Registration for the eASLeague ends tomorrow. We then start pairings and play begins April 1. We have 72 players. Yes, that's what I said, 72! When we first discussed this thing. Spencer and I figured we'd top out at some number approaching 50 with about 30 registering in the first week or so. As it was, we had almost 60 in the first week. So, if this is any indication of how reality is going to meet our expectations, we're in for one heck of a ride.
Another note that I didn't mention...also contributing to prizes this year is no less than:
Chas Argent at Multi-Man Publishing
OK, let me just say this again. Thank you so much to our sponsors for their generosity. The ASL community is truly one of the most amazing groups I have ever encountered. Even after associating with it for 5 or 6 years now, I am still amazed. I've met scholars, and lawyers, and geeks, and strange/wondrous British people ;) and even white trailer trash (Hi, John!!! :D ), and I still actually like chatting with them all. Everyone that I seem to run into (virtually and IRL) seems to be a stellar person.
I'm sure that I also speak for my counterpart, Spencer, but I personally am looking forward to the opportunity to work with all of you over the course of this league and even play a few of you. We are grateful for your trust and hope not to screw it up too badly as we work the kinks out of our system. We've put a lot of time into preparing this and have tried to present the most durable product that we could. This tournament, as all of them are, is a labor of love. We're excited to be able to present it to you and have you all participate.
We'll see you all April 1. Roll low and may you pass all of your PMC's.
Josh Walles
eASLeague Director
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Thursday, March 8, 2012
eASLeague Official Rules Document
As we continue to prepare for the league, we have released the 2012 version of the eASLeague Official Rules Document. The GameSquad post containing it is HERE. We are asking that people review it and look for any holes we might have missed plugging (we're not perfect). Spencer and I are both overwhelmed by the response to the tournament - 54 entries in 5 days!!!!
We're proud of what we've accomplished and put together so far. We're excited to be able to host this event for all our friends in the ASL community. We're grateful for the sponsors that have graciously agreed to help support this tournament with prizes and I particularly want to give a shout out to them:
Scott & Crystal Blanton at the Gamer's Armory
Chris & Helen Doary at BattleSchool
George Kellin at Lone Canuck Publishing
Xavier Vitrey at Le Franc Tireur
We have a couple more that we're working on bringing on-board as well and I'll post that information as it is available.
Most of all, we're grateful to you, the players, for your trust and enthusiasm. We LOVE ASL. We love playing it, we love talking about it, and we know you do too. We hope our contribution to the proverbial "ASL table" meets with your approval and can be savored and enjoyed alongside the other wonderful offerings already out there.
More to come...
Josh Walles
eASLeague Director
We're proud of what we've accomplished and put together so far. We're excited to be able to host this event for all our friends in the ASL community. We're grateful for the sponsors that have graciously agreed to help support this tournament with prizes and I particularly want to give a shout out to them:
Scott & Crystal Blanton at the Gamer's Armory
Chris & Helen Doary at BattleSchool
George Kellin at Lone Canuck Publishing
Xavier Vitrey at Le Franc Tireur
We have a couple more that we're working on bringing on-board as well and I'll post that information as it is available.
Most of all, we're grateful to you, the players, for your trust and enthusiasm. We LOVE ASL. We love playing it, we love talking about it, and we know you do too. We hope our contribution to the proverbial "ASL table" meets with your approval and can be savored and enjoyed alongside the other wonderful offerings already out there.
More to come...
Josh Walles
eASLeague Director
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Introducing the eASLeague
Well, we went ahead and did it. The eASLeague is open for business with the proprietors being myself and Spencer Armstrong. HERE is a link to the GameSquad thread. The following is a reprint of the original post:
First, there was the CyberASL Open; now we're creating the eASLeague. Pretty soon, it we'll just have a cool symbol that you can make an electric guitar out of...maybe one that looks kind of like an ankh...have to check on that...I'm thinking something in purple...
Anyway, with all of the interest expressed in our "...resurrected" thread, we have decided that we will ACTUALLY have...A LEAGUE!!!...muah haaah haa!!!
Excuse me, sorry...wrong voice.
So we are announcing, the eASLeague (or e-mail ASL League). As the name implies, this will be a League format as opposed to the Tournament one we thought about originally. We are in the final stages of developing the League rules document and it should be done next week, but I can hit the highlights here:
Registration is open to all and starts immediately. We didn't want to delay registration simply because the rules doc wasn't done and we wanted to start in Q2. Registration is to be an e-mail directed to both of the League Directors (LD's):
Primary LD: Josh Walles (countzeroasl at gmail dot com)
LD: Spencer Armstrong (ssa415 at gmail dot com)
We'll comfirm the e-mail back to you, and you're in. Prior to the start of a round, we'll send you an e-mail with your next pairing and contact information of your opponent. Play will commence on April 1, 2012. For the first year, we will likely have a single grouping. In later years, that may restructure and add something for ASLSK, but we'll worry about that down the line.
