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Final Battle for Oz Tournament, Round 4 – Dorothy’s Return Home – date set for February 20th!

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Submitted by Iggy Koopa, December 14, 2015 at 12:56 PM.

iggykoopaThe final round of the Battle for Oz Tournament Series – Dorothy’s Return Home – has now been set for February 20th, 2016!! The first three rounds have been battled out and we’ve had some epic games along the way… and now the dust is set to settle as we close out the first ever Battle for Oz Tournament Series and get ready for the grand finale as we bring on the 2nd annual Wicked GT! To recap, here’s the winners of the first 3 rounds of the series and here’s the latest Player Standings in the points. As you can tell, it’s going to come down to a photo finish between Austin Murrey and Jon Pike! Who will be crowned the first ever Battle for Oz Grand Champion!!

Round 1 – The Scarecrow’s Wrath – Overall Champ: Chris McArthur

Round 2 – The Tin Man’s Revenge – Overall Champ: Brian Hunter

Round 3 – The Lion’s Pride – Overall Champ: Austin Murrey

Now Round 4 is set for February 20th, 2016 and it’s going to be great. If you’ll recall, we kicked off the 9th Age era last Saturday (December 5th) at the Lion’s Pride and it was very well received. The guys over at the 9th Age Crew have done an excellent job updating the Fantasy Battles rulebook and it’s one that we’ve adopted in full force here at the MW Gaming Alliance! So don’t forget that going forward, for all of our tournaments, including the 2nd Wicked GT, we’ll be using the 9th Age rules! (www.the-ninth-age.com)

Here’s the schedule:

Schedule for February 20th, 2016 – Dorothy’s Return Home

10:00 AM – Hero Complex opens

10:30 AM – Dice drop! Make sure you’re ready to roll!

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM – Round 1.

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM – Lunch break

1:30 PM – 1:45 PM – Return from Lunch / Prep for Round 2.

1:45 PM – 3:45 PM – Round 2.

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM – Break time!

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM – Round 3.

6:00 PM – 6:20 PM – Clean up and Awards Ceremony.

If you know of anybody that would like to sign up then have them either send us an email at mwgamingalliance@yahoo.com or visit the MW Gaming Alliance Forums and let us know that way. Looking forward to a great turnout. Hope to see you there!

Lastly, if you want to follow us on any forms of social media that we have here at the Midwest Gaming Alliance then please follow the following (or have others follow them) as they are all updated at the same time! Thanks!

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Battle for Oz Round 3 Tournament Results are in!

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Submitted by Iggy Koopa, December 7, 2015 at 1:01 PM.

iggykoopaWe kicked off the 9th Age with a big bang on Saturday, December 5th as 10 generals showed up to duke it out in the first official 9th Age tournament that has been held in the area. There were lots of great games, dice rolls, and outmaneuvering done by everybody that was in attendance and I want to send out a huge thank you to everybody that traveled to come make Round 3 a huge success! Especially to Jeremy Merle, who drove all the way from Chicago!

Congratulations to all of our winners!

  • Overall Champion – Austin Murrey, Warriors of the Dark Gods, 3-0 record.
  • Best General – Jon Pike, Highborn Elves, 2-1 record. 59 (out of 75) total battle points.
  • Best Appearance – Erik Wilmeth, Ogre Khans.
  • Best Sportsman – Evan Schwamb, Vampire Covenant.

This marks 3 out of 4 rounds for the Battle for Oz Tournament Series and we now just have the final round coming up in February 2016 (date pending) before we finish it all of with the 2nd annual Wicked GT in March 18-20, 2016! Now that Austin has won Overall Champion it has propelled him into first place in the Overall Tournament Standings, however, Jon Pike is hot on his heels! It’s going to be photo finish in February! And don’t forget that the overall winner of the points standings will be crowned the Battle for Oz Grand Champion at the conclusion of Round 4 in February! To view the current player rankings just follow this link!

Here’s some pics from the tournament:

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And here’s what Austin rolled in his attempt to keep his Hero Character alive… Needless to say, he didn’t make it…

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And here’s some pics of Erik Wilmeth’s Ogre Khans that won Best Appearance:

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And lastly, here’s the artwork that was drawn and colored by Brian Hunter for the Lion’s Pride:

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Battle for Oz Round 3, The Lion’s Pride and the kickoff of The 9th Age!!

