Sounds like you need(ed) a Snickers!

Well as much as I feel for you, you should have held resolve and not get thrown off. I know that's hard to do from personal experience (not xwing related).

From your story it sounds like you became victim to player strategy. Fighting is based off of momentum. Although I may be an inadequate fighter, or in this case squadron commander, I can still win the game by changing the momentum through other means. Throwing you off your game by wrongfully accusing you of using loaded dice is one. Frequent fictitious bathroom breaks to break the momentum and flow of the game so I can recapture the initiative (not in game initiative). Talking about something that fire my opponent up and get them angry.

You are playing the player as much as you are playing the game. Some are friendly when playing the player than others.

In my store championship my first opponent had finished 16th in the first world championships. That fact alone was very intimidating to me. He had also already been to multiple store championships which in face value tells me he knows what he is doing. Instead of becoming defensive and working against myself, I said screw it I'm going to **** him. So while I did not actually **** him because that is illegal and when you **** a person once, you get raped the rest of your life, but I flew my darnest and beat him. He had his own strategy as well. At first he played at a normal pace, as did I. As the match was beginning to go south for me (large ships/half damage) he took he sweet ass time placing those **** dials. I still played at a normal pace. I even mentioned it to him that he was taking 10 minutes average to place a dial. He said if you think that why do you just go tell the TO. Now when your trying to represent your group as cool click, you swallow the pride and you beat him as his own game. He gets down to one last ship and has maybe an opportunity to kill me and when the game, but only if he moves into place. I've never seen someone move dials as fast as he did. It was all BS, some cheap tactic to make the in game mechanic work to his favor by using out of game strategies.

So next you get accused as a cheap strategy to beat you, you button up and show them how to read.

You keep up with this passive aggressive thing though.

That's because you keep acting that way.

You keep claiming I was yelling, which I was not. I never claim they were yelling.

I've made no claims. I did point out that you said they were screaming, but you were 'being forceful and blunt'. I can go find the quotes if needed, but they were your comments.

You try to make everything you did seem completely reasonable or pass it off as a joke, but continually attack the TO's and the other people involved.

IMO the 'do you even play X-Wing' comment should've been your first two strikes for the day. Clearly the TO and owner gave you more leniency than I would of.

I would like to clear some things up being brought up to somehow bring my character into question. I HAVE made comments regarding the ability of the TOs to advocate over an event like this and even less so at a Regional event, but their response to a situation like this is directly attributable to their ability to handle those situations. They are ultimately responsible and they must also be able to take the direct comments regarding their handling of the event, for better or for worse.

1) I made some tongue in cheek comments about "doing damage" at this event in a previous thread to a person who going to attend. It was a simple machismo chest bump and had little meaning and certainly no ill will to anyone. Apparently people take things real seriously in the internet world of Facebook. Sorry.

2) I "complained" about them ding 75 minute rounds. Actually, I "suggested" they run 60 minute rounds, because at the time I was unaware that FFG was mandating 75 minute rounds. I conceded once I learned of this policy.

3) I had some vendetta against Get Your Fun On. Totally false. Marc, the owner, was very quick to accommodate me with a table to record matches on. Both TOs were very friendly the entire event. Everyone I encountered that day was very friendly and it seems like a great place to play at.

4) I "yelled at the TOs" following the conclusion of the event. This is not true either and I am hoping Marc has audio in the room with his security cams to disprove this. The room is a large concrete room, so perhaps my voice traveled (I have a solid speaking voice as I do public speaking) but I NEVER directed yelling or anger to the TOs. I have a wife and would never disrespect a woman, but I did explain myself directly and bluntly.

As I was breaking down my camera gear, a TO came and asked how it went. I made a sarcastic comment about "Well, I guess my friend was using loaded dice, right?" and she took that as an insult apparently. I continued by telling her I would be reporting the event to FFG OP and that is when she said "Oh really?" and screamed (very loudly) across the hall to the other TO to come over. I was not engaging at all. I bluntly told her I was reporting and she engaged. She called over the extra person to keep it going.

