The organizers have officially confirmed that a System Open tournament is coming to the Southeast region. This result belongs to everyone who lent their support to the effort. Please keep an eye on the official event schedule to monitor the upcoming registration announcements.
May 1, 2018
Final supporters
This is a petition to weigh the interest of an X-Wing System Open tournament held in the Southeast USA, a region that has been underrepresented in large scale events.
The results of this petition will be sent to FFG OP and Cascade Games who coordinate these types of events, along with a form letter with the petition text included here.
To whom it may concern,
We're inquiring to know if it is possible to plan an X-Wing System Open event in the SE USA this year, or if it's too late, inquire about the possibility of planning one for 2019.
The community here is hurting for an event of this caliber, and I think there are plenty of conventions in the Southeast to be able to host this event, such as Momocon (Atlanta, GA), which already hosts FFG games such as L5R and Destiny.
Just as a snapshot, during the 2017-2018 season, the Atlanta, GA Regional brought in over 130 people, Melbourne, FL had to cap out at 80 due to space, but the demand was higher. The NC, MD, LA and TN Regionals also were in high demand and met their caps early (all 50+), so the Southeast Region could bring a likely 300+ to an event of this size, not including those that travel from other parts of the country.
I think not only will this be a good venture for FFG and Cascade Games, but the convention hosting it, bringing hundreds of people that might otherwise not come.
Thank you ahead of time for taking to the time to read our inquiry and we hope to hear a response soon!
Updates
April 10, 2018
The signature count has officially surpassed two hundred and fifty. This level of engagement provides a strong foundation for our request to tournament organizers. I am preparing the necessary documentation to present these figures to the relevant parties.
Reached 250 supporters
April 9, 2018
Reached 100 supporters
March 2, 2018
83 Comments
Atlanta has consistently had regionals of over 100 players. There is a demand, there are the players, FFG needs to stop ignoring the South.
In our local group near Savannah, our store championships bring in about 20-30 people with our local events being well over 15. It is a shame that we do not have a higher level open to attend as most of us have young children or cannot afford the travel costs.
A lack of a close system open means if I want any cool promos (I.e. Boba Fett deck) that are given just for registering I’d need to pay twice the cost of just actually registering.
To put it short, I no longer live in the Southeast US, however I can speak to the volume of players and passion in the region and it's a no-brainer that a System Open event would be an incredibly positive experience for tournament organizers and participants alike. I miss the community out there and would love to see a great group of pilots get the chance to compete in a large-scale event such as this.
I totally agree, the South East has been completely under served when it comes to any events larger than regionals and it makes no sense to me that there are Destiny and L5R events being run at both MomoCon and KublaCon on the same weekend but not X-Wing.
Atlanta
ATL!!
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The organizers have officially confirmed that a System Open tournament is coming to the Southeast region. This result belongs to everyone who lent their support to the effort. Please keep an eye on the official event schedule to monitor the upcoming registration announcements.
May 1, 2018
Final supporters
This is a petition to weigh the interest of an X-Wing System Open tournament held in the Southeast USA, a region that has been underrepresented in large scale events.
The results of this petition will be sent to FFG OP and Cascade Games who coordinate these types of events, along with a form letter with the petition text included here.
To whom it may concern,
We're inquiring to know if it is possible to plan an X-Wing System Open event in the SE USA this year, or if it's too late, inquire about the possibility of planning one for 2019.
The community here is hurting for an event of this caliber, and I think there are plenty of conventions in the Southeast to be able to host this event, such as Momocon (Atlanta, GA), which already hosts FFG games such as L5R and Destiny.
Just as a snapshot, during the 2017-2018 season, the Atlanta, GA Regional brought in over 130 people, Melbourne, FL had to cap out at 80 due to space, but the demand was higher. The NC, MD, LA and TN Regionals also were in high demand and met their caps early (all 50+), so the Southeast Region could bring a likely 300+ to an event of this size, not including those that travel from other parts of the country.
I think not only will this be a good venture for FFG and Cascade Games, but the convention hosting it, bringing hundreds of people that might otherwise not come.
Thank you ahead of time for taking to the time to read our inquiry and we hope to hear a response soon!
Updates
April 10, 2018
The signature count has officially surpassed two hundred and fifty. This level of engagement provides a strong foundation for our request to tournament organizers. I am preparing the necessary documentation to present these figures to the relevant parties.
Reached 250 supporters
April 9, 2018
Reached 100 supporters
March 2, 2018
83 Comments
There are huge communities here in the southeast for XWing, in Jacksonville alone there almost 50 people who would love a regional closer than a 6 hour drive
Atlanta has consistently had regionals of over 100 players. There is a demand, there are the players, FFG needs to stop ignoring the South.
In our local group near Savannah, our store championships bring in about 20-30 people with our local events being well over 15. It is a shame that we do not have a higher level open to attend as most of us have young children or cannot afford the travel costs.
A lack of a close system open means if I want any cool promos (I.e. Boba Fett deck) that are given just for registering I’d need to pay twice the cost of just actually registering.
To put it short, I no longer live in the Southeast US, however I can speak to the volume of players and passion in the region and it's a no-brainer that a System Open event would be an incredibly positive experience for tournament organizers and participants alike. I miss the community out there and would love to see a great group of pilots get the chance to compete in a large-scale event such as this.
I totally agree, the South East has been completely under served when it comes to any events larger than regionals and it makes no sense to me that there are Destiny and L5R events being run at both MomoCon and KublaCon on the same weekend but not X-Wing.
Atlanta
ATL!!
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There are huge communities here in the southeast for XWing, in Jacksonville alone there almost 50 people who would love a regional closer than a 6 hour drive