Portland Release Tournament

[Emerald Legion 39]

Presents

The Portland Release Tournament for Legend of the Five Rings LCG

 

Location: Guardian Games http://www.ggportland.com/

Conveniently located at 345 SE Taylor Street in Portland, Oregon

Date: October 7th (Sat.)

Sign up can be done anytime before the event.  Store opens at 10 am and the tournament begins at 11 am.

 

Besides getting your hands on a Core Set, we are also going to be offering Top and bottom of Clan prizes.  As well as a grand prize original artwork by a local artist.

The Top of each Clan will receive a wooden deck box emblazoned with their Clan Mon.

We are working with Fan Favorite Artist, Rhiannon McCullough, to provide Clan tokens for bottom of Clan.

 

As a lead up to these events, Emerald Legion with be doing Learn to Play Events using Proxy versions of the Suggested Starting Deck Lists at Guardian Games.

September 8th (Fri.) from 6:30 to 10.

September 16th (Sat.) from Noon to 4.

September 24th (Sun.) from Noon to 4.

Come learn to play, hone your skills, and get ready to usher in a new age for L5R.

 

We look forward to seeing you there. 

Utz!

 

Edited September 3, 2017 by Emerald Legion

[Coyote Walks 641]

Nice!

I go to that shop on a regular basis.  It'll be nice to see L5R there again.

[Ishi Tonu 2,853]

If there isn't anything closer to me in WA that weekend, I'll do my best to make it.  The shop I play at is doing their release right on 10/5 so hopefully I can make more than one release event.  Biggest hurdle will be making sure the little lady is on board and that there are no conflicts with my daughters' soccer games.  

Even the most fierce Oni knows that a happy wife = a happy life.

Fu Leng: "You will do as commanded and represent me in as many release events as you can"

Me: "Yes master........just let me consult with the boss......Honey?!"

Fu Leng: /facepalm

Edited September 5, 2017 by Ishi Tonu

[Willisbatman 15]

Can we reserve our place ahead of time ?

[CitizenKeen 515]

14 minutes ago, Willisbatman said:

Can we reserve our place ahead of time ?

I talked to someone on the phone earlier today and reserved my spot.

[Emerald Legion 39]

6 hours ago, Ishi Tonu said:

Avoiding Wive Aggro

We would love to see you there.  Guardian Games has alot to do for family members that aren't playing.  Games for all ages and a Bar in the store for those that aren't driving.

 

1 hour ago, Willisbatman said:

Can we reserve our place ahead of time ?

Of course you can Will!

 

1 hour ago, CitizenKeen said:

I talked to someone on the phone earlier today and reserved my spot.

See? (Looking forward to seeing you there btw.)

[Emerald Legion 39]

And more good news just came in.

 

The Bottom of Clan prizes are on their way care of Rhiannon McCullough.

Chibi Clan tokens!

 

She also puts them in shirts. https://www.redbubble.com/people/rhimccullough

[CitizenKeen 515]

What are the tourney rules, btw? One Core? Three? Roles?

[shosuko 2,173]

omg I want to come lose to get chibi clan tokens?? !!!!  Sadly that isn't my region

[CitizenKeen 515]

C'mon @Emerald Legion - you can't like my post and not answer the question!

[Emerald Legion 39]

10 hours ago, CitizenKeen said:

What are the tourney rules, btw? One Core? Three? Roles?

At $45, we can only do it as Single Core.  But that Core Box is provided as part of the event.

As this isn't a "major" tournament, Clans can use any roles they want.

We'll be using a version of the point system for tie breakers that was used at Gencon

 

C'mon @Emerald Legion - you can't like my post and not answer the question!

 

Typing while at the dayjob can be a dangerous thing....

Edited September 6, 2017 by Emerald Legion

[ldorn 38]

Is anybody doing anything in east county (east of 82nd out to Gresham and Troutdale)?

[CitizenKeen 515]

16 hours ago, ldorn said:

Is anybody doing anything in east county (east of 82nd out to Gresham and Troutdale)?

I've heard the L5R scene there is on fire.

[Coyote Walks 641]

1 hour ago, CitizenKeen said:

I've heard the L5R scene there is on fire.

Ouch. 

 

Lets hope everyone in that part of town is staying safe.

I'm beginning to wonder if prize support should include trees that we can plant out in the Gorge once the fire is over.

 

Stay safe everybody.

[Willisbatman 15]

What is the grand prize?  Who is the artist have they done anything may have seen ?

