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Rhiassa Presents:
Queen of Hearts XVII
Tournaments and War Maneuvers

August 14, 2010 - August 15, 2010

Time:

Friday: Marhsals & staff should try to get to the event Friday night. We'll have stuff to go over and a castle to set up, so the earlier you can get there, the better. EHs should be on site by early afternoon. Each registered team may have up to 5 people arrive at the event on Friday night to set up the team's campsite. Otherwise, no players should be on site without explicit permission from the eventholders.

Saturday: Site opens at 9:00 am. Reading of the Rules starts promptly at 11:00 am, and tournaments begin immediately thereafter. Dinner break will occur in the evening, followed by the non-combat tournament showcase and Rhiassa Court.

Sunday: Tournaments resume at 10:00 am. Tournaments will end in the late afternoon, and the Awards Ceremony will immediately follow the end of Queen's War. We hope to get the awards ceremony over by 5:00, but in the past we have often wrapped things up as late as 6:00. Site closes at 7:00 pm.

Place:

Swift River Sportsmens Club, Belchertown, MA    (directions to site)

Rulebook/System:

The Omnibus to the Realms and A Complete Introduction to Boffers (both available at realmsnet.net). Follow the Omnibus if you find any conflicting information in the CIB.

Cost:

PREREGISTRATION SUGGESTED

$20 before August 1st
$25 after August 1st and at the door

Contact People / Event Holders:

Seth Flagg
9 Evergreen Rd
Hubbardston, MA 01452
e-mail to yawkey@alum.wpi.edu

Jason Rosa
236 Campville Rd
Northfield, CT 06778
email to aeston@giantsquid.net

Magic Marshal(s):

Mike Labossiere
3 Crescent St
Pepperell, MA 01463
email to mlaboss@gmail.com

Notes:

Come join us for the annual Queen of Hearts Tournaments and War Maneuvers.

To compete in tournaments you must be supporting someone who is running for the honorific title of "Queen of Hearts".

You can come to the event not supporting anyone and then offer your services to someone on Saturday morning if you want to. Individual tournaments are run with one entry from each team. If you want to do individual tournies, you would do well to contact a team or set up your own.

If you are running a team you must inform the EHs. There is a 5 team cap. First come, first served. Only a paid pre-reg of your Queen & True Supporters saves you a spot. Please send the check to the Northfield address above and send an email with the list of True Supporters' IC & OOC names. Blanks or choices are acceptable in the list of True Supporters (within reason).

Queen
Champion
Mage
Generals (2)
Senschal

Please review the "Other Notes" and the full list of tourneys if you are assembling a team. There have been changes, including specifications for the entries for some non-coms.

Other Notes:

FOAMSMITH:
- 5' spears, only materials specifically defined as legal in the omnibus; also, bamboo will be allowed as a material provided the weapon is in all other ways safe and compliant with our rules

SHIELDSMITH:
- a shield made using any kind of sled

ARMOURER:
- head armor

TRAPPER:
- combat monster

ARTIST:
- Realms nations (can be characters, symbolism, the artist's nation, the team's nation, all nations, etc)

GARB:
- cloak

HERALDRY:
- scope of judging limited only to the true supporter and main banner

CAMPFIRE COOKING (New this year):
Chicken - see rules on non-boffer page

Presentations during court are allowed, but presentations are to be limited to 90 seconds. This gives players a minute an a half to present the projects. After 90 secons, they will be pulled from the stage, no matter what. A 10 second warning will be given. Bardics are limited to about five minutes. Dance and performance alike. Along with the court presentations, teams are encouraged to submit a write up on non-com entries. Doing so will allow the judges a greater insight into your projects if you are on the field or otherwise not able. The write up should contain information for the judges such as a few paragraphs of IC information, construction information, hours invested, and any techniques or features the creator is especially proud of.

Please direct all questions about non com competitions to Jen DeNardis at areni.daru@gmail.com