adel
verpflichtet
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Updated
Sept. 21, 2014
2014 WBC Report
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2015 Status: pending December 2014 Membership Trial Vote |
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John Pack, CO
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2014 Champion
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Event History |
1991 |
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Ray Pfeifer |
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23 |
1992 |
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Terry Tegler |
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34 |
1993 |
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Tom DeMarco |
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55 |
1994 |
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Ralph May |
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49 |
1995 |
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Beth Zhao |
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65 |
1996 |
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Ray Pfeifer |
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32 |
1997 |
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Thomas Stokes |
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54 |
1998 |
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Marc Geary |
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64 |
1999 |
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Ray Pfeifer |
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46 |
2000 |
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Richard Irving |
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40 |
2001 |
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John Pack |
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58 |
2002 |
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John Pack |
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47 |
2003 |
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Thomas Browne |
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60 |
2004 |
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Marc Houde |
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52 |
2005 |
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Ray Pfeifer |
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35 |
2006 |
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Mark Geary |
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31 |
2007 |
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Tom DeMarco |
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51 |
2008 |
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Louis Gehring |
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64 |
2009 |
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Philip Yaure |
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47 |
2010 |
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John Pack |
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58 |
2011 |
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Derek Landel |
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35 |
2012 |
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Ray Stakenas II |
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43 |
2013 |
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Philip Livingston |
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35 |
2014 |
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John Pack |
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58 |
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Rank Name From Last Total
1. John Pack CO 14 171
2. Tom DeMarco NJ 14 165
3. Ray Pfeifer MD 07 104
4. Thomas Browne PA 11 84
5. Mark Geary OH 13 72
6. Marc Houde VA 13 69
7. Nick Henning CT 05 36
8. Kevin Wojtaszczyk NY 14 33
9. Alex Bove PA 09 33
10. Abby Cocke MD 05 33
11. Ray Stakenas II CA 12 30
12. Philip Yaure PA 09 30
13. Curt Collins II PA 09 30
14. Louis Gehring IN 08 30
15. Ken Gutermuth NC 08 30
16. Richard Irving CA 00 30
17. Derek Landel NJ 11 29
18. Philip Livingston DE 13 26
19. Greg Thatcher FL 14 26
20. Ben Foy MD 02 24
21. Sharee Pack CO 14 22
22. Greg Crowe VA 14 22
23. Shea Lawson MD 08 22
24. Christopher Yaure PA 14 20
25. Mike Kaltman PA 13 18
26. Jeff Cornett FL 12 18
27. Anne Norton NJ 07 18
28. Tom Stokes NJ 01 18
29. Scott Cornett FL 99 18
30. Bob Hamel CT 14 17
31. Steve Cameron PA 10 14
32. Tamara Houde VA 13 12
33. Joshua Githens SC 10 12
34. Raphael Lehrer CA 10 12
35. Pam Gutermuth FL 09 12
36. Brittany Bernard PA 08 12
37. Luke Koleszar VA 07 12
38. Karl Henning CT 06 12
39. John Weber MD 04 12
40. Patrick Mitchell DE 03 12
41. Laurie Wojtaszczyk NY 13 9
42. Robert Voisin NY 12 9
43. Haim Hochboim il 10 9
44. Jessica Hardesty MD 09 9
45. Carolyn Brown NJ 03 9
46. Alan Moon MA 99 9
47. Scott Saccenti MD 14 8
48. Kevin Breza VA 11 8
49. Frank Cunliffe PA 03 8
50. Suzanne Tuch NY 14 6
51. Jessica Foster NY 10 6
52. Jonathan Izer MD 09 6
53. Keith Layton NJ 09 6
54. Beth Zhao TX 08 6
55. Harald Henning CT 04 6
56. Jean DeLattre be 00 6
57. Eyal Mozes NY 99 6
58. David Meyaard CT 13 5
59. Peter Staab PA 14 6
