - Overtime
Zippa Head - Nate Grey
Still to be chosen:
Bamf
Ted C.
Breadmaster
Hot Rod
Spencer
D'arcy
Matt G.
Post Merge: July 14, 2011, 11:13:06 AM
Another confirmed player added to the pool!
Dave L. (Experienced with Magic, Yu Gi Oh and Pokemon, new to Overpower, but is loving it!)
bamf! would like to suggest his name be bamf! instead of bamf.
put me down with Hot Rod, because he has animation (and i've always appreciated his input on the boards :))
I choose HotRod!
Quote from: CoS on April 28, 2011, 01:03:53 PM
I choose HotRod!
Sorry, man, Ncannelora beat you to it. Do you have an alternate choice?
The picks so far:
Larry Van E. - Onslaught
Jason Van E. - Dr. Death
Jack - Nostalgic
Pass the Gestalt - Overtime
Zippa Head - Nate Grey
Hot Rod - Ncannelora
Still to be chosen:
Bamf!
Ted C.
Breadmaster
Spencer
D'arcy
Matt G.
Dave L.
Spencer it is!
@BBH: Any software you want loaded on my laptop to manage the swiss pairings?
Quote from: Jack on April 28, 2011, 11:01:11 PM
@BBH: Any software you want loaded on my laptop to manage the swiss pairings?
Thanks! But that's okay I was just going to do it the old fashioned way. ;)
Updated Picks:
Larry Van E. - Onslaught
Jason Van E. - Dr. Death
Jack - Nostalgic
Pass the Gestalt - Overtime
Zippa Head - Nate Grey
Hot Rod - Ncannelora
Spencer - CoS
Still to be chosen:
Bamf!
Ted C.
Breadmaster
D'arcy
Matt G.
Dave L.
I'll go with Bamf!
I'd be more than happy to take two players if there are any leftover. ;)
Alright then everyone, I'm off to the races! I'll be back online later with the results!
-BBH
Finalized picks:
Larry Van E. - Onslaught
Jason Van E. - Dr. Death
Jack - Nostalgic
Pass the Gestalt - Overtime
Zippa Head - Nate Grey
Hot Rod - Ncannelora
Spencer - CoS
Bamf! - Kal-El
Not picked:
Ted C.
Breadmaster
D'arcy
Matt G.
Dave L.
Cheers all!
-BBH
Youtube Link! Youtube Link! Youtube Link! ;D
Agreed. I need to live vicariously through you guys.
Hope everyone has a great time! Good luck to all of you. :)
Sorry to let you down Nate, I ended with a 3-2 record, and had a ton of fun.
Thanks Sean for organizing the tournament. I would say that it went very smooth with a good number of people showing.
Can't wait to see some of the vids like everyone else I'm sure...Jack.
Thanks to everyone that I played, enjoyed every game and happy to be playing more overpower :D.
Dan
Quote from: zippa_head on April 30, 2011, 08:28:18 PM
Sorry to let you down Nate, I ended with a 3-2 record, and had a ton of fun.
Hey, that's a winning record! Cool in my book. ;D But most importantly I'm glad you had a great time and things went well. Eager to find out more details about the tournament as they come in. Kudos to you and everyone involved.
sean has all the results, so i won't steal his (or the winner's) thunder by blurting it out
i will say that 2 of the 4 semi-finalists went unpicked in the draft...
I'm wondering did anyone go undefeated. Also whether or not there were some surprise team builds that did well.