Memoir '44 [Updated October 2007]  

	2007 WBC Report     2008 Status: pending 2008 GM commitment
Jon Miller, DC 2007 Champion Offsite links:	Event History 2004    Steve Lollis     91 2005    Joe Harrison     93 2006    Joe Harrison     70 2007    Jon Miller     62	Laurels Rank Name From Last Total 1. Joe Harrison KY 07 108 2. Robert Eastman NV 06 68 3. Jonathan Miller DC 07 54 4. Steve Lollis MD 06 54 5. Harrison Anderson PA 06 26 6. Benoit Groulx QC 05 20 7. Scott Sirianna NY 04 20 8. Frank Hastings MD 05 15 9. Bob Heinzmann FL 04 15 10. Chad Mekash NJ 07 12 11. Mark Guttag VA 06 10 12. Scott Edwards SC 04 10 13. Gadoon Kyrollos NJ 07 9 14. Allan Kaplan NJ 07 6 15. Matthew O'Conner NJ 05 5 16. Paul Bean MA 04 5 17. Jack Morrell NY 07 3
2007 Laurelists Joe Harrison, KY 2nd Chad Mekash, NJ 3rd Gadoon Kyrollos, NJ 4th Allen Kaplan, NJ 5th Jack Morrell, NY 6th Past Winners Steve Lollis, MD 2004 Joe Harrison, KY 2005-06 The simple, fast-playing game system with the attractive plastic figure components makes Memoir'44 a popular event. Changing the focus of the tournament every year with new scenarios and natioanlity extensions has kept the event fresh at the expene of familiarity with the latest expansion. Deja vu in the Pacific 62 players lined up for the Memoir '44 Pacific Theater tournament. The first round scenario [Guadalcanal] Tenarn, August 1942, featured Japanese 'human wave tactics' but the Japanese could only claim victory in 20 games. In the first round, the scenario was played from both sides against two different opponents. Twelve players went undefeated in the first round. Six other players with the best records determined by medals won and tie-breakers in the following order: medals lost, figures lost, figures killed, joined the undefeated to bring the field to18 for the second round. The Round 2 scenario [Guadalcanal] Bloody Ridge, September 1942, saw the Marines in defensive position on a series of ridges guarding the approach to Henderson Airfield. The Japanese won 12 games as players again battled the scenario from both sides. Four players went undefeated and thereby advanced to the Final. Because it was still early afternoon, the four finalists voted to have a semi-final round of two games and a Final consisting of two games. Both featured [Guadalcanal] Clearing Matanikau River Sector, January 1943. Joe Harrison, who has won the Memoir '44 tournament two years running, battled Chad Mekash, while Jonathan Miller, last year's runner-up, battled Gadoon Kyrollos. After two fast paced games, which is somewhat unusual for WBC tournaments, Joe and Jonathan advanced to square off again in the Final. Some say there is a lot of luck in a Memoir '44 game and to a point I agree, but there is also a high degree of game system knowledge and skill proven by the consistent year after year performance of Joe and Jonathan. Congratulations to both and see you next year Tournament Results 8th Shervin Boloorian 7th Alan J. Gormly 6th Jack Morrell 5th Allen Kaplan 4th Gadoon Kyrollos 3rd Chad Mekash 2nd Joe Harrison 1st Jonathan Miller The 2007 WBC Memoir '44 Pacific Theater scenarios can be found on the Days of Wonder, Memoir '44 web site.
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