MISSION CRITICAL 2023

Mission Critical 2023 will commence in Weston, WI, on May 6th-7th, 2023!

This will be run as an ITS with the rules and modifications outlined below. The results will NOT be reported in the ITS on the Corvus Belli site. 

Rules

• Up to 40 players, split into four man teams

• 5 rounds of one-on-one play with mandatory voluntary Saturday evening event

• 300 point armies with 2 lists

• All models must be fully painted to a 3 color minimum

• No ITS Season 14 Extras will be used (Escalation Tournament, Free Game, Spec-ops, Reinforced Command, Double Deck, CQB, Direct Action)

• Additional Mission Rules may be ignored (as outlined below) 

Missions

• 6 missions will be scored over the course of the event, which means one round will be a Double Whammy.

• The Double Whammy round could occur in rounds 2 through 4 of the event and will start as normal with a single mission. 

• Less than 30 minutes in, players will be informed it’s Double Whammy Time and the second mission will be assigned. 

• The mission duration will be extended 30 minutes.

• At the end of the round, score both missions. 

• Two missions are indicated below. The remaining four will be released incrementally (the first weeks of February, March, April and May.)

• Looting and Sabotaging - Ignore the Corsair Special Rules

• Power Pack - Ignore the Saturation Zone, Security Detachment, and Defensive Turret F-13 Rules

Location

• Weston Lanes at 5902 Schofield Ave Weston, WI 54476

• *Note we have moved from prior years

• No carry-ins are allowed at the facility. 

• Food, snacks, and drinks will be available at the Northwoods Bar and Grill on site starting at 11am.

Lodging

• We recommend Baymont by Wyndham Weston adjacent to the facility. (It shares the same parking lot!) 

• Baymont by Wyndham Weston 5810 Schofield Ave Weston, WI 54476

• We do not have a hotel block, so act fast!

Teams

• All games are one on one but each player adds their overall points to the team. 

• There will be opportunities to increase the overall team score through various challenges or objectives. 

• The team with the highest score wins the event!

• Players may form their own teams ahead of time with their buds or they may be placed on a team by Rodge if they have no preference.

• If you’re forming your own team, you can officially lock that in starting April 1st. Rodge doesn’t want to hear about it before then!

Prizes

• Apart from bragging rights, there are no prizes for best team or best individual performance. 

• We will have a charity raffle going as in prior years, though, and every player’s registration includes one entry, with the opportunity to purchase more.

Registration

• Paypal $45 to rodgerules@gmail.com using the Friends and Family options

• Note: If you submit as a commercial purchase, we will refund you and you’ll have to try again.

• With your payment indicate the following:

• Your preferred name

• Hometown and State

• Preferred email

• If you are willing to bring one or more tables of terrain. 

• If you’re able to bring terrain, Rodge will get in touch 2 weeks prior to the event to go over specifics and determine if you’ll need to bring it or not.

• Full refunds will be offered prior to April 1st. Half refunds will be available up to May 1st.

Questions?

• Ask Rodge at rodgerules@gmail.com

Mission Critical 2022

The mission clock has started! In less than 90 days, we'll be rolling dice at Mission Critical 2020 2022!

We've kicked the can down the road a couple times but it will be happening this year, rain or shine! Here are the juicy details for 2022:

Mission Critical 2022 will commence in Waupaca, WI, on April 29th through May 1st, 2022!

• The Storyline Kick Off will be Friday, April 29th, at 9pm. (Optional attendance)
• The first game will be Saturday Morning, April 30th, at 9am.
• The awards will conclude Sunday afternoon, May 1st at 4:30pm.

