Welcome to the 2008 IceHot 65-Team “quasi-March Madness” Team-Up Card Tournament.

This is an open call for anybody that would be interested in participating.

Players (if you are listed here you are already in):
Bear42 - DRAFT ORDER roll: 11, tie breaker 8
Antipathy - DRAFT ORDER roll: 10, tie breaker 7
AbsolutVT69 - DRAFT ORDER roll: 9, tie breaker 12
IceHot - DRAFT ORDER roll: 8, tie breaker 8
Peers - DRAFT ORDER roll: 5, tie breaker 8
JHHump - DRAFT ORDER roll: 5, tie breaker 6
The Vision - DRAFT ORDER roll: 4, tie breaker 7
Larry-Boy - DRAFT ORDER roll: 4, tie breaker 6

The Tournament Format (up for discussion):

• Prelim “Pig-Tail” and Round 1 - will be 400 points
  Round 2 - will be 425
  Sweet 16 - will be 450
  Elite 8 - will be 475
  Final 4 – will be 500
  Finals – will be 550
  (I have at least 7 different ideas on progressive point structures – let me know which you prefer).
  
• BFCs for each round will be 2 dealt randomly to each team. You may use 0, 1 or 2 BFCs from the ones you were dealt in addition you may use BFCs provided by your Theme Team card. However once you use a BFC if it is randomly dealt in a subsequent round then it will be treated as a place holder.
  
• Teams will be composed of core members found on the team card and reserve memembers also found on the team card. You may also add any member found on the “Also Available” list although they will not count as core or reserve members for the card cost discount. “Also Available” members will be based on figures that are not on any team that was actively in the field at the start of the current round (65-teams, 64-teams, 32-teams, 16-teams, and so on). As more teams are eliminated more figures will find there way onto the “Also Available” list. I will take suggestions and reasonable recommendations for the “Also Available” list.

(Any other recommendations go here)


We now have the final field of 65 and they have been selected and seeded:

This is an open call for anybody that would be interested in participating. We only ask that you meet the following criteria:

• You are willing to play within the team framework given
  (Each team is composed of a preselected set of core team members; as well some additional options may exist based on comic book theme. Some members may not be available as they me be core members on another team. The key here is being flexible enough to follow the intent of the team-ups). There should tsill be plenty of room for individual creativity.
  
• You are willing to play for fun first.
  (The central element is fun first. It really doesn’t matter who wins even though you can expect to have some challenging matches. You might start with 10 teams and then you might be asked to give one (of your choice) away to another players just to keep the tournament exciting and keep it moving. After all it wouldn’t do much good to end up with two of your own teams playing each other – what fun would that be?)
  
• You are willing to play with the Team-Up Cards that I have created.
  (Input and dialogue is always welcome even if you aren’t directly involved in the match)
  
• You are willing to play with a few House Rules listed below.
  (The Team-Up cards were originally designed with a few House Rules in mind)
  
• You are semi-skilled in playing HeroClix
  (You don’t have to be that good. I’m not that good. We just want you to be cable of fielding a fun and exciting match. If you have only played one or two times before you might want to sit this one out. 3 matches under your belt would be fine.)

House Rules:

• Fun First
• No Sets Retired
• New Fantastic Four Rules
• No Theme team bonuses other then the bonuses on the Team-Up cards. (The cards were initially invented long before WK came out with their theme team rules. The theme team PC would unbalance them as would BFC cancelling.)
• Map selection will be random
• Use thematic sense when considering “Highlander” type duplication (With the theme team card rules this rule is really unnecessary)
• No attacks on the first turn (this allows the board to develop)
• VPs will be scored for surviving figures and KOed figures. Most VPs win the match (some of the cards award extra VPs for certain things and they are based on this principle of VP scoring)
• Feats assigned by the Theme Team Card don't count against the 10% cap.
• Wildcard TAs may NOT cross Universes (In most cases this wont even matter)
• Feats that are on when Damage is Dealt remain on throughout the action (In other words, if you must use Protected you need to decide before rolling Impervious. After all this should be about the teams not about un-thematic Power feats.)

ALL 65 picks as they come in....

