http://www.ptks.org/upcoming.php

http://www.ptks.org/tempest.php

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When: 09/30/2011 - 10/01/2011
Where: Crowne Plaza Downtown Silver Spring 8777 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910

(301) 589-0800
Cost: Early Registration through 7/31: $45 to PTKS members, $55 to non-members.
Contact: Joseph Wheeler

Tempest is our flagship annual event, attracting players from all over the world to compete for top place. We have previously hosted both DipCon and World DipCon at our Tempest in a Teapot competition, and are frequently one of the largest face-to-face events held in the U.S. of A. This year's event will take place at the Crowne Plaza Downtown Silver Spring in Silver Spring, MD. The hotel is offering an event rate of $99 a night - just specify PTKS Tempest event when booking your room. Questions about this event should be directed to Joe Wheeler, our Director of Tournaments. If you desire aid in finding roommates, the Tempest staff will be happy to assist you.

Schedule:
Friday, 09/30
06:00 PM: Registration opens
07:00 PM: Round 1
Saturday, 10/01
10:00 AM: Round 2 [Jersey Round: Wear your favorite hockey jersey, or other sports team jersey, or dress (and act) like you're from Joisey]
06:00 PM: PTKS hobby meeting
07:00 PM: Crystal Ball Variant
Sunday, 10/02
08:30 AM: Round 3 [Timed round: will be called no later than 2:45 PM]
03:00 PM: Auction Wrap-Up
03:15 PM: Awards Ceremony


Scoring System:
The scoring system used at Tempest is the Carnage scoring system: 7000 pts for first place board position, 6000 pts for second place board position....down to 1000 pts for last place board position, plus 1 pt for each SC owned at the end of the game. Players tied for a position will split the points for the affected positions. (examples given at link)

Registration through pay pal: (note: fulltime students are $25)
Register early because the rate will go up at the door. Note: The Bring-A-Friend option lets you register yourself and one other person (who must not have attended Tempest in the past) for only $35 each. Of course, how you decide to split the cost is up to you - you have 15 minutes to negotiate.