Fantasy Final Results ...
COMPETITIVE
RENAISSANCE
Competitive final between Mark Aksel and Nicholas Walters went to Mark Aksel
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Final Results - All Players - Warhammer 40k Spreadsheets - NOVA Open
Fantasy results coming soon
Guys,
To make sense of things ...
First, competitive score = 10xWinRate + Goal1Rate + Goal2Rate + Goal3Rate
Second, appearance score = ((Army At a Glance Judging #1 + Army At a Glance Judging #2)/200 + .3((Single Mini #1 + Single Mini#2)/200) + .3((Single Converted #1 + Single Converted #2)/200))
Third, sports score = Cumulative Scoring by Opponents / 16
Ren Man = (Competitive Score / 13) + Appearance Score + Sports Score (equal weight to each)
These are the rankings at the end of day 1. I've created a file sorted by Tournament Champion, and a file sorted by Renaissance (Overall). So the first file is Best General sorted, and the second is Best Overall sorted, for those who haven't kept up with our terminology.
Competitive Sort
Renaissance Sort
On Day 2, the top 8 competitive players were all participant, with the exception that Chris Shriner declined to compete, resulting in Nick Nanavati (#9 competitive) advancing.
The final results at the end of Day 2 resorted the Top 8 to:
Tony Kopach (6-0) - SW
Mark Ferek (5-1) - BA
Andrew Sutton (5-1) - SW
Justin Hilderbrandt (6-1) - Ork
Samuel Penson (5-2) - SW
Jeremy Chamblee (4-2) - SW
Joe Trueblood (4-2) - BA
Nick Nanavati (3-3) - DoC
For posterity's sake, Chris Shriner was playing mono-Nurgle CSM
For the number crunching types in terms of Day 1 Results ...
Short-hand, organized alphabetically
Black Templars: 1-3
Blood Angels: 29-27
Chaos Space Marines: 11-21
Daemons of Chaos: 9-3
Dark Angels: 3-5
Daemon HunterS: 0-4
Eldar: 13-15
Imperial Guard: 25-23
Necron: 1-3
Orks: 16-12
Space Wolves: 32-12
Tau: 7-9
Vanilla Marines: 22-22
Witch Hunters: 4-4
Black Templars went 1-3, 1 army
14 Blood Angels went a combined 29-27, with a single 4-0, 5 x 3-1, 3 x 2-2, 4 x 1-3, 1 x 0-4
8 Chaos Space Marines went a combined 11-21, with a single 3-1, 3 x 2-2, 2 x 1-3, 2 x 0-4
3 Daemons of Chaos went a combined 9-3, with all three going 3-1
2 Dark Angels went a combined 3-5, with a 2-2 and a 1-3
1 Daemon Hunter went 0-4
7 Eldar went a combined 13-15, with a single 3-1, 4 x 2-2, and 2 x 1-3
12 Imperial Guard (originally miscounted as 11) went a combined 25-23, with 4 x 3-1, 5 x 2-2, 3 x 1-3
1 Necron went 1-3
7 Orks went a combined 16-12, with 1 x 4-0, 2 x 3-1, 2 x 2-2, 2 x 1-3
11 Space Wolves went a combined 32-12, with 3 x 4-0, 4 x 3-1, 4 x 2-2
4 Tau went a combined 7-9, with 3 x 2-2 and 1 x 1-3
3 Tyranid went a combined 3-9, with 1 each at 2-2, 1-3, 0-4
12 Vanilla Marines went a combined 22-22, with 2 x 3-1, 7 x 2-2, 2 x 1-3, 1 x 0-4
2 Witch Hunters went 3-1 and 1-3 respectively
Guys,
To make sense of things ...
First, competitive score = 10xWinRate + Goal1Rate + Goal2Rate + Goal3Rate
Second, appearance score = ((Army At a Glance Judging #1 + Army At a Glance Judging #2)/200 + .3((Single Mini #1 + Single Mini#2)/200) + .3((Single Converted #1 + Single Converted #2)/200))
Third, sports score = Cumulative Scoring by Opponents / 16
Ren Man = (Competitive Score / 13) + Appearance Score + Sports Score (equal weight to each)
These are the rankings at the end of day 1. I've created a file sorted by Tournament Champion, and a file sorted by Renaissance (Overall). So the first file is Best General sorted, and the second is Best Overall sorted, for those who haven't kept up with our terminology.
