Now that I've returned from MOAB it is time to report on proceedings. Day 1 saw a Warbands themed tournament with 18 players vying to be hoisted upon their shield and be acclaimed the Grand Chieftain. After 6 rounds of grueling combat the dust settled to reveal the following results:
1st, Craig Burnett, II/47f Early German (Suebi), 42 points.
2nd, Mark Brandon-Baker, I/8b Makkan, 38 points,
3rd (on countback), Peter Braham, II/83a Later Visigothic, 38 points,
4th (on countback), Guy Sheppard, IV/29 Tupi, 38 points,
5th Chris Humphreys, II/11 Gallic, 37 points.
6th, Justin Swain, II/4a Warring States and Ch'in Chinese, 35 points,
7th (on countback), Brad del Munns, II/83a later Visigothic, 35 points,
8th, Phil Baldoni, II/47g Early German (Other), 33 points,
9th (on countback), Adrian Williams, II/80a Hunnic (Attila's Army), 33 points,
10th, Matthew Burnett, II/83a Later Visigothic, 30 points,
11th, Andrew Chicco, II/11 Gallic, 29 points,
12th (on countback), Grant Snowsill, II/11 gallic, 29 points,
13th, Peter Bismire, II/65b Early Visigothic, 28 points,
14th, Peter Spitzkowsky, I/4d Gasgans, 26 points,
15th, Michael Spitzkowsky, III/5a Middle Frankish (Austrasian or Burgundian), 25 points,
16th, Patrick Hersey, II/11 Gallic, 20 points,
17th, David Lawrence II/62a Abyssinian & Horn of Africa, 19 points, and
Robert Grierson, II/11 Gallic, 18 points.
The hotly contested chocolate frog awards for first registration and first list submission went to David Lawrence and Guy Sheppard respectively.
Many thanks to the tournament's sponsors, War and Peace Games and Leadbear's Tufts, for generously supplying prizes and to Peter Callan for painting the 1st place trophy.
Part 2 of the report, That Embattled Isle, will follow shortly.
Images can be found on the 2 FB DBA pages. For those who are not on Facebook you can see the images here
m.facebook.com/groups/dba.hott.wargaming/permalink/10158754753271821/Cheers,