Well done Graham - lovely figures - great work.

Still hoping to run it. We'll see how we get on with the Govt restrictions and then I'll get some comms out nearer the time.

So the last game of the weekend and amazingly it’s another Ptolemaic Civil war vs Phil Powell. I’m quite relieved to have avoided the Classical Indians. I was ripped apart in a practice game by Martyn Simpson. Paul is still leading the competition but he has a tough game vs Graham Briggs who is usin...

Give us a chance! You know the best is still to come.

It’s Sunday morning and my paper is facing more scissors, this time in the shape of Terry Shaw’s Principate Roman. Terry has a Commagene Ally. His army is FC, 3 x TC of which one is an ally, 1 x 12 Pike, 1 x 6 Unpr MF Bow, 1 x LH Bow – these are the allies. 2 x 6 Sup Full fat Legions, 2 x 4 Full fat...

It’s the 3rd game on the Saturday and I’m drawn against Paul Bartlett using LRR. Romans are the scissors to my paper and I correctly assumed that Paul would bring as many Elite full fat Legions as he could. Paul’s army included a Jewish Ally. I did not record his generals but I think it was FC, TC a...

Unfortunately I will be unable to make the new dates. I was due to play in the Palmyran theme for Gloucester with Dave & John. Hopefully the world will have returned to normal by then. If anyone would like to take my place to ensure that FoG has 6 full teams please let me know at peterdalby1960@gmai...

For my 2nd game I have another Ptolemaic Civil War – this time against Steve Murton of Reigate. Steve’s army is all drilled apart from his Thracians and average unless otherwise noted. 4 x TC, 3 x 8 Pike, 1 x 6 LF Bow, 1 x 6 LF Jav, 1 x LH Jav, 1 x 8 MF Prot OS, 1 x 8 Arm MF OS, 2 x 6 Arm Sup IF SSw...

Belgarum had a fairly restricted theme this year. The 3 most popular army choices resembled rock, paper, scissors being Classical Indian, Romans or Ptolemaic with a few brave souls bringing something else. I had elected to use Ptolemaic in the belief that I was doing something different but it prove...

The way things are going you may be arguing about nothing. No word from MKWS as yet but the venue may pull the plug on us.

The first weekend in October will see Sarisbury Green host the 3rd Forged in Battle Team Challenge. We have capacity for a maximum of 10 teams of 3 players. Priority will be given to those who have attended previously but new players are also welcome. The themes are similar but slightly different to...

The theme for this year's event at Devizes: The Death of the Roman Empire in the West until the Rise of Islam in the East – 396 AD to 638 AD. 800 AP on 6 x 4 tables 4 games with 3.5 hours per game. Timetable to be confirmed. Book 1 Numidian or Moorish Sarmatian Later Pre-Islamic Bedouin Kushan or In...

Any word on R&R?

I recently bought a PDF copy of ADLG for just €5.

I believe that is because the current version is out of print and a new version will be published later this year. I suspect the new version will cost rather more than a fiver.

Hi David - try this:

porkchopbrown@hotmail.co.uk

So imitation legionaries are ok, but mf lanciarii and those with clubs are not?

That is my understanding Phil.

David - what is the deadline for lists and who is the list checker please?

And now for the full version! And so onto the final game vs Phil Powell and his LRR army. Phil had taken me apart at Britcon and I hoped that my reimagined 900 AP army would prove a sterner test for him. My anti Roman 900 AP list was an IC, 2 x TC, 1 x 10 Sup Pike, 3 x 10 Avg Pike, 3 x 6 Thracians w...

On Sunday morning I found I was drawn against Brian Espie and his Dacians. The Dacian Falxmen are quite scary as they are Sup Impact foot with HW. I decided to stick to my plan and went with my 800 AP choice as did Brian. Brian’s army was IC + TC, 4 x 6 Falxmen, 2 x 10 Warriors, 4 x 8 Warriors, 1 x ...

Having managed to string 2 wins together I am in 2nd place and my reward is to play Paul Bartlett who is leading at this point with his Early Successor. As per my strategy I go with my 850 AP version but Paul trumps me and plays his 900 AP army. If you thought Chris had a lot of pike – check this lo...

Game 2 is against Dave Morrison using Eastern Han. Dave is fielding the Steppe version which is entirely cavalry. I think Dave’s army is 3 x TC, 1 x 4 LH Bow, 2 x 4 Unprotected Cav Bow, Sw – undrilled, 2 x 4 Prot Cav XB Sw, 4 x 6 Arm Cav LtSp Sw, 2 x 4 Arm Cav LtSp Sw and 1 x 4 Elite Arm Cav XB Sw. ...