2016 Results

ASLOK XXXVI - 2022 RECAP

Thanks to all 111 ASLOK XXXVI attendees...

Grofaz

First Place: Bill Cirillo (6-0) [VA]

Second Place: Steve Pleva (5-1) [CT]

Third Place: J.R. Tracy (5-1) [NY]

Fourth Place: Andy Rogers (5-1) [Australia]

Fifth Place: John McDiarmid (5-1) [Canada]

USA vs World Cup

Overall: World 23 to US 9

World MVP: Derek Ritter (5-0)

US MVP: Kevin Killeen (2-0)

Bonus Minis

Theme Winner

Big Game Hunter: Brian Wiersma

Pont Grande Bridge: Jim Svette

Wednesday "Mark Nixon" Minis

Theme Winner

Godzilla King of the Monsters: Brian Wiersma

Gor-Gor Heretical Variant Mini: Wes Vaughn

From Russia With Love: Bob Bendis

From Russia With Love #2: Bill Lauter

AARP ASLers: Randy Rossi

Bushido - Way of the Warrior: Stan Jackson

Gunned Up in the Desert: John Gorkowski

Twilight of the Reich: George Tournemire

"Action Burk" Thursday Theme Tourneys

Theme Winner

Night: Randy Rossi

Deluxe: Paul Chamberland

Tincans & Popguns: Bob Bendis

Pacific: Andy Rogers

It's Like Being There!: Chuck Payne

From the Old Country: Bill Cirillo

Action Burk: Tracy / Pleva

Colonel Klink: Pete Shelling

Friday "Mark Nixon" Minis

Theme Winner

Best of the Best (Grofaz mini): Bill Cirillo

Best of 2022 (Grofaz mini): Steve Pleva

Jungle Love: Kay / Jackson

Viva la Resistance!: Jeff DeYoung

Across the 38th Parallel: Kevin Killeen

Battling Buckeyes: George Tournemire

Great Patriotic War: Nelson Harris

Great Patriotic War #2: Dave Lamb

Biggest Loser No More: Maurizio Grassi

Saturday

Theme Winner

Bill Sisler Memorial: Brian Wiersma

Samurai of the Rising Sun: Kevin Killeen

Blowin' in the Wind: Philippe Briaux

Wrongway's Ready or Revise?: George Tournemire

Schwerpunkt's Greatest Hits: Keith Spurlock

Jumbo Jets:
Gary Bartlett

Start Me Up (ASLSK):
John Schneider

Battle for Rock Boy:
Wes Vaughn & Dave Ginnard

Mini Scenario Lists

T-Shirt Artwork

An American M26 Pershing crests a hill in Korea with infantry support is on the front while the back features the ASLOK XXXV recap...

TD AAR

Stopped by the hotel yesterday to check on how things were going under Wild Bill's watchful eye. The World Cup was all tied up at 2 apiece. 20-some were already through the door by Saturday afternoon. I counted 22 but probably missed a few in that count. Pre-Reg list has pushed to 97 and I expect will continue to creep upwards to match or exceed last year's 113.

Today Dave Ginnard hosts the ASLOK Picnic at his place starting at 2PM and running until whenever. Hope to see you there...

USA Forces entered today with a 4-3 World Cup lead. Unfortunately Andy Rogers tied it up 4-4 when I was last at the hotel. There were 4-5 World Cup games ongoing, but all but 1 were suspended for the picnic. Derek Ritter was playing John Garlic in something relatively meaty being the only Cup action I witnessed ongoing. Suprisingly there were only 2 games going on total - definitely a low for my Sunday drive-by. Seemingly everyone was at the picnic. The other game was Wild Bill playing John Gorkowski in AP49 Retrained and Rearmed.

As usual the picnic was a top notch gathering hosted by Dave Ginnard and his better half Diane. I counted at least 38 through the door already, and I'm confident that is a bit of an under count as there were a few folks I recognized but wasn't placing with a name offhand. Mea culpa - call the picnic attendance ~35-40 which is fairly astounding this early in the week.

Official attendance hit exactly 100 so far...

Monday Update:

The US exited Sunday only down 7-6, but Monday was not kind to the US forces as the World went 6-2 with the only wins for the US being Mike McGrath (over Magnus Rimvald) and Kevin Killeen (over Michael Rodgers). And oddly this was all done with 2 of the better World players sidelined fighting a Euro-Aussie battle as George Tournemire and Andy Rogers squared off in a non-WC game. The World leads 13-8 entering the final day of Cup Competition, can the American forces rally today?

