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WBC 2017 Orphans/Preliminary Events List
Last updated 5/15/2017.
 

WBC 2017 is now closed to new events.

WBC is now finalizing its 2017 schedule which will be announced in mid-May.
The list below is temporary and only identifies events eligible for inclusion based on 2016 performance,
the completed 2017 membership vote and the participation of GMs and sponsors.

Century | Trial Events | Continuing Trials | New Trials | Sponsored Trials | Alternate Trials | Juniors | Info

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Century Events

Century: These events compose the combined Century & Legacy Group of featured events that are supported by multiple prize levels, ranging from two to six plaques and a Centurion shirt, based on a formula using the most recent statistics of attendance and player hours. Slots were pre-determined by 2016 performance and Board vote under the Legacy rules (see BPA FAQs) and require only the commitment of a BPA member to GM the event by the March 15 deadline.

Failure of a member GM to submit a suitable event form for the event by the deadline will drop it from eligibility. All events require a BPA member acting as GM to submit a satisfactory Event Form no later than March 15. Prospective GMs should review the GM Guidelines. All requested event times are approximate and subject to change when the final schedule is released.

Events are not held for their prior GM but are awarded based on merit determined by past performance, timeliness of event submission and format. Events without a GM commitment at this time are OPEN to any current member who submits an acceptable event form.

Name Code # Prize Level ClassGM
7 Wonders 7WS C-14BShea, Phillip
7 Wonders Duel 7WD C-23BEdelstein, David
1775 775 C-33BLange, Jeffrey
1830 8XX C-46BMcCorry, Thom
Acquire ACQ C-53BAckman, Cliff
Adel Verpflichtet ADV C-63CBender, Angela
Advanced Civilization ACV C-75BBarhorst, Nathan
Afrika Korps AFK L-14BLockwood, Jon
Agricola AGR C-85AMurray, Rob
Air Baron ABN C-93BJamelli, Max
Alhambra ALH C-104BGutermuth, Debbie
Amun-Re AMR C-113BThatcher, Greg
Atlantic Storm ACS C-124BKnight, Ben
Attack Sub ATS L-22BCaler, Steve
Auction AUC L-32BWicks, Bob
Automobile AUT C-133BMaly, Andrew
Axis & Allies A&A C-143AYope, Craig
B17 B17 C-156ATerry, David
Battle Cry BCY C-163AStein, Peter
Battle Line BAT C-173BMcCulloch, Sean
Battles of the American Revolution Series BAR C-183BMiklos, Mark
Brass BRS C-193BHodgkins, Bruce
Breakout Normandy BKN C-204BThompson, Nels
Britannia BRI C-214BJordan, James
Can't Stop CNS C-223CDrummond, Andrew
Carcassonne CAR C-233BVisocnik, Jennifer
Castles of Burgundy COB C-244BIrving, Richard
Castles of Mad King Ludwig CMK C-254BCorrado, John
Catan: Cities & Knights C&K C-263BGnech, Chris
Championship Formula Racing (Speed Circuit) CFR C-784BLong, Chris
Churchill CHL C-274ASchmittgens, Greg
Circus Maximus CMS C-286BJacoby, John
Combat Commander CBC C-295BCollars, Bryan
Commands & Colors Ancients CCA C-303ALewis, Andy
Concordia CNC C-314BReece, Craig
Diplomacy DIP C-324BHaver, Thomas
Dominion DOM C-333BMcGregor, Duncan
Dune DUN C-344AJohnson, Brad
Egizia EGZ C-354BEmerick, Andrew
El Grande ELG C-363BFlowers, Rob
Empire Builder EPB C-376BStribula, Bob
Euphrat & Tigris E&T L-42BMoffitt, Craig
Evolution EVL C-393BWarren, Luke
Facts In Five FI5 L-54CCorrado, John
Five Tribes 5TR C-403BMcKibbin, Michael
Football Strategy FBS L-62BSchoose, Bert
For the People FTP C-413BPei, James
Formula De FDE C-423CCaton, Carolyn
Formula Motor Racing FMR C-434BLeFevre, Chris
Gettysburg GBG C-443BMenzel, Ed
Hannibal: Rome vs Carthage HRC C-456ATucker, Stuart
Here I Stand HIS C-465BHeidman, Jeffrey
History of the World HWD C-476BHansen, Ty
Ingenious ING C-483BYaure, Joe
Ivanhoe IVH C-493BKilroy, Ashley
Julius Caesar JUC C-503BSosa, Michael
Kaiser's Pirates KPR C-513BRogers, Tim
Kremlin KRM L-73BCucarro, Steve
Liar's Dice LID C-523CReiff, Nicole
Lords of Waterdeep LWD C-534BRobert St. Pierre, Robert
Lost Cities LST C-543BConlon, John
March Madness MMS L-83BColeman, Terry
Memoir '44 M44 C-554BEdelston, Sam
Merchant of Venus MOV C-564BIrving, Richard
Monsters Menace America MMA C-583CLove, Mark
Mr. Madison's War MMW C-573BStiffler, David
Napoleonic Wars 5-Player NW5 C-596BWilliams, Gareth
Navegador NVG C-603BFoasberg, Anni
Paths of Glory POG C-616AGregorio, Tom
Pirate's Cove PRC C-624BFisher, Jason
Power Grid PGD C-635BBroh-Kahn, Kevin
Puerto Rico PRO C-644BShay, Richard
Ra! RA! C-654BScott, Steve
Ra: The Dice Game RDG C-663BKilroy, Robert
Rail Baron RBN C-675BBromley, Trella
Robo Rally RRY C-684BHoude, Marc
Russian Railroads RRR C-703BDeMarco, Tom
Saint Petersburg SPG C-714BRule, Amy
San Juan SJN C-723BShea, Lexi
Santa Fe Rails SFR C-733BKircher, Rob
Sekigahara SKG C-745BCalkins, Matt
Settlers of Catan SET C-754BShipley, Rich
Slapshot SLS C-764CMcCulloch, Sean
Small World SMW C-773BSpencer, Jay
Splendor SPD C-794BMcGregor, Duncan
Squad Leader SQL C-803BPollard, Peter
Star Wars Miniatures SWM C-813BSinigaglio Frank
Star Wars: Queen's Gambit QGB C-823ASinigaglio, Buddy
Stone Age STA C-836BBacigalupo, Rodney
Superstar Baseball SSB L-92BLee, Roderick
The Russian Campaign TRC C-694ADickson, Gary
Through the Ages AGE C-845ABuehler, Randy
Thurn & Taxis T&T C-855BLatto, Andy
Ticket To Ride TTR C-866BBrosius, Claire
Tin Goose T_G C-873BTamburo, Joel
Titan TTN C-883BStrock, Dave
Titan The Arena TTA L-103BCrowe, Greg
Twilight Struggle TWS C-895BYoung, George
Up Front UPF C-903ABurnett, Jim
Vegas Showdown VSD C-914BFreeman, Eric
Victory in the Pacific VIP C-925BSharp, John
Virgin Queen VGQ C-935BKiefte, Michael
War At Sea WAS C-944AMeconi, Vincent
War of the Ring WOR C-953BWojtaszczyk, Kevin
Washington's War WWR C-963BWixson, Keith
Waterloo WAT C-973AMusella, Martin
Wilderness War WNW C-983AWixson, Keith
Win, Place & Show WPS C-993BBurnett, Jim
World At War WAW C-1006BCrowe, Mike

