gettysburg [Updated October 2004]  

2004 WBC Report  

 2005 Status: pending December Membership Century Vote

Allen Kaplan, NJ

2004 Champion

2nd: Ted Drozd, IL

3rd: Vince Meconi, DE

4th: Dave Zimmerman, PA

5th: Bruno Sinigaglio, AK

6th: Ed Menzel, CA

Event History
1992    Michael Uhrich     19
1993    Kevin McCarthy     17
1994    Allen Kaplan     18
1995    Vincent Meconi     10
1996    Allen Kaplan     16
1997    Kevin McCarthy     10
1998    Kevin McCarthy     22
1999    Vincent Meconi     10
2000    Vincent Meconi     12
2001    Kevin McCarthy     18
2002    Vincent Meconi     11
2003    Vincent Meconi       8
2004    Allen Kaplan     28


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 Laurels
Rank Name

From

Last
Total
 1. Vincent Meconi

DE

04
72
 2. Allen Kaplan

NJ

04
64
 3.  Ted Drozd

IL

04
22
 4. Dave Zimmerman

PA

04
20
 5. William Place

PA

00
15
 6. Michael Uhrich

PA

99
12
 7. Chuck Stapp

NJ

03
10
 8. Kevin McCarthy

OH

01
10
 9. Bruno Sinigaglio

AK

04
  6
10. Wayne Morrison

FL

02
  4
11. Ed Karpowicz

DC

03
  3
12. Ed Menzel

CA

04
  6
13. Ken Whitesell

PA

00
  3
14. Pete Pollard

TN

02
  2
15. Bryan Van Nortwick

NC

01
  2
16. Roger Knowles

OH

01
  1
17. Victor Hutcherson

MD

00
  1

Past Winners

Michael Uhrich - PA
1992

Kevin McCarthy - OH
1993, 1997-1998, 2001

Allen Kaplan - NJ
1994, 1996, 2004

Vincent Meconi, DE
1995, 1999-2000, 2002-03
 


Back on top eight years later ...

Allen Kaplan of Howell, NJ won his third Gettysburg '88 crown amidst the largest field (28) in the event,s history. Kaplan, who previously took top laurels in 1994 and 1996, defeated Ted Drozd of Chicago, IL. In doing so, Kaplan avenged last year's opening round loss at Drozd's hands. GM Vince Meconi of Wilmington, DE took third, while frequent semi-finalist Dave Zimmerman of Myerstown, PA finished fourth.

For the first time, competition was conducted in the flexible free form format, resulting in the aforementioned attendance increase and a total of 30 games played. 21 games used the default scenario, the 3-Day Campaign, with all optional rules except Extra Union Generals, and nine employed the July 1-only scenario. Eleven games featured bids, ten for the Confederates (ranging from 1/2 to 4 Victory Points), and one bid of zero for the Union. The bids did not change any results. Despite the bidding, and the common perception that the CSA has the advantage, the Union won 16 games to the Rebs, 14.

Preliminary games were played from Tuesday through Friday. Friday night, the eight players who had played the required minimum number of games to qualify for the Final Four were ranked, with the top four advancing to the single-elimination rounds. The top four qualifiers were, in order, Allen Kaplan (3-0), Vince Meconi (5-0), Ted Drozd (3-0), and Dave Zimmerman (3-0). 5th through 8th places went to Bruno Sinigaglio, Ed Menzel, Greg Smith, and Brad Jones.

Semi-finals and finals took place on Saturday. The semis matched #1 Kaplan vs. #4 Zimmerman and #2 Meconi vs. #3 Drozd. Zimmerman and Meconi took the Confederates for bids of 4 and 3, respectively. Both games took the same course, with the Union shredding the Confederates so badly that the Rebels resigned on Turn 10.

In the Kaplan-Drozd final, Kaplan took the Confederates for a bid of 3. On Day 1, the South kept constant pressure on the Union. Union losses were high, but the bid prevented a Confederate knockout. With favorable dice, the Confederates kept control of the initiative chit. On Day 2, the Confederates slowly ground down the Union forces, culminating in a surrounded attack on Sickles, V Corps (2x4-5). The defenders' double loss became a 3-step reduction with the stack surrounded. And so the Confederates came out on top, with the Union conceding on Turn 13.


PBeM Tournament:

I'd like to remind folks that the first Boardgame Players Association PBEM Championship for Gettysburg '88 will begin on November 15, 2004. To enter, simply e-mail me. I'm pleased to report that Ric Manns has established a website for the event. The URL is http://www.geocities.com/firstbse19/gbgpbem.html. The site currently contains the complete event format and later will record the tournament brackets. A few of the format highlights are: 1) single elimination 2) seeded pairings based on AREA ratings 3) 3 months per round 4) bidding for sides, and 5) default scenario will be 6F, Scenario 5, the 3-day Battle of Gettysburg, using all optional rules except 10D, Extra Union Generals. When you sign up, you will receive a copy of the Rules Clarifications and the Terrain Clarifications developed for this year's World Boardgaming Championships and updated based on situations that occurred at the WBC.

 GM      Vince Meconi  [1st Year]   105 Churchill Ln, Wilmington, DE 19808 
    vmeconi@aol.com   NA

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