The French National Championship 2011 will be held in Angers on 27th & 28th of August.
Sat. 27/08: Last Chance Qualifier
Sun 28/08: French Nationals
The Venue :
MJC La Chesnaie,
Allée des chataigners
49240 Avrillé
FRANCE
Accomodation:
We are currently negociating with hotels, there will be more info very soon.
But accomodation is definitly not a problem in such a touristic city as Angers.
Where the hell is Angers ?
It is close to Nantes and its International Airport (1h drive) on the Atlantic coast, and Paris (2h30 drive, 1h30 by Train from Paris Montparnasse station). Also to mention 1h30 drive from Poitiers, a city that has an international Airport, dedicated to low cost flight.
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Benoit (Prince of Angers)
Hello everyone!
The preregistrations for the French Nationals are now open - please announce your presence asap to help us deal with the logistics. We hope to see a lot of people!
[Important note: The French Nationals require a Qualification. Contact me {nc.vtes.fr/at/gmail/dot/com} to know if you are qualified]
Reminders:
The French Nationals will be held in Angers (between Nantes and Paris), on the last week-end of August (Sat 27, Sun 28).
Here's a map to get to the tournament place from Angers' center:
gardien-legende.forumactif.com/t531-comment-se-rendre-chez-les-gardiens-de-la-legende
The address is:
MJC La Chesnaie
Allée des Châtaigniers
Avrillé
Program for the week-end:
* Friday 26th, evening:
20:30 - restaurant in Angers to celebrate the gathering of VTES players (place tba soon)
and/or
19:00 > 02:00 - games night in Avrillé's MJC La Chesnaie, for game addicts (hundreds of boardgames will be free-to-use).
* Saturday 27th, Last Chance Qualifier
10:00 - Registrations open
11:00 ~ 13:00 - Round 1.
13:00 ~ 13:45 - Lunch break. "Keepers of Legend" will propose their famous Sandwich menu.
13:45 ~ 15:45 - Round 2.
16:00 ~ 18:00 - Round 3.
18:30 ~ 20:30 - Finals
There is no option but snacks to eat in the MJC.
Evening: Spend some time in Angers, or play some games till 2:00 in the MJC.
* Sunday 28th, French Nationals 2011
09:00 - Registrations open.
09:30 ~ 11:30 - Round 1.
11:40 ~ 13:40 - Round 2.
The Keepers of Legend will still be having their mythic Sandwich menu, available from 11:30 till 14:30
14:10 ~ 16:10 - Round 3.
16:30 ~ 18:30 - Finals.
Prizes will be given outdoors, if the weather permits it.
Important information:
Format: 3R+F. The time limit for the finals is 2 hours.
Opaque sleeves are mandatory.
Decklists will be required, and some decks will be checked. Please prepare it beforehand, even if it means updating it at the last moment with that change you feel necessary. Check your decklists, errors will be eliminatory.
We kindly ask players to use unitary counters (rather than figures on dice) and gather them in stacks of 5.
This is a constructed tournament, this is the list of the banned cards:
* Dramatic Upheaval
* Edge Explosion
* Kindred Restructure
* Madness of the Bard
* Memories of Mortality
* Protect Thine Own
* The Return to Innocence
* Succubus Club
* Any card referring to ante :
o Cunctator Motion
o High Stakes
o Playing for Keeps