Monday, February 24, 2020
Sunday, February 23, 2020
How School Clubs Affiliate For The 2020 Season.
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| North West University (NWU) is the proud sponsor of MSSA's Online School League. |
MSSA promotes all the different disciplines equally, although each school may pick-and-choose which discipline it wishes to promote at its school. Some schools will promote the whole gambit, while others will concentrate on only one discipline, and/or even just concentrate on one specific title.
The choice is ultimately up to the school.
The various mind sports offer unique opportunities to many South African learners. Many learners have been able to earn Regional, Provincial, and National Colours which have allowed them to earn bursaries and obtain first-class educations.
MSSA has sent teams with full Protea Colours to international events since 1991 for wargames, 1996 for Morabaraba, 1997 for Checkers, and 2005 for Esports. Many members of the national teams have been scholars, and all have benefited from their involvement in the national Protea Team.
MSSA has sent teams with full Protea Colours to international events since 1991 for wargames, 1996 for Morabaraba, 1997 for Checkers, and 2005 for Esports. Many members of the national teams have been scholars, and all have benefited from their involvement in the national Protea Team.
With the above in mind the MSSA has streamlined the process for schools to affiliate to the MSSA. There is still the option open for a school to start a full-blown sub-club on its premises, but bearing in mind the tight regulatory conditions under which accredited schools have to operate in the Republic, the MSSA no longer deems it necessary for a school to start a sub-club.
As long as the school club has the approval of the school, and has an Educator-in-Charge, a school may affiliate by merely completing the Application for Affiliation Form and submitting such to MSSA.Any applicant needs to be aware of the following:
As long as the school club has the approval of the school, and has an Educator-in-Charge, a school may affiliate by merely completing the Application for Affiliation Form and submitting such to MSSA.Any applicant needs to be aware of the following:
1. MSSA's Constitution,
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17Mp0R18tLGgpXwbWFufG3yOAsKNe7rVP
2. MSSA's General Regulations,
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1h6Za5yBD4LlymH2WuFf5genqXuBd6NSD
3. An Application for Affiliation form,
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bPmnmvPu0ZYYye_ZB8uSzyxqGJ3hYTLX
4. Registration Forms for all players – including the teacher in charge and any/all coaches,
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ueL9ocHH1ftFJ7yOwnDkYT0ll54auFQs
5. The fee note form – please note that the fees for school clubs are R104.00 affiliation fee and R10.00 per player (including the Educator-in-Charge) per annum,
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1E3oRMA1NBBFtDA1Sg231yqUd2_9gZ9td
6. The Letter of Undertaking,
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B1ma4A2XZaSiR2hJMThjMUxDdVEand
7. A brochure on the MSSA.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZzfT280fxlzP5m22Z4wJAHWBGtNpkJAY
In order to affiliate, the completed Application for affiliation Form must be submitted to the MSSA.
Once the Board has approved a school's affiliation, the school then needs to complete the Google Registration Page allocated to the school for the players and make payment.
All school members may participate in all events for which it qualifies. Such events include meetings, championships, courses, and so forth.
Advantages of having a MSSA affiliated club:
There are many advantages of having a MSSA affiliated club, such as:
- Being part of a community where your club has a real say in how things are done
- Being able to apply for National Lottery Funding – MSSA member clubs can apply for up to R800,000.00 in funding
- Being able to get assistance from your local government
- Experience increased media exposure of your events and your gamers
- Become part of the international community through the MSSA Registered players are able to become internationally recognised umpires, etc.
- Enable your gamers to take part in MSSA events, which may qualify them for Regional, Provincial, and National colours, overseas trips, and even sports bursaries at university.
MSSA's Constitution
The Constitution forms the foundation of the MSSA. It guarantees members rights and governs the way that the MSSA operates. It can only be amended by a two-thirds majority at a Council Meeting. Please remember that Associations only have two (2) votes each, whereas member clubs have a representational vote, being: normal clubs: one vote per every five registered players, and school clubs: one vote per every ten registered players.
MSSA's General Regulations
The General Regulations comprises of decisions made by both Council and Executive Committee Meetings. The General Regulations deals with how sub-committees operate as well as to how teams are selected and development funding is distributed. Please refer to Schedule 10.12 in regard to the rights of clubs in hosting events.
