2nd CanAm

1) If you use NI or IF, you've got some issues. 
No official designs. If you start allowing non-
official designs, people will want quite a variety 
of ships (esp if they're stuck with a NAC fleet!). 

2) Who is going to play in your CanAm? :) 
I'm only half way kidding. Last year, some of us 
stepped up at the last minute because the 
Canadian FT players couldn't make it (Mr. Han, 
your papers please!). But Adrian and I were out 
of our element and Jim was graciously acting as 
filler. It showed. I believe, despite their crushing 
victory, the US side would have had much more 
fun playing a game that was a) better balanced 
(by having a bit more worthy opposition!) and 
b) playing against people more familiar with FT. 
Jerry doesn't really like competitive games, 
which meant he probably wouldn't have played 
CanAm anyway. Are there Canadian FT players 
who can and will (with a reasonable degree of 
surety) be attending ECC-V? If not, perhaps you 
might run a non-CanAm event. You can run the 
same style of battle, but it just won't be CanAm.

I've taken my lumps once and realized that FT 
isn't my primary game. Further, I don't do 
cinematic (I fly as bad in cinematic as Jim did in 
vector and it isn't for lack of playing... I just 
can't seem to get it). I'll play FT if its part of a 
campaign (such as at CampCon), but I must 
admit to having not much interest in one off. 

I'm more than happy to see a reprise if some 
Canadian FT players will make the trip down. :) 

Just my 0.02. (And BTW, thanks for running 
CanAm 1 - it was very fun). I'll be at ECC-V 
barring Act of God, but I might not run much. I 
kinda found out I enjoy playing :) 

<Though, with the new FMASk rules in playtest 
now, I'd be quite happy to run an FMASk 
CanAm. I think Jon's new rules are going to be 
a smash hit!>