Once the 2 TOs were present, they asked what they did wrong and why I was upset. This is when the conversation got direct as I pointed out that my friend was the only person singled out all day because comments were made by her husband and fiancee and a local player. The store owner acknowledges in his own rendition of the events that NO ONE complained. They were simply comments made about "hot dice" and it was not until a third party, no longer in the event made the comment of "you should check out these dice" was the issue ever even questioned.

However, we were told explicitly, THREE PEOPLE COMPLAINED about his dice and that is why they HAD TO ACT. Within a couple minutes Marc (store owner) came over and now the three of them were engaging me in the same conversation. Maybe my voice raised to over speak the 3 talking, I don't know, maybe my voice naturally raised. It was not out of disrespect.

I will openly apologize the the TOs and their husbands if they feel I yelled at them, but I was making a point and I had 3 people to talk over to do it.

Of course there are multiple stories to be heard here. The TOs rendition, the players, mine, but the arc remains the same.

A few people commented and the TOs decided they HAD TO ACT. I think this is the overall failure of this situation as no action was directly warranted. Considering the circumstance of not being able to directly make a decision based on fact (whether the dice were loaded or not) there was nothing to be gained by addressing my friend and certainly the only thing which could be construed is that he was being accused of cheating.

The only fair solution was to do nothing or simply bring a set of dice to the table and say, we would like both people involved to use this set of dice for this match. I think the overwhelming responses in this thread support this solution and the fact that nothing should have been done.

The only real supporters to the situation have been the husband and fiancee of the TOs involved. Even the store owner has not explicitly supported the outcome. So remove all of the character assassination and personal emotion from it, you are left with a crappy ending to a nice event.

I still do not think the TOs were objective enough nor prepared to handle this situation. They let the influence of the people they know affect their judgement in how to handle the situation.

If they overheard some random stranger mention someones dice being "hot", would they have acted the same?

Let me weigh in here.

You made a snide, passive aggressive comment to me. I calmly explained we accused no one of cheating. Once you clearly would -not- drop it, I called over the other TO, the one who made the ultimate decision and observation. I did not "scream". I spoke loud enough to get her attention and express urgency. And I mention earlier in the thread I was a bit bristled. The way you spoke to me rubbed me the wrong way. It was straight up disrespectful, and I believe whole heartedly if I was a man you would've spoken to me differently. You can claim otherwise, but that's my side of it.

Secondly, my fiancé did not play OP. He did not make a complaint. He did however, play you in the first round. I'm sure you remember him, now.

It has been clear from the beginning you are not fond of us, our store, or the way we have handled things. And that is 100% in your right. But, and I am not speaking on behalf of the store here, I do NOT appreciate the way you spoke to me Saturday night. And neither did my fiancé, who had to sit by a listen to a man yell at his fiancé. Imagine how you would feel, watching that happen to your wife, but knowing you couldn't intervene or else be accused of "collusion".

As I said in my previous comment, I did not yell at you. I hardly looked at you as I broke down my camera gear. I certainly was not using my library voice, but hardly was yelling nor attacking you. I was very blunt with you and would have said the same thing to a man. You can play the "woman" card, but I spoke to you as the person responsible for singling out my friend and what I consider a poor solution to the situation.

I know who your fiance is, he was a nice guy. I don't care who wins or loses in this game. We came to see the local meta and if we even wanted to come up for Regionals as a group.

If you took what I said as "yelling", I apologize. There was no disrespect intended in my comments. They were matter of fact and blunt. Sorry if I was not sugar coating the fact that I was going to report the outcome to FFG and you did not like that. In my mind, my friends mind and many minds who have read this ridiculously long chain have said, they did not agree with how it was handled.

You made a choice, a tough choice to make, but ultimately created a situation where my friend had no "win" situation.

If he does not change dice and wins, you can say he must have cheated. If he does change dice and loses, well, he must have been using loaded dice because now he lost. At that point his ONLY way to "clear his name" is to change dice and WIN.

So who wins here? The guy who makes an off handed comment about hot dice? That is what we will use to gauge the level of action to a comment?

You're right, you were not yelling in the original comment. It was said under your voice and snide.

It wasn't until I basically brushed it off with, "We accused no one of cheating" did you start to get heated.

We could go back and forth on this ALL DAY, because you will not admit you are wrong.

You have started two threads in two different places on this.

You have participated in four.

You have mentioned my first name, my city, and my store location.

