If you're using Google to get to the brewery on Friday night, please make sure you use the address above and not the GG Brewers on Keswick Ave, which is the first search result (that's their old location, and is closed)

Top 4 playmats for both events and top of clam bottle openers have arrived!

Top of clam? Are you posting from a brewery, Dave?

24 Players for Tanukifest 2017: Modern Championship!

Donovan Sparks, Spider: Shadow's Lair, Tetsuo Sensei
Jason Wray, Crab: Shattered Peaks
Tonya Segee, Dragon: Morning Frost Castle
Devin Bell, Phoenix: Temple of Purity, Izuna Sensei
Jasper Magnus, Dragon: Monastery of New Thought
Brandon Zandstra, Unaligned: Journey's End Keep Experienced
Antonio Calderon, Lion: Hall of Ancestors
Tim Parrotte, Phoenix: Temple of Purity, Izuna Sensei
Eric Welsh, Crab: Shattered Peaks
Jon Palmer, Unicorn: Western Steppes
Melissa Palmer, Mantis: Kyuden Kitsune Experienced, Ohsuki Sensei
Bob Martin, Spider: Fields of the Dead, Kobi Sensei
Alan Sarkisian, Unicorn: Plains of the Maiden
Mark Armitage, Dragon: Remote Monastary of the Dragon, Yodo Sensei
David Winner, Spider, Fields of the Dead, Kobi Sensei
Cameron Conarroe, Crane: Hidden Falls Dojo, Akagi Sensei
Alex Schmucki, Unicorn: Western Steppes, Aranai Sensei
Geoff Prugh, Lion: Marshalling Fields
Michaela Hartmann: Scorpion, Shadowed Estate of the Scorpion, Jutsushi Sensei
Kyle Michalek, Crab: Carpenter Castle, Tsujiken Sensei
Daniel Swartz, Lion, Shamate Keep
Lindsay Swartz, Crane: Embassy of the Crane
Daniel Dineen, Shadowlands: Maw's Grave, Kobi Sensei
David Lapp, Scorpion: The Castle of Order, Shika Sensei

Tanukifest Modern Championship Top 4, all Dragon/Spider

-Jasper Magnus, Dragon: Monastery of New Thought v. Bob Martin, Spider: Fields of the Dead, Kobi Sensei.
-Mark Armitage, Dragon: Remote Monastary of the Dragon, Yodo Sensei v. David Winner, Spider, Fields of the Dead, Kobi Sensei

Jasper wins Modern with Dragon v. Dragon finals!

22 Players for Tanukifest 2017: BigDeck Championship

-Jenny Langley, Dragon: Last Step Castle, Toturi Tsudao, Toshimoko Sensei, BH, BK
-David Campos, Unicorn: Shiro Ide, Yoritomo Sensei, Right Hand of the Emperor, BH, BK XP2
-Michaela Hartmann, Scorpion: Yogo Towers, BH, BK
-Alan Sarkisian, Scorpion, Law of Darkness Dojo, Shibata Sensei, BH, BK XP
-Donovan Sparks, Spider: Shadow's Lair, Tetsuo Sensei, Black Heart, BH XP, BK XP
-Alex Schmucki, Unicorn: Khan's Shining Horde, Norikazu Sensei, BH XP, BK XP
-Tim Parrotte, Phoenix: Temple of Purity, Izuna Sensei, BH XP, BK XP
-Antonio Calderon, Lion: Hall of Ancestors, Kuro Sensei, Right Hand of the Emperor, BH XP2, BK XP2
-Eric Welsh, Crab: Shattered Peaks, Kaede Sensei, Right Hand of the Emperor, BH XP, BK XP
-Devin Bell, Unicorn: Khan's Shining Horde, Yoshi Sensei, Right Hand of the Emperor, BH XP2, BK XP
-Tonya Segee, Dragon: Monastary of New Thought, Yoshi Sensei, Right Hand of the Emperor, BH, BK XP-
-Mark Armitage, Dark Path of Shadow, Otomo Sensei, Right Hand of the Emperor, BH XP, BK XP2
-Geoff Prugh, Lion: Castle of the Swift Sword, Kaede Sensei, Right Hand of hte Emperor, BH, BK XP2
-Cameron Conarroe, Mantis: Eastern Hub Port, Rosoku Sensei, Right Hand of the Emperor, BH XP2, BK XP
-Jon Palmer, Dragon: Dragon's Heart Dojo, Kaede Sensei, Right Hand of the Emperor, BH XP, BK XP-
-Melissa Palmer, Crane: Embassy of the Crane, Toshimoko Sensei, BH, BK
-Daniel Dineen, Mantis: Castle of the Wasp, Kuro Sensei, RIght Hand of the Emperor, BH, BK
-Jason Wray: Crab, Shattered Peaks, O-Ushi Sensei, Right Hand of the Emperor, BH XP2, BK XP2
-Bob Martin: Scorpion, Kyuden Wasuremono, Tangen Sensei, BH XP, BK XP
-Daniel Swartz: The Dark Path of Shadow, Tetsuya Sensei, BH XP1, BK XP
-David Winner: Crane: Kyuden Kyotei, Yoritomo Sensei, Underhand of the Emperor, BH XP, BK XP2
-Lindsay Swartz: Scorpion: Kyuden Bayushi, Toturi Tsudao, Toturi Sezaru, Otomo Sensei, BH, BK

Top 4 BigDeck Tanukifest 2017:

-Mark Armitage, Dark Path of Shadow, Otomo Sensei, Right Hand of the Emperor, BH XP, BK XP2 v.
David Campos, Unicorn: Shiro Ide, Yoritomo Sensei, Right Hand of the Emperor, BH, BK XP2
-Daniel Dineen, Mantis: Castle of the Wasp, Kuro Sensei, RIght Hand of the Emperor, BH, BK v. Geoff Prugh, Lion: Castle of the Swift Sword, Kaede Sensei, Right Hand of hte Emperor, BH, BK XP2

Mark Armitage retains his title as BigDeck Champion!!!

Had an incredible time as always at TanukiFest. Major thanks to David Lapp, Cameron Conarroe, and Tony Calderon for all their hard work on the day and beforehand - you folks always make a nine hour trip there and back seem like a very small price to pay.

Thanks to my Scrubs room mates and road trip companions for being the major reason I do this.

Thanks to all my opponents on the day, especially Bob TheWave Martin for the best game of BigDeck I've ever played, and Jon Palmer for an intense game of Modern.

Thanks to Kostas and Chris for the decks - any modifications I made probably weakened your builds, but the decks were good enough to win despite that.

Thanks to everyone who was there, whether we played or not - hanging out with friends old and new will always be what makes Five Rings so special.

Onto Yards this afternoon. Back in Philly next year for sure.

#WeAreL5R

If you guys run it back next year, I'll show up and play some sick combo junk.

As someone who has been runner-up in Modern the last two years and winner of BigDeck in both...I say 'bring it'

Seriously, bring it. It's an amazing weekend and I'm sure you'll have a great time

Is there a good big deck forum? I have some rules questions and stuff and don't know who I would address them to.

It has all migrated over to the BigDeck Facebook group, man. Should be easily locatable via a search.

Lots of things come up when I just put in "BigDeck" in Facebook search engine... none of which seem to be L5R related...

4 hours ago, SavageTofu said:

Lots of things come up when I just put in "BigDeck" in Facebook search engine... none of which seem to be L5R related...

Dang... well you can always play Modern instead!