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                  VS. League High Score Winner 
                  December, 2005
                   
                  Jordan Lowe has won the trophy for highest
                  number of points earned for the November
                  / December play period. 
                  Jordan won the custom Superman trophy. A
                  different trophy is awarded every two months
                  to the player with the highest amount of
                  league points. 
                   
                  
                  Jordan Lowe and Supes
 
  
                   
                  Anachronism Sword Tournament No.5 
                  
                   
                  Congratulations to Matthew Bond, winner of
                  our most recent Sword tournament. 
                   
                    
                  Louis Lopez, Matthew Bond, Jordan Lowe (the
                  Jordanator), Mark Ford,
                  and "Skid"
  
                   
                   
                  D&D Miniature Underdark Release Tournament 
                  October 29, 2005
                   
                  On Saturday, October 29, Blackthorn Game Center hosted a Release Tournament for the new
                  D&D Miniatures Underdark expansion. 
                  Congratulations to the winners. Thank you
                  to all the players for making this a fun
                  and exciting event. 
                   
                  Final Standings:
                  
                    - Ethan Myrick
                    
 - TJ Fowler
                    
 - Donovan Grimwood
                    
 - Kris Blais
                  
  
                   
                    
                  Donovan Grimwood, Kris Blais, Jack, TJ Fowler,
                  and Ethan Myrick 
                  
  
                   
                  Magic Ravnica Release Tournament 
                  October 8, 2005
                   
                  On Saturday, October 8, Blackthorn Game Center was proud to host a Release Tournament for
                  the new Magic Ravnica expansion. 
                  This is one of the most exciting and popular
                  sets to be released by Wizards of the Coast in recent years. 
                  The tournament was a Booster
                  Draft format,
                  running 5 rounds of swiss
                  with the top 8
                  going on to the final rounds
                  of single elimination. 
                   
                  Final Standings:
                    - James Davidson
                    
 - Kameron McCullough
                    
 - Gabe Shiver
                    
 - Alex Hopkins
                  
  
                   
                    
                  Hendo Phillips (standing in for Alex), Gabe
                  Shiver, James Davidson, Kameron McCullough
 
  
                   
                  Anachronism Sword Tournament No.3 
                  Third time is the charm for Lowe 
                  October 1, 2005
                   
                  After three attempts at
                  the coveted sword
                  prize, Jordan Lowe has
                  finally won. 
                  Jordan has placed in the
                  finals at each event
                  only to be knocked out
                  at the end. 
                  This time he played hard,
                  made it through,
                  and took home the King
                  Soloman Sword. 
                  Jordan is ranked in the top 30 of players
                  of ANACHRONISM is the USA. 
                   
                    
                  Roger, Jordan Lowe, Matthew Bond, Marc Romine,
                  Matthew Romine 
                   
                  
                  
  
                   
                  VS. League High Score Winner for September
                  - October 
                  October, 2005
                   Congratulations to Matthew Bond for winning
                  the first VS. League trophy. Matt won the
                  custom Batman trophy for having the highest
                  number of points for the September / October
                  play period. 
                   
                    
                  
  
                   
                  Anachronism Sword Tournament 2 
                  September 3, 2005
                   
                  Congratulations to the winners of our second
                  Anachronism sword tournament!
                  The format
                  was modified stable, where
                  each player used
                  a different deck for each
                  round for a total
                  of 4 rounds of swiss. The
                  semi-finals were
                  top 4, with the final 2
                  competing for first
                  place.  
                  The winners were Matthew
                  Romine taking first
                  place, Matthew Bond placed
                  second, and Markus
                  Brown winning third. 
                  Prizes included the sword,
                  DVDs, game mats,
                  limited edition cards,
                  and other promo packs.
                  In addition to the tournament
                  winners, prizes
                  were awarded to randomly
                  drawn players. 
                  Our next sword tournament will be October,
                  1. 
                   
                    
                  Markus Brown, Matthew Bond, Matthew Romine,
                  Jordan Lowe, and Troy Brown 
                   
                  
                  
  
                   
                   Star Wars Universe Miniatures Release Tournament 
                  August 27, 2005 
                   
                  Blackthorn was pleased to be one of only
                  30 locations in North America to host a tournament
                  for the release of the new Star Wars Universe miniatures. 
                  Similar to the D&D
                  Huge miniatures in
                  packaging format, each
                  booster contains one
                  "huge" figure
                  in addition to the
                  regular figures. 
                  The format was sealed, players built their
                  squad based on the figures they received
                  in their two booster packs. The tournament
                  was a 100 point, Kill-them-All. 
                  Each player received Star Wars tokens, a
                  Sith players guide, and a variant painted
                  figure. First place received an entire case
                  of the new Star Wars Universe boosters.
  
                    
                  Daniel Coons, Damien Davis,
                  Mark Morton Jr.,
                  Markus Brown 
                   
                  The final tournament standings: 
                  
                  
                    - Markus Brown
                    
 - Damien Davis
                    
 - Mark Morton Jr.
                    
 - Daniel Coons
                  
  
                    
                  Damien Davis and Mark Morton Jr. during a
                  Star Wars Universe battle.
 
  
                   
                  Anachronism Sword Tournament 
                  August 6, 2005 
                  Congratulations to the winners of our first
                  Anachronism sword tournament! The format
                  was modified stable, where each player used
                  a different deck for each round. The winners
                  were Matthew Bond taking first place, Matthew
                  Romine won second, and Markus Brown winning
                  third. 
                  Prizes included the sword,
                  DVDs, game mats,
                  limited edition cards,
                  and other promo packs.
                  In addition to the tournament
                  winners, prizes
                  were awarded to randomly
                  drawn players. 
                  Our next sword tournament
                  will be September,
                  3. 
                   
                    
                  Troy Brown, Marc Romine, Matthew Bond, Markus
                  Brown (back), Jordan Lowe, Matthew Romine 
                   
                  
                   
                   
                   
                   
                  Neopets Lost Desert Gameday Tournament 
                  July 23, 2005 
                  
                   
                   
                    
                  Taylor McCullough with his trophy. 
                  Congratulations to Taylor McCullough, our
                  first place winner of the
                  Neopets Lost Desert
                  gameday tournament. His
                  final standings were
                  6 wins, 1 loss. 
                  Taylor took home a beautiful
                  custom Lost
                  Desert pyramid trophy,
                  a Ruki Wanderer promo
                  card, and 24 Lost Desert booster packs. 
                   
                    
                  Taylor battles Howard Barnett in the final
                  match. 
                   
                   
                  The final player standings: 
                  
                    - Taylor McCullough
                    
 - Howard Barnett
                    
 - Douglas Zuver
                    
 - William Tummins
                  
  
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