North American Continentals

by Dan Hamman, North American Continentals Director

7th July 2011

"Timeline! ...What was I saying?" - Deanna Troi, First Contact

Several months ago when we mapped out the schedule of events for the North American Continental Championships, we made a few decisions. One of them was to overlap the First and Second Edition Championships to maximize the use of our long three-day weekend. As time went on, we realized that there would be more participation in each event if we separated the First and Second Editiontournaments across all three days. The compromise is that Sunday's 2E Day-Two Championship will probably extend to 3pm. This is a bit later than we originally planned (to accommodate those trying to fly home that afternoon). We queried those folks who have expressed interest in traveling in, and the response has been largely positive.

We have elected to act on these changes. Below you will see the final schedule for the 2011 North American Continentals Weekend. If you are planning to join us and these changes disrupt your travel arrangements, please contact SirDan immediately.

In addition, we will are selling pre-registration for the entire weekend's events through the Promenade. The cost for participation in any or all tournaments is $35 if paid for before July 11th, or $40 at the door. Note that this cost includes access to a refrigerator filled with pop, snacks throughout the weekend, and pizza dinner on Saturday night.

THURSDAY NIGHT (July 14th)
6pm - Impromptu Constructed
Rounds: 3
Edition: First Edition
Format: OTF
Venue: TBA
LOCATION UPDATE!
Denny's near Dan's House
1048 Carlsbad Village Dr
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Decklists: No
Other: Jeremy will be leading of the weekend's charge with an evening tournament at a Carlsbad restaurant. More details when we know which one...

FRIDAY
10am - North American First Edition Continental Championship
(Register)
Rounds: 6
Edition: First Edition
Format: OTF Constructed
Venue: TC HOA Clubhouse
Decklists: Yes. Please enter your decklist in trekcc.org's Deckbuilder and print out a decklist (don't forget to check "Print Decklist" before clicking the "Print" button!)
Other: There will be a single final confrontation held at the end of the event to determine the 1E NAC Champ.

2pm - ID Draft & Pre-Release
(Register)
Rounds: 3
Edition: Second Edition
Format: Infinite Diversities Draft
Venue: TC HOA Clubhouse
Decklists: No
Other: This PRE-RELEASE EVENT will debut cards from Tacking Into the Wind, the next Star Trek CCG Second Edition virtual expansion! This is ID Draft: PLEASE BRING SLEEVES AND BACKING CARDS! This will be a virtual card event. Includes all full color printouts, ready cut, ready to play. Just bring your sleeves and backing cards.

6pm - Caravan to In-n-Out

7pm - Tribbles
(Register)
Rounds: 5
Edition: Tribbles
Format: Constructed
Venue: TC HOA Clubhouse
Decklists: No
Other: Wind down the first day's activities with a few casual rounds of Tribbles. This will be a great opportunity to learn to play, too.

SATURDAY
10am - North American Second Edition Continental Championship - Day One
(Register)
Rounds: 6
Edition: Second Edition
Format: Constructed
Venue: TC HOA Clubhouse
Decklists: Yes. Please enter your decklist in trekcc.org's Deckbuilder and print out a decklist (don't forget to check "Print Decklist" before clicking the "Print" button!)
Other: This is a qualifier event - the top 8 players will compete in a modified McIntyre bracket the following day.

2pm - Side Event: Commandeurpaluza Sealed Deck
(Register)
Rounds: 3
Edition: First Edition
Format: Sealed
Venue: TC HOA Clubhouse
Decklists: No
Other: This event will be a sealed, themed tournament. All the cards you need will be provided, but please bring sleeves and backing cards. More details forthcoming!

6pm - Pizza

7pm - Tribbles
(Register)
Rounds: 5
Edition: Tribbles
Format: Constructed
Venue: TC HOA Clubhouse
Decklists: No
Other: Wind down the second day's activities with a few casual rounds of Tribbles. Everyone who learned to play the previous day will be back to practice for the Main Tribbles Event on Sunday.

SUNDAY
9am - North American Second Edition Continental Championship - Day Two
Rounds: 4
Edition: Second Edition
Format: Constructed
Venue: TC HOA Clubhouse
Decklists: Yes. Please enter your decklist in trekcc.org's Deckbuilder and print out a decklist (don't forget to check "Print Decklist" before clicking the "Print" button!)
Other: All decks will be checked prior to the event and retained at the Judge's table between games. The Final Confrontation will be a single game to determine the 2E NAC Champ.

11am - North American Tribbles Continental Championship
(Register)
Rounds: 5+5
Edition: Tribbles
Format: Constructed
Venue: TC HOA Clubhouse
Decklists: Yes. Please enter your decklist in trekcc.org's Deckbuilder and print out a decklist (don't forget to check "Print Decklist" before clicking the "Print" button!)
Other: All players will be randomly divided into tables of 4-7 players. The top two scoring players after five rounds from each table will then form a Championship Table. If less than six players are promoted to the top table, the highest remaining overall scores will advance as well. Other players will be divided up into Consolation tables. The highest score at the Championship Table will be named the Tribble NAC Champ.

2pm - Side Event: Team Tournament
(Register: 1E) or (Register: 2E)
Rounds: 4
Edition: *
Format: Constructed
Venue: TC HOA Clubhouse
Decklists: No
Other: *One event will be run for both First and Second Edition. Bring that other deck you were thinking about using in the main event. Find some mates and form a team - best combined victory total wins the day (and bragging rights). The 1E event has a potential to morph into a Sealed event if there is enough interest - to be determined on Friday.

See you next week in Southern California!