[Togashi Gao Shan 772]

I wish my local game store owner was interested in running events for the game. I asked him several times to order the release promo / tourney kit, but he wouldn't do it.

11 years ago, I owned my own small gaming shop in this town. While I certainly focused more effort on promoting games I personally loved, I didn't dismiss other games or their players.  There are times I wish I never closed down and moved, especially seince we just ended up back here eventually anyway.

[Daigotsu Kai'Sen 106]

I will be attending with a group of friends, but have one question.  If someone already has core sets, is it possible to just play in the tournament without purchasing a core?

[Emerald Legion 39]

18 hours ago, Willisbatman said:

What is the grand prize?  Who is the artist have they done anything may have seen ?

An original piece featuring all Seven of the Champions

by James Sinclair

 

He has worked on many comics for publishers such as DC Comics, Vertigo, Dark Horse & Marvel. He has worked on such titles as Hellblazer, Flash, Batman:Legends of the Dark Knight, Green Arrow, The Spectre, The Ray & many more.

 

 

14 hours ago, Daigotsu Kai'Sen said:

I will be attending with a group of friends, but have one question.  If someone already has core sets, is it possible to just play in the tournament without purchasing a core?

You can but the $45 entry fee will not change.

Take the box.....

[ldorn 38]

On 9/7/2017 at 10:03 AM, Coyote Walks said:

Ouch. 

 

Lets hope everyone in that part of town is staying safe.

I'm beginning to wonder if prize support should include trees that we can plant out in the Gorge once the fire is over.

 

Stay safe everybody.

How about donating the tournament fees to the Red Cross or some other organization.

[Emerald Legion 39]

And the good news rolls in.

 

Friday saw a very respectable Learn to Play event.  Double digit attendance and alot of interested passers by.  Even a few Magic Players that are going to show up next week.

If you haven't played or you want to get some practice in before the release, join us next Saturday.

 

On Saturday, the tokens arrived!  We'll be posting pictures of them over the next few weeks.  In deference to @shosuko, Scorpion will be shown first.

The Deckboxes should be here soon and James Sinclair showed us the pencil draft of the grand prize.  It is going to be Epic.

 

On 9/9/2017 at 11:03 AM, ldorn said:

How about donating the tournament fees to the Red Cross or some other organization.

If this was being completely done as a volunteer event with no Prize support, we would be completely onboard with your idea (sans the Red Cross).

But since the prize support has been ordered and paid for already, we will have to see if we are in the black after the tournament.  Kami willing, we will have money afterward to donate.

[ldorn 38]

17 minutes ago, Emerald Legion said:

If this was being completely done as a volunteer event with no Prize support, we would be completely onboard with your idea (sans the Red Cross).

But since the prize support has been ordered and paid for already, we will have to see if we are in the black after the tournament.  Kami willing, we will have money afterward to donate.

How about this: set up something where players can donate to the Red Cross (by clan?). If you can somehow separate the donations by clan you can announce the clan that donated the most - that clan has bragging rights or what ever you can do (if anything) for members of that clan.

[Coyote Walks 641]

A couple of points here.

One.  I don't think that Red Cross plants trees.  Greenpeace might.  But we should wait to see if that even needs to happen.

 

Two.  I, personally, would never ever ever donate to the Red Cross.

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas/2017/09/08/houston-councilman-tells-residents-donate-inept-red-cross

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/09/09/hurricane-needs-swell-some-suggest-steering-clear-red-cross-why/628818001/

http://www.slate.com/articles/business/metropolis/2017/08/don_t_give_money_to_the_red_cross_we_need_a_new_way.html

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/30/547435136/red-cross-exec-doesn-t-know-what-portion-of-donations-will-go-directly-to-harvey

http://www.npr.org/2016/06/16/482020436/senators-report-finds-fundamental-concerns-about-red-cross-finances

http://www.newsweek.com/red-cross-harvey-relief-numbers-troubling-trend-657542

 

I'd be willing to chip in on behalf of the Mantis to a local charity.  But I'm not giving money just so some CEO can be overpaid.

 

[Emerald Legion 39]

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Players can donate to a local charity.

We will be looking into this.  There are many worthwhile causes around Portland that could certainly use help.

 

 

 

And we promised pictures....

[shosuko 2,173]

15 minutes ago, Emerald Legion said:

We will be looking into this.  There are many worthwhile causes around Portland that could certainly use help.

 

 

 

And we promised pictures....

Gosh that's cute! I wanna come lose to get those! <3 

[Emerald Legion 39]

Will this be enough to get someone to play Unicorn?

We certainly hope so.