S.A.W.S. and Great Escape Games of Sacramento bring you:
THE SAWS CHALLENGE IX! AUGUST 14-16, 2009!

The SAWS Challenge IX is over, now, and we have results! Your SAWS Challenge IX Winners are:

Best Overall
1st - Ed Phillips (Vampire Counts)  
2nd - Larry DeTomasi (Bretonnians)  
3rd - Eric Gerber (Lizardmen)  


Best General (Battle + Comp, tiebreaker = Sports)
1st - Eric Gerber (Lizardmen)  
2nd - Larry DeTomasi (Bretonnians) 
3rd - Bill Edwards (Khorne Daemons)


The Tony Mark Best Sport Award* (Tiebreaker: Battle)
1st - Steve Castro (Skaven)  
2nd - Doc Glenboski (Dwarfs) 
3rd - Cole Marshall (Undecided Chaos Mortals)


Best Paint** (Tiebreakerss: Sports, then Comp)
1st - Tom Van Dyke (Chaos Dwarfs) 
2nd - William Pacheco (Wood Elves) 
3rd - David Inman (Khorne Daemons) 


Player's Choice (100% player votes)
1st - Ed Phillips (Vampire Counts)  
2nd - William Pacheco (Wood Elves) 
3rd (tie) - David Inman (Khorne Daemons), Heath Hatheway (Skaven), Jeff Seuss (High Elves) 


Youngblood (Best Overall among 18 and under grouping)
Nic Edwards (Nurgle Daemons)  


The Hunter Trophy (Best Comp)
Heath Hatheway (Skaven)  


Misfire (When a perfect plan just fails to come together; formerly titled Pillar of Perseverance)
Chris Oeffinger (Vampire Counts)  


View the complete scoresheet here!




Congratulations to all the winners!

We were also able to raise $69 for the Susan G. Komen Quest for the Cure foundation in our Charity Dice-Off!

Pictures were taken during the event by Kirk Lund's beautiful and talented wife, Stephanie.
She did a great job, and we REALLY appreciate her efforts! To see pictures of the armies and
some of the players, visit her website:

http://computerwhisperer.me

*The SAWS Challenge IX was dedicated to the memory of Tony Mark, a local gamer (and damned fine human being) that we lost this year. The Sportsmanship award will have his name as long as the SAWS Challenge continues.

**Ed Phillips actually had the highest Appearance score of the tournament, but was ineligible to win another award (other than Players Choice, which is 100% determined by the players) because he had already won in a category. Technically, you could say he took Second Place Paint as well, and if he asks me for a certificate stating the same, I'll happily send him one!.

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