Welcome to the 2011 For The People BPA PBeM Tournament Page.

The Semifinals have started.
These games must be completed by 4 May 2013

Don Chappell is the Game Master.
Tom Thornsen and Michael Mitchell will serve as assistant GMs
Tom Thornsen will administer this web page and report game results for AREA rating.

This page was last updated Wednesday October 30, 2013

The official Tournament Rules are available here.

Top 6 finishers of the 2011 Tournament!

1st place to Sean Dolbee 

Sean will receive two (2) games courtesy of GMT games as the Grand Prize

2nd is James Pei - 3rd is Jeff Donald - 4th is Gary Kirk - 5th is David Doctor - 6th is Jean Dirion

First Level Consolation Prizes: 1 Game provided courtesy of GMT Games to the remaining players in the finals of both brackets: James Pei, Michael Mitchell and Nick Pei 

Second Level  Consolation Prizes: A book on an American Civil War topic provided by the Game Master: Jeff Donald, Gary Kirk, Tim Tow and  Alberto Molina

Tournament Qualifications

• Must be a member of the BPA Associate Member for 2011 to join this tournament.
• Must have an email account.
• Must have world wide web access.
• Must own a 'hard copy' of the game. Please note that this tournament will use the 2006 rules with all options posted by Mark Herman at For The People Official Website

Start Dates and Format:

• This tournament started on May 30th, 2011
• The Campaign game will be the scenario used for all games in this tournament.  All optional rules ARE IN EFFECT for this tournament.  This includes Optional Cavalry Replacement (following rule 5.55), Special General Capabilities for McClellan, Van Dorn, Forrest and Sheridan (rule 5.67) and the Operations Queue (rule 19).
• All players will play three rounds in Swiss Elimination Format.  Opponents and sides will be determined by the GM . For round 1 the GM will initially assign opponents and sides randomly, but players with BPA Laurels in For the People will not be paired against each other.  In subsequent matches all pairings will be assigned randomly based on record.  The GM reserves the option to add a 4th round if required to establish the 8 Quarterfinalists.
• After three rounds eight players will advance to a single elimination round format.  All undefeated players will advance with any unfilled position filled at random from players that have played in the previous rounds with one  loss.  This single elimination bracket will be seeded by BPA Laurel totals of the eight Quarterfinalists on the date the bracket is created.
• All games must be played using ACTS. The GM will be the game owner & moderator for each game.  
• Any player demonstrating a lack of Sportsmanship standards as encouraged by the BPA may be dropped from the tournament without warning at the sole discretion of the GM.
• For AREA rating purposes, let Tom know if the two of you have played For the People previous to this game.

Time limits: 

• Games must be completed by the 120th day after the GM opens the game on ACTS. Any games unresolved at that point will be adjudicated by the GM. The GM will award the victory to the player least responsible for the game being incomplete. The situation on the game board will not be considered in adjudication. Unfortunate personal events, regardless of their tragic nature, will not be considered in adjudication.
• If ACTS fails during the tournament, those days will not be counted against the 120 day time limit. The GM will post a notice of the closing day of the current round in each game on ACTS.

Error Handling

• Player A makes an illegal move(s), attack(s), etc.
• Player B can accept the move as is without changes, or declining this, ...
• Player A must redo the entire move. Once additional cards have been played the error stands, so pay attention.

Rule disputes

• Refer to the Detailed Tournament Rules, found here.
• E-mail all inquiries, regardless of nature, to the GM at: don.chappell.74@gmail.com. Include the text: "Tournament Question" in the subject line. 
• If the GM does not respond within 24 hours, immediately forward a copy of the original inquiry to AGM Michael Mitchell at: mgm100@bellsouth.net. 
• If Michael does not respond within the second 24 hour period, forward the e-mail to AGM Tom Thornsen at: Bjorn2WOK@aol.com. 
• Following this sequence is important so that the GM / AGMs do not inadvertently contradict each other and cause greater confusion.

• The winning player reports the victory by sending an e-mail to the GM and both Assistant GMs. The losing player must be copied on this e-mail. In addition to reporting the fact of the victory, the following statistical information is required. Please use the following format.
• ACTS Game Name:
• USA Player Name:
• CSA Player Name:
• Winning Player:
• Winning Side:
• Type of Victory*:
• Turn Game Ended:
• USA Strategic Will:
• CSA Strategic Will:
• Blockade Level:
• Amphibious Assualt Modifier:
• USA SPs Remaining:
• CSA SPs Remaining:

* Characterize the Type of Victory as one of the following:

• Strategic Will (including a GT-12 loss by the Union)
• End of Game Victory
• Concession (Personal Reasons)
• Concession (Hopeless Game Situation)

Additionally, please append to your report any interesting information such as unusual card sequences, loss of key leaders, particularly interesting plays, etc.

