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Century Events 3 2007 Results 2007 Results Bruce Beard, MD Jason Ley, WA Mark Neale, RI Phil Bradley, IL Paul Hakken, FL Mindy Kyrkos, NY Michael Fox, IL O Jim Garvey, NY Akihisa Tabei, JP O B. Berkenstock, NJ O Rick Dutton, MD O Ken Lee, PA Pierre LeBouef, MD Anthony Daw, UT 45 1991-2007 93 1991-2007 Top Laurelists Top Laurelists Bruce Beard, MD 190 Justin Childs, FL 88 Jon Kwiatkowski, NC 104 Matt Calkins, VA 42 Paul Hakken, NJ 103 Phil Bradley, IL 38 Barrington Beavis, UK 90 David Gantt, SC 38 Jim McDanold, TN 80 Jason Ley, WA 36 Mark Neale, RI 60 Gary Moss, MD 36 Richard Fox, IL 50 Steve Shambeda, PA 33 Pierre LeBoeuf, MD 50 Ed Kendrick, UK 30 Bruce Beard, MD David Fritsch, VA 40 Jason Ley, WA Jon Shambeda, PA 30 Dave Metheny, PA 25 Bruce Reiff, OH 24 18XX (8XX) Acquire (ACQ) aturday’s Final matched (in turn order) de- im Garvey started the Final by opening Tower. Sfending two-time champion Bruce Beard, JPhil Bradley, playing third, opened Continen- last year’s runner-up Mark Neale, 2003 champ tal. Jim started Luxor on his next turn and Mindy Paul Hakken, and Michael Fox, playing 18xx at Kyrokos, not to be left out, opened Imperial. Ja- the WBC for the first time. In the prelims, Bruce son Ley started American on his second play, went 3-1, with Mark, Paul, and Mike posting re- and then Worldwide on his next play. Jim started cords of 2-0, 2-2, and 1-0. Festival on his fourth play. In the private auction, Bruce got the C&SL for Mindy blended Imperial into Luxor, netting $55 and the D&H for $100, Mark took the M&H first, with second split between Jim and Phil. She for $150, Michael took the B&O private at $225 restarted Imperial on her next play. Jason merged (setting the share price at $100), and Paul took the next—Continental into Tower, but had to split first Schuylkill at cost and the C&A at $225. With the with Phil. Jim was the first to run low on cash, but option to buy the first company, Bruce opened the he didn’t lose his hold on Festival when it merged PRR at $67, as did Mark with the NYNH. into American, netting him $3,000. Phil was the On the third stock round, Paul started the next to fall victim to low cash, but when Jason NYC at $82. The next round, Michael chose the merged Continental into Luxor Phil replenished C&O at $67 and Bruce bought three shares of his cash with a second-place bonus. Jason later B&O to force Michael to run it. Bruce then sold reestablished Continental. As Mindy was left out his private companies into the PRR and used the of two mergers in a row, she couldn’t buy for four proceeds to take the B&O away from Michael. turns. Jim ran short, too, missing two buys and The B&M ($67-Mark), Erie ($100-Paul), and CP even Phil had to skip a turn. Jason just added to ($100-Bruce) followed, leaving Bruce with three his holdings in Festival and Continental, and then companies, two with lots of money. merged Imperial into Luxor. Phil instigated the Before diesels, Bruce had two 4’s, a 5, and a 6 on next two mergers, Continental into Luxor, fol- three RRs, Mark had a 4 and a 5 on two RRs, Paul a lowed by Worldwide into Luxor. Festival was the 4 and a 6 on two RRs, and Michael a 5 on his only final merger, going into American. RR. All players got diesels, but Bruce’s stock and At the final tally, Jason finished train advantage won the day. with $54,300, Phil had amassed Final scores were Bruce (8645), $41,500, Mindy came in fourth with Mark (6935), Paul (6568), and $38,200, and Jim finished last with Michael (6403). $31,500. 4 Century Events 2007 Results 2007 Results Kevin Youells, FL J.R. Tracy, NY Chris Robbins, UT M. Ronnblom, Swe Shantanu Saha, NY Jim Mehl, VA Russell Harley, WA Joe Chacon, VA R. Vollman, AB Eric Givler, PA O Rich Jenulis, OH Tom Morin, MA Joe Gundersen, IN Perry Cocke, MD 30 1991-2007 18 1991-2007 Top Laurelists Top Laurelists Doug Galullo, FL 266 J. R. Tracy, NY 240 Joe Gundersen, IN 186 Gary Mei, NJ 228 Kevin Youells, FL 144 Paul Sidhu, NJ 204 Eric Gundersen, NJ 131 Steve Pleva, OH 132 Shantanu Saha, NY 83 Brett Hildebran, OH 96 Harald Henning, CT 50 Kevin Valerian, MD 84 Ted Mullally, NJ 50 Jim Stahler, VA 48 John Morris, MD 40 Mark Pitcavage, OH 36 Kevin Youells, FL Chris Robbins, UT 30 J. R. Tracy, NY Jim Mehl, VA 30 Rodd Polsky, PA 30 Ron Duenski, NJ 24 Advanced Civilization (ACV) Advanced Squad Leader (ASL) fter seven years in the Final round, Kevin eturning to WBC