union pacific [Updated October 2005]  

2005 WBC Report     

 2006 Status: pending 2006 GM commitment

Jeff Mullet, OH

2005 Champion


Offsite links:

AREA Ratings

boardgamegeek    

Event History
2000    Joe Lux     67
2001    Jamie Tang     77
2002    Bruce Young     84
2003    Arthur Field     73
2004    Luke Koleszar     64
2005     Jeff Mullet     65

Euro Quest Event History
2003    Arthur Field     28

 Laurels

Rank  Name              From  Last  Total
  1.  Arthur Field       SC    05     80
  2.  Jeff Mullet        OH    05     34
  3.  Luke Koleszar      VA    04     30
  4.  Bruce Young        SC    02     30
  5.  Jamie Tang         MD    01     30
  6.  Joe Lux            NY    00     30
  7.  Scott Pfeiffer     SC    02     21
  8.  Steve Shambeda     PA    05     18
  9.  Tom Stokes         NJ    03     18
 10.  Davyd Field        SC    02     18
 11.  Luke Koleszar      VA    01     18
 12.  David Fritsch      VA    00     18
 13.  John Wetherell     PA    03     17
 14.  Mike Backstrom     MN    04     12
 15.  Sean McCulloch     OH    04     12
 16.  Debbie Gutermuth   TX    03     12
 17.  Harald Henning     CT    03     12
 18.  Stu Hendrickson    VA    02     12
 19.  Bill Edwards       VA    00     12
 20.  Chris Terrell      VA    05      9
 21.  Cathy Kratz        ID    04      9
 22.  Kathy Stroh        PA    01      9
 23.  Matt Calkins       VA    05      6
 24.  Rich Zelano        RI    04      6
 25.  Ewan McNay         CT    03      6
 26.  Tom DeMarco        NJ    03      6
 27.  Evan Davis         IN    02      6
 28.  Michael Mahady     TX    01      6
 29.  Mike Hazel         SC    00      6
 30.  Thomas Saal        MI    05      3
 31.  Cliff Ackman       PA    03      3
 32.  Chris LeFevre      AZ    02      3
 33.  Kim Foster         TX    01      3
 34.  Steve Scott        CA    00      3
 35.  Peter Staab        PA    03      2
   

2005 Laurelists

Steve Shambeda, PA
2nd

Arthur Field, SC
3rd

Chris Terrell, VA
4th

Matt Calkins, VA
5th

Thomas Saal, MI
6th


Past Winners

Joe Lux, NY
2000

Jamie Tang, MD
2001

Bruce Young, SC
2002

Arthur Field, SC
2003

Luke Koleszar, VA
2004


All Aboard

65 railroaders reported to the construction yard at the Union Pacific Railroad Company. The opening round worked out nicely to 16 tables with winners only advancing to the semifinals. Arthur Field's 143 + nine companies led all first round scores. Brian Carr, Andy Joy and Tom Saal were the other top seeds for the semi's.

That format produced the following finalists: Arthur, Chris Terrell, Jeff Mullett, and Steve Shambeda. Throughout the semi's, eight seemed to be the right number of Companies to be invested.

The Final saw Steve take an early lead while spreading his investments far and wide. Jeff was caught by the first "pay train's" early arrival, and gained only $3 on the dividend. With the bullseye firmly fixed to his caboose, the table took shots at Steve during the next two dividends. After the third payout, Jeff leaned back and asked the nearby GM of Alhambra if he could still play in that tournament. A little sandbagging perhaps? The group strategy of derailing Steve was successful.

Jeff parlayed a nice steal to a relatively easy victory with $128 and just seven companies. Steve slipped to second with $117, but won the tie breaker with 10 companies. Jeff's win seemed to catch all by surprise.

Thanks to Jake Jacoby for the Currier & Ives prints and other goodies for our non-plaque winners.

 GM      Bill Beckman  [1st Year]   NE
    NA   NA

2005 Preview Page | View the Icon Key | Return to main BPA page