You have made this personal. End of story.

And I'm not playing the woman card. I'm stating a fact. Would you have asked the other TO if she "even played xwing" if she was a man? The casual sexual in the gaming industry is well documented.

My advice....put him on ignore/block. Those of us with the actual intelligence to read through the thread can see he has an axe to grind and will do everything he can to smear you and the venue while playing the passive-aggressive card.

Short of beating his *** physically, he ain't gonna stop or listen to reason. He's convinced y'all are monsters and he's the noble knight, despite him being a grade-A *******.

Yup, I can be a grade-A ass at times, and I am proud to speak my mind. Offended? Don't really give 2-sh*ts to the wind. I'd welcome any attempt at coming at me physically however

You know, for someone who wants to become some sort of head of X-wing tournament play, you may want to actually read their rules every once in a while. Based on everything I've read here, your personal bias would be a detriment to any tournament where something controversial came up. The TOs did the best with the very limited options FFG gave them. This is a case of them trying to follow too closely to the book, and the book let them down.

If you want to direct you're angry e-mails to anyone, direct them to FFG Official Play about their lack of floor rules, not about this venue or the TOs.

IMO the 'do you even play X-Wing' comment should've been your first two strikes for the day. Clearly the TO and owner gave you more leniency than I would of.

First off, get the story straight. I never asked that question. Swiss was done and me and a friend were trying out IA when the TO came over and started talking with us. Real nice conversation. I asked her, "So do you play X-Wing too?" where she want on to explain how she got involved with her husband playing and it was all pleasantries. So do not keep trying to make it seem like I questioned her capability in some way or derogatory.

The only fair solution was to do nothing or simply bring a set of dice to the table and say, we would like both people involved to use this set of dice for this match. I think the overwhelming responses in this thread support this solution and the fact that nothing should have been done.

Ultimately, this is all that was necessary. No one needed to be told they had been accused of loaded dice or similar; all the TO had to do was to ask all players to share a dice pool for the Top 4 games - probably not a bad policy anyway, honestly - and not give any particular reason for doing so and I suspect no one would have complained.

There's no way you can complain about loaded dice when you're rolling the exact same bones as your opponent.

You can play the "woman card" if you like

Hmmmm. People clearly and reasonably stating their position including admitting where they think they might have handled things wrongly on one side, passive-aggressive gaslighting **** on the other. Who to believe, who to believe?

You can play the "woman card" if you like

Nothing says "I'm Arguing In Good Faith" like someone telling you you come off like a sexist jerk and you respond "you're just saying that to get sympathy".

Hmmmm. People clearly and reasonably stating their position including admitting where they think they might have handled things wrongly on one side, passive-aggressive gaslighting **** on the other. Who to believe, who to believe?

Did you read the part where she claimed I spoke to her a certain way BECAUSE she was a woman though? This is what the response was in reference to. Get on the bandwagon Johnny Come Lately.

I mean, you said yourself you asked a TO whether she played the game. If you're claiming that you'd ask your average beardy-type TO the same kind of question then, well, that'd certainly raise an eyebrow.

I would like to clear some things up being brought up to somehow bring my character into question. I HAVE made comments regarding the ability of the TOs to advocate over an event like this and even less so at a Regional event, but their response to a situation like this is directly attributable to their ability to handle those situations. They are ultimately responsible and they must also be able to take the direct comments regarding their handling of the event, for better or for worse.

1) I made some tongue in cheek comments about "doing damage" at this event in a previous thread to a person who going to attend. It was a simple machismo chest bump and had little meaning and certainly no ill will to anyone. Apparently people take things real seriously in the internet world of Facebook. Sorry.

2) I "complained" about them ding 75 minute rounds. Actually, I "suggested" they run 60 minute rounds, because at the time I was unaware that FFG was mandating 75 minute rounds. I conceded once I learned of this policy.

3) I had some vendetta against Get Your Fun On. Totally false. Marc, the owner, was very quick to accommodate me with a table to record matches on. Both TOs were very friendly the entire event. Everyone I encountered that day was very friendly and it seems like a great place to play at.