1. Bear42....Marvel Meglomaniacs
2. Antipathy....Classic JSA
3. AbsolutVT69....JSA Earth-2
4. IceHot....Legionares
5. Peers....JLI
6. JHHump....Defenders
7. The Vision....Shadowpact
8. Larry-Boy....CSA
9. Larry-Boy....Injustice League
10. The Vision....The Brave and the Bold
11. JHHump....League Threats
12. Peers....X-Factor/Muir Islanders
13. IceHot....Inhumans
14. AbsolutVT69....Skrulls
15. Antipathy....Superboy and the Legion of Super Heroes
16. Bear42....Infinity Watch
17. Bear42....Lex Corps Secret Six
18. Antipathy....The New JLA
19. AbsolutVT69....The Secret Society of Supervillains
20. IceHot....West Coast Avengers
21. Peers....Thunderbolts
22. JHHump....Kingdom Come
23. The Vision....Exiles
24. Larry-Boy....The Legion of Doom
25. Larry-Boy....Bat Busters
26. The Vision....Evil Mystics
27. JHHump....Invaders
28. Peers....Special Forces
29. IceHot....Teen Titans
30. AbsolutVT69....Green Lantern Corp
31. Antipathy....H.I.V.E. Injustice
32. Bear42....Intergang Prime
33. Bear42....Cosmic Threat
34. Antipathy....Deathbird Treachery
35. AbsolutVT69....Avengers East
36. IceHot....X-Men Prime
37. Peers....Fantastic Four
38. JHHump....All-Star Squadron
39. The Vision....Ultron's Masters of Evil (II)
40. Larry-Boy....Asgard Rebellion
41. Larry-Boy....Arkham Madmen
42. The Vision....Galactic Guardians
43. JHHump....Brootherhood of Mutants
44. Peers....Amazon Hunters
45. IceHot....Birds of Prey
46. AbsolutVT69....Council of Kangs
47. Antipathy....X-Calibur
48. Bear42....X-Force/XSE
49. Bear42....Heralds of Galactus
50. Antipathy....Starjammers and Captain Marvel
51. AbsolutVT69....Spider-Friends
52. IceHot....Fisk's Bounty Hunters
53. Peers....Sinister Syndicate
54. JHHump....Fantastic Villains
55. The Vision...Wrecking Crew
56. Larry-Boy....Sons of Darkseid
57. Larry-Boy.....Mojo & The Serpent Society
58. The Vision.....X-Terminators
59. JHHump.....Spider Hunters
60. Peers.....S'hiar Empire
61. IceHot.....Dark Dimension
62. AbsolutVT69.....Gamma Gang
63. Antipathy.....Hammer's Titanic Armor
64. Bear42.....Evil Dead
65. Larry-Boy.....Underworld

Info on Selection Group I follows:
http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showth...35#post3519735

X-Caliber...Antipathy
CSA....Larry-Boy
Galactic Guardians...The Vision
Legion & Superboy....Antipathy
Heralds....Bear42
Deathbird Treachery...Antipathy
X-terminators...The Vision
Special Forces....Peers
H.I.V.E. Injustice...Antipathy
Amazon Hunters....Peers


(The information found at the link will include team-up cards, rosters, key players, preseason record and links to previous online matches)

The following thread will contain detailed information about Selection Group II:
http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showthread.php?t=229817

Information for Group II includes:
Underworld....Larry-Boy (awarded the 65th team)
West Coast Avengers....IceHot
Teen Titans....IceHot
Spider Hunters....JHHump
Legion of Doom...Larry-Boy
Fantastic Four....Peers
X-Men Prime...IceHot
Gamma Gang....AbsolutVT69
All Star Squadron....JHHump
Society Supervillains....AbsolutVT69
Starjammers & Captain Marvel....Antipathy
Classic JSA....Antipathy
Arkham Madmen...Larry-Boy

(The information found at the link will include team-up cards, rosters, key players, preseason record and links to previous online matches)

If you'll have me, I'm willing to play.

Sure the more the merrier.

I have about a third of the teams already posted...we should be able to start drafting aproximately on April 17th.

