Journeys of Discovery – 7; Roald Amundsen (Winners: Guderia)

[DaveH]

Roald Amundsen (1872 –1928) was born into a family of Norwegian ship owners and gained a zest for exploring when he joined his first Antarctic Expedition from 1897 to 1899.
His first “first” as expedition leader was traversing Canada's Northwest Passage between 1903 and 1906 with six others in a 47-ton steel seal-hunting vessel, Gjøa. This was something explorers had been attempting since the days of Christopher Columbus, John Cabot, Jacques Cartier, and Henry Hudson.

He has the standard explorer expression but no beard, although he seems to have excessive chest hair.

His second “first” was reaching the South Pole. This he achieved between 1911 and 1912, arriving at the South Pole 35 days before Scott’s ill-fated group arrived on foot. Amundsen travelled with four others using 4 sledges and 52 dogs, many of which were killed for food.
In 1925, he achieved his third “first” of flying over the North Pole accompanied by five others using two Dornier Do J flying boats. He was also the first person to travel to both poles and his final “first” in 1926 was making the first crossing of the Arctic in airship “Norge” with fifteen other men.

Amundsen disappeared in 1928 while flying on a rescue mission looking for missing members of the crew of a crashed airship.

Can you lead your team to achieve as many “firsts” - without disappearing? You need to lead your team to beat all other teams in navigating the Northwest Passage, reaching the South Pole and crossing the Arctic.

Gameplay

Eight teams of three. Best-of three knockout.
One game on each of Northwest Passage, Antarctica and Arctic maps.
The map settings will be Sequential, Flat Rate, Chained, Foggy.
Three games will be sent out each round, so freemium players can join providing they keep three slots open.
Reserves will be used for the first round only. Matchups for the first round will be random.

Teams

DaveH, greenoaks & Will Lee
BoganGod, Draq & anonymus
Guderian09, cptbeefalo & aad0906
MrPinky, dorsettrob & General Brewsie
goggles paisano, vexx & easy n dirty
Gunn217, ukberger & alt1978
aaronvollrath, beeps & jakevv
aalii, dragontrader and ganguscalm

Reserves: crazycolin, Leatherhead

Previous Journeys

1 - Marco Polo http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=142478
2 - Vasco Da Gama http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=144753
3 - Charles Darwin http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=145751
4 - Hernando Cortez http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=147071
5 - Burke & Wills http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=147775
6 - David Livingstone http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=148554

Games

[DaveH]

In with greenoaks and Will Lee

[BoganGod]

In with Draq and anonymus

[Guderian09]

in pls dave

me cptbeefalo and aad0906

[General Brewsie]

In please:

MrPinky, dorsettrob and General Brewsie

This should be a great series, because we love beating Dave H., greenoaks and Will Lee, either individually or together!

[crazycolin]

Happy to be a reserve for you

[DaveH]

In up to here

(Not to worry, Brewsie, we'll be Amundsen's team to your Captain Scott's)

[General Brewsie]

In up to here

(Not to worry, Brewsie, we'll be Amundsen's team to your Captain Scott's)

HAH! I'll see your "polar" bare!

[Leatherhead]

sounds fun

[goggles paisano]

vexx and easy n dirty will team with goggles paisano

[DaveH]

In up to here. One more will make up a 6th team...

[Gunn217]

Gunn217, ukberger, alt1978

[DaveH]

In up to here - thanks for joining!

[aaronvollrath]

in please:

aaronvollrath
beeps
jakevv

[aalii]

Greetings
Please sign us up

aalii, dragontrader and ganguscalm

Thanks

[ganguscalm]

aalii, dragontrader and ganguscalm

AS ONE TEAM PLEASE

[DaveH]

Now full - many thanks for joining!

[tokle]

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[aad0906]

Tournament is still active, we 're still slugging it out

[DaveH]

Congratulations to our winning taem of Guderian09, cptbeefalo & aad0906. They won 2 of the final 3 games to defeat runners-up Gunn217, ukberger & alt1978.

Well done!