Well it finished in a blizzard, not of flashing cameras and police truncheons but in snow. The grizzled veterans returned to their respective homes and institutions, and forests, stronger and wiser men. Gone were the veiled threats of violence and demands for dice to be checked. Did a single player just sit in a corner, nursing his “rankings”? No, well only one……

Steve “self- styled, reigning champion” Price advances his troops over the centre line in game four( with five minutes left to play😡😖.

If any younger gamers are at all concerned that they would not find a place amongst these Titans, then reconsider. Ask Santa for some figures, put down your crack cocaine, and get ready for the West’s shortly to be announced 2018 programme. You will not be faced with warmth nor acceptance but you will have attained, momentarily, VIRTUS!

 Virtus will be held at the same venue, Cardiff’s Firestorm games next December. Godendag is in January ,followed by the first of our themed one-dayers in March. A great big thank you to all the team and players. What a brilliant start to the Christmas period. And thank you to you dear reader for taking the Tercio over twelve thousand views this year and four thousand visitors! 

Winner of the painting prize went to Mark Mainwaring and his Viking horde. Shame about the “accident”…….

Many thanks to Andy Tory Boy Unwin (umpire?) and arch- Corbinista and M.O.D. Carpark attendant Colin (Draw supervisor executive)

The wooden spoon was probably the most desired item and went to gentleman Phil Mackie…who has today a scented to the position of publicity officer (unremunerated) to the Tercio.

And lastly, and painfully, third place went to Chris ” don’t judge me, I’m special” Jackson.

Second place to the amiable Dave Allen who left quickly on hearing that he may have to take yet another trophy home. But the true winner was of course, the incomparable Steve Hacker of the Clevedon Mafia! They are all winners but he won!