ScottishMetaLew

Hi Guys, sorry about the thread being bare for so long. My personal circumstances have changed so much in the past few months I've not really had to time to keep up with it all. Due to time.constraints on a personal level for myself and my fellow TOs (one going through a professional change, the other is a hard enough working TO as it is with nationals) we will be postponing World Cup this year and looking to relaunch it within the next year. Outside of personal reasons for this we also feel it's unfair to ask our many visiting teams to make the trip every year or multiple times with UK nationals, by moving the event to every couple of years we feel it'll hold more prestige but also be easier for as many teams as possible to travel to play. For the UK contingent and those whom wish to travel the dates are not lost, @Cleezy is taking over to run an event at the venue. So until next year that's all from myself @NoMoreMrNiceKaiand @Clousseau

The rules pack isn't a carbon copy of last year's as there have been a few changes and clarifications across it. Of all the teams I spoke to, only 3 had issue with the clock situation before the event. So of 20 teams 3 were surprised there wasn't any, of the other non UK teams their players have played in enough UK events that I believe they are used to no clocks and the other team stated they'd rather not have them. So it wasn't the majority expected them at all. You're right, I spoke out if turn due to other RL frustrations. And was wrong to do so I respect the clock argument, I personally don't believe they're needed however I'm always listening to feedback. What Im curious about are the other suggestions though. Teams of 3 is not only a nightmare for the venue layout, it doesn't divide nicely into the max capacity of the venue meaning we're more likely to have a bye and odd teams. It also creates more work on the game front as we have to balance each strat, scheme and deployment across the rounds rather then just being able to include each one. Releasing the pools before hand is something else we have considered but also have to weigh up that we'd rather people got the games fresh so they're not practiced and game list management is another skill displayed. Also regarding draws there were 6 draws across 54 games at the last world cup so teams of 4 didn't really impact the amount of draws I hope this clears up a few of the viewpoints on our end

I personally haven't answered due to it being the last weekend before my kids go back to school after summer holidays so have been otherwise indisposed. The above post has covered the SoS thing, the TO team created Bag o Tools, there's no way in hell we won't use it over the visual vomit that is Longshanks. Encounters in advance is an odd request, you know which games your faction is best at and the team format allows for that. I'd understand if we said only 2 or 3 pools were being used but yeah, every strat and every deployment appears every round. It's easier to plan for that then blind. Again the above post by Reice has hit the nail on the head regarding team size. I appreciate any and all feedback folk want to give however and will take opinions on board

Moved this conversation to DM as to not disrupt the thread

Hi mate, thanks for the feed back, some counter points to consider though. 1.Teams of 5 are harder to organise and a new pairing system will be in place this year. 2. Your player that has gave the breakdown of the event, made public that your team strategy at the event was to deliberately play only 3 turns and try and win tight games. I've got the screenshots of him admitting so if you want me to send them across happy to do so, as such this will also be addressed in the player pack. 3. As explained at the venue, there was a miscommunication between the TO team and the venue regarding lunches. Don't know how many times I had to repeat this over the weekend but completely out of our control.

And just to get the hype train started for 2024, we're revealing 3 fate deck artworks off the bat

After an extremely successful debut in 2023, the MWC returns in 2024. Same venue as last year Element Games 1, Hallam Business Centre, Hallam St, Stockport SK2 6PT. The competition will take the same format as last year and be a Swiss tournament using teams of 4. There will be room for 32 teams and initially the UK places will be capped at 12 teams to allow travelling teams to not miss spaces. A full rules pack will be issued shortly. Tickets are available via PayPal at scottishmetaevents@gmail.com and cost £160 for the team. Teams signed up: 1. Team Scotland 1 2. Team Scotland 2

I know a lot of you will be wondering what trophies will be on offer. Wyrd are very kindly supplying something extra for the winners but here are the trophies

Could everyone attending please contact me with their team faction composition please so you can get your swag in the correct colour where appropriate

Yes it's set in stone

So I can disregard your request to make a ruling about it then as you don't find it a problem now 😂 if the community has settled that koji is fine it saves us a job

To piggy back off the Vassal World Series announcement today. We won't be implementing their ban list. I'm a big advocate of we should learn to deal with the issue models and the TO team don't want to make changes to models that aren't Wyrd approved. We're still debating the subject of Koji but if he very surprised if we went for a similar style self errata and ban list

The Scottish GT returns to Common Ground Games in Stirling for another year. A 50ss 6 round event using fixed faction format. There will be Podium Prizes, best in faction, 2 best painted, wooden spoon prizes as a minimum. Tickets are £40 and are available via PayPal F&F at scottishmetaevents@gmail.com Lunch is included both days. More details to come Paid Entrants: 1. David Garrard 2. Emma Newham 3. Jamie Varney 4. Roostar Watts 5. Kai Young 6. Olivia Phillips 7. Stuart Baxter 8. Jason Miller 9. Euan Grieve 10. David Brown

Hi guys, Thanks for the questions and comments regarding pairings. There is no perfect way to do this but within the TO team we have discussed it and for this year at least we are gonna stick to the published pairings system. If during the weekend this becomes problematic and is as weighted as people think it might be (which we as TOs don't feel it is) then we will gladly take all criticism and feedback to improve for 2024.

