 | 'Admiral' Gunboat Competition II | |
Players' Ratings
The tables below show the names' of the players & how they did in the competition which leave you able to see who became:
Admiral of the European Fleets
You'll also see pictures of those who played in the final game. Pictures don't just end with those in the final but also people who did help make this competition successful.
If you've turned to this page & don't know about the 'Admiral' Gunboat Competition but would like to, please click on here. You'll find a link to the rules plus other things including a link to the Competition Gamestart which does have a brief description of the naval vessels used in this competition.
What I have also done is used their Gunboat Openings which show the S01 orders for their particular country together with non-'Admiral' Gunboat games. The reason for not separating them is simply that the moves wouldn't be any different to the others.
Gunboat Endings do have separate tables as those used in this competition have a tactical ending compared to non-'Admiral' Gunboat games. If you're wondering why was that the case? The competition started with 133 players & to reduce the number for the final there were quarter & semi-finals. If you want to know how it was done it's explained in the link shown in the second paragraph.
Moving onto the placement of players & in which game, my son, Graeme, did the draw for all rounds & therefore was random.
I've used different colours based on the separate games. You'll see the players' ratings, which will show whether they won, drawn, survived, eliminated or sadly, went into anarchy. As for those who went into anarchy, a few did explain what had happened & also apologised. They will be invited into 'Admiral' Gunboat Competition III. No comment about the others expect their Ratings says, The Plank! To those who don't know that naval term...
Moving aside from the rounds, the GMs decided to play in a Gunboat game against each other however we didn't have a final season. The game was called Inflexible & the outcome can be seen below.
If you want to jump to the other rounds rather than reading the Quarters, click on either Semi-Finals or Final.
| Quarter-Finals |
| Player | Name & Country | Rating | Semi-Final |
| John Doyle | Amalfi - Austria-Hungary | Eliminated | N/A |
| Juan Mneme | Amalfi - England | Eliminated | N/A |
| Jacob Hansen | Amalfi - France | Drawn | N/A |
| Fede Hermo | Amalfi - Germany | Drawn | Cassini |
| James Barrington-Brown | Amalfi - Italy | Drawn | Viribus Unitis |
| Gwen Maggi | Amalfi - Russia | Drawn | N/A |
| Scott Hinz | Amalfi - Turkey | Eliminated | N/A |
| Ally Bain | Amalfi - GM | N/A | N/A |
| Benjamin Pouilles Duplaix | Amazon - Austria-Hungary | Anarchy | The Plank |
| Wilbert van der Zeijden | Amazon - England | Anarchy | The Plank |
| Marcelo Morandini | Amazon - France | Drawn | Viribus Unitis |
| Peter Oforique | Amazon - Germany | Drawn | Britannic |
| Jamie Aitcheson | Amazon - Italy | Drawn | Nembo |
| Karlien Calitz | Amazon - Russia | Eliminated | N/A |
| Gwen Persorama | Amazon - Turkey | Survived | N/A |
| Ricardo Moraes | Amazon - GM | N/A | N/A |
| Patrick McDonald | Argus - Austria-Hungary | Anarchy | The Plank |
