OldManMyke Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 There has been a big rise in the number of teams and alliances over the last few months in the UK scene and it seems only fair that we have some sort of event that enables bragging rights. After all we all know that our team is better than any other out there. So what I propose is that we have a team league challenge.WARNING - What I am going to propose will involve traveling around the country to play other teams at games of Malifaux. If you can't travel for some reason (and there are many good reasons, the biggest ones being cash and time) then this isn't a challenge for you. Right warning over, how do I get into this You sign up with your team to the league by simply posting to this thread with the names of your up to 6 team members. So I might sign up the Tractor Massive with Mike Marshall, Lee Battrick, Pete Wright, Scott Porter, Mark Sheppard, Matt Spooner (captain) Once the sign up period is over (and this will probably be at the end of the year) I will collect all the info together and put a nice(ish) webpage together that puts up the league table.Note that this is really designed for local like mate teams (yes even SMP) rather than recruiting the top 6 masters players into the Uberzone. That is what the Team GT is for Then over 2015 the teams are free to arrange a match day against one of the other teams that they haven't played. Match day consists of the following Rd 1. 4 Singles Games Rd 2. 2 Doubles Games Rd 3. 4 Singles Games. A win is worth a point, draw half point, loss nothing. So you can walk away from a match day with a maximum of 10 points. At the end of the season hopefully all teams will have played each other (otherwise we will have to get the pools panel in) and we will have a winner - who will get a nice trophy and more importantly bragging rights Now you will notice that in any one round only 4 games are being played. This is so you have some flexibility on who can make it to a match day, but if all six of you can then you are free to play as many or as few of the games going. Pairings in the singles and doubles are done using a simple bid system that I can detail in another post. And thats it. With only 4 games at any one time, hopefully this can be played at folks houses, local gaming venue etc. Theoretically even over vassal. I can envisage for instance that the Massive arrange a trip 'oop north' to play Tyne and Wyrd one day, then hop across the Pennines to play the Elementals the next. Getting 2 fixtures out the way with one weekend and a single hotel stop. Thoughts, questions, abuse, feel free to send them all my way. Oh and if you are interested put your team in TEAMS Tractor Massive - Matt Spooner, Lee Battrick, Pete Wright, Mike Marshall, Scott Porter - Norwich Monsters of Midtable - JP, Jimmy Balderstone, Craig Galbraith, Rob West - South Yorkshire Squigs - Joel Henry, Graham Bursnell, Adam Hutchinson, Ben Halford, Brooks Martin, Johnny Donaldson - Leicester Worhamma Headhunters - Nate Zettle, Vince Usher, David Golden, Connor Barker, Scott Parkin, Steve Pennock - Sunderland/Durham Elementals - Aidan Kirk, Chris Hay, Pete Rees, Neil Dee, Matt Elliot, Richard Humphries - Manchester/Stockport Team Tanelorn - Conrad Gonsalves, Matt Cole, Nick Roberts, Mike Soare, Nigel Doherty, Des Brennan - East London YorkFaux - Peter Sidaway, Graham Arlington, Martin Jones, Bennett Morley, Sam Wood , Nathan Chenery - York Titan Tyrants - mark ian proudlock, nick pratt, craig johnson, gaz dafydd walsh - lincoln The Black Joker Society - Mark Elwood, Gary Burgess, Josh Leak, Bruno Santos, Maria Wieland, Tim Brown - Cambridgeshire Tyne & Wyrd - Greg Piskosz, John Wharton, Russel Hunt, Darren Longworth - Newcastle SMP - Benjamin Crowe, Austin Capewell, Jake Barlow, Aaron Bailey, Jan proudley, Mike Hutchinson - Da sauf init Thanet - Benjamin Crowe, Austin Capewell, Jake Barlow, Daryl, Paul, Zac - Da sauf init Crusaders - Joe Wood, Phil Hawtin, Dave Hill, James Reeves Haydn Dobby - Canterbury Harrogate Wargames Club - James Doxey, Ant Hoult, Paul Butler, Paul Hansel, Adam Reeve, A N Other - Harrogate Team Scotland - TBA Team Sanctuary - TBA 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProximoCoal Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Sounds awesome. The other thing you could do aswell is when there is a one day event is turn up on the other day and do the match day then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldManMyke Posted November 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Yep, that was my other thought. I know that adds expense for folks but there are plenty of good stores etc. out there that might be pursuaded to do some sort of sponsorship. Tractor Massive sponsored by Bendyboards type of thing. Same with Elementals I guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Ruckuss Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 I'll talk to the other BlackSoc members and see what the interest is like- its a grand idea in any event...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Paul Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Sounds good, I will put together a South Yorkshire team for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psientologist Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Love the idea, travel will be difficult but I will see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nepalese_Ninja Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 I will check with the Tanelon guys. I'm assuming there are no painting restrictions (thinking NIgel aka Nigglepiggle here). