Junior Events
[Updated October
2005]
WBC
attempts to always have one event running between 9 AM and 9 PM
exclusively for kids 12 and under. Such events are free to children
accompanied by a BPA member in attendance at the conference, but
require registration of the child in the Juniors room by completing
parental consent and emergency contact forms. While parents need
not be present to play, parental attendance is encouraged to lend
a hand. However, parents should refrain from playing the game
for their children.
How young is too young? Well, the child
at right, while in the spirit, needs a few years of seasoning.
Seriously, the kids seem to get younger every year. Children should
be at least old enough to read at a minimum. Parents are reminded
that this is not a day care service and their children should
be well behaved and respectful of others if they are to attend
unsupervised. WBC and its GMs assume no responsibility for keeping
track of your child's whereabouts before, during or after the
event. There is no substitute for parental supervision.
Any boardgame of suitable complexity
level and length is eligible for use in the juniors tournaments
and GM volunteers are always needed - either to head an event
or to act as assistants to teach and monitor a table full of youngsters.
If you're looking for a way to "give something back"
to the hobby, look no further. Volunteer to be a Juniors GM or
assistant.
Although
all Juniors events are Class C -- Coached -- and will be explained,
it is best if the children have some advance familiarity with
the games in question.
Lastly, remember that bringing a copy
of the game is often a good idea to ensure enough copies to allow
everyone to play. This is even more important for the Juniors
events because so many of the kids do not have games and our GMs
often cannot provide enough copies for everyone.
All
Juniors events were held in Cornwall.
21
players |
GM: Kathy
Stroh
|
Carolyn Strock, 12
|
2nd: Mary Beth Mitchell, age 10
3rd: Pamela Gutermuth, age 12
4th: Tim Keating, age 12
5th: Thomas Strock, age 9
6th: Conal Jaeger, age 10
19
players |
GM: Ron
Wuerth
|
Brian Pappas, 8
|
2nd: Thomas Strock, age 9
3rd: Andrew Wilson, age 11
4th: Evan Boone, age 10
5th: Mark Evich, age 8
6th: Mary Beth Mitchell, age 10
21 players
|
GM: Ray
Stakenas
|
Tom Miklos, 12
|
2nd: Elaine Burkey, Age 10
3rd: Adam Skirkanich, Age 12
4th: Megan McCorry, Age 11
5th: Dan Lewis, Age 8
6th: Michael Schoose, Age 12
19 players
|
GM: Jason
Levine
|
Stephanie Kilroy,12
|
2nd: Pamela Gutermuth, Age 12
3rd: Conal Jaeger, Age 10
4th: Andrew Wilson, Age 11
5th: Michael Schoose, Age 12
6th: Katherine Dougherty, Age 12
23
players |
GM: Ed
Beach
|
Carolyn Strock, 12
|
2nd: Lisa Rennert, Age 8
3rd: Zach Dunn, Age 11
4th: Katie Dougherty, Age 12
5th: Dan Collinson, Age 11
6th: Conal Jaeger, Age 10
25 players
|
GM: Jim
Doughan
|
Tommy Miklos, 12
|
2nd: Tommy Strock, Age 9
3rd: Conal Jaeger, Age 10
4th: Katie Lee, Age 11
5th: -
6th: -
19
players |
GM: Daniel
Broh-Kahn
|
Anna Marion, 12
|
2nd: Carolyn Strock, Age 12
3rd: Tim Keating, Age 12
4th: Stephanie Kilroy, Age 12
5th: -
6th: -
10 players
|
GM: John
Poniske
|
Carolyn Strock, 12
|
2nd: Thomas Strock, Age 9
3rd: Jaclyn Sands, Age 9
4th: -
5th: -
6th: -
The FIRST junior Montgolfier tournament lifted off
with tremendous fanfare and a starting gun that failed to work,
but when it did the tourney was off with a bang! Ten eager young
pilots participated, ranging from age 8 to 12. Two games of five
players each, grouped by age, competed with each other on a raucous
race to the moon. Everyone played in six, rapid 15 minute rounds.
Pilots hooked onto each other's balloons, they outmaneuvered each
other, they used super motors, they even used sleeping gas on
each other. But when the night fell there were three clear winners,
Carolyn Strock brought home first with 86 points (having won four
of her six games), Her brother Thomas brought home second with
67 points (watch out for these clever two in the future) and Jaclyn
Sands captured third with 62 points. Our Good Sportsmanship title
goes to Natalie Beach who was mistakenly named third place winner
and graciously accepted the error (and a Snickers bar) in good
humor. Special thanks to Barry Shutt who stepped in to coach one
table of pilots on the finer points of light than air flight.
