Slitherine

I think what Dave should have said was 'its exactly the same in every way, even the air fare and the need for a passport. In fact just call it Belgium'

Like Belgium except add about 30lbs. The fat gamer body type is considered typical.

Ian

philqw78 wrote:I think what Dave should have said was 'its exactly the same in every way, even the air fare and the need for a passport. In fact just call it Belgium'

Why? is it that the new Grand Prix track in Austin going to be an identical copy of Spa, or is it that Belgium full of cow ranches and oil barons
(Is Stereotyping a sport for the tabloids since the 1960s, or just for grossly poking fun at your neighbors- and with that it's good night from the Roast Beef eater )

spike wrote:

philqw78 wrote:I think what Dave should have said was 'its exactly the same in every way, even the air fare and the need for a passport. In fact just call it Belgium'

Why? is it that the new Grand Prix track in Austin going to be an identical copy of Spa, or is it that Belgium full of cow ranches and oil barons
(Is Stereotyping a sport for the tabloids since the 1960s, or just for grossly poking fun at your neighbors- and with that it's good night from the Roast Beef eater )

Are you from texas spike? You fit the profile above?

dave_r wrote:

spike wrote:

philqw78 wrote:I think what Dave should have said was 'its exactly the same in every way, even the air fare and the need for a passport. In fact just call it Belgium'

Why? is it that the new Grand Prix track in Austin going to be an identical copy of Spa, or is it that Belgium full of cow ranches and oil barons
(Is Stereotyping a sport for the tabloids since the 1960s, or just for grossly poking fun at your neighbors- and with that it's good night from the Roast Beef eater )

Are you from texas spike? You fit the profile above?

No i'm from Zaaaaarg, like you Dave

The best way to think about it is that January in Texas will be like August in Belgium. And fortunately there is now a lot of good craft beer in Texas, even in Plano (suburb north of Dallas). You'll probably not see any cows on the streets (after all, it ain't Fort Worth), maybe just some cowboy hats and boots and you'll a few "Y'alls."

Austin is planning to send at least two teams and maybe three. Looks like I'll get to play the early period.

It sure would be nice if the 1st period stopped at 800 BC. This would cut out the Later Neo-Assyrian and Uraritian, which seem to dominate this period because of all the Superior armored cavalry and good infantry they can take. In the 2012 tournament, something like half the armies in this period were one of these two. Maybe it is too late, but it will be a much less interesting tournament if all (or even a majority) of the armies are only one of to dominating options.

The periods are set after much gnashing of teeth over whether to shift the dates or disqualify armies who either placed last year or were used multiple times.

As Chris said, there was a big debate on this among the Captain's organizing committee. The prevailing view seemed to be limitations like what you discussed were undesirable. If I recall part of that was the expectation that in v2 Light Chariots are possibly going to become more viable among other changes.

And I let Walt Burgoyne talk me into rejoining this band of loonies.

Dave Ray

GHGAustin wrote:It sure would be nice if the 1st period stopped at 800 BC. This would cut out the Later Neo-Assyrian and Uraritian, which seem to dominate this period because of all the Superior armored cavalry and good infantry they can take. In the 2012 tournament, something like half the armies in this period were one of these two. Maybe it is too late, but it will be a much less interesting tournament if all (or even a majority) of the armies are only one of to dominating options.

Alternatively, take an army that's good against expensive mounted. My Akkadians love to be drawn against these guys. Up at impact, equal in melee - I'm 7 points, they're loads. Kill them on base losses. Meanwhile my 8 point cheap heavy foot heavy weapon guys give the armoured foot a bad day. All the extra points stove in the flanks.

peltast52 wrote:And I let Walt Burgoyne talk me into rejoining this band of loonies.

Dave Ray

When it comes to Walt. You should have stopped before you wrote the word "me".

ALL teams need to register with James Hovey ASAP

Info on the captains group or the NorthAmericanFOG@Yahoogroups.com

If you need more info let us know here.

Lists are due for registered teams

List submissionDeadline January 3, 2013

Lists are due to list checker Nik "i returned just to rubbish Americans again" G.

email address for him is:
nikgaukroger (at) blueyonder.co.uk

The 2013 US Team Tournament is coming on fast. All participants should be reminded that the tournament will be scored using the 30-0 system used at the 2012 ITC in Lisbon and not the standard 25-0 system. A sample scoresheet can be found here

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/berthiersde ... 0Sheet.pdf

I hope everyone has enjoyed this holiday season.