4) I "yelled at the TOs" following the conclusion of the event. This is not true either and I am hoping Marc has audio in the room with his security cams to disprove this. The room is a large concrete room, so perhaps my voice traveled (I have a solid speaking voice as I do public speaking) but I NEVER directed yelling or anger to the TOs. I have a wife and would never disrespect a woman, but I did explain myself directly and bluntly.

As I was breaking down my camera gear, a TO came and asked how it went. I made a sarcastic comment about "Well, I guess my friend was using loaded dice, right?" and she took that as an insult apparently. I continued by telling her I would be reporting the event to FFG OP and that is when she said "Oh really?" and screamed (very loudly) across the hall to the other TO to come over. I was not engaging at all. I bluntly told her I was reporting and she engaged. She called over the extra person to keep it going.

Once the 2 TOs were present, they asked what they did wrong and why I was upset. This is when the conversation got direct as I pointed out that my friend was the only person singled out all day because comments were made by her husband and fiancee and a local player. The store owner acknowledges in his own rendition of the events that NO ONE complained. They were simply comments made about "hot dice" and it was not until a third party, no longer in the event made the comment of "you should check out these dice" was the issue ever even questioned.

However, we were told explicitly, THREE PEOPLE COMPLAINED about his dice and that is why they HAD TO ACT. Within a couple minutes Marc (store owner) came over and now the three of them were engaging me in the same conversation. Maybe my voice raised to over speak the 3 talking, I don't know, maybe my voice naturally raised. It was not out of disrespect.

I will openly apologize the the TOs and their husbands if they feel I yelled at them, but I was making a point and I had 3 people to talk over to do it.

Of course there are multiple stories to be heard here. The TOs rendition, the players, mine, but the arc remains the same.

A few people commented and the TOs decided they HAD TO ACT. I think this is the overall failure of this situation as no action was directly warranted. Considering the circumstance of not being able to directly make a decision based on fact (whether the dice were loaded or not) there was nothing to be gained by addressing my friend and certainly the only thing which could be construed is that he was being accused of cheating.

The only fair solution was to do nothing or simply bring a set of dice to the table and say, we would like both people involved to use this set of dice for this match. I think the overwhelming responses in this thread support this solution and the fact that nothing should have been done.

The only real supporters to the situation have been the husband and fiancee of the TOs involved. Even the store owner has not explicitly supported the outcome. So remove all of the character assassination and personal emotion from it, you are left with a crappy ending to a nice event.

I still do not think the TOs were objective enough nor prepared to handle this situation. They let the influence of the people they know affect their judgement in how to handle the situation.

If they overheard some random stranger mention someones dice being "hot", would they have acted the same?

Let me weigh in here.

You made a snide, passive aggressive comment to me. I calmly explained we accused no one of cheating. Once you clearly would -not- drop it, I called over the other TO, the one who made the ultimate decision and observation. I did not "scream". I spoke loud enough to get her attention and express urgency. And I mention earlier in the thread I was a bit bristled. The way you spoke to me rubbed me the wrong way. It was straight up disrespectful, and I believe whole heartedly if I was a man you would've spoken to me differently. You can claim otherwise, but that's my side of it.

Secondly, my fiancé did not play OP. He did not make a complaint. He did however, play you in the first round. I'm sure you remember him, now.

It has been clear from the beginning you are not fond of us, our store, or the way we have handled things. And that is 100% in your right. But, and I am not speaking on behalf of the store here, I do NOT appreciate the way you spoke to me Saturday night. And neither did my fiancé, who had to sit by a listen to a man yell at his fiancé. Imagine how you would feel, watching that happen to your wife, but knowing you couldn't intervene or else be accused of "collusion".

As I said in my previous comment, I did not yell at you. I hardly looked at you as I broke down my camera gear. I certainly was not using my library voice, but hardly was yelling nor attacking you. I was very blunt with you and would have said the same thing to a man. You can play the "woman" card, but I spoke to you as the person responsible for singling out my friend and what I consider a poor solution to the situation.

I know who your fiance is, he was a nice guy. I don't care who wins or loses in this game. We came to see the local meta and if we even wanted to come up for Regionals as a group.

If you took what I said as "yelling", I apologize. There was no disrespect intended in my comments. They were matter of fact and blunt. Sorry if I was not sugar coating the fact that I was going to report the outcome to FFG and you did not like that. In my mind, my friends mind and many minds who have read this ridiculously long chain have said, they did not agree with how it was handled.