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Submitted by Iggy Koopa, November 30, 2015 at 9:33 AM.

iggykoopaIn just a few short days we will host the first ever 9th Age tournament as we kickoff Round 3 of the Battle for Oz Tournament Series – The Lion’s Pride! We’re excited to be one of the first groups to run a 9th Age tournament and look forward to see how the game plays now with all the new changes. Plenty of us have gotten in several practice games over the last month and now are ready (at least we think!) to take any and all comers with the newest version of Warhammer! A couple notes about this weekends tournament so that everybody knows how it’s going to play out:

  • The Lion’s Pride will be using the newest release of the 9th Age ruleset – v0.9.2. So make sure to follow the link on the right hand side of the page or simply click right here and it will take you to the latest rules and all of the released books! What this means is that no matter what the crew over at the 9th Age does between now and Saturday (as far as new versions that get released goes) we will still be using the v0.9.2 rules. After that we’ll use what they come out with but we are drawing a line in the sand right now in order to avoid any confusion.
  • Battle for Oz Player Rankings! Remember that this is Round 3 of 4 rounds schedule for the Battle for Oz Tournament Series. Brian Hunter took the top spot last tournament by coming out on top but Jon Pike is hot on his heels. This tournament could have others close the gap or one person could take control of the lead and have it come down to the final tournament in the Battle for Oz Tournament Series in February. If you’d like to see the current standings simply follow this link!

And here’s the schedule:

Schedule for December 5, 2015 – The Lion’s Pride

10:00 AM – Hero Complex opens

10:30 AM – Dice drop! Make sure you’re ready to roll!

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM – Round 1.

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM – Lunch break @ Headshots Bar & Grill!

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM – Return from Lunch / Prep for Round 2.

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM – Round 2.

4:00 PM – 4:15 PM – Break time!

4:15 PM – 6:15 PM – Round 3.

6:15 PM – 6:45 PM – Clean up and Awards Ceremony.

headshots– In between the 1st and 2nd Round the owner/operator (Ryan Revard) of Headshots Bar & Grill has generously agreed to open up his doors so that we can partake in some merry beer drinking and some great food for lunch. The Headshots Facebook page can be found here and their website can be found here.

If you know of anybody that would like to sign up then have them either send us an email at mwgamingalliance@yahoo.com or visit the MW Gaming Alliance Forums and let us know that way. Looking forward to a great turnout. Hope to see you there!

Lastly, if you want to follow us on any forms of social media that we have here at the Midwest Gaming Alliance then please follow the following (or have others follow them) as they are all updated at the same time! Thanks!

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The 9th Age Quick Updates and Battle for Oz Round 3 Tournament Schedule!

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Submitted by Iggy Koopa, Novemer 4, 2015 at 2:27 PM.

iggykoopaA very important announcement came from our friends over at The 9th Age (www.the-ninth-age.com) just a few days ago… They’ve done some serious work to get the 9th Age started and continue to work hard to get it closer to being completely finished! We all know that changes will likely be made along the way but these guys have made it possible to show us updates to every one of the rule books for Warhammer! That’s right! Every army book that is in the Warhammer world has now been updated by the guys spearheading the 9th Age effort! This is important because…

  • Now that the books are released and we’ve decided to have the first 9th Age Tournament on December 5th, 2015 (The Lion’s Pride) we are now going to officially announce that these books WILL BE IN USE for the upcoming tournament and going forward. So make sure to follow the link above or simply click right here and it will take you to all of the released books! There are some great changes that have been made so make sure you get your book downloaded and printed out, update your 2,500 point army list, and be ready to go on December 5th! And remember that if you have any questions about 9th Age for us, or about any list building strategies, you can visit our forums and get involved in the discussion there! There’s lot of people excited about the 9th Age! The Midwest Gaming Alliance forums can be found by clicking this link.

Also, I wanted to take the time to post the schedule for Saturday, December 5th and to let everybody know about a small change that we’re making. Last tournament we ran a little bit late on lunch because everybody was having so much fun so we have decided to extend lunch by 30 minutes so that we can continue on with the fun provided by Ryan Revard and the Headshots Bar & Grill!

Here’s the schedule:

Schedule for December 5, 2015 – The Lion’s Pride

10:00 AM – Hero Complex opens

10:30 AM – Dice drop! Make sure you’re ready to roll!

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM – Round 1.

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM – Lunch break @ Headshots Bar & Grill!

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM – Return from Lunch / Prep for Round 2.

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM – Round 2.

4:00 PM – 4:15 PM – Break time!

4:15 PM – 6:15 PM – Round 3.

6:15 PM – 6:45 PM – Clean up and Awards Ceremony.

headshots– In between the 1st and 2nd Round the owner/operator (Ryan Revard) of Headshots Bar & Grill has generously agreed to open up his doors so that we can partake in some merry beer drinking and some great food for lunch. The Headshots Facebook page can be found here and their website can be found here.

If you know of anybody that would like to sign up then have them either send us an email at mwgamingalliance@yahoo.com or visit the MW Gaming Alliance Forums and let us know that way. Looking forward to a great turnout. Hope to see you there!

Lastly, if you want to follow us on any forms of social media that we have here at the Midwest Gaming Alliance then please follow the following (or have others follow them) as they are all updated at the same time! Thanks!