Crikey ! That all sounds very sensible.

I can stitch together a very large 1812 Russian infantry army amassing some 38 ACV ... it's tough to beat in any competition time-frame, but also not the easiest to press an opponent for a result. Very very solid though and with plenty of cavalry (inc 5 ...

Hmmmm ... if Marty isn't bringing the huge Austrian-mire then this is could be my chance to bring over the 1792 Prussians ??

I'm with Geoff ... DO NOT mess with the Charge, Shoot, Move sequence - it is by far and away the bestest thing about FoGN.

Corps d'Armee (CdA) really was a great set of rules ... the "initiative" mechanism was especially very very cleverly done and made for an amazing game; but, equally, that ...

A brilliant event ... as always !! Great games in a good environment against opponents who are pleasure to play; the perfect toy soldier event !

The Melbourne crew were very welcoming and make the trip worthwhile every time.

But the biggest of thanks go to Richard for his stunning organisation ...

Wow . . . a quiet event looms ! Just Geoff, Marty, Philip and me prepared to comment, eh ?!

Next thing you know, Iceland will progress in the European Cup by knocking out England . . . or did that happen already ??

The 1812 Russian Infantry are all boxed up and all ready to fly across "the ditch" ... 10 days to go !!!

Geoff, you'll really have to play a WHOLE LOT worse than you did in Brisbane last year to even get a game against me !! I have played the sum-total of just 6 games since then so will be much worse than "rusty". Plus, the combination I am using in Melbourne will see a table top for the very first ...

My list is with Richard for vetting . . . see you all in 3 weeks time !!!

That's how I read it ... they can't move like skirmishers in the Movement Phase.

The final results are:

Supreme*, glorious*, fabulous*, and everlasting* fantastically amazing* global* Champion and 2016 holder of Sharpe's Eagle is:

Kit, using his Anglo-Allied 1815 Waterloo army !!!

... and who amassed 105 pts over the 6 games.

The miserable dregs comprised:

2nd, 103 pts ...

Total points after the first four rounds:

Alastair = 39pts; 
Andrew = 43pts*;
Brett = 45pts;
Keith = 77pts;
Kit = 71pts;
Mike = 63pts;
Philip = 45pts;
Stu = 17pts

* includes pts from Kendall 'subbed' in for Andrew in round 4.

Round 3 saw three drawn games; round 4 had two drawn games.

Total points after the first two rounds:

Alastair = 20pts;
Andrew = 26pts;
Brett = 17pts;
Keith = 38pts;
Kit = 35pts;
Mike = 36pts;
Philip = 16pts;
Stu = 12pts

The 1st round saw 3 drawn games out of 4; in the 2nd round there were none ! No players have 2 wins out of 2.

Pre-game initiative scores (army level + CnC level):

1 army = 2

1 army = 3

4 armies = 4

1 army = 5

1 army = 6

Half of all Commander-in-Chiefs are charismatic.

Army mix breakdown:

8 armies.

Smallest army - 25 ACV; largest army - 30 ACV.

Total of 98 units, ranging from 10 to 15 units per army. 21 of the units are 'large' (2 artillery, 13 infantry, 6 cavalry); the balance 'small'.

Of the 98 units in total, 15 are artillery (ranging from 1 to 4 units ...

NatCon 2016 draw: ALL rounds

I am just waiting to do a final check on Andrew's and Brett's lists, but otherwise we are good to go !

There is no BYE now . . . and as a result I have completed the draw for the whole 6 rounds (it was mostly reverse “seeding” from last year’s Natcon – allowing for the ...

NatCon 2016: ‘runners and riders’ list !

Alastair: Anglo-Allied Peninsula 1809-10
Andrew: Mixed Corps 1813-14
Brett: French 1814
Keith: Russian Guards 1813
Kit: Anglo-Allied, “Waterloo”, 1815
Mike: French 1814
Philip: Anglo-Allied, “Waterloo”, 1815
Stu: Russian Grenadier 1813

If I get some time ...

Kendall, that is a very noble and kind offer. In practice, it would mean me needing to redo the draw from scratch and I don't have much free time between now and then. Also, Andrew has a wedding to attend/avoid at his place Saturday arvo and I was going to swap rounds 1 and 4 to accomodate that for ...

NatCon 2016: draw for the first 4 rounds

7 lists received and all good to go ! I am waiting for just two lists now (from Andrew and Brett), after which I will put up the ‘runners and riders’ list of who is using what. As per the players pack, the bye for each of these first 4 rounds has been ...

3 lists approved and ready to go !

hiya all,

I sent around a v2.0 players pack today via email ... the new version now includes the terrain effects changes for infantry as used at BattleCry a couple of weeks ago.

3 lists received so far; 2 vetted and 'good to go'.

Soon ...