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I would also like to announce the upcoming KY State Tourney.  I'll let Ben give more details, but we're excited about it and look forward to having a lot of you come join us.

Florence, KY--May 3, 2008
KENTUCKY STATE TOURNAMENT. Host: Ben Huntsman, notaboutme7@yahoo.com. Location: Grace Fellowship Church, 9379 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042. Type: All. Closed Deck 2-player ($10.00), Closed Deck Booster Draft ($12.00), Open Categories (FREE). Starts: 8:15.a.m.

unable to make it as usual  stupid money problems

To give the Oakdale perspective on KY State, we unfortunately did not have as much success as usual (probably due to the high level of the competition).  Michael Saucedo placed 2nd in T2-mp, and I placed in few events, but the rest of our group finished out of the top 3 in all events.  This was disappointing since it was likely the final tournament for a couple of our students who are graduating or moving away.  However, we still had a fun time (which is more important than winning), and those of us who are remain look forward to trying again soon (OH state and hopefully East Central Regional).

Our players were also pleased with the cards that they were able to get out of packs from the Booster Draft.  There were also a lot of cards given to "the Storehouse".  It was nice to see my players giving back to the overall Redemption community that way.  It was also cool to see things come full circle as we move from a newbie playgroup that has benefited from the generosity of others (Ken Locklin, John Michaeliszn, Brian Reid, and Schaef) to now being a playgroup that is sharing with others who are just starting out.

We had 20 people in attendance, also a day that made history, the first tournament in a few years that did not have Brian Reid or Jon Greeson. Most of my play group did not show up (only 4 out of 20+), even after I told them over and over about it, meaning that redemptions popularity has declined for my play group. As a result, I will not be hosting anymore tournaments.

I will thank Prof Underwood, who encouraged me to host the tournament in the first place. Gabe Isbell, was really an answer to prayer, as he brought a laptop, and coordinated the tournament tracker. Allen Collins and  Caleb lewis who helped me set up and/or put stuff away. The church that I used.  I also thank everyone who showed up, as that was my reward for the work of planning the tournament.

Overall, Gabe came in first the most; other winners included: Mark Underwood, Josiah Stoh, Caleb Lewis, Jon Pequinot, Ben Huntsman, Michael Saucedo, Rod Stuart, Hannah Huntsman, and Allen Collins.

Schaef said he would most likely come by himself, but he brought his baby son with him, who was most most assuredly the star of the tournament.

We are extremely excited to announce that the East Central Regional will be held here in KY this year.

Jackson, KY--July 11-12, 2008

EAST CENTRAL REGIONAL TOURNAMENT. Host: Mark Underwood, markundy@hotmail.com. Location: Oakdale Christian Academy, 5801 Beattyville Rd., Jackson, KY 41339. Type: All. Closed Deck 2-player ($10.00), Closed Deck Booster Draft ($15.00), Open Categories ($5.00). Starts: 7:00p.m.

In memory of Brian Reid, we will be honored to waive tournament fees for members of his West Virginia and Indianapolis playgroups.

What time does it start on the 12th?

That is a good question.  And the answer is 9am

me and some of my friends are coming

Since it looks like we may have some players coming to East Central Regionals that we haven't had the pleasure of joining us for tournaments before, I think I will follow Travis' tradition of doing pre-registration.

Please PM me the following information if you plan on attending and I will put your name in a drawing for a prize of some sort

Name:
Phone number:
Days you plan to attend:
Categories you will be playing:

If you are bringing some other people who are not on the boards, I would appreciate it if you could put their information as well.

What is your schedule?

We will be using the Nats schedule.  So that means:

Friday 7pm, Sealed Deck and T2-2p
Friday (when that is done), TEAMS event
Saturday 9am, T1-2p and T2-mp
Saturday (after lunch), Booster Draft and T1-mp

Rod Stewart and I will defiantly be attending.

I have offered some of Ben huntsmans crew a ride from northern Kentucky(Southern OHIO ). it looks like I got three comming with me so i have room for 1 maybe 2 more if they are small.

If you aren't far out of the way along I 75 between Dayton and Lexington pm me and ill see how much room I got left.

Jacob Stroh.

Glad to have you guys as always.  Please remember to PM me your pre-registration to get entered in the fabulous drawing

OK...It looks like I will be bringing a crew with me to your regional tournament Mark!

I will PM you with our pre-registration info in the next couple of days...

Sounds great!  We'll look forward to seeing you guys

what time do you think the tourny will be over? 

OK Mark, can I get a breakdown of the rule we will be using for teams at the tournament this weekend. I am looking for game play rules (what is shared, rules on having duplicate characters in a shared territory) and deck building rules (one SoG per deck or per team)...etc. Steven and I will be competing in the teams competition and will be getting together tomorrow to put our decks together so if you reply by them that would be awesome!!!

Glad to have you guys participating.  Most of the rules for the event can be found here.  There are a few options that haven't been finalized for Nats yet.  However at Regionals, we will be playing with shared fortresses, LoB, and LoR.  Everything else (turns, territory, artifact piles, etc.) will be separate.

Deck building rules will be the same as T1, but remember that only 1 of each dominant may be played per team per game.  So you can both have SoG in your decks, but only 1 of you can play it each game.

Great...thanks Mark!!!