Running the rails again in 2009! |
The Days of Knights and the Games Club of Maryland Present... |
| THE 3rd Annual DELAWARE TRAIN GAME TOURNAMENT |
| When: | August 1st & 2nd, 2009, from 9 am to Midnight Sat, 9 to 5 pm Sun |
| Where: | The Days of Knights, 173 East Main Street, Newark, DE (302) 366-0963 |
| Fee: | $15 in advance ($10 for GCOM members) $20 at the Door or $10 each day |
| Prizes: | Gift Certificates, Games, and Train-Related Prizes! |
| Sponsored By: | The Days of Knights and the Games Club of Maryland |
| Hotel Special Rates: | Howard Johnson Inn & Suites & Conference Center
I-95 & Route 896 [1119 South College Avenue], Newark, DE, 19713 (302) 368-8521
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| Group 1 Games (0-2 hours) |
| Metro, Station Master, Streetcar, Ticket to Ride (US, 1910, Europe, Switzerland, Nordic, & Marklin), TransAmerica, TransEuropa |
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| Group 2 Games (2-4 hours) |
| Age of Steam (Original & Expansions 2, 3, & 4), 1846, 18VA, Empire Builder, Eurorails, Rail Baron, Railroad Tycoon, Railroad Tycoon Europe |
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| Group 3 Games (4-6 hours) |
| 1826, 1830, 1856, 1861, 1870, 18EU, 18West |
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Players will be awarded points for games played,
opponents played, games won, and place finished, with multiplier on the last two factors based on
game length
Go to www.daysofknights.com/special.html
or contact PierreMLeBoeuf@excite.com.
DERail 3 Flyer
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The second DERail tournament featured
14 players playing 16 different railroad themed games in one 15-hour
session. The unique format mixed games of various types and lengths
in a unified scoring system that awarded points for opponents and
games played, with a multiplier for game length, as well as points
for each player bested and games won.
The results of the 16 games played are
shown in Table 1. The games played are listed in column 1, with the
players listed in order of their finish in each game. Game scores
are in parentheses, with the tournament points awarded listed
afterwards. Each line is color-coded by game group, with Group
A (1 to 2 hour) games (red),
Group B (2 to 4 hour) games (green),
and Group C (4 to 6 hour) (blue).
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Ticket to
Ride
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Henry Dove
(138) 5 points
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Pierre LeBoeuf
(120) 3 point
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Tim Hitchings
(90) 2 points
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Steve Shambeda
[73] 1 point
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Dan Farrow [45]
0 point
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Trans
America
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W Schmittberger
[10) 3 points
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Jane Fogel
(6)
1 point
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Lance Fogel
(4) 0 points
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Eurorails
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Henry Dove
(266) 8 points
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Tim Hitchings
(179) 4 points
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Pierre LeBoeuf
(119) 2 points
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Jane Fogel (87)
0 points
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Railroad
Tycoon
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Steve
Shambeda (49)
8 points
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W Schmittberger
(49) 4 points
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Lance Fogel
(45) 2 points
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Dan Farrow (37)
0 points
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1861
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Bruce Beard
(6352) 15 points
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Rick Dutton
(5921) 9 points
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Dave Degler
(5587) 6 points
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Pete Lindholm
(4834) 3 points
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Paul Johnson
(4086) 0 points
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Metro
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Pierre LeBoeuf
(45) 4 points
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Henry Dove (45)
4 points
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Jane Fogel
(43) 1.5 points
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Lance Fogel
(43) 1.5 points
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Tim Hitchings
[23] 0 points
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TransEuropa
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Tim Hitchings
[6] 5 points
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Jane Fogel
[3]
2 points
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Pierre
LeBoeuf
[3] 2 points
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Henry Dove
[3]
2 points
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Lance Fogel
[0]
0 points
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1870
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Bruce Beard
(9799) 15 points
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Dave Degler
(8391) 9 points
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Rick Dutton
(8210) 6 points
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S Hamblen
(7953) 3 points
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Paul Johnson
(6759) 0 points
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Ticket to
Ride-Europe
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Henry
Dove
(146) 3 points
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Tim Hitchings
(142) 1 point
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Pierre LeBoeuf
(122) 0 points
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1856
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Dan Farrow
(8775) 12 points
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Pete Lindholm
(8282) 6 points
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W Schmittberger
(7449) 3 points
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Steve Shambeda
(6887) 0 points
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Ticket to
Ride-Switz
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Lance Fogel
()
2 points
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Jane Fogel
()
0 point
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Union
Pacific
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Steve Shambeda
(138) 4 points
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Tim Hitchings
(115) 2 points
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Lance Fogel
(113) 1 point
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Jane Fogel
(89) 0 points
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18VA
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Bruce Beard
(8850) 6 points
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Spencer Hamblen
(8773) 2 points
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Pete Lindholm
(8044) 0 points
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1830
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Pierre LeBoeuf
(9869) 12 pts
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Paul Johnson
(9855) 6 points
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Henry Dove
(9352) 3 points
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Rick Dutton
(9168) 0 points
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1846
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Bruce Beard
(8797) 6 points
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Spencer
Hamblen
(7793) 2 points
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Pete Lindholm
(6828) 0 points
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Railroad
Tycoon-Eur
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Rick Dutton
(77) 10 points
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Henry Dove
(69) 6 points
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Paul Johnson
(62) 4 points
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Steve
Shambeda (51)
2 points
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Pierre LeBoeuf
[41] 0 points
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Table 1 – Tournament Results
There were several very close games
(and even a few ties) during the tournament. Steve Shambeda and
Wayne Schmittberger tied in the Railroad Tycoon game, with Steve
winning on the tiebreaker. Pierre
LeBoeuf and Henry Dove tied the Metro game, with Jane and Lance Fogel
only 2 behind, 45-43. Henry beat Tim
Hitchings 146 to 142 in Ticket to Ride-Europe.