| Paul Whiteside | Argus - England | Survived | N/A |
| Andrew Cochrane | Argus - France | Eliminated | N/A |
| Patrick Garnier | Argus - Germany | Survived | Britannic |
| Aaron Lieber | Argus - Italy | Won | Britannic |
| Max Romero | Argus - Russia | Anarchy | N/A |
| Cullum Weston | Argus - Turkey | Survived | N/A |
| Chris Iles | Argus - GM | N/A | N/A |
| Doug Stewart | Blitz - Austria-Hungary | Survived | N/A |
| Pat D'Hyon | Blitz - England | Won | Cassini |
| Patrick Welsh | Blitz - France | Anarchy | The Plank |
| Filippo Lucchini | Blitz - Germany | Eliminated | N/A |
| Bernd Wittmann | Blitz - Italy | Eliminated | N/A |
| Ray Erb | Blitz - Russia | Anarchy | N/A |
| Fabrice Essner | Blitz - Turkey | Survived | Viribus Unitis |
| Ally Bain | Blitz - GM | N/A | N/A |
| Chris Andrews | Courbet - Austria-Hungary | Eliminated | N/A |
| Lei Saarlainen | Courbet - England | Anarchy | The Plank |
| Mike Eddleston | Courbet - France | Drawn | N/A |
| Steve Gurney | Courbet - Germany | Drawn | Minin |
| Walter de Oude | Courbet - Italy | Drawn | Nembo |
| Kyra Olson | Courbet - Russia | Anarchy | N/A |
| Dax Gorham | Courbet - Turkey | Drawn | N/A |
| Scott Hinz | Courbet - GM | N/A | N/A |
| Roland Gordon | Danton - Austria-Hungary | Eliminated | N/A |
| Stephen Mawson | Danton - England | Drawn | Nembo |
| Jamie Shutzer | Danton - France | Drawn | N/A |
| Paul Lacey | Danton - Germany | Anarchy | The Plank |
| Steve Long | Danton - Italy | Anarchy | The Plank |
| Antonio Di Giacomo | Danton - Russia | Drawn | N/A |
| Joakim Spångberg | Danton - Turkey | Drawn | Nembo |
| Ricardo Moraes | Danton - GM | N/A | N/A |
| Julian Wheeler | Euro - Austria-Hungary | Drawn | N/A |
| Michel Lacroix | Euro - England | Drawn | N/A |
| Sean O'Shea | Euro - France | Drawn | Goeben |
| Ted Shannon | Euro - Germany | Drawn | N/A |
| Lars Topholm | Euro - Italy | Drawn | N/A |
| Martyn Webster | Euro - Russia | Drawn | Cassini |
| Bruce Edwards | Euro - Turkey | Drawn | N/A |
| Andy Scott | Euro - GM | N/A | N/A |
| Pete Smith | Lepanto - Austria-Hungary | Eliminated | N/A |
| El Kahlaoui Najib | Lepanto - England | Anarchy | The Plank |
| Francis Roodt | Lepanto - France | Anarchy | The Plank |
| Adam Silverman | Lepanto - Germany | Drawn | Britannic |
| Andrea Pellegrino | Lepanto - Italy | Drawn | N/A |
| Brian Sharkey | Lepanto - Russia | Eliminated | N/A |
| Jerry Fest | Lepanto - Turkey | Drawn | Minin |
| Thomas Gourgolitsas | Lepanto - GM | N/A | N/A |
| Gabriel Lecointre | Lika - Austria-Hungary | Eliminated | N/A |
| Mirek Chojnowski | Lika - England | Won | Viribus Unitis |
| David Shockey | Lika - France | Eliminated | N/A |
| James Pawley | Lika - Germany | Eliminated | N/A |
| Kester Bearne | Lika - Italy | Eliminated | N/A |
| Jason De Boer | Lika - Russia | Survived | N/A |
| Sean Donovan | Lika - Turkey | Survived | Minin |
| Ally Bain | Lika - GM | N/A | N/A |
| Ellis Simpson | Majestic - Austria-Hungary | Survived | N/A |
| Robert Snavley | Majestic - England | Survived | Minin |
| Martin Waals | Majestic - France | Survived | N/A |
| Nathan Mott | Majestic - Germany | Survived | N/A |
| Pruvel Raymond | Majestic - Italy | Anarchy | The Plank |
