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by dave_r
Fri Feb 16, 2024 3:42 pm
Forum: Tournaments
Topic: Devizes 20th / 21st July
Replies: 0
Views: 82

Devizes 20th / 21st July

Devizes will be a 900 pt open competition. Four games, 15mm on a 6x4 (ish) table. When: 20th and 21st July Venue: https://www.facebook.com/Attackwargmesshow/ Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/attack-2024-field-of-glory-15mm-competition-tickets-844487523917?aff=oddtdtcreator List Checking Pleas...
by dave_r
Mon Oct 09, 2023 9:03 am
Forum: Rules Questions
Topic: Warband underpowered
Replies: 10
Views: 314

Re: Warband underpowered

Martin, It's a fair point well made. The issue is that warband are very good against some opponents that they historically didn't fight overly much - I'm thinking of the likes of bowmen, spearmen, non-shock cavalry and some others. So whilst they may appear over-pointed against some of their histori...
by dave_r
Fri Oct 06, 2023 3:56 pm
Forum: Rules Questions
Topic: Warband underpowered
Replies: 10
Views: 314

Re: Warband underpowered

How well did armies consisting mainly of warband do historically?

They generally lost against Romans.

If we are attempting to make troops better when historically they were poor that isn't a problem is it?
by dave_r
Wed Oct 04, 2023 10:28 pm
Forum: Tournaments
Topic: BHGS Teams -- 14th / 15th October
Replies: 4
Views: 603

Re: BHGS Teams -- 14th / 15th October

Knight Killers (Post 1040) David Fairhurst -- Pagan Burmese Graham Briggs -- Viking Paul Bartlett -- Late Plantagenet Early Tudor (Britain) Paul Longmore -- Medieval Scandinavian Peter Card -- Later Hungarian Terry Shaw -- Later Polish Pike Killers (Pre 1040) Ali Shaw -- Nikephorian Byzantine Dave R...
by dave_r
Tue Oct 03, 2023 11:40 am
Forum: Tournaments
Topic: Godendag 2024 - January 27th/28th
Replies: 0
Views: 464

Godendag 2024 - January 27th/28th

The competition will be held on 27th/28th January at the South Wales Gaming Centre in sunny Cardiff. Futher details can be found here: https://www.thebattlefields.co.uk/south-wales-gaming-centre-cardiff. Tickets will be £55 per team, with lunch included on both days. Tickets are available here: http...
by dave_r
Fri Sep 22, 2023 1:09 pm
Forum: Rules Questions
Topic: Warband underpowered
Replies: 10
Views: 314

Re: Warband underpowered

I've used plenty of warbands in the Dacian and done very well with it. Whilst I have the 24 bases of Superior, Protected Impact Foot, Heavy Weapon. I also have around 7 unit of 8 Average Warband. I haven't found Romans to be an issue as I can put the superior chaps against the veterans and the warba...
by dave_r
Mon Aug 21, 2023 3:30 pm
Forum: Tournaments
Topic: Forged in Battle Team Challenge - 7th & 8th October
Replies: 7
Views: 706

Re: Forged in Battle Team Challenge - 7th & 8th October

Are Light Camelry Cavalry for the purposes of pool two?
by dave_r
Tue Jun 13, 2023 12:19 pm
Forum: Tournaments
Topic: Devizes 15th/16th July
Replies: 4
Views: 505

Re: Devizes 15th/16th July

No - the ally must also be from book two
by dave_r
Sat Jun 03, 2023 12:18 pm
Forum: Tournaments
Topic: BHGS Teams -- 14th / 15th October
Replies: 4
Views: 603

BHGS Teams -- 14th / 15th October

Venue: Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, London N9 0AR At the BHGS Teams this year the event will run in the following format: Format : Teams of 2 Scale : 15mm Rounds : 5 (3 Saturday + 2 Sunday) Event Timings: 14th / 15th October Saturday: Game 1: 09:00 - 12:00 Game 2: 12:30 - 15:30 Game...
by dave_r
Sun Mar 26, 2023 3:19 pm
Forum: Tournaments
Topic: Devizes 15th/16th July
Replies: 4
Views: 505

Devizes 15th/16th July

A Field of Glory 3.1 competition will occur at the Attack! show in Devizes on the 15th and 16th of July. A four game tournament is offered. Timings as follows: Saturday Game 1: 9:15 - 12:30 Game 2: 13:15 - 16:30 Sunday Game 1: 9:15 - 12:30 Game 2: 13:15 - 16:30 Theme: 850 pts. Any army will be allow...
by dave_r
Thu Jan 19, 2023 5:42 pm
Forum: Tournaments
Topic: Godendage Runners and Riders
Replies: 0
Views: 171