To make a GM Commitment, become a current BPA member of Sustaining level or higher and submit a completed Event Form before March 15. Century events will be run within two hours of the requested time slot or the GM will be consulted for an acceptable alternate time.

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Trial Events

Top 25 Trials are the top 25 selected by members casting their votes on the Membership ballot between Dec. 1, 2016, and Jan. 31, 2017. Any vacancies in these 25 due to lack of a GM commitment will be filled by BPA based on other Alternate GM commitments on hand by March 15, 2017. Although we will try to honor requested timeslots, all GMs of Trial events must be willing to run their events when scheduled by BPA. Failure to do so may disqualify the event.

Name Code # Prize Level ClassGM
Ace of Aces AOA T-11CBurtless, Bill
Bitter Woods BWD T-21BSinigaglio, Bruno
Commands & Colors Napoleonics CCN T-31BKirk, John
Elchfest ELC T-41BBell, Alex
Enemy In Sight EIS T-51BEvinger, Matt
Fire in the Lake FIL T-61AGuttag, Eric
Innovation IOV T-71BEffinger, Robb
King of Tokyo KOT T-81BCoussis, John
Las Vegas LAS T-91CHurd, Adam
Love Letters L_L T-101BSaccenti, Scott
Medici MED T-111CCornett, Jeff
Naval War NVW T-121BKramer, James
Orleans ORL T-131BDrummond, Andrew
Panzerblitz PZB T-141CNorthey, Rick
Princes of Florence POF T-151BBove, Alex
Pro Golf PGF T-161BMonnin, Bruce
Race For the Galaxy RFG T-171BPerry, Cally
Roll For the Galaxy RGD T-181BYaurie, Chris
Scythe SCY T-191BHenning, Nicholas
Star Wars Rebellion SWR T-201BKizer, Chris
Terra Mystica TEM T-211BGriffin, Hank
Terraforming Mars TFM T-221BCrenshaw, Bill
Trans America TAM T-231BBohnenberger, David
Union Pacific UNP T-241BShambeda, Steve
Wooden Ships & Iron Men WSM T-251BHitchings, Tim

Events are not held for their prior GM but are awarded based on merit determined by past performance, timeliness of event submission and format. All events require a BPA member acting as GM to submit a satisfactory event form no later than March 15. Prospective GMs should review the GM Guidelines. All requested event times are approximate and subject to change when the official schedule is released. Although we will try to honor requested timeslots, all GMs of Continuing Trials must be willing to run their events when scheduled by BPA. Failure to do so may disqualify the event.

