We held our 2nd annual DBM tournament at Gencon in Indianapolis. We had 12 players total, playing in four rounds of competition. GenCon is one of the largest gaming conventions in the world, and while historical gaming is still a very small minority, our numbers did increase by 25% from last year. Many passer-bys were inquisitive with the gaming aspects of playing tournaments with Ancients. Most thought only card players did these sort of things.

We made some contacts with some "lost gamers" in Michigan that are interested in hosting some events in the Lansing area. We look forward to assisting them in their efforts. Thanks to HMGS-GL, Pete Panzeri, and NASAMW for their support and assistance. We look forward to making it back next year, as one can never get tired of Wookies and Jedis walking down the hall chasing Hello Kittys and babes in chainmail bikinis!

I want to thank Ken Winland for donating prizes from Molniya Miniatures and their new range of Chin and Timur 25mm figures. Very stunning -- I highly recommend checking them out at http://members.aol.com/molniyafigs.

On to the results! Congratulations to Rich Novak, who once again took a "dog" army and proceeded to do very well. The first number is the amount of points scored using 32-0 scoring, the second is points scored using 15-0 scoring.

Gencon Results
Rich Novak, Ariarathid Kappodokian 98/45
Mike Pfanenstiel, Ming Chinese 86/38
Simon Babbs, Rus 79/30
Chuck Hines, M. Assyrian 66/32
John Curran, Late Imperial Roman 66/22
Mike Hart*, Komnenan Byzantine 58/24
Doug Anderson, Lydian 51/20
Glen Boise, Navarrese 47/20
Bart Pisarik, New Kingdom Egyptian 36/16
Ken Winland*, Palmyran 21/7
*Played only 3 games.

MAC points were awarded, thusly:
Rich Novak, 20 points
Mike Pfanenstiel, 15 points
Simon Babbs, 10 points
John Curran, 5 points
Chuck Hines, 5 points

Rich has the achieved the maximum amount of points (40) allowed going into the MAC Championship in December, and is the early odds-on favorite to dethrone Mike Pfanenstiel.

Total MAC points after four events:
Rich Novak, 40 points
Mike Pfanenstiel, 25 points
Scott Jeske, 20 points
Rich Hartley, 20 points
Scott Allen, 15 points
Dave Perry, 15 points
Jim Hauber, 10 points
Simon Babbs, 10 points
Chuck Hines, 5 points
Vince Solfronk, 5 points
Mike Hart, 5 points
Andy Swingle, 5 points
John Curran, 5 points
Doug Anderson, 5 points

Gencon was also the first event in the Travelers Cup Circuit. Nine players from three regions signed up. This circuit uses the average points per tournament based on 15-0 GS scoring to determine the ultimate Road Warrior.

Results to date:
Rich Novak, 11.25 average
Mike Pfanenstiel, 9.5 average
Mike Hart, 8.0 average
Chuck Hines, 8.0 average
John Curran, 5.5 average
Doug Anderson, 5.0 average
Glen Boise, 5.0 average
Bart Pisarik, 4.0 average