BHGS Challenge 2016

[madaxeman]

The BHGS Challenge is our second largest tournament of the year, with a 5-round (or more in some periods) competition running over the weekend of 16/17/18th June. This year we are back at Oxford Brookes University, where you can book onsite accommodation as a bolt-on to your entry fee, although there are of course also plenty of places nearby and we are also offering practice and friendly game facilities on Friday.

You can find details and book online at http://www.bhgs.org.uk/the-challenge.html

This year's event will feature the following competitions

FoG:AM 15mm
FoG:R 15mm
DBMM 15mm
Epic Armageddon
Bolt Action
L'Art de la Guerre 15mm
Flames of War
DBM 15mm & 25mm
Blucher 6mm

We will offer other periods if umpires/hosts are able to come forward

Details of all periods are available on the BHGS Website.
Aside from L'Art de la Guerre and Bolt Action all periods will be run in the traditional Challenge 5-games Swiss Chess format.

There will also be onsite catering available at this years BHGS Challenge throughout the two days of the competition.

Lunch will be a buffet, available from around 11.00 am both days with the cafeteria staying open until around 6.00pm on Saturday and 1.00pm Sunday.


The lunch buffet is included in the "full board" residents rate but can also be bought on the day

Breakfast will be available from 7 or 7.30 (TBC) for residents and also open to any early arriving non residents.
Friday evening non-residents can also buy food onsite
We now also have BEER for sale over lunch and in the evening, at student rates.

Juniors (Under 18) get discounted entry by using the code BHGSUNDER18 when booking.

Where there is a theme specified we are working it as we speak, but these periods will definately be offered - full information will be published as soon as we have it.

If you do want to book early and find that we end up choosing a set of lists, special rules, table sizes or game durations you can't do or don't like, we will offer a full refund so please don't let that put you off booking in early!

The Small Print

LOW NUMBERS

In the event that there are insufficient players to make your chosen period viable (normally fewer than 6 players), you will be offered the option to switch to another period or a full refund.

GENERAL ENTRY CONDITIONS

Admission to any BHGS tournament is at the sole discretion of the organisers and their decision on all matters is final. If any entrant breaches these rules, commits a criminal offence, causes disruption during the competition (including to public, traders or staff at the venue) or causes or threatens to cause damage to property at the venue the BHGS’s representative on the day will be entitled in his or her absolute discretion to require that player to leave the competition and the venue immediately, without any refund. In such cases we are likely also to refuse entry to future events

ARMY LISTS

Late submission of army lists is your best and most effective way to make the lives of the many kind, selfless and generous people who organise these events for you a real misery. Please therefore try to submit your list in good time. Deadline dates and list checkers will be published on the BHGS website and communicated to players. The BHGS reserve the right to inflict any one of a wide range of as yet unspecified grave, horrible, humiliating and potentially personally painful penalties on anyone who submits a late list. Especially if you are a repeat offender. You know who you are.... so be careful !

[LordNytram]

Query on accommodation booking. I've already booked a place in the competition but now want to extend this and book accommodation. How do I do this?
Regards
Martyn

[dave_r]

Query on accommodation booking. I've already booked a place in the competition but now want to extend this and book accommodation. How do I do this?
Regards
Martyn

Email Tim Childs. PM me if you need his email address.

[LordNytram]

Sorry but I've had no responses from the organisers from PM, e-mail or posts so I'll ask again, how do I add accommodation to my existing competition place booking?
Regards
Martyn Simpson

[madaxeman]

Hi Martyn

Sorry about that - All emails sent to the Challenge enquiry email on Eventbrite where yo booked your ticket should come to both me and Tim Childs, and the BHGS website enquiry forms also come to me but I don't seem to remember getting anything through so it may have been chewed up somehow. In any case, Tim C is the person who can add accommodation to your booking for Challenge. He's predominantly a DBMM player, and so doesn't usually frequent this particular forum unless it's to post BHGS/Warfare-related stuff but if you email or pm me on this forum I'll send you his direct contact details when I get home this evening.

Tim

[madaxeman]

With this being a particularly uninspiring bank holiday weather-wise, equally unsuitable for DIY or going to the seaside, and with - unusually - Zulu not playing on any terrestrial channel either - many of you may be indoors browsing t'internet... in which case the time is ideal to book into the BHGS Challenge (and Britcon!)