| Jonathan Langman | Majestic - Russia | Eliminated | N/A |
| Daniel Luna | Majestic - Turkey | Won | Minin |
| Ally Bain | Majestic - GM | N/A | N/A |
| Roger Leroux | Muavenet - Austria-Hungary | Eliminated | N/A |
| Greg Pierce | Muavenet - England | Survived | N/A |
| Chetan Radia | Muavenet - France | Won | Viribus Unitis |
| Scott McKeen | Muavenet - Germany | Survived | N/A |
| Alex Smith | Muavenet - Italy | Survived | Goeben |
| Dave Burton | Muavenet - Russia | Eliminated | N/A |
| Lahcene Zidane | Muavenet - Turkey | Survived | N/A |
| Thomas Gourgolitsas | Muavenet - GM | N/A | N/A |
| Carles Fité | Nusrat - Austria-Hungary | Eliminated | N/A |
| Rick Powell | Nusrat - England | Survived | Nembo |
| Brad Martin | Nusrat - France | Survived | N/A |
| Erlend Janbu | Nusrat - Germany | Eliminated | N/A |
| Brian Smith | Nusrat - Italy | Survived | N/A |
| Frank Oschmiansky | Nusrat - Russia | Eliminated | N/A |
| Carl Hanich | Nusrat - Turkey | Won | Britannic |
| Doug Stewart | Nusrat - GM | N/A | N/A |
| Ralf Schönfeld | Pantelimon - Austria-Hungary | Drawn | N/A |
| John Stratford | Pantelimon - England | Drawn | N/A |
| Camillo de Francesco | Pantelimon - France | Drawn | Viribus Unitis |
| Andrew Jamieson | Pantelimon - Germany | Drawn | N/A |
| Stéphane Bailleul | Pantelimon - Italy | Drawn | Minin |
| Ricardo Moraes | Pantelimon - Russia | Drawn | N/A |
| Jens Forsgård | Pantelimon - Turkey | Drawn | N/A |
| Ally Bain | Pantelimon - GM | N/A | N/A |
| Justin Sadler | Republique - Austria-Hungary | Eliminated | N/A |
| Steve Schroeder | Republique - England | Drawn | N/A |
| Fabrice Pillonel | Republique - France | Drawn | Cassini |
| Emmanuel Converset | Republique - Germany | Eliminated | N/A |
| Kai Kroehnke | Republique - Italy | Eliminated | N/A |
| Duncan Proffitt | Republique - Russia | Drawn | N/A |
| Christophe Legeay | Republique - Turkey | Drawn | Britannic |
| Andy Scott | Republique - GM | N/A | N/A |
| Carl Brewer | Roon - Austria-Hungary | Eliminated | N/A |
| Stefan Krekeler | Roon - England | Drawn | Goeben |
| Mike James | Roon - France | Drawn | Goeben |
| Pieter Müller | Roon - Germany | Eliminated | N/A |
| David O’Malley | Roon - Italy | Eliminated | N/A |
| Stefan Unger | Roon - Russia | Eliminated | N/A |
| Bruce Richard | Roon - Turkey | Drawn | Goeben |
| Doug Stewart | Roon - GM | N/A | N/A |
| Michael Halpin | Rurak - Austria-Hungary | Eliminated | N/A |
| Tom Booth | Rurak - England | Survived | N/A |
| Rudi van Hal | Rurak - France | Survived | N/A |
| Colin Scott | Rurak - Germany | Won | Britannic |
| Rodolphe Boulanger | Rurak - Italy | Survived | N/A |
| Andreas Savelsbergh | Rurak - Russia | Eliminated | N/A |
| Thomas Gourgolitsas | Rurak - Turkey | Survived | Cassini |
| Andy Scott | Rurak - GM | N/A | N/A |
| Frank Martin | Scharnhorst - Austria-Hungary | Drawn | Goeben |
| Wayne Read | Scharnhorst - England | Drawn | Nembo |
| Brian O’Farrell | Scharnhorst - France | Eliminated | N/A |
| Adam Bilders | Scharnhorst - Germany | Eliminated | N/A |
| Adam Bratton | Scharnhorst - Italy | Eliminated | N/A |
| Paul Prebble | Scharnhorst - Russia | Eliminated | N/A |
| Frank Bacher | Scharnhorst - Turkey | Drawn | Cassini |
| Ally Bain | Scharnhorst - GM | N/A | N/A |
