Attack! 2011 - July 23-24 - Devizes, GB

titanu · Post by **titanu** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:23 pm

nikgaukroger wrote:Runners and Riders

Very interesting and no real duplication. Should be a good comp.

See you on Saturday!

viking123 · Post by **viking123** » Tue Jul 19, 2011 6:18 pm

I have looked on the Devizes website but am unable to find and information on times for the competition. So what time do we report and when do the games start?

Bob

nikgaukroger · Post by **nikgaukroger** » Tue Jul 19, 2011 7:44 pm

I suggest aiming for a 9am arrive & mill about in typical wargamer fashion, with a circa 9:30 start - should work I think.

titanu · Post by **titanu** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 3:07 pm

nikgaukroger wrote:I suggest aiming for a 9am arrive & mill about in typical wargamer fashion, with a circa 9:30 start - should work I think.

That's almost word what the organiser said!!

nikgaukroger · Post by **nikgaukroger** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 7:15 pm

titanu wrote:
nikgaukroger wrote:I suggest aiming for a 9am arrive & mill about in typical wargamer fashion, with a circa 9:30 start - should work I think.
That's almost word what the organiser said!!

I guessed well then

viking123 · Post by **viking123** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 3:30 pm

I was aiming to get there about 8:30 am so it will give me time to find a sausage and bacon butty somewhere before 9:00 am.

Bob

peteratjet · Post by **peteratjet** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 3:48 pm

I'll be at The Black Swan on Friday evening. Anybody else around?

Peter

nikgaukroger · Post by **nikgaukroger** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 8:32 am

RESULTS

1. Bob Amey & Andy Ellis, Ordonnane French – 74
2. Gordon Jamieson & Dave Allen, Medieval German City Leagues – 67
3. Peter Card & Bob Medcraft, Later Anglo-Irish – 59
4. John Patrick & Dave Morrison, Condotta Italian – 57
5. Andy Clarke & Paul Bartlett, Imperial German – 55
6. Steve Brown & John Roberts, English HYW (Continental) – 49
7. Rich Love, Free Company – 49
8. Steve Pearce & Kevin Shillato, Later Sicilian – 46
9. Steve Price & Mike Shepherd, Early Teutonic Knights – 43
10. Andy Claxton & Andy Whitby, Middle Plantagenet – 43
11. Jon Akers & Paul Westmore, Later Anglo-Irish – 42
12. Paul Stovell & Graham Willmott, Later Sicilian – 39
13. Martyn Simpson & David Bannister, Ordonnance French – 33
14. Mike Blake, Swiss – 32
15. Ian Speed & Sylvie Mills, Later Medieval Danish – 29
16. Ian Dyer & Anthony Gascoigne, Condotta Italian - 8

I know its a long way off, but I was thinking that next year we may have a Biblical theme.

titanu · Post by **titanu** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 9:52 am

nikgaukroger wrote:I was thinking that next year we may have a Biblical theme.

Lots of smiting then!!

titanu · Post by **titanu** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 9:53 am

nikgaukroger wrote:Umpire

Thanks to Nik for doing a fine job and changing his mind when required!!

stenic · Post by **stenic** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 9:59 am

Nik, thanks for your help on the vagueries of the rules and twice calling time just before we were about to be crushed under the heals of our opponents

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Also thanks to DDWG for organising the event; Mike and I had a good time with 4 very good games all played in the right spirit. Always a good show.

Interestingly, talking to a coule of trader friends it was noted footfall was down quite a lot, indeed one comment being the 'browsers' at stands were either tournament players or other traders bored and wandering around. Unlucky being the weekend after schools have broken up (give or take) and so many away on holiday or just a consequence of the current economic climate?

Discuss...

viking123 · Post by **viking123** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 11:35 am

I would also like to add my thanks to Nik and DDGW for a great competition and weekend wargaming.

I would like to thank the 4 opponents for the great blood baths that occurred with in two cases the diffence between winnig and losing being 1 or 2 AP.

Look forward to next year. Happy with a Biblical theme for next year but would love a chinese theme sometime.

Bob

peteratjet · Post by **peteratjet** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 11:45 am

What Bob said.

The cider was especially fine, despite the lurid orange colour

grahambriggs · Post by **grahambriggs** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 9:02 am

An option for a comp would be something that covers stone age/bronze age. So what we refer to as 'biblical' plus Blood and Gold and the early Empires of the Dragon.

The 'biblical' armies would probably still dominate (too much decent mounted for the B+G boys) but it would be good to give these armies a comp they could take part in. Mighht even tempt me to attend!

titanu · Post by **titanu** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 11:23 am

The weekend was great except for the Friday meal. Is this the Worlds smallest pineapple ring?

peteratjet · Post by **peteratjet** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:48 am

grahambriggs wrote:An option for a comp would be something that covers stone age/bronze age. So what we refer to as 'biblical' plus Blood and Gold and the early Empires of the Dragon.

The 'biblical' armies would probably still dominate (too much decent mounted for the B+G boys) but it would be good to give these armies a comp they could take part in. Mighht even tempt me to attend!

Shooty elite impact foot Aztecs can deal with contemporary opponents handily. I doubt that chariot-dominated Biblical armies would pose much of a problem. (close to 2MU, pelt the chariots with javelins, rerolling 1s and2s, until they charge you or run away)

Realistic? I couldn't possibly say. Definitely satisfying though.

On the whole, I'd prefer not to mix Beagles and Corona though. Stick to the Iron Age.

grahambriggs · Post by **grahambriggs** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 12:23 pm

peteratjet wrote:
grahambriggs wrote:An option for a comp would be something that covers stone age/bronze age. So what we refer to as 'biblical' plus Blood and Gold and the early Empires of the Dragon.

The 'biblical' armies would probably still dominate (too much decent mounted for the B+G boys) but it would be good to give these armies a comp they could take part in. Mighht even tempt me to attend!
Shooty elite impact foot Aztecs can deal with contemporary opponents handily. I doubt that chariot-dominated Biblical armies would pose much of a problem. (close to 2MU, pelt the chariots with javelins, rerolling 1s and2s, until they charge you or run away)

Realistic? I couldn't possibly say. Definitely satisfying though.

On the whole, I'd prefer not to mix Beagles and Corona though. Stick to the Iron Age.

I was thinking that most 'biblical' comps tend to be dominated by things like Assyrian: superior HCh, decent armoured cavalry and a unit of armoured heavy foot. Mounted plus at impact. Cav and foot up in melee. Can't see that the Aztecs woul be that scary to them.

nikgaukroger · Post by **nikgaukroger** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 2:18 pm

grahambriggs wrote:An option for a comp would be something that covers stone age/bronze age. So what we refer to as 'biblical' plus Blood and Gold and the early Empires of the Dragon.

The 'biblical' armies would probably still dominate (too much decent mounted for the B+G boys) but it would be good to give these armies a comp they could take part in. Mighht even tempt me to attend!

I think this is a good idea - I'd probably go with it to allow more variety and some less used armies to have an outing.

titanu · Post by **titanu** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 3:59 pm

nikgaukroger wrote:...I'd probably go with it to allow more variety and some less used armies to have an outing.

You could try something radical like less popular armies get 50 more points.

dave_r · Post by **dave_r** » Fri Jul 29, 2011 11:16 am

Any chances of getting the results for this somewhere?

Attack! 2011 - July 23-24 - Devizes, GB

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