 | 'Admiral' Gunboat Competition I | |
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.
Prior to that, if you've turned to this page & don't know about the competition but would like to, please click on here as it will show the rules for 'Admiral' however those have been slightly amended in comparison to I.
What I have also done is used their Gunboat Openings which show, in one table, the countries S01 orders 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 84 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. Needless to say we laughed at some of the outcomes, which I'm sure you'll see.
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 anarchy, I'm afraid that there were three players who, due to health, couldn't submit orders. As all know, health is far more important than this competition plus all other games, etc. With regard to the others, a few did apologise & they, together with the other three, will be invited into 'Admiral' Gunboat Competition II. No comment about the others expect *Anarchy* means no invite to future 'Admiral'.
If you want to jump to the other rounds rather than reading the Quarters click on Semi-Finals or Final.
| 'Admiral' Gunboat Competition I | |||
| Quarter-Finals |
| Player | Name & Country | Rating | Semi-Final |
| John Doyle | Barham - Austria-Hungary | Survived | N/A |
| Patrick Welsh | Barham - England | Won | Glorious |
| Keith Jones | Barham - France | Eliminated | N/A |
| Adam Bratton | Barham - Germany | Eliminated | N/A |
| Michael Berrell | Barham - Italy | Survived | N/A |
| Bruce Richard | Barham - Russia | Eliminated | N/A |
| Robert Snavley | Barham - Turkey | Survived | Ark Royal |
| Ally Bain | Barham - GM | N/A | N/A |
| Seb Egerton-Read | Hood - Austria-Hungary | Drawn | N/A |
| Scott Hinz | Hood - England | Eliminated | N/A |
| Mike Eddleston | Hood - France | Drawn | Glorious |
| Steve Turner | Hood - Germany | Drawn | Glorious |
| Rye Braune | Hood - Italy | *Anarchy* | N/A |
| Kester Bearne | Hood - Russia | Drawn | Hermes |
| Rodolphe Boulanger | Hood - Turkey | Drawn | N/A |
| Andy Scott | Hood - GM | N/A | N/A |
| Martin Gilbey | Iron Duke - Austria-Hungary | Anarchy | N/A |
| Joseph Wheeler | Iron Duke - England | *Anarchy* | N/A |
| Donagh Long | Iron Duke - France | Survived | Hermes |
| Thomas Gourgolitas | Iron Duke - Germany | Drawn | Hermes |
| Thomas Schindler | Iron Duke - Italy | *Anarchy* | N/A |
| Donogh McCarthy | Iron Duke - Russia | Survived | N/A |
| Peter Oforique | Iron Duke - Turkey | Drawn | Hermes |
| Andy Scott | Iron Duke - GM | N/A | N/A |
| Joseph Goodman | Nelson - Austria-Hungary | Drawn | Ark Royal |
| Andrew Smith | Nelson - England | Drawn | Glorious |
| Andrew Sandor | Nelson - France | Survived | N/A |
| Marcelo Morandini | Nelson - Germany | Drawn | Illustrious |
| Conrad McDonald | Nelson - Italy | Survived | N/A |
| Micel Palexi | Nelson - Russia | Survived | N/A |
| Christophe Mathy | Nelson - Turkey | Survived | N/A |
| Ally Bain | Nelson - GM | N/A | N/A |
| David Shockley | Reliant - Austria-Hungary | Drawn | Glorious |
| Roger Leroux | Reliant - England | Eliminated | N/A |
| Tom Hilton | Reliant - France | Drawn | Hermes |
| Andrew Batchelor | Reliant - Germany | Drawn | Illustrious |
| Jan Willem Omlo | Reliant - Italy | Drawn | N/A |
| Nick Howell | Reliant - Russia | *Anarchy* | N/A |
| Walter Be Oude | Reliant - Turkey | Survived | N/A |
| Andy Scott | Reliant - GM | N/A | N/A |
