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Battles from History nets its first repeat tournament
winner
Players study the army matchups in Battles from History
action at Origins on Saturday
The Battles from History DBA Tournament once again staged 8 historical
battles in DBA format. This time, though, we had our first repeat winner
-- Mike Stelzer. Thanks to Terry Hollern for taking over the full running
of this tournament in 2007. Terry introduced two new battles this time around,
Panion and Lechfeld. Here are some of his comments:
"Mike Stelzer becomes the first two-time champion. Jason Stelzer
finishes third while being outscored 18 to 22. This is the result of losing
to his father 0-11 at Mantinea in the third round. Gunter and Uwe Eichert
finish tied with equal records and points. Gunter edges his father on the
last tie-breaker, head-to-head record, with a win at Crimisus in the third
round.
Six of the ten players entered play in the final round with a chance
to win the tournament. Mike Stelzer could have lost the final round, scored
no points and still could have won the tournament due to his 24 points scored
in the first three rounds. I received much praise on my choices for Panion
and Lechfeld. They will both return." -- Terry Hollern
Battles from History 2007 Results
- Mike Stelzer, 4-0, 30 Points Scored, 4 Points Against
- Dave Zecchini, 3-1, 22 Points Scored, 13 Points Against
- Jason Stelzer, 3-1, 18 Points Scored, 22 Points Against
- Gunther Eickert, 2-2, 18 Points Scored, 14 Points Against
- Uwe Eickert, 2-2, 18 Points Scored, 14 Points Against
- Tim Monaghan, 2-2, 17 Points Scored, 16 Points Against
- Robert Lohman, 2-2, 17 Points Scored, 18 Points Against
- Allen Sams, 1-3, 14 Points Scored, 19 Points Against
- Paul Price, 1-3, 12 Points Scored, 22 Points Against
- Alan Winterowd, 0-4, 3 Points Scored, 27 Points Against
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Two Father-Son matchups this round: Jason and Mike Stelzer
in foreground, Gunther and Uwe Eickert at next table
The battles staged this year were:
- The Battle of Kadesh, New Kingdom Egyptians vs. Hittites (1288 B.C.)
- The Battle of Mantinea, Thebans vs. Spartans (362 B.C.)
- The Battle of Crimisus, Syracusans vs. Carthaginians (314 B.C.)
- The Battle of Panion, Seleucid vs. Ptolemaic (200? B.C.)
- The Battle of Zama, Polybian Roman vs. Later Carthaginian (202 B.C.)
- The Battle of Lechfeld, Magyar vs. East Frankish (955 A.D.)
- The Battle of Civitate, Papal Italian vs. Norman (1053 A.D.)
- The Battle of Stamford Bridge, Anglo-Danish vs. Viking (1066 A.D.)
GM Terry Hollern, at end of table, helps Gunther Eickert
and Robert Loman, while in foreground Uwe Eickert and Paul Price get underway
in their game
Tim Monaghan, left, and Alan Winterowd refight the Battle
of Civitate