Anyone else making a drive from somewhere? I'll be coming from Michigan.

I am. Coming from Indianapolis

See ya in a few days!

Are we allowed to grudgematch? Dibs on this hotshot McMann character.

See everyone there.

Man, I'd love pictures of THAT fight.

Personal reasons.

It'll look like this:

DT curled up on the floor quivering and MM tearing his shirt of screaming/flexing.

Hahahaha! My bowels almost released on reading this

I'll happily take on a drunken grudge match . Others will attest, that I become exponentially skilled at war games as my blood alcohol level increases (sources may cite varying reports to this).

It's going to be a good time. I've never even played against what R1H4 says you're pushing these days - education here I come!

Please take it easy on me! Riha counseling you means you are a step up!

I'm planning on staying over Friday night (because I'm old and said I'd never get up before 8 after the military) , so if yer in the area Friday, let me know. We can see if ya live up to yer moniker

Ask Riha about 2007 origins fow national torunament. Lots of alcohol..... A gay pride march.... And broken ribs..... That's the setup for the story

I'd love to but I'm already pressing my luck with this "happy coincidence" that is attending a Regionals that falls squarely in the middle of a long weekend trip to the father-in-law's Ohio home! (How noble of me to suggest we visit this weekend!) I'm really looking forward to chatting everyone up between rounds after I brush all the fragments of my destroyed ships off my shirt though.

As for a R1H4 granted leg up - well, he's terrible so I'm not listening to his advice. (Read: He's beaten me in 50 out of 51 Vassal games.) I've already mastered the hide-under-the-table-and-brace-yourself technique he suggests I employ if we square off.

Hahahah! Just.....hahaha....

Riha and have a storied past on and off the table action . He is likely over preparing you. I'm just learning armada still.... Takes me awhile to fully get symbiotic with a game

Will definitely be fun though for sure!

And...totally understand the "selfless" acts of scheduling family events around randomly occurring gaming events . I "may" have done that with several vacations including a European trip with multiple game stops ..... . Oh the sacrifices.....

Does anyone know the results and winning fleet?

Everyone was tired and left as the two were left to play a fifth round tiebreaker. One list was a 3 VSD1 Motti Rhymerball. The other was a 2 ISD2 Xmas Tree Rhymerball. Would like to know how it ended as well. I'd guess a 5-5 given the way they'd played before.

haha....

My motto has always been. "NO DRAWS!"

But my new motto is: "Oh, you've set your speed to zero I see. That clearly means you did not want to play and/or are clearly afraid of me and my fleet. So, you would like to concede? I accept."

It hasn't been received well, but, ya know...Ill keep trying

I know about leaving early, haha. I wasn't doing so hot and decided after round 3 to head out and get going on my 3 hour drive back to Michigan.