ACC IX 24-25th August 2013

The Albion Coast Cup is back and celebrating a decade of mayhem in Southampton! The Albion Coast Cup is a tournament like no other. Rich in history the ACC has run for a full decade now* and for the third year we are proud to present the UK's only progression tournament. As a progression tournament the ACC is still NAF-ranked (hopefully! will apply to the NAF at lunchtime!) but each coach has a team to develop and build rather than a fixed roster of everliving players. As has been the case for a very long time now the Albion Coast Cup will be held on the August Bank Holiday weekend, so 24th and 25th August. * Though this is only ACC IX for legal issues that we can not go into here. Remember that this is a little different to other tournaments so here's the detail: The tournament will be run according to the CRP with the following exceptions, ammendments and clarifications: Starting Treasury: 1,050,000 Slann, Underworld, Chaos Pact rosters included. No Inducements may be purchased as part of your starting roster. All Inducements allowed (including Special Play Cards) and to be chosen at the start of each game. Petty Cash may be used for Inducements. SPPs are earned according to the rulebook with the exception of the MVP which is chosen rather than awarded to a random player. All skill rolls must be made immeadiately after the game in the presence of your opponent (+stats and doubles are allowed). All purchases, journeymen, and skills must be selected after each game and before the start of the next round. Any Ogre teams will be allowed to allocate ONE extra MVP to a player of their choice prior to the first game. Remeber especially the Petty Cash rules, which could be relevant at any point. Points will be awarded as follows: Win: 3 Points Draw: 1 Point Loss: 0 Points Each round will be drawn according to the Swiss format with no reference to TDs, CAS or TV If two or more coaches are tied for first place at the end of the final game then opponent score will be used to find final placings. It is expected that you will be able to provide appropriate miniatures for any stars that you may induce (or at least proxies that distinguish them from regular team members) It would be sensible to ensure you bring a good number of skill rings. Starting Rosters will be required in advance of The ACC so that provision can be made for effecient printing of updated rosters in between rounds. These should be emailed to robincaddy@hotmail.com as either excel files or just typed out clearly. Venue, costs, and stuff... The Mitre will be the venue as per last year, with it's large free car park. Meet in the car park around 10am for a 1030am Prize support will come once again from the fabulous Willy Miniatures and FF Fields We look forward to seeing you there - Blocknroll, Itchen Massack and Lemf 1 Lemf 2 Itchen Massack 3 Lycos 4 Sillysod 5 Armydave 6 Belafon 7 Apathetic Rooster 8 Bob Bifford (paid) 9 Prez 10 Juck101 11 CeeTee (paid) 12 Russo (paid) 13 Bobafettsmum 14 Cyrus Havoc (paid) Interested Lunchmoney Darkson +1 Inky Nobby Hudson vmcat

There's just one month to go until the 8th Albion Coast Cup! Looks like we are going to have somewhere between 20 and 30 people, with a capacity of 32 this is pretty good. If you haven't signed up yet, there's still time! Prizes are taking shape, and the guys at FF Fields have produced what I think is their best ever field for us, with the logo coming from whatball over at fumbbl.com It looks perfect, such a great prize. Willy Miniatures has come up trumps once again with a superb selection of minis available as prizes and spot prizes. Head on over to The NAF or TFF for more details, or email robincaddy@hotmail.co.uk

Exciting times

Many have already showed an interest or confirmed attendance via the NAF site, TFF and Fumbbl.
Looks to be a great year for the ACC, and am thrilled to say that the plans for prizes are coming along really well.
Once again Willy Miniatures will be helping us with prizes, but we are also hoping ff fields and Conrish Mikey will be involved again. If you have any questions feel free to drop us a line at robincaddy@hotmail.co.uk
Roll on August!

ACC VIII

ACC VIII 25-26 August 2012 Southampton
The Albion Coast Cup is back. Ring the bells and bring the maidens!

The Albion Coast Cup is a tournament like no other. Rich in history the ACC has run for a full nine years* but, for a second year only, we are proud to present a [i]progression[/i] tournament. As a progression tournament the ACC is still NAF-ranked but each coach has a team to develop and build rather than a fixed roster of everliving players. The ACC is the only progression tournament in the UK so, well, get it while its hot :)

*apart from "the year that wasnt", courtesy of a Mr E. Rob.

Remember that this is a little different to other events so please take careful note of the rules. The tournament will be run according to the CRP with the following exceptions, ammendments and clarifications:

Starting Treasury: 1,050,000
Slann, Underworld, Chaos Pact rosters included.
No Inducements may be purchased as part of your starting roster.
All Inducements allowed (including Special Play Cards) and to be chosen at the start of each game. Petty Cash may be used for Inducements.
SPPs are earned according to the rulebook with the exception of the MVP which is chosen rather than awarded to a random player.
All skill rolls must be made immeadiately after the game in the presence of your opponent (+stats and doubles are allowed).
All purchases, journeymen, and skills must be selected after each game and before the start of the next round.
Any Ogre teams will be allowed to allocate ONE extra MVP to a player of their choice prior to the first game.

Points will be awarded as follows:
Win: 3 Points
Draw: 1 Point
Loss: 0 Points

Each round will be drawn according to the Swiss format with no reference to TDs, CAS or TV
If two or more coaches are tied for first place at the end of the final game then opponent score will be used to find final placings.

It is expected that you will be able to provide appropriate miniatures for any stars that you may induce (or at least proxies that distinguish them from regular team members)
It would be sensible to ensure you bring a good number of skill rings.
Starting Roosters will be required in advance of The ACC so that provision can be made for effecient printing of updated rosters in between rounds.

Venue, costs, and stuff...

At this stage we are waiting to confirm the venue, all being well we will use The Mitre as per last year. Tickets will be £20 and include two lunches and brilliant prizes. All entrants must be registered with the NAF but NAF Membership is included in the ticket price for any brand new members.

Please send entry fees to robincaddy@hotmail.com or shove money into our hands if thats more convenient.

We look forward to seeing you there :)

Blocknroll and SillySod

The Excitement is Mounting!

Less than a week to go, I thought it was a good time to put up some more pictures of the first prize, the fabulous Pro Elf team painted by Cornish Mikey. This is most of the team, but not all. Plus there's loads of great figs from Willy Miniatures to be won too!

Venue, Cost + Times Confirmed + Pictures

Delighted to announce that the venue this year will be The Mitre in Portswood, Southampton. Just a mile further out of the city centre on the same road as The Hobbit, it is just 0.3 miles from St Denys station.
There is free parking for around 20 cars at the rear of the pub in their car park.

The cost for the weekend is £20 to include membership to The NAF for brand new members, lunch on both days and the fantastic prizes we have on offer thanks to Cornish Mikey and Willy Miniatures.

We have use of the function room from 10:30 to 6:30 both days, we suggest meeting in the car park by 10:15 each morning, and will aim to be done by 6pm both days (maybe a little earlier on the sunday).

The prize for the winner has arrived from Cornish Mikey, much excitment!




Details of the pub

Sneaky Peak at The Prize

Cornish Mikey has been slaving over a hot brush to complete the team that will be First Prize at The ACC this year. Here's the first picture of what awaits the victor!





There will be more to follow over the weekend and I can confirm that details of the venue, timings and price for the tournament will be added over the weekend too.

We've worked really hard to make it great value for money with fantastic prizes and food included in the price too. Getting very excited about it!