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Stefan Mecay became the first back-to-back Caesar by repeating as BPA's top competitor in 2010. His strategy again revolved around running up a big lead before WBC began by winning or placing in three email tournaments (1960, Manifest Destiny and Stone Age) and padded that further with a second at WAM (Twilight Struggle) and cemented his title defense with three titles at WBC in his Card Driven specialties (Paths of Glory, 1960 and Twilight Struggle). It was a far cry from his record setting pace of 295 laurels in 2009, but still ranked as the 4th highest annual laurel total earned to date. Even so, it proved necessary to outdistance a record setting Consul performance by the plaque king, Bruce Reiff, who finished just 19 behind despite limited email and no mini-con participation.

Rounding out the top six BPA competitors for 2010 were Bert Schoose, Terry Coleman, Richard Beyma and Robert Kircher in that order. Only eight of last year's Top 25 players managed to retain that high ranking (up from seven in 2009) led by Mecay who remained atop the heap. The other top scorers to retain their high standing were Richard Beyma, Keith Wixson, Alex Bove, Arthur Field, Tom DeMarco, James Pei and Chris Byrd. Bove and Byrd were the only ones to retain their Top 25 status for the third straight year while 17 new names graced the leader board.

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The Line of Succession for Caesar 2010

Bruce Reiff, OH 2nd - 163 Laurels	Bert Schoose, IL 3rd - 158 Laurels	Terry Coleman, CA 4th - 134 Laurels	Richard Beyma, VA 5th - 132 Laurels	Robert Kircher, RI 6th - 124 Laurels

 

Key: e = email (PBeM), E = Enlightenment mini-con, q = Euro Quest mini-con, w = WAM mini-con, p = Pre-Con

2010 Consul - Hail Bruce Reiff

This year's Consul winner left little doubt about the outcome—scoring a record 151 laurels at WBC while winning just about everything he played and taking home four titles while placing in four others. WBC's plaque king added to his prodigious collection—now some 44 strong—while besting Jeff Cornett's 2006 WBC total by 17 laurels and that of his closest competitor in 2010 by 35 laurels. It is a sad day in Don-ville, the mighty Bruce has homered.

The other top contenders included Athur Field, Luke Koleszar, Nick Henning, Bert Schoose and Robert Kircher in that order. Their laurels tended to come in larger groups than Reiff's but they were unable to match the diveristy of his mastery of no less than eight, albeit smaller, events. Nick Henning and Robert Kircher came closest—scoring in six events while the remainder did their damage in three or four tournaments.

The Line of Succession for Consul 2010

Arthur Field, SC 2nd - 116 Laurels	Luke Koleszar, VA 3rd - 114 Laurels	Nick Henning, CT 4th - 92 Laurels	Bert Schoose, IL 5th - 88 Laurels	Robert Kircher, RI 6th - 80 Laurels