The Wizard Trophy
The trophy has shields with names and locations for the following years:.
2004-2205-2006-2007-2008-2009-
A couple of times there are 2 entries for one year. For example in 2012 there was a major tournament in Toronto and another in Albuquerque New Mexico.
There is room for 9 more shields on the trophy.
The trophy is only used for the names of winners of major live tournaments.
The name to be added for 2024 will be the winner of the Kemptville, Ontario tournament
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Thursday, March 14, 2024
Memory Photo #2 March 15, 2024.
Saturday, March 9, 2024
Memory Photo #1. March 3, 2023.
Stuart Kaplan, the owner of U.S.Games Systems congratulates a Tournament winner held at a gaming convention.
Stuart was a strong supporter of WIZARD, was responsible for maintaining the quality of the product and for introducing WIZARD to the European market
Stuart Kaplan: April 1, 1932—February 9, 2021
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
The WIZARD BOOK OF FAME
This book was initiated in 2006. There are currently 24 entrees with the last one being entered in 2022.
So many others deserve to be in the book that it is difficult to determine where to draw the line.
Consequently, the 25th entry will be a group rather than an individual.
2024 THE BURTON FAMILY
The family joined in 2008, have played thousands of games, and have participated in several World Championships. Although unable to list the entire family which spans a number of generations members include: The_Wiz (Al), Frostie (Carol), tuokool (Jim), JMB5779 (Jeff) and Verona (Tim). The entire family has been outstanding "Wizard Ambassadors" and are in no small way responsible for Wizard's ongoing popularity and success.
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
20-Point Bonus for a Perfect-Bid Game?
Many players feel that a perfectly bid game is the ultimate accomplishment.
The "Pink Games" that were introduced by one of the Wizard Directors awarded wins not by points but by perfect bids. However, that concept was not popular.
The January 2024 poll about 20 bonus points for a perfectly bid name resulted in 13 Yes votes, 11 No votes, and 2 Host-option bids. Consequently, the best choice is to make the 20-point bonus an option for the Host similar to the option for "Hidden Bid". Players will know in advance if there is a 20-point bonus and will have the option to participate or not.
Update: January 6, 2024
NO... 21
YES..16
Optional..2 (Host can decide at the start.)
There is no clear answer here. If any action were to be taken it would have to be an optional item selected by the Host. Players would then have the opportunity to join or not.
However, there does not appear to be enough enthusiasm to justify spending a considerable amount of programming fees to introduce it. Ergo, it will sit on the back burner for now.
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
WIZARD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2023
Prague, Czech Republic ― November 4, 2023
Wizard World Championship Banner |
Bubenská 1, Prague |
All participants: Wizard & Sabouteur |
Championship Staff |
verona, JMB5779 & Debi |
titomg, catacrac & conguita |
aniram, carles963 & catacrac |
aniram & carles963 |
catacrac, Debi & verona |
JMB5779 & Mactonight |
Snapshot of the final game |
Nadine, Tatjiana, Carles & Alexander with their trophies |
Final Standings |
Some pictures of Prague and our group
Tito, Carles, Josep, Jordi, Manel, Sebas & Josep Maria |
Manel, Sebas, Josep Maria, Ana, Tito, Carles, Josep & Jordi |
Heidi, Marko, Manel, Marina, Josep, Jeff, Sebas, Jordi, Tim, Carles, Josep Maria, Ana & Tito |
Tim, Josep, Carles, Marko, Jordi, Sebas. Josep Maria, Ana, Heidi, Manel, Marina, Jeff & Tito |
Monday, November 6, Tarragona, Catalonia
Heidi, Marko, Josep Maria, Josep, Ana, Tito, Carles, Tim & Manel |
Heidi & Marko |
Marko, Tim, Heidi, Ana, Josep Maria, Josep, Manel & Tito |
Josep, Tim, Carles, Marko & Heidi |
Tim, Carles, Marko & Heidi |
Tuesday, November 7, Barcelona
Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona |
Josep, Carles, Tim & Tito @ Liceu |
Saló dels Miralls del Gran Teatre del Liceu |
Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona |
Carles, Tim, Josep & Tito @ Restaurant Les Quinze Nits, Barcelona |
Tito, Tim, Josep, Manel, Jordi, Carles, Marko, Goretti, Maribel & Heidi @ Restaurant Balthazar, Barcelona |
Friday, October 27, 2023
CAMELOT Revision
Camelot Revision: November 2023
One small change makes a big difference.
