hammer of the scots [Updated October 2004]    

2004 WBC Report   

 2005 Status: pending 2005 GM commitment

Lyman Moquin, DC

2004 Champion

2nd: Stuart Pierce, VA

3rd: Ric Manns, IN

4th: George Seary, NY

5th: Hank Burkhalter, GA

6th: Brad Bellomo, NJ

Event History
2003    Phil Barcafer     55
2004    Lyman Moquin     29

Block Party History
2004    Bruce Reiff     23


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Rank Name

From

Last
Total
 1. Phil Barcafer

PA

03
50
 2. Lyman Moquin

DC

04
40
 3. Rick Young

NC

04
36
 4. George Seary

NY

04
32
 5. Stuart Pierce

VA

04
24
 6. Troy Daniels 

OH

04
18
 7.  Ric Manns

IN

04
16
 8. Tom Drueding

FL

03
15
 9. Jeff Mullet

OH

04
12
10. Tim Hall

UT

03
10
11. Sean McCulloch 

OH

04
  9
12. Barry Smith

NY

04
  8
13.  Hank Burkhalter

GA

04
  8
14. Brad Bellomo

NJ

04
  4

Past Winners

Phil Barcafer - PA
2003
 


Bruce, Braveheart and the Blocks ...

While the number of participants were down, there were as many games played with the switch to a Swiss elimination format. That format seemed to be quite popular, as half of all participants played in all three preliminary rounds.

Equally popular was playing the English side. All bids made were to play the English. No one bid to play the Scots. That may change next year though, as the Scots had a slight edge in number of wins in the preliminary rounds.

After three rounds, the top eight players went to single elimination. The bidding continued to favor the English, but the wins favored them also. Three of four games in the first round were won by the English, then they split the semi-final round.

The final saw a bid of 3 for the English by Lyman Moquin. It was the highest bid of the tournament, but it turned out to be the right one. Without Edward for the first four turns, Moquin had to depend on a good levy to stay in it and he got it. He immediately went north, while Stuart Pierce sent Bruce into England. Breaths were held while a roll was made to see if the Irish would defend England and they did, kicking Bruce back over the border. Wallace had to run to stay alive and could not run a campaign of conversion.

The next few turns saw Bruce and Galloway conquered, with some northern nobles joining the Scots. In 1301, Edward finally showed up and built a massive army (nine blocks total). Lyman pressed the attack in 1302 and forced the Scots to retreat, losing territory and units. Lyman's final card of the turn was a 3 and he planned to use it to end the Scottish Rebellion. He turned it to find Stuart's Truce card staring at him and Edward had to go back to England to answer to his nobles there.

Even so, the onslaught left the Scots with only two nobles and a turn later Moray died. The last couple turns saw the Herald played successfully on Bruce, and the Scots holding on, but no comeback was forthcoming.

Lyman Moquin was crowned the new WBC champ. Lyman earned the Wood by not just beating, but crushing, everyone he faced. In five games as the English, he killed Wallace three times and Wallace and Moray twice. In his one game as the Scots, he killed Edward.


PBeM Tournament commenced October 1st, 2004:

 GM      Phil Barcafer  [1st Year]   NA
   barcafer@ptd.net   NA

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