60. George Seary NY 13 3
61. Rob Brode MD 10 3
62. David Rynkowski NY 09 3
63. Anthony Daw UT 09 3
64. Frank Arndt MD 01 3
65. Wendy DeMarco NJ 00 3
66. Christine Frattali WA 99 3
67. Robert Davidson IL 11 2
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2014 Laurelists
Returning
Laurelists: |
Kevin Wojtaszczyk, NY
2nd |
Scott Saccenti, MD
3rd |
Tom DeMarco, NJ
4th |
Greg Crowe, MD
5th |
Peter Staab, PA
6th |
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Past Winners |
Ray Pfeifer, MD
'91, '96, '99, '05 |
Tom DeMarco, NJ
1993, 2007 |
Ralph May, SC
1994 |
Beth Zhao, DC
1995 |
Thomas Stokes, NJ
1997 |
Mark Geary, OH
1998, 2006 |
Richard Irving, CA
2000 |
John Pack, CO
2001-02, 2010, 2014 |
Tom Browne, PA
2003 |
Marc Houde, VA
2004 |
Louis Gehring, IN
2008
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Philip Yaure, PA
2009
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Derek Landel, NJ
2011
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Ray Stakenas II, CA
2012
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Philip Livingston,
DE
2013
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Play
By Email 2014
Christopher Yaure proved that close enough isn't just for horseshoes,
hand grenades, and nuclear war—it counts in Adel Verpflichtet too. Chris qualified for the semifinals on tie-breakers (the
highest of those with 17 points including two wins). He then
moved into the Final as the only finalist without a win—using
the second tie-break as the best second-place finisher with three
spaces (having a set of ten cards). In a fitting finish, he
then prevailed in a tie for first place with Tom DeMarco with
the largest set (a one-card margin [12] over Suzanne Tuch's 11
card set). Congratulations to Chris for winning by the narrowest
possible margin!
The game started off with cautious players—lots of detectives
and very few thieves in the castle. Meanwhile, in the Auctionhouse,
thieves were plentiful as were small checks. The first Auctionhouse
pile emptied before players reached the first corner. Sharee
Pack reached the first 2/1 space first through heavy attrition
of her set. Then the game paused while players again returned
to detective conventions with a rare thief as a guest speaker.
Meanwhile, the Auctionhouse drained to a total of four cards
while the checks switched hands (though, in the end, four players
each had just one check remaining once the 2/1 roadblock was
breached). As a result, the contest took many turns more than
a typical game.
At that point, Sharee was still in the lead, but the entire field
was within three spaces. She paused to use a detective to finally
fill all five jail cells. Then Sharee, Bob Hamel, and Tom sprinted
for the finish while Suzanne and Chris (with the largest two
sets respectively) used detectives to make up the distance.
Bob and Tom with the larger sets in the second-tier crowd moved
ahead reaching the second 2/1 space. As they did so, Sharee
turned bandit to pick up two items, gave Suzanne and Chris the
detective-earned spaces they were seeking, and brought her set
into a close third place.
Chris took that opportunity to hit the Auctionhouse one more
time where he picked up the card that put his set ahead of Suzanne.
Bob pushed forward into the 5/3 endgame space while Tom followed
to the final space of the 2/1 zone. That set up the last turn.
Tom continued his sprint, sending him five spaces forward and
ending the game. Bob, inexplicably, selected a detective—worth 2-3 spaces at most (and likely to give the players with
bigger sets much greater advancement). Chris, Suzanne, and Sharee
each played a thief—which added to their sets but kept them
in the same relative order. With the dining-table line crossed,
the last exhibits come out—giving Chris eight spaces (just
enough to catch Tom and win by tie-breakers) and Suzanne four
spaces.
It's interesting to note here how that crucial last turn might
have fared with some different moves:
· Bob Exhibits: He earns the five spaces while Tom gets
three. Bob finishes one space ahead of Chris and his massive
tie-breaker.
· Chris Exhibits: Chris earns five to finish one space
shy of the line. Tom gets three to finish one over. Chris'
set is hammered by thieves. Suzanne and Sharee get the first
and second place exhibits. Suzanne finishes two over the line
and wins.
· Chris plays Detective: Tom gets five. Suzanne and Sharee
get the first and second place exhibits. Tom wins.
· Chris and Suzanne Exhibit: The game doesn't end; Sharee
has the biggest set; Bob is just one space short of the line.
· Tom Thieves or plays Detective: Game lasts another
turn. Of course, Tom knew he didn't want another turn to allow
the players with biggest sets more time to recover.
As you can see, most of the players still had a chance on the
last move. But Chris navigated the puzzle to score the win!
His only one of the event. Timing is everything.
The tournament will begin on January 3rd this coming year with
the hope that we can finish before the World Boardgaming Championships!
Check out all the details of the tournament at http://www.gameaholics.com/adv_tournament.htm. |
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