Battle of the Border is coming!

While we're all excited for MEV previews right now, let's not forget that the most epic of awesome battles between Canada and US (besides the war of 1812, although I might not call that "awesome"), the BATTLE of the BORDER is going down on November 8th, 2008.

The format is BYOT GA.

The place? I've got a few places lined up. It was decided awhile back that the most central and travel-friendly place for all voiced participants (Gday and Spud near Niagra, Cliff in northern NY, Aron "Onyxweapon" Mead in NB and another scattered group in New England, we have decided that the blood* will be spilled in Rochester, NH. I'll edit this within the week as the exact location is finalized. EDIT: The Governor's Inn is a contender right now. Stay tuned, and see end of blog entry.

The prizes? Everyone is walking away with something. That said, we have some goodies from Matt "Vs_Savant2" Robertson of prizes to give out, we have FULL FOIL SETS (GA) from Gdaybloke. We have some other potentials who might contribute; before Jetpack's departure they were going to chip in and another gaming shop might as well.

The winning team:
When you sign up, you will choose a side (CA if you're from there, US if you're from the US, and if you have dual citizenship, we'll figure something out. Maybe balance out the teams). The averages of your wins vs your losses (say you go 4-3 in 7 rounds and another went 6-1 and your team has 2 members, you would have a final score of 5-2). The winning team will get extra goodies.

Food: If you guys want, we can all order pizza or something. If that's not what you're gonna want, there's a bunch of other food places around.

Cost: as of now, it's $20. When I get an exact cost of rental, this will be edited.
EDIT: See end of blog entry; cost should be 10-20$

Also, I apologize for a lack of communication this weekend; school internet is undergoing a process that involves restricting ports (to dissalow online gaming, downloading and other stuff), so me my roomate and a few others chipped in to have our own private line installed (which is what I'm using now). No more downtime, huzzah!

*by blood I mean the intense act of card flipping.

hang tight gang,
Alex "OSM" Lloyd
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THIS JUST IN!!!!

While details aren't confirmed yet, The Governor's Inn sounds very reasonable. I just got off the phone with them, and they are sure they can accommodate us. A rough estimate on space rental is 200-300;
I'm going to go up there and look around later on.
Also ~ I have talked to Ralf from Jetpack, and I wholeheartily apologize for creating the misconception that you do not support Battle of the Border, and further, appreciate all support you are willing to give this event.