| Julian Wheeler | Renown - Austria-Hungary | Eliminated | N/A |
| Brett Wallace | Renown - England | Survived | N/A |
| Paul Yovich | Renown - France | Survived | N/A |
| Rune Krogh | Renown - Germany | Survived | Hermes |
| Rob Walton | Renown - Italy | *Anarchy* | N/A |
| Bruce Edwards | Renown - Russia | Won | Ark Royal |
| Jarrod Sharp | Renown - Turkey | *Anarchy* | N/A |
| Ally Bain | Renown - GM | N/A | N/A |
| Wayne Read | Repulse - Austria-Hungary | Survived | N/A |
| David Rule | Repulse - England | Eliminated | N/A |
| Mike Halpin | Repulse - France | Drawn | Illustrious |
| Matt Myatt | Repulse - Germany | Survived | N/A |
| Jack Brawner | Repulse - Italy | Eliminated | N/A |
| Jason De Boer | Repulse - Russia | Drawn | N/A |
| Jeff Young | Repulse - Turkey | Drawn | Illustrious |
| Andy Scott | Repulse - GM | N/A | N/A |
| Tal Lessner | Retribution - Austria-Hungary | Eliminated | N/A |
| Ronan Arthur | Retribution - England | Drawn | N/A |
| Matthew Cullen | Retribution - France | Drawn | Ark Royal |
| Kyra Olson | Retribution - Germany | Drawn | Hermes |
| Michel Lacroix | Retribution - Italy | Drawn | Illustrious |
| Aaron Lieber | Retribution - Russia | Eliminated | N/A |
| Jamie Shutzer | Retribution - Turkey | Eliminated | N/A |
| Ally Bain | Retribution - GM | N/A | N/A |
| Thomas Holm | Rodney - Austria-Hungary | Survived | N/A |
| Mike James | Rodney - England | Eliminated | N/A |
| Sean Timoney | Rodney - France | Won | Illustrious |
| Hakan Koll | Rodney - Germany | *Anarchy* | N/A |
| Colin Scott | Rodney - Italy | Survived | N/A |
| Dan Gorham | Rodney - Russia | Survived | N/A |
| Gabriel Lecointre | Rodney - Turkey | Survived | Illustrious |
| Andy Scott | Rodney - GM | N/A | N/A |
| Alex Santos | Royal Oak - Austria-Hungary | Survived | N/A |
| Brett Oakley | Royal Oak - England | Eliminated | N/A |
| Chaz Smedley | Royal Oak - France | Anarchy | N/A |
| Giovana Marques | Royal Oak - Germany | Anarchy | N/A |
| Mike Dean | Royal Oak - Italy | Survived | N/A |
| Jack Watchon | Royal Oak - Russia | Drawn | Ark Royal |
| Stef Meihuizen | Royal Oak - Turkey | Drawn | Glorious |
| Ally Bain | Royal Oak - GM | N/A | N/A |
| Roberto Pimentel | Valiant - Austria-Hungary | Eliminated | N/A |
| Chris Griffin | Valiant - England | Eliminated | N/A |
| Sean O'Shea | Valiant - France | Survived | N/A |
| Adam Bilders | Valiant - Germany | Won | Ark Royal |
| Rafael Nobre Porto | Valiant - Italy | Eliminated | N/A |
| Ricardo Moraes | Valiant - Russia | Survived | N/A |
| Michael Neilsen | Valiant - Turkey | Survived | See note! |
| Ally Bain | Valiant - GM | N/A | N/A |
| David Stewart | Warspite - Austria-Hungary | *Anarchy* | N/A |
| Jeff Simard | Warspite - England | Won | Glorious |
| Robert Dane | Warspite - France | Eliminated | N/A |
| Colin Forbes | Warspite - Germany | *Anarchy* | N/A |
| Steve Schroeder | Warspite - Italy | Survived | N/A |
| Duncan Profitt | Warspite - Russia | Survived | N/A |
| Alex Belton | Warspite - Turkey | Survived | Ark Royal |
| Andy Scott | Warspite - GM | N/A | N/A |
If there is no real reason why it happened, I totally dislike NMR & anarchies. The bloke who was 2nd in Valiant, NMRd the S01 in the semi called Hermes. Andy, the GM for the game, & I wrote to him saying hurry up, etc. The player wrote to Andy saying he'll get his orders two days before the deadline but Andy didn't get them! To fill his position we went back to the players in 3rd position & therefore replaced him.
