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

[Greg Evans]

Yes.  ANZAC Cup finishes on December 1, so there will be a small "ceremony" for the winners of that tournament aswell.
I will promote the tournament seperately to the ANZAC Cup participants once I have the green light to proceed from the committee.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Will Black 
  To: DAANZ-dip Email Discussion Group for Diplomacy in Australia & NewZealand 
  Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 8:20 AM
  Subject: Re: [Daanz-dip] GongCon 2006 - Diplomacy,Poker and Age of Renaissance ?


  Greg,

  Is it the plan to award the ANZAC Cup for the email tournament also? 

  Will B


  On 9/11/06, Greg Evans < greg at cyberelectric.net.au> wrote:
    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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