Casual BA Summer Kick-Off 2021 RECAP! (4.5 Year Anniversary)

I believe that our bi-annual anniversary events always make for a great weekend, and this Summer's Kick-Off was no different! If you missed it, or want to relive the weekend’s events, here is a recap post of Casual BA’s 4.5 Year Anniversary weekend.

Man Hunt

As per tradition, the first event to kick off the weekend was Man Hunt! We had a solid 11 teams in attendance, and it was a nail-biter to the end! This edition of Man Hunt was sandwiched by the two most difficult locations, with the first location being a few steps north of Barbarian Assault! If only they knew the hosts planned on being that cheeky. From zombie protesters, to death’s door, to getting cozy with a grizzly bear, this man hunt saw it all.


As news broke out that the previous champion’s wonder-boy (Omen ) could not make the event, participants realized that it was anybody’s game. After a battle that went down to the final clue, congratulations to fl0x’s angels on taking home first place! Team Sweaty Nerds repeat their second place finish from six months prior, while team Whale snags the bronze. Congrats to fl0x , Radeo , Cpt Zwans, and JurracGuaiba on the win!


A huge thanks to Scorchbeast , Faardo , Ugne G , buns , and wvoquine for organizing the event.


Check out the full results below:



You can check out the locations by clicking here, and the clues by clicking here.




This time around, we decided to flood the Chambers of Xeric in full penance! Though over 25 penance warriors flooded olm's chamber, the only significant loot was a Dex Scroll in SO DAM EVIL’s name. We'll get a TBow next time


Thank you Zanuil , Run Down Mid , and Omen for hosting!





Day 2 – Sunday, June 13th

All of the Sunday events were streamed on Casual BA's Twitch Channel by our ever-so-charismatic hosts Tasty , buns , wvoquine , moocows , and Omen , with plenty of help from Scorchbeast and Ugne G . It was a fantastic stream, peaking at around 150 viewers. If you had the chance to tune in – Thank you! If you missed it, you can check out the entire VOD here.


As per usual, our tournament races would be nothing without our fantastic streamers who made racing BA look so easy... thank you to Blue Whales , Raideniza, RSvelo , and Capeshit ! Sundays in Casual BA are all about racing, and tournament races turn it up a notch for a steamy cash prize, and most importantly – bragging rights.


In these races, we had 10 teams split into two groups of five. The top two fastest teams from each group move on into the final bracket. The remaining three teams in each group race again, and the fastest team from each group joins the other four teams. The finals bracket begins with six teams and three head-to-head battles. The remaining three teams duke it out in the final race! Congrats to our three teams who battled their way into the finals – Team Dinosaurs, Team Capeshit, and Team Raideniza!


In the final race, it was just seconds separating second and third place, but in the end, it would be Team Raideniza who would come out on top, with consistent 11.1x’s throughout all of their races. Congrats Raideniza, N eke, Blue Whales , Mage Fakie, and Gooby on a well-deserved victory!


Click here for the full bracket, and the list of teams.



Following the tournament, we marched back down to wave 1 for the awards ceremony, where several awards are given out based on a community vote. We had created a few new categories this year, including Radiant Rookie, Helping Hand, Face of Funs, and Community Contributor. Here are your winners:

Our special awards go to...