The power of the Excalibur card has changed.
Excalibur:
Always wins. Exception: (a) loses to Morgan le Fay and (b) Holy Grail card played from an Even Position.
The Excalibur card becomes the 3rd most powerful card. It could be considered a Super Wizard as it ranks above all of the 4 Wizard cards.
Is the CAMELOT version too complicated? NO!
It follows the same rules as traditional Wizard plus 4 more considerations.
1. Merlin: Can be played as a Wizard or a Jester.
2. Morgan le Fay: Wins: Exception: Loses to the Holy Grail card played from an Even Position.
3. Holy Grail: Played from an Even Player's Position (2nd, 4th, or 6th position) it wins the trick.
4. Excalibur: Only loses to (a) Morgan le Fay and (b) Holy Grail card played from an even position.
Give Camelot another chance. I think you'll like it.
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Finalist of Annual Wizard Finals 2010-2022
Év | Helyszín | Győztes | Második | Harmadik | Negyedik | |
2010 | Darmstadt Németország[13] | Josef Sigl Németország (GER) | Balogh János Magyarország (HUN) | Astrid Hiob Németország (GER) | Ken McCoy Abacus (Canada) | |
2011 | Budapest Magyarország[14] | Beate Punz Ausztria (AUT) | Heiko Eckrich Németország (GER) | Karl Anderson (CAN) | Rainer Keller Németország (GER) | |
2012 | Bécs Ausztria[15] | Thomas Kessler Svájc (SUI) | Markos Ede Magyarország (HUN) | René Punz Ausztria (AUT) | Emilie Badey Franciaország (FRA) | |
2013 | Eindhoven Hollandia[16] | Christian Adolph Németország (GER) | Daniël Muilwijk Hollandia (NED) | Keith Gill Mr Wizard (USA) | René Punz Ausztria (AUT) | |
2014 | Athén Görögország[17] | Suba Gergely Magyarország (HUN) | Pólya Antal Magyarország (HUN) | René Punz Ausztria (AUT) | Spyros Keramas Görögország (GRE) | |
2015 | Prága Csehország[18] | Hans Mostböck Ausztria (AUT) | Manfred Werlein Ausztria (AUT) | Mario Phenix mphenix (CAN) | Spyros Keramas Görögország (GRE) | |
2016 | Budapest Magyarország[19] | Robert Laschkolnig Svájc (SUI) | George Wellsbury merlin (CAN) | Tatjana Punz Ausztria (AUT) | Pólya Antal Magyarország (HUN) | |
2017 | Riga Lettország[20] | Ignaz Punz Ausztria (AUT) | Vasilis Papadakis Görögország (GRE) | Symeon Panagiotoglou Görögország (GRE) | Simon Róbert Magyarország (HUN) | |
2018 | Varsó Lengyelország[21] | Vasilis Papadakis Görögország (GRE) | Lencsés Ákos Magyarország (HUN) | Tatjana Punz Ausztria (AUT) | Beate Punz Ausztria (AUT) | |
2019 | Antwerpen Belgium[22] | Spyros Keramas Görögország (GRE) | Vasilis Papadakis Görögország (GRE) | Marina Navarrete aniram (USA) | Szűcs Gábor Magyarország (HUN) | |
2020 | (virus: cancelled) | |||||
2021 | ||||||
2022 | Bécs Ausztria[23] | Sebastian Holzer Ausztria (AUT) | Suba Gergely Magyarország (HUN) | Mario Phenix mphenix (CAN) | Tim Burton verona (USA) |