Marlon Manalo but eventually losing to Warren Kiamco. Weeks later, he competed in the Tirador Ten-ball Tournament. Again, he made it to the finals but lost to Ramil Gallego. The first pool tournament he won in the Philippines was the Corporate Billiards League, a tournament where a team of 3 players plays against another 3 in match. All the players were local but Marcus Chamat, a pool specialist from Sweden, was in contention. Nicknamed "Marvelous", the unassuming Manalo was definitely the surprise package of the 2004 WPC as he beat Yang Ching-shun, Francisco Bustamante and Efren Reyes in successive matches before losing
Napoleon in Europe (game) Napoleon in Europe (game) Napoleon in Europe (abbreviated "NiE") is a board wargame produced by Eagle Games in 2001. It combines elements of economy, politics, and military into victory. The map for the game was illustrated by the artist Paul Niemeyer. There are seven major nations to play as in "NiE": France, Great Britain, Russia, Austria, Prussia, Spain, and the Ottoman Empire. When games are played, most of the time each country is given (in relative terms) the number of troops it had historically. So France and Russia vastly outnumber the forces of second-stringer powers like the Ottomans. Gameplay is