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Thursday 02 September 2010
Third Annual Burning Wreck Barbecue September 19th - 20th
Greetings all,

I just want to remind everyone that our SoCalASL Third Annual Burning Wreck Barbecue is only two weeks away; Saturday, September 18th and Sunday, September 19th. The Cost is only $20 for both days, and that includes dinner on Saturday evening, and of course beer and soda in the hospitality room throughout the weekend.

The event is by pre-registration only. You can register on the website, or send a check. Also if you want to stay over, you can get the same deal as West Coast Melee: $99 per night including breakfast for two. I thought we had a link on the website, but it seems to have disappeared. To book a room at our group rate, call the hotel (not the 1-800 reservation line) and tell them you’re with West Coast Melee. If you call the 1-800 reservation line, they will not have the info for our group rate. The cut-off for the hotel room is Friday, September 10th. Be sure to book your room by then.

If you have any trouble registering for the event, or booking your hotel room please email me at jfaikens@verizon.net.

Regards,

Jim

Posted by Jim Aikens on Thursday September 02 2010 - 11:33:30 Read/Post Comment: 0printer friendly create pdf of this news item

Wednesday 14 July 2010
Third Annual Burning Wreck Barbecue September 19th - 20th
Believe it or not, the 3nd Annual Burning Wreck Barbecue is fast approaching.

Where: The Crowne Plaza Hotel, Irvine (home of West Coast Melee).

When: 9:00 AM September 18th through 6:00 PM September 19th, 2010.

How Much: $20. The price includes dinner on Saturday evening.

Format: The Burning Wreck Barbecue is not a tournament. The theme for this event is “playing the big ones”. Since we have the room from Saturday morning to Sunday evening, it’s the perfect opportunity to set up one of those big-ass scenarios you’ve always wanted to tackle. Hill 621, The Beast at Bay, The Last Bid, you name it, we’ll have the room for 33 straight hours. If you really want to maximize your fun, we recommend organizing a game with fellow Club member in advance (although there are always plenty of people who just show up to play). Team play is also a popular option. This year we're calling it "Kick Hitler in the Ass"; a mondo scenario depicting that last days of the Third Reich, with fanatic Germans and Russians fighting to to bitter end in Berlin. It will be perfect for two teams of four each.

Location: If you want to stay over, Crowne Plaza is offering the great deal we get for West Coast Melee; $99 per night (plus tax), which includes a complimentary breakfast for up to two per room. And yes, you read that right, the Club is treating each member to dinner on Saturday. Also, the Club will be running our usual hospitality suite throughout Saturday afternoon and evening.

What you need to know: This event is restricted to SoCalASL members only. Only members whose dues are paid for 2010 will be able to register for this event. We are requiring that everyone pre-register. We will have the on-line pre-registration option up and running soon. For now, just be sure to save the dates; you definitely don’t want to miss this very popular event. Last year we had 20+ members in attendance, and we’re expecting more this year.

I hope we see you there!

-Jim

Posted by Jim Aikens on Wednesday July 14 2010 - 00:24:58 Read/Post Comment: 0printer friendly create pdf of this news item

Sunday 06 June 2010
The San Diego Game Day returns!
I am pleased to report that as a product of our ASL demo at Gamex two weeks ago we have a new location for the San Diego Game Day.

Jimmy Hansen stopped by with his friend Enrique and spent most of the day with us. He lives on Lorraine St. and has a California room that can easily hold 3 games, plus at least one more in his dining room. That should be plenty of room for our purposes.

He has agreed to host the San Diego Game Days on the 4th Saturday of each month, starting with June 26th. He will be on vacation in July, but we will resume in August and into the foreseeable future. The San Diego guys like to start early, so we're planning on a 10:00 AM start time.

What: San Diego Game Day

When: Saturday, June 26th 10:00 AM

Where: 4809 Lorraine St., San Diego, CA 92115.

Format: Same as all the Game Days, show up at the appointed time, pair up with someone, pick a scenario, play. Everyone who shows up at the appointed hour will get to play.

-Jim
Posted by Jim Aikens on Sunday June 06 2010 - 17:58:09 Read/Post Comment: 2printer friendly create pdf of this news item

Tuesday 02 March 2010
Trial of Display Names
Well, another WCM is in the record books. If you want to view the President's AAR, check out the forum section under "events".

