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held 17 - 18 May 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevanda
with David Griffin

Despite the many personal issues that came up that caused our player base to dwindle, sixteen brave souls met at the Alexis Park Resort in Las Vegas to battle it out for the title of West Coast Nationals Champion. The Little Shop of Magic based in Las Vegas graciously stepped up and hosted the event this year at the proverbial eleventh hour and made sure everything went smoothly for those that attended.  I would also like to thank Thomas Weaver, who volunteered to play a ringer if needed, but stayed around and took pictures of the entire event.

Left: Proof that David actually works at these events.
We tried a new idea at this event on the advice of many players; the Free-For-All battle was extended by thirty minutes so as to give a bit more time for the players to decisively finish their games. Many players also asked for the other Fair Fight missions to be extended, something we shall try at future events.

The player breakdown was as follows:
Name
Force
Name Force
Eric Camba
Soviet Tankovy
Mike Mansfield Indian Rifle Company
Leo Colon Leichte Pionierkompanie
Russell Moore Italian Posizione di Fucilieri
Steve Deis
German Luftlandesturm
Steve Owens British Guards Rifle Company
Ed Forbes
Soviet Tankovy
Rick Parrish Italian Compagnia Carri
Chris Fretts French Escadron de Fusiliers Portes David Partak Compagnie de Tirailleurs (Vichy Legion)
Bob Genso British Rifle Company (8th Army) Wyn Robertson French Escadron de  Reconnaissance
Michael Henshaw German Panzerschutzenkompanie Bryon Sinor Japanese Hohei Chutai (7th)
Ron Lange German SS Infantriekompanie Robert Welch Italian Compagnia Bersaglieri
First Mission: Dust Up
Table
Match-Up
Score
One Chris Fretts vs. Leo Colon 3 - 1
Two
Bob Genso vs. Steve Deis
6 - 1
Three
Mike Mansfield vs. Michael Henshaw
6 - 1
Four
Steven Owens vs. Ron Lange 3 - 3
Five
Wyn Robertson vs. Rick Parrish
3 - 1
Six
Russell Moore vs. Eric Camba
2 - 2
Seven
David Partak vs. Byron Sinor
4 - 3
Eight
Ed Forbes vs. Robert Welch
6 - 1

Right:
German Luftlandesturm gliders come in for the attack.

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Below: Wyn and Rick battle it out amongst the buildings of Table Five.
Below: Eric Camba attempts to break Russell’s defenses with his T-35 Land Battleships.
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Second Mission: Hasty Attack
Table
Match-Up
Score
Four Rick Parrish vs. Eric Camba 6 - 1
Five
Robert Welch vs. Mike Henshaw
5 - 2
Seven
Russell Moore vs. Steve Deis
6 - 1
Eight
Wyn Robertson vs. Leo Colon 5 - 2
Nine
David Partak vs. Steven Owens
6 - 1
Ten
Chris Fretts vs. Ron Lange
6 - 1
Eleven
Bob Genso vs. Ed Forbes
4 - 3
Twelve
Byron Sinor vs. Mike Mansfield
6 - 1

Left: Roberts’ Italians just could not stand up to Ed’s Tankovy push this time.
Below: Steven Owens pushes on David’s lines, but they held strong.
Below: Mike and Robert discuss lines of sight before the bullets fly.
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Third Mission: Fighting Withdrawal
Table
Match-Up
Score
One David Partak vs. Bob Genso 6 - 1
Two
Byron Sinor vs. Chris Fretts
4 - 3
Three
Ed Forbes vs. Russell Moore
5 - 2
Four
Wyn Robertson vs. Mike Mansfield 6 - 1
Five
Eric Camba vs. Ron Lange
6 - 1
Six
Rick Parrish vs. Robert Welch
5 - 2
Seven
Michael Henshaw vs. Steven Owens
6 - 1
Nine Leo Colon vs. Steve Deis
4 - 3

Right:
Steve’s Glider assaults into Russell’s lines, all seemed lost until Russell’s artillery commander became an unknown hero, shrugging off massive casualties and counter-assaulting on his own before succumbing to enemy fire, grenades and bayonets.

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Below: Ron’s Armoured Cars valiantly attempt to stem the tide of Eric’s Soviet Heavy Armour.
Below: Mike ponders his next move as his Indian Rifle Company conduct war drills with Wyn’s Escadron de Reconnaissance
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End of Day One Rankings
Rank
Name
Score
Rank
Name Score
1.
David Partak
16
9.
Eric Camba
9
2.
Ed Forbes
14
10.
Michael Henshaw
9
3.
Wyn Robertson 14
11.
Mike Mansfield
8
4.
Byron Sinor
13
12.
Robert Welch 8
5.
Chris Fretts
12
13.
Leo Colon 7
6.
Rick Parrish
12
14.
Ron Lange 5
7.
Bob Genso 11
15.
Steven Owens 5
8.
Russell Moore
10
16
Steve Deis 5
Below: Robert Welch and his Italians attempt to hold against Mike’s British Armor support.
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Fourth Mission: Counterattack
Table
Match-Up
Score
Three Leo Colon vs. Ron Lange 6 - 1
Five
Steven Owens vs. Steve Deis
5 -2
Six
Ed Forbes vs. Byron Sinor
4 - 3
Seven
Mike Mansfield vs. Robert Welch 5 - 2
Eight
Eric Camba vs. Michael Henshaw
6 - 1
Nine
Chris Fretts vs. Rick Parrish
4 - 3
Ten
Russell Moore vs. Bob Genso
6 - 1
Twelve Wyn Robertson vs. David Partak
6 - 1
Below: Russell Moores’ Italians look well-fortified and ready to fight.
Fifth Mission: Free-For-All
Table
Match-Up
Score
One Wyn Robertson vs. Ed Forbes 4 - 3
Two
Leo Colon vs. Mike Mansfield
6 - 1
Six
Chris Fretts vs. David Partak
6 - 1
Eight
Steve Deis vs. Ron Lange 4 - 3
Nine Bob Genso vs. Michael Henshaw
2 - 1
Ten
Byron Sinor vs. Eric Camba
3 - 3
Eleven
Russell Moore vs. Rick Parrish
3 - 2
Twelve Robert Welch vs. Steven Owens
6 - 1
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Below: Ed Forbes lines his Tankovy up for a decisive push on Byrons’ Hohei Chutai.
Below: Despite Eric’s constant attacks, Byrons’ Japanese company hold’s this Soviet horde to a 3-3 tie.
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Final Rankings
Rank
Name
Score
Rank
Name Score
1.
Wyn Robertson
29
9.
Rick Parrish
21.8
2.
Chris Fretts
27
10.
Robert Welch
20.2
3.
Ed Forbes 26
11.
Mike Mansfield
19
4.
Byron Sinor
24
12.
Bob Genso 19
5.
Russell Moore
24
13.
Steve Deis 16
6.
Leo Colon
23.8
14.
Michael Henshaw 15.8
7.
David Partak 23
15.
Steven Owens 15.2
8.
Eric Camba 23
16
Ron Lange 14
Award Winners
Best Overall
Wyn Robertson
Second Overall
Chris Fretts
Third Overall
Ed Forbes
Best Sport
Steve Deis
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Best Painted Army
Robert Welch: Italian Compagnia Bersaglieri

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Last Updated On Wednesday, May 28, 2014 by Blake at Battlefront