union pacific [Updated October 2004]  

2004 WBC Report     

 2005 Status: pending 2005 GM commitment

Luke Koleszar, SC

2004 Champion

2nd: Arthur Field, SC

3rd: Sean McCulloch, OH

4th: Cathy Kratz, ID

5th: Rich Zelano, RI

6th: Mike Backstrom, MN

Event History
2000    Joe Lux     67
2001    Jamie Tang     77
2002    Bruce Young     84
2003    Arthur Field     73
2004    Luke Koleszar     64

Euro Quest Event History
2003    Arthur Field     28


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 Laurels
Rank Name

From

Last
Total
 1. Arthur Field

SC

04
68
 2.  Luke Koleszar

VA

04
30
 3. Bruce Young

SC

02
30
 4. Jamie Tang

MD

01
30
 5. Joe Lux

NY

00
30
 6. Scott Pfeiffer

SC

02
21
 7. Tom Stokes

NJ

03
18
 8. Davyd Field

SC

02
18
 9. Luke Koleszar

VA

01
18
10. David Fritsch

VA

00
18
11. John Wetherell

PA

03
17
12.  Sean McCulloch

OH

04
12
13. Harald Henning

CT

03
12
14. Stu Hendrickson

VA

02
12
15. Bill Edwards

VA

00
12
16. Debbie Gutermuth

TX

03
12
17. Mike Backstrom

MN

04
12
18. Kathy Stroh

PA

01
  9
19. Cathy Kratz

 ID

04
  9
20. Rich Zelano

RI

04
  6
21. Ewan McNay

CT

03
  6
22. Tom DeMarco

NJ

03
  6
23. Evan Davis

IN

02
  6
24. Michael Mahady

TX

01
  6
25. Mike Hazel

SC

00
  6
26 . Jeff Mullet

OH

03
  4
27. Cliff Ackman

PA

03
  3
28. Chris LeFevre

AZ

02
  3
29. Kim Foster

TX

01
  3
30. Steve Scott

CA

00
  3
31. Peter Staab

PA

03
  2

Past Winners

Joe Lux - NY
2000

Jamie Tang - MD
2001

Bruce Young - SC
2002

Arthur Field - SC
2003
 


All Aboard

64 would-be railroad tycoons showed up to take part in the fourth Union Pacific WBC tournament. Actually it was 65 but one person very graciously offered to drop out to make it an even 64. I was extremely appreciative of that and unbeknownst to the person at the time when they stepped aside it allowed their brother to play who was running a few minutes behind. I continue to run the event as a SE in one evening, since the majority prefer this format . If someone else wants to take over running this event, I will gladly pass the coal shovel.

With the perfect number, all the rounds were 4-player. I want to thank all the participants who brought their game. For a while it was looking like we wouldn't have enough to go around. So don't forget to bring your copy next year.

The table and seating assignments for the semi-final games were random. The tables were

Paul Bolduc, John Wetherell, Luke Koleszar, Mark Guttag

Mike Backstrom, Kathy Stroh, Arthur Field, Steve Vance

Sean McCullough, Barbara Flaxington, Jen Thomas, Tom Stokes

Anne Norton, Rich Zelano, Cathy Kratz, Steve Brooks

It was interesting to see so many return semi-finalists from last year. UNP has some luck involved with how the stocks come out so it's nice to see that strategy can overcome marginal luck. Only the winners advanced and they were Arthur Field, Luke Kolezsar, Sean McCullough, and Cathy Kratz

The final was a very interesting mix of players and included the defending WBC and Euro Quest UNP champion. To ensure no sticky bills, I always watch the final and record the scores at each of the golden trains. I really enjoyed watching this final. A lot of different things were going on from Luke not worrying about competing for UNP above last place to never getting a sense that most of the players knew who the real leader was. Luke grabbed the lead at the second train and never looked back. I think the fact that the final margin wasn't just a few dollars caught a few players off guard. Congratulations to Luke! Hope to see all you engineers again next year.

 GM      Andy Lewis  [5th Year]   16 Gosling Drive, Lewes, DE 19958
    alewis@gmtgames.com   NA

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