War of the Horticulturalists ...
Let me start off by thanking all
the players in the "Kingmaker World Championship".
We had a blast over three rounds. Some games were runaways but
not as many as in the past. Of the 12 games played we had five
"true" wins or sole kings. All of the other games were
close and in one, we had to recount the points no less than three
times. The final was as close as you can ask for. An old War
Horse showed us how to come back from 4th or 5th and be crowned
king of the year's event. It took ten years, but we finally crowned
another two-time champ. George Sauer played in his first round
game with defending champion Sandy Wible. They both got overthrown
by Paul Saunders who took a sole king win. So George needed a
second heat to make the final. He chose to skip the second round
and played in the third and final round. That decision looked
like a good one in the ealy going when he had total control of
commons and lords. The end result, four hours later, found him
with one noble left and sole king. So to the final we go.
Starting Nobles:
George Sauer: Roos, Cromwell and Fitzaland
Justin Thompson: Stanley and Stafford
Kevin Brownell: Beaufort, Scope and Clifford
Ed Beach: Berkley
Paul Saunders: Talbot, Pole and Grey Stoke
Michael Coomes: Holland
Round 1
King Henry to Maldon
Stafford to Maldon (Justin)
Berkley Sieges Tutbury Castle Wins
Round 2
Berkley to York to claim Richard of York
Round 3
Berkley in York plagued (Richard of York, Berkley DEAD)
Round 4
Pole picks up Margaret in Conway
King Henry to Preston
Stafford with the King Sieges Newcastle
Round 5
Neville (George) sieges Carlisle and claims Richard of Gloucester
Stanley to Lynn with King Henry
Round 6
Audley enters game (Ed Beach)
Neville to Bamburgh to claim Edward of Lancaster
King Henry to Maldon
Beaufort captures Edward of March in Carisbrooke
Hastings takes Edmond in Ireland
Round 7
King Henry to Continent to pick up French foot solders
King Henry uses free move to land in Rye and call parliament.
Justin, Kevin, Michael Control parliament (Justin one office,
Kevin two offices and Michael two titles
Round 8
King Henry to Continent to refugee
Beaufort pulls Catastrophe
Beaufort flees north
Round 9
Percy (Justin) to outside of Oxford to attack Beaufort 2-1
fails
Beaufort to Norwick to siege
Round 10
King Henry is still in refugee on Continent
Percy attacks Pole in Wingfield wins
Beaufort attacks Percy outside of Wingfield 2-1 fails
Round 11
Neville calls Parliament at Tewkesbury
Controlled by Neville
George got one office, Michael got one office and Paul got a
title
Percy went home, all others stayed.
Round 12
Edward of March's Plantagenet in Chichester killed Plantagenet
for Henry
Percy calls Parliament in Berwick. No one attended.
Round 13
Percy with King Henry to Weymouth
Free move played Percy to Chichester
Stafford ambushes Beaufort in Chichester while Percy watches
It fails
Beaufort to Salisbury to crown Edward of March King
Round 14
King Henry to Dartmouth
Talbot is Lord of Wales
Audley to Milford Haven
Round 15
King Henry to Milford Haven
Round 16
Fitzaland to Plymouth
Neville sits boldly next to London waiting for a good attack
(George)
Beaufort to Rye
Round 17
Berkley ambushes Percy in Preston and kills Henry
Beaufort to Rochester and calls parliament
He Controls parliament and gives Paul an office, Michael a title
and himself an office
Round 18
Talbot (Paul) to Chester to crown Margaret Queen
Neville still in London
Percy to Lancaster
Beaufort to Continent to refuge
Round 19
Talbot to Leicester to siege. He wins
Round 20
Talbot to Newark to siege
Talbot Dies in the attack
Neville to Newark to attack Grey 2-1 wins
Percy to Newark to get heir from Neville-Waiting
Round 21 Last Turn
Ambush of Margaret by Bourcheir (Ed Beach) failed
Ambush by Fitzaland (Paul) failed
Cromwell (George) to outside Masham Castle with Edward of Lancaster
Percy and Stanley (Justin) to Masham to be given Edward
Beaufort must come out of refuge. He pulls his event Vacillating
Noble Card and rolls a one. Because Beaufort couldn't come out
of refuge he dies.
We go to points because there are two Kings
Final Point Totals:
George Sauer: 91
Kevin Brownell: 82
Justin Thompson: 79
Michael Coomes: 55
Paul Saunders: -11
Ed Beach: -21
There were many other moves in the final but these were the
highlights. We also offered plaques for the Most Points in each
round and for the most Points over any three rounds.
Those winners were:
Round One: Paul Saunders 145
Round Two: Justin Thompson 121
Round Three: Sandy Wible 115 (Sandy qualified for the final but
chose to play his Team game Settlers of Catan)
Over the Rounds went to: Kevin Brownell who has placed 2nd twice
in a row: 312
Once again thanks for your great game play and I look forward
to GMing for you next year.
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