Other stuff:

• PDF file of the card text that includes the cards added in 2006 can be found here.
• AREA ratings page for For the People can be found here.

30 April 2012 - We will be playing at least one additional Swiss round ( A fourth round) before the tournament proceeds to the Single Elimination rounds.  This additional Swiss round should get us to four (or possibly three) players who are undefeated and decrease the pool of players with a single loss from currently 16 to about 9 (depending on drops and specific results). That would give players with only one loss a roughly 50-50 chance of making the elimination rounds by random draw. Even a 40% chance of selection is much more in keeping with the original intent than the 7% chance which the current situation yields. I do not anticipate having a fifth Swiss round, but I choose to keep the option open if the exigencies of fate require it; tho at the moment I cannot imagine what those might be.

Don Chappell - Game Master

Top Qualifiers from the four rounds of Swiss elimination play

Name	Record
James Pei	4-0	3-0	1-0
David Dockter	4-0	2-0	2-0
Gary Kirk	4-0	2-0	2-0
Doug Pratto	3-1	2-1	1-0
Michael Mitchell	3-1	3-0	0-1
Alberto Molina	3-1	3-0	0-1
Grant LaDue	3-1	1-1	2-0
Tom Thornsen	3-1	2-0	1-1
Sean Dolbee	3-1	1-0	2-1
Tim Tow	3-1	1-0	2-1
Jean Louis Dirion	3-1	1-0	2-1
Mike Kunin	3-1	1-0	2-1
Nick Pei	3-1	2-0	1-1
Jeff Donald	3-1	1-0	2-1
Steve Likevich	3-1	3-1	-
Mike Pacheco	3-1	1-1	2-0

Note: Game numbers marked with an '*' were adjudicated by the GM when the time expired.  Victor is the side that delayed the game the least.

Round 4 games started on 26 May 2012 and must be completed by 28 September 2012

Game	USA Player	CSA Player	Final SW USA/CSA	Final Turn	Victor
4-1	Gary Kirk	Nick Pei	24 / 17	Summer 1864
4-2	David Dockter	Michael Mitchel	90 / 38	Fall 1863
4-3	James Pei	Alberto Molina	75 / 42	Summer 1863
4-4	Doug Pratto	Jeff Donald	92 / 33	Fall 1864
4-5	Grant LaDue	Michael Ussery	130 / 16	Fall 1863
4-6	Jean Louis Dirion	Tim Miller	112 / 0	Summer 1864
4-7	Peter Corrigan	Tom Thornsen	59 / 119	Spring 1863
4-8*	Mike Pacheco	George Young	88 / 82	Summer 1863
4-9	Steve Likevich	Mustafa Corapci	89 / 0	Summer 1864
4-10	Jon Gautier	Sean Dolbee	50 / 120	Spring 1862
4-11	Johannes Schafer	Tim Tow	47 / 95	Spring 1863
4-12	Bill Peeck	Mike Kunin	38 / 21	Spring 1865

Round 3 games started on 4 February 2012 and must be completed by 25 May 2012

Game	USA Player	CSA Player	Final SW USA/CSA	Final Turn	Victor
3-1	Nick Pei	Jeff Donald	100 / 33	Fall 1863
3-2	Michael Mitchel	Tim Miller	97 / 4	Spring 1864
3-3	Gary Kirk	Tim Tow	112 / 0	Fall 1864
3-4	Alberto Molina	Michael Ussery	101 / 2	Summer 1864
3-5	Steve Likevich	David Dockter	76 / 92	Spring 1862
3-6	Doug Pratto	Jean Louis Dirion	66 / 4	Summer 1864
3-7	James Pei	Michael Harvath	84 / 32	Summer 1862
3-8	Peter Corrigan	Richard Shay	118 / 107	Fall 1861
3-9	Jon Gautier	Philip Watkins	57 / 0	Spring 1865
3-10	Craig Allen	Grant LaDue	78 / 102	Summer 1863
3-11	Tom Drueding	Sean Dolbee	93 / 97	Summer 1862
3-12	Tom Thornsen	Domenico Licheri	89 / 1	Spring 1865
3-13	Dennis Nicholson	Johannes Schafer	47 / 94	Fall 1862
3-14	George Young	Randy Monk	94 / 41	Summer 1863
3-15	Paul Risner	Mike Kunin	52 / 107	Spring 1864
3-16	Bill Peeck	Mustafa Corapci	30 / 119	Fall 1862
3-17*	Tom Willcockson	Mike Pacheco	92 / 32	Spring 1863
3-18	Guy Glirbas	Henry Russell	128 / 4	Spring 1865
3-19	Andre Heller	Harry Theodore	103 / 94	Fall 1861

* 3-17 was recorded as a tournament victory for Mike Pacheco on time in the Spring of 1863 when time expired for round 3.
The game was played to completion and was a USA victory in the Fall of 1863 as CSA SW fell to 0.

