Southern League FOG R 2016 at Oxford
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2015 7:53 pm
Decided to give everyone plenty of time to sort themselves out and put the date in the diary for 2016.
The details of the Oxford round are: -
“The Great Rebellion”
Date: - Sunday 24th April 2016
Venue: - Near the King’s Capital during the Civil War - Wolvercote Village Hall, Wolvercote Green, Oxford, Oxon, OX2 8BD
Format: - Three x 2 hours 40 minute games on pre-set terrain.
Set-up Rules: - There will be the following modifications to the normal set-up rules -
1) light troops will deploy up to 18" and battle troops 13" in from the owning players the base line.
2) light and medium artillery can deploy up to 18" in from the base line as will limbered heavy artillery.
3) Unlimbered heavy artillery would still only be able to deploy at 15".
4) Any heavy or medium artillery must be in the first BG's to be deployed.
5) Medium and Heavy artillery cannot be deployed such that they could fire into either flank zone.
Any artillery captured will be removed from the table during the JAP phase, after all auto routing troops have been removed.
Points: 800 points
The games will be played using the following starting times: -
1st Round 9.00am to 11.30am
15 minute break
2nd Round 11.45am to 2.15pm
15 minute break
3rd Round 2.30pm to 5.00pm
Prize giving
Car parking is tight as it is on public roads so it is advisable to get there early.
We are setting the tables up Saturday evening and will be there from about 8:00 am on Sunday morning.
Tea, coffee and biscuits will be available for £1 for the whole day
Most of the Oxford team will bring their own Sandwiches.
The local BP garage near the large roundabout above Wolvercote has a M&S as a shop so you can get sandwiches there. There is also a small Waitrose shop as part of the Services at the Peartree interchange at the A34 junction. In addition there is a small local shop in the village that is usually open at lunchtime.
Cost: £15.00 per player, payable on the day.
Period: The Great Rebellion 1642–1651: - Early Caroline English, Scots Covenanter, Scots Royalist, Confederate Irish, Early ECW Royalist, ECW Parliamentarian, Later ECW Royalist, New Model Army.
Army lists: - Army lists emailed no later than 10th April 2016 to Tom Elsworth (t.elsworth@btopenworld.com)
Spaces: - Maximum number of players is 30.
Bob
The details of the Oxford round are: -
“The Great Rebellion”
Date: - Sunday 24th April 2016
Venue: - Near the King’s Capital during the Civil War - Wolvercote Village Hall, Wolvercote Green, Oxford, Oxon, OX2 8BD
Format: - Three x 2 hours 40 minute games on pre-set terrain.
Set-up Rules: - There will be the following modifications to the normal set-up rules -
1) light troops will deploy up to 18" and battle troops 13" in from the owning players the base line.
2) light and medium artillery can deploy up to 18" in from the base line as will limbered heavy artillery.
3) Unlimbered heavy artillery would still only be able to deploy at 15".
4) Any heavy or medium artillery must be in the first BG's to be deployed.
5) Medium and Heavy artillery cannot be deployed such that they could fire into either flank zone.
Any artillery captured will be removed from the table during the JAP phase, after all auto routing troops have been removed.
Points: 800 points
The games will be played using the following starting times: -
1st Round 9.00am to 11.30am
15 minute break
2nd Round 11.45am to 2.15pm
15 minute break
3rd Round 2.30pm to 5.00pm
Prize giving
Car parking is tight as it is on public roads so it is advisable to get there early.
We are setting the tables up Saturday evening and will be there from about 8:00 am on Sunday morning.
Tea, coffee and biscuits will be available for £1 for the whole day
Most of the Oxford team will bring their own Sandwiches.
The local BP garage near the large roundabout above Wolvercote has a M&S as a shop so you can get sandwiches there. There is also a small Waitrose shop as part of the Services at the Peartree interchange at the A34 junction. In addition there is a small local shop in the village that is usually open at lunchtime.
Cost: £15.00 per player, payable on the day.
Period: The Great Rebellion 1642–1651: - Early Caroline English, Scots Covenanter, Scots Royalist, Confederate Irish, Early ECW Royalist, ECW Parliamentarian, Later ECW Royalist, New Model Army.
Army lists: - Army lists emailed no later than 10th April 2016 to Tom Elsworth (t.elsworth@btopenworld.com)
Spaces: - Maximum number of players is 30.
Bob