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Manoeuvre Tournament
2008 World Boardgaming Championships
at Lancaster, PA - August 5 - August 10


Join the BPA and play in the tournament

Tournament News

Map Selection and victory points are posted July 7th.

Tournament Format

The key for this tournament is you must play the different countries. You will be allowed to play one country a maximum of twice and all other seven countries one time at most for the entire tournament. The Swiss portion will be three games. All three games will use the same map layout. High die roll will be first player and gets choice of friendly map edge or first choice of country. Each game will last a maximum of 75 minutes. Top 8 players based on record then points will advance to single elimination. Different map layouts will be used in each round. The final will be 2 matches with the winner based on total points with fewest loss as a tie-breaker.

1st Round Map___________________________________________________Quarter Finals Map


























Semi Finals Map__________________________________________________Finals Map


























Points
27 for an attrition victory
25 for a nightfall victory finished before round time called
21 for a nightfall victory adjudicated after round time called
7 for a nightfall loss finished before round time called
6 for an attrition loss
0 for a nightfall loss adjudicated after round time called
Yes there's a heavy penalty for not finishing before 75 minutes are up.
Schedule

Play is continuous, but these are the times I expect.

Tue 10 AM - 1st Match

Tue 11:30 AM - 2nd Match

Tue 1 PM - 3rd Match

Tue 2:30 PM - Single Elimination Rounds

Tournament Officials

Andy Lewis will be the GM. I will be playing in the tournament only as a spoiler.

Feel free to write to the me with any questions about the tournament. My email is [alewis16@gmtgames.com].

Rules Interpretations

Remember to check the latest FAQ

Late Arrivals, Long Games and Byes

Once all match assignments are complete, no latecomers will be accepted.

All games will be ended after a set time limit; winner of game will be determined as if Night has fallen. Bonus points are given to games completing within the time limit.

Changes from Last Year

First Running

Past Champions

None


Links

WBC and BPA Web site - Main tournament site
GMT Games - A Strong Supporter of the WBC