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

[BWChatt@caltex.com.au]

Count me in. Sounds exciting. Shane don't forget to pick up your bells. you
left them next to my bed.



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