Spike! Magazine Tournament 2011

Random thoughts: Well this was a hell of a weekend. Dave O’Neill managed to go undefeated with his Dwarves, and he still found time to sneak in a Backyardigans concert. Way to go, DAD! Tyler Reeves somehow cracked the code for causing Casualties, once again proving that you can beat the hell out of your opponent and still lose games. Michael Green took home the Stunty Leeg trophy by winning 2 games with Halflings. You know he’s doing something right when flings are tied for TDs with a Lizardman team and a Human – and ahead of 7 other teams! Jason Weaver cinched the Sportsman award when, on realizing that he’d made a mistake on his roster (which we’d failed to catch), he accepted 3 losses without batting an eye – and was the one to point it out to his opponents, no less. Although Dan Armstrong was a contender for the same trophy: on earning “The Wall” for Best Defence, he tried to give it away to Chris Finger, since his one default win in Round 3 felt unfair to him. Way to go guys; Blood Bowl is a real gentleman’s sport. Well, that is, a gentleman’s sport with casualty and death.

Special thanks once more to the sponsors who made our door prize table such a hit. In addition to the coaches who donated items from their own supplies, we received great items from Craving For a Game, Imperial Hobbies, and AEG Games. AEG (Alderac Entertainment Group) broke the bank, sending a case with 13 items. Big hits there included Legend of the Five Rings cards, Thunderstone, Nightfall, Abandon Ship, Straw, Myth Pantheons, Rush and Crush and of course everyone’s favourite, Monkey Lab. Check them out when you have the chance:

• AEG:  http://www.alderac.com/
• Craving For a Game:  http://www.cravingforagame.ca/
• Imperial Hobbies:  http://www.imperialhobbies.ca/

We’d also like to thank all of the out-of-towners, including the boys from Alberta (Dave, it wouldn’t be a Spike! without you!), Mike and Rachel from Eastern Washington, the growing Ordo contingent, and a virtual mob of players from the Rat City club in Seattle. Special special thanks go to Andy from Rat City for helping out again with extra boards and also for helping us out with a last-minute trophy SNAFU.

One of our own, Steve Lemky, pulled a coup by designing and arranging the casting of the special give-away model we gave to each of our coaches. A unique Vampire model, it’s well-suited to a Star Player position or as a stand-out model for your Vampire team. We purchased more than we gave away, and we will be selling the limited remainder for $5 each plus shipping. Details to be found here on the “Merchandise” tab. Thanks Steve for raising the bar once again. Thanks too to Kavin Kishor and to Erik Arntsen for all their help with the data entry and sorting; this one was a bitch.

Can’t think of anything else to say right now. As always it was a blast; it was exhausting; and it was great seeing so many coaches out to a summer tournament. Hope to see you and more next year! – Craig