Competitive Sort
Renaissance Sort
On Day 2, the top 8 competitive players were all participant, with the exception that Chris Shriner declined to compete, resulting in Nick Nanavati (#9 competitive) advancing.
The final results at the end of Day 2 resorted the Top 8 to:
Tony Kopach (6-0) - SW
Mark Ferek (5-1) - BA
Andrew Sutton (5-1) - SW
Justin Hilderbrandt (6-1) - Ork
Samuel Penson (5-2) - SW
Jeremy Chamblee (4-2) - SW
Joe Trueblood (4-2) - BA
Nick Nanavati (3-3) - DoC
For posterity's sake, Chris Shriner was playing mono-Nurgle CSM
For the number crunching types in terms of Day 1 Results ...
Short-hand, organized alphabetically
Black Templars: 1-3
Blood Angels: 29-27
Chaos Space Marines: 11-21
Daemons of Chaos: 9-3
Dark Angels: 3-5
Daemon HunterS: 0-4
Eldar: 13-15
Imperial Guard: 25-23
Necron: 1-3
Orks: 16-12
Space Wolves: 32-12
Tau: 7-9
Vanilla Marines: 22-22
Witch Hunters: 4-4
Black Templars went 1-3, 1 army
14 Blood Angels went a combined 29-27, with a single 4-0, 5 x 3-1, 3 x 2-2, 4 x 1-3, 1 x 0-4
8 Chaos Space Marines went a combined 11-21, with a single 3-1, 3 x 2-2, 2 x 1-3, 2 x 0-4
3 Daemons of Chaos went a combined 9-3, with all three going 3-1
2 Dark Angels went a combined 3-5, with a 2-2 and a 1-3
1 Daemon Hunter went 0-4
7 Eldar went a combined 13-15, with a single 3-1, 4 x 2-2, and 2 x 1-3
12 Imperial Guard (originally miscounted as 11) went a combined 25-23, with 4 x 3-1, 5 x 2-2, 3 x 1-3
1 Necron went 1-3
7 Orks went a combined 16-12, with 1 x 4-0, 2 x 3-1, 2 x 2-2, 2 x 1-3
11 Space Wolves went a combined 32-12, with 3 x 4-0, 4 x 3-1, 4 x 2-2
4 Tau went a combined 7-9, with 3 x 2-2 and 1 x 1-3
3 Tyranid went a combined 3-9, with 1 each at 2-2, 1-3, 0-4
12 Vanilla Marines went a combined 22-22, with 2 x 3-1, 7 x 2-2, 2 x 1-3, 1 x 0-4
2 Witch Hunters went 3-1 and 1-3 respectively
Sunday, August 15, 2010
NOVA Open Results - 40k
Tons of detail results to come but ...
Renaissance Man - Best Overall - D. Matulich (Danny Internets)
Tournament Champion - Best General / Solo Undefeated - T. Kopach
Tournament Aces - Undefeated First Day (arranged by seed)
- M. Ferek (Blood Angels)
- A. Sutton (Stelek) (Space Wolves)
- T. Kopach (Space Wolves)
- S. Penson (Space Wolves)
- J. Hilderbrandt (Dash of Pepper) (Orks)
Heart of Gold - Best Sportsmanship - S. Chase (Tie for 15/16 with Danny Internets)
Greater Than the Sum - Best Army Appearance - E. Furman
Well Beyond Crayon - Best Single Mini - T. Williamson (Old Shatter Hands)
A Miniature Frankenstein - Best Converted Mini - D. Brown
3-1's to advance to 2nd day 3rd-place-bracket
- J. Trueblood
- J. Chamblee
- N. Nanavati
Finals Matches (Undefeated / Tournament Champion Track) ...