The winners were…

The Melee Champion: Dave Derizinsky
Runner up: Dave Perham
3rd Place: Rob Feinstein
4th Place: Dan Plachta

“Micro Mini” Champion: Larry Rohlfing
“For the Motherland” Champion: Eric Johnson
“For the Fatherland” Champion: Stephan Tourville
“For the Glory of Rome” Champion: Trevor Bender

Congratulations to all of our winners!
Posted by Jim Aikens on Tuesday March 02 2010 - 00:30:22 Read/Post Comment: 0printer friendly create pdf of this news item

Sunday 21 February 2010
West Coast Melee XIII Progress Report

I just want to pass along a West Coast Melee XIII progress report:

I am pleased to report, with 4 days remaining until the big event we have all systems go. Matt C. has reported that pre-registrations are running slightly ahead of last year. Crowne Plaza has reported that all of the rooms in our block have been booked. If anyone still needs a room please let me know and we’ll see what we can arrange. Dave Nicholas has the plaques, Rob Feinstein has our tres cool dice cups, and Don Petros and I have cooked up an awesome Epic Event using the Slaughter at Ponyri HASL map.

As I have previously announced, we will be reverting to our usual format for WCM: open play on Friday, scored by the Chicago system, top 16 records will advance to the Saturday single-elimination phase. We will award plaques for the top four places. Remember though, if you want to be in the hunt for a plaque you must be in the game room at 9:00 AM sharp on Friday. If you arrive after that time, we’ll try to accommodate you as best we can, but you may have to sit out until something becomes available. All of the Friday results must be turned in by 11:00 PM, and we will post the top 16 finalists at 11:30 PM.

We have five mini-tournaments lined up. We’re going to bring back the Thursday afternoon “Micro-Mini” tournament that was very popular last year. On late Friday we’re going to launch “The Emperor’s Finest” mini-tournament for those who arrive late or haven’t had much luck so far in The Melee. We’re going to launch two mini’s on Saturday Morning: “For the Glory of Rome” and “For the Motherland”. The latter has been designed for those players who will only be available on Saturday. “For the Fatherland”, our final mini of the event, will be launched early Saturday afternoon. This year, we’re going to let people sign up for the mini’s in advance, at the event.

If you are planning to only be at WCM on Saturday, and would like to be in the Saturday-only “For the Motherland” mini-tournament, please email me directly at president@SoCalASL.com.

The show starts at noon on Thursday with “Recon Thursday”, and we will open the Club’s Hospitality Suite at 3:00 PM for those who would like to enjoy a sandwich and beer compliments of the Club.

See you there!

-Jim



Posted by Jim Aikens on Sunday February 21 2010 - 14:34:48 Read/Post Comment: 0printer friendly create pdf of this news item

Friday 08 January 2010
WCM XIII Pre-Registration is a go!
OK, so you should now see a nice green WCM XIII banner at the top of the screen. That will give you all the information you need to know about the premier ASL tournament in the Western United States. You can send in your pre-registration information can you send to us via snail mail or you can you use the online store to place your pre-registration through paypal or credit card.

Also do not forget to take advantage of our group rate at the Irvine Crowne Plaza by reserving your room at:

http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/cp/1/en/advancedsearch?whichtype=room&roomResult=none&hotelCode=laxiv&quickRes=city&_GPC=WC6&checkInDate=25&checkOutMonthYear=012010&checkInMonthYear=012010&checkOutDate=28&_requestid=395157

Get registering and we look forward to seeing you at the Melee!
[Submitted by Paul Simonsen]
Posted by Paul Simonsen on Friday January 08 2010 - 00:24:30 Read/Post Comment: 10printer friendly create pdf of this news item

Tuesday 08 December 2009
WCM XIII is on the way!
Although I have posted the date and location for WCM under the 'events' section of the website, I wanted to get the information up to the home page for easier access:

What: West Coast Melee XIII: The biggest ASL event in the west!

Where: The Crowne Plaza Hotel, Irvine (home of West Coast Melee).

When: 12:00 PM February 25th through 6:00 PM February 28th 2010.

Format: West Coast Melee isn't just a tournamnt. Sure we'll be running The Melee from Friday through Sunday, for those who like the competition. We'll also be running single elimination mini-tournaments starting on Thursday afternoon. Plus, there will be pick-up games going on every day for those who just want to come and play. And if you're a new player, (or not so new, but like playing Starter Kit) we'll have special programs throughout the event for you also. Plus you'll be able to enjoy all those things you've come to expect from WCM: Recon Thursday, the Hero Game, the Epic Event, cool plaques for The Melee and mini-tournament winners, and much more.

Location: Crowne Plaza is again offering a great deal; $99 per night (plus tax), which includes a complimentary breakfast for up to two per room.

Last year we had over 50 players, and we're expecting more this year. Keep an eye on this space; we'll have the link to the hotel and on-line registration up soon.

We hope to see you there!