| 'Admiral' Gunboat Competition I | |||
| Semi-Finals |
| Player | Name & Country | Rating | Final |
| Jack Watchon | Ark Royal - Austria-Hungary | *Anarchy* | N/A |
| Alex Belton | Ark Royal - England | Drawn | N/A |
| Joseph Goodman | Ark Royal - France | Drawn | Victory |
| Matthew Cullen | Ark Royal - Germany | Anarchy | N/A |
| Adam Bilders | Ark Royal - Italy | Drawn | N/A |
| Robert Snavley | Ark Royal - Russia | Drawn | Victory |
| Bruce Edwards | Ark Royal - Turkey | Drawn | N/A |
| Andy Scott | Ark Royal - GM | N/A | N/A |
| Andrew Smith | Glorious - Austria-Hungary | Eliminated | N/A |
| Jeff Simard | Glorious - England | Anarchy | N/A |
| Patrick Welsh | Glorious - France | Survived | N/A |
| Stef Meihuizen | Glorious - Germany | Eliminated | N/A |
| Steve Turner | Glorious - Italy | Eliminated | N/A |
| Mike Eddleston | Glorious - Russia | Won | Victory |
| David Shockey | Glorious - Turkey | Survived | Victory |
| Ally Bain | Glorious - GM | N/A | N/A |
| Tom Hilton | Hermes - Austria-Hungary | Eliminated | N/A |
| Donagh Long | Hermes - England | Survived | N/A |
| Kyra Olson | Hermes - France | Drawn | Victory |
| Rune Krogh | Hermes - Germany | *Anarchy* | N/A |
| Thomas Gourgolitas | Hermes - Italy | Drawn | Victory |
| Peter Oforique | Hermes - Russia | Survived | N/A |
| Kester Bearne | Hermes - Turkey | Survived | N/A |
| Andy Scott | Hermes - GM | N/A | N/A |
| Gabriel Lecointre | Illustrious - Austria-Hungary | Eliminated | N/A |
| Sean Timoney | Illustrious - England | Survived | N/A |
| Mike Halpin | Illustrious - France | Eliminated | N/A |
| Jeff Young | Illustrious - Germany | Survived | N/A |
| Michel Lacroix | Illustrious - Italy | Won | Victory |
| Marcelo Morandini | Illustrious - Russia | Eliminated | N/A |
| Andrew Batchelor | Illustrious - Turkey | Eliminated | N/A |
| Ally Bain | Illustrious - GM | N/A | N/A |
| 'Admiral' Gunboat Competition I | |||
| Final |
| Player | Name & Country | Rating | Title |
| Kyra Olson | Victory - Austria-Hungary | Eliminated | N/A |
| Joseph Goodman | Victory - England | Eliminated | N/A |
| David Shockey | Victory - France | Survived | N/A |
| Mike Eddleston | Victory - Germany | Survived | N/A |
| Michel Lacroix | Victory - Italy | Won | See below |
| Robert Snavley | Victory - Russia | Survived | N/A |
| Thomas Gourgolitas | Victory - Turkey | Eliminated | N/A |
| Ally Bain | Victory - GM | N/A | N/A |
As he won Victory & therefore won 'Admiral' Gunboat Competition I, his title becomes:
Michel Lacroix
Admiral of the European Fleets
With of course this ensign.
To those unaware, this is the naval ensign used by French Admirals & therefore Michel's nationality.
Below is a picture of the others who got through to Victory & 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!
There is one thing that must be mentioned. Andy Scott decided not to play in the competition but GM instead. To thank him for all his help, which included him supplying the names' of the games, Andy was given this title:
Andy Scott, Rear Admiral of the 'Admiral' Gunboat Competition
In closing, both Graeme & I would like to see you in 'Admiral' Gunboat Competition so click here for the rules.
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