history
of the world
[Updated
October 2006]
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2006 WBC Report
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2007 Status: pending 2007
GM commitment |
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Craig Yope, MI |
2006 Champion |
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Event History |
1993 |
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Ben Grimes |
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53 |
1994 |
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Gordon Bliss |
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102 |
1995 |
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Tim Johnson |
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105 |
1996 |
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Keith Levy |
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102 |
1997 |
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Bruce Monnin |
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108 |
1998 |
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Greg Crowe |
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72 |
1999 |
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Jonas Borra |
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68 |
2000 |
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Robert Destro |
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70 |
2001 |
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Harald Henning |
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56 |
2002 |
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Rolinda Collinson |
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52 |
2003 |
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Mike Backstrom |
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49 |
2004 |
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Haim Hochboim |
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55 |
2005 |
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Mark Pitcavage |
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42 |
2006 |
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Craig Yope |
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44 |
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Rank Name From Last Total
1. Harald Henning CT 03 126
2. Rolinda Collinson MD 05 90
3. Jonas Borra NY 02 84
4. Mike Backstrom MN 03 68
5. Haim Hochboim Israel 04 60
6. Robert Destro NJ 00 60
7. Mark Pitcavage OH 05 50
8. Allen Kaplan NJ 01 48
9. Kevin Youells FL 06 42
10. Craig Yope MI 06 40
11. Jamie Tang MD 06 36
12. Peter Busch OH 04 36
13. Tony Cadden MD 00 36
14. Bob Aarhus NC 99 36
15. Joe Collinson MD 05 30
16. Christina Hancock NH 04 24
17. Malinda Barnes NY 01 24
18. Graeme Dandy Australia 00 24
19. Joe Burch MD 99 24
20. Terry Coleman BC 04 23
21. Bill Boynton ME 05 20
22. Paul Bean MA 00 18
23. Chris Hancock NH 99 18
24. Duane Wagner NJ 06 14
25. TJ Halberstadt IN 06 12
26. Rachel Power MI 04 12
27. Andrew Kutzy NY 02 12
28. Greg Crowe VA 01 12
29. Michael Pacheco CA 99 12
30. Evan Davis IN 05 10
31. Chris Trimmer TX 06 8
32. Keith Altizer FL 04 6
33. Richard Fox IL 02 6
34. Ivan Lawson MD 01 6
35. Paul McCarthy NY 00 6
36. John Rinko VA 99 6
37. Scott Bowling IN 05 5
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2006 Laurelists |
Kevin Youells, FL
2nd
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Jamie Tang, MD
3rd
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TJ Halberstadt, IN
4th
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Chris Trimmer, TX
5th
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Duane Wagner, NJ
6th
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Past Winners |
1993: Ben Grimes, SC
1995: Tim Johnson, MD
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Gordon Bliss, MA
1994
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Keith Levy, MD
1996
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Bruce Monnin, OH
1997
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Greg Crowe, MD
1998
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Jonas Borra, NY
1999
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Robert Destro, NJ
2000
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Harald Henning, CT
2001
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Rolinda Collinson, MD
2002
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Mike Backstrom, MN
2003
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Haim Hochboim, Israel
2004
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Mark Pitcavage, OH
2005
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one benefit of the smaller fields
since the heyday of HWD is that the tournament can now conclude
in two rounds instead of three. |
Opinions may vary on the relative
worth of the various editions of HWD but you've gotta love those
Hasbro miniatures. |
The Tides of History ...
Again, only the Hasbro version of the game was used this year.
Most of the Demo time was used explaining the differences between
the Avalon Hill and Hasbro versions, and I was able to teach
the game to two newcomers. Given the results, I plan
on utilizing the demos again next year, and keeping History
of the World as a "B" rated event.
44 players joined us for the first round. Eight preliminary
games were played, with players being split into five- and
six-player games. Six of the eight winners elected
to advance, dispensing with the need for a semi-final.
David Bohenberger led all players with 221 points scored in a
five-player game. TJ Halberstadt had the highest six-player
score with 204. The highest single epoch score was Gregory
Kulp's 63 with the British, using Leadership and Reallocation
cards. Unfortunately for him, he lost the game when the
pre-eminence markers were scored at the end.
In the Final, Craig Yope was fortunate enough to draw both the
Romans and Arabs. His use of the minor empire cards complemented
his existing positions quite well. Despite being dealt
the Vikings and Aztecs/Incas in epochs 5 and 6, he held a one-point
lead going into the last turn.
Chris Trimmer drew and kept Russia for the opportunity to
score first. He got an impressive 50-point score with the
Russians and set the bar for the rest to follow. Next was
Yope who had been passed the Manchu Dynasty. Despite losing
most of his army to a single unit in an ill-fated Chinese campaign,
he was able to use this early-scoring empire to score 40 points
based mainly on earlier gains. Jamie Tang had been passed
the Netherlands by TJ. She had the Reallocation card, but
not enough troops and scored 37 which was enough to put her into
third place. Jamie gave France to Kevin Youells, who combined
it with a Leadership card and the Nippon minor empire to score
an epoch-high 53 points, but this still left him five points
behind Craig. Duane Wagner had received Britain from Craig,
as he had nobody else to pass it to. He did his best with
it, but was still unable to catch the leaders. TJ
was the last to move, and was "rewarded" for his good
score earlier by being given the United States. As usual,
the US was the touch of death, and TJ was only able to manage
36 points for the round.
At the end of epoch 7, we scored the pre-eminence markers. Craig's
final score of 191 was enough to hold on for a four-point win
and his first WBC wood. Congratulations to Craig, and I would
like to thank everyone who participated for making this a smooth,
fun tournament to run. The only change that I forsee for
next year is moving all rounds to 7pm starts. Feel
free to give me any feedback or suggestions that you have.
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