General Info / How to Enter

2019 Twilight Struggle BPA Play-By-internet (PBI) Tournament

Welcome to the home of the 4th Boardgame Players Association Twilight Struggle remote play tournament. (For a history of previous BPA Twilight Struggle tournaments, click here.)

Eligibility: All entrants are required to be members of the Boardgame Players Association at the Associate level ($10 USD) or higher – see the BPA website for details about joining. All entrants must have the Twilight Struggle Playdek application, distributed via Steam, iTunes, or Google Play.

Prizes: Apart from the Glory of Victory:

  • BPA will award a plaque to the tournament winner, and laurels towards its annual Caesar Award to the top 6 finishers.
  • GMT will give gift certificates to the top 3 finishers.
  • Playdek will give Steam codes for Playdek/GMT’s next Steam release: Fort Sumter: 1 to the top 6 finishers and 2 to the winner.

Thanks to each of these supportive organizations.

Entry: Registration for this tournament is now closed. Sign up by April 30th , 2019 by sending an email to the GM at twilightstrugglegm@gmail.com. Entries must include your REAL NAME (necessary for eligibility verification by BPA), your PlayDek handle and the email address at which the GM and your opponents can contact you. Please make sure the spelling of the Playdek ID is accurate. Note: Entry into this tournament is free, but membership in BPA and acquisition of the Playdek app do entail modest costs if you do not already have these.

Sign up by April 30th , 2019 by sending an email to the GM at twilightstrugglegm@gmail.com. Entries must include your REAL NAME (necessary for eligibility verification by BPA), your PlayDek handle and the email address at which the GM and your opponents can contact you. Please make sure the spelling of the Playdek ID is accurate. Note: Entry into this tournament is free, but membership in BPA and acquisition of the Playdek app do entail modest costs if you do not already have these.

Security and Privacy Policy: To join this tournament, you agree to submit your real name and valid email address to allow the GM or Assistant GM to communicate with you, and to have your game results communicated to supporting organizations, such as the AREA rating system (to calculate and update the AREA ratings of you and your opponents), and, if you qualify for an award, those who may be providing such awards (e.g. the BPA, GMT and Playdek).

In order to protect the online security of players, the following practices and precautions will be adhered to:

  • Your email address will not be used for any purpose other than to communicate with you about the tournament. Other than the GM, his assistant, BPA and AREA, your email will only be provided to your opponent in each round. Your email will only be given to organizations providing awards if you qualify and agree.
  • On the tournament website, players will only be identified by first name and last initial. (In a few cases where initials are identical, the first two letters of the last name will be used.)
  • Your Playdek ID will only be given to your opponent in each round, and only by direct email from the GM on which you are copied.
  • Participants will automatically be added to the AREA rating system, however you may request that your real name be withheld by emailing the GM or AREA. (In this case, you will be identified an AREA rating lists only by your AREA ID#.)
  • If you wish to have your name and other information expunged from the tournament website, or any other list or database maintained by the GM, simply email the request to TwilightStruggleGM@gmail.com. The GM will strive to maintain compliance with Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for players protected by this law (and frankly, everyone else).

Schedule: Projected start date is not later than May 8, 2019. A side goal of this tournament is to test out a higher speed format than has been traditional for BPA events — to turn rounds in 1.5 months or less and finish the tournament in 1 year or less. This seems possible and practical since we are using the PlayDek app. Rounds will last approximately 45 days total (with occasional adjustments to account for holidays, WBC, etc.). The official end date for each round will be posted on the “Updates” page of this website. The schedule will be strict. Any game that does not have a reported result by the deadline, or a notification to the GM of a problem, may result in a loss for both players. If a game is reported as not completed, the neither player concedes, a very brief inquiry will be made by the GM and Asst. GM, and one (or both if necessary) player(s) will be credited with a loss. Depending on the situation, the non-losing player may also be credited with a bye. (This will typically be the case for a no-show situation.)

Questions to GM / Updates: Questions and notifications can be emailed to twilightstrugglegm@gmail.com where they will be seen by the GM and/or the Asst. GM. Response will be made by email to one or both players (as appropriate) as expeditiously as possible. Responses of general interest, and any other tournament news or updates, will be posted on the website “Updates” page, in chronological order. (So players should check this page from time to time.) However, whenever possible, resolutions to issues reached by the player’s themselves are preferable.

Tools: The Playdek Twilight Struggle application is available at: