BPA COI PBEM ROUND 1 SUMMARY

• TIMEFRAME: January 15, 2004 through April 18, 2004
• SCENARIO: WG209 "Black Sea Death"
• SUMMARY: A new scenario, WG209 "Black Sea Death" was chosen for Round One with unexpected results. This scenario was not adequately play tested and is now considered a poor choice for this championship event. A light Romanian infantry force with MMG, 50mm mortar, and an artillery battery was charged with keeping a contingent of Russian Marines (458s with a possibility of off-board 81mm mortars) from capturing several buildings and silencing the artillery within seven turns. Short-ranged weapons, low radio contact numbers and time pressure to cross open ground proved to be insurmountable Russian handicaps. The Romanian (Axis) record was 5-0 in the games completed, with the balance unplayed due to player attrition. Oddly, the lower-seeded player chose the Russian side in 4 of 5 cases, leading to only one upset. Based on player input, this scenario will receive some tweaking through either a revision or SSR play-balancing options.
• MATCH RESULTS:
  • 6.01 Pollard (Ro) defeats Leonard (R) 7 turns played; Game ended 3/21/04
  • 6.02 Stewart (Ro) defeats Thomson (R) 5 turns played; Game ended 4/10/04
  • 6.03 VanBronkhorst (Ro) defeats Blazel (G) 6 turns played; Game ended 4/10/04
  • 6.06 Pacheco (Ro) defeats Cash (R) 2 turns completed; game ended 2/26/04
  • 6.07 ADJ-Carter (Ro) defeats Cowdery (R) 2 turns completed; game ended 4/18/04
    Games Not Played
  • 6.04 Cummins (?) vs Pate (?) Game not played, Pate drops out; Cummins advances
  • 6.05 Yanek (?)vs Sandström(?) Game not played, Sandstrom drops out; Yanek advances
  • 6.08 Jorgenson(?) vs Powers (?) Game not played, Powers advances by availability
• ADVANCING TO ROUND 2:
  • Pete Pollard (TN)
  • Chris Stewart (FL)
  • David VanBronkhorsts (VA)
  • Michael Pacheco (CA)
  • David Carter (IL)
  • Andrew Cummins (United Kingdom)
  • Jay Yanek (LA)
  • Dennis Jorgenson (CA)
• GAMEMASTERS:
  • Bill Thomson
  • Pete Pollard
  • Squad Leader Academy