You made a choice, a tough choice to make, but ultimately created a situation where my friend had no "win" situation.

If he does not change dice and wins, you can say he must have cheated. If he does change dice and loses, well, he must have been using loaded dice because now he lost. At that point his ONLY way to "clear his name" is to change dice and WIN.

So who wins here? The guy who makes an off handed comment about hot dice? That is what we will use to gauge the level of action to a comment?

You're right, you were not yelling in the original comment. It was said under your voice and snide.

It wasn't until I basically brushed it off with, "We accused no one of cheating" did you start to get heated.

We could go back and forth on this ALL DAY, because you will not admit you are wrong.

You have started two threads in two different places on this.

You have participated in four.

You have mentioned my first name, my city, and my store location.

You have made this personal. End of story.

And I'm not playing the woman card. I'm stating a fact. Would you have asked the other TO if she "even played xwing" if she was a man? The casual sexual in the gaming industry is well documented.

My advice....put him on ignore/block. Those of us with the actual intelligence to read through the thread can see he has an axe to grind and will do everything he can to smear you and the venue while playing the passive-aggressive card.

Short of beating his *** physically, he ain't gonna stop or listen to reason. He's convinced y'all are monsters and he's the noble knight, despite him being a grade-A *******.

Yup, I can be a grade-A ass at times, and I am proud to speak my mind. Offended? Don't really give 2-sh*ts to the wind. I'd welcome any attempt at coming at me physically however

I'll tell you straight up that this isn't an internet argument you ought to be perpetuating- I say this as someone who plays in your tournaments. I mean, regardless of what you think, this kind of stuff isn't particularly constructive.

IMO the 'do you even play X-Wing' comment should've been your first two strikes for the day. Clearly the TO and owner gave you more leniency than I would of.

First off, get the story straight. I never asked that question. Swiss was done and me and a friend were trying out IA when the TO came over and started talking with us. Real nice conversation. I asked her, "So do you play X-Wing too?" where she want on to explain how she got involved with her husband playing and it was all pleasantries. So do not keep trying to make it seem like I questioned her capability in some way or derogatory.

Ok, I will set the record straight here since all these comments involve me.

XE - I will admit that after your pre-tournament comments on facebook, my guard was raised. I was curious how things would play out in person. I am all-to-aware that forums and texts are a limited form of communication - devoid of body language and tone.

The comment in question was made at the beginning of the day, outside the store before it opened. Your group was standing around and I came up to introduce myself. It was at that point you asked if "we had ever played the game?" or "do we play the game also?" I cannot remember the exact language because I brushed it off at the time. I am not unaware of the rarity of girls in this game, or the unusual circumstance to have two running a tournament. It made me bristle, but I took it in the best way possible - a competitor who wants to make sure his judges are knowledgeable and fair.

You are correct in your statement above. We had a wonderful conversation regarding Imperial Assault, my inability to casually play Monopoly without consulting a divorce lawyer, and other anecdotes. I felt, at the time, like I was really connecting with non-local players who I hoped to fold into friends. This conversation was not the first fun, light-hearted interaction we had and I was happy to let go of some of the preconceived notions I had developed.

So, imagine my surprise when the vitriol started to fly after your friend's top 4 game. I understand your disagreement and support your right to report us to FFG (although I do take exception to the claim that the entire tournament was poorly run). According to FFG rules, as a TO, I do not have to defend or explain my rulings to a player. However, I was sincerely and earnestly trying to work toward a solution and reconcilliation. I was still trying to salvage a possible friendship in light of a bad situation. I was upset at the way you left and continue to wonder if I could have explained myself better so you would understand.

I was even more surprised when I got home and started hearing about your comments online.

I am so very disappointed that the event has divolved into this. I stated in my original response that I do not possess the ability for time travel. I cannot change what happened. I can only give my FLGS and x-wing players my best going foward, with the full knowledge that I have taken every bit of advice into consideration for future events.

I am not sure what more you want of me.

I felt, at the time, like I was really connecting with non-local players who I hoped to fold into friends. This conversation was not the first fun, light-hearted interaction we had and I was happy to let go of some of the preconceived notions I had developed.

