I think Ulrik's suggestion of random opponents is great because as a follower of the ETC coverage the past couple of years I have learned that many of the games are 'match up' dependent. Which means that people deliberately bring unbalanced (often unfun) armies so that they can beat certain types of armies into the ground.

I think allowing regional teams would be fair, should 8 want to come from France for example then it would seem to be unfair to tell them they can't come!

Same for if teams want to go abroad from the uk in future years - it's not so dead serious that multiple teams couldn't be accommodated, IMO.

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Why only one team ?
This is a nation not a team event. Same chances for every nation.
Space will be limited and I prefer having 6 teams of 6 different nations over 4 German teams playing 2 swedish ones.
To increase the number of people the spokesperson can draw from. At the beginning everybody is enthusiastic, the closer we get to the event, the more problems will occur. I'm sorry, i don't get a holiday, I'm broke, the dog ate my miniatures, my spouse will leave me, if I fly to wherever to play ...... If somebody can just field 4 people, he might find himself hard pressed at the time of tournament. It might also be a good idea to take commitment under consideration when deciding who to choose.
The spokesperson will be responsible for organizing the championship in his country at some time. Having more than one team will just lead to pushing the responsibilities around.
The goal is to get a kernel of spokespersons who commit themselves and will keep the championship alive over a longer period.
I'm aware of the drawback that some players will be left out. Approach the spokesperson for your country and ask him to select you or ask him to organize a tournament to find the best players, or become the spokesperson.

It would also be possible to have an event like this in Berlin every year, or one just with teams, without nationality restrictions or a European singles tournament using the Swiss System or something different.

But the idea behind this European championship is that it isn't just a local tournament which you attend this year or not, but a tournament which moves between European cities and which is not a tournament by any club, but a tournament borne (I hope this is the right word) by a group of persona/clubs all over Europe.

If we do not find enough committed spokespersons, we still can organize a championship in Berlin and that could have multiple entries per nation, but it would be something different and would probably loose attractiveness quicker once the novelty is gone.

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I agree with Ben, saying 'no you can't come we're full' is the quickest way to kill an event like this.... I'd also be concerned that the UK team of 4 would consist of Steve54, Tiny-Tim, dptdexys and RichardL and the rest of us plebs would never get a look-in

I agree with Ben, saying 'no you can't come we're full' is the quickest way to kill an event like this.... I'd also be concerned that the UK team of 4 would consist of Steve54, Tiny-Tim, dptdexys and RichardL and the rest of us plebs would never get a look-in

It sounds like a great venue, but almost everyone would have to get a flight and Sweden is expensive!

I agree with Ben, saying 'no you can't come we're full' is the quickest way to kill an event like this.... I'd also be concerned that the UK team of 4 would consist of Steve54, Tiny-Tim, dptdexys and RichardL and the rest of us plebs would never get a look-in