Wednesday, September 23, 2015

2014 Good, Bad, and Ugly Hordes of the Thing International Tournament. Michigan "leg" at Pro or Con Game Day, November

                



THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY, INTERNATIONAL HOTT TOURNAMENT  MICHIGAN LEG
NOVEMBER 2014


In 2012, Terry Webb of Nashville started a local Hordes Of The Thing tournament in which all players brought armies that were either Good or Evil, pretty or ugly. This was the first GBnU Tournament.  In 2013, an England event was added and in 2014 the concept has spread. There were 8 sites or "Legs" of the tournament around the world.  Legs were in Australia, England, Texas and the United States, including one in Michigan at the Pro or Con Game Day, November 15.  

                     
The Crew – Good in Blue, Evil in Red 
Jim Wood* – Sherlock Holmes, Charlie Z - Pirates, David Shepps*  - Dwarfs, George Hinman/Carl Babe* – Orcs,  Bob Beattie – Leg Master, Eric/Duncan Babe*(yellow shirt) – Lizardmen, Jim Mizik (red shirt) -  Western Safari.  Missing:  Steve Roper  -  Three Musketeers, Zac Nienus – Japanese Demons
Some players were complete Newbies to HOTT, marked with *




We started with me giving some instructions.


 All boards were 3 foot square and had the same terrain:  A gentle hill, a woods, a marsh and a ploughed field.  In the first round, Bad were defenders and arranged the terrain, in second round Good defended and arranged.  In third round, dice rolled for Defender.  Each game matched Good vs Bad based on scores.  First round is shown below.  Standings and lists are shown at the end.

Bad Dwarfs vs Good Sherlock Holmes                         

  

Sherlock Holmes Stronghold
 Bad Japanese Demons  vs Good Treasure Island Pirates  

Good Western Safari (Bring 'Em Back Alive)  vs Bad  Orks



Good Three Musketeers vs Bad Lizardmen


Best Stronghold -- Three Musketeers


First Place – Good.  Jim Mizik (WWW)      Second Place – Bad.  Carl (WWL)     Third Place – Good.  Steve Roper   (WWL)    

       

Winning Army – Western Safari  (first place trophy in back )



































NAME -ARMY - CATEGORY – SCORE –Win, Lose, Tie
Good = 100  (6 Win, 3 Loss, 3 Tie)
  Bad = 57  (3 Win, 6 Loss, 3 Tie)

Jim Mizik Western Safari Good 48 WWW
1 x Elephant Behemoth General 4
2 x Lions Beasts                            4
1 x Hippo Behemoth                   4
2 x Flyers                                   4
2 x Shooters                                   4
1 x Great White Hunter – Hero 4
 Zak Nienus Japanese Evil Army Bad  4 LTT
1 x  Magician              4
1 x Behemoth  Gen      4
4 x Hordes                    4
2 x Spears                     4
2 x Shooters                  4
1 x Blade                       2
1 x Knight                     2
 Charlie Z  Pirate Army  Good  15  LTT
Good Pirates- Dr. Livesey
1 x  Hero General               4
4 x  Blades                                   8
2 x  Shooters                            4
1 x  Artillery                          3
5 x  Hordes                              5
Duncn Bebe Lizardm Army   Bad      9  LLT
1 x Hero General         4
4 x Spear                     8
1 x Shooter                  2
1 x Warband               2
2 x Blades                   4
1 x Flyer                      2
2 x Hordes                    2
Jim Wood  Sherlock Holmes Good 23 WLT
1 x Steam Tank Gen. Behemoth   4
1 x Sherlock, Dr. Watson,
and Mrs. Hudson  Paladin   4
1 x Inspector Lestrade  Shooter  2
1 x Bobbies with guns  Shooter  2
2 x Bobbies with club  Blade  4
1 x Man with Bulldogs  Beasts  2
1 x Baker Street Irregulars Horde 1
1x Tradesmen    Hordes    2
1 x Royal Life Guards   Knights 2
1 x Royal Navy  Warband       2

 Carl Bebe Orc Army        Bad     27  WWL
1 x Hero General       4
1 x Behemoth            4
1 x Beast                    2
2 x Shooters               4
3 x Warbands            6
2 x Riders                   4
Steve Roper Three Musketeers  Good  14 WWL
1 x Blade General        2
3 x Musketeer Heroes 12
5 x Blades                   10

 David Shepps Dwarf Army    Bad 17  WLL
1 x Blade General                     2
1 x Hero                                   4
1 x Behemoth (giant)               4
1 x Beast (cave bear)               2
4 x Blades                                8
2 x Shooters                             4