I like your mind. Don't let trolls pull you down.

IMO the 'do you even play X-Wing' comment should've been your first two strikes for the day. Clearly the TO and owner gave you more leniency than I would of.

First off, get the story straight. I never asked that question. Swiss was done and me and a friend were trying out IA when the TO came over and started talking with us. Real nice conversation. I asked her, "So do you play X-Wing too?" where she want on to explain how she got involved with her husband playing and it was all pleasantries. So do not keep trying to make it seem like I questioned her capability in some way or derogatory.

Ok, I will set the record straight here since all these comments involve me.

XE - I will admit that after your pre-tournament comments on facebook, my guard was raised. I was curious how things would play out in person. I am all-to-aware that forums and texts are a limited form of communication - devoid of body language and tone.

The comment in question was made at the beginning of the day, outside the store before it opened. Your group was standing around and I came up to introduce myself. It was at that point you asked if "we had ever played the game?" or "do we play the game also?" I cannot remember the exact language because I brushed it off at the time. I am not unaware of the rarity of girls in this game, or the unusual circumstance to have two running a tournament. It made me bristle, but I took it in the best way possible - a competitor who wants to make sure his judges are knowledgeable and fair.

You are correct in your statement above. We had a wonderful conversation regarding Imperial Assault, my inability to casually play Monopoly without consulting a divorce lawyer, and other anecdotes. I felt, at the time, like I was really connecting with non-local players who I hoped to fold into friends. This conversation was not the first fun, light-hearted interaction we had and I was happy to let go of some of the preconceived notions I had developed.

So, imagine my surprise when the vitriol started to fly after your friend's top 4 game. I understand your disagreement and support your right to report us to FFG (although I do take exception to the claim that the entire tournament was poorly run). According to FFG rules, as a TO, I do not have to defend or explain my rulings to a player. However, I was sincerely and earnestly trying to work toward a solution and reconcilliation. I was still trying to salvage a possible friendship in light of a bad situation. I was upset at the way you left and continue to wonder if I could have explained myself better so you would understand.

I was even more surprised when I got home and started hearing about your comments online.

I am so very disappointed that the event has divolved into this. I stated in my original response that I do not possess the ability for time travel. I cannot change what happened. I can only give my FLGS and x-wing players my best going foward, with the full knowledge that I have taken every bit of advice into consideration for future events.

I am not sure what more you want of me.

He wants you to admit that you and the other TOs there were horrible TOs and that the venue was horrible and that he's super-awesome and always right.

He wants you to admit that you and the other TOs there were horrible TOs and that the venue was horrible and that he's super-awesome and always right.

I can 100% assure you that will not happen. My fellow TO was and is a phenomenal TO, friend, and person. The venue is an old converted theatre with tables custom made for XWing and play mats custom made for the event. It is large, open, well ventilated, and well air conditioned. We baked homemade goodies for participants. The owner is kind, generous, and accommodating - even staying until 4am the night before to make sure the venue is appropriately set up for the SC.

I can say beyond a shadow of a doubt that this venue, and this other TO (I won't say it about myself, because that would make me an insufferable braggart) are 100% an appropriate choice for regionals. It's going to be an awesome time, and I am super excited to be a part of it.

He wants you to admit that you and the other TOs there were horrible TOs and that the venue was horrible and that he's super-awesome and always right.

I can 100% assure you that will not happen. My fellow TO was and is a phenomenal TO, friend, and person. The venue is an old converted theatre with tables custom made for XWing and play mats custom made for the event. It is large, open, well ventilated, and well air conditioned. We baked homemade goodies for participants. The owner is kind, generous, and accommodating - even staying until 4am the night before to make sure the venue is appropriately set up for the SC.

I can say beyond a shadow of a doubt that this venue, and this other TO (I won't say it about myself, because that would make me an insufferable braggart) are 100% an appropriate choice for regionals. It's going to be an awesome time, and I am super excited to be a part of it.

If I had the time, I'd be heading down there for y'alls regional.

But I've only got time for one regional, so going to do the home-town one here in Atlanta.

He wants you to admit that you and the other TOs there were horrible TOs and that the venue was horrible and that he's super-awesome and always right.

