The Rionegro Insurgency - Belurgan Park August 16th and 17th

sliabh

The Civil War in Rionegro has become a stalemate. After three years of fighting neither Munoz’s Republicanos nor Veron’s Patriotas have been able to decisively gain the upper hand. The international community has strong armed the two into agreeing to hold a presidential election on Sunday August 17th. No one is sure how a vote in a war zone will turn out, so both sides are continuing to fight for an advantage. And now a new force has arisen to challenge both for the future of Rionegro.

Across the country La Cara Nova - “the New Face”, have started a campaign against both the Patriotas and the Republicanos. It’s not clear where they originated, who is leading them, or where they are getting supplied and funded from. But they are drawing support from people all over the country. Their claim to fight for the people of Rionegro is resonating with a population weary of the war. Totally hostile to the Republicanos and Patriotas they are more neutral to the United Nations forces who remain in Rionegro. The PR disaster of their soldiers attacking the UN last year led the Domiguans to hastily withdraw from the war. Since then the UN has beefed up their forces in Rionegro to protect civilians and to run the upcoming vote.

Rionegro’s roads are poor, and the rainy season makes travel on all but the main roads very difficult. Controlling the major routes is key to sustaining military operations in the Autumn and Winter. Right now the Patriotas control the village of Jaloque which sits on the strategic junction between Rionegro’s Route Nacional 4 and Route Regional 53. The Republicano’s need to take Jaloque to support their September offensive. The UN wants to run the presidential vote and protect the local civilian population. La Neuva Cara want to prove that they are more than just guerilla bands hiding in the mountains.

Summer in Jaloque is going to be very hot this year.

Where: Bellurgan Park, Dundalk, Co. Louth.
When: August 16th and 17th, 2014.
How long:
Sign-in and chrono: Friday 18:00 to 00:00, Saturday 07:30 to 10:00
Game WILL start: 11:00 Saturday
Game end: 15:00 Sunday, followed by post game BBQ.

Age limit and other restrictions:
Over 16′s only, and mid cap magazines only.
NO HI-CAP winding mags.
Bio-BBs are required and will be available on site.
In line with Irish legislation all Airsoft guns must be under 1 joule.

How much: €60, €50 with discount for early registration, which includes the post game BBQ. Tickets for LARP players, who will have restrictions on the guns they can carry, will be €30. Information on Player vehicles tickets will be given later.

Bookings: Will open on Wednesday May 14th at 12:00.

Camping: Camping will be possible on site from Friday night, with toilets and showers.

Factions and Units:
The Patriotas

• The Heavies – 100 places.
• Players will be allocated amongst three General Infantry, a Mechanised Infantry quick reaction force and Comandos de Seguridad.

Republicanos

• Presidential 25th Light Infantry – 100 places.
• Players will be allocated amongst General Infantry, Motorised Infantry and the Unidad de Misiones Especiales.

La Cara Nova

• Newly emerged force in Rionegro - 50 places.

The United Nations

• UN Intervention Force in Rionegro - 40 places.

Neighbouring country of Rionegro

• Special Operations force – 10 places

Civilian LARP players

• Local Villagers – 25 places.

Would you like to know more?
More information, including detailed descriptions of factions and units, updated rules, how to apply for leadership roles, and how to pre-book is provided on the official website: http://www.troops-in-contact.com

The official game forum is at Rionegro.airsofter.ie

¡Viva la República de Rionegro!

Gatling

Awesome stuff ,

Mini Dude

OMG OMG OMG hahaha excited to see this, good stuff!

brenak47

Oh i can't wait for this.

Damo 2k9

So many events just keep popping up, and I absolutely love it! Went to the first one of these and absolutely loved it, cant wait for this, why is it so long away

sliabh

Some info on changes to our booking process.

sliabh

We have detailed information on each unit, including what to expect, their high level missions, and unit uniforms. You can find the link to the information for each unit here: http://troops-in-contact.com/factions-and-units/

brenak47

Link brings me to the list of fractions but not giving any info on them or am i missing something.

S.E.A.L.s

brenak47 wrote: »

Link brings me to the list of fractions but not giving any info on them or am i missing something.

