AFK Games

Marvel: Crisis Protocol Team Tournament
2023-04-08 12:00 - 19:00 (America/Detroit) | AFK Games, 2495 Cedar Street STE 14-B, Holt, MI, 48842, United States
Full Rules Packet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WyVsi-PUM15VU6ItOoxz2mqBlhlZsZOZElKSA6_OhPg
Tournament Format

Rounds – 3
Round time – 90 Minutes + 20 Minutes (explained in “Round Time” )
Format – Swiss
Entry – $30 per team
Date – Apr 8, 2023
Round Time
There will be 10 minutes allocated for determining matchups (more on this in the ‘Matchups’ section) and define the battlefield and deployment. After which the standard 90 minutes of game time will commence. Once the 90 minutes are up, there will be a maximum extension of 10 minutes to finish the current round. Once that 10 minutes expires, players must stop play immediately and tally victory points to decide the winner.

Point value and Format
Each team will be made up of 3 players, and each of those players will bring their own 10 unique characters, 10 unique tactics cards, and 6 unique crisis cards (3 Secure & 3 Extraction)

Please see the section below: ‘Roster selection and rules’ for rules that apply during this event when each player is selecting their roster.
List Submission
All team captains must ensure that their teams are correct and submitted on Longshanks by Midnight on Friday, March 31st, 2023. If you are not able to meet this deadline please contact the store with a reason as to why and we will see what we can do.
Roster Selection & Rules

Teams will consist of 3 players, preferably premade, or the TO will endeavor to make teams with players that do not have a whole Team.

Across the 3 players that make up a team, there may be no duplicates of characters, tactics cards, or crisis cards.

For the matchup process please see the section titled: ‘Matchups’

Teams will be paired off against each other randomly in the first round and use the “Swiss pairing” system from the 2nd round onwards.
A team will never be matched against the same team twice.
Team Scoring

The team that gains 2 or more victories from the 3 games in a round is declared the winner and receives 1 “Tournament Point”. The losing team receives 0 points.

Each player that wins their game in a round is awarded a “Player Tournament Point”.

The total “Player Tournament Points” a team has accumulated will be used as the 1st tie-breaker
Each team’s strength of schedule will be calculated and will be used as the 2nd tie-breaker.
The number of Control Points each team earns across all 3 games for a round is also recorded and used as the 3rd tie-breaker.
The number of Army Points each team destroys across all 3 games for a round is also recorded and is used as the 4th tie-breaker.
A team receiving a Bye will get 2 “Player Tournament Points”, 3 Control Points, and 60 APD for each player on the team.
Typically this event is three rounds, If there are teams tied for first place even after all tie-breakers the teams tied for first will do a best of 3, 5 dice priority roll-off will determine first place.

Matchups
The captains from each team will work together to determine the individual pairings of the players within their teams using the following method.

Each team will have the 3 sheets to represent the three players on the team. Each team (referred to as Team A and Team B) will meet at the set of three tables (Table 1, Table 2, and Table 3) they are assigned to.
To determine who is Team A and who is Team B, a priority roll is used once each team is at the table. The winner becomes Team A.
Team A will choose one of their players and place their sheet face down on Table 1. Team B will choose one of their players and place their sheet face down on Table 3.
The sheets on Table 1 and Table 3 are revealed.
Team A will choose one of their remaining players and place them face-down on Table 3 and the last player on Table 2 face-down. Team B will choose one of their remaining players and place them face-down on Table 1 and the last player face-down on Table 2.
All remaining sheets are revealed and matches are played as normal.

MTG Modern FNM
2023-04-07 18:30 - 22:00, 2023-03-31 18:30 - 22:00, 2023-03-24 18:30 - 22:00
AFK Games hosts weekly Modern Friday Night Magic (FNM) tournaments starting at 6:30 pm!
Entry is $10
Prize out is based on record. Capped at 4 rounds.
4-0-0 = $60
3-0-1 = $40
3-1-0 = $20
2-1-1 = $10
Each player will each be able to pick from a pool of promo pack promos in reverse standings order.

