The Milestone Tournament Weekend

by nickyank, Almost Milestone Level

29th January 2020

Once in a lifetime comes along a big celebration, if that is the right word. Over half your life is behind you as you approach the fiftieth anniversary of your birth.

Yes, I am now that old. Or will be in April of this year.

How am I going to celebrate? Wine, women, song? No, I’m posting on here, so it’s going to be a Trek tournament. Not just one tournament, and not just Trek either.

Be prepared for the Milestone Tournament weekend, beginning Friday April 17th (my actual birthday) and continuing to Sunday April 19th.

We will be having a 2E Masters! A 2E Regional! A 2E Team Tournament! Tribbles! And Pointless!

So what’s the schedule?

Friday 17th April

•  The Gathering – meet at the venue anytime during the day. I’ll be running shuttle pick-ups all day, and while I’m doing that check in to the hotel, have a wander through the scenic area, and get reacquainted with your fellow Trek players

• Pointless starts at 8pm; if you are not aware of Pointless, it’s a UK quiz show (weirdly I don’t think it’s syndicated anywhere else in the world). If you’re not aware of it, go check it out on Youtube. The aim is to score as least many points as possible by answering with the most obscure answers you can think of. This will be sci-fi and geek based. You need a partner for this, it’s not Trek CCG, so if you have a partner have them join in!

We will sort something out for dinner closer to the time.

Saturday 18th April

• 2E Trek Masters starts at 11am, 6 rounds, followed by dinner. This is currently marked as House of Fame format.

• 2E Team Tournament starts at 7pm (or after we have finished dinner). Pick a partner for this Standard Constructed event.

Sunday 19th April

• 2E Trek Regional starts at 11am, 6 Rounds, Unjustly format. If you’re not aware of this format or why we play it, that’s a long story. Basically only cards up to and including set 29 are tournament legal. Go dig up your old decklists to see what you were playing back in 2016.

• Tribbles Regional starts at 7pm. I’ll be running this, and not participating, as I. Don’t. Do. Tribbles. My niece should be playing though!

That’s all well and good, but where is it taking place?

NLY Building Services Limited Offices
Ariana Gardens
Ivy Barns Lane
Ingatestone
Essex, CM4 0EW

Ariana Gardens

My office break out space can hold around 16 players comfortably, but if there is more interest, we can hold the tournaments in the wedding venue next door (that will hold around 200...)

(yes, it's a wedding venue, no I'm not getting married, it's where my office is)

It's pretty easy to get to by train from most London airports, Stansted being the easiest. Closest train station is Shenfield, 20 minutes by train from the City of London.

And where can I stay..?

There is a hotel on site, a very nice one. The Best Western Ivy Hill Hotel. I will be sorting out a reduced price for Trek players, as they are my landlord we should get a reasonable rate for rooms.

Ive Hill Hotel

There is a restaurant and bar as well, but I’ll be providing food and soft drinks over the weekend as well.

And why should I attend?

1. Because it’s my birthday
2. The price for the tournaments is FREE, I'll be charging nothing
3. The UKs first Masters
4. Old faces will be in attendance; players confirmed from as far as the US, and more local such as Denmark and Germany
5. We’ll have Brexited by April, so the pound will be worthless and it will be a cheap holiday..?
6. This might be a negative, but James Hoskin will be there! Who remembers him? Who wants to forget him?

I'll be updating/posting more details in the weeks and months to come.

Hope to see you there!

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