Event Story Arc (same as 2020)

2020 Mission Critical Trailer

Event Rules (some changes from 2020 and 2021)

• Soft ITS Event (see below)
• Up to 40 players, split into four man teams
• 5 Rounds of one-on-one play with mandatory voluntary Saturday evening event
• 300 Point Armies with 2 Lists
• All models must be fully painted to a 3 color minimum
• HVTs are not required. They will be provided by the TO if necessary.
• The following ITS Season 13 Rules and Extras apply:
• Civilians in Infinity, Designated Target, Casevac, Long Service, Tactical Ride
• The following ITS Season 13 Rules and Extras will NOT apply:
• Escalation, Free Game, Spec-ops, Soldiers of Fortune, Reinforced Command, Double Deck, CQB, Bike Recon, Defensive Turret F-13, Antarctic Territory
• The following House Rules apply:
• Children of Bourak - Any models on desert themed base gain the Multi-terrain special rule
• First Mission: Frontline
• Foreseeable Mission Pool: Acquisitions, Capture and Protect, Rescue, Supplies, Armory, Unmasking

How does a Soft ITS event work?
The overall event structure follows ITS closely with matchups and overall scoring. ITS missions will be used but may be modified to suit the story arc of the event (such as not using Bike Recon or Antarctic Territory rules). Not every mission will be known in advance. Tournament results will not be uploaded to the ITS system – if that is important to you, this is not the event for you.

How do the teams work?
All games are one on one but each player adds their overall points to the team. There will be opportunities to increase the overall team score through various challenges or objectives. The team with the highest score wins the event!

Players may form their own teams ahead of time with their buds or they may be placed on a team by Rodge if they have no preference. Similarly, players may come up with a thematic background for their team on their own or Rodge will cook up something for you.

There are no restrictions on armies for each team this year. See this post from the 2019 for good examples of teams that go beyond just "we're all the same faction."

Teams for 2019

Given this year's theme, any one of those teams could return in 2022!

Are there prizes?
You bet! There are loads of hard goods in the charity raffle (this year's funds will go to Charity Water). Registration includes one entry and you'll be able to purchase additional tickets at the event. There will be some goodies for the loveliest painting, favorite opponent votes, and other challenges as well. Recognition for the overall win and most points are limited to bragging rights only.

Registration

To register, Paypal $65 to RodgeRules@gmail.com address. (Please use the Friends and Family option to avoid fees – we're all one big Infinity family, aren't we?)

Please include in the Paypal note:

• Your Name
• Hometown and State
• Preferred email if it is not the same as your Paypal address
• If you can bring one more tables of terrain (please provide a description)

Note: Team affiliations are not required at Registration and will not be officially recorded even if intent is declared (as these things tend to change.) Starting on April 1st, Teams may officially be locked in.

+ $45 Add-on - Take home a gaming mat!
You may add $45 to your payment to take home a Front Line Gaming 4x4' Sandswept Ruins, Scrublands, Badlands 2* or Toxic Desert* gaming mat after the event. You may purchase more than one but these are limited in quantity and the deal is only available to Mission Critical 2022 players attending the event. Let me know which mat(s) you would like in your Paypal note.

*Note for returning players, the Badlands 2 and Toxic Desert mats are new since 2020. Take a look at them and see if they tickle your fancy!

+ $20 Add-on - Sam Lenz Brush Technique Seminar (Tentative)
In 2020, we had Sam Lenz scheduled for a 3 hour seminar on Friday, from 5pm to 8pm. We've asked Sam to return in 2022 but this isn't 100% locked in yet and may be subject to change (full refunds apply).

Refund Policy

Going forward regardless of the times means locking in certain expenses. The logistics to make this happen are as follows:

• Feel free to add or drop prior to March 1st
• Starting March 1st, $25 of your registration fee will be non-refundable ($40 returned to you)
• Starting April 1st, $40 of your registration fee will be non-refundable ($25 returned to you)

Covid Protocols

Players will need to provide proof of a negative test less than 7 days prior to the event in order to attend. If a positive test does prevent you from attending (best not to speak of such terror!), we will kick the non-refundable portion of their registration fee forward to next year as a credit.

Hotel

The event will be held at the same location as 2019 and players are encouraged to lodge on site.