League rounds will be 3 months in duration with initial pairings determined by the LD's. That means for the year 2012, there will be 3 rounds. Scenario selection, play, and winner determination will be left almost entirely to the players as outlined in the rules doc. Normal years will consist of 4 rounds. Play should be completed prior to 3 days before the end of the round to give us time to do all administrative stuff required prior to the next round. For the most part, however, we don't want to interfere. It's like the famous signature line here on the forum "Shut up and play."
Obviously the default format is PBEM with the Honor System governing things (some clarifications and structure are in the rules doc, but things are largely left up to the players per the "we are all adults" comments in the other thread), but if needed F2F or Live VASL can be used to finish a game at the end of a round.
There will be a prize pool at the end of the year (also outlined in the rules doc). We already have some things lined up thanks to Chris Doary of BattleSchool fame and Scott and Crystal of The Gamer's Armory generously sponsoring us and are working on a few more surprises to be announced later.
The League is designed to be very low-key. What we really want is to get more people playing more ASL in a format that meets their needs. We want to give them an excuse to meet new opponents and get a wider breadth of experience. Most of all, we want everyone to have a good time playing ASL.
So while you're waiting for the rest of the details, give us an e-mail shout and register for the hottest ASL event since that one that was run by that guy a while back..you know? Come out and participate. We'd love to have you. In the meantime, roll low and may you pass all your PMC's.
Day 1 saw 24 registered. Huge! And there's still 25 days to go. Rules doc is going through it's final revisions between Spencer and I after which, it will be released to the general populous. We're already funneling in prize material. Things are looking up. We have seen a lot of excitement about this idea. It seems to fill a need in our community. Not a giant one, mind you, but a need nonetheless. It's nice to be able to offer this as a way to contribute. This is something I can do to make a difference to a few people. I'm happy to do it.
We're excited to see how this all plays out. Come join us for the ride, if you've a mind... We'd love to see you on the field of battle.
Josh
First, there was the CyberASL Open; now we're creating the eASLeague. Pretty soon, it we'll just have a cool symbol that you can make an electric guitar out of...maybe one that looks kind of like an ankh...have to check on that...I'm thinking something in purple...
Anyway, with all of the interest expressed in our "...resurrected" thread, we have decided that we will ACTUALLY have...A LEAGUE!!!...muah haaah haa!!!
Excuse me, sorry...wrong voice.So we are announcing, the eASLeague (or e-mail ASL League). As the name implies, this will be a League format as opposed to the Tournament one we thought about originally. We are in the final stages of developing the League rules document and it should be done next week, but I can hit the highlights here:
Registration is open to all and starts immediately. We didn't want to delay registration simply because the rules doc wasn't done and we wanted to start in Q2. Registration is to be an e-mail directed to both of the League Directors (LD's):
Primary LD: Josh Walles (countzeroasl at gmail dot com)
LD: Spencer Armstrong (ssa415 at gmail dot com)
We'll comfirm the e-mail back to you, and you're in. Prior to the start of a round, we'll send you an e-mail with your next pairing and contact information of your opponent. Play will commence on April 1, 2012. For the first year, we will likely have a single grouping. In later years, that may restructure and add something for ASLSK, but we'll worry about that down the line.
League rounds will be 3 months in duration with initial pairings determined by the LD's. That means for the year 2012, there will be 3 rounds. Scenario selection, play, and winner determination will be left almost entirely to the players as outlined in the rules doc. Normal years will consist of 4 rounds. Play should be completed prior to 3 days before the end of the round to give us time to do all administrative stuff required prior to the next round. For the most part, however, we don't want to interfere. It's like the famous signature line here on the forum "Shut up and play."
Obviously the default format is PBEM with the Honor System governing things (some clarifications and structure are in the rules doc, but things are largely left up to the players per the "we are all adults" comments in the other thread), but if needed F2F or Live VASL can be used to finish a game at the end of a round.
There will be a prize pool at the end of the year (also outlined in the rules doc). We already have some things lined up thanks to Chris Doary of BattleSchool fame and Scott and Crystal of The Gamer's Armory generously sponsoring us and are working on a few more surprises to be announced later.
The League is designed to be very low-key. What we really want is to get more people playing more ASL in a format that meets their needs. We want to give them an excuse to meet new opponents and get a wider breadth of experience. Most of all, we want everyone to have a good time playing ASL.
So while you're waiting for the rest of the details, give us an e-mail shout and register for the hottest ASL event since that one that was run by that guy a while back..you know? Come out and participate. We'd love to have you. In the meantime, roll low and may you pass all your PMC's.
Day 1 saw 24 registered. Huge! And there's still 25 days to go. Rules doc is going through it's final revisions between Spencer and I after which, it will be released to the general populous. We're already funneling in prize material. Things are looking up. We have seen a lot of excitement about this idea. It seems to fill a need in our community. Not a giant one, mind you, but a need nonetheless. It's nice to be able to offer this as a way to contribute. This is something I can do to make a difference to a few people. I'm happy to do it.
We're excited to see how this all plays out. Come join us for the ride, if you've a mind... We'd love to see you on the field of battle.
Josh
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