	Player Name	NAF ID	Team	Win .	Loss .	Tie .	Coach .	Paint .	Sports .	TD + .	TD - .	Cas + .	Cas - .	Overall
1	Dave O'Neill	darkangeldave	Dwarf (Gandalf's Crew)	5	0	1	158	21	25	10	2	19	3	204
2	Erik Arntsen	killerbean	Norse (EA All-Stars)	4	0	2	142	15	27	13	7	20	4	184
3	Andy Brandt	Khail	Skaven (Rat City Wrecking Crew)	3	0	3	128	24	29	17	9	12	10	181
4	Keller Reeves	keggiemckill	Lizardman (Full Scale Attack)	4	0	2	136	14	27	12	5	10	16	177
5	Dan Armstrong	anvilbrow	Dwarf (Big Macs)	3	0	3	128	22	27	9	4	10	3	177
6	Kavinay Kishor	Warpstone	Undead (Dead Coast Offence)	4	1	1	125	20	29	10	6	15	6	174
7	Chris Finger		Undead (Seattle Fauxhawks)	4	1	1	130	15	25	12	4	15	6	170
8	Michael Adams	nitnit	Skaven (Japocalypse)	4	2	0	112	28	29	12	7	14	9	169
9	Tony Hogan	Redman	Human (MJ Forever)	4	2	0	113	25	29	8	6	16	7	167
10	Steve Lemky	Blammaham	Dark Elf (Night Gaunts)	3	1	2	114	26	27	11	7	7	14	167
11	Dan Siger	jollyork	Nurgle (Krakow Pox)	2	1	3	108	30	29	7	4	13	4	167
12	John MacIntosh	Atropabelladonna	Norse (Swedish Superstars)	4	1	1	123	17	26	8	5	18	14	166
13	Ryan Munsell	classicflava	Skaven (Rat Pack)	4	2	0	116	21	27	18	10	1	16	164
14	Shawn Wowk	Ocrumsprug	Dark Elf (Dark Tide)	3	1	2	118	18	27	11	7	11	15	163
15	Matt Blauhorn	Majyk	Dark Elf (Slaughterhouse)	4	2	0	111	23	27	12	10	12	8	161
16	Dan Coburn	vampirelogan	Orc (Fires Uv Deff)	4	2	0	116	15	23	10	6	11	10	154
17	David Rolstad	kb10r	Lizardman (Temple Tzencal)	3	2	1	105	21	24	9	6	13	17	150
18	Cameron Peltz	Mr.Bloodweiser	High Elf (White Lions 2)	3	2	1	99	21	27	13	12	5	9	147
19	Robby Oylear		Lizardman (Cold Ones)	3	2	1	103	15	28	12	8	10	9	146
20	Trevor Bowser	islandtrevor	Norse (Bowza's Bruzas)	3	3	0	89	26	30	10	10	15	13	145
21	Dave Sutton	Da_Scum	Orc (Skaro United)	3	2	1	97	22	26	6	7	11	14	145
22	Simon Thomsen	Dr.Evil	Undead (Bring Out Your Dead)	3	2	1	103	15	25	8	6	13	15	143
23	Mike Lawrence	Gazgul	High Elf (Game of Thrones)	3	3	0	89	26	27	14	13	6	10	142
24	Mark Burckhard	Burk	Amazon (Oracle A' Delphi)	2	2	2	89	24	29	6	6	5	6	142
25	Rob Gordon	Mr.Gordon	Orc (Hershey Kisses)	1	1	4	96	24	21	8	8	12	1	141
26	Joseph Patenaude	cyrust59	Skaven (Razzle Dazzle)	2	1	3	101	23	16	13	12	6	2	140
27	Travis Childs	Frostitute	Wood Elf (Silver Thorns United)	3	2	1	97	16	25	10	10	6	12	138
28	Shane O'Brien	savion47	Skaven (Skitterleap Scramblers)	3	3	0	87	24	26	8	8	6	23	137
29	Sean Conrad	Balbaroy	Elf (Blood Thorns)	2	2	2	84	24	24	13	9	4	15	132
30	Bob Wolf	Punkpogoer	Orc (Skulltooth Killuz)	2	3	1	76	27	29	5	9	8	5	132
31	Jason Woodall	gollumullog	Skaven (Carrion Crawlers)	3	3	0	94	15	22	15	10	7	24	131
32	Chris Norris	hellcannon	Necromantic (Thunderbolts)	2	2	2	89	18	24	7	7	9	13	131
33	Daniel Thomson	neonknight	Khemri (Loot & Rob 'Em)	2	3	1	81	22	26	7	8	17	15	129
34	Chris Ritchey		Orc (WCB Ski Team)	2	3	1	84	20	24	7	8	22	13	128
35	Shane Gabel	lordshane	Wood Elf (Running in Fear)	2	3	1	81	18	28	10	11	5	9	127
36	Ed Law	edwad69	Human (Homo Erectus)	1	2	3	74	23	29	5	7	8	14	126
37	Toby Power	Rustycan	Orc (Da Green Boyz)	2	4	0	78	18	29	3	4	11	3	125
38	Rachel Green	Evilbutgood	Chaos Dwarf (D.A.M.M.)	2	3	1	78	19	28	6	9	12	7	125
39	Chris Slater	cas	Norse (Direwolves)	3	3	0	84	14	26	4	5	4	11	124
40	Justin Martyn		Human (Nuln Bombers)	3	3	0	82	17	24	9	13	8	11	123
41	Joshua Gaines	spock	Lizardman (Loqumundi)	2	3	1	81	15	27	8	8	12	7	123
42	Paul Brown	akalabeth	Chaos Dwarf (Mad Hatters)	2	3	1	76	21	26	6	8	9	7	123
43	Michael Green	fe2mike	Halfling (Southlands Savages)	2	4	0	67	22	30	5	7	10	18	119
44	Michael McAree	poundfist	Orc (Triple Wow!)	1	3	2	69	20	28	8	11	12	5	117
45	Kevin Joly	Jester	Dwarf (Fire Mammoths)	2	4	0	66	26	24	6	13	15	5	116
46	Trent Frostad	Trentus	Necromantic (Team Luthor)	2	3	1	76	6	27	6	8	12	7	109
47	David Burroughs	Beorg	Dwarf (Redmund Rowdies)	2	4	0	61	21	26	4	10	13	4	108
48	Mike Haskins	Aberrant	Elf (Rainbow Funbunch)	1	3	2	62	19	27	9	11	2	21	108
49	Marc Frydenlund		Lizardman (Frys Folly)	1	3	2	62	17	27	5	10	6	14	106
50	Jason Weaver	weav	Dark Elf (Har Graef HerDrakes)	1	5	0	42	29	30	6	10	3	8	101
51	Geoff Roscoe	Bear	Dwarf (Snow White's Posse)	1	4	1	56	20	25	6	10	10	10	101
52	Tyler Reeves	lordchaos	Chaos Pact (Death Snatch)	1	4	1	55	11	28	4	13	28	9	94
53	Bryan Suave	canadinnerd	Orc (Da Ard Iddaz)	1	4	1	56	10	21	7	9	9	8	87
54	Dennis Bolin	daloonieshaman	Goblin (Face Plant)	0	5	1	15	27	29	2	19	10	18	71
55	Jonathan Dawes	endycarus	Goblin (S.C.U.M. Manifesto)	0	5	1	31	12	26	4	12	17	7	69
56	Damion Gilzean	tremere	Halfling (Speed Lumps)	1	5	0	25	15	28	4	15	6	17	68