MSSA's Discipline Specific Regulations
The Discipline Specific Regulations deal with rules concerning the different disciplines. The Disciplines that the MSSA caters for are; Board Gaming, Card gaming, Esports, and Figure Gaming.
Application for Affiliation form
When a club applies for membership, the applicant club must complete such form and return the same to the MSSA.
Fee note for 2020
The fee note details the Affiliation Fees and Registration fees that are payable.
Player Registration Form
The Player Registration Form needs to be completed by every player that is a member of a club and intends to participate in MSSA affairs.
MSSA's Letter of Undertaking
The Letter of Undertaking is for all registered players who sit on any MSSA committee.
Social Media
The MSSA makes use of the following:
The Constitution forms the foundation of the MSSA. It guarantees members rights and governs the way that the MSSA operates. It can only be amended by a two-thirds majority at a Council Meeting. Please remember that Associations only have two (2) votes each, whereas member clubs have a representational vote, being: normal clubs: one vote per every five registered players, and school clubs: one vote per every ten registered players.
MSSA's General Regulations
The General Regulations comprises of decisions made by both Council and Executive Committee Meetings. The General Regulations deals with how sub-committees operate as well as to how teams are selected and development funding is distributed. Please refer to Schedule 10.12 in regard to the rights of clubs in hosting events.
MSSA's Discipline Specific Regulations
The Discipline Specific Regulations deal with rules concerning the different disciplines. The Disciplines that the MSSA caters for are; Board Gaming, Card gaming, Esports, and Figure Gaming.
Application for Affiliation form
When a club applies for membership, the applicant club must complete such form and return the same to the MSSA.
Fee note for 2020
The fee note details the Affiliation Fees and Registration fees that are payable.
Player Registration Form
The Player Registration Form needs to be completed by every player that is a member of a club and intends to participate in MSSA affairs.
MSSA's Letter of Undertaking
The Letter of Undertaking is for all registered players who sit on any MSSA committee.
Social Media
The MSSA makes use of the following:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindsportssa
- South African Schools' Esports Group page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1676447775912809/
- Twitter: @mindsportssa
- Intstagram: @mindsportssouthafrica
- Blog page: https://esportscommentator.blogspot.com/
Should you have any queries whatsoever, please contact mindsportscorrespondence@gmail.com.
Also read:
Esports titles selected for all MSSA's Premier Provincial and National Championships
- Esports titles selected for all MSSA's School Championships.
- Esports titles selected for all MSSA's Student championships.
- 2020 Calendar of Events
- The various events held by Mind Sports South Africa.
- Why schools and universities should invest in esports.
- New National Team Selection Criteria
- Selecting the national Protea teams for Mind Sports South Africa.
- MSSA's umpiring course - 25 January 2020.
- 28th OLD EDWARDIAN SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIPS - 1 & 2 February 2020
- The road to Eilat
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Episode 19: Top Faves With Dave Goes To The Library Is Live!
Episode 19: Top Faves with Dave goes to the Library.
https://soundcloud.com/user-989538417/episode-19-top-faves-with-dave-goes-to-the-library
We talk with Dave Tubbs about what novels inspire us to game.
The Veteran Wargamer is brought to you by King's Hobbies and Games.
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Other companies we mentioned:
Sharpe's Rifles
Sharp Practice!
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The Killer Angels
Regimental Fire and Fury
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PicoArmor ACW
https://www.picoarmor.com/product-category/american-civil-war-3mm/
The Hobbit
GW LOTR/Hobbit
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/The-Hobbit
Song of Blades and Heroes
http://www.ganeshagames.net/product_info.php?products_id=7
Frostgrave
https://ospreypublishing.com/frostgrave
Iron Guard
and
Fifteen Hours
Warhammer 40,000
https://warhammer40000.com/
Honor Harrington
Full Thrust
https://shop.groundzerogames.co.uk/rules.html
Ad Astra Games Miniatures
https://www.nobleknight.com/ViewProducts.asp_Q_ProductLineID_E_2137428268_A_ManufacturerID_E_2145082606_A_CategoryID_E_16_A_GenreID_E_0
For Whom the Bell Tolls
A World Aflame
https://ospreypublishing.com/a-world-aflame-interwar-wargame-rules-1918-39
Chain of Command
https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product/chain-of-command-rules/
Flames of War partisans
http://www.flamesofwar.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=3185
Eisenhorn Triology
Inquisitor
https://www.amazon.com/Inquisitor-Battle-Emperors-Gav-Thorpe/dp/1841540773/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1497582113&sr=1-7&keywords=inquisitor+game
Rogue Stars
https://ospreypublishing.com/rogue-stars
Shadow War Armageddon
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/shadowwar-armageddon-sb-eng-2017
Team Yankee
and
Red Storm Rising
GHQ
http://www.ghqmodels.com/
PFC C-in-C
http://www.pfc-cinc.com/front_page.html
Baccus 6mm
https://www.baccus6mm.com/
Les Miserables
and
Three Musketeers
En Garde!
