Pete Stein draws the Reverend in Warriors of God. Bad omen.	Eric Stranger says his prayers ...

Youth Will be Served ...

Warriors of God saw its field size drop by a third, likely due to increased competition from more Monday events. Once again, Terry Coleman's demo session brought in several new players. 22 players then appeared for Round 1 tournament action (with the GM reserving himself as a potential eliminator). Just barely over half of these people brought a copy of the game, so once again none had to be turned away. The GM has purchased an extra copy of the game to help diminish this potential problem in the future.

Play balance was perfect this year, with the French winning ten of 19 games. The French also won both semifinals, but the English archers triumphed in the Final. Two winners opted for other events, leaving nine players still in contention. One was defeated by the GM in an eliminator capacity, leaving four players to battle for the available plaques in Round 3.

In the first semifinal, Matthew Beach won as the French against Derek Landel (who finished fourth place last year). At one point the only territory controlled by Derek's English was the French capital of Ile-de-France. It didn't take long afterwards for Matthew to reach the 30 VP needed for the automatic victory.

The other semifinal featured Keith Hunsinger's French outlasting the 2011 runner-up, Gregory Hultgren. This game could be summed up as the triumph of the old men. While the English nobles succumbed to early deaths on the continent, Keith's French nobles led long and productive lives. Two of the best French leaders (with bravery levels of 3 and 4) survived for the maximum 60 years to serve Keith's victorious effort.

However, the Final proved to be a swift victory for young Matthew's English. He built an early gunner and snuck it down into Ile-de-France with the 2-bravery leader Edward III. Keith sensed a losing battle and hoped to win the siege, but Matthew made the roll and never gave back the French capital. The French deficit snowballed from there, earning Matthew the victory.

Besides the championship shield, Matthew also received a $40 gift certificate from Multi-Man Publishing. Keith was awarded a $30 certificate for his runner-up performance. Derek took third place and the $20 gift certificate, while Greg received a $10 certificate to go with his gray fourth place plaque.

Johnny Wilson vs GM Bruce Monnin.	Derek Landel vs Matt Beach