Assault on the Red Keep - London, UK Regional, June 9th 2013

[Tomdidiot 6]

The London Meta is proud to present the Assault on the Red Keep Tournament, a Game of Thrones LCG Regional hosted in the Heart of London, in the midst of some of London's famous landmarks. 

 

Date: June 9th, 2013 (The date listed on the Esdevium Website is a Typo)

Time: 11am onwards.

Location: Dark Sphere, 57 York Road, Waterloo, London SE1 7NJ

Directions: Waterloo is a Central London transport hub

• Bus: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/gettingaround/maps/buses/pdf/waterloodr-2289.pdf
• Tube: London Waterloo is on the Northern, Jubilee and Bakerloo lines, none of which will be affected by planned TFL engineeing work that weekend.
• Train: There are direct trains to London Waterloo from all of Southwest London and most of the Southwest.  Players from Kent and the Southeast can also travel to Waterloo East.  Exit the station via the main entrance, and turn left onto York Road.
• Car: Waterloo Station has a car park.  It will cost £10 for parking.
• Plane: Heath
• Please visit tfl.gov.uk and www.darksphere.co.uk for more specific directions on travelling to the venue.7

 

Prizes: Prizes support will be from the Fantasy Flight Regional Prize Kit, with more prize support potentially avaliable depending on attendance. The Overall champion will win a ticket to the FFG Worlds Weekend (which does not include a Plane Ticket to Minneapolis, Minnesota)

Card Legality: Any Chapter Packs, Deluxe Expansions or Core Sets released in the United Kingdom prior to Sunday the 26th of May.   For a product to be released in the United Kingdom, it must be on an Esdevium (www.esdeviumgames.com) release sheet dated no later than Sunday the 26th of May.

Decks: All decks must comply with standard deck building rules, as well as the most recent FAQ released by Fantasy Flight Games on the date of the tournament.   Sleeves and Deck Lists will be required.

Format: This will be a Joust Championship with Swiss Rounds, with a Cut to Top 4/8 depending on number of players.  The rounds will be Best of 1, with 60 minutes for the Swiss Rounds,

Entry fee is £10

 

 

Fun Stuff to do afterwards: Being in the Central of London means that we are within easy access of tourist attractions, restaraunts and pubs.  However, be prepared to pay princely sums for everything.

The other Game of Thrones related highlight will also be a chance to play  a Game of Thrones Cube Draft , consisting of cards from the Iron Throne CCG Block  and Five Kings CCG Block.  Entry to the Cube Draft will be stictly limited to 8 players.  More details will be provided when avaliable (i.e. when the TO finishes the cube!)

Food: There are many restaraunts and fast food places within the vicinity of Waterloo.  The TO suggests avoiding the Chicken Cottage, unless players also wish to sample Hospital Food and Accident & Emergency services at St. Thomas' Hospital.

Disclaimer: Players are strongly discouraged from attempting to assault the "Red Keep" (The Houses of Parliament). It is guarded by "Black Caps" ("Metropolitan Police Officers") armed with Poisoned Spears ("Heckler-Koch MP5 Submachine guns").  The tournament organizer is not responsible for any injuries sustained from any such attempt to recreate the Sack of King's Landing.

 

Many Thanks to Dark Sphere, our host for this event.

 

Any Questions: Please Contact the Tournament Organizer, either by posting here, or emailing me at: "t a g o r e l e r (AT) g m a i l (DOT) c o m"

[JCWamma 0]

Just to update people, the date by which a pack must be available on the Esdevium website has been pushed back from the 26th (Sunday) to the 28th (Tuesday). This is to hopefully allow the new Captain's Command pack to be legal for the event, although whether it will do so remains to be seen.

[Ratatoskr 34]

So, gentlemen, the event is over, how about some results and stats?