Dear all,
This is the official announcement of the
*** Belgian National Championship 2019 ***
Date: Sunday, July 21, 2019
Registration: 11:30
First round starting time: 12:00
Expected finishing time: 21:00
Type of Event: National Championship (see the tournament rules )
Cards up to the new Sabbat starter expansion set will be legal to play. See the instructions for the use of cards from printable V:EKN expansion sets.
Being a National Championship, the use of proxy cards will not be allowed.
Number of rounds: 3 + final
Time limit per round: 2 hours
Address of Event:
The Outpost
Rue de la Tribune 8
1000 Bruxelles
Belgium
Tel. +32 (0)2 2180400
(note that it is not allowed to bring your own food and drinks into the shop)
Entry fee: 5 euros (tbc)
*** Pre-registration ***
Pre-registration is very useful to ensure appropriate prize support and a timely start of the tournament. If you intend to participate, please sign up as soon as possible by replying to this thread.
*** How to reach ***
By train: The Outpost is situated less than 10 minutes walking from Brussels Central Station (Gare Centrale).
If you arrive from Paris/London, you will end up at Brussels South Station (Gare du Midi). From there, take the metro line 2 or line 6, direction "Simonis (Elisabeth)", get off after about 8 minutes at the stop "Madou", then walk 5 minutes to the Outpost.
By car: there should be free parking spots available around Rue de la Tribune. Note that, 21 July being Belgium's National Day, road closures and heavy traffic are to be expected: appropriate advice will be shared closer to the event.
We hope to see many of you in Brussels on July 21!
Cheers,
Emiliano & Tom
Emiliano "Sans Terre" - Wandering Player - Prince of Brussels
Hello,
As mentioned in the original post, 21 July is Belgium's National Day. The corresponding activities will mostly take place around Parc Royal, which is very close to the Outpost. As a consequence, heavy disruption due to road closures etc. is to be expected.
If you are coming by train or metro, you will be unaffected (see original post for the instructions). However, if you come by car, you should take a very careful look at the planned traffic measures and plan accordingly.
In fact, the best advice could be to leave your car at one of the "dissuasion parking lots" (near metro stations Roodebeek, Kraainem, Delta or Heysel) and take the metro from there (to station Parc - before it closes at 12).
Otherwise, if you want to tempt your luck, be aware that the main access to the area from the ring (Rue de la Loi) might be closed so you should plan a different path. In any case, stay to the North-East of the Outpost at all cost or be doomed! This interactive map shows the planned road closures: the Outpost is slightly above the green square of doom ( = Parc Royal) in the center of the map. A detailed list of the traffic measures is here .
Anyway, don't get discouraged, plan ahead, and do come to Brussels for an unforgettable day of VTES! B)
Emiliano "Sans Terre" - Wandering Player - Prince of Brussels