MTG Weekly Pioneer
2023-04-06 18:30 - 21:30, 2023-03-30 18:30 - 21:30, 2023-03-23 18:30 - 21:30
AFK Games hosts weekly Pioneer tournaments on Thursdays starting at 6:30 pm!
Entry is $10
Prize out is based on record. Capped at 3 rounds.
3-0-0 = $30
2-1-0 = $15
Each player will each be able to pick from a pool of promo pack promos in reverse standings order.

Lansing Chess Club meeting
2023-04-06 18:00 - 21:00, 2023-03-30 18:00 - 21:00, 2023-03-23 18:00 - 21:00
Join us for the Lansing Chess Club’s weekly gathering every Thursday at 6:00 pm at AFK Games in Holt, MI. Whether you’re a seasoned player or new to the game, this is the perfect opportunity to challenge yourself, meet fellow chess enthusiasts, and improve your skills in a friendly and welcoming environment. All ages and skill levels are welcome!

Lansing Chess Club meeting
2023-04-06 18:00 - 21:00, 2023-03-30 18:00 - 21:00
Every Thursday the Lansing Chess club meets at 6:00 pm

Board Game Night
2023-04-06 17:30 - 21:00, 2023-03-30 17:30 - 21:00
Join us every Thursday starting at 5:30 pm for Board Game Night!
Come try out some new games, or even bring your own favorites!

Flesh and Blood Armory
2023-04-05 18:30 - 21:00, 2023-03-29 18:30 - 21:00
Join us every Wednesday starting at 6:30 pm for Flesh and Blood Blitz armory event!
Entry is free, and prizes are promos from the current armory kit!

Open D&D 5e
2023-04-05 18:00 - 21:00, 2023-03-29 18:00 - 21:00
Every Wednesday we have open D&D 5e, starting at 6:00 pm

Star Wars: X-Wing open play
2023-04-05 18:00 - 21:00, 2023-03-29 18:00 - 21:00
Join us every Wednesday starting at 6:00 pm for open Star Wars: X-Wing gaming!
Entry is free, so come on in and play some X-Wing!

Open Skirmish Games
2023-04-04 18:00 - 21:00, 2023-03-28 18:00 - 21:00
Have an itch to play some skirmish games like Warhammer 40K: Kill Team, Necromunda, Warcry, etc? Well on Tuesday nights we got you covered! Come on down and play some of your favorite small scale miniature games, or even try out a new one!

Blood Bowl
2023-04-03 18:30 - 21:30, 2023-03-27 18:30 - 21:30
Join us for our ongoing Blood Bowl League! or even get yourself a demo game.

Monday Night Commander
2023-04-03 17:00 - 22:00, 2023-03-27 17:00 - 22:00
Every Monday night AFK Games hosts open MTG Commander play!
No entry to play, and each week you enter into your Eventlink event you get entered into a monthly raffle for cool prizes! Such as collector packs, deck boxes, sleeves, old marketing material, etc..

Sunday Pauper
2023-04-02 13:00 - 17:00
Interested in the format but want to test it out? Loaner decks are available to anyone who would like to play on, a first come first serve. The format is exciting, and most of all, affordable!
Our first Pauper tournament will be on January 29th, at 1 pm! Come and play legacy lite with us!
Event information:
Entry: $5
Prize out: entry gets you a standard-legal draft booster as well as additional prizing for the top players
Start time: 1:00 pm
Resources:
https://mtgdecks.net/Pauper
https://www.mtggoldfish.com/metagame/pauper#paper
https://magic.wizards.com/en/banned-restricted-list
https://scryfall.com/search?as=grid&order=name&q=legal%3Apauper
or use “legal:pauper” in your search strings

40K Random team tournament
2023-04-01 12:30 - 19:00
AFK Games is hosting a 1000-point random team tournament on April 1st.
Tournament Format

Rounds – 2
Round time – 2 hours & 45 minutes (15 minutes to talk with your random teammate and discuss the start of the game procedure with your opponents.

During the 15 minutes, you will choose 3 secondaries from only the general pool and only one per category.

No faction secondaries

Dice down at end of time
Add up scores to the current round only.

Format – Swiss
Missions will be chosen and announced at the start of each round, from Arks of Omen.
Teams will share a Command Point pool.

Each team starts with 6 CP, regardless of CP spent during list building.

Teams will be randomly paired before each round.

Army Selection

Each player will bring a 1000-point army. The army must follow all normal restrictions for Arks of Omen detachments.
Only armies from current Codices or officially approved White Dwarf articles may be taken
Players must use the same army and list for the entire event.

