[Daanz-dip] GongCon 2006 - Diplomacy, Poker and Age of Renaissance ?

[Craig & Louise Sedgwick]

Hi Greg,

Great idea.

I don't expect to be there this year. Hopefully it will be a success and I 
can plan ahead for 2007!

Best wishes,
Craig.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Evans" <greg at cyberelectric.net.au>
To: "DAANZ-dip Email Discussion Group for Diplomacy in Australia & 
NewZealand" <daanz-dip at daanz.org.au>
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 5:14 PM
Subject: [Daanz-dip] GongCon 2006 - Diplomacy, Poker and Age of Renaissance 
?


> As many of you may know, after several consecutive years of success since
> its inception, there is no current plan for the DAANZ to run GongCon in 
> 2006
> or beyond.
>
> Rather than let this tournament fall into the abyss, and as the most 
> active
> Wollongong player remaining in the hobby, I've been thinking about taking 
> on
> the role of Tournament Director for this endangered event.  I have been
> hesitant and somewhat pre-occupied due to the current ANZAC Cup email
> Tournament experiment I'm involved with, but now that the ANZAC Cup seems 
> to
> have been a success, has passed its peak in terms of effort required and 
> is
> now entering its final months, I am ready to put forward a proposal to run
> GongCon in December 2006 - pending the appropriate approval (from the 
> DAANZ
> committee) and support (from the DAANZ community).
>
> In an effort to broaden its appeal, GongCon will not just be a Diplomacy
> Tournament.  GongCon 2006 is intended to be a real "Games Convention" with 
> a
> "Party" atmosphere.  It will feature a Texas Hold'em Poker tournament on 
> the
> Saturday night aswell as an Age of Renaissance tournament which will be
> played alongside the diplomacy on both days.  There will also (of course) 
> be
> regular boardgames which will be played socially over the weekend.
>
> The weekend in question is the Saturday/Sunday of 9-10th December.  A two
> day, two round tournament of diplomacy.  The "Game Scoring" system used 
> will
> be "Squares+3", a blend of leader based and supply center based scoring,
> which has been used with success (ie, without too much controversy) in the
> ANZAC Cup to date.
> The "Tournament Scoring" system used will be a players best game score
> doubled, plus the players 2nd best game score. ((A x 2) + B)
>
> Diplomacy games will occur between the following times :-
>
> Saturday 10am - 6pm
> Sunday 9am - 4pm
>
> Timedraws will occur only by dice roll after Fall 1910, or once the
> designated finish time for the day is reached so as to give games maximum
> opportunity to conclude naturally.
>
> The Age of Renaissance tournament games will commence at 11am Saturday and
> 10am on Sunday.
>
> The Poker tournament will commence at 7pm on Saturday night and will 
> consist
> of a number of "qualifying rounds" followed by a winner-takes-all final
> round.
>
> The premises for the convention will be the house of 66 Princes Highway
> Figtree which has ample space inside and in the backyard for 20-30
> participants.
> Weather permitting (this is early-Summer remember), we will put up a 
> couple
> of gazebos in the backyard and play our Dip outside in the shade where
> liquid refreshments can be enjoyed at thier best.  There will be a BBQ for
> lunch and dinner on the Saturday aswell as lunch on Sunday.  BYO grog, 
> meat
> and nibbles.
>
> Due to the "Party" nature of the convention, children under 16 will not be
> permitted on premises - at all.  Children aged 16-18 will need to be
> accompanied by an adult responsible for them and from the commencement of
> the Poker tournament at 7pm on the Saturday, it will be a strictly 18+ 
> event
> only.
>
> Costs for GongCon will be as follows :-
>
> * Diplomacy Tournament : $10 per round for players ranked Senior and 
> above.
> All others free entry.
>
> * Poker Tournament : $10 for tournament entry (this includes entry to
> multiple "qualifying" rounds)
>
> * Age of Renaissance Tournament : Free entry
>
> * Social Boardgames : No Cost or Prizes
>
> As previously stated you will be required to bring your own drinks, meat 
> and
> nibbles throughout the weekend.  You will also be required to organise 
> your
> own accommodation at your own cost, though I may be able to assist with
> organising accommodation for those who may come from outside the area.
>
> If this sounds good to you, then please contact me with your support and
> approval as soon as possible.
>
>
> To confirm that GongCon 2006 will go ahead, I require 2 things before
> Tuesday the 26th of September (2 weeks time) :-
>
> 1.  Official DAANZ approval and endorsement of the Diplomacy Tournament 
> for
> the purposes of both Bismark and Masterpoints.
>
> 2.  Atleast 7 people confirm thier intention to participate in the 
> Diplomacy
> Tournament.
>
>
> The future of GongCon lies in your hands.  Will you support this 
> tournament
> or will it be consigned to the annals of DAANZ history ?
>
> I hope to hear from you.
>
> Sincerely,
> Greg
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