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Introducing DVC QUIZ Game

Introducing DVC QUIZ Game

Jun 3, 2021

DVC QUIZ:
Load and Make Ready…to Play!

IPSC competitors know that the cornerstone of our sport is safety, and our Rule Books are without any doubt the master compendium on everything related to the right and safe way to practice our beloved sport. But learning and understanding the rules can be challenging… Introducing DVC QUIZ – an innovative and fun way to learn more about IPSC shooting and its history!

DVC Quiz is an edutainment concept based on the principle of questions/answers, playable in groups or solo, proposed in the form of a board game, but with online extensions in the future. Half of the questions are about the rules, which is the primary purpose of the game, but the other half are about the genesis of the shooting discipline, its anecdotes, the evolution of practices, and the men and women who have developed it and left their mark. All in all, six major themes are covered in this first edition, focused on Handgun. An
additional card pack will be available next year for all other IPSC disciplines (Shotgun, Rifle, PCC).

Cylinder-shaped Pawns

IPSC Scores Dice

The Cards

IPSC competition rules are relatively complex, because they are complete. They have been enriched over the years, and while their very first version in 1978 was on four pages in a single version, there are now nine, depending on the discipline, each with more than 70 pages! They are closer to a legal reading than to a playful one. As a result, few shooters are really interested in them, and most of them rely on what their instructors have told them, or follow the movement on the competitions. So I wanted to make learning it more fun, to make it less dramatic and to allow everyone, both practitioners and supporters, to learn while having fun.

Obviously, the DVC QUIZ game is intended for fun and learning about the sport of practical shooting only and is not an official source of information about the rules of the sport of practical shooting. To familiarize yourself with the current rules of the sport, the only way is to get information from the official IPSC site, or instructions from your official RO.

It is possible to play the DVC Quiz in different ways. You can play it with your family, and allow your relatives or children to discover in more details the passion of their spouses or elders. You can play it with your instructors or shooting friends, outside of the training sessions at the range, to become familiar with the rules and their interpretation, and to discover the history of the sport, which one day will become Olympic, who knows. You can also play solo, to challenge yourself and have fun. DVC Quiz tournaments can be organized, within clubs, during matches or IPSC promotion events. A real community of users will be encouraged.

6 Thematics

The core of DVC Quiz know-how is the way questions and answers are managed. In addition to its theme, each question has a unique identification allowing a total traceability, and if required, its correction. It is characterized according to several criteria, including its level of difficulty, its attachment to an IPSC discipline, or to a region. If it refers to a Rulebook, whenever possible its edition will be specified and the reference chapter will be indicated.

This indexing allows us to offer, with the Premium membership, a follow-up and a periodic update of the rulebook issues. A way to always stay on top of the knowledge of the regulations.

DVC Quiz is ready to be produced. It is the subject of a decisive launch campaign. We need your contribution, it is important, because if the funding targets are not met, the game cannot be produced. You don’t risk anything, because if this does not happen, you will be fully refunded.

On the other hand, if we are successful, you will receive the first board game, with an original design and questions exclusively about the IPSC, its history, its specificities and its rules. As a thank you to all contributors, everyone will receive a patch, and the first 500 will also receive a pin. As for those who will opt for the Premium formula, they will receive a cap with the game logo.

I count on you, time is limited, it will be over on June 18. The starting signal has been given!

Link to the kickstarter website:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aemilio/dvc-quiz-the-entire-ipsc-universe-in-your-hands

 

Special Gift for Premium Version Buyers

Tribute to Col. Jeff Cooper

Premium Membership

45th Anniversary of the IPSC

45th Anniversary of the IPSC

May 24, 2021

In Col. Jeff Cooper’s words:

Col. Jeff Cooper

Col. Jeff Cooper

“The Columbia Conference was held at Columbia, Missouri at the instigation of Dick Thomas and Franklin Brown… With no authority but our own enthusiasm, we set up the International Practical Shooting Confederation, with representation in fourteen nations.”

 

(American Handgunner, March/April 1978)

 

 

 

Dear Regional Directors, IPSC Officials, Partners, Sponsors, Manufactures,

 Dear Athletes,

 23 years ago, I stepped into a rough river called Practical Shooting and my life was changed, filling me with enthusiasm, training, victories, and fun!

 I am sure that each of us experiences the same!

 Practical Shooting inspires us and gives us fantastic speed shooting skills!

 Starting at each Stage in the Match, we train our will and courage, we learn to overcome doubts and fears! We learn to concentrate and hit the target in a stressful condition Course of Fire!

 This improves us as a person and improves the quality of our life!