The following thread will contain detailed information about selection Group III:
http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showth...39#post3523239

Teams in Group III includes:
Legionares....IceHot
Wrecking Crew...The Vision
Masters of Evil (II)...The Vision
Evil Dead...Bear42
Mojo & Serpents....Larry-Boy
Intergang Prime....Bear42
Sons of Darkseid....Larry-Boy
Skrulls...AbsolutVT69
Dark Dimension....IceHot
Evil Mystics....The Vision
Brotherhood....JHHump

The following thread will contain detailed information about Selection Group IV:
http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showth...78#post3538778


Information for Group IV includes:
Bat Busters....Larry-Boy
The Brave & The Bold...The Vision
Cosmic Threat...Bear42
Avengers East...AbsolutVT69
X-Force/XSE....Bear42
Justice League International...Peers "Blue Beetle rules"
Defenders...JHHump
Birds of Prey...IceHot
New JLA...Antipathy
Spider Friends....AbsolutVT69


(The information found at the link will include team-up cards, rosters, key players, preseason record and links to previous online matches)

Gotta admit, I'm still not sure what the heck you're doing... but I'm interested.

Well basically we are just going to have some FUN playing clix, and your more then welcome to join us.

The basic premise for me started a long while ago, when I decide to put each and every HeroClix (persona) on their own team, so each figure was on one team and only one team. Then basically my friends and I would draft teams and play games.

Its expanded a lot since then, I know have 110-teams that are fairly comic-centric. One of the other things I did along the way was create some Team-Up cards to help balance out the teams to make them somewhat more competive.

This evolved quite a bit over the years, including some testing I did at my venue with my players that included grab-bag events, and card optional events that balanced the teams pretty evenly with standard constructed teams. At one point I was using the cards to help introduce the new BFC and Feat mechanics to my players.

Basically though now the cards evolved into something where they can be a basis for a thematic team providing a thematic bonus or a half-a-scenario within a game, but still allow a guest star so to speak that isnt even listed on the card just by taking a small penalty. Also they dont pigeon hole the opponent into playing along with your scenario.

Along the way as I travelled to some HeroClix events a lot of players have gotten copies of the cards and have tweaked them to fit their own play group style. From which I have gotten a lot of feedback and done my bets to keep the cards playtest and balanced.

In doing so, my play group has played online and in-person and narrowed the 110-teams I have down to 65. Which makes up a field just like the NCAA-BBall field.

So let's have a cool tournament of the 65-teams and have some fun and see how it all turns out.

I am getting everything organized right now, but you can join us if you want.

The following thread will contain detailed information about Selection Group V:
http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showth...72#post3546472


Information for Group V includes:
Kingdom Come....JHHump
Lex Corp's Secret Six...Bear42
Marvel Meglomaniacs...Bear42
Asgard Rebellion....Larry-Boy
Fisk's Bounty Hunters...IceHot
Sinister Syndicate...Peers
X-Factor/Muir Island...Peers
Thunderbolts....Peers
Inhumans...IceHot
Hammer's Titanic Armor...Antipathy
Fantastic Villains....JHHump
Shadowpact...The Vision

(The information found at the link will include team-up cards, rosters, key players, preseason record and links to previous online matches)

Group VI the fianl group is now going up....
http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showth...56#post3552256

Information for Group VI includes:
Invaders....JHHump
Exiles...The Vision
Green Lantern Corp....AbsolutVT69
Infinity Watch...Bear42
Sh'iar Empire....Peers
League Threats...JHHump
JSA Earth-2....AbsolutVT69
Council of Kangs....AbsolutVT69
Injustice League...Larry-Boy

My rolls:

Draft order = 9 (3,6)
Tie-Breaker = 12 (6,6) and now I'm doomed to roll horrible from here on out.

I've also uploaded images of the brackets that were sent to me. I had to change them to PNG files so that they would come in under 100KB but they should work for most image viewers.

Absolutely awesome!!!!!

Here are my rolls:
Roll #1: 6,2 = 8
Tiebreaker = 5,3 = 8

(using EvilDM.net dice server)

Bear is on Vacation until Monday so I went ahead and rolled for him:

Roll #1: 5,6 = 11
Tiebreaker roll: 3,5 = 8


Its looking like Gary will get the first pick anyway.....