Godendage Runners and Riders

Graham Roberts and Peter Card Nikephorian Jon Akers and Del Bartlett Kofun Nara David Bannister and Dave Ruddock Alan Lynda and David Fairhurst Classical Indian Paul Bartlett and Steve Brown Later Macedonian Sebastien Rau and Ferdi Akaltin Late Republican Roman John Patrick and David Morrison Nanzh...
by dave_r
Tue Dec 20, 2022 12:52 pm
Forum: Tournaments
Topic: Godendag -- 21/22 January 2023
Replies: 5
Views: 446

Re: Godendag -- 21/22 January 2023

And waste all that practicing? Nice to have a competition without Knights.
by dave_r
Tue Dec 13, 2022 4:31 pm
Forum: Tournaments
Topic: Godendag -- 21/22 January 2023
Replies: 5
Views: 446

Re: Godendag -- 21/22 January 2023

10th January to Phil.

FoGamlists@bhgs.co.uk
by dave_r
Mon Nov 07, 2022 5:09 pm
Forum: Tournaments
Topic: Burton -- 25th/26th February
Replies: 0
Views: 205

Burton -- 25th/26th February

Details FOG Ancients/Medieval Singles, 900 points. £20.00 per player. FoG v3.1 will be used along with the online army lists. Theme Any army 1000—1500AD. Entries and lists for all competitions to denegreen64@gmail.com. All lists to be submitted by 11th February 2023 Payment via Eventbrite www.eventb...
by dave_r
Sat Oct 22, 2022 10:58 am
Forum: Tournaments
Topic: Godendag -- 21/22 January 2023
Replies: 5
Views: 446

Godendag -- 21/22 January 2023

Godendag will take place on 21st/22nd January 2023. Venue: Firestorm games in Cardiff. Game Times: We will have five games. Saturday 09:00 - 12:00 12:30 - 15:30 16:00 - 19:00 Sunday 09:15 - 12:15 13:00 - 16:00 Event Details This will be a five game variable point doubles event. The rules will be FoG...
by dave_r
Thu Oct 13, 2022 4:16 pm
Forum: Tournaments
Topic: SELWG R&R and First Round Draw
Replies: 1
Views: 179

Re: SELWG R&R and First Round Draw

As a note - as there are only six teams, I've removed the usual restriction on club mates not facing each other in the first two rounds.

It could get tricky enough as it is....
by dave_r
Thu Oct 13, 2022 4:06 pm
Forum: Tournaments
Topic: SELWG R&R and First Round Draw
Replies: 1
Views: 179

SELWG R&R and First Round Draw

The runners and riders are: Biblical Graham Briggs New Kingdom Egyptian Lynda Fairhurst Hittite Paul Bartlett Later Minoan Paul Longmore Sea Peoples Peter Card New Kingdom Egyptian Terry Shaw Sea Peoples Land of the Blind Ali Shaw Nikephorian Byzantine Dave Ruddock Bosporan David Fairhurst Early Byz...
by dave_r
Tue Sep 27, 2022 11:19 am
Forum: Tournaments
Topic: SELWG -- 15th / 16th October
Replies: 0
Views: 171

SELWG -- 15th / 16th October

The event will take place on 15th/16th October and will be held at the SELWG show - details here: http://www.selwg.org/new-selwg-show-2022 There will be four games: Sat: 9:30 - 12:30 13:30 - 16:30 Sun: 09:30 - 12:30 13:30 - 16:30 The themes are as below. We will use FoG v 3.0 Please get lists to Phi...
by dave_r
Fri Aug 12, 2022 10:12 am
Forum: Rules Questions
Topic: Uphill or not?
Replies: 7
Views: 413

Re: Uphill or not?

As long as we all know where we stand we are fine (did you see what I did there :D ). I dread to ask Terry as a tie breaker.... He'll probably come up with another option.... Sorry to disappoint you Dave, but I agree with Graham - the charging cavalry would count as being uphill during the charge. ...
by dave_r
Thu Aug 11, 2022 1:58 pm
Forum: Rules Questions
Topic: Uphill or not?
Replies: 7
Views: 413

Re: Uphill or not?

I disagree. P55 ..."is treated as a normal charge on the enemy front." Since the enemy front is not on the hill I would say the chargers could not be on the hill either. Well... That's the argument :) The charge is treated as a normal charge on the front so the pike would have the two plu...

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