 By practicing IPSC, we get the Safe Gunhandling Skill, which is a model of a Gunhandling Culture for the entire shooting world!

 Thanks to all members of our IPSC Family who shoots, trains, serves at matches, who helps our sport, who produces firearms and equipment, who organizes competitions and develops IPSC!

 Thanks to everyone who made the IPSC a Great International Sport!

 Congratulations on the 45th IPSC Anniversary!

 

Vitaly Kryuchin
IPSC President

 

 

Columbia Conference 1976

 

 

 

 

 

15th Anniversary Columbia Conference 1991 Reunion

 

 

 

IPSC President’s Newsletter – April 2021

Apr 23, 2021

Spanish version is below.

Dear Regional Directors,

I would like to share some news from the recent Executive Council meeting:

1) The financial report for 2020 is being finalized and will be submitted for audit at the end of April.

2) IPSC ESS contract is being finalized and will be presented to the Regional Directors within the next few weeks.

3) The basic information of multi-gun rules developing by the Philippines Region was presented to the EC members and Rules Committees Chairman.

4) Terms of Reference of the Course Design Committee were presented to the meeting and it will be uploaded to the Regional Director protected page within the next few days.

5) An update on the PANAM Handgun Championship was given to the meeting. The preparation is going according to the plan. More than 90 IROA members have applied to officiate the match.

6) The dates of the main match of the African Handgun Championship are confirmed to be 9-11.07.2021.

IPSC President
Vitaly Kryuchin
ipsc.org

 

ESPAÑOL

Estimados Directores Regionales,

Me gustaría compartir algunas noticias de la reciente reunión del Consejo Ejecutivo:

1) El informe financiero de 2020 se está finalizando y se presentará para su auditoría a finales de abril.

2) El contrato de IPSC ESS se está finalizando y se presentará a los Directores Regionales en las próximas semanas.

3) La información básica de las reglas de armas múltiples desarrolladas por la Región de Filipinas fue presentada a los miembros del CE y al Presidente de los Comités de Reglas.

4) Los Términos de Referencia del Comité de Diseño de Cursos se presentaron a la reunión y se subiran a la página protegida del Director Regional en los próximos días.

5) Se entregó a la reunión una actualización sobre el Campeonato PANAM de Armas de Mano. La preparación va de acuerdo con el plan. Más de 90 Oficiales IROA han solicitado oficiar la competencia.

6) Se confirma que las fechas del Main Match del Campeonato Africano de Armas de Mano son el 9-11.07.2021.

Vitaly Kryuchin
Presidente de IPSC
ipsc.org

Executive Council Meeting – March 2021

Executive Council Meeting – March 2021

Mar 17, 2021

Spanish version is below. 

Dear Regional Directors,

Dear Athletes,

Dear Range Officers,

Dear Instructors and Trainers,

I would like to share some news from the recent Executive Council meeting:

1)    IPSC ESS was approved by the President to be used as an official scoring program for IPSC competitions.

2)    Terms of Reference of Course Design Committee were presented to the meeting and after minor changes they will be uploaded to the Regional Director protected page in a short while.

3)    It was decided that weights attached to the barrel of a Standard Division handgun that do not extend beyond the muzzle will be permitted.

4)    The question of changing the Shotgun World Shoot 2022 date due to its proximity to the PCC and Mini Rifle World Shoot was discussed and recommended by the President to consider options that can satisfy the requests of athletes from all IPSC Regions.

IPSC President
Vitaly Kryuchin

 

ESPAÑOL

Estimados Directores Regionales,

Estimados Atletas,

Estimados Oficiales de campo,

Estimados Instructores y Entrenadores,

Me gustaría compartir algunas noticias de la reciente reunión del Consejo Ejecutivo:

1) IPSC ESS fue aprobado por el Presidente para ser utilizado como un programa oficial de puntuación para las competiciones IPSC.

2) Los Términos de Referencia del Comité de Diseño de Cursos fueron presentados a la reunión y luego de cambios menores serán subidos a la página protegida del Director Regional en poco tiempo.

3) Se decidió que se permitirán pesos fijados al cañón de una pistola de la División Estándar que no se extiendan más allá de la boca del cañón.

4) La cuestión de cambiar la fecha del Shotgun World Shoot 2022 debido a su proximidad al PCC y al Mini Rifle World Shoot fue discutida y recomendada por el presidente para considerar opciones que puedan satisfacer las solicitudes de los atletas de todas las Regiones IPSC.

 

Vitaly Kryuchin
Presidente de IPSC

IPSC President Newsletter – March 2021

Mar 15, 2021

Spanish version is below.

Dear Regional Directors,

I would like to inform you that a Continental Council meeting was conducted on March 10th, 2021.

