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Last Updated: March 9th, 2013

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* * Final * *

January 13th, 2013 - January 28th, 2013

The opening of the final saw all five players at the Auction House for 3 of 4 consecutive turns (bringing up comments about Groundhog Day arriving early) -- with many high and second-high checks spent in the early going (and not too many thieves being able to actually get away with a stolen check). The funniest moment came when four thieves reached for and, ineptly, shredded the check. Discussion turned to who had the “right” piece. Initial movement come via detectives putting three thieves in jail on two different turns. All four of the oldest cards put in an appearance during the game. John Pack reached the first corner after the jail had filled to capacity while Tom DeMarco and Kevin Wojtaszczyk were left without thieves. Missing options can be decisive in this game. Two thief-less players opened the way for John to sprint toward the finish (since exhibits are much safer). Mike Kaltman fell behind while building a huge set but made up the ground by the time John reached the second corner. Then came the massive crime wave -- with Laurie Wojtaszczyk, then Mike, and finally John scoring two, three, and three collectibles with a single thief. Tom had gallantly kept pace just a space or two behind the leader but lost items to every thief during the crime wave. That left him exhibiting, but unable to advance, through the last stages of the game. Kevin built a huge set before moving and rode detectives past the second corner, but didn't move much after detectives brought the criminal element under control. The last move came with John on the final space, his thief having reconnected his full set, and Mike having moved within striking distance. The final move saw John exhibit for five spaces and cross the line while Mike banked on another turn with a fruitless detective. Mike's better set (by virtue of the D-1616) wasn't enough to make up the distance though he also crossed the line for second place. The rest of the Top Six were Kevin, Laurie, Tom, and George Seary. The final took just 15 days to complete -- with some turns taking less than five minutes for all player to log on and complete their selection. It was a breathtaking race all the way to the finish line!

Player SpielByWeb Color Place Spaces Set Oldest
Game: ADV PBE 12F
Tom DeMarco Tom DeMarco Red 5 -11 3 of 5 1887
Mike Kaltman Coyotek4 Black 2 4 9 of 9 1616
John Pack johnrpack Blue 1 9 9 of 9 1819
Kevin Wojtaszczyk kwojtasz Green 3 -8 8 of 8 1650
Laurie Wojtaszczyk lauriew917 Yellow 4 -11 7 of 7 1468
Player SpielByWeb Color Place Spaces Set Oldest

* * Semi-Finals * *

December 15th, 2012 - January 12th, 2013

Player SpielByWeb Color Place Spaces Set Oldest
Game: ADV PBE 12S-1
Eric Freeman efreeman Yellow 3 -4 7 of 8 1830
Ken Gutermuth kgutermuth Black 4 -12 4 of 5 1775
John Pack johnrpack Blue 1 5 4 of 5 1616
George Seary GeorgeS Green 5 -15 5 of 9 1468
Laurie Wojtaszczyk lauriew917 Red 2 -3 8 of 8 1760
Game: ADV PBE 12S-2
Tom DeMarco Tom DeMarco Blue 1 5 3 of 7 1468
Mike Kaltman Coyotek4 Red 4 -8 9 of 9 1819
Derek Landel dlandel Black 5 -8 4 of 6 1902
Andy Latto andylatto Yellow 3 -4 9 of 9 1616
Kevin Wojtaszczyk kwojtasz Green 2 -2 0 of 4 2012
Game: ADV PBE 12S-3
Eric Freeman efreeman Black 3 1 0 of 4 2012
Ken Gutermuth kgutermuth Red 5 -4 7 of 7 1832
Mike Kaltman Coyotek4 Green 2 3 8 of 8 1660
Andy Latto andylatto Blue 4 -3 6 of 6 1468
Kevin Wojtaszczyk kwojtasz Yellow 1 9 10 of 10 1616

Game: ADV PBE 12S-4

Tom DeMarco Tom DeMarco Yellow 3 -5 3 of 4 1468
Derek Landel dlandel Green 5 -16 6 of 8 1616
John Pack johnrpack Red 1 2 6 of 7 1819
George Seary GeorgeS Blue 2 -5 8 of 8 1660
Laurie Wojtaszczyk lauriew917 Black 4 -15 6 of 7 1775
Player SpielByWeb Color Place Spaces Set Oldest

* * Semi-Final Standings * *

Player

SpielByWeb

First
Semi

Second
Semi

2nd
Spaces

2nd
Set

2nd
Oldest

John Pack johnrpack 1 1      
Kevin Wojtaszczyk kwojtasz 2 1      
Tom DeMarco Tom DeMarco 1 3      
Mike Kaltman Coyotek4 4 2 3 8 of 8 1660
Laurie Wojtaszczyk lauriew917 2 4 -3 8 of 8 1760
George Seary GeorgeS 5 2 -5 8 of 8 1660
Eric Freeman efreeman 3 3      
Andy Latto andylatto 3 4      
Ken Gutermuth kgutermuth 4 5      
Derek Landel dlandel 5 5      

Player

SpielByWeb

1

2

Spaces

Set

Oldest

* * Preliminaries * *

October 1st, 2012 - December 14th, 2012

Player SpielByWeb Round One Round Two Round Three Round Four Round Five Total
Game Points Game Points Game Points Game Points Game Points Points Spaces Sets Cards Oldest
John Pack johnrpack1 5 1 5 1 5 1 4 1 4 23 15 29 29 1748
George Seary GeorgeS5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 3 22 22 44 47 1468
Eric Freeman efreeman3 5 2 4 4 5 1 3 5 4 21 18 37 40 1468
Tom DeMarco Tom DeMarco4 4 1 3 2 3 3 5 5 5 20 8 15 26 1468
Andy Latto andylatto3 2 4 5 2 5 5 4 1 3 19 14 37 39 1616
Derek Landel dlandel1 3 5 5 2 1 4 5 3 4 18 15 45 46 1468
Ken Gutermuth kgutermuth2 5 3 4 1 4 4 3 5 2 18 11 35 38 1468
Laurie Wojtaszczyk lauriew9172 3 2 5 2 4 2 4 2 2 18 4 37 40 1468
Mike Kaltman Coyotek45 4 3 5 2 2 1 5 4 1 17 14 34 39 1468
Kevin Wojtaszczyk kwojtasz3 3 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 17 14 17 27 1616
Sean McCullochstmccull245243331517729321616
Suzanne TuchSuzanne454441424315745491468
Peter Staabpestaab345112234515633371468
Hochboim Haimhaimke311452442314637381616
Thomas BrowneAuron415334122414434341468
Aran WarszawskiAran143344512113526371660
Greg Crowegregcrowe124332255113210241650
Steve Cameronstevegamer112353324413140421468
Martin BurgdorfMartin53421131251229251760
Alex BoveMontu522235411111840431468
Rebecca Hebnerrhebner422113523311036381616
Bob Hamelbhamel433154211211024341468
Bob JamelliJakeTKE21123153429215291468
Max Jamellilefty51114222328020321650
Keith Laytonkeithl4170a22415111316029361660

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