OHHHHHH. And I was remiss in not introducing our "replacement" player. Scott H. was unable to join us as our best solo player so I picked up some scrub to fill in...a scrub who is only one of the HIGHEST ranking Companion Knights, a site stalwart and a pretty darn solid player in his own right - none other than Kevin O'Kelly. Please welcome Kevin and be sure to catch him up on all of the scheming (and ridiculous boasts) that have already been sent around!

Garry


At last Fall approaches. Leaves change colors. Football is begging to be watched. Crisp mornings are imminent...

But most importantly, the approach of Fall is the harbinger of the annual DC Invitational. The bad news - the every annoying Garry Bledsoe is the GM for this year's mini-tournament; the good news - you are invited to particpate! And by mini-tournament, I mean one game only - one game to rule them all, one game to...well you get the idea.

DCI is a champion's tournament of sorts. It pits the best of WB, the best of last year's DCI, the best of the player rankings and so on to crown one champion for 2010. This single game is one that doesn't carry a prize - it merely carries prestige because it is one that you get an invite to based on merit alone and pits you against the meanest, least trustworthy, nicest, craftiest players in DC.

So...all of that said, allow me to formally invite you to my World of Aberration - DC CCX. We will play this year's tournament on the Aberration variant with 9 players. I will send out the Lord of the March's (sigh...me) House Rules soon but I would like you all to confirm your interest in playing. You might check out the Aberration variant here: www.dipwiki.com/index.php?title=Aberration

So how did I arrive at this year's participants? Well, here you go:

Adam S. - all around awesome GM but most importantly DCI09 champion
Chris M. - winner of the WB2010
Dirk K.- an esteemed mod for our site and the most active Light Brigade member in 2010
Mikael J.- the highest ranking active Companion Knight (aside from Mike who...) - Order of the Oak!
Mike S. - the highest ranking player on the site in points, esteemed moderator, all around god
Mike Walters - the current highest ranking new player (based on provisional ranking)
Scott H. - a solo machine who gets the nod for the most impressive solo this year in the 17 player World game as Antarctica
John R. - my vote for best new GM based on his superb management of games including the longest game in this year's WB
Joe H. - the player who consistently has the highest survival rate for games and has continued that trend this year (and acquitted himself nicely in DCI09)

So there you have it. Are you up for the challenge? Please respond by next Tuesday to confirm that you are going to take part in this year's free-for-all. I look forward to being your humble guide on this battle royal.

Garry
DC Mod
One Time Winner of Some WB
One Time Loser of Some DCI
Order of the Mammoth