During the meeting the representatives of the different IPSC Zones shared their experience on training, conducting matches and other IPSC activities under the pandemic circumstances. In general, the situation is still the same as last year. There are certain risks of conducting big competitions, such as logistical difficulties and higher air fares, the necessity to stay in a quarantine for 10-14 days, the necessity of being vaccinated or having COVID negative test results both before departure and on arrival which leads to extra expenses.

The Match Calendar 2021-2023 was discussed at the meeting. IPSC is planning to conduct all the Level IV-V matches which are scheduled for the upcoming years. But the situation is very unpredictable. Therefore, it was decided to have a final decision on conducting Handgun World Shoot in Thailand in 2021 not later than June 30 basing on the epidemiological situation in the world, Regions’ and Match Organizers’ opinions.

IPSC CC members expressed their opinion that they wouldn’t mind if Shotgun World Shoot 2022 is to be moved to February 2023. Final decision is to be taken after discussion and ratified (or modified) by the Assembly.

Brief update on GAISF application was presented to the Continental Council representatives:

Now the recognition from 41 National IPSC Federations are approved by the GAISF and the work is still in progress. By getting more than 40 National Federations approved, IPSC has fulfilled one of the GAISF requirements for getting full membership. One more requirement – becoming WADA Code Signatory and adapting new Anti-Doping Rules is still in progress.

IPSC Continental Council endorsed the work of IPSC Executive Council in getting GAISF and AIMS recognition.

Friedrich Gepperth reported on Lead Ban in European Union. They have accepted that lead ammunition can be used in indoor ranges with no restrictions and it can be used in outdoor ranges if 90 percent of the bullets are recycled.

Brief update on MISIA development was presented to the Continental Council representatives such as printed materials and range bags for the MISIA Officials which are to be distributed later this year.

Next Continental Council meeting is planned for June 08th, 2021.

IPSC President
Vitaly Kryuchin

 

ESPAÑOL

Estimados Directores Regionales,

Me gustaría informarles que se llevó a cabo una reunión del Consejo Continental (CC) el 10 de Marzo de 2021.

Durante la reunión, los representantes de las diferentes Zonas IPSC compartieron su experiencia en el entrenamiento, la realización de partidos y otras actividades IPSC bajo las circunstancias de la pandemia. En general, la situación sigue siendo la misma que el año pasado. Existen ciertos riesgos de realizar grandes competiciones, como dificultades logísticas y tarifas aéreas más altas, la necesidad de permanecer en cuarentena durante 10-14 días y la necesidad de estar vacunado o tener resultados negativos de COVID tanto antes de la salida como a la llegada lo que lleva a gastos extras.

El calendario de competencias 2021-2023 también se debatió en la reunión. IPSC planea llevar a cabo todas las competencias de Nivel IV-V que están programadas para los próximos años. Pero la situación es muy impredecible. Por lo tanto, se propuso tener una decisión final sobre la realización del 2021 Handgun World Shoot en Tailandia a más tardar el 30 de Junio en función de la situación epidemiológica en el mundo, las opiniones de las regiones y los organizadores de partidos.

Los miembros del CC de IPSC expresaron su opinión de que no les importaría si el Shotgun World Shoot 2022 se trasladara a Febrero de 2023. La decisión final se tomará después de la discusión y será ratificada (o modificada) por la Asamblea.

Se presentó una breve actualización sobre la aplicación GAISF a los representantes del Consejo Continental:

GAISF ha aprobado el reconocimiento de 41 Federaciones Nacionales de IPSC y el trabajo aún está en progreso. Al obtener la aprobación de más de 40 Federaciones Nacionales, IPSC ha cumplido con uno de los requisitos de GAISF para obtener la membresía completa. Un requisito más: convertirse en signatario del Código de la AMA y adaptar las nuevas Reglas Antidopaje aún está en progreso.

El Consejo Continental de IPSC respaldó el trabajo del Consejo Ejecutivo de IPSC para obtener el reconocimiento GAISF y AIMS.

Friedrich Gepperth informó sobre la prohibición del plomo en la Unión Europea. Han aceptado que la munición de plomo se puede usar en campos de tiro en interiores sin restricciones y que se puede usar en canchas al aire libre si se recicla el 90 por ciento de las balas.

Se presentó una breve actualización sobre el desarrollo de MISIA a los representantes del Consejo Continental, como materiales impresos y bolsas de rango para los Oficiales de MISIA que se distribuirán a finales de este año.

La próxima reunión del Consejo Continental está prevista para el 8 de Junio de 2021.

Vitaly Kryuchin
Presidente de IPSC
ipsc.org