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

Thu Sep 14 09:31:08 EST 2006

Hmmm...so it seems like Greg's plan is paying off in terms of interest.

And I daresay that Trent and Liam will be in like Flynn for the AoR and 
poker. Possibly even Diplomacy, with the assistance of a little friendly 
persuasion.

I'm really looking forward to it!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William J Brown" <billious at rabbit.com.au>
To: <"DAANZ-dip at rabbit.com.au Email Discussion Group for Diplomacy in 
Australia & NewZealand"@corpita.net>; <daanz-dip at daanz.org.au>
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 9:08 AM
Subject: Re: [Daanz-dip] GongCon 2006 - Diplomacy,Poker and Age of 
Renaissance ?

> It has certainly sparked my interest.
>
> I will make an attempt to be there. Whether it's the Dip, the poker, or 
> general games, I don't know what it is exactly.... but it isn't AoR!!!
>
> Cheers
> Bill
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: "Greg Evans" <greg at cyberelectric.net.au>
> Reply-To: DAANZ-dip Email Discussion Group for Diplomacy in Australia & 
> NewZealand <daanz-dip at daanz.org.au>
> Date:  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 17:14:31 +1000
>
>>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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