This is how they do it over the pond. Its probably why they need to spend so much on their military since they just cannot find a decent army*.

1 Jerry Watts Early Nomad. 1000BC Scallywags
1 Geroge Morgan Early Zhou. 700BC Death Panel
1 Steven Payne Hittite Empire YMCA Vets
1 Graham Unger Later Minoan or Early Mykenaean. 1500 BC BAGS
1 Rob Smith Later Minoan or Early Mykenaen. 1400 BC Great Hall G®eeks
1 James Hovey Later Mykenaean or Trojan (Achaian) 1220 BC Wii Not Fit
1 Chris Johnston Mayan (Classical). 399AD SLUT
1 Ethan Zorick Neo Assyrian Empire. 701BC Beltway Bandits
1 Vince Solfronk Neo Assyrian Empire. 701BC Birmingham Bunnies
1 Matt Iverson Neo Assyrian Empire. 701BC New England
1 Ricky Jones Philistine. 801BC SMAC
1 Bill Sieriechs Jnr Urartian. 720BC Southern Barbarians

2 Walt Burgoyne Alex Mac. 329BC SLUT
2 Dave Ruddock Dominate Roman. 380AD New England
2 Joey Miller Dominate Roman. 382AD Birmingham Bunnies
2 Rich Olier II Early Successor (Seleukid). 279 BC SMAC
2 Charles Canfield Foederate Roman. 460 AD Southern Barbarians
2 Dale Shanek Late Republican Roman (Brutus and Cassius). 42 BC YMCA Vets
2 Mike Stover Later Macedonian 200 BC Wii Not Fit
2 Bob Huey Later Seleukid. 150BC Great Hall G®eeks
2 Jim Hauber Later Seleukid. 169 BC Death Panel
2 Greg Horner LRR. 81BC Scallywags
2 Marc Crotteau Palmyran. 265AD Beltway Bandits
2 Marco Ulla Palmyran. 271 AD BAGS


3 Silvio Marra Christian Nubian. 600AD Death Panel
3 David Ray Early Hungarian. 1070 AD Southern Barbarians
3 Hilton McManus Early Hungarian. 1115 AD SLUT
3 Gino Agnelly Early Russian. 1140 AD SMAC
3 Dave Lauerman Hepthalite Huns. 510 BC YMCA Vets
3 Rick Harwell Jin Chinese. 1126 AD Wii Not Fit
3 Chip Miller Komnenan Byzantine. 1048 AD Great Hall G®eeks
3 Dan Martz Snr Later Welsh (South) 1100 AD BAGS
3 Wayne Harrell Norman. 1040AD Scallywags
3 Dan Hazelwood Northern Dynasties Chinese. 577AD Beltway Bandits
3 Christopher Andrews Sassanid Persian. 541 AD Birmingham Bunnies
3 Chris Burr Sassanid Persian. 550 AD New England

4 Ian Buttridge 100 YWE (Continental). 1415AD Scallywags
4 Bill McCampbell Catalan Company. 1385 AD Beltway Bandits
4 Dan Martz Jnr Free Company. 1400 AD BAGS
4 Thomas Demers Later Hungarian. 1448 AD SMAC
4 Ryan Payne Later Medieval Danish YMCA Vets
4 Stephen Schlotter Later Medieval German. 1450 aD Southern Barbarians
4 Lee Cleveland Later Ottoman Turkish. 1431 AD Birmingham Bunnies
4 Chris Swearingham Later Swiss. 1450AD SLUT
4 Bob Rioux Later Swiss. 1476AD New England
4 Chuck Hines Later Swiss. 1480 AD Death Panel
4 Bob Green Medieval Cypriot. 1475 AD Great Hall G®eeks
4 Larry Light Medieval German City League (North). 1490 AD Wii Not Fit

Hopefully Ruddock's team will do really well so we don't have to carry him at Lisbon this time around.
*Except for Dan

Reminds me of the Billy Bragg son "New England":

"I don't want to change the Worlds
I'm not looking for a new England,
I'm just looking for another girl"

OR

"I don't want to change the Worlds
I'm not looking for New England,
I'm just looking for a ladyboy"

grahambriggs wrote:Reminds me of the Billy Bragg son "New England":

"I don't want to change the Worlds
I'm not looking for a new England,
I'm just looking for another girl"

Beltway Bandits look the clear favourites...

New England look nailed on for First Loser spot...