West Coast Rumble, 5-7 November 2021

[George Kelln]

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The 2021 West Coast Rumble (WCR) ASL Tournament is a part of BottosCon 2021 and if you want to attend the WCR you must register with BottosCon.

Registration for BottosCon 2021 is now open.

There is a cap of 100 Participants.

Go here to Register

More information on the WCR will be released shortly.

If you know anyone interested, please pass along the information

Cheers

George

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[SSlunt]

Hey George is "The Wheel of Death" going to be a feature of WCR again this year!

 

[George Kelln]

Yes, the Wheel of Death will be there ...

 

[chief2000]

Don't any tournaments ever come to the Sunshine State?

 

[Michael R]

Not since the Schwerepunkt people stopped doing their tournament.

 

[George Kelln]

With one week to go before the West Coast Rumble, "Let the Packing begin!"

The first batch order of the Quick 6 IV scenario pack is in and each participant of the West Coast Rumble will receive a copy. Upon returning home, I will be getting things ready for general release, so please stand by.



Designed for the participants of the 2021 West Coast Rumble, these six scenarios are designed for minimum set up time, resulting in maximum playing time.

• Q19 – Raff’s Ruffians: Diersfordt, Germany, 24 March 1945, Germans v. Americans; estimated playing time: 2h 43m
• Q20 – Boxcloth: Otto Island, Apamama Atoll, 23 November 1943, Japanese v. Marines; estimated playing time: 2h 4m
• Q21 – Hold Pokhlebin!: Pokhlebin, Russia, 5 December 1942, Germans v. Russians; estimated playing time: 3h 24m
• Q22 – French Spirt: Oise-Aisne Canal, France, 5 June 1940, Germans v. French; estimated playing time: 3h 45m
• Q23 – Campoleone Salient: Campoleone, Italy, 30 January 1944, Germans v. British; estimated playing time: 3h 7m
• Q24 – Moldavian Precursor: Zgardesti, Moldavia, 3 July 1941, Romanians v. Russians; estimated playing time: 3h 21m
• Map Boards Required: 2a, 6, 6a, 85, & m

Stand by for more information on ordering.

 

[Stewart]

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[George Kelln]

WEST COAST RUMBLE

The 2021 West Coast Rumble is in the history books. While the turnout was less than expected (primarily due to health concerns), the participants enjoyed themselves in a leisurely 3 round-robin tournament. This year’s West Coast Rumble Champion was Darren Kovacs; congratulations Darren.

Record
3-0 Darren Kovacs
2-1 David Wolfe
1-2 Rich Jenulis
0-3 Glen MacDermid

Most Snake-eyes (13) Darren Kovacs
Most Boxcars (13) David Wolfe
Panzer Ace (2) David Wolfe
Good Sportsman Glen MacDermid

A big thanks go out to the following sponsors for helping out with this year’s tournament; their support is greatly appreciated.

Chris & Helen Doary at Battleschool/Kitshop for the Gift Certificates
Sam Tyson at Bounding Fire Productions for the Gift Certificate
Scott Blanton Gamer’s Armory for the Gift Certificate
Dave Mareske and the rest of the Kansas City ASL Club for the scenario packs
Lone Canuck Publishing for the dice tower, plaques, t-shirts, coffee cups, and scenario packs
Mario Aceto at La torre dei dadi for the dice cup
Perry Cocke and the crew as MMP for the scenario pack
Phil Lacefield Jr and the rest of the crew at Noble Knight Games for the scenario packs
Derek Ritter at Ritterkrieg Games for the OBA Cards

In addition, I want to thank Rob Bottos and the rest of the BottosCon crew for putting on the convention and allowing the West Coast Rumble to be a part of it. The work of the convention staff is under appreciated so I want to thank them for a well-run event.

The hope for next year is that the pandemic to be well behind us and next year’s tournament to be better attended. I hope to count on the continuing support of the sponsors whose prizes are much appreciated by the tournament participants.

I look forward to seeing everyone at next year’s tournament 4-6 November 2022.