Players entered so far for the Challenge are:
First Name Surname Ticket Type Club Order Date
Malcolm Gordon 15mm FoG AM Durham Wargames Group 19/01/16
Graeme Carroll 15mm FoG AM Durham 23/01/16
David Putt 15mm FoG AM plymouth (paw) 28/01/16
Peter Dalby 15mm FoG AM Hampshire Hogs 01/02/16
John Edwards 15mm FoG AM Durham 04/02/16
Peter Card 15mm FoG AM Oxford 05/02/16
Andrew Ellis 15mm FoG AM Impalers 10/02/16
Graham Briggs 15mm FoG AM Reigate 19/02/16
David Bannister 15mm FoG AM Wessex 20/02/16
Martyn Simpson 15mm FoG AM WessexWinchesterWargamers 22/02/16
Graham Evans 15mm FoG AM Pinner 25/02/16
John Patrick 15mm FoG AM GLOUCESTER 26/02/16
Steve Murton 15mm FoG AM Reigate 03/03/16
Terry Shaw 15mm FoG AM Reigate 04/03/16
Dave Ruddock 15mm FoG AM Maws 11/03/16
Philip Jelley 15mm FoG AM Oxford 12/03/16
Derek Bartlettt 15mm FoG AM PAW 14/03/16
Dino Monticoli 15mm FoG AM Allumwell 15/03/16
Steve Brown 15mm FoG AM PAW Plymouth 17/03/16
Paul Bartlett 15mm FoG AM PLYMOUTH 18/03/16
David Morrison 15mm FoG AM Gloucester 20/03/16
Craig Byron 15mm FoG AM Oxford 23/03/16
Jon Akers 15mm FoG AM N/A 05/04/16
Lee Sanders 15mm FoG AM Independent 12/04/16
Chris Proudfoot 15mm FoG AM None 13/04/16
Lynda Fairhurst 15mm FoG AM OXFORD 14/04/16
Marc Lunn 15mm FoG AM Derby 19/04/16
Kevin Ellis 15mm FoG AM Impalers 02/05/16

www.bhgs.org.uk for details

[TimChild]

Hi all,

With thanks as always to Andy Ellis for his sterling work, here are the runners and riders for the BHGS Challenge next weekend.

[Drum roll please...]

Malcolm Gordon Neo Assyrian Empire
Graeme Carroll Western Han Chinese
David Putt Kyrenean Greek
Pete Dalby Yuan Chinese
John Edwards Early Anglo Irish
Peter Card Later Teutonic Knights
Andy Ellis Kofun Nara Japanese
Graham Briggs Later Anglo Irish
Dave Bannister IIkhanid Mongol
Martyn Simpson Later Seleucid
Graham Evans Western Han Chinese
John Patrick Post Roman British (my hero!)
Steve Murton E.A.P.
Terry Shaw Later Ottoman Turk
Dave Ruddock Warring States Chinese (Qin)
Phil Jelley Medieval Portuguese
Derek Bartlett Kyrenean Greek
Dino Monticoli Dailami
Stephen Brown Classical Indian
Paul Bartlett Medieval Portuguese
David Morrison Tartar
Craig Byron Later Medieval Danish
Jon Akers Later Anglo Irish
Lee Sanders Early Scots
Chris Proudfoot Dailami
Lynda Fairhurst Feudal Catalan
Marc Lunn Dailami
Kevin Ellis Kofun Nara Japanese
Robert Taylor Later Ottoman Turk
David Handley Early Hungarian

Enjoy!

Tim Child

[davidandlynda]

Plus ,in case I am needed to make the numbers ,I will be using Seljuk Turks
David

[timmy1]

30 is a good sized field. Also looks a strong field.

[petedalby]

Amazing variety of armies - I make that 21 different armies from 10 different books.

Should be fun.

[philqw78]

Dalby
Evans
Monticolli
That's my prediction. Pete and Graham use and know their armies well, but Grahams pedestrians can only be slowly picked off by the Yuan.
Dino will smash Dave Ruddock 25-0 in the last game, pushing himself forwards and Dave to where he belongs for taking such a silly army

[petedalby]

That's the nail in my coffin but thanks for the vote of confidence Phil. I think both Ottomans could do well. Shame you won't be there.

[philqw78]

They will, just not well enough

[philqw78]

Who's doing well then? Has Ruddock met any Dailami?

[dave_r]

Who's doing well then? Has Ruddock met any Dailami?

Yes, I've faced Catalan, Dailami and han Chinese. Currently in 5th

[Robert241167]

Hi Phil

I think it as Graham Briggs, Terry Shaw, myself, Pete Dalby then the ladyboy.

Rob

[dave_r]

Terry's one unit of knights ran over an entire nation of bog trotters. Mr bannister squawked a 10-10 against me. Rob's girls got an 11-9 against Pete.

[petedalby]

A great weekend of gaming at the Challenge - thanks very much to Tim, David & everyone else involved in putting this on for us.

Thanks also to Dave, Dino, Graham, Rob & David for 5 great games all played in an excellent spirit.

My prediction for the Ottomans was spot-on - they came 1st & 2nd (equal).

[Robert241167]

A great weekend as usual.

Thanks to the organisers and my opponents, Jon, Terry, Paul, Pete and Graham.

Well done to Terry on the win and ensuring the Ottomans hold the Challenge title for another year.

Rob