https://ospreypublishing.com/en-garde
Ronin
https://ospreypublishing.com/ronin-skirmish-wargames-in-the-age-of-the-samurai
Pike and Shotte
http://www.warlordgames.com/pike-shotte-2/
Warlord Landsknechts
https://us-store.warlordgames.com/collections/landsknecht
Hammer's Slammers
Hammer's Slammers Rules
http://www.hammers-slammers.com/home.htm
15mm Slammers vehicles
http://ainstycastings.co.uk/index.php/cPath/71
Dirtside
https://shop.groundzerogames.co.uk/rules.html
Picoarmor SciFi
https://www.picoarmor.com/product-category/sci-fi-3mm/
War and Peace
Among the Thugs
Blood Bowl
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Boxed-Games?N=2192287784+2492297563&_requestid=3572451
Dune
Conan
Conan Adventure Game
http://www.monolithedition.com/conan-en/
Copplestone 15mm Barbarians
https://copplestonecastings.co.uk/list.php?cat=18&page=1
Grenadier/Mirliton Barbarians
http://www.mirliton.it/index.php?cName=fantasy-2528mm-barbarians
Music courtesy bensound.com. Recorded with zencastr.com. Edited with Audacity. Make your town beautiful; get a haircut.
https://soundcloud.com/user-989538417/episode-19-top-faves-with-dave-goes-to-the-library
We talk with Dave Tubbs about what novels inspire us to game.
The Veteran Wargamer is brought to you by King's Hobbies and Games.
https://www.kingshobbiesandgames.com/
Special Artizan Service Miniatures
https://www.facebook.com/Special-Artizan-Service-Miniatures-1791793644366746/
Other companies we mentioned:
Sharpe's Rifles
Sharp Practice!
http://toofatlardies.co.uk/product/sharp-practice-2/
The Killer Angels
Regimental Fire and Fury
http://www.fireandfury.com/products/desc_rff.shtml
PicoArmor ACW
https://www.picoarmor.com/product-category/american-civil-war-3mm/
The Hobbit
GW LOTR/Hobbit
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/The-Hobbit
Song of Blades and Heroes
http://www.ganeshagames.net/product_info.php?products_id=7
Frostgrave
https://ospreypublishing.com/frostgrave
Iron Guard
and
Fifteen Hours
Warhammer 40,000
https://warhammer40000.com/
Honor Harrington
Full Thrust
https://shop.groundzerogames.co.uk/rules.html
Ad Astra Games Miniatures
https://www.nobleknight.com/ViewProducts.asp_Q_ProductLineID_E_2137428268_A_ManufacturerID_E_2145082606_A_CategoryID_E_16_A_GenreID_E_0
For Whom the Bell Tolls
A World Aflame
https://ospreypublishing.com/a-world-aflame-interwar-wargame-rules-1918-39
Chain of Command
https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product/chain-of-command-rules/
Flames of War partisans
http://www.flamesofwar.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=3185
Eisenhorn Triology
Inquisitor
https://www.amazon.com/Inquisitor-Battle-Emperors-Gav-Thorpe/dp/1841540773/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1497582113&sr=1-7&keywords=inquisitor+game
Rogue Stars
https://ospreypublishing.com/rogue-stars
Shadow War Armageddon
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/shadowwar-armageddon-sb-eng-2017
Team Yankee
and
Red Storm Rising
GHQ
http://www.ghqmodels.com/
PFC C-in-C
http://www.pfc-cinc.com/front_page.html
Baccus 6mm
https://www.baccus6mm.com/
Les Miserables
and
Three Musketeers
En Garde!