| Chris Shutzer | U9 - Austria-Hungary | Drawn | Goeben |
| Steve Foister | U9 - England | Anarchy | N/A |
| Robert Lange | U9 - France | Eliminated | N/A |
| Matt Myatt | U9 - Germany | Drawn | Viribus Unitis |
| Mathias Moucha | U9 - Italy | Anarchy | N/A |
| Dan Perruzzi | U9 - Russia | Eliminated | N/A |
| Tal Lessner | U9 - Turkey | Anarchy | N/A |
| Andy Scott | U9 - GM | N/A | N/A |
| Brian Frew | Yarhisar - Austria-Hungary | Eliminated | N/A |
| Micel Palexi | Yarhisar - England | Drawn | Minin |
| Nicolas Sahuguet | Yarhisar - France | Drawn | N/A |
| Xavier Perraudin | Yarhisar - Germany | Drawn | Cassini |
| Bruce McElhinney | Yarhisar - Italy | Drawn | N/A |
| Nick Netscher | Yarhisar - Russia | Eliminated | N/A |
| Jacob Yann | Yarhisar - Turkey | Drawn | Nembo |
| Ally Bain | Yarhisar - GM | N/A | N/A |
| Semi-Finals |
| Player | Name & Country | Rating | Final |
| Christophe Legeay | Britannic - Austria-Hungary | Drawn | N/A |
| Peter Oforique | Britannic - England | Anarchy | The Plank |
| Aaron Lieber | Britannic - France | Drawn | N/A |
| Colin Scott | Britannic - Germany | Drawn | N/A |
| Carl Hanich | Britannic - Italy | Drawn | Dreadnought |
| Adam Silverman | Britannic - Russia | Drawn | N/A |
| Patrick Garnier | Britannic - Turkey | Eliminated | N/A |
| Ally Bain | Britannic - GM | N/A | N/A |
| Fede Hermo | Cassini - Austria-Hungary | Drawn | Dreadnought |
| Thomas Gourgolitsas | Cassini - England | Eliminated | N/A |
| Martyn Webster | Cassini - France | Drawn | Dreadnought |
| Frank Bacher | Cassini - Germany | Drawn | N/A |
| Pat D'Hyon | Cassini - Italy | Drawn | N/A |
| Fabrice Pillonel | Cassini - Russia | Drawn | N/A |
| Xavier Perraudin | Cassini - Turkey | Anarchy | The Plank |
| Andy Scott | Cassini - GM | N/A | N/A |
| Mike James | Goeben - Austria-Hungary | Eliminated | N/A |
| Bruce Richard | Goeben - England | Survived | N/A |
| Stefan Krekeler | Goeben - France | Anarchy | N/A |
| Sean O'Shea | Goeben - Germany | Survived | N/A |
| Frank Martin | Goeben - Italy | Eliminated | N/A |
| Chris Shutzer | Goeben - Russia | Eliminated | N/A |
| Alex Smith | Goeben - Turkey | Won | Dreadnought |
| Ally Bain | Goeben - GM | N/A | N/A |
| Micel Palexi | Minin - Austria-Hungary | Anarchy | The Plank |
| Daniel Luna | Minin - England | Drawn | N/A |
| Steve Gurney | Minin - France | Anarchy | The Plank |
| Sean Donovan | Minin - Germany | Drawn | N/A |
| Stéphane Bailleul | Minin - Italy | Drawn | Dreadnought |
| Jerry Fest | Minin - Russia | Drawn | N/A |
| Robert Snavley | Minin - Turkey | Drawn | N/A |
| Chris Iles | Minin - GM | N/A | N/A |
| Jamie Aitcheson | Nembo - Austria-Hungary | Drawn | N/A |
| Walter de Oude | Nembo - England | Drawn | N/A |
| Rick Powell | Nembo - France | Drawn | N/A |
| Stephen Mawson | Nembo - Germany | Drawn | Dreadnought |
| Joakim Spångberg | Nembo - Italy | Eliminated | N/A |
| Jacob Yann | Nembo - Russia | Anarchy | The Plank |
| Wayne Read | Nembo - Turkey | Drawn | N/A |
| Andy Scott | Nembo - GM | N/A | N/A |
| James Barrington-Brown | Viribus Unitis - Austria-Hungary | Draw | N/A |
| Matt Myatt | Viribus Unitis - England | Eliminated | N/A |
| Mirek Chojnowski | Viribus Unitis - France | Anarchy | N/A |
