September 15th, 2005 - September 12th, 2007
Last Updated on September 15th, 2007

Congratulations, Andy Gardner!
Undefeated PBEM World Champion

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Seed	Name	AREA Rating	Final Record	Finish
1	Mike Kaye	7158PJVG5	5-4	5th
2	Ed Menzel	6900EPSJ5	5-4	3rd
3	Andy Gardner	6819OMSI5	9-0	1st
4	Nick Markevich	6544OKPH5	5-4	2nd
5	Jim Eliason	6506KGOG5	4-5	7th
6	Alfred Wong	6288NKPH5	5-4	4th
7	John Pack	6285SPTK5	4-5	6th
8	Alan Applebaum	6269ROPK5	2-7	10th
9	John Sharp	6048SQIL5	2-7	9th
10	Rob Flowers	5697FEIC5	4-5	8th

The current record shows wins and losses in each of the player matches rather than individual game results (since players can optionally play a pair of games, one as each side, as their match). The top three get an automatic invitation to the next Top 10 Invitational!

* * * Pairings * * *

Round	Mike	Ed	Andy	Nick	Jim	Alfred	John P	Alan	John S	Rob
1	Rob	John S	Alan	John P	Alfred	Jim	Nick	Andy	Ed	Mike
2	John S	Alan	John P	Alfred	Rob	Nick	Andy	Ed	Mike	Jim
3	Alan	John P	Alfred	Jim	Nick	Andy	Ed	Mike	Rob	John S
4	John P	Alfred	Jim	Rob	Andy	Ed	Mike	John S	Alan	Nick
5	Alfred	Jim	Nick	Andy	Ed	Mike	John S	Rob	John P	Alan
6	Jim	Nick	Rob	Ed	Mike	John S	Alan	John P	Alfred	Andy
7	Nick	Andy	Ed	Mike	John S	Alan	Rob	Alfred	Jim	John P
8	Andy	Rob	Mike	John S	Alan	John P	Alfred	Jim	Nick	Ed
9	Ed	Mike	John S	Alan	John P	Rob	Jim	Nick	Andy	Alfred

Players may initiate games whenever they choose but are requested to
ask opponents in the designated order (moving on if an opponent is too busy at the time).
Players may play more than one opponent at a time (and, in fact, this is recommended).

* * * Round Robin Match-ups * * *

IJN vs. USN	Rob	John S	Alan	John P	Alfred	Jim	Nick	Andy	Ed	Mike
Mike	Turn 4 IJN Wins!	Turn 5 (1,2,5) IJN Wins! (-4)	Turn 8 (1,2) IJN by 5! (-5)	X	Turn 3 (?) USN wins! (-?)	Turn 8 USN +7.5 (-3.5)	Turn 6 (1,2) USN wins! (-4.5)	Turn 8 (1,2,5) USN wins! (-4.5)	X	X
Ed	X	Turn 6 (1,2) IJN wins! (-4)	X	X	X	X	Turn 7 (1,2) USN wins! (-4.5)	X	X	Turn 8 (1,2) IJN wins! (-5)
Andy	Turn 4 (1,2,4,5) IJN wins! (-3.5)	Turn 5 (1,2) IJN wins! (-4.5)	Turn 4 (1,2) IJN wins! (-4.5)	X	Turn 5 (1,2) IJN wins! (-4)	Turn 7 (2a,3a,5) IJN lock! (-2.5)	Turn 8 (1,2) IJN wins! (-4.5)	X	Turn 7 (1,2a,3) IJN wins! (-3)	X
Nick	X	X	X	Turn 8 (1,2a,3a) IJN by 3! (-3)	Turn 8 (1,2) IJN by 4! (-4)	X	X	X	X	X
Jim	Turn 5 (NT1) IJN wins! (-0.5)	X	Turn 4 (?) K.O.! (-?)	X	X	X	Turn 8 (NT1) IJN by .5! (-0.5)	X	Turn 8 (NT1) USN wins! (-0.5)	Turn 8 USN +12.5 (-3.5)
Alfred	Turn 4 (1,2) IJN wins! (-4.5)	X	X	X	X	Turn 3 (NT1) K.O.! (-0.5)	X	X	Turn 4 (1,2) USN wins! (-4.5)	X
John P	Turn 8 (1,2a) IJN by 6! (-4)	X	Turn 4 (1,2a,3) USN wins! (-2.5)	X	Turn 4 (NT1) USN wins! (-1)	Turn 7 (NT1) IJN wins! (-0.5)	X	Turn 8 (1,2a) USN wins! (-4.5)	Turn 6 (NT1) IJN wins! (-1)	Turn 3 (1,2b) USN wins! (-4.5)
Alan	Turn 8 (1,2) USN wins! (-4.5)	Turn 4 (1,2) USN wins! (-4.5)	X	X	Turn 6 (1,2) USN wins! (-4)	X	Turn 7 (1,2) IJN wins! (-4.5)	X	Turn 8 (1,2) USN wins! (-4.5)	X
John S	Turn 8 (1,2) USN wins! (-4.5)	X	X	Turn 4 (NT1) USN wins! (-0.5)	Turn 7 (1,2) IJN wins! (-4.5)	Turn 6 (NT1) USN wins! (-0.5)	Turn 2 (NT1) USN wins! (-1)	X	X	X
Rob	X	X	X	X	X	X	Turn 6 (1,2) IJN wins! (-4)	X	Turn 7 (1,2) IJN wins! (-4)	Turn 4 USN Wins!

Click on the Turn header/link to see more detail for each game!
Grey Background = Game in Progress
Light Blue or Light Red Background = Recently Completed
X = This game will not (or cannot) be played [i.e., single game match played].
Numbers after the turn number show the optional adjustments in use.
Number in parenthesis after the current score shows the bid.
The player on the left is playing the IJN; the player at the top, the USN.

* * * Qualifiers * * *

2007-2009 Top 10 Invitational

Name	Qualification
Ed Menzel	2006 World Boardgaming Championships Winner 3rd Place in 2005-2007 Top 10 Invitational 5th Place in AREA as of September 1st, 2007
John Pack	2007 Midwest Open Champion 2nd Place in AREA as of September 1st, 2007
Andy Gardner	2005-2007 Top 10 Invitational World PBEM Champion 2nd Place in 2005-2007 King-of-the-Hill Ladder AREA Champion (as of September 1st, 2007)
Charles Drozd	2005-2007 BPA Single-Elimination Champion
Darren Kilfara	2007 World Boardgaming Championships Winner
Jon Kammerer	2005-2007 King-of-the-Hill Ladder Champion
Nick Markevich	2nd Place in 2005-2007 Top 10 Invitational
John Sharp	2006 Midwest Open Champion
Mike Kaye	3rd Place in AREA as of September 1st, 2007
Alfred Wong §	4th Place in AREA as of September 1st, 2007
Dan Henry	6th Place in AREA as of September 1st, 2007

§ Failed to respond by deadline

Top 10 Invitational Format
Universal PBEM Format, Rules, and Guidelines
PBEM Rules Clarifications
Official VITP Rules Clarifications
PBEM Reporting Guidelines

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