Not only did I attend Total Confusion 25 in Mansfield, I also worked as the #2 Minion for boardgaming. Thanks to Rob Kircher’s experience and discipline, the events were organized and on time. Participation was up from previous years and many folks have commented on how well the convention runs.
The convention website has the winners’ name in each tournament listed, but I thought I would add a longer list of the boardgame finalists. I’m hoping more photos of the event will show up soon. Please add your comments on the tournaments.
Chairman of the Board
| Place |
Name |
| I finished in the middle of this pack of excellent gamers. I think Lexi was a little distracted by homework or perhaps “senioritis” is spilling over into her gaming. Even with working the booth part of every day there was still so much gaming that I got in a lot of play. |
| Chairman |
Andy Latto |
| 2 |
Mike Shea |
| 3 |
Rich Shay |
| 4 |
Chris Senhouse |
| 5 |
Lexi Shea |
7 Wonders
| Place |
Name |
| Brian is the son of my gaming buddy Joel Feldman. It was Brian’s first TotalCon. 7 Wonders got a lot of play during the entire convention. It didn’t spend much time languishing in the library even when a scheduled event wasn’t going. |
| 1 |
Brian Feldman |
| 2 |
Andrew Harris |
| 3 |
Lexi Shea |
Thurn & Taxis
| Place |
Name |
| As the 2007 to 2009 world champion of T&T, it is no surprise that Andy took first place. If you think Thurn & Taxis is a game of luck, come next year and play against Andy!. |
| 1 |
Andy Latto |
| 2 |
Caleb Hand |
| 3 |
Cindy Sulaiman |
Egizia
| Place |
Name |
| With his son, Brian, having won 7 Wonders already, the pressure was on Joel to get a plaque so he could have peace at home. Missing the Egizia tournament was my biggest regret of the whole convention. |
| 1 |
Joel Feldman |
| 2 |
Ken Hamilton |
| 3 |
Bryan Johnson |
RA!
| Place |
Name |
| 1 |
Roger Budz |
| 2 |
Mike Shea |
| 3 |
Chris Senhouse |
Dominion
| Place |
Name |
| 1 |
Lisa Sutherland |
| 2 |
Loc Nguyen |
| 3 |
Lexi Shea |
Alhambra
| Place |
Name |
| 1 |
Bronwen Heap |
| 2 |
John Callahan |
| 3 |
Jason Pytha |
Puerto Rico
| Place |
Name |
| Scott crushed us all in the final. Always a fun time. Watch for upcoming podcasts as I get some help in how to play PR better. |
| 1 |
Scott Hamilton |
| 2 |
Rich Shay |
| 3 |
Loc Nguyen |
Power Grid
| Place |
Name |
| 1 |
Lexi Shea |
| 2 |
Chris Senhouse |
| 3 |
Jason Pytha |
Stone Age
| Place |
Name |
| Although its a game I avoid in tournaments, the winners demonstrate that it isn’t so much the randomness as my inept play that makes me do poorly. |
| 1 |
Andy Latto |
| 2 |
Ken Hamilton |
| 3 |
Chris Senhouse |
Settlers of Catan
| Place |
Name |
| This event was a qualifier for the National Championship to be held at GenCon Indianapolis. Shiv will be defending TotalCon’s reputation in August. |
| 1 |
Shiv Chapro |
| 2 |
Mongo |
| 3 |
Lisa Moore |
League Play Tournaments
| Event |
Winner |
| Jordan Shea is Mike’s son and Lexi’s brother. Watch for him to develop full shark status next year at WBC, Euroquest and TotalCon. If you were drafting a fantasy team of gamers you would pick this rookie in an early round. Milissa is no slouch either. |
| Battleline |
Jordan Shea |
| Lost Cities |
Milissa Majorowski |
| Crokinole |
Jordan Shea |
Puffing Billy
| Event |
Winner |
| The Puffing Billy events have their own overall championship as well as tournaments for specific games. |
| Champion |
Craig Klare |
| 1830 |
Craig Klare |
| Empire Builder |
Craig Klare |
| 18XX |
Paul Morgan |
| Ticket to Ride |
Mongo |
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