BAB BOWL XXX

Bab Bowl XXX took place on May 22nd, 2009. The Crusade expansion was used for a seventh time. This game used a deck size of 100 cards. As of Bab Bowl XXV, using a Crusade deck is optional. This game was a scenario game where the Shadow War was to be expected since we declared which of the 3 sides we were going to play.

Sean = Centauri (Londo) + Shadows
Simon = Humans (Sheridan) + B5
JP = Minbari (Delenn) + Vorlons

Final Score (Total points in all Bab Bowls in brackets)

JP = 29 (530)
Sean = 10 (483)
Simon = 0 (500)

The longest game ever! JP won another major victory with a straightforward Minbari/Vorlon deck that used primarily characters, fleets and conflicts. Simon worked at raising B5 influence to go for a power victory. Sean went with a classic Centauri/Shadow deck that raised Shadow influence. JP collected only influence so when the power limiting cards were slapped down on Sean and Simon, things got hairy. The game lasted more than 7 hours when we decided to call it a night (almost 3AM).

Simon was about to run out of cards so in the end, he had to forfeit. Sean was stuck at 10 influence and could outlast JP in card draws with Imperial Telepaths. JP could keep pounding on either of us for a while, but he had already fulfilled the Major Victory conditions by that time.

Koodos to JP for his 3rd M.V. in the last 5 games. Unprecedented in our 30-game history.
Ranking (Major Victories, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places in brackets)

Simon = 69 points (4-7-9-10)
JP = 68 points (4-5-12-9)
Sean = 60 points (1-8-10-11)