Godendag 2015 Usk 17th/18th January

[rbodleyscott]

GODENDAG 2015



15mm ANCIENT/MEDIEVAL/RENAISSANCE DOUBLES COMPETITIONS

17th & 18th JANUARY 2015

Venue: Glen-yr-Afon Hotel, Usk, Monmouthshire, UK, NP15 1SY

Glen-yr-Afon Hotel

Field of Glory Competitions:

1) Field of Glory: Ancient/Medieval

When Knights were Bold

Any army 1150-1500 AD.
Not to exceed 900 points
The list submitted must not exceed 900 points.

http://www.byzant.demon.co.uk/Godendag_FoG_Rules.htm

2) Field of Glory: Renaissance

Last Gasp of the Arquebus

Any army worldwide 1570-1609.
No more than one BG with Muskets.
At least 16 bases of mounted battle troops. No more than half of all mounted battle troops can be Superior or Elite.
No more than half of all foot battle troops can be Superior or Elite.
Army must have at least 6 bases of foot battle troops per heavy or medium artillery base.

Not to exceed 900 points.

http://www.byzant.demon.co.uk/Godendag_FoGR_Rules.htm

Cost: £58 per team of 2. (This includes lunch on both days – see example menu below).

CONTACT: Richard Bodley Scott, 28 Priory Gardens, Usk, Monmouthshire, NP5 1AJ (rbs@byzant.demon.co.uk)

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GODENDAG 2015
VENUE: Glen-yr-Afon Hotel, Pontypool Rd, Usk, Monmouthshire, NP15 1SY

TIME: 8.30 - 9.00 - Registration time on Saturday

Games will be:

Saturday: 9.30 - 1.00 and 2.00 - 5.30

Sunday: 9.00 - 12.30 and 1.30 - 5.00

ENTRANCE: £58 per team of 2. This includes Lunch on Saturday and Sunday.

SAMPLE BAR LUNCH MENU

Chicken curry ½ rice ½ chips
Lasagne and chips
Breaded plaice and chips
Filled baguettes: chicken tikka, BLT, ham and cranberry, beef and horseradish, cheese and tomato - all served with chips and coleslaw
Door-step sandwiches: ham and cranberry, ham salad, cheese salad, tuna mayonnaise, chicken, sweet corn and mayonnaise - all served with chips and coleslaw
Jacket potatoes: cheese and onion, baked beans, tuna and sweet corn, chicken curry, prawn mayonnaise - all served with side salad and coleslaw
Hot baps - bacon or sausage, bacon and egg, beef and onion - all serve with chips
Chilli and rice or ½ rice ½ chips
Scampi, chips and peas

CATERING & ACCOMMODATION:
The hotel will provide refreshments at competitive rates. No food or drink purchased elsewhere is to be brought into the hotel. Accommodation is available in the Glen-yr-Afon Hotel. Please make your own bookings with the hotel. If you intend to stay on Friday and Saturday nights, please book as soon as possible. Telephone 01291 672302/673202 (Fax 01291 672597).

LOCAL ATTRACTIONS:

If you are able to make a long weekend of it, there are numerous local historical attractions relevant to our period. These include the Roman Legionary Fortress and Museum at Caerleon and the Roman walled city of Caerwent. Among the many local castles, the best are Chepstow, Raglan, White Castle (at Llantilio Croesenny) and Caerphilly. Caerphilly castle has a permanent exhibition of full size working medieval siege engines including ballista, mangonel, trebuchet and perrier. The Welsh Folk Museum at St. Fagans is worth a visit. The Brecon Beacons National Park and the picturesque Wye Valley are also nearby.

CHEQUES: Payable to R. Bodley Scott

QUERIES: Richard Bodley Scott, 28, Priory Gardens, Usk, Gwent, NP5 1AJ. (rbs@byzant.demon.co.uk)

See also: http://www.byzant.demon.co.uk/godendag.htm

[daveallen]

Just a quick check - if the army can't have 16 bases of mounted battle troops is it excluded from the competition?

Dave

[rbodleyscott]

Just a quick check - if the army can't have 16 bases of mounted battle troops is it excluded from the competition?

The umpire's decision will be entirely arbitrary on this. Drop me an email with specifics.

[list_lurker]

This actually makes quite a difference to army selection. Are you saying that all foot armies are allowed ?

[rbodleyscott]

This actually makes quite a difference to army selection. Are you saying that all foot armies are allowed ?

No. Forget I said anything.

[rbodleyscott]

Runners and Riders.

The Knights of St John have been allowed to enter by special dispensation from the Pope.

[steads]

Has the 1580 Japanese army also got dispensation from the Pope or is it just a typo?

[rbodleyscott]

Has the 1580 Japanese army also got dispensation from the Pope or is it just a typo?

It's a typo, it should be 1576. The Pope has not given any dispensation to vary the tournament conditions other than allowing the Knights of St John to stay up past their bed-time for the party, because it's a weekend and they have been good.

[nigelemsen]

Hi, just asking for a local driving conditions update for Usk and the surrounding area. I'm definitely coming regardless, but debbie and our son are planning on coming up for weekend. They where planning on going off to "do stuff". However Debbie is not comfortable with driving in the snow...

Hence what are the conditions like in the area please?

[steads]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2635052
BBC says:-
Outlook for Saturday to Monday

Cold, with sunny spells, showers and overnight frosts. Showers may be heavy and merge at times with risk of hail, thunder and snow. Cloudier Monday, rain or snow possible later.

[titanu]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2635052
BBC says:-
Outlook for Saturday to Monday
Cold, with sunny spells, showers and overnight frosts. Showers may be heavy and merge at times with risk of hail, thunder and snow. Cloudier Monday, rain or snow possible later.

Shipping forecast for Lundy

Issued: 1030 UTC Fri 16 Jan
WindWest or northwest 5 to 7.Sea stateModerate or rough.WeatherSqually showers.VisibilityGood, occasionally poor.

[rbodleyscott]

Results:



Thanks to all for coming.

[nigelemsen]

Enjoyable.. Nice venue and period choice... Also thanks to Simon and his coat tails... He was a good and patient mentor... Learned loads...

Just need to avoid shiney baggage camps and not get drawn in... Cost us 4pts...

Also thank you to our opponents... 4 enjoyable games

[viking123]

Thank you to Richard and my four opponents for a great weekend.

Really enjoy Godendag. The themes are interesting and the competitors are always friendly.

Bob

[CYRANOINLONDON]

Thanks to the Good Doctor for running the most enjoyable tournament of the year once again. Myself and Mr Edwards graced it with our usual complete lack of competence but unbounded confidence ('the feeling you have before you know better') and achieved mid-table mediocrity.

I thought some of the additional restrictions worked particularly well. Requiring that at least 50% of the mounted battle troops were average resulted in a pleasing degree of randomness as Average groups of 4 go 'pop' very easily and the number of gun batteries was reduced by the 'per foot base' rule.

However I never seem to reach the end of my list of rules queries, particularly on keils.

Regards
C

[titanu]

Winners: Simon and Simon

[urbanbunny1]

Lots of fun at Usk.

Was nice with a bit more space in the main hall

Simon (the aussie one)

[nigelemsen]

What... Photo bomb'd by a FoGAm player... What's the world coming too