Posted by Jim Aikens on Tuesday December 08 2009 - 18:32:46 Read/Post Comment: 10printer friendly create pdf of this news item

Friday 20 November 2009
November/December San Diego Game Days
You might have noticed that the November San Diego Game Day falls on Thanksgiving weekend, and the December San Diego Game Day falls on Christmas weekend. Neither Rob nor I will be able to attend either date, and we’re thinking that’s going to be the case with most people. So I’ve decided to cancel both dates.

This will not affect the Game Days at Brea and Gameology obviously. In fact, the January Gameology date falls on New Year’s weekend, but the LA die-hards have already voted to carry on as usual.

Jim

Posted by Jim Aikens on Friday November 20 2009 - 14:58:39 Read/Post Comment: 9printer friendly create pdf of this news item

Monday 08 June 2009
The 2nd Annual Burning Wreck Barbecue is Coming!
We have set the date and location for the 2nd Annual Burning Wreck Barbecue.

Where: The Crowne Plaza Hotel, Irvine (home of West Coast Melee).

When: 9:00 AM September 12th through 6:00 PM September 13th, 2009.

How Much: $20. The price includes dinner at the hotel on Saturday evening.

Format: The Burning Wreck Barbecue is not a tournament. The theme for this event is “playing the big ones”. Since we have the room from Saturday morning to Sunday evening, it’s the perfect opportunity to set up one of those big-ass scenarios you’ve always wanted to tackle. Hill 621, The Beast at Bay, The Last Bid, you name it, we’ll have the room for 33 straight hours. If you really want to maximize your fun, we recommend organizing a game with fellow Club member in advance (although there are always plenty of people who just show up to play). Team play is also a popular option.

Location: If you want to stay over, Crowne Plaza is offering the great deal we get for West Coast Melee; $99 per night (plus tax), which includes a complimentary breakfast for up to two per room. And yes, you read that right, the Club is treating each member to a free dinner in the hotel restaurant on Saturday. Also, the Club will be running our usual hospitality suite throughout Saturday afternoon and evening.

What you need to know: This event is restricted to SoCalASL members only. Only members whose dues are paid for 2009 will be able to register for this event. Because we need to give the hotel a head-count for dinner, we must require that everyone pre-register. We will have the on-line pre-registration option up and running soon. For now, just be sure to save the dates; you definitely don’t want to miss this very popular event. Last year we had 30 members in attendance, and we’re expecting more this year.

We hope to see you there!

Hotel Link: http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/cp/1/en/advancedsearch?whichtype=room&roomResult=none&hotelCode=laxiv&quickRes=city&_GPC=wc5&_requestid=539839




[Submitted by Jim Aikens]
Posted by Paul Simonsen on Monday June 08 2009 - 01:43:24 Read/Post Comment: 15printer friendly create pdf of this news item

Saturday 14 March 2009
Los Angeles Game is Moving!
The Gameology store where we hold our monthly Los Angeles Game Days on the first Saturday of the move are moving along with Gameology!

The new location is about 3.5 miles southeast of the current location:

9742 Central Ave.
Montclair, CA 91763

Looking forward to seeing you there!
[Submitted by GeoffC]
Posted by Paul Simonsen on Saturday March 14 2009 - 23:24:32 Read/Post Comment: 14printer friendly create pdf of this news item

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Ray Woloszyn
Sep 03 : 19:41
A business trip will put me out in Carpinteria the week before the "Burning Wreck" which I hope to attend once Jim sorts out my emeritus status. Assuming I will be permitted to attend both days, will be looking to play scenarios dealing with "End of the Reich" action either from the recent Rally Pack, CH or HoB Berlin stuff. I just spent two weeks in Berlin so at least I can read a map of the area.

Mike Barton
Aug 30 : 18:00
New to SoCal ASL, but not to SoCal, Returning to the game, just missed SD Monthly Game day (drat), looking for pickup game b4 next Game Day

Kevin Ryan
Aug 08 : 12:20
Jim, you online?


Bill Yuen
Jul 04 : 15:54
Happy 4th !!!

Paul Simonsen
Jun 28 : 17:26
ok, i think we are back online

Paul Simonsen
Jun 28 : 17:26
hello world

Stephan Tourville
Mar 18 : 23:53
Just got my Journal 8! Booya!

Jim Aikens
Mar 02 : 00:20
Thanks for coming Buck!

Buck K
Mar 01 : 13:06
Great fun, I played eight games in three days, enjoyed everyone of them. Thanks, and I hope to get back next year.

Buck

Paul Simonsen
Mar 01 : 12:56
Great to see everyone at the Melee! Great games and people. Look forward to seeing you all next year




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