Britcon 2013

[spotteddog]

Rest assured you're all in the new rankings - all except the "unranked three". if i read rght you're at 46, nigel and byron's at 73. simon lrm is in at 9 and dave of the clan redhead (somewhat appropriate for a scotsman) is at 8. the reigning world champion by contrast is at 39!!!!!! i suspect tim may have installed a secret camera at perth wargames club and audited the footage of our recent thursday night games before finalisng the positions. hunter.

[nigelemsen]

Bob,

Nigel, Lowly ranking rubbish. You had to teach Byron how to play but still came 4th.

... and we hadnt even seen our army on the table or practiced it ... bit a trend forming here...

[nigelemsen]

Rest assured you're all in the new rankings - all except the "unranked three". if i read rght you're at 46, nigel and byron's at 73. simon lrm is in at 9 and dave of the clan redhead (somewhat appropriate for a scotsman) is at 8. the reigning world champion by contrast is at 39!!!!!! i suspect tim may have installed a secret camera at perth wargames club and audited the footage of our recent thursday night games before finalisng the positions. hunter.

phew... i can relax... and hide in the long grass

[timmy1]

Nigel, if you entered competitions under a nom-de-guerre that includes the word 'Dave' then you might well be 10th in the Rankings... If however some muppet is entering competitions using the name Nigel Emsen then no he is not ranked in the top10 (makes it to the top 50 this time though...)

[nigelemsen]

Nigel, if you entered competitions under a nom-de-guerre that includes the word 'Dave' then you might well be 10th in the Rankings... If however some muppet is entering competitions using the name Nigel Emsen then no he is not ranked in the top10 (makes it to the top 50 this time though...)

that be me then... Nigel aka kermit

at 50 in still getting altitude sickness

[nigelemsen]

Phew 21/22 done... Only the compulsory frame guns... Then all done... Now will i need one or two boxes mmm

[nigelemsen]

Drum roll... Or even bag pipes, if they had them in 1639..... 22/22 done... Boss now wants her kitchen table back.... May just have to have a layout on the table.. Just for look see's

[spotteddog]

with just 2 days to go till the basho its time to get controversial and through out some predictions. taking into account form, the field, the phase of the moon and the end of ramadan the dawg thinks the psunday nght odium will bear the not inconsiderable weight of messrs

harley
avis and
clarke

in that order. anyne disgree? hunter.

[nigelemsen]

with just 2 days to go till the basho its time to get controversial and through out some predictions. taking into account form, the field, the phase of the moon and the end of ramadan the dawg thinks the psunday nght odium will bear the not inconsiderable weight of messrs

harley
avis and
clarke

in that order. anyne disgree? hunter.

To avoid a car full of humbugs back down south... Mine are...

harley
byron
A-another

i wont care on my position as im driving...

[gibby]

Ok with no vested interested, other than the "Don" is our Chauffuer for the weekend.

I reckon the following to be the placings. Although I think its very draw dependant and the drop a score will be an interesting twist.
cheers
Jim

Allen
Harley
Avis
Munro
Hope
RBS

[nigelemsen]

to make things more interesting and remove a bit of tactical point play...

Why not when the draws go up.. the pts running total is left off and only the players ladder position is displayed... players keep a personal count... and as much or little as they want public..

its just a bug bear of mine when at the end of the comp and before the awards are made, ive seen people do a count up and go have not won anything, i'm off early... I fully understand trains to catch, the extra 45mins will make a difference to traffic jams.. but i find it personally a bit show of bad sportsmanship to go when, staying on would have been possible to clap on the winners... I always stay, its just polite (imo) anyway my winge over and back to the reasonable activety of banter...

[spotteddog]

the latest rankings are now up on the bhgs site thanks to tim m. there is still time to offer celemcy to teh "unranked three". hunter.

[spotteddog]

thank you jim for that vote of confidence. your cheque is in the post! i trust this was based on the assumption that the "unranked three" would benefit from a universally agreed army point handicapping system. alas this forward thinking option has not yet been endorsed by the field and we await one brave individual coming forward to champion our cause. if we are doing top six my guess is

harley
allen
clarke
bodley scott
munro
redhead

any other views? hunter.

[marshalney2000]

I am afraid Spotted Dog's chances have been much reduced as he has lost his entry acknowledgement and cannot print his entry off. In addition, I seem to recall that dogs are not allowed in the gaming area.
I do not think I will be near the podium this year. I feel I have made a bad army choice in that my army is pretty immobile when my successes in the past have been based in being able to move speedily around the battlefield. I am so lacking in confidence that, unlike other players who are painting this year's army, I have already started painting my army for next year!!
John

[nigelemsen]

So rankings out we have in the competition the following ranked positions:

1,2,3,4,6,8,9,14,16,19,23,29,32,33,34,39,(46),55,73,scot 1,scot 2, scot 3, newbie 1...

If Britcon the Wimbledon of the uk wargaming competition circuit? If so... rank outsider could take the plate then

No Ben this year, a missing top ten ranking and RJC.. Almost a full house for the top 10, clash of titans...

[nigelemsen]

I am afraid Spotted Dog's chances have been much reduced as he has lost his entry acknowledgement and cannot print his entry off. In addition, I seem to recall that dogs are not allowed in the gaming area.
I do not think I will be near the podium this year. I feel I have made a bad army choice in that my army is pretty immobile when my successes in the past have been based in being able to move speedily around the battlefield. I am so lacking in confidence that, unlike other players who are painting this year's army, I have already started painting my army for next year!!
John

Are blind/guide dogs the exception

[marshalney2000]

If I was blind and Hunter was my guide dog I would avoid expect to be helping him over busy roads.
John

[kevinj]

Why not when the draws go up.. the pts running total is left off and only the players ladder position is displayed... players keep a personal count... and as much or little as they want public..

Because, having created spreadsheets to manage all of the competitions at Britcon, I'm not going to change them now! After Round 4 you will be able to see your total, lowest and current scores. Apart from anything else it means you know what we're working with, so if there are any cock ups they'll get identified early, rather than after we've presented the prizes.

[nigelemsen]

Why not when the draws go up.. the pts running total is left off and only the players ladder position is displayed... players keep a personal count... and as much or little as they want public..

Because, having created spreadsheets to manage all of the competitions at Britcon, I'm not going to change them now! After Round 4 you will be able to see your total, lowest and current scores. Apart from anything else it means you know what we're working with, so if there are any cock ups they'll get identified early, rather than after we've presented the prizes.

Hi kevin, It was only an idea... Of course I was nt suggesting or expecting any major changes to spreadsheets... even with copy/paste/delete exersise...
may be its a thought for bhgs on further competitions...

[spotteddog]

rest assured, john if your eyesight was failing i'd be first in line to help you to a busy road. hadn't appreciated that we had just about all of the top ten rankers in the basho. surely one of the top tenors will have mercy on the "unranked three".