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nigelemsen wrote:Well now it is showing as closed... lets play guess everyones army....

here is my bid....

Tim Porter: catholic foot...
Nigel Emson: Eastern Horse?
Simon LeRay-Meyer: horsey?
Robert Medcraft: Samurai?
Alasdair Harley: horsey
Don McHugh: Samurai or elephants..
Lynnette Maxim: samurai..
Don Avis: samurai.
Dave M Allen: sudanese or pointy sticks..
Ray Boyles: something simple to use
David Parish: mingy mings?
Simon Clarke: anything but it will be painted very nicely
Benedict Jones: samurai
Jim Gibson: superior/elite something...

Pretty good guesses

Don Avis - prediction - samurai. - actual - Early Henrician English
Ray Boyles - prediction - something simple to use simple to use - actual - Caroline Imperialist
Simon Clarke - prediction - anything but it will be well painted - actual - Western Sudanese
Nigel Emson - prediction - Eastern Horse? - actual - Mughal
Jim Gibson - prediction - superior/elite something... - actual - Maximilian Imperial
Alasdair Harley - prediction - horsey - actual - Crimean Tartar
Benedict Jones - prediction - samurai - actual - Japanese
Simon LeRay-Meyer - prediction - horsey? - actual - Early Ottoman Turkish
Dave M - prediction - Allen sudanese or pointy sticks.. - actual - Western Sudanese
Lynnette Maxim - prediction - samurai.. - actual - Swiss
Don McHugh - prediction - Samurai or elephants.. - actual - Early Polish
Robert Medcraft - prediction - Samurai? - actual - Caroline Imperialist
David Parish - prediction - mingy mings? - actual - Colonial Portuguese
Tim Porter - prediction - catholic foot... - actual - Early Danish

OK then... quiz question.

When was the last multi-day UK singles event that Alasdair entered, but didn't win?

Roll Call 2014, I beat him in the last game to take the win.

benjones1211 wrote:Roll Call 2014, I beat him in the last game to take the win.

OK - that's two then. Any more?

Could we please have the final scores on the doors for us "lowly placed peoples" Even though I and I stress I, entered my final game score incorrectly,,, Took 4pts/12 vs lost 12/12 but I recorded it as 24-1.. arrgh... dibbled myself out of nearly a further 1/3 score ...

madaxeman wrote:

benjones1211 wrote:Roll Call 2014, I beat him in the last game to take the win.

OK - that's two then. Any more?

And mine would be... how many comps i haven't come last... about two for me

madaxeman wrote:

benjones1211 wrote:Roll Call 2014, I beat him in the last game to take the win.

OK - that's two then. Any more?

Don Avis Warfare 2012 with his Japanese

Roll Call 2010 and 2011 or 2009 and 2010 both times I beat him in the last game once for first and once for second can't remember who benefited to come first. 2012 Britcon some Scotsman won that one
These are all I can remember.

So, at best 6 times in the past 5 years... wow.

I guess the rules must have been in a state of revision that favored foot armies too much on all of those 6 occasions ... !

madaxeman wrote:So, at best 6 times in the past 5 years... wow.

I guess the rules must have been in a state of revision that favored foot armies too much on all of those 6 occasions ... !

Ah - but is this the first time someone has won a competition where Alasdair was present without having had to play him?!

Don

quackstheking wrote:

madaxeman wrote:So, at best 6 times in the past 5 years... wow.

I guess the rules must have been in a state of revision that favored foot armies too much on all of those 6 occasions ... !

Ah - but is this the first time someone has won a competition where Alasdair was present without having had to play him?!

Don

...and I also can't believe it's taken us 6 years before any of us managed to come up with that particular tactic either!

Ben, nice to see my Britcon win in 2012 has remained immortal as being won by some Scotsman!! Do not be concerned as all Englishmen look the same to me as well.
John

madaxeman wrote:So, at best 6 times in the past 5 years... wow.

I guess the rules must have been in a state of revision that favored foot armies too much on all of those 6 occasions ... !

Thanks Tim

to be fair I only just managed two draws against foot armies this weekend, Jims Maximiliinan and Stephens Caroline, had a lovely weekend, congratulations to Tim and Jim for first and 2nd

Cheers

Alasdair

Alasdair losing might have been partly mine and Brendans fault. We were spectating at some of his games to see how to play properly and our combined " couldn't roll a decent die to save your life" effect must have infected his dice

Oy,
Don't take anything away from us who played him.
I played bloody good against Alasdair in a tit for tat match that with a fair wind and another hour, I might have beat him...Always with the If's and buts.

cheers
Jim