kingmaker [Updated October 2003]  

2003 WBC Report  

 2004 Status: pending 2004 GM commitment

James Coomes, KY

2003 Champion

2nd: Nick Benedict, PA

3rd: Bill Powers, VA

4th: Michael Confoy, VA

5th: Dale Long, NJ

6th: Justin Thompson, VA

Event History
1991    Heikki Thoen      24
1992    George Sauer III      11
1993    Chris Bodkin      28
1994    Paul Toro      24
1995    Charles Hickok      38
1996    Justin Thompson      36
1997    Jeff Clark      26
1998    Victor Guerrera      33
1999    Justin Thompson     26
2000    Sandy Wible     35
2001    George Sauer III     33
2002    Sandy Wible     24
2003    James Coomes     32


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 Laurels
Rank Name

From

Last
Total
 1. Justin Thompson

VA

03
69
 2. Will Wible

VA

02
60
 3. Kevin Brownell

ME

01
36
 4. James Coomes

KY

03
30
 5. George Sauer

OH

01
30
 6. Bill Powers

VA

03
21
 7. Nick Benedict

PA

03
18
 8. Michael Sims

IN

02
18
 9. Fred Gosnell

VA

99
18
10. Mike Hall

BC

02
12
11. Robert Kircher

MA

00
12
12. Heikki Thoen

QUE

99
12
13. Michael Convoy

VA

03
  9
14. Michael Coomes

OH

01
  9
15. Dale Long

NJ

03
  6
16. Alan Witte

NJ

02
  6
17. Ed Beach

MD

01
  6
18. Keith Wixson

NJ

00
  6
19. Michael Fisher

PA

99
  6
20. Paul Saunders

VA

01
  3
21. Paul O'Niel

MD

99
  3

Past Winners

Heikki Thoen - QUE
1991

George Sauer III - OH
1992, 2001

Chris Bodkin - IN
1993

Paul Toro - DE
1994

Charles Hickok - PA
1995

Justin Thompson - VA
1996, 1999

Jeff Clark, AZ
1997

Victor Guerrera - PA
1998


Sandy Wible - VA
2000, 2002
   
 


War of the Horticulturalists ...

This year was very interesting indeed. A new champion was crowned in Jack Coomes and a new star was born in Dale Long. It was a year for great Kingmaker play. Jack's mastery of the board play and his over whelming diplomatic skills propelled him to his first championship. Dale Long provided us with the following commentary on the final game.

The opening draw was fair to good for most players, with Mike getting the best of it with Constable of the Tower.

The opening events favor Dale as King Henry is called to Ravenser, and Scrope gobbles him up. Scrope retreats to Nasham castle due to an early catastrophe but is still sieged by Jack with Percy and friends. The siege is bloody and both Percy and Scrope die in combat, but Jack still takes the idiot King. Various battles occur in the south, and Jack kills Henry rather than lose him in an upcoming battle. Edward of March dies from the plague. Nick gets hit hard early and with only one Noble and the Lieutenant of Ireland begins collecting Crown cards.

Mid game: Justin attacks Jack just outside of Newcastle at 3-1. He wins the battle, but loses the wat and Fitzalen, his key noble. Jack counterattacks with other nobles but Justin plays the Marshall and some mercs, tipping the odds to 3-2 in his favor! But the gods smile on Jack and bad weather delays the attack. On Justin's turn he hits Jack's force again at 2-1, but again bad weather delays the attack.

Mike pounds anyone who gets near the Tower, and with one of the last heirs sitting in Dover Castle, Dale gets back in the game. He plays Constable of Dover Castle, and with a free move enters by ship to seize Edmund of Rutland. Two turns later, however, Nick pulls a Royal Death card and rolls Edmund, who dies!! That's the way the game goes.

Bill, with the now sole king, calls Parliament and though controlling the house of Commons is very equitable to all factions and everybody gets something. One thing about this particular game is there were three successful assassinations of Royal Heirs..a few turn later Bill's sole king dies as well.

Justin with an heir pounces on Dale's main force (no heir) and defeats it. Dale uses a King's pardon to spare his main noble. On Dale's turn he sends Greystoke to assassinate Justin's main noble and winds up killing his Royal Heir! At this point we are down to one royal heir and Beaufort. The Royal Heir is assassinated and Beaufort (controlled by Jack) is crowned sole king - winning the game for Jack. In a surprise move, Nick reveals all his cards for 98 points and Second Place!!!

Finish order of final:

Jack Coomes 126
Nick Benedict 65
Bill Powers 48
Michael Confoy 33
Dale Long 4
Justin Thompson -24

It was great fun and one for the books. All enjoyed some great games! Dale Long played every round, scoring the most points and winning the plaque awarded for Overall Tournament Points!

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