All but one of the six Preliminary Round games was completed in the three-hour time limit. The tardy contest was adjudicated and the winner advanced to the Final. Others found the path to the Final equally contested. Evan Hitchings won by a mere VP to advance. Ben Knight won his qualifying game by a margin of only two points. One Preliminary game spread the wealth with little defense being played and saw all five players score over a hundred points, a first in the15-year history of this event.

The opening round of the Final consisted of the usual fire protection and getting rid of red cards before they did damage to one's own fleet. Mike Windle could not overcome the handicap of having the lowest rated fleet in the game and suffering three active fires on the Dreadnought. He did however remain an active player by helping other players score VPs by the strategic placement of two Break the Lines at different points during the game. In the end he managed to sink only three vessels.

Bill Powers likewise used a couple Break the Lines to assist others in scoring points. Evan had his share of bad luck with Running Aground, the other players sinking his fleet, and an Admiralty Orders which sent his only remaining ship back to port. Before this all happened however, he did manage to sink a few ships which reduced the sting of the -15 VP penalty for failing to field a fleet at sea. Eventually he went on to capture two prizes, but failed to return them to port before the game ended.

Ben advanced slowly through the ranks to capture third place. He managed to sink a number of small ships, but was hampered in his quest by a Break The Line which left him vulnerable to Powers and Fowble. Bill Place had the first successful boarding attempt versus Evan as his first attack. He added a second prize later, then successfully ran a Windle four-ship blockade to gain 22 VPs. However, it was not enough. Wade Fowble got the first prize back for 18 VPs and thereby became the leader from the very start. It was a position he did not relinquish for the remainder of the game as he sunk an additional 49 points of ships in just the first deck. He added two more prizes worth 42 points late in the second deck to win the game with 109 VPs. Bill Place took second with 79 followed by Ben Knight (72), Evan Hitchings (60), Bill Powers (53), and Mike Windle (36) respectively.