Cheezecon – Warhammer Fantasy Battles 27-Oct-07

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Warhammer Fantasy Battles was the last event for Cheezecon in 2007. 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.

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.

Well done to James Wyton for taking out the first prize by coming 4th overall.

James Wright entered each tournament under a different name. For WFB in his persona as Eddie he gained 2nd prize for his “Most Coveted Army” with his excellent spider army.

Phil clearly won 3rd prize for the Most Bonus Points. Note the bonus points are the absolute value (ignoring plus or minus sign) of the bonus points given to a player. The straight value of the bonus points form part of the total points for each player. For example, if a player is given -10 in evil manipulation points, it will count -10 to their total points, but +10 to their bonus points. If you are confused, that is good, because that is what Cheezecon is all about!