Round 5 - (5) J. Hilderbrandt over (4) S. Penson
Round 6
- (1) M. Ferek over (5) J. Hilderbrandt
- (3) T. Kopach over (2) A. Sutton
Round 7
- (3) T. Kopach over (1) M. Ferek
Renaissance Man - Best Overall - D. Matulich (Danny Internets)
Tournament Champion - Best General / Solo Undefeated - T. Kopach
Tournament Aces - Undefeated First Day (arranged by seed)
- M. Ferek (Blood Angels)
- A. Sutton (Stelek) (Space Wolves)
- T. Kopach (Space Wolves)
- S. Penson (Space Wolves)
- J. Hilderbrandt (Dash of Pepper) (Orks)
Heart of Gold - Best Sportsmanship - S. Chase (Tie for 15/16 with Danny Internets)
Greater Than the Sum - Best Army Appearance - E. Furman
Well Beyond Crayon - Best Single Mini - T. Williamson (Old Shatter Hands)
A Miniature Frankenstein - Best Converted Mini - D. Brown
3-1's to advance to 2nd day 3rd-place-bracket
- J. Trueblood
- J. Chamblee
- N. Nanavati
Finals Matches (Undefeated / Tournament Champion Track) ...
Round 5 - (5) J. Hilderbrandt over (4) S. Penson
Round 6
- (1) M. Ferek over (5) J. Hilderbrandt
- (3) T. Kopach over (2) A. Sutton
Round 7
- (3) T. Kopach over (1) M. Ferek
Thursday, August 12, 2010
A Note Before the NOVA Weekend
I'm going to be largely out of pocket all weekend, for understandable reasons.
Something that has occurred more and more to me over time is this:
Our hobby is small.
There are not that many 40k and Fantasy gamers. There are even less on the internet. There are even less that travel around to tournaments.
Arguments and absurd levels of negativity nonetheless arise frequently between bloggers, forum posters, and even players in games.
To you all I make this appeal - stop subdividing further the hobby that we love.
Those of you who target competitive/WAAC gamers - stop. Those of you who target "fluff bunnies" - stop. You all have a place in our hobby, our tournaments, our games ... you all are peers, whether you want to be or not.
The more negativity and vitriol that is added to the pot, the worse and smaller our hobby becomes for all of us.
I absolutely cannot tolerate it, it frustrates me. AS much as I will tirelessly pursue trying to improve what a tournament format is, and provide a roadmap for others to run their own tournaments from the ground up ... I'll do the same on this subject. I've simply had it with cross-blog sniping, forum flame war haterade, etc.
"Why can't we all just get along" has never been more appropriate to me, b/c I've never seen such hate flow so freely as sometimes these days.
I'm stoked about this weekend. I'll see ya'll on the flipside, with I'm sure tons of follow-up/feedback/after-action reports/etc.
- Mike
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Final Mission Packet, NOVA FAQ v2
For ya'll to look through, use, whatevs ...
NOVA Open Final Mission Packet - 40k
NOVA Open Final Mission Packet - Fantasy ... hang on, gettin' the file
NOVA FAQ (40k)
NOVA FAQ Cover
NOVA FAQ TOC
NOVA FAQ v2 Main Body
The first NOVA Open is only a couple of days away and I'm busy finishing prep ...
For all you also getting ready, follow the advice of a hallowed tome ...
NOVA Open Final Mission Packet - 40k
NOVA Open Final Mission Packet - Fantasy ... hang on, gettin' the file
NOVA FAQ (40k)
NOVA FAQ Cover
NOVA FAQ TOC
NOVA FAQ v2 Main Body
The first NOVA Open is only a couple of days away and I'm busy finishing prep ...
For all you also getting ready, follow the advice of a hallowed tome ...
Sunday, August 8, 2010
The NOVA Invitational - Notional Moments
So,
Next year we're talking about doing a basic quals system for any tournament in the country to fill independently (and for any of the bigger tourneys to auto-qual for), where certain performance variables will render you eligible for the "NOVA Invitational," held during the NOVA weekend in 2011. This idea is still in its nascent stages, but the top finishers at this year's Open will get the first "Conditional" Invitations to next year's event.
