Victory Gamers 2021 End of Year Awards - Time to Vote!

[Stephen Duall]

It is time to vote on your nominees for the Victory Gamers 2021 Club Awards.  Winners will be announced at the club's Holiday Party on Saturday, December 4.  You can vote for your choice in each category through Sunday, November 21.  Voting is conducted using Survey Monkey (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XXCX9H3).  

One vote per person per nominee in each category. Winners will receive the adulation of their peers and a place in Valhalla when they die. (And a nice, elegant plaque to hang on their wall!)

MOST COMPETITIVE

This person embodies the competitive gaming spirit. He or she is most happy at a tournament and knows to start reading a codex or battletome from the back.  Always knows when and where local tournaments are being held, and is generally on the road a few times a month to throw down dice.  You need a list? This person has them in spades.  Not a “win at all costs” player, but definitely thrives in the thrill of spirited play.  (2020 Winner: James O'Brien)

The 2021 Nominees are:

Ryan Byrne

Ryan Lavoie

Ray Ortman

Zach Point

 

MOST NARRATIVE

It’s all about the story for this person.  What good is a battle if you don’t know what you’re fighting about or for? This person can tell you the lore of any army or artifact and has practically memorized the front parts of his or her codexes and battletomes.  Still plays to “win,” but who has time for tournaments when there are so many podcasts and narrative event Facebook pages to follow?  His or her army is built to tell a story – not to induce tears – and even the lowly sergeants have names and backstories. (2020 Winner - Ben Marshall)

The 2021 Nominees are:

Paul Bussard

Monte Frenkel

Stephen Tuerff

Cody Wright

 

BEST PAINTER

Let’s face it, some people just have more talent at painting than others.  People always stop to look at this person’s army and gather round and go, “whoa, that looks great!”  This person’s paintbrushes are sable and cost more than your army, but he or she knows how to use them.  Could be a commission painter, except has no interest in assembly line painting. This person may play grey armies, but only because he or she would rather do that than put a hastily painted model on the table.  (2020 Winner - Sam Satijirakun)

 

The 2021 Nominees are:

Chris LaCour

Tom Long

Adrian Martin Garcia

Horacio Rivas

 

FAVORITE OPPONENT

Every game is a win when playing this person.  May not be the best player, but is a person you’d always be willing to be paired up with for an afternoon of gaming.  This person is forever gracious in both victory and defeat, and makes sure the game is fun above all else.  Competitive or narrative doesn’t seem to matter to this person, since his or her objective is to have a good time either way. (2020 Winner - Michael DiCianna)

The 2021 Nominees are:

John Brown 

Dominic Hickman

Chris Kieschnik

Joseph Precise