I'm applying for it today! I think we're already qualified but I'm double checking!

We should be. They 2 ways to qualify for it were either be above a lvl 2 store or have a HW Pre-release. So we meet both requirements.
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Maybe that means we qualify twice
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Hida Karasu
Crab Clan Pacifist * Philosopher * Berserker

Heard back from Daniel today. We are indeed ready to go Sun. Nov. 9th!

Will there be a draft for the economic point?

If so, what will it take to ensure it goes to Mantis? :)
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Tsuruchi Pyo (Eric Morgan)
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Well the way I see it we can divide up the points pretty easily seeing as there are going to be only 5 Clans represented AFAIK. Crab, Lion, Mantis, Phoenix, & Unicorn.

Military - who ever whens the Main Event

Economic - Have the draft and winner gets the Econ point only if they didn't get the Military point. I would be willing if I won the draft to give that point to Mantis.

Politics, Knowledge, and Spirit can be divided among who is left. I would strongly pull for Uni to get the Politics point if I didn't get the Military one.

I think it works out pretty fairly as there will be at most 1-2 representatives for each clan so it will be hard to get the most of anything. And really who is going to dress up?

So unless we get a huge influx of outsiders I say we work things out like this.
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Sounds like a plan to me.

Chris

Military point is all I give two craps about.
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although I do kinda care about just 'handing' out points... seems kinda sketchy to me. Shouldn't the winner of the draft win the economic point regardless of whether or not they won the military point??? If no one dresses up... which likely they won't, should the point even be awarded? Same question with T-shirt count.

Yeah, I get the trying to be fair, but isn't that also skirting the rules a bit as far as the race goes?
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People have been skirting the rules all race. The Scorpion buy subscriptions for relatives, friends, dogs and the like. That was clearly not the intention of that contest, but it still happened.

The Dragon banner at Gencon Indy wasn't actually a holdable banner, took 50 minutes to erect, knocked over the Mantis banners at least twice, almost fell on top of Magic players, and broke convention center property. And yet, it still got the points.

Right now, Econ is close enough between Mantis and Dragon that I'm happy to do whatever it takes to get this Economic point. I'll concede to everybody during the main tournament in exchange for concessions during the draft. I'll wear a shirt for somebody else. I'll run around with somebody else's banner. I did all of these things at Gencon, and AEG was cool with it.

The Mantis got a huge sum of koku from the Crab in exchange for Mantis concessions during the main event. The Mantis got more koku from the Lion for wearing their t-shirts and holding Lion banners.

If AEG is okay with it at Gencon, I don't see a problem with it at small local events. :)

That said, what will it take to guarantee Mantis get the draft Economy point? :)
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Tsuruchi Pyo (Eric Morgan)
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