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowNot2Wargame Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Just a thought.... If travelling times is over 8 hours in total (ie 4 there and 4 back) may be better to do a day on vassal? Of course not the same thing as in the flesh but I think it would get expensive quickly for people who don't have the transport links us Londoners enjoy (all roads leading to us and all that) if hotels always become part of the equation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldManMyke Posted November 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 @conrad No painting restrictions so Nigel should be good. @hownotto possibly though I travel 4 hours there and back in a day for events now. As I stated at the top, if travelling is going to be an issue for folks this possible isn't for them. Other option of course is to meet at a neutral venue, say Tyne and Wyrd vs. SMP and they agree to meet at Sanctuary or an obliging friends house for the day My suggested sequence of play for a singles round is something like this Set up tables Flip strat and scheme pool for each table Determine by some method Team A and Team B (card flip rather than punch up) Team A offers a player for table 1 Team B offers 2 players for table 1 Team A picks a Team B player Team B offers a player for table 2 Team A offers 2 players for table 2 Team B picks a Team A player Team A puts up a player for table 3 Team B picks which of 2 remaining team 2 players will play on 3 Remaining 2 players play on 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProximoCoal Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Do you reckon you could tack this onto the rankings site? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldManMyke Posted November 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 The league table would be hosted on that site yes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunning Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 I think the Elementals would definitely be up for this. I can probably put people up at mine if needed. Can easily sleep 3 or 4 at mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mythicFOX Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 I'll see about getting my guys organised for this. Also where clubs are at opposite ends of the country they could arrange to meet at another club on neutral ground half way between. So if Squigs needed to play Tyne and Wyrd for example I'd be happy to arrange for the teams to meet for the day at Harrogate's venue to minimise their travel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProximoCoal Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 that'd be cool, particularly for Tyne and Wyrd and SMP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdhay Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Can I put team Lego in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldManMyke Posted November 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Aren't you an Elemental? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnythingBut Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Id have to ask the guys at my club for interest in this. (North West Warriors) We're quite large and have been going for years (mainly in Warhammer fantasy) but a few of us have got pretty seriously into Malifaux. Presumably the minimum team size would be 4 looking at the game schedule? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldManMyke Posted November 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Yes min 4 max 6 (to allow more flexability when setting up fixture dates) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdhay Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Of course I am an EleMental. But my first love is Lego..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psientologist Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Yeah, I would definitely not want to have to go all the way up north. It's grim up there ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldManMyke Posted November 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 I can see the travel thing is worrying people. If we get enough teams signed up i can always accelerate the plan and introduce conferences, though to get the numbers it would mean that things like SMP,would probably split into Thannet and Malibros. Then we could do 4 team pods and move onto knock out championships Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adran Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Canterbury might manage the southern confrence, but I don't think we'd get enough passes to do multiple weekends to the north. (Day trips to London and Thanet, and possibly weekends to Bournmouth and maybe wales looks much more doable) not sure if we'd have to merge with Thanet for an East Kent group, or if they can get enough themelves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldManMyke Posted November 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 OK so sign up with a team and then we will sort out conferences to reduce the amount of travel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Paul Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Name; Monsters of Midtable Team; JP, Jimmy Balderstone, Craig Galbraith, Rob West, Josh Fletcher, Dan Haslam Location; South Yorkshire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanzerHarris Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Name: Squigs Players: Joel Henry, Graham Bursnell, Adam Hutchinson, Ben Halford, Brooks Martin, Ben Harris. Location: Leicester Potentially have other additions to follow but shouldn't have too many problems getting 4 of the above to a location with enough notice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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