Round 2 games started on 3 October 2011 and must be completed by 1 February 2011

Game	USA Player	CSA Player	Final SW USA/CSA	Final Turn	Victor
2-1	Mike Pacheco	Nick Pei	68 / 131	Spring 1862
2-2	Steve Likevich	Hank Burkhalter	98 / 69	Fall 1861
2-3	Michael Mitchel	Domenico Licheri	47 / 0	Fall 1864
2-4*	James Pei	Mike Kunin	99 / 74	Summer 1862
2-5	Tom Drueding	Tim Miller	60 / 64	Fall 1862
2-6	Michael Ussery	Dennis Nicholson	75 / 40	Spring 1864
2-7	Craig Allen	Jean Louis Dirion	37 / 94	Summer 1862
2-8	Richard Shay	Gary Kirk	64 / 137	Spring 1863
2-9	Tim Tow	George Young	112 / 60	Summer 1862
2-10	Doug Pratto	Peter Corrigan	84 / 0	Fall 1864
2-11	Paul Risner	David Dockter	67 / 140	Spring 1862
2-12	Alberto Molina	Bill Peeck	117 / 8	Fall 1863
2-13	Jeff Donald	Don Chappell	90 / 0	Fall 1864
2-14	Xavi Garriga	Grant LaDue	67 / 102	Fall 1861
2-15	Andre Heller	Michael Harvath	44 / 116	Spring 1862
2-16*	K. Wayne Tiernan	Larry Meyers	97 / 88	Fall 1862
2-17	Jon Gautier	Paul Van Etten	94 / 67	Fall 1862
2-18	Tom Willcockson	Gilbert Collins	119 /93	Summer 1862
2-19	Randy Monk	Miguel Anton	87 / 84	Summer 1862
2-20	Mustafa Corapci	Harry Theodore	119 / 80	Fall 1861
2-21	Johannes Schafer	Guy Glirbas	99 / 39	Fall 1863
2-22	Tom Thornsen	Mike Lembke	121 / 74	Spring 1862
2-23	Philip Watkins	Henry Russell	101 / 0	Spring 1865
2-24*	Sean Dolbee	Tom Zombek	104 / 84	Summer 1862

Round 1 games started on 30 May 2011 and must be completed by 27 September 2011

Game USA Player CSA Player Final SW USA/CSA Final Turn Victor 1-1 Mike Lembke James Pei 91 / 111 Spring 1862 1-2 David Dockter Michael Harvath 107 / 0 Summer 1864 1-3 Michael Mitchel Randy Monk 103 / 18 Summer 1863 1-4 Nick Pei Johannes Schafer 115 / 52 Spring 1862 1-5* James Terry Tim Miller 67 /108 Spring 1863 1-6 Alberto Molina Tom Thornsen 25 / 0 Spring 1864 1-7 Hank Burkhalter Xavi Garriga 114 / 53 Spring 1863 1-8 Tom Drueding Tom Zombek 110 / 34 Spring 1863 1-9 Michael Ussery Gilbert Collins 101 / 26 Fall 1863 1-10 Sean Dolbee George Young 103 / 92 Spring 1862 1-11 Bill Peeck Henry Russell 127 / 78 Spring 1862 1-12 Jon Gautier Gary Kirk 85 / 14 Spring 1865 1-13 Steve Likevich Harry Theodore 101 / 92 Summer 1861 1-14* Peter Corrigan Jeff Miller 111 / 79 Summer 1862 1-15 Miguel Anton Jean Louis Dirion 53 / 120 Summer 1863 1-16 Andy Waller Mike Pacheco 99 / 93 Spring 1862 1-17 K. Wayne Tiernan Doug Pratto 60 / 117 Spring 1862 1-18 Dave Rubin Paul Van Etten 98 / 90 Fall 1861 1-19 Paul Risner Larry Meyers 101 / 1 Summer 1863 1-20* Grant LaDue Domenico Licheri 77 / 50 Summer 1864 1-21 Mustafa Corapci Jeff Donald 78 / 4 Spring 1865 1-22 Tom Willcockson Tim Tow 104 / 111 Summer 1862 1-23 Philip Watkins Richard Shay 61 / 97 Summer 1862 1-24 Mike Kunin Guy Glirbas 109 / 11 Spring 1864 1-25 Dennis Nicholson Ken Gutermuth 126 / 60 Spring 1862 1-26* Craig Allen Andre Heller 66 / 62 Fall 1863