25/28mm one day competition

stenic · Post by **stenic** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 10:16 am

hammy wrote:
kevinj wrote:Thanks Hammy, I wasn't so much thinking of the height/move relationship (and I won't get drawn into a discussion about whether skirmishing armies should be given any chance ). What I thought might cause some odd effects is the relationship between the moves and the size of bases, such as how nuch forther you have to move to get past someone or how much you move in an expansion. But as I said it's more curiosity having never tried it.
As far as I am aware the only significant issue that has appeared in 25mm games with 1 MU = 1" is fitting a pike formation infront of the camp which I think can't be done (4 ranks of pike = 80mm, camp = 160mm)

Surely 240mm is 9.5 inches give or take?

There is one effect that is relevant to elephants, and others on 80mm bases too. An elephant BG 2 abreast does a 90deg turn, and ends up 2 abreast again due to now having to be at least as wide as they were deep. It makes sneaking past elephants harder.

When this occured in one of our games we checked with RBS; item 7 on the FAQ refers to columns turning 90 to form line, but our case was line turning 90 to form a supposed colum... but in fact had to form a line to enable the new frontage to meet the old depth.

It ruined our opponent's day as he was sneaking past with knights, who were then pinned and charged next go by our elephants and went down, thereby losing him the game.

Steve P

davek · Post by **davek** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 1:27 pm

Any more info on this competition? 650 or 600 points?

I would be struggling to bring much terrain down - would that be a problem?

CLAVDIVS · Post by **CLAVDIVS** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:25 pm

Hi DaveK,
look's like we have more players wishing to play 650 pts and as for terrain we can help with that got lots of terrain at the club for people to use on the day

davek · Post by **davek** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 4:11 pm

What are the start and finish times likely to be?

CLAVDIVS · Post by **CLAVDIVS** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:16 pm

Hi All,
The start time will be round about 09:30 and looking for round about 17:30 to 18:30 finish to the day are later if people wish as we have the hall all day also the corner shop dose hot food all day as well from round about 10:00 am and we can do tea coffee etc in the building for the players.

davek · Post by **davek** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:38 pm

Thanks for your answers.

Are we looking at 2 or 3 rounds of play?

CLAVDIVS · Post by **CLAVDIVS** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:16 pm

2 games

and if we can fit 3 games on the day that will be very good

it will be up to the players on the number of games to play on the day

david53 · Post by **david53** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 7:11 am

If theres enough time with 650 points you can manage to get in three games just a thought
Dave

youngr · Post by **youngr** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 1:58 pm

CLAVDIVS wrote:Hi All,
Ok if you are into 25/28mm FOG then I am going to run a one day competition on Sunday 15th November 2009 650 point armies table size 6ft by 4ft at the East Manchester Historical Games Society (EMHGS) Club house is at Scout Building, Knivton Street, Godley, Hyde, SK14 2PU, a map is on the web site at www.emhg.wetpaint.com put your name down if you are up for this, also if you have not got a 25/28mm FOG army we will have 2 or 3 armies going spare on the day.

May the dice gods be with me on this day

Hi

I would like to make it too please. Where do I put my name down?

Cheers

Richard

CLAVDIVS · Post by **CLAVDIVS** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 2:17 pm

Hi

,
Just let me know please on list or you can e-mail off list at colin.ceasefire@virgin .net just going to work now see you all later tonight

CLAVDIVS · Post by **CLAVDIVS** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:43 am

Hi All,
Just a quick one, all the players who are coming to the FOG 25/28mm Fun and Friendly Day can you if you are bring a army or two with you can you bring with you two army list with each army please one army list at 650 pts and the other one at 600 pts, also if you can e-mail your army list to me that would help as well.
Now the coast it will be £4.00 each paid on the day, we will able to do tea and coffee on the day and the corn shop will be doing food hot and clod all day from round about 10am.
CAR PARKING: as for car parking can you NOT park cars on Knivton Street please we can only fit 4 car outside the scout building if you can park your cars on High Street from the corn shop going back to Halton Street please for a map go to http://www.emhg.wetpaint.com/ where are we on the web site.

See you all soon

Yours in the Hobby Colin Betts

davek · Post by **davek** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 6:38 am

Unfortunately I won't be able to make it

- have a good days gaming and let us know how it went

.

CLAVDIVS · Post by **CLAVDIVS** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 10:33 am

hi Dave,

Thanks for letting me know and a very big sorry

you can not make it.

davek · Post by **davek** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 7:54 pm

How did it go?

CLAVDIVS · Post by **CLAVDIVS** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 8:29 pm

For me it was a let down only 3 players out of 8 turned up on the day.
But all of uses who turned up had a very good day fogging in 25/28mm, looking forward to this weekend at Warfare and next year I will run over the year 2 or 3 one day 25/28mm FUN SUNDAY Fogging day again for the 25/28mm gamers.