Ramada Waupaca
110 Grand Seasons Drive, Waupaca, WI 54981
(This is about halfway between Chicago and Minneapolis)
(715) 258-9212

Reserve your room by phone with the codeword “Mission Critical”. The website may not necessarily show availability, but if you call, you will be able to get access to the group block and rate.

Questions

If you'd like to know more, send Rodge reply to this email address - Rodgerules@gmail.com.


Hope to see you there!

-Rodge

MISSION CRITICAL 2022

 Hi all!

Just a quick update confirming that the 2021 event will not be going forward.

We have rescheduled to run 4/29/22 through 5/1/22.

Updates for that event will go out in January 2022.

Hope to see you all there!

-Rodge

MISSION CRITICAL POSTPONEMENT

Greetings commanders,

I don't think it will be a surprise to say we are postponing the event. After deliberating over it for some time and checking availability, we are pushing this sucker back a full year. The Ramada has confirmed we are good to go April 30th through May 2nd, 2021.

The mission and theme will remain. I've already purchased everything I need.

Regarding the registration fees you paid, you have a few options. For the core event registration, I can issue a refund or keep it as the entrance fee for 2021's event. Just let me know which. If you do let me keep it for now, you could still get a refund up until next year's refund deadline of March 31st, 2021.

For the mats, again, I have already purchased these on your behalf. I can hold on to them until we meet at the 2021 event (or perhaps another event if we meet before then.) I can also mail it to you now. I don't really know what shipping would be, but would deduct that from your entrance fee.

For the paint seminar, I can issue a refund or collect the funds to give to Sam right now. These would be considered entrance fees for a 2021 paint seminar. If he would not commit to another seminar in 2021 or otherwise refuses to accept the funds, I would refund to you.

I'm sad we won't be gathering this year but I am looking forward to seeing all your new painted models! Stay safe and let me know what you want me to do with the hard earned shekels you've already entrusted to me.

-Rodge - rodgerules@gmail.com

MISSION CRITICAL FEB UPDATE

Ahoy my good dudes!

Seems about the right time for an email as some of the prizes we're giving away this year have been spotted in the wild. I can say we are giving away an SWC box...

Thanks to the Madison boys for modeling them off!

Here are the sandcats who have signed up so far:
Alex Davy
Andrew Haar
Brian Solomon
Carl Hayman
Edwin Perez
Eero Bodien
Greg Strom
Jamie Kuddle
Joel Vaughan
Josh Huebner
Kyle Pietsch
Luke Helgeson
Mark Hayes
Mark Nelson
Michael Say
Mike Sauer
Nathan Vik
Ryan Moore
The Baker Kid
Theodore Krenke

I can see we will have a solid crew! If you have a chum you think should be on the list, give them a thorough prodding as I will be ordering all the necessary mats imminently.

Speaking of which, if anyone has a desert mat they'd be willing to bring, let me know when you have a sec.

Otherwise, starting March 1st, I will begin to accept team nominations. Per the original registration info, this is only required if you want to form your own little suicide squad. There are no faction restrictions and, unlike last year, there will be no particular Classified objective assigned to each team. We're keeping it pretty casual. If you have any questions about that, let me know!

That's about it for now!

 -Rodge

MISSION CRITICAL 2020 BEGINS

Registration for 2020 starts January 1st!

Mission Critical 2020 will commence in Waupaca, WI, on May 1st-3rd, 2020!

• The Narrative Kick Off will be Friday, May 1st, at 9pm. (Optional attendance)
• The first game will be Saturday Morning, May 2nd, at 9am. 
• The awards will conclude Sunday afternoon, May 3rd at 4:30pm.

Event Rules

• 40 players
• 5 Rounds of play with voluntary Saturday evening event (Mandatory attendance)
• 300 Point Armies with 2 Lists
• All models must be fully painted to a 3 color minimum
• HVTs are not required. They will be provided by the TO if necessary.