| Fabrice Essner | Viribus Unitis - Germany | Draw | Dreadnought |
| Camillo de Francesco | Viribus Unitis - Italy | Draw | N/A |
| Chetan Radia | Viribus Unitis - Russia | Eliminated | N/A |
| Marcelo Morandini | Viribus Unitis - Turkey | Draw | N/A |
| Ally Bain | Viribus Unitis - GM | N/A | N/A |
| Final |
| Player | Name & Country | Rating |
| Carl Hanich | Dreadnought - Austria-Hungary | Eliminated |
| Fede Hermo | Dreadnought - England | Drawn |
| Alex Smith | Dreadnought - France | Drawn |
| Martyn Webster | Dreadnought - Germany | Drawn |
| Stephen Mawson | Dreadnought - Italy | Drawn |
| Stéphane Bailleul | Dreadnought - Russia | Drawn |
| Fabrice Essner | Dreadnought - Turkey | Drawn |
| Ally Bain | Dreadnought - GM | N/A |
You've noticed that Dreadnought ended in a six-way draw so what was written in the Rules together with the players being reminded, the country with the largest number of SCs in A12 (the final season) becomes the winner of 'Admiral' Gunboat Competition II & that player is:
Stéphane Bailleul
Admiral of the European Fleets
With of course this ensign.
To those unaware, this is the naval ensign used by French Admirals & therefore Stéphane's nationality. I must admit it says a lot as 'Admiral' I & II were both won by Frenchmen.
Below is a picture of the others who got through to Dreadnought & are positioned in an alphabetic order based on their countries.
Big thanks go to all players who took up the challenge & competed until their Gunboat sank!
With regard to thanks, those below deserve an even bigger thanks!
As you may have gathered, I wanted 'Admiral' to be a global competition. Knowing English isn't understood by all I asked a few players, that I've met before, whether they would translate the Rules into their native tongue. They did & also when I asked if they could do the same for the Competition Gamestart, they did that as well.
The pictures below are those who did the translations & by putting the cursor over the pictures, you'll see their names & their country. Unfortunately I didn’t get a picture from Andrea who did the Italian translation. No comment about our Swedish translator. 
Knowing the number of players would increase, 'Admiral' II needed more GMs that just Andy & myself who GMd 'Admiral' I. Those who did take up the challenge was these below & again, if you move your cursor to the pictures, you'll see who they are.
There is one thing that must be mentioned. Andy Scott & Chris Iles decided not to play in the competition but GM instead.
Now to the outcome of the game between us.
| GMs Only |
| Player | Name & Country | Rating |
| Chris Iles | Inflexible - Austria-Hungary | Eliminated |
| Doug Stewart | Inflexible - England | Draw |
| Ricardo Moraes | Inflexible - France | Eliminated |
| Ally Bain | Inflexible - Germany | Draw |
| Thomas Gourgolitsas | Inflexible - Italy | Eliminated |
| Scott Hinz | Inflexible - Russia | Eliminated |
| Andy Scott | Inflexible - Turkey | Draw |
| Kester Bearne | Inflexible - GM | N/A |
In closing, both Graeme & I would like to see you in 'Admiral' Gunboat Competition III however the Waiting List isn't likely to open until autumn or winter 2006.
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