I can 100% assure you that will not happen. My fellow TO was and is a phenomenal TO, friend, and person. The venue is an old converted theatre with tables custom made for XWing and play mats custom made for the event. It is large, open, well ventilated, and well air conditioned. We baked homemade goodies for participants. The owner is kind, generous, and accommodating - even staying until 4am the night before to make sure the venue is appropriately set up for the SC.

I can say beyond a shadow of a doubt that this venue, and this other TO (I won't say it about myself, because that would make me an insufferable braggart) are 100% an appropriate choice for regionals. It's going to be an awesome time, and I am super excited to be a part of it.

If I had the time, I'd be heading down there for y'alls regional.

But I've only got time for one regional, so going to do the home-town one here in Atlanta.

Well if you find the time we would love to have you! If not any time you want to pop in we do a league night and free play every Monday, and rotating tournaments on the last Saturday of everything month. I think this month is a battle royale tournament!

He wants you to admit that you and the other TOs there were horrible TOs and that the venue was horrible and that he's super-awesome and always right.

I can 100% assure you that will not happen. My fellow TO was and is a phenomenal TO, friend, and person. The venue is an old converted theatre with tables custom made for XWing and play mats custom made for the event. It is large, open, well ventilated, and well air conditioned. We baked homemade goodies for participants. The owner is kind, generous, and accommodating - even staying until 4am the night before to make sure the venue is appropriately set up for the SC.

I can say beyond a shadow of a doubt that this venue, and this other TO (I won't say it about myself, because that would make me an insufferable braggart) are 100% an appropriate choice for regionals. It's going to be an awesome time, and I am super excited to be a part of it.

If I had the time, I'd be heading down there for y'alls regional.

But I've only got time for one regional, so going to do the home-town one here in Atlanta.

Well if you find the time we would love to have you! If not any time you want to pop in we do a league night and free play every Monday, and rotating tournaments on the last Saturday of everything month. I think this month is a battle royale tournament!

lol, It is a bit of a drive (8 hours for me to get to Tampa, for reference) But I'll keep it in mind.

I am pretty sure that the store owner would be within his rights to ban Mr. XWingEvents from his store for all of the negativity and internet "rabble-rousing". I don't see any reason that Skargoth should face any repercussions, but maybe he should find some more level-headed friends (not counting the ones who also spammed his complaints on FB).

(..) I'd welcome any attempt at coming at me physically however

I stopped reading here. Case closed

I think I'll attend after all. I mean, all this hatred towards me would be a waste to squander.

The person who made a grave accusation that could not be substantiated created a no-win situation. The TO was caught in a bind, too: how do you take the allegation seriously without appearing to take sides? I think she deserves credit for quickly finding a solution that was as equitable as could be expected, given the context.

This looks exactly right to me. I have to be honest, I'm not sure I'd have been quick-thinking enough to say, "Hey, just use different dice." The accusation itself is weird ... and I don't mean by that it was unbelievable. It's just not something that happens often. That would have thrown me, for sure.

"Just use these brand new dice" strikes me as the perfect solution, especially if its made clear there's no judgment being implied as to guilt ... it's just the fastest way to get the tourney moving again. It's exactly what a TO should have done.

And, BTW, while the accusation was weird, I don't want that to be read in any way that I don't think a TO should have been called. I absolutely think a TO should be called whenever any impartial judgment or solution -- any impartial judgment or solution -- is desired. So while I think the accusation is weird, I think calling for a TO was exactly right.

I just want to say that I'm going to the regionals at this venue and am thankful to have a regionals close enough to drive to, and expect that I will have a good time regardless of how many tlts I bring.

I just hope all of this internet nonsense doesn't sour them to running Xwing events.

Sometimes my dice are hot.... sometimes not.

After reading this thread, I'm sorry I can't attend regionals there (I am in Cali). I'm 100% convinced that the TOs and store owner are legit, based on what's been posted here by both sides.

I just want to say that I'm going to the regionals at this venue and am thankful to have a regionals close enough to drive to, and expect that I will have a good time regardless of how many tlts I bring.

I just hope all of this internet nonsense doesn't sour them to running Xwing events.

Sometimes my dice are hot.... sometimes not.

Can't wait to see you! Maybe we should bring some blankets to help warm up dice for everyone