Once again the faithful and fanatics gathered in Schaumburg to test their mettle against each other and determine who would be the Mantic US Kings of War champion. Or this year the Adepticlash champion, as the Clash of Kings has now moved to Manticon in September.
We had a motley crew of 24 for this fantastic two day event. Dice were rolled, gambles attempted, strategies tested and in the end one man rose to the top of the pile.
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back left to right - Kyle Przelenski, Bradley Dunlap, Bob Woodhouse, Jesse Cornwell, Russ Barnes, Jon Carter, Jonathan (Holy Diver) Hendy, Myles O'Neil, Stephen DeRose, Tim Akers, Shannon Shoemaker, Andrew Hall, Alan Wigness Matthew Temple, Hayden Howlett, Heri Gonzalez Joshua Lafoon, Jerry Paige, Nick Scibetta
Front - Mark Rupp, Tyler Schultz Felix Castro (not pictured Joe Neet, Jusstin |
With a few calculations and adjustments (and wondering if Kris Kapsner truly has an Adepticon curse) we were off!
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| Round one is on |
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| Hayden Howlett v Nick Scibetta |
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| Andrew Hall in a challenge v Joe Neet |
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| Felix Castro v Jerry Paige |
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| Jesse Cornwell avenging his Deadzone loss against Tyler Schultz |
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| Kyle Przelenski v Bradley Dunlap |
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| Shannon Shoemaker v Alan Wigness |
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| Bob Woodhouse v Heri Gonzalez |
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| Myles O'Neil v Jonathan (Holy Diver) Hendy |
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| Mark Rupp v Russ Barnes |
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| Jon Carter v Stephen DeRose |
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| Tim Akers v Justin Fugate |
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| Matthew Temple v Joshua Lafoon |
Though early, many lamentations were heard from the survivors as the winners crushed their way to first round victories.
The second round quickly followed for even more chaos and plunder.
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| Round 2 |
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| Nick Scibetta v Jerry Paige |
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| Bradley Dunlop v Felix Castro |
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| Andrew Hall v Alan Wigness |
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| Tyler Schultz v Russ Barnes |
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| Kyle Przelenski v Jon Carter |
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| Myles O'Neill v Justin Fugate |
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| Holy Diver v Joshua Lafoon |
During the round we were even graced by the presence of the man, they myth, the legend - Ronnie Renton himself! He came by to check out the fantastic big game set up by Blake and Rusty (only 15,000 points PER SIDE!)
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| Ronnie and the big board |
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| Stephen DeRose v Hayden Howlett |
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| Jesse Cornwell v Tim Akers |
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| Shannon Shoemaker (who just stepped out of frame as I snapped the shot) v Mark Rupp |
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| Matthew Temple v Bob Woodhouse |
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| Heri Gonzales v Joe Neet |
We had a break for lunch, during which Blake did a fantastic job of judging the beautiful armies. Since this was one of the few events that required 90% Mantic models to win the Best Mantic Army trophy, only the 7 armies that qualified were judged for full paint scores (though everyone received the basic paint score - as this is an Adepticon requirement). Pat also dropped off the new Kings of War trophies to show off.
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| First, second, third, best painted and best sportsman. We also gave out Dice Hate Me (last place) and Counter Charger (Dead Middle) |
Just take a look at some of the beautiful armies on display
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| Jerry Paige's Empire of Dust |
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| Felix Castro's Forces of the Abyss |
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| Alan Wigness' Dwarfs |
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| Russ Barnes' Undead |
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| Jon Carter's Undead |
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| Justin Fugate's Elves |
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| Joshua Lafoon's Forces of Nature |
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| Jonathan (Holy Diver) Hendy's Goblins |
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| Myles O'Neill's Forces of the Abyss |
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| Kyle Przelenski's Undead |
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| Tyler Schultz's Ogres |
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| Andrew Hall's Orcs |
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| Bradley Dunlap's Elves |
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| Nick Scibetta's Varangur |
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| Joe Neet's Forces of the Abyss |
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| Bob Woodhouse's Undead |
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| Mark Rupp's Forces of the Abyss |
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| Tim Akers' Elves |
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| Stephen DeRose's Brotherhood |
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| Jesse Cornwell's Ogres |
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| Matthew Temple's League of Rhordia |
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| Heri Gonzalez's Herd |
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| Shannon Shoemaker's Goblins |
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| Hayden Howlett's Kingdoms of Men |
Finally, with bellies full and having been judged their worth (or at least their painting skills), we got started on round 3!