Vendor/Sponsor Introductory (New) Trials: Anytime prior to March 15, each vendor and/or Sponsor may add one new Trial event above and beyond the Top 25 Trials determined by the membership vote. Such New Trials will automatically fall into Century or Continuing Trial classifications the following year based on their 2017 performance. These events must be for games which are in print by the March 15 deadline and for which BPA has received an Event Form from a willing GM. Publisher must submit a copy of the game at the time of the event submission. Events chosen by the CD from the Alternates List to replace otherwise qualifying events without GM commitments are also listed below.

Name Code # Prize LevelClassGM
Age of Renaissance AOR VS-11BMonte, Eric
Coal Country C_C VS-21BBroh-Kahn, Daniel
Conquest of Paradise CQP VS-31BMcPartland, Kevin
Empire of the Sun EOS VS-41BYope, Craig
Falling Sky F_S VS-51BTamburo, Joel
Festung Europa F_E VS-61CStarkweather, Adam
Galaxy: The Dark Ages GXY VS-71BMitchell, Mark
Galaxy Trucker GXT VS-8 1 B Finberg, David
Great Campaigns of the American Civil War GCA VS-91BCross, David
Leaping Lemmings LLM VS-101CPowers, Bill
Mage Wars Arena MGW VS-111BCannon, Tom
Manoeuvre MAN VS-121ALewis, Andy
Metacheckers MCK VS-131BBond, Ed
Orient Express O_E VS-141BBroh-Kahn, Daniel
Paydirt PDT VS-151BPisarz, Ron
Power Grid: The Card Game PGC VS-161BBillones, Jeremy
Republic of Rome ROR VS-171BMcNally, Frank
Talon TLN VS-181BPowers, Michael
Tigers in the Mist TIM VS-191BFreeman, Ray
Titan Two TT2 VS-20 1 B Atwater, Rich
Advanced Squad Leader Starter Kit ASK VS-21 1 B Cocke, Perry

Juniors Events

Juniors Events: Volunteer GMs are always needed to run free events for children aged 12 & under in the WBC Juniors room. Any game is eligible provided it is suitable for children of that age group and available in sufficient numbers to allow all children present to play. You cannot assume children will bring their own copies of the game. The GM should come prepared to instruct children how to play the game. A BPA Room Monitor is always present to help maintain order but is not always available to assist children in playing the game. Recruitment of assistants to aid you is strongly advised. Volunteer Assistants are very much needed. To volunteer, contact Laurie Wojtaszczyk at juniors@boardgamers.org.

 

Event Name #LevelGM
7 WondersJ-11Shollenberger, Rob
Alhambra J-2 1Shea, Phillip
Apples to Apples J-3 1Melton, Joanna
Augustus J-4 1Drummond, Andrew
Blokus J-5 1Broh-Kahn, Daniel
Can't Stop J-6 1Parauda, Tom
Carcassonne J-7 1Shipley, Rich
Fill the Barn J-8 1Hoopes, Charlie
Formula Motor Racing J-9 1Parauda, James
Guillotine J-10 1Stakenas, Ray
Incan Gold J-11 1Heinz, Lucas
Ingenious J-12 1Yaure, Joe
King of Tokyo J-13 1Coussis, John
Las Vegas J-14 1Coussis, Lesley
Lost Cities J-15 1Byrd, Megan
Love Letter J-16 1Moquin, Lymon
Ra! The Dice Game J-17 1Landel, Derek
Settlers of Catan J-18 1Laird, Janice
Slapshot J-19 1Yoshikowa, Mark
Splendor J-20 1Drummond, Andrew
Sushi Go! J-21 1Saccenti, Scott
Ticket to Ride J-22 1Wojtaszczyk, Laurie
TransAmerica J-23 1Shipley, Crystal
Wits & Wagers Family J-24 1Freeman, Eric

KEY: FSa = First Saturday, FSu = First Sunday, Mo = Monday, Tu = Tuesday, We = Wednesday, Th = Thursday, Fr = Friday, Sa = Saturday, Su = Sunday; TBD = To Be Determined (GM conferring to maximize facility use); PC - times listed in red are Pre-Cons which commence the preceding weekend; Mu: Mulligan, QF: Quarter Final, SF: Semi-Final, F: Final; +: Continuous Rounds to conclusion or posted SF or F.
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