Gulf Coast Monthly
GCC Newsletter - February 2020
Coordinator's Corner
Our next event will be Cold Iron V in Birmingham in March so nothing in February. Brewer-Sailors will follow in April or May and Bayou Wars in June.
Cold Iron V: FOG Open Tournament, March 14 & 15, 2020
The Cold Iron Field of Glory Tournament returns in 2020 for its 5th installment, March 14 & 15, 2020. The tournament will be held in the Irondale suburb of the Birmingham, AL, area.
Tournament Information:
1. Two day event with 3 rounds on Saturday, March 14, and 1 round Sunday March 15. Each round will be 3 hours plus 1d6 minutes of random time. Players will finish the current phase when time is called.
A. Saturday
- Registration: 8:00 AM
- Round 1: 9:00 AM - 12:15 PM
- Lunch: 12:15-1:30 PM
- Round 2: 1:45 PM - 5:00 PM
- Round 3: 5:15 PM - 8:30 PM
- Round 4: 9:00-12:15 PM
- Awards: 12:15 PM
2. This will be an open event with 1 list of 800 points. Lists are due to the referee Christopher Anders at shadypage@att.net by midnight March 7, 2020. Late lists give the opponent choice of terrain before initiative is rolled.
3. We will use the 100 point French scoring method.
4. Entry fee is $30. Early registration is available via PayPal. Visit my blog page and use the Cold Iron FOG Registration button. https://bloodsandsteel.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html
5. The host venue will be the Hampton Inn & Suites in Irondale, AL. Please let me know at registration if you are staying at the host hotel as if we get enough rooms reserved we may be eligible for a price break on the room. At the time of this posting the cheapest rate was at the hotel website. https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/bhmeah ... -irondale/
6. Airport pick-up may be possible with advanced notice.
2019-2020 GCC Championship Points
- Johnston, Christopher - 17 points
- Swearingen, Chris - 12
- Payne, Steve - 10
- Setz, Jaime - 9
- Miller, Joey - 8
- Burgoyne, Walt - 7
- McManus, Hilton - 6
- Roper, Steven - 6
- Setz, Hab - 5
- Allen, Scott - 4
- Anders, Christopher - 3
- Fraternalli, Simone - 3
- Hannan, Derek - 2
- Sierichs, Bill - 1
3 tournaments played - averaging 8.67 players per tournament
50 tournament games: 42 to resolution, 8 draws = 84% completion rate
GCC Calendar of Events for 2019-2020
- Mar 14-15 2020 - Cold Iron V Tournament (FOG v3) - Birmingham, AL area
- Apr 2020 - Brewer-Sailors Memorial Ancients Tournament (ADLG) - Tentatively Gardendale, AL
- Jun 2020 - Bayou Wars GCC Championship/US Open Championship (ADLG) - D'Irberville, MS
GCC Coordinator
Email: shadypage@att.net
Website: https://bloodsandsteel.blogspot.com
Location: 512 Fultonbrook Drive, Fultondale, AL, USA
Phone: 205-612-1066
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/GCCseries/