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| The sound of dice, the flash of colors, the smell . . . |
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| Tyler Schultz v Myles O'Neill |
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| Joshua Lafoon v Bradley Dunlop |
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| Nick Scibetta v Felix Castro |
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| Andrew Hall v Russ Barnes |
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| Kyle Przelenski v Hayden Howlett |
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| Matthew Temple v Heri Gonzalez |
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| The first battle of the minor internet celebrities - Jonathan (Holy Diver) Hendy v Jerry (Ultimate Power Gamer) Paige |
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| Jesse Cornwell v Shannon Shoemaker |
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| Bob Woodhouse v Mark Rupp |
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| Stephen DeRose v Justin Fugate |
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| Jon Carter v Joe Neet |
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| Tim Akers v Alan Wigness |
Near the end of the day, the Brush with Death winners were announced, so I grabbed some quick pictures of the Fantasy categories
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| Best Fantasy Monster/War Engine |
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| Best Fantasy Unit - Kyle Przelenski |
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| Best Fantasy Single Miniature - Matthew Temple |
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| Best Sci-Fi Unit |
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| Best Sci-Fi Single Miniature - Geoff Burbidge |
The troops began to get weary as this great slugfest continued into round four, and we were still completely on time!
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| Round four starting, and lots of people checking out the armies |
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| Joe Neet v Shannon Shoemaker |
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| Round 2 of the battle of the minor internet celebrities - Jesse (Master Crafted) Cornwell v Jerry (Ultimate Power Gamer) Paige |
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| Matthew Temple v Jon Carter |
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| Stepen DeRose v Russ Barnes |
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| Andrew Hall v Bradley Dunlap |
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| Hayden Howlett v Heri Gonzalez |
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| Nick Scibetta v Bob Woodhouse |
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| Tyler Schultz v Justin Fugate |
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| Alan Wigness v Jonathan (Holy Diver) Hendy |
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| Tim Akers v Joshua Lafoon |
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| Myles O'Neill v Mark Rupp |
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| Felix Castro v Kyle Przelenski |
Everyone then gathered their armies, tended to their wounds and headed to dinner before a fun (and informative Mantic night), only to be back at it first thing in the morning for round 5. Unfortunately we lost two of the players overnight
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| Round 5, a little too bright and early for some |
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| You all knew it was coming - Battle of the minor internet celebrities III - Master Crafted v Master Crafted. Kyle Przelenski v Jesse Cornwall |
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| Heri Gonzalez v Russ Barnes |
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| Tyler Schultz v Andrew Hall |
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| Joshua Lafoon v Nick Scibetta |
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| Hayden Howlett v Jon Carter |
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| Stephen DeRose v Matthew Temple |
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| Alan Wigness v Mark Rupp |
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| Shannon Shoemaker v Jerry Paige |
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| Bradley Dunlop v Tim Akers |
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| Felix Castro v Jonathan (Holy Diver) Hendy |
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| Myles O'Neill v Bob Woodhouse |
Finally it all came down to the sixth and final round
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| Warriors, exhausted, return to battle a final time |
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| Jon Carter v Myles O'Neill |
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| Matthew Temple v Tim Akers |
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| Nick Scibetta v Andrew Hall |
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| Russ Barnes v Bradley Dunlop |
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| Joshua Lafoon v Heri Gonzalez |
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| Tyler Schultz (himself a minor internet celebrity, but for a different game so it doesn't count :-) ) v Jonathan (Holy Diver) Hendy |
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| Jerry Paige v Hayden Howlett |
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| Shannon Shoemaker v Kyle Przelenski |
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| Alan Wigness v Jesse Cornwell |
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| Stephen DeRose v Bob Woodhouse |
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| Felix Castro v Mark Rupp |
Finally the last die fell, and after two days of grueling tabletop warfare, we had our winners.
Dice Hate Me - Bradley Dunlop
Counter Charger - Felix Castro
Best Sportsman - Alan Wigness
Best Mantic Army - Kyle Przelenski
3rd Place - Mark Rupp
2nd Place - Jesse Cornwell
1st Place - Shannon Shoemaker
| Place |
Name |
Total |
Awards |
| 1 |
Shannon Shoemaker |
136 |
1st Place |
| 2 |
Jesse Cornwell |
135 |
2nd Place |
| 3 |
Mark Rupp |
133 |
3rd Place |
| 4 |
Alan Wigness |
123 |
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| 5 |
Matthew Temple |
123 |
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| 6 |
Kyle Przelenski |
122 |
Best Mantic Army |
| 7 |
Jerry Paige |
121 |
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| 8 |
Heri Gonzalez |
118 |
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| 9 |
Jon Carter |
114 |
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| 10 |
Hayden Howlett |
106 |
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| 11 |
Felix Castro |
104 |
Counter Charger |
| 12 |
Joshua Laffoon |
103 |
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| 13 |
Nick Scibetta |
101 |
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| 14 |
Holy Diver (Jonathan Hendy) |
98 |
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| 15 |
Tim Akers |
97 |
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| 16 |
Bob Woodhouse |
96 |
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| 17 |
Myles O'Neill |
95 |
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| 18 |
Stephen DeRose |
90 |
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| 19 |
Tyler Schultz |
87 |
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| 20 |
Russ Barnes - Ringer |
82 |
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| 21 |
Joe Neet (W) |
82 |
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| 22 |
Andrew Hall |
78 |
Best Sportsman |
| 23 |
Bradley Dunlap |
77 |
Dice Hate Me |
| 24 |
Justin Fugate (W) |
73 |
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You can see the full scores on
Warscore.
Overall it was a great time, and everyone is looking forward to next year!
Because it is all fun and games . . .
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