Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Side Duels Update March 4th

Another update on where everyone stands in the non-Skull related duels.  There is not a lot of change since my last update, but I suspect that some Duellists are guilty of Sandbagging...

First up an updated pie chart of activity.




SD1 (Moose and ) Squirrel Duel



GeoffT is maintaining his lead, but Curt and MikeW are hanging tight.  I increased MikeW's scores since I missed the that fact that he had multi-squirrel entries.   Sadly still no meese....

SD1 (Moose and ) Squirrel
GeoffT12
Curt8
MikeW8
Barks5
KerryT5
MartijnN2
RobH1
PeteF0

SD2 30K Heresies


Greg is stretching his lead while his rivals seemed awed by the True Emperor's show of power.

SD2 30K Heresies
GregB231
Curt130
PeterA84
DavidB0
SanderS0


SD3 Skulls


Scoring is pure head count (pun intended). This one will be adjudicated by Barks.

I will leave skull tallies to our resident Post-Mortem Phrenologist.

SD4 Mech Madness


Have we the makings of a mechanical horse race here?  TomL is cutting into Sander's early lead.

SD4 Mech Madness
SanderS95
TomL54
Curt15
DaniHG2
DavidB0


SD5 WW2 Duel


I am prepared to call this one a bust.  Six  Eight weeks in and we have a solitary Dutch Armoured Car as the combined effort from three gamers.  Actually on second thought it's much worse than that, as MattW has multiple WW2 posts unrecorded on the Duels Form.  I guess why send Tigers when a Armoured Car is all that's needed...
SD5 WW2 Duel
MattW30
DavidB0
Millsy0


SD6 Napoleon's




Sandbagging alert!  Ray has no less than eight Nappy posts that are unrecorded on the Duels Form.  The Duels Wallah will be applying pub cribbage rules.  I am giving RayR 24 hours to claim these points or they will be allocated to his rivals!

SD6 Napoleonics
LeeH730
DaveD412
RayR369
MattW200
EdwardG0
KerryT0
PeteF0


SD7 Can Opener


Very little change here and Kerry is maintaining a lead.  The Snowlord needs to remember that the duel is based on total points not numbers of figures.  I have corrected his score to reflect the 15 points in armoured sisters not the 3 women.  I might not be so generously inclined next time....

SD7 Can Opener
Kerry T330
Curt145
Barks77
MattW0
NickY0
RobH0

SD8 Retreat from Moscow

See my comments on the Napoleonic Duel above.  The same threat of Pub Cribbage rules applies here.
 
SD8 Retreat from Moscow
LeeH785
RayR369


SD9 Colonial Wars

















By Jingo, we've got a scramble on.  The Imperial Powers have awoken to the threat posed by their rivals..

SD9 Colonial Wars
DaveD107
RobH55

Friday, February 21, 2025

Side Duels Update February 21, 2025

Another update on where everyone stands in the non-Skull related duels.  The scores reflect my download at 8am CST on February 20th, so won't reflect Duels Forms submitted after that time.  

First up an updated pie chart of activity.


SD1 (Moose and ) Squirrel Duel



GeoffT is maintaining his lead, although his challengers have narrowed the gap slightly.   He no longer meets the two power squirrel target.   Sadly no meese....
SD1 (Moose and ) Squirrel
GeoffT11
Curt7
MikeW6
KerryT5
Barks4
MartijnN2
PeteF0
RobH0


SD2 30K Heresies


With all of the upheaval and unpredictability in the world today, it is reassuring to note that Greg has taken the lead in the 30K Duel.  However, the Heretics have not been eliminated with Curt and PeterA within spitting distance.

SD2 30K Heresies
GregB166
Curt130
PeterA84
DavidB0
SanderS0

SD3 Skulls


Scoring is pure head count (pun intended). This one will be adjudicated by Barks.

I will leave skull tallies to our resident Post-Mortem Phrenologist.

SD4 Mech Madness


While others have made movements, Sander appears to be romping and stomping away with this one.

SD4 Mech Madness
SanderS95
TomL25
Curt15
DaniHG2
DavidB0

SD5 WW2 Duel


I am prepared to call this one a bust.  Six weeks in and we have a solitary Dutch Armoured Car as the combined effort from three gamers.
SD5 WW2 Duel
MattW30
DavidB0
Millsy0


SD6 Napoleonics


I saw an update on this cartoon with Pitt and Boney's roles being taken by Trump and Putin, but couldn't relocate it in time to post it.   It seems apt given the hungry leer that the Orange Gelatinous Cube is casting on my homeland.

We have a race on! DaveD made a late charge to come up into second place, and everyone expects that Ray is sandbagging.  

SD6 Napoleonics
LeeH563
DaveD412
RayR369
MattW200
EdwardG0
KerryT0
PeteF0


SD7 Can Opener


Kerry has widened his lead. I suspect Curt is culling the larder to eliminate tins made in the USA.

SD7 Can Opener
Kerry T330
Curt130
Barks77
MattW0
NickY0
RobH0

SD8 Retreat from Moscow

I suspect that this one will go to the end as Lee and Ray are regularly posting wonderful work on their projects.  I hope that we get an AAR at the end of it all.  I've heard rumours that DIY stores in Kent are running out of sandbags...
 
SD8 Retreat from Moscow
LeeH563
RayR369


SD9 Colonial Wars

















RobH better take this cartoon's message seriously.  Dave has turned his eyes to the Zulu Wars and I fear that Rob will be overwhelmed by the Impis like Chelmsford at Isandlwana.

SD9 Colonial Wars
DaveD72
RobH5