2015 Eastern Canadian Flames Of War Nationals With Dave Griffin

So, here we are again.  Another great time thanks to Louis Santerre getting everyone moving in the same direction. The Petawawa Wargaming Club spent the last couple months creating the 27 tables to be used in the tournament. Now that the hard part is over, they can play for a good long time on them. We extend our thanks to Perkins Hobby House for donating materials, time and money to make this happen. Tables were set up on Friday evening and everything went smoothly the entire weekend, I was pleasantly surprised to come in and see a table with terrain and unit boxes to the side with glasses. The club raffled off these pieces as a fund raiser to create a nest-egg for next years nationals.Let us give a big thanks to Fandom II in Ottawa for donating those items. We had 38 out of 46 players show up this year to test their mettle and strive for the trophy. Saskatchewan and New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Alberta, Quebec and Ontario. were represented by both returning and new players. 13 Americans made the not-so-long, not-so-arduous trek up to support their Northern brothers. Personally, I flew up this year thinking to wisely bypass nosy border guards. But I found myself still explaining to Customs that I made a living letting adults play with toys soldiers. After yet another required walk around our website for the officers, I had no problem getting through the rest of the trip.

Round One : Encounter

Bernard, in true Canadian style, checked line of sight from Keith’s artillery to his coffee cup, ensuring there would be minimal damage.

Brad’s Elephants fall to Leo’s massed attacks

I was also amazed to see the increasingly rare Sheaffer Tournament Bird, always a pleasure to see it in action.

Round Two : Breakthrough

Yves’ Americans throw everything they have at Chris’ Tigers, but they stand their ground and dominate the middle of the table for the rest of the match.

Denis tries to get his NZ Infantry under covers before Bernards Panthers arrive on the scene.

Round Three : No Retreat

Joe Clemens last STuG holds off Dennis Campbell’s New Zealanders, smashing attack after attack.

James Huff’s British crest a hill in front of  Dana’s Finns.

Jesse Shaeffer attempts to overwhelm BJ’s defenses by giving him too many tanks to shoot at.

From left to right: William Shoemaker Jeff Mayo Joseph Clemens Chris Johnson

The rest of the guys including Al Edel, Jesse Schaeffer, Kurt Reese, Brad Sainbury, Phil Messier, David Yllanes and Keith Gilmour

Kevin’s Tiger is swarmed by BJ’s light tanks.  He called it, “swatting bugs with a hammer”

Chris Johnson and Jesse Shaeffer’s game came down to a command stand assaulting a tiger by itself after a bombardment amazingly bailed it out seconds before the assault went in.

Round Five: Hold The Line

Rob Kelly’s Canadian Rams face off against Ryan Sullivan's Tigers

Chris Graham throws his Italian armor at William's heavy Panzers to no avail, all sit burning by the end of the battle.

Round Six: Free For All

Bob McBride charges down the hill into William Shoemaker’s Brumbar platoon.  He swept William from the table and moved into second place.

Yves Americans ready themselves to face the Soviet horde of tanks. They held valiantly before getting swept off the table.

End Of Day One Standings: Philip Messier 18 Al Edel  17 David Yllanes 16 William Shoemaker  15 Darko Prodanovic  13 Lionel Colon  13 Philip Martin  13 Chris Johnson  13 Jesse Sheaffer  13 Chris Graham  13 Bradley Sainsbury  12 Christian Mosan  12 Marc Viau  11 Bob McBride  11 Kurt Reese  11 Lance Mathew  11 Ryan Sullivan  11 Joseph Clemens  11 Dana Madsen  11 Keith Gilmour  10 James Huff  10 Dennis Campbell  10 Daniel Choquette  10 Jason Davis  10 Louis Santerre  10 Brenden Brown  10 Yves Mauris  9 Bernard Holmok  9 Ben Crick 9 Jeffery Mayo  9 Robert Kelly  6 Christian Caron  6 Kevin Kwok  6 BJ Lamure  6 Matthew MacKenzie  5 Dean Marquis  5 Andrew Buchan  5 Andrew Tripple 3

Final Standings: Philip Messier 39.2 Bob McBride  34.8 Darko Prodanovic 31.4 David Yllanes  31 Chris Johnson  31 Kurt Reese  31 Keith Gilmour  30.8 Al Edel  30 William Shoemaker  30 Lance Mathew  29.8 Jesse Sheaffer  29.8 James Huff  29 Lionel Colon  28.6 Philip Martin  28 Chris Graham  28 Bradley Sainsbury  27.8 Marc Viau  27 Brenden Brown  27 Ryan Sullivan  26.8 Dennis Campbell  26 Yves Maurais  25.8 Matthew MacKenzie  25.8 Joseph Clemens  25 Daniel Choquette  24.8 Bernard Holmok  24.8 Dana Madsen  24.8 Ben Crick  24.8 Jason Davis  24 Christian Mosain  24 Christian Caron  24 Louis Santerre  22.8 Dean Marquis  22.8 Jeffery Mayo  22.4 Robert Kelly  21 Kevin Kwok  21 Andrew Tripple  19.8 BJ Lamure  18 Andrew Buchan 17.6

The Winners

Champion Phillip Messier

2nd Place Bob McBride

Sportsman Christian Caron

Best Painted James Huff

Best Painted Army

Once again, thank you so much to our two sponsoring stores:

Perkins Hobby House 56 Mohns Ave. Petawawa, Ontario CANADA, K8H 2G9 613-687-6394

	Fandom II  162 Laurier Ave West               Ottawa, Ontario CANADA, K1P 5J4 613-236-2972
~ Dave.