Roll Call 2015

[madaxeman]

Roll Call is now full, so here is the final list of players.

If you spot any errors, or if you are on this list and have realised that you now can't come please contact Don Avis (quacktheking) as we have opened up a a waiting list for Roll Call.

Let the trash talk begin...

15mm players (list checker, Kevin)
Alasdair Harley
Keith Spedding
Marc Roberts
Matthew Poole
Geoff Punshon
Robert Medcraft
Stephen Stead
Martin Van Tol
Benedict Jones
Adrian Steer
Dave Allen
David Parish
Don Avis
Jim Gibson

25mm players (list checker Alasdair)
Nigel Emsen
Paul Kitcher
Simon Leray-Meyer
Ray Boyles Boyles
Richard Young
Kevin Johnson

List Deadline: 31st March 2015

25mm : Open theme

15mm Theme details:
Bohemia to Breitenfeld (The early Thirty Years War and associated conflict in Europe from the Bohemian Revolt in 1618 to the first Battle of Breitenfeld, 1631).
Permitted Armies:
Wars of Religion
Later Eighty Years War Dutch, Later Imperial Spanish, Early 17th Century French, Thirty Years War Danish, Early Thirty Years War German Protestant, Early Thirty Years War German Catholic, Hungarian Transylvanian, Early Caroline English (“Only in Ireland” options not permitted), Early Thirty Years War Swedish.
Clash of Empires
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Later Ottoman Turkish, Early Gustavan Swedish

Only options valid between 1618 and 1631 are allowed. Allied contingents from armies not on this list are not allowed.

Armies must contain:
At least as many BGs of Average or Poor battle troops as there are Superior or Elite BGs for both Foot and Mounted categories. Artillery and Commanded Shot are not included for the purposes of this calculation.
At least 3 BGs of mounted battle troops.
At least 6 bases of Foot Battle troops (in BGs of 6 or greater) per base of Artillery

Next event up is the BHGS Challenge

[quackstheking]

For those of you who may not have seen the BHGS posts, Saturdays 1st Round draw is attached.





See you Saturday (unless you fancy helping me set p tomorrow!!!!)

Don

[urbanbunny1]

I'll have a pint instead.

so, how can Jim be playing Richard Young if he's in the 15mm period?

[quackstheking]

Cos he's in the 25mm period?!

Don

[quackstheking]

Or put another way, Keith S (in 15mm period) couldn't make it and Dene (on the reserve list), wanted to play 25mm (which was Jim's preference). So to keep even numbers, Jim switched to 25mm, with Dene, which with 8 players gives both a better comp and full Roll Call ranking points!!!

Happy?!

Don

[nigelemsen]

I see the draw is up... Thank you.. Looked on the Bhgs site...is there any chance of getting a list of armies by player?

[quackstheking]

check out the Roll Call and Challenge thread!!

Don

[nigelemsen]

For those of you who may not have seen the BHGS posts, Saturdays 1st Round draw is attached.





See you Saturday (unless you fancy helping me set p tomorrow!!!!)

Don

My predicts for top 3 on Sunday evening:
Simon and Jim: strong players who would have bought well balanced armies.
Either Ray if his LOA machine gun units throw a reasonable amount of hits, or kevin if he wins the impacts...

I don't fancy the samuria chances with the amount of impact foot about.... Paul, I suspect our game will be a very bloody Samuari Feast..

[kevinj]

is there any chance of getting a list of armies by player?

Here's a copy:

[quackstheking]

My predicts for top 3 on Sunday evening:
Simon and Jim: strong players who would have bought well balanced armies.
Either Ray if his LOA machine gun units throw a reasonable amount of hits, or kevin if he wins the impacts:)

Jim and Simon may have bought strong armies but will they have brought them?!

My predicts will be Jim, Kevin and Simon with Ray as an outside if he can borrow Jim's "magic" dice

Don

[kevinj]

I'm not bringing mine either - I'll see it for the first time tomorrow morning, which will be my first game with big toys since last Roll Call!

[daveallen]

Dave Allen vs Benedict Jones

Or put another way, Keith S (in 15mm period) couldn't make it and Dene (on the reserve list), wanted to play 25mm (which was Jim's preference). So to keep even numbers, Jim switched to 25mm, with Dene, which with 8 players gives both a better comp and full Roll Call ranking points!!!

Happy?!

Don

Not really

No offence Ben

[Paulkit0]

I don't fancy the samuria chances with the amount of impact foot about.... Paul, I suspect our game will be a very bloody Samuari Feast..

Yes that was always a risk brining Samurai. Assuming reasonably even dice (always in doubt) I predict one of us may will our best score in or first game and it'll be all downhill from there. Still the Samurai Vs Samurai game will be the prettiest of the weekend.

[nigelemsen]

Cosmetics are everything Ray's lending me most of the army. It will certainly be a pretty battle...

[urbanbunny1]

thanks to everyone for a great first time at 25mm FoGR.

I can see a new army being collected.

[nigelemsen]

thanks to everyone for a great first time at 25mm FoGR.

I can see a new army being collected.

Oh good oh I prefer the bigger toys games... Even if my scores are the same

[quackstheking]

Attached are the 15mm FOGR results frtom Roll Call. Congrats again to Alasdair on another good win and especially to Dave Parish for steering the Hungarian Transylvanians to a creditable 2nd spot. My submarining skills grabbed me a lucky 3rd spot.



Don

[quackstheking]

And now the 25mm Results. Big congratulations to my teammate Jim for winning the "Big Boys Toys" event having led from start to finish. Kevin proved in 25mm that submarining is a great way to get on the podium and pipping Dene to second place.

Thanks to all for a great weekend



Don

[madaxeman]

7-21-3-25 "submarining"?

That's more pogo-stick-riding than submarining !

[alasdair2204]

I played with a foot army, still recovering from the shock of it, thanks to all my opponents for good games, even boxed myself in for one game so know what it feels like

Thanks to Don and Jeremy Morgan for organising it

Cheers

Alasdair