Foreground, clockwise from left: Earl Miles' back, Tim Linden, Jim Pai, Lord High Troy Duffy, Winner of the Friday Final Brawl at Origins.
Foreground, clockwise from left: ?, Allen Hege, Jason Robitalle, ?
Foreground, clockwise from left: Brian Van Camp (?), Mark (?), ?
Clockwise from foreground: back of John Merrill's head (?), ?, Braz King, Brian Smith-Sweeney
Daniel Griego (left) leans over to read a new card played by Michael Lasinski (right). Note Daniel's Ting Ting life counter.
Foreground, clockwise from left: Jeff "Cavebear" Stroud, Gordon Savage (?), Julian Lighton, Benjamin Barnett
Clockwise from left: Tim Linden, John Merrill hidden behind Tim, Mark (?), Earl Miles, Michael Lasinski
Clockwise from left: the back of Gordon Savage's head, Daniel Griego, Brian Smith-Sweeney, ?
Clockwise around foreground table: ?, ?, Benjamin Barnett, Allen Hege, ? (standing), Braz King, Julian Lighton, Jim Pai
The other end of the table from the previous photo
Clockwise from left: Gavin Edwards, Troy Duffy, Cavebear
Julian is thinking that Both Guns Blazing would go pretty good right about now.
Clockwise from left: Julian's hair, Gordon, Daniel
Benjamin decides exactly which smack to lay down this turn.
Earl contemplates his board position. Doesn't take long to contemplate 3 cards.
Foreground, clockwise from left: Daniel, ?, ?
Who's The Big Man? Allen Hege (left). for 2005, anyway.
Shadowfist always good for a laugh...
...except when it gives you a headache. This photo is begging for a little thought bubble - what do you think Troy is thinking?
Foreground, clockwise from left: Earl's back, Cavebear, Michael L., Benjamin
Julian (standing) looking at the game from the previous photo
Clockwise from left: Braz's back, Troy, Brian S.
Brian cannot believe the jank that just flew out of Braz's deck.
Clockwise from left: Jim Pai, Gavin, Tim L.
Same game, different angle.
What exactly is in Julian's "water" bottle, anyway?
Benjamin Barnett (left) faces off against Brian Smith-Sweeney
? performs the Shadowfist equivalent of sharpening your katana
John (?), Allen and Gordon relaxing between rounds.
Earl earns his con badge.
John puts the "last minute" in last minute deck building.
Starting a new round. Benjamin (l.) vs. Troy (r.) in foreground. Cliff Grimm (l.) vs. John Merrill (r.) behind them.
Looks like dueling.
Same table, different angle
Gavin looks at a production box of S&SG for the first time and says...
(insert another thought bubble here)
This duel not going so well for Troy, judging by the number of cards on the table.
Another angle on this set of duels.
Gavin has strong kung fu. He managed to draw an entire box of S&SG for his hand.
a demo?
and another angle of this same set.
"Really, it's there. The hidden message is so freakin' well hidden that even I can't find it", says Paul Gerardi to Brian S.
Paul Gerardi (right) stops by to check out the dueling.
Next dueling round gets started.
Benjamin Barnett (left) duels John Merrill (right)
Dueling continues. Clockwise from left: Brian S., Cliff Grimm, Tim L.'s back, Troy's back.
Finalists of the World Championship Brawl (from left): Benjamin Barnett, Gavin Edwards, Brian Smith-Sweeney (winner), and Julian Lighton
Closer-up of the previous photo
Benjamin didn't win the final game, but I think he could take the other finalists in a street brawl.
Some people playing some Shadowfist.
The Shadowfist Games crew: from left, Gavin Edwards, Benjamin Barnett, Julian Lighton, Brian Smith-Sweeney, Allen Hege.
Daniel Griego (left) and Benjamin Barnett (right)
Foreground game, clockwise from left: Cavebear, Tim L., Benjamin, ?
Rebekah Turner (left) and ?, ? watch Chris's game.
Brian Smith-Sweeney, Overseer for Hire.
Gavin studies his board position. Allen wonders when his opponents will simply concede to his obviously superior play.
Michael Lasinski (right), caught while trying to jedi mind trick his opponent.
Jeff "Cavebear" Stroud* and Tim Linden (right)
*you may also recognize him as "Lucky Flounder"
The Z of Z-Man Games, Zev Shlasinger (left), apparently renting out advertising space on his shirt to Nintendo.
Clockwise from left: Jim Pai, ?, and Earl Miles get ready to lay down more smack.
Brian realizes that the Shadowfist tournament report form is only slightly less complicated than a 1040A. (that's a US income tax form, for ya'll outside the US)
What's that do?
Brian Van Camp (left), Cliff Grimm (right).
Tim Linden's kung fu is so strong, he sometimes plays entire games with his eyes shut.
Daniel Griego's cool shadowboxed Shadowfist cards, donated as prizes.
Benjamin, Daniel and Brian get started on another round.
Allen Hege (standing) stops by to chat.
Clockwise from left: Tim L., Brian Van Camp, Cliff Grimm, and Cavebear's back.
Allen taunts Earl for not winning yet.
Julian Lighton (standing) cruises the floor.
Daniel Griego (right), winner of the Ritual of the Unnameable tournament.
Finalists in the Ritual of the Unnameable Tournament: (from left) Brian Smith-Sweeney, Daniel Griego, Benjamin Barnett
Paul Gerardi (left) and the Shadowfist Games crew
Clockwise from left: ?, ?, Michael Lasinski, Sean (?)
Jim Pai and Earl Miles in what I guess is the bonus Sunday draft game.
Clockwise from left: ?, ?, Tim L., Daniel Griego