https://ospreypublishing.com/en-garde
Ronin
https://ospreypublishing.com/ronin-skirmish-wargames-in-the-age-of-the-samurai
Pike and Shotte
http://www.warlordgames.com/pike-shotte-2/
Warlord Landsknechts
https://us-store.warlordgames.com/collections/landsknecht
Hammer's Slammers
Hammer's Slammers Rules
http://www.hammers-slammers.com/home.htm
15mm Slammers vehicles
http://ainstycastings.co.uk/index.php/cPath/71
Dirtside
https://shop.groundzerogames.co.uk/rules.html
Picoarmor SciFi
https://www.picoarmor.com/product-category/sci-fi-3mm/
War and Peace
Among the Thugs
Blood Bowl
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Boxed-Games?N=2192287784+2492297563&_requestid=3572451
Dune
Conan
Conan Adventure Game
http://www.monolithedition.com/conan-en/
Copplestone 15mm Barbarians
https://copplestonecastings.co.uk/list.php?cat=18&page=1
Grenadier/Mirliton Barbarians
http://www.mirliton.it/index.php?cName=fantasy-2528mm-barbarians
Music courtesy bensound.com. Recorded with zencastr.com. Edited with Audacity. Make your town beautiful; get a haircut.
TiRoBEx Terrain
Here's what I manage to finish up for TiRoBEx before CaptainCon. The ruins were fun, when I finally get around to the loads that I have for Epic I think I'll have a good process.
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Age Of Empires 2: HD Edition Free Download
Age of Empires 2: HD Edition - is a real-time strategy game developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft. Released in 1999 for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh, it is the second game in the game series.
In Age of Empires II: HD Edition, fans of the original game and new players alike will fall in love with the classic Age of Empires II experience. Explore all the original single player campaigns from both Age of Kings and The Conquerors expansion, choose from 18 civilizations spanning over a thousand years of history, and head online to challenge other Steam players in your quest for world domination throughout the ages. Originally developed by Ensemble Studios and re-imagined in high definition by Hidden Path Entertainment and more.
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Ep 31: No School Like The Old School Is Live!
Ep 31: No school like the old school with Henry Hyde is live!
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Thursday, February 13, 2020
Brave Browser the Best privacy-focused Browser of 2020
Out of all the privacy-focused products and apps available on the market, Brave has been voted the best. Other winners of Product Hunt's Golden Kitty awards showed that there was a huge interest in privacy-enhancing products and apps such as chats, maps, and other collaboration tools.
An extremely productive year for Brave
Last year has been a pivotal one for the crypto industry, but few companies managed to see the kind of success Brave did. Almost every day of the year has been packed witch action, as the company managed to officially launch its browser, get its Basic Attention Token out, and onboard hundreds of thousands of verified publishers on its rewards platform.
Luckily, the effort Brave has been putting into its product hasn't gone unnoticed.
The company's revolutionary browser has been voted the best privacy-focused product of 2019, for which it received a Golden Kitty award. The awards, hosted by Product Hunt, were given to the most popular products across 23 different product categories.
Ryan Hoover, the founder of Product Hunt said:
"Our annual Golden Kitty awards celebrate all the great products that makers have launched throughout the year"
Brave's win is important for the company—with this year seeing the most user votes ever, it's a clear indicator of the browser's rapidly rising popularity.
Privacy and blockchain are the strongest forces in tech right now
If reaching 10 million monthly active users in December was Brave's crown achievement, then the Product Hunt award was the cherry on top.
The recognition Brave got from Product Hunt users shows that a market for privacy-focused apps is thriving. All of the apps and products that got a Golden Kitty award from Product Hunt users focused heavily on data protection. Everything from automatic investment apps and remote collaboration tools to smart home products emphasized their privacy.
AI and machine learning rose as another note-worthy trend, but blockchain seemed to be the most dominating force in app development. Blockchain-based messaging apps and maps were hugely popular with Product Hunt users, who seem to value innovation and security.
For those users, Brave is a perfect platform. The company's research and development team has recently debuted its privacy-preserving distributed VPN, which could potentially bring even more security to the user than its already existing Tor extension.
Brave's effort to revolutionize the advertising industry has also been recognized by some of the biggest names in publishing—major publications such as The Washington Post, The Guardian, NDTV, NPR, and Qz have all joined the platform. Some of the highest-ranking websites in the world, including Wikipedia, WikiHow, Vimeo, Internet Archive, and DuckDuckGo, are also among Brave's 390,000 verified publishers.
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