Cheezecon – Lord of the Rings 19-Oct-07

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Cheezecon is a series of fun tournaments in a variety of wargames. They are a tongue-in-cheek celebration of standard tournaments. Ideally suited to beginners and to encourage players to try games they may not normally play. The tournament encourages players to take really “Cheezy” armies. These are the ones that are legal within the rules, but may stretch the boundaries. The armies may be really powerful or too weak or just a really interesting theme that might not do well in a normal tournament.

Co-ordinated by Craig Wyton, October has became “the month of Cheeze” at NWA.

Kindly sponsored by Military Simulations and Mind Bogglers of Croydon.

There are plenty of prizes and some rather wacky ways of winning them. You not only score points for winning games, but also for your army composition (how “cheezy” is it really). You get 4th prize for first place or most bonus points. You get 1st Prize for finishing fourth. You win a prize if you come last. But since you get bonus points for losing every game it is not that easy to come last!

There are bonus points for having really “Cheezy” armies. But beware! There are “no prizes for second place”. No one can win more than one prize, so plenty of people walk away with a prize. And since all players get a chance secretly to use “evil manipulation points” to alter opponents’ scores up OR down, no one really knows who will win a prize until the last minute. It amuses the players and totally confuses the scorer. But that is part of the fun that is Cheezecon.

Some very close results with this tournament. In true Cheezecon style it was the evil manipulation points that decided just about all of the prizes. Only one point separated 1st and 2nd place and only one point separated 3rd and 4th place.

Tom Brake won 3rd prize for last place, but had been in 4th place after the provisional results. With some strong (unasked for) polling, he surprised all by ending in last place after all the evil manipulation points.. These are where each player can give up to +10 or -10 to another player, but not themselves. These place getters all won vouchers from our great sponsor Military Simulations.

In a very close competition, John Shaw won 5th prize for “Most Coveted Army” for his Khandish warriors with their chariots and colourful Samurai style back banners. He won a great Lord of the Rings scenario book kindly donated by Mind Bogglers of Croydon.