If it happens / when it happens, it will likely bracket the actual Open, so that attendees can still participate in the big event, but with a qualification-oriented side event on Fri/Sun that nets a pretty sizeable prize (possible just a boatload o' cash).
Forgetting the idea of doing it or not, the question that is in my mind is how to format it if we were to do it, and I think the community could offer some solid feedback. Well, whatever community actually reads this site!
Things to ponder ...
1) Do you qualify "best generals," "best overalls," or both? I'm inclined to think high levels of sportsmanship and basic appearance fulfillment might be required to ensure players don't behave poorly when competing for a major cash prize (we're thinking thousands here). More to the point - how to ensure that the invitees are not just sterling awesome players, but reliably awesome people. The bigger the prize, the higher the risk of a heated competition.
1a) If we did this, tables would all be refereed ... so arguments / issues / possible cheating would be moderated actively by exterior observers. That's another thing to structure and think about.
2) Do you do it as a raw singles event, or do you do it as a "team" style event ---> i.e., have each tournament's top qualifiers be a loose team in a score sense, or just a focus on the individual?
3) What kinds of standards do you implement in the first year, and what tournaments are large enough to deserve exemption? My thought is simply to encourage transparency, fairness, openness ... releasing scenarios early enough, keeping your player base informed about all the details, etc. I don't want to make people pick up the NOVA format, or dance to my tune. I just don't want to reward a shot at thousands in cash / prizes to players who earn their quals via shady or collusive methods.
A casual note - this is a thought exercise at present - one I want you all to help me work through. We aren't committed to doing this, and more importantly - it's too soon to be committed.
We have a major tournament coming up in a few days, and our primary focus and job is to EXECUTE it ... but I figured I'd drop a light in on one of the MANY things we're planning for next year in order to let ya'll work through some of it with me.
- Mike
Next year we're talking about doing a basic quals system for any tournament in the country to fill independently (and for any of the bigger tourneys to auto-qual for), where certain performance variables will render you eligible for the "NOVA Invitational," held during the NOVA weekend in 2011. This idea is still in its nascent stages, but the top finishers at this year's Open will get the first "Conditional" Invitations to next year's event.
If it happens / when it happens, it will likely bracket the actual Open, so that attendees can still participate in the big event, but with a qualification-oriented side event on Fri/Sun that nets a pretty sizeable prize (possible just a boatload o' cash).
Forgetting the idea of doing it or not, the question that is in my mind is how to format it if we were to do it, and I think the community could offer some solid feedback. Well, whatever community actually reads this site!
Things to ponder ...
1) Do you qualify "best generals," "best overalls," or both? I'm inclined to think high levels of sportsmanship and basic appearance fulfillment might be required to ensure players don't behave poorly when competing for a major cash prize (we're thinking thousands here). More to the point - how to ensure that the invitees are not just sterling awesome players, but reliably awesome people. The bigger the prize, the higher the risk of a heated competition.
1a) If we did this, tables would all be refereed ... so arguments / issues / possible cheating would be moderated actively by exterior observers. That's another thing to structure and think about.
2) Do you do it as a raw singles event, or do you do it as a "team" style event ---> i.e., have each tournament's top qualifiers be a loose team in a score sense, or just a focus on the individual?
3) What kinds of standards do you implement in the first year, and what tournaments are large enough to deserve exemption? My thought is simply to encourage transparency, fairness, openness ... releasing scenarios early enough, keeping your player base informed about all the details, etc. I don't want to make people pick up the NOVA format, or dance to my tune. I just don't want to reward a shot at thousands in cash / prizes to players who earn their quals via shady or collusive methods.
A casual note - this is a thought exercise at present - one I want you all to help me work through. We aren't committed to doing this, and more importantly - it's too soon to be committed.
We have a major tournament coming up in a few days, and our primary focus and job is to EXECUTE it ... but I figured I'd drop a light in on one of the MANY things we're planning for next year in order to let ya'll work through some of it with me.
- Mike
Friday, August 6, 2010
Finalized Appearance Scorecards - NOVA Open
This is what happens when you give someone with great artistic talent in the hobby - and a passion for it - plus a super organized / focused mind the task of managing appearance scoring for your event ....
