Congratulations, Mike Kaye!
PBEM World Champion

September 15th, 2009 - September 12th, 2011
Last Updated on September 12th, 2011

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Seed	Name	AREA Rating	Final Record	Finish
1	Andy Gardner	7300TNWK9	6-3	4th
2	Mike Kaye	7267TKZI9	7-2	1st
3	Ed Menzel	6762YQXM9	6-3	3rd
4	John Pack	6687XRYJ9	4-5	6th
5	Darren Kilfara	6559IHOC9	6-3	2nd
6	Joe Dragan	6411NLQG9	2-7	9th
7	Larry Meyers	6340MKNH9	3-6	8th
8	Ted Drozd	6087KF-I9	3-6	7th
9	Alan Applebaum	6043UPUM9	2-7	10th
10	Charles Drozd	5933OIOJ9	6-3	5th

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

Andy

Mike

Ed

John

Darren

Joe

Larry

Ted

Alan

Charles

Start Date

End Date

1

Charles

Alan

Ted

Larry

Joe

Darren

John

Ed

Mike

Andy

Sept. 15, 2009

Mar. 12, 2010

2

Alan

Ted

Larry

Joe

Charles

John

Ed

Mike

Andy

Darren

Nov. 15, 2009

May 12, 2010

3

Ted

Larry

Joe

Darren

John

Ed

Mike

Andy

Charles

Alan

Feb. 15, 2010

Aug. 12, 2010

4

Larry

Joe

Darren

Charles

Ed

Mike

Andy

Alan

Ted

John

Apr. 15, 2010

Oct. 12, 2010

5

Joe

Darren

John

Ed

Mike

Andy

Alan

Charles

Larry

Ted

Jun. 15, 2010

Jan. 12, 2011

6

Darren

John

Charles

Mike

Andy

Alan

Ted

Larry

Joe

Ed

Sept. 15, 2010

Mar. 12, 2011

7

John

Ed

Mike

Andy

Alan

Ted

Charles

Joe

Darren

Larry

Nov. 15, 2010

May 12, 2011

8

Ed

Charles

Andy

Alan

Ted

Larry

Joe

Darren

John

Mike

Jan. 15, 2011

Aug. 12, 2011

9

Mike

Andy

Alan

Ted

Larry

Charles

Darren

John

Ed

Joe

Mar. 15, 2011

Sept. 12, 2011

Italics = Under Way; Bold = Complete
Players may initiate games whenever they choose but should start games no later than the start date shown.
Final results are due no later than the end date shown.  Incomplete games are awarded solely on the basis of delays.
Players may play more than one opponent at a time (and, in fact, except for the super-speedy this is pretty much required).

* * * Round Robin Match-ups * * *

IJN vs. USN	Charles	Alan	Ted	Larry	Joe	Darren	John	Ed	Mike	Andy	IJN vs. USN
Andy	Turn 3 (1,2) IJN Wins! (-4.5)	Turn 2 (1,2a) IJN Wins! (-5)	Turn 7 (1,2b) IJN Lock! (-4.5)	Turn 8 (1,2b) IJN by 2! (-5)	Turn 7 (1,2) IJN Wins! (-6)	X	Turn 8 (1,2a) IJN by 2.5! (-4.5)	X	Turn 7 (1,2b,5) USN Wins! (-7)	X	Andy
Mike	Turn 7 (1,2b,5) USN Wins! (-5.5)	Turn 4 (1,2) IJN Wins! (-5)	Turn 8 (1,2) IJN by 4.5! (-3.5)	Turn 7 (1,2b) USN Wins! (-5)	Turn 8 (1,2b) IJN by 1! (-5)	Turn 7 (?) IJN Wins! (-6)	Turn 5 (1,2b,5) IJN Wins! (-5)	Turn 7 (1,2b,5) IJN Wins! (-6)	X	X	Mike
Ed	Turn 8 (1,2b) IJN by 4! (-5)	Turn 5 (?) USN Wins! (-?)	X	Turn 8 (1,2b) IJN by 2! (-5)	Turn 7 (1,2b) IJN Wins! (-5)	X	Turn 5 (1,2b) IJN Wins! (-5)	X	X	Turn 8 (1,2b) IJN by 4! (-6)	Ed
John	Turn 8 (1,2a) USN by 2.5! (-4.5)	X	Turn 3 (1,2b) IJN Wins! (-4.5)	Turn 8 (1,2b) USN by 3! (-5)	X	Turn 6 (1,2b) Knock Out! (-5)	X	X	X	X	John
Darren	Turn 7 (1,2) IJN Wins! (-4.5)	X	Turn 4 (1,2b) USN Wins! (-4.5)	X	X	X	X	Turn 7 (1,2b) IJN Locks! (-5.5)	X	Turn 5 (1,2b) IJN Wins!  (-5.5)	Darren
Joe	Turn 8 (1,2a) USN by 2! (-5)	X	Turn 8 (1,2a,5) USN by 6! (-4)	X	X	Turn 7 (1,2) USN Wins! (-5)	Turn 3 (NT1) USN Wins! (-1.5)	X	X	X	Joe
Larry	Turn 8 (1,2b) USN by 2.5! (-4.5)	X	Turn 5 (1,2b) USN Wins! (-4.5)	X	Turn 8 (1,2a) USN by .5! (-5.5)	Turn 6 (1,2b) USN Wins! (-5.5)	X	X	X	X	Larry
Ted	Turn 5 (1,2) USN Wins! (-4)	X	X	X	X	X	X	Turn 5 (1,2b) USN Wins! (-5)	X	X	Ted
Alan	Turn 3 (1,2a) USN Wins! (-4.5)	X	Turn 7 (?) IJN Wins! (-4.5)	Turn 3 (1,2b) USN Wins! (-5.5)	Turn 3 (1,2a) USN Wins! (-5.5)	Turn 7 (1,2b) USN Wins! (-5.5)	Turn 8 (1,2b) USN by 4.5! (-5.5)	X	X	X	Alan
Charles	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	Charles
IJN vs. USN	Charles	Alan	Ted	Larry	Joe	Darren	John	Ed	Mike	Andy	IJN vs. USN

Click on the blue Turn header/links 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/right is playing the IJN; the player at the top/bottom, the USN.

* * * Qualifiers * * *

2011-2013 Top 10 Invitational

Name	Qualification
Andy Gardner	2010 World Boardgaming Championships Winner AREA Champion (as of September 1st, 2011)
Jim Eliason	2011 Midwest Open Champion 4th Place in AREA as of September 1st, 2011
Michael Ussery	2009-2011 BPA Single-Elimination Champion
Ed Paule	2011 World Boardgaming Championships Winner 2nd Place in 2009-2011 King-of-the-Hill Ladder 2nd Place in AREA as of September 1st, 2011
Ed Menzel	2009-2011 King-of-the-Hill Ladder Champion 3rd Place in 2009-2011 Top 10 Invitational 6th Place in AREA as of September 1st, 2011
Mike Kaye	2009-2011 Top 10 Invitational World PBEM Champion 3rd Place in AREA as of September 1st, 2011
Darren Kilfara	2nd Place in 2009-2011 Top 10 Invitational 5th Place in AREA as of September 1st, 2011
Nick Markevich	2010 Midwest Open Champion 8th Place in AREA as of September 1st, 2011
Charles Drozd	7th Place in AREA as of September 1st, 2011
John Pack	9th Place in AREA as of September 1st, 2011

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

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