WYSIWYG Models
All models must accurately represent the appropriate army selection so that your opponent can clearly tell what the unit is and how it is equipped without being told. Models must be correctly modeled.

Forge World models are allowed.
Lords of War are not allowed unless specified by the event.

With the exception, if you are using Imperial Knights or Chaos Knights.

No legends

Painting and Basing

All models must be based on their current base size.
Painting is not required.

Player Responsibilities

A current Warhammer 40,000 rulebook
Current Codex for your army.
The most currently published rules for all units represented in their army.
All materials needed to play a game/report the results – including:

Dice
Measuring device

Players are also responsible for conducting themselves in an appropriate, sportsmanlike manner.
Prizes
Prizes will be a raffle! Players can get tickets for the following:

Fully painted army
Playing a game
Winning a game
Being prepared to play 15 minutes before the start, without assistance.

Each player on the team will get tickets for playing a game & winning a game.

*FREE* Battle Spirits Saga demo event
2023-03-25 18:30 - 20:30
AFK Games will be hosting more Demo events for Battle Spirits Saga releasing in April! Come in, try the game, and prepare for future events and tournaments.
This event is FREE but there will be limited spots available. Call or visit us in-store to reserve a slot.
Each player will receive a half demo deck, cores, and 2 promo packs for demo completion. All you need to do is show up and learn the game!

—More information on Battle Spirits Saga—
Coming in April, is this brand-new card game from Bandai, based on the long-running Battle Spirits trading card game designed by none other than Mike Elliott himself. After 14 years and over 60 booster sets in Japan, Battle Spirits is finally reborn for competitive card game players around the world.
Use cores to play Spirit, Nexus, and Magic cards as you take on your opponent. Are you ready for a revolutionary card game experience?
Who’s Mike Elliott you ask? Mark Rosewater called him “One of the most prolific Magic designers in the history of the game.” He was also inducted into the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design Hall of Fame in 2017.

Here are a few of his credits in the game industry:

(Designer) Duelmasters trading card game
(Designer) Dragoborne: Rise to Supremacy
(Designer) Quarriors Dice Building Game 2011–2014 Base game and expansions
(Designer) Dice Masters (Marvel, Yu-Gi-Oh!, DC Comics, D&D, TMNT)
Wizards of the Coast R&D lead Pokémon TCG 1999-2001
Designer WOTC Star Wars TCG /Set design on 5 expansions
Designer Netrunner Classic expansion
Lead Developer Star Wars Trading Card Game
The original Hearthstone design team
Wizards of the Coast – He worked on approximately 30 Magic expansions and introduced new mechanics such as slivers. Including some iconic sets such as:

Urza’s Destiny (lead developer)
Apocalypse (lead)
Urza’s Saga (lead designer & developer)
Weatherlight (lead developer)
Stronghold (lead designer & developer)
Betrayers of Kamigawa (lead designer)
Ravnica: City of Guilds (designer)
Guildpact (lead designer)

Star Wars: Legion 800 point tournament
2023-03-25 12:00 - 19:00
Full Rules Packet:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/113oBfyFsMm7-2eyHk51kgduc0VTRs-3uWnRKjp3Jm2Y
Longshank event:
https://www.longshanks.org/event/7538/
Ticket:
https://shop.afk.games/product/march-star-wars-legion-800-point-tournament/10979
Tournament Format

Rounds – 3
Round time – 150 minutes
Format – Swiss

Army Selection

800-point list
Printed lists are not required, but they are useful for some opponents.
We will use the most up-to-date FAQs and point costs as of 3/18/2023

Painting and Basing

All models must be based on their current base size.
Painting is not required.

Player Responsibilities

Cards to represent all units in your list
All materials needed to play a game/report the results – including:

Dice
Measuring devices
Range sticks
Command Deck
Order tokens
Tokens

Players are also responsible for conducting themselves in an appropriate, sportsmanlike manner.
Prizes
Each player will receive 3 custom acrylic aim tokens. Pre-registering for the event will score you 1 extra aim token for a total of 4.
Prizes will be a raffle! Players can get tickets for the following:

Fully painted army
Playing a game
Winning a game
Being prepared to play 15 minutes before the start, without assistance.