Compare to my original sheet ;)
Never have an ego when running these things; stick to what you're good at, and let those who are great at something do this:
NOVA Open Final Appearance Scorecard
I'm actually pretty happy with it. I hope ya'll are too.
Compare to my original sheet ;)
Never have an ego when running these things; stick to what you're good at, and let those who are great at something do this:
NOVA Open Final Appearance Scorecard
I'm actually pretty happy with it. I hope ya'll are too.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Whiskey Challenge - Friday Night "Exhibition" Matches
These 8 folks are playing in the Friday Night "Whiskey Challenge" matches, along with all the other open gamers ... can you guess who is playing who?
Hulksmash from Dakkadakka
Dashofpepper from Dakkadakka
Danny Internets
Chumbalaya
Jawaballs
The Tau of War
Stelek
St.John
Hulksmash from Dakkadakka
Dashofpepper from Dakkadakka
Danny Internets
Chumbalaya
Jawaballs
The Tau of War
Stelek
St.John
NOVA Open - Appearance Scoring Revamp
Hey all,
My good buddy Geoff is a longtime expert when it comes to creativity and ... well, everything in life. He'll be at the Open, directing our appearance judging teams. All of our regular gaming terrain is built and painted by Geoff, and his own minis are works of art ... especially in the hand-crafting department.
His credits are long and I won't belabor them, suffice to say he's far more qualified in the appearance department than I am. That said, he'll be revising our score components (but not the heart of what's rewarded and why) and the scoring sheet, and taking ownership of it and those who will be judging it.
Geoff's a stickler for all the fine details, so his position probably will ensure the scores are as close to accurate as possible ... he's also passionate about the hobby component of Warhammer and Warhammer 40k ... a lot of his hand-crafted terrain will be on some of the tables at the Open, and it's bound to get some OOOO's and AAAAAA's. It always does :)
In any event, just a heads up that for the 40k players who received the final mission packet draft, and the appearance scoring draft, to expect the heart of the scoring to stay the same, but the points to "normalize" more around common numbers, and the sensibility of the judging to clarify and become overall a little better.
- Mike
My good buddy Geoff is a longtime expert when it comes to creativity and ... well, everything in life. He'll be at the Open, directing our appearance judging teams. All of our regular gaming terrain is built and painted by Geoff, and his own minis are works of art ... especially in the hand-crafting department.
His credits are long and I won't belabor them, suffice to say he's far more qualified in the appearance department than I am. That said, he'll be revising our score components (but not the heart of what's rewarded and why) and the scoring sheet, and taking ownership of it and those who will be judging it.
Geoff's a stickler for all the fine details, so his position probably will ensure the scores are as close to accurate as possible ... he's also passionate about the hobby component of Warhammer and Warhammer 40k ... a lot of his hand-crafted terrain will be on some of the tables at the Open, and it's bound to get some OOOO's and AAAAAA's. It always does :)
In any event, just a heads up that for the 40k players who received the final mission packet draft, and the appearance scoring draft, to expect the heart of the scoring to stay the same, but the points to "normalize" more around common numbers, and the sensibility of the judging to clarify and become overall a little better.
- Mike
Monday, August 2, 2010
Swag Preview - NOVA Open ... T-Minus 11 Days
Here are a few of the things we'll have for you at the NOVA Open ...
VIP Tickets to Games Day 2010
Tickets to Adepticon 2011
Tickets to The Colonial GT 2011
Over 60 boxes of assorted Games Workshop "stuff" ranging from bits packs to superheavies
Kits, goods, and paraphernalia from Battle Foam, Crusader Miniatures, Gale Force 9, Soda Pop Miniatures, Kraftmark and more
Gift Certificates from Back 2 Base-ix, The Warstore and more
Over a dozen "goodies" in every attendee's swag bag, including components from the 11th Company Podcast and The Warstore.
AND MORE!
I'll be spending my evenings over the next week and a half organizing and putting it all together as I receive the last accumulations of it.
I'm getting STOKED about the tournament guys ... lots left to do for me, hopefully not too much for any of ya'll. 11 Days.
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