Official attendance up to 105. Believe 53 through the door by Monday night...

On the disconcerting front, the elevator to the Skyline Ballroom rolled boxcars yesterday and we are anxiously awaiting the repair dr today...

In the World Cup MVP race for the US, Kevin Killeen leads at 2-0 while Chuck Payne, Gary Bartlett & Alan Wayne Saltzman are all sitting at 1-0 and +1. For the World, Philippe Briaux & Derek Ritter are both +3, Philippe at 4-1 and Derek a perfect 3-0. Andy Rogers is lurking at +2 and 3-1.

The most amusing game might have been when Mike McGrath's alarm went off last night at 8:10 and he immediately conceded as it was time for Monday Night Football. Gotta' have priorities...

From Ray Woloszyn:

ASL'er trapped on 6th floor...."The Elevator Man". 11:05 Monday night ASL Player RW was trapped for 90 minutes in the elevator to the Skyline ballroom despite two (one successful) rescue attempts by the Cleveland fire department. Despite a warning the elevator was not working in 8 font hand scratched note that the elevator was not working the door opened and trapped the hapless gamer for 90 minutes but has luck to have his cell phone "handy" called the front desk which cause the Cleveland fire department giving them wrong information of which of the three elevators were not working. A fourth panicked call got the stalwart firemen to come out again and rescue the obviously panicked ASL'er. The elevator is still out of commission so good luck to those who have to portage their gear to the 6th floor from the fifth floor assuming that elevator still works. Like John Merrick yelled, this ASL player yelled "I'm an ASLer, not a ton of ASL gear ."

Tuesday Update:

Official attendance has creeped up to 108. 52 hardy souls got up at 8AM to join a mini this morning. Bill Lauter was the first to win a mini as he triumphed already in From Russia with Love #2.

The World triumphed yet again in the World Cup, although we will always have 2018, 23-9. They pulled away to a 5 game lead on Monday and then curb stomped the US forces on Tuesday with a gaudy 10-1 mark on the final day of cup action.

Kevin Killeen took home MVP honors for the US at +2, 2-0. Bob Bendis, Chuck Payne & Alan Saltzman all went 1-0 for the US to garner honorable mention choices.

Derek Ritter takes home the World MVP at +5 (5-0) winning a strength of schedule tie-breaker over Philippe Briaux (6-1). Andy Rogers officially ended at +4 (5-1) - if only he had overcome Mike McGrath faster he could have joined the tie-breaker but alas they adjourned overnight and didn't finish until Wednesday.

Wednesday Update:

Wednesday "Mark Nixon" Mini Results & Bonus Mini

Thursday Update:

Official attendance has snuck up to 110 with the arrival of Cliff Smith & Jim Aikens last night.

Thursday morning sees 60 ASL Grognards battling in minis this morning. 7 full minis and the venerable Night mini with only 4 for some reason although all 4 are top notch night savants in Kevin Meyer, Wes Vaughn, Randy Rossi & JR VanMechlen.

Action Burk Thursday Theme Results

Night - Randy Rossi regains his Night crown with a hard fought win over Wes Vaughn in the Finals.
Pacific - Andy Rogers reigned supreme in the PTO with a win over Mike Faulkner as Mike's dice betrayed him at crunch time.
Deluxe - Mike Zeimentz and Paul Chamberland are paired in the finals, but are Grofaz'ing now and have a date to finish on Saturday evening.
Tincans & Popguns - John Gorkowski & Bob Bendis are currently in cardboard combat in a double jeopardy mini final & Grofaz 3rd round matchup.
It's Like Being There! - Chuck Payne triumphed over Rodney Callen in the HASL mini final.
From the Old Country - Jim Aikens & Bill Cirillo are currently engaged in a double jeopardy duel to decide the wood.
Action Burk - JR Tracy & Steve Pleva have a date to decide the mini winner in the future. The best idea so far had them playing on the return trip to greater NYC while they made their 3rd party drive and they diced...
Colonel Klink - Pete Shelling takes home the wood over Trent Dobbs in a hard fought battle - although I never heard a single "Ho-Gan!!!" uttered for the duration of the mini...

Friday Update:

54 Avid ASLers braved the 8AM start time and made it into 9 different minis on Friday morning. Both Grofaz minis are full and Grofaz play outside of the minis is a tad sparse which will open up the chances that a 6-0 mark could be enough to be crowned Grofaz this year although it may vary depending on how well the TDs can deploy the spoilers...