See you all next year! Flight Commander, John Poniske
17 players
|
GM: Mark
Love
|
Elaine Burkey, 10
|
2nd: Jack Doughan, Age 8
3rd: Philip Entwhistle, Age
10
4th: Sebastian Dunn, Age 8
5th: Zack Terry, Age 12
6th: Andrew Wilson, Age 11
See the Monsters Event page for a more detailed description.
17 players
|
GM: Ken
Whitesell
|
Natalie Beach, 12
|
2nd: Tim Keating, Age 12
3rd: Zach Dunn, Age 11
4th: -
5th: -
6th: -
19
players |
GM: Mark
McLaughlin
|
Carolyn Strock, 12
|
2nd: -
3rd: -
4th: -
5th: -
6th: -
It seems someone only fitting that the first year a
team named for Princess Ryan's Star Marines got all dressed up
for the WBC team costume contest that the contest would be cancelled.
Still, this did not deter the veteran squad of boys in plastic
home-made
armor toting cardboard guns and driving a tricked-out tricycle
from showing up at the Sunday morning meeting.
It was their second such appearance of the convention.
Their first was to an even more appreciative audience at the Princess
Ryan's Star Marines Juniors tournament. The four boys (led by
Nick Henning, a former 1st place finisher in the adult version
of the game) really set the mood for the gang of 19 youngsters
who packed into the kid's room that morning. With so many players
we quickly ran out of poker chips and coins, so the designer/GM
rushed to the hotel gift shop, bought every bag of plain M&Ms
they had, and doled them out to all of the tables to use as promotion
points and time chips. It gave new incentives and new meanings
to acquiring and "eating up"time.
Although the adult version of the game did not make
it into the sanctioned events this year, a dozen adult and older
teen veterans came by anyway. They set up two boards of their
own, just to play for fun and several of them took time to help
the younger players set up and play through the game. A special
thanks to veterans Angela and Ashley Collinson, Erika Kirchner,
Paul Bolduc (who once again reminded us of how the marines can
get a good "thwacking) , Nick, Alex and Karl Henning and
all of the other veterans, of all ages, who made the Princess
Ryan's juniors event, and the convention, memorable for Star Marines
of all ages.
24 players
|
GM: Frank
Sinigaglio
|
Carolyn Strock, 12
|
2nd: Brian Pappas, Age 8
3rd: Thomas Strock, Age 9
4th: Jack Doughan, Age 8
5th: -
6th: -
Queen's Gambit was played by teams of two players so
in reality Carolyn and Brian both won and Thomas and Jack both
finished second. GM Frank Sinigaglio also provided great themed
prizes for the kids - dual trophies and medals and Star Wars toys.
Sunday
9 AM: 22 players |
GM: Brian
Sutton
|
Nathaniel Coffey, 11
|
2nd: Thomas Coffey, Age 9
3rd: Megan McCorry, Age 11
4th: Phillip Entwhistle, Age 10
5th: Carolyn Strock, Age 12
6th: Joshua Weintraub, Age 11
24
players |
GM: Mark
Yoshikawa
|
Dan Lewis, 8
|
2nd: Gino Sinigaglio,
3rd: Carolyn Strock, Age 12
4th: Andrew Sinigaglio, Age 12
5th: Wes Lewis, Age 5
6th: Alexander Morris,
See the Slapshot Event page for a more detailed description.
16 players
|
GM: Marc
Houde
|
Zach Dunn, 11
|
2nd: Michael Schoose, Age 12
3rd: Adam Skirkanich, Age 12
4th: Dan Lewis, Age 8
5th: Carolyn Strock, Age 12
6th: Tommy Miklos, Age 12
12
players |
GM: Greg
Crowe
|
Tommy Miklos, 12
|
2nd: Carolyn Strock, Age 12
3rd: Zack Dunn, Age 11
4th: Daniel Collinson, Age 11
5th: Tim Keating, Age 12
6th: -
24 players
|
GM: Bruce
Reiff
|
Pam Gutermuth, 12
|
2nd: Stephanie Kilroy, Age 12
3rd: Hanna Navolis, Age 8
4th: Tim Keating, Age 12
5th: Nicole Reiff, Age 8
6th: Andy Doughan, Age 5
11 players
|
GM: Tim
Hitchings
|
Adam Skirkanich, 12
|
2nd: Zach Dunn, Age 11
3rd: Daniel Collinson, Age 11
4th: Tommy Miklos, Age 12
5th: Carolyn Strock, Age 12
6th: Thomas Strock, Age 9