Bitter Ender Live Updates

[Ray Woloszyn]

The ASL players have arrived. Of course, their first concern was where to eat rather than opponents, scenarios, etc. The hotel restaurant is now Indian which will go well with our Burma mini-tournament.

ASL for laughs is underway with scenario C "Streets of Stalingrad" team game. We already learned that a Berserker can ELR! Who would of thought.

 

[Ray Woloszyn]

EC's have turned to rain here in Raleigh making less likely the players will be taking a break to enjoy the 70+ degrees and sun of yesterday. The Grognard is underway with 32 players seeded along with one Hatten campaign game and a couple of pickup games. Some photos..

 

[Ray Woloszyn]

 

[djohannsen]

ASL for laughs is underway with scenario C "Streets of Stalingrad" team game.

Wow! The whole "Iron Crosses" crowd (Mike, Gary, and Tim) on one side of the table.

I hope that all enjoy the tourney!

 

[Ray Woloszyn]

First round results from Friday...next update Saturday for the final eight...winners:

Tourrnemire FR
Hasson GA
Stoppel VA
Deller Ma
Stanhagen, Dan VA
Saltzman, NC
Sheppard NC
Cirillo VA
Harris NC
Reenstra GA
Mioduski MD
Johnson NC
Kearney NC
Harviala SC
Loper VT

Next update when I wake up, hopefully

 

[Jacometti]

First round results from Friday...next update Saturday for the final eight...winners:

Tourrnemire FR
Hasson GA
Stoppel VA
Deller Ma
Stanhagen, Dan VA
Saltzman, NC
Sheppard NC
Cirillo VA
Harris NC
Reenstra GA
Mioduski MD
Johnson NC
Kearney NC
Harviala SC
Loper VT

Next update when I wake up, hopefully

These are threadbare live updates, Ray!

What scenarios did they play? Which one was a dog? Who whined throughout a game and still won, bringing shame on himself and his entire circle of friends?

Why is Mr T claiming to be from Florida? Why isn't anyone stopping Deller ?

Lots of unknown knowns for us out here in Bangladesh, man.

 

[Ray Woloszyn]

These are threadbare live updates, Ray!

What scenarios did they play? Which one was a dog? Who whined throughout a game and still won, bringing shame on himself and his entire circle of friends?

Why is Mr T claiming to be from Florida? Why isn't anyone stopping Deller ?

Lots of unknown knowns for us out here in Bangladesh, man.

The skinny will be given after I segregate facts from whining. Sort of typical these days in the USA. So far as everywhere, people are having a good time. Ray

 

[Ray Woloszyn]

Round Three of the Grognard...

Tournemire vs. Stoppel
Deller vs. Sheppard
Cirillo vs. Reenstra
Kearney vs. Loper

We would post more info as to which scenarios but we have six mini-tournaments to run in addition to the main event. As any TD knows, there is a lot to do.

 

[Ray Woloszyn]

You can tell it is Saturday night at an ASL tournament. Losers are drowning their sorrows with hard stuff and/or playing a multi-player Eurogame. Obviously, the tournament is (wait for it), approaching the bitter end.

Round three results:

Rob Loper and George Tournemire lose to Tom Kearney and Bill Stoppel respectively in "Wrecking the Rentals" while Dave Reenstra and Sean Deller lose to Bill Cirillo and Doug Sheppard in "True Grit".

 

[Ray Woloszyn]

We have reached the Bitter End, final Grognard pairings: Bill Cirillo and Doug Sheppard are starting "Amerikanskaya Suka".

The six mini winners: Tim Brieaddy in Operational Zitadel, Will Willow in the Desert, David Van Hoy in Burma, Al Saltzman in Korea, David Kocot in Recon and Jeff Waldon in Pacific.

Total attendance: 46.

 

[djohannsen]

Tim Brieaddy in Operational Zitadel

Great to see that Tim carried forward his unbeatable ways from Iron Crosses. Chapeau, Tim!

 

[Ray Woloszyn]

Congratulations to Bill Cirillo for winning this year's edition of the "Bitter Ender". Bill bested Doug Sheppard who remains a bridesmaid (he said this himself) in this tournament. Thanks to everyone who played and helped this year.

If Mike Rickman (who ambush withdrew back to TN early this morning) reads this, be it known that he garnered the Darrell Wright Sportsmanship Award. Nice going!

Also, one player is missing his Plano stored Russian infantry. Please check your kits for these deserters. The commissar wants to have a word with them.

 

[Jacometti]

Congratulations to Bill Cirillo for winning this year's edition of the "Bitter Ender". Bill bested Doug Sheppard who remains a bridesmaid (he said this himself) in this tournament. Thanks to everyone who played and helped this year.

If Mike Rickman (who ambush withdrew back to TN early this morning) reads this, be it known that he garnered the Darrell Wright Sportsmanship Award. Nice going!

Also, one player is missing his Plano stored Russian infantry. Please check your kits for these deserters. The commissar wants to have a word with them.

Congratulation everyone!

 

[MajorDomo]

Ray,

If you and David Goldman can coordinate dates, I would love to attend Bitter Ender next year.

Rich

 

[Ray Woloszyn]

Ray,

If you and David Goldman can coordinate dates, I would love to attend Bitter Ender next year.

Rich

That has always been tough to do because generally Easter and the basketball tournaments generally are the overriding concerns when we discuss a date with a hotel. We have talked to Dave in the past to avoid conflicts, rest assured. I believe Doug Sheppard will be the TD next year but I will be involved also.

 

[Aaron Cleavin]

APCR awaits your Data eagerly for crunching!

 

[Jacometti]

APCR awaits your Data eagerly for crunching!

So is there actually a website we can visit to see all these crunchy numbers or is that still a future option?

 

[Aaron Cleavin]

So is there actually a website we can visit to see all these crunchy numbers or is that still a future option?

No website yet, probably 2 months away. However can send file reports on request to interrogate data. Things like most balanced/ played tournie scenarios are easy to produce. The more of these report requests I get the more are likely to be available on web site.

 

[wesvaughn]

Congrats to Bill Cirillo on the win. Would like a AAR on his game with Doug in the final round.

 

[Bill Cirillo]

Congrats to Bill Cirillo on the win. Would like a ARR on his game with Doug in the final round.

I’ll try and post an AAR tonight.

Bill