Hold the mouse over the "Factions and Units" tab at the top of the page and then click on which ever ones you want to take a look at
(*if you're on a mobile device, this maybe a challenge*)

Hope this helps mate

S.E.A.L.s

sliabh

brenak47 wrote: »

Link brings me to the list of fractions but not giving any info on them or am i missing something.

Woop, good spot. There should have been links for each of the units on the page. That has been fixed now :-)

Hande hoche!

Have to ask, would sombreros be acceptable for the insurgents?

sliabh

Hande hoche! wrote: »

Have to ask, would sombreros be acceptable for the insurgents?

I could argue that's more of a Mexican thing, but if you want to wear one that will be fine.

Bonus kudos if you add crossed ammo belts, moustache and do the whole Pancho Villa thing:

sliabh

Links to videos and photos from last year's Rionegro Escalation: http://troops-in-contact.com/2014/04/03/the-rionegro-escalation-media/
Let me know if I have missed some.

sliabh

We have a request. If you are coming to the game as part of a group, then let us know before we open bookings.

sliabh

Very very late, and apologies for that. Here is the After-Action-Report for last year's Rionegro Escalation.

sliabh

We are now taking booking "requests" for the Special Operations unit. Details and the application form are on our website.

sliabh

It’s less than two weeks until tickets go on sale for the event!

Do you know what faction you want to be in?

Has your group registered it’s name with me? (see here, and it HAS TO BE DONE BY EMAIL, facebook requests will be ignored: http://troops-in-contact.com/2014/04/09/coming-with-a-group-then-let-us-know/)

We still have spaces available on the Spec Ops unit as well. So if you are interested in that then apply through the booking form now!

For everyone else, booking will open at midday Irish time on Wednesday 14th of May.

sliabh

Last call for anyone who wants to volunteer for the Special Ops unit.

sliabh

Less than a week to go until tickets go on sale. Do you know what unit you will go for?

S.E.A.L.s

sliabh wrote: »

Less than a week to go until tickets go on sale. Do you know what unit you will go for?

Yes

sliabh

We need some election posters. And I promise we will get something to the person behind whatever one we use.

thermo

Everybody decided what faction to sign up for tomorrow ?

S.E.A.L.s

thermo wrote: »

Everybody decided what faction to sign up for tomorrow ?

Yes

thermo

S.E.A.L.s wrote: »

Yes

Who you going for?

Mini Dude

thermo wrote: »

Everybody decided what faction to sign up for tomorrow ?

Have you decided?

thermo

I'm the EM for the Patriotas, so yep........

Hande hoche!

Going with the insurgents as first choice, with the republicanos as the back up. Missed last years so looking forward to this one.

S.E.A.L.s

thermo wrote: »

Who you going for?

thermo wrote: »

I'm the EM for the Patriotas, so yep........

Not them and cannot say anymore, as the spy's have already started to gather intel

ricka

thermo wrote: »

I'm the EM for the Patriotas, so yep........

One to skip so!

sliabh

Well that could have gone a little smoother. We had allocated 4 cores/4GB memory to the site, and optimised the code, but you still managed to floor it.

The huge spike in traffic tapered off almost as quickly (see above). The culprit seems to have been people trying to get tickets for La Cara Nova. Unfortunately they are now sold out, and there are a number of disappointed people out there. The unit was oversubscribed anyway (I had expressions of interest from over 70 for the 50 places) so we would not have been able to satisfy everyone.

There are still tickets in the other units though. It would be best to book quickly though as based on previous experience they will probably sell out relatively soon.

We are checking on a few reports of booking problems, mostly related to multiple or missing confirmation emails. If you have seen (or not seen) something then let us know through our email address.

If you didn't include an Airsofter.ie username don't worry. You can mail or message us with that later. Just be sure to include your booking confirmation number.

thermo

ricka wrote: »

One to skip so!

Oh darn, no HQ tea boy this year........

ricka

thermo wrote: »

Oh darn, no HQ tea boy this year........

How many points do you get for takin out an EM

sliabh

thermo wrote: »

Oh darn, no HQ tea boy this year........