The following ITS Season 11 Rules and Extras apply:
Armored Tactical Scanner, Ironclad, Bravery, Civilians in Infinity, Designated Target, Datatracker, Landing Assistance, Long Service, Reduced Combat Groups, Tactical Window 

To clarify, the following ITS Season 11 Rules and Extras will NOT apply: Liaison Officer, Concililium Watch, Closed Battle Lists, Spec-Ops, Limited Insertion, Soldiers of Fortune, Escalation 

The following House Rules WILL apply:
Children of Bourak - Any model on desert themed base gains the Multi-terrain special rule

Tracker - Any model starting the game on a Motorcycle gains the Specialist Operative rule. In addition, one model with the Booty L2 rule in your list may choose a Motorcycle instead of rolling on the Booty table at the start of the game.

How does Scoring in this narrative event work?
Players will score points individually and as a 4 man team in Missions similar to the ITS. To clarify, all games will be one on one. Exact missions will not be known ahead of time, instead they will be released as the story unfolds. Hints on Missions, Classified objectives and Specialists will be released prior to the event and army list deadline.

How do Teams work?
Players may form their own Teams ahead of time or they may be placed on a Team by Rodge if they have no preference. Each Team will have its own thematic background, similar to last year's event.

The players may create this background for themselves or Rodge will provide it if they have no preference. Unlike last year, there are no restrictions on factions, units or Classifieds.

We encourage players to think outside of the typical factional divisions (All Pano, YJ, Nomads, etc.) To see examples of Teams that are not just aligned by faction, check out last year's teams.

Any and all of last year's teams are welcome to return this year – each would have their own reasons for returning.

Registration

Registration opens January 1st, 2020 and closes March 31st, 2020.

To register, Paypal $65 to RodgeRules@gmail.com address. (Note: this is a different Paypal address than last year. Also, please use the Friends and Family option – we're all one big Infinity family, aren't we?)

Full refunds are available until March 31st. After that, a refund would be conditional on your spot being filled by another player.

Please include in the Paypal note:

• Your Name 
• Hometown and State 
• Preferred email if it is not the same as your Paypal address 
• If you can bring one more tables of terrain (please provide a brief description – you can send photos to rodgerules@gmail.com) 

Note: Team affiliations are not required at Registration and will not be officially recorded even if intent is declared as these things tend to change. Starting on March 1st, Teams may officially be locked in. 

This registration includes entry to the event, Mission Critical 2020 Glassware, and two entries into the Charity Raffle. Once again the Charity Raffle will include a fully painted scratch built table with silky Neoprene gaming mat and a fully painted 300 point army.

+ $20 Join the Sam Lenz Brush Technique Seminar
You may add $20 to your payment to get in on Sam Lenz's brush tutorial from 5pm to 8pm on Friday, May 1st. Award-winning painter and Tabletop Minion regular Sam Lenz will spill his secrets for three hours. Limited to 19 spots (as Rodge is definitely getting in on this!) Check out more of his goodies on his Facebook page.

+ $35 Take home a gaming mat!
You may add $35 to your payment to take home a Front Line Gaming 4x4' Sandwept Ruins, Badlands 1 or Scrublands Neoprene gaming mat after the event. You may purchase more than one but these are limited in quantity and the deal is only available to Mission Critical 2020 players in attendance. Let me know which mat(s) you would like in your Paypal note.

Hotel

The event will be held at the same location as 2019 and players are encouraged to lodge on site.

Ramada Waupaca
110 Grand Seasons Drive, Waupaca, WI 54981
(This is about halfway between Chicago and Minneapolis)
(715) 258-9212

Reserve your room by phone with the codeword “Mission Critical”. The website may not necessarily show availability, but if you call, you will be able to get access to the group block and rate.

Questions

If you'd like to know more, send Rodge an email to Rodgerules@gmail.com.

CHARITY

In double checking the raffle figures, I see I forgot to add the last minute Paypal payments for Raffle tickets to my earlier figure of $805 or so. After adding those in and deducting the shipping costs for the Symbiomate Tribe giveaways, we are at a final donation figure of  $947.70 (!) to the Environmental Defense Fund! That is amazing!! Thank you to all who donated!