proper, ASL used new, lim- AYouells finally struck gold playing Crete. It Rited intelligence scenarios. Round 1’s The End started with the traditional random drawing of scenario was tough on the Russians. Regardless, sides. Once enjoined, the game progressed with the four best Russians and the four best Germans the typical declarations and negotiations for na- advanced. In Round 2’s Meatgrinder scenario, the tional boundaries. Russians could achieve an instant victory by crush- Africa, Thrace and Egypt played good games ing the small on-board German force or by keep- but never quite reached the pinnacle of success ing the Germans from controlling buildings. The required to threaten the leader. Russell Harley’s scenario broke 50-50, with Germans Mattias Ron- Africa reached six cities early in the game, but nblom and Joe Chacon defeating Tom Morin and remained there until the last three turns, finally Jeff Evich and Russians JR Tracy and Jim Mehl de- reaching eight. This continual low city count took feating Eric Givler and Rob Schoenen. him off the glide path to success, relegating him to Russians JR Tracy and Mattias Ronnblom fourth place. Robert Vollman’s Thrace did well in defeated Jim Mehl and Joe Chacon, respectively, the early game, achieving eight cities early, only to in the Round 3 scenario 7 Graves for 7 Brothers. In languish in mid-game with five or six cities. Chris both games, the Germans had exited enough VPs Robbin’s Egypt did well for most of the game, but to win (they knew what they needed), but the suffered from many calamities and lower city Russians were able to exit an M3 Lee in the last counts in the mid-game. player turn to snatch victory away by one point. In the early game, Youells avoided the curse (The Germans didn’t know how many points the of calamities through careful trading and whin- Russian tanks were worth.) ing about being in last place. In mid-game, he In the Final, the consensus choice for top established a steady state empire with nine cities matchup of the tourney—JR Tracy and Mattias and was able to purchase a gold card regularly. Ronnblom—faced off inThe Far Bank, a remake of In the late-game Youells’ advanced empire easily an old SL scenario that featured a river withstood the few assaults against it. crossing in German assault boats in the Crete received nine calamities in all, face of minimal partisan resistance and but of those, six were from Barbarian a Russian counterattack. JR courted Hordes and had no effect. In the end, defeat by firing his flamethrower Crete was so far ahead that players into a melee. He ended up winning unanimously voted to concede. with the Germans by just one point. Century Events 5 2007 Results 2007 Results Tom McCorry, VA Bert Schoose, IL Pete Pollard, TN Jon Lockwood, VA Andres Dunn, MD Bill Morse, VA O Jon Squibb, PA O John Popiden, CA O John Vasilakos, VA O M. Gutfreund, KY O E. Filipkowski, MD O Bruno Sinigaglio, AK Perry Cocke, MD Jon Lockwood, VA 18 2004-2007 23 1991-2007 Top Laurelists Top Laurelists Jim Munson., UT 30 Jon Lockwood, VA 119 Daniel Leader, MA 30 Vince Meconi,DE 118 Kevin Boles, AL 30 Bruno Sinigaglio, AK 102 Peter Pollard, TN 30 Randy Heller, MD 78 John Vasilakos, VA 22 Ed Menzel, CA 58 Tom McCorry, VA 20 Bert Schoose, IL 57 Buck Markowitz, DC 18 John Popiden, CA 57 Allen Hill, MD 18 Lane Newbury, TX 48 Andres Dunn, MD 14 Greg Smith, PA 38 Tom McCorry, VA Bert Schoose, IL Bob Runnicles, FL 12 Doug Burke, MD 24 ASL Starter Kit (ASK) Afrika Korps (AFK) lthough Tom McCorry was an ASL playtest- n the Final, 2002 champ Jon Lockwood’s Aer, he didn’t have an easy road to victory in IGermans took advantage of perfect ear- his 4-0 run during the tournament. The first two ly supplies to drive Bert Schoose’s British rounds featured new scenarios that will even- into Tobruch with no casualties and begin a swift tually see publication in Operations magazine. drive towards Alexandria. Opting to eliminate The first, No Monumental Acclaim, split evenly the delaying units opposing him, Lockwood had between the attacking Americans and defend- stormed up to the El Alamein line by June II 1941. ing Germans. McCorry’s Germans stood strong There he established a 3-1 proof defensive line, against past runner-up Allen Hill. Teenagers An- with the Afrika Korps facing a smaller British force dres Dunn and Jonathan Squibb were among the and awaiting the supplies to catch up before begin- successful Americans.