Even some of the 18xx games were very close, Bruce Beard beat
Spencer Hamblen 8850 to 8773 in 18VA and Pierre beat Paul Johnson
9869 to 9855 in 1830.
Bruce managed to play 4 18xx games in
15 hours, and won them all, to repeat as the 18xx and overall winner.
Newcomer Henry Dove was right behind him, playing in seven, mostly
shorter games, but never facing Bruce. Pierre LeBoeuf and Rick
Dutton finished 3rd and 4th, with Pierre
racking up points by playing 7 mostly short games, and Rick sticking
with fewer longer games. Other winners were Henry with 3 wins, Steve
and Pierre with 2 each, and 1 win each for Wayne, Tim, Dan, Lance,
and Rick. Table 2 lists the results of each player, in their order
of overall finish. The games in the table are color-coded by group
as before, with the placement points (times the game length bonus
multiplier) added to the number of opponents and number of games
played to yield the total points.
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Player/Total Points
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Games Played/Points/Total
Opponents/Total Games
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Bruce Beard/51
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1861/15
points; 1870/15 points; 18VA/6
points; 1846/6 points; 5 opponents/4 games
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Henry Dove /46
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Ticket
to Ride/5 points; Eurorails/8
points; Metro/4
points; TransEuropa/2 points; Ticket to Ride-Europe/3 points;
1830/3 points; Railroad
Tycoon-Europe/6 points; 8 opponents/7 games
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Pierre LeBoeuf/38
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Ticket
to Ride/3 points; Eurorails/2
points; Metro/4
points; TransEuropa/2 points; Ticket to Ride-Europe/0 points;
1830/12 points; Railroad
Tycoon-Europe/0 points; 8 opponents/7 games
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Rick Dutton /37
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1861/9
points; 1870/6 points; 1830/0 points; Railroad
Tycoon-Europe/10 points; 8 opponents/4 games
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Steve Shambeda/30
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Ticket
to Ride/1 point; Railroad Tycoon/8
points; 1856/0 points; Union
Pacific/4 points; Railroad
Tycoon-Europe/2 points; 10 opponents/5 games
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Tim Hitchings/26
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Ticket
to Ride/2 points; Eurorails/4 points;
Metro/0 points; TransEuropa/5
points; Ticket to Ride-Europe/1
point; Union Pacific/2 points;
6 opponents/6 games
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Dan Farrow /22
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Ticket
to Ride/0 points; RR Tycoon/0 points;
1856/12 points; 7 opponents/3 games
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Dave Degler /22
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1861/6
points; 1870/9 points; 5 opponents/2 games
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Paul Johnson/22
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1861/0
points; 1870/0 points; 1830/6
points; Railroad Tycoon-Europe/4
points; 8 opponents/4 games
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Pete Lindholm /21
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1861/3
points; 1856/6 points; 18VA/0 points;
1846/0 points; 8 opponents/ 4 games
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Lance Fogel/19.5
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TransAmerica/0
points; RR Tycoon/2 points;
Metro/1.5 points; TransEuropa/0 points;
Ticket to Ride-Switzerland/2 points; Union
Pacific/1 point; 7 opponents/6 games
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WayneSchmittberger/18
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TransAmerica/3
points; Railroad Tycoon/4 points;
1856/3 point; 5 opponents/3 games
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Jane Fogel/16.5
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TransAmerica/1
point; Eurorails0 points;
Metro/1.5 points; TransEuropa/2 points;
Ticket to Ride-Switzerland/0 points;
Union Pacific/0 points; 6 opponents/6
games
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Spencer Hamblen/14
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1870/3
points; 18VA/2 points; 1846/2 points;
4 opponents/3 games
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Table 2 – Total Overall Scores
To award prizes in the 18xx and
non-18xx categories, the scores were recalculated to show individual
results solely in those two categories. Bruce and Rick played all
(or nearly all) of their games among 18xx games, and they finished
one-two. The number of opponents listed in this table included only
those faced in 18xx games. Those who did not play any 18xx games
were omitted from this ranking and not shown in the table. Table 3
contains the 18xx results.