Yeah mate, just drop me a message and I can add you to the provisional list. If your buy your ticket for the team that's obviously you guys also signing up

A preview of one of the many pieces of goodies for the teams that enter. Hopefully if you've been on the fence about attending this will encourage you

Our next 3 round 50ss fixed faction event is happening on March 4th at Common Ground Games in Stirling. https://fb.me/e/3lmvZ74as Tickets are £17.50 through PayPal F&F at scottishmetaevents@ gmail.com Scheme pools will be released 2 weeks before the event. Prizes for Podium, Wooden Spoon, Best Painted and BiF

We've hit the half way point of sold tickets. Thank you all so much and I can't wait to see the other 16 spaces fill 🙂

There will be time aside for pairings. No you put forward for each table so if you get picked to be opponent on that table that's the game and table you're playing. As per the pack of prefer people used official models for stuff released just to avoid confusion with people coming from all over the place but feel free to send it to the TO team and we'll make a judgement☺️

Yeah mate I'm sure that'll be fine as I'm not a monster 😂 gotta respect those who hobby more then me

Hi everyone, my most sincere apologies about the radio silence on this front. My intention was to have the player pack up but my work life took a massive turn that prevented it and then my personal life got turned upside down aswell. This is obviously no-ones fault but my own that I haven't communicated anything with anyone and for that I hope you can forgive me. The player pack is now ready and will be attached on this post and the original post at the top. The fate deck we will give out to each player is now submitted to Wyrd in hopes of approval, and trophies are now starting to be organised. If you have any questions regarding anything missed in the player pack my life is now much more stable so I will be able to answer any and all questions. Thank you again for all your patience and my deepest apologies again. Lewis worldcup.docx

Yes mate, life has got in the way like it has a way to do so I've not updated for a while 😅 we're now up to 15 teams! So have 17 places left available

There will be a charity raffle across the weekend that is open to participants and non participants. There are two great causes being supported. Macmillan Cancer research and The Tom Clarke Foundation.

Hello Everyone, Its with great pride after running the 6 Nations in Scotland this year that and the success of it we thought, why not do it bigger? In 2023 we're running the Malifaux World Cup at Element Games in Stockport, England. I will be running alongside @Clousseauof UK tournament scene legends and @NoMoreMrNiceKai Mr Rankings and Bag of Tools himself. So what is the Malifaux World Cup? It's a 32 team tournament ran in a Swiss system to see who can snatch the crown. We want teams from across the globe to compete so entry slots for the UK will be limited until closer to the event to allow our international guests time to sign up. Teams will be made up of 4 players allowing for a grand total of 128 players, each playing a different faction. Tickets are £160 per team and include lunch on both days and loads of pre entry swag. A full player pack will release on September 30th 2022. Tickets are available by F&F at scottishmetaevents@gmail.com Team Sign Ups 1. Team Scotland 1 (Dave Laing) 2. Team England 1 (Jamie Varney) 3. Team England 2 (Matt Lewin) 4. Team London 1 (Stef McGlen) 5. Team London 2 (Arran Jones) 6. Team North (Alyx Drake) 7. Team Scotland 2 8. Team Stercus Accidit (Grant Dickenson) 9. Team Wales A (Luke Cocksedge) 10. Team Cyprus 11. Team France 12. Team Pompa (Poland) 13. Team Czech 14. Team Spain 1 15. Team Poland 2 16. Team Germany 1 (Marc Leuck) 17. Team Germany 2 ( Daniel Schmidtke) 18. Team Bavaria ( Pierre Marzano) 19. Team Spain 2 ( Gustavo Castro) 20. Team Poland 3 (Pawel Korpel) Timings for the weekend: Saturday 08:45-09:30: Registration 09:30-09:45: Round 1 pairings 09:45 - 12:00 Round 1 12:00 - 12:45 Lunch 12:45 - 13:00: Round 2 pairings 13:00 - 15:15 Round 2 15:15 - 15:30 Round 3 Pairings 15:30 - 17:45 Round 3 Sunday 09:30 - 09:45 Round 4 Pairing 09:45 - 12:00 Round 4 12:00 - 12:45 Lunch and Best Painted Votes 12:45 - 13:00 Round 5 Pairings 13:00 - 15:15 Round 5 15:15- 15:30 Round 6 Pairings 15:30 - 17:45 Round 6 17:45 Prize Giving, Raffle and Tidy up worldcup.docx

Schedule of the weekend of games. You'll be able to follow along live