Unlike last year, even though Old Man Winter threatened to intervene, the roads were clear and we had nearly the same number of players. The new venue and a number of last-minute obligations kept several of the regulars from attending, but new faces more than helped make up the difference.

This year we were able to complete all four 90 minute rounds, with only a few rounds being called for time (and sadly, no "Single Combat" resolutions were necessary.) Many of the games saw high-scoring victories (and even high-scoring defeats), and a very large number of Strongholds fell to marauding attackers.

Armies included more Dragons than we usually see, as well as a very large number of Paladins joining into the fun. Absolutely no Gods were present (must have been the monotheistic presence of the Church which drove them away.) By strange coincidence, most of the armies turned out to have animal themes, with only the Orcs, Egyptians, the Very Boring, and the Undead being exceptions to the gathering of the beasts.

Though the newly proposed Sneakers rules were in effect, there was only one Sneaker present throughout the tournament so it was difficult to tell any difference. The Warband/Shooter movement switch seems to be holding its own, and is generally well liked. The larger format seems quite popular, though it was noted that Defenders have a somewhat more difficult time recovering from setting up first with such a large area to cover and more troops to command..