I think I got a bit lucky, but nonetheless...

I think my strategy should be named the "Jupe Plan" since Jupe used it to win the whole sha-banga-bang in Game 5. It works a little better in a 15 round tournament than a 14, but the strategy has won its share of tourneys. I'm probably going to try and tinker with it a bit the next few months, because if you play it while only considering return on investment for every upgrade, you tend to drop a prelim or two, and that can hamper you some in the final rounds.

The semifinalists are a very interesting group of players. 3 former winners, and probably the best player to have never won a tournament.