I am pretty sure he is still wanted for war crimes. He wasn't arrested last year...

ricka

sliabh wrote: »

I am pretty sure he is still wanted for war crimes. He wasn't arrested last year...

My tea wasn't that bad Sliabh

sliabh

ricka wrote: »

My tea wasn't that bad Sliabh

I am pretty sure it wasn't for crimes against tea. In fact I believe the arrest warrant cited:

his individual criminal responsibility as regards breach and conspiracy to breach of UNSG resolution 2011/174 pertaining to arms embargoes, Violations of the laws or customs of war (Article 3) of plunder of public and private property not justified by military necessity, Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions 1949 (Article 2) of wilfully causing great suffering and extensive destruction of private and public property committed during the course of the ongoing Rionegro conflict from 2011 to 2013.

The case notes said "Key member of the “Proveedor” supply chain bringing arms into Rioengro in breach of the arms embargo. Was the final part of the supply chain, processing orders for local military units, arranging shipment and distribution of weapons, parts and accessories under the cover of toy importing business."

r0n0c

He wasn't the only one to evade capture...

ricka

sliabh wrote: »

I am pretty sure it wasn't for crimes against tea. In fact I believe the arrest warrant cited:


The case notes said "Key member of the “Proveedor” supply chain bringing arms into Rioengro in breach of the arms embargo. Was the final part of the supply chain, processing orders for local military units, arranging shipment and distribution of weapons, parts and accessories under the cover of toy importing business."

Deja vu

S.E.A.L.s

sliabh

Woops, should have posted this here, instead of over on the thread for last year's game.
Over 220 tickets sold for Ireland's biggest Airsoft event. La Cara Nova are sold out, and there are less than 15 tickets left for the 25th Light Infantry.

Unlike previous years we will NOT be releasing more tickets when these are gone. So book early!

There is a live update on available tickets on our booking page.

sliabh

La Cara Nova and the 25th Light Infantry are now sold out. Limited number of places left for the Heavies and the UN.

TheDoc

grrrr raging I'm missing this.

Nuke1973

TheDoc wrote: »

grrrr raging I'm missing this.

Just tell her to hold it in till after

sliabh

By my count we have 284 players booked now. There are only 23 tickets left (in the UN which will very much be a shooting unit, you may need to bring extra BBs).

There will be NO MORE tickets when they are gone. And we WILL NOT be releasing any more tickets or allowing any more people into units that are already full! So please don't ask!

422nd

sliabh wrote: »

By my count we have 284 players booked now. There are only 23 tickets left (in the UN which will very much be a shooting unit, you may need to bring extra BBs).

There will be NO MORE tickets when they are gone. And we WILL NOT be releasing any more tickets or allowing any more people into units that are already full! So please don't ask!

Don't forget the 21 Civilian tickets left!

sliabh

422nd wrote: »

Don't forget the 21 Civilian tickets left!

Correct. I was of course referring to (automatic) shooters only.

422nd

Do the Civi tickets usually sell out, and if so, how close to the event? This will be my third year in a row. Talked the missus into coming along, hence the step down to Civi this year, for a less airsoft, more camping experience, but with me still getting to keep track of the story and event. :pac:

sliabh

422nd wrote: »

Do the Civi tickets usually sell out, and if so, how close to the event? This will be my third year in a row. Talked the missus into coming along, hence the step down to Civi this year, for a less airsoft, more camping experience, but with me still getting to keep track of the story and event. :pac:

They haven't sold out before. But you never know! They are being promoted more in the LARP community. We are using the "election" and some other story lines to better integrate them this year.

422nd

sliabh wrote: »

They haven't sold out before. But you never know! They are being promoted more in the LARP community. We are using the "election" and some other story lines to better integrate them this year.

Aye, I see that alright. Should be an interesting experience anyway. A different perspective than normal. Cheers for the quick reply anyway!

sliabh

The private fora have now gone active. If you provided us with your Airsofter username when you booked your ticket you have been given access to the forum now. If you haven't provided it to us, then send us an email with your username and booking confirmation ID to the address below and we will get you access:

sliabh

We need about 20 volunteers to take on small LARP tasks. You don't have to stop being a player, you can still work and fight with your unit as before. More information on our website.