LaDue Hangs On To 1 VP Win for Repeat!

Thanks to all of the players who entered the event this year, and particularly to the two players who attended the demonstration Thursday evening and then came to play all day Friday.

The British started out strong with five wins in round 1 compared with two for the French. The French attempted a comeback in round 3 with three wins compared to one British but fell short in the end with 11 British wins to 8 French, including the title game with Grant Ladue’s British defeating Brian Scilzo’s French by one victory point to claim the first place plaque.

As usual, the results were heavily influenced by leader casualties, with the French losing three generals in one battle in early 1757 in one game and Montcalm losing a battle in the wilderness later in the same game to lose most of the French army and concede the game.

The British generals had some different problems; one game ended in late 1758 when the British were unable to move to winter quarters because their entire hand was value 1 cards and they had no general on the board with a strategy rating of 1. Early entry of the big Highlanders card and early entry of Wolfe to command a large British army contributed heavily to the British chances to win, as did the capture of Louisburg, which cut off any further French reinforcements. The French were more likely to win in games where the British had few if any reinforcements and won two games because they successfully defended against British siege rolls to retain control of French fortifications.

Thanks also to all of the players who submitted game notes to contribute to this report. We’ll see everybody at Seven Springs next year and bring some friends to play!