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Player/Total Points
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Games Played/Points/Total
Opponents/Total Games
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Bruce Beard/51
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1861/15
points; 1870/15 points; 18VA/6
points; 1846/6 points; 5 opponents/4 games
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Rick Dutton /25
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1861/9
points; 1870/6 points; 1830/0 points; 7 opponents/3 games
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Dave Degler /22
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1861/6
points; 1870/9 points; 5 opponents/2 games
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Pete Lindholm /21
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1861/3
points; 1856/6 points; 18VA/0 points;
1846/0 points; 8 opponents/ 4 games
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Pierre LeBoeuf/16
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1830/12
points; 3 opponents/1 game
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Dan Farrow /16
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1856/12
points; 3 opponents/1 game
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Paul Johnson/16
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1861/0
points; 1870/0 points; 1830/6
points; 7 opponents/3 games
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Spencer Hamblen/14
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1870/3
points; 18VA/2 points; 1846/2 points;
4 opponents/3 games
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Henry Dove /7
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1830/3
points; 3 opponents/1 game
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Wayne Schmittberger/7
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1856/3
point; 3 opponents/1 game
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Steve Shambeda/4
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1856/0
points; 3 opponents/1 game
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Table 3 – 18xx Results
The final table lists the results of
the players for all non-18xx games they played. Again, opponents in
this table were those faced in the non-18xx games, and those who
played only 18xx games are not listed. Some opponents were credited
in both tables, so the total number of opponents in table 2 is less
than the sum from tables 3 and 4. Henry won this category easily,
with Steve Shambeda in second. Henry’s 2nd place in
the last game, RRTycoon-Europe, was good enough to seal the win.
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Player/Total Points
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Games Played/Points/Total
Opponents/Total Games
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Henry Dove /42
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Ticket
to Ride/5 points; Eurorails/8
points; Metro/4
points; TransEuropa/2 points; Ticket to Ride-Europe/3 points; RR
Tycoon-Europe/6 points; 8 opponents/6 games
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Steve Shambeda/28
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Ticket
to Ride/1 point; Railroad Tycoon/8
points; Union Pacific/4 points;
Railroad Tycoon-Europe/2 points; 9
opponents/4 games
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Tim Hitchings/26
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Ticket
to Ride/2 points; Eurorails/4 points;
Metro/0 points; TransEuropa/5
points; Ticket to Ride-Europe/1
point; Union Pacific/2 points;
6 opponents/6 games
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Pierre LeBoeuf/25
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Ticket
to Ride/3 points; Eurorails/2
points; Metro/4
points; TransEuropa/2 points; Ticket to Ride-Europe/0 points; RR
Tycoon-Europe/0 points; 8 opponents/6 games
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Lance Fogel/19.5
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TransAmerica/0
points; RR Tycoon/2 points;
Metro/1.5 points; TransEuropa/0 points;
Ticket to Ride-Switz/2 points; Union
Pacific/1 point; 7 opponents/6 games
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Jane Fogel/16.5
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TransAmerica/1
point; Eurorails0 points;
Metro/1.5 points; TransEuropa/2 points;
Ticket to Ride-Switzerland/0 points;
Union Pacific/0 points; 6 opponents/6
games
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Rick Dutton /15
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Railroad
Tycoon-Europe/10 points; 4 opponents/1 game
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Wayne Schmittberger/13
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TransAmerica/3
points; Railroad Tycoon/4 points;
4 opponents/2 games
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Paul Johnson/9
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Railroad
Tycoon-Europe/4 points; 4
opponents/1 game
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Dan Farrow /8
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Ticket
to Ride/0 points; Railroad Tycoon/0
points; 6 opponents/2 games
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Table 4 – Non-18xx Results
Prizewinners were Bruce Beard, best
overall and best 18xx score – a $50 and a $25 gift certificate,
and Henry Dove, best non-18xx score – a $25 gift certificate.
All certificates donated by the Days of Knights game store,.
Please provide me with feedback as to
changes you would like to see in the tournament for next year. Would
you like to see DERail split over two weekend days? What games would
you like to see added? Did the scoring system seem fair? How would
you suggest changing it?
In conclusion, thank you to everyone
for participating in our inaugural event and especially for all who
helped set up and clean up. Thank you also to our sponsors Days of
Knights and GCOM.
Pierre LeBoeuf
2008
