Whew, what a long title.
On March 9, we are going to have a "regional" Vassal tournament. What we're going to do is have four (or possibly five) rounds of swiss played live on Vassal in normal timed games like you would have at a local store. We will be running everything through the Slack Channel (and possibly Challonge or some other tournament software).
In order to accommodate the Europeans, we are going to start pretty early in the morning for those living in the states (probably around 7 or 8 AM Mountain Time), play four (or five) swiss rounds of 70 minutes each, then break for the day. All players who go X-1 will make the "cut" which will be played over the next week, with the finals being played thereafter. I am currently trying to decide on a special prize for those who make the cut. It will be awesome I promise.
If you cannot make March 9 work, we are also going to have a "dry run" kind of tournament on March 2, which will follow a similar pattern (probably with three or four rounds of swiss) and will be managed by @FrogTrigger and @Masterchiefspiff . Players who go X-1 in the March 2 tournament will not make it into the cut for the main event. If you want to make the cut for the main tournament, you will need to play in it.
The tournament is going to be a lot of fun and will be a great opportunity for Worlds prep, or for people who weren't able to make a big tournament. If you want to join, you will need to get on the Slack. Just send an email to zionsfinestia@gmail.com. Details will be provided there in the next week or so.
P.S. In addition, players who complete all of their swiss rounds will receive this sweet beauty, which will never be sold and will only be available for people who play in the tournament (this is a low-res image, the final design is perfectly sharp and ready for printing):
