AdeptiCon 2014 Report

AdeptiCon 2014 Report with David Griffin Forty nine players descended upon Adepticon 2014 in Chicago to battle it out at the Late-war Nationals in early April.  This year the convention was gracious enough to give us our own room; this worked out very well since the players did not have to jostle for position and had a fairly secure area to leave bags and such. I look forward to working with everyone to fill the room next year!

We had people from both coasts, both old veterans and new faces which made this a very exciting event. I had many people coming up and saying that some of the games could have gone either way if not for the outcome of a single die roll. Even with some of the most decisive defeats were strongly contest affairs. I’d like to thank Tony Davis for coming to help out on the second day in case we still had an odd number of players.

We had a fairly even mix of Axis and Allied armies along with a good selection of army types. The breakdown of which can be seen below:

Company & Mission Breakdown Nationality Number Present Company Types Number Present (%) Round Mission German 16 Tank Company 21 (43%) Round One Encounter American 12 Infantry Company 20 (41%) Round Two Hasty Attack Soviet 8 Mechanised Company 5 (10%) Round Three No Retreat British 6 Fortified Comapny 3 (6%) Round Four Breakthrough Finnish 3 (1 Allied / 2 Axis)     Round Five Surrounded Hungarian 3     Round Six Free-For-All Canadian 1

I would like to thank the vast majority of players who voiced their enjoyment of the tournament despite the mathematics snafu.  It is always pleasing to see you all and sharing in our hobby despite any difficulties that may occur. I look forward to seeing everyone again at the other Nationals being held around the country this year! ~ David.

The Winners

First Overall: Byron Sinor	Second Overall: Brad Feliz	Third Overall: Jesse Sheaffer

Best Sport: Mike Mansfield	Most Inspired Army: Jason Ticknor	Best Painted Army: Charles Clay

The Final Standings

Name Final Score Awards Byron Sinor 39.8 Best Overall Brad Feliz 38 Second Overall Jesse Sheaffer 38 Third Overall Charles Clay 37 Best Painted Army Michael Jacobs 36.8   Paul Devolpi 36   Chris Fretts 36   David Vigor 33.8   Allen Smith 33.8   Andrew Hopson 33   Daniel Larson 32.2   Chris Jackson 32   Mike McMann 32   Joselito Sto Tomas 31.8   Mike Brennerman 31   Chris Novak 31   Eric Turner 30.4   Benjamin Floyd 30   Keith Gilmour 30   Todd Warren 30   Jeffrey Klodt 29.8   Joe Lewis 30.6   Doug Rosson 29.6   Jeremy Harder 29   Michael Henshaw 29   Shannon Thornton 29   Christopher Hecht 28   Michael Rafferty 21   Robert Klemic 27.8   Rick Davis 27   Jerry Lane 26.4   Ed Forbes 26   Mike Mansfield 26 Best Sport Gary Overmyer 26   Luke Wyma 25.8   Tim Grimmett 25   Jeffrey Hady 25   Michael Henry 25   David Rushford 25   Jerald Springer 25   Daniel Vigor 24.2   Michael Heles 23.8   Shane Evans 23   Hobert Rupe 23   James Cook 21.8   Will Yankausky 21.8   Matthew Horst 17.8   Jason Ticknor 15 Most Inspired Army Lysander Lysandron 6.2

Some Armies