Friday, July 29, 2022

 Pics from Tournament CCCJ XXIII Torneig d’Estiu that was celebrated on Saturday, July 23.




Wednesday, July 13, 2022

 Wizard Trophy presented to Winners of live tournaments



Sunday, May 8, 2022

 RIDDLE

The First is 4th from the Last.
The Last is 4th from the First.
The Second is 9th from the First
The Second-Last is 9th from the Last
The Third is the Last and the Fourth is the First.

SOLUTION
The riddle refers to the alphabet and the letters in the word WIZARD.

The  First letter of WIZARD is 4th from the Last letter of the alphabet.
The Last letter of WIZARD is 4th from the First letter of the alphabet.

The Second letter of WIZARD is 9th from the First letter of the alphabet.
The Second Last letter of WIZARD is 9th from the Last letter of the alphabet.

The Third letter of WIZARD is the Last letter of the alphabet.
The Fourth letter of WIZARD is the First letter of the alphabet.

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

 SUMMARY OF WIZARD TOURNAMENTS IN EUROPE

2010....Frankfurt, Germany 

1. Josef Sigl (Germany) 

2. Janos Balogh (Hungary) 

3. Astrid Hiob (Germany) 

4. Ken McCoy (abacus) (Canada) *** 

 

2011....Budapest, Hungary 

1 - Beate Punz.......Austria 

2 - Heiko Eckrich..Germany 

3 - Karl Anderson. (AP Sirius) Canada *** 

4 - Rainer Keller...Germany 

 

2012....Vienna, Austria 

1. Thomas Kessler Switzerland 

2. Ede Markos Hungary 

3. RenĂ© Punz Austria 

4. Emilie Badey France 

 

2013 Amsterdam, Belgium 

1. Germany - Christian Adolph 

2. Netherlands - Daniel Muilwijk 

3. America - Mr. Wizard (Keith Gill) ***

4. Austria - Rene Punz 


2014 Athens, Greece 

1. Gergely Suba  Hungary

Runner-Ups: Spyros Keramas (Greece)   Antal Polya (Hungary),  RenĂ© Punz (Austria).

 

2015 Prague, Czech Rep. 

1. Hans Mostbock   Austria

2. 

3. Mario Phenix, (mphenix) Canada ***

4.  

 

2016 Budapest, Hungary 

1. Robert Laschkolnig, Switzerland 

2. George Wellsbury (Merlin), Canada ***

3.  Antal Polya  (Hungary)

4. Tatjana Punz (Austria)

2017 Rega, Latvia 

1. Ignaz Punz   (Austria)

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4. 

2018 Warsaw, Poland 

1.Vasilis Papadakis., Greece  

2: Akos L., Hungary  

3: Tatjana Punz., Austria  

4: Beate Punz., Austria 

2019 Antwerp, Belgium 

1. Spyros Keramas.  Greece 

2. Vasileios P. Greece 

3. Marina Navarrete (Aniram) USA/Mexico +++

4. Gabor S. Hungary 

2020 & 2021 Canceled 

2022 

Monday, February 28, 2022

Most Skillful Player?

Rating the most skillful Wizard Player
The latest poll asks which best indicates skill? Total Points, Skill Ratio, or Winning Percentage?
Perhaps, the best indication is a combination of all three. The lowest total is best. Here are some sample results from January 2022:
1. Carles..........2+1+1 = 4
2. Whidt...........1+2+4 = 7
3. Orca..............8+4+10=22
4. Shauna.........4+10+10=24
5. Mactonight...19+3+2=24
6. Silent Sam....13+13+6=32
7. Knowitall......3+16+14=33