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The first weekend in October will see Sarisbury Green host the 4th Forged in Battle Team Challenge. The venue is booked & we have capacity for a maximum of 10 teams of 3 players. Priority will be given to those who have attended previously but new players are also welcome. I may have to nudge the cost up slightly due to an increase in the cost of the venue.

The themes could be slightly different if so desired. I'd welcome your thoughts / views to me at peterdalby1960@gmail.com. But if you like what we do - please let me know that too. Or come and talk to me at Warfare or Beachhead.

Venue details are here: http://www.sarisburygreen.org.uk

We are close to Southampton Airport for those coming from further afield and may be able to arrange lifts to and from the airport.

As before this will be a 3-player Team event, 1 player in each pool. Please email Pete Dalby at peterdalby1960@gmail.com if you wish to attend by the 31st July.

Rules to be used are V3. Figure Scale 15mm Specific Period/Theme options & restrictions TBC by the end of February.

I can’t believe we’re into June already so apologies for the delay in getting this to you.

The first weekend in October will see Sarisbury Green host the 4th Forged in Battle Team Challenge. We have capacity for a maximum of 10 teams of 3 players. Priority will be given to those who have attended previously but new players are also welcome. The themes are similar but slightly different to last year.

Venue details are here: http://www.sarisburygreen.org.uk

We are close to Southampton Airport for those coming from further afield and may be able to arrange lifts to and from the airport.

As before this will be a 3-player Team event, 1 player in each pool. Please email Pete Dalby at peterdalby1960@gmail.com if you wish to attend by the 31st August.

Rules to be used are V3. Figure Scale 15mm Specific Period/Theme options & restrictions are as follows:

Pool 1 Sticks and Stones – 850AP Table Size 60” x 40”

Any list, any date but the following troop types are not permitted – any Armour or Heavy Armour, Pikes, Lances or Elephants. Any list where one or more of these is mandatory may not be used.

Pool 2 Horsey Horsey – 900AP Table Size 72” x 48”

Any list, any date but armies must field at least 450 AP of Chariots, Cavalry or Camelry, Bow, XB, or Bow*. NB – LH are not Cavalry. Cataphracts are not cavalry either.

Pool 3 Mounted Heavy Metal – 950 AP Table Size 60” x 40”

Any list, any date but armies must field at least 450 points of Mounted Heavily Armoured or Mounted Armoured Troops of which at least 350 points must be spent on Mounted HvA. Commanders do not count towards this total.

Army Lists must come from the new Books. Where your army of choice no longer appears in the new books we will accept old lists on a case by case basis.

We will offer 3 games on Saturday and 2 on Sunday. All games to be 3 hours.

Team Entry is £75 per team or £25 per individual.

Please contact Pete Dalby at peterdalby1960@gmail.com for information on how to pay or you can pay me when you next see me.

Army lists to Phil Powell at fogamlists@bhgs.org.uk by Friday 23rd September.

Hope to see you there.

Regards

Pete

6 teams signed up already!!

MAWS
Surrey Spartans (formerly known as Reigate)
Wessex
Gloucester
Oxford
Sarisbury

Entries also welcome from individuals who are happy to be brigaded into a team.

The club are also running a 25mm DBM event that weekend. 350 points. If any of your club mates are interested please ask them to drop me a line.

Despite my best efforts we have 9 full teams entered for the 2022 Forged in Battle Team Challenge. I was so close to having 10 full teams but following 2 cancellations it became unattainable.

The first round draw has been made and will be published once all lists have been received and checked by Phil Powell. Please get your list to Phil at fogamlists@bhgs.org.uk by close of play on Friday 23rd September at the very latest please.

I have analysed the scores from 2022 and the team with a bye will be awarded 65 points. This will be in the proportion of 25 / 15 / 25 to reflect the average scores from last year.

The first round bye goes to Gloucester. I am announcing this now so that you can have a lie in gentlemen! In subsequent rounds we should have a novice player who will be available to play a friendly Sticks n Stones if so desired.

The venue should be open from 8.30 am. Please aim to arrive by 9.00 am (unless you have a bye).

Gaming timetable:

Saturday 09.15 to 12.15 Sunday 09.15 to 12.15
13.00 to 16.00 13.00 to 16.00
16.30 to 19.30

As in previous years, tea, coffee & biscuits will be available for £1 each day. It would be helpful if you could bring your own mug please.

We should have ample cloths but if you would prefer to bring your own gaming mat please feel free to do so.

Hopefully I’ve covered everything you need but please contact me at peterdalby1960@gmail.com if required. Emergency contact on the day at 07770 333303.

Hi all,

Just to say our newbie player is raring to play and learn, so is planning to be there for game one if Gloucester are avaiible.

If players dont want to help a newer player learn by playing a game against them if they have a bye, please let me know as otherwise its a wasted trip for young Will from his university digs!

He has played five games now so can set up okay, its the experience. He is one of 5 other players (including my son!) who are in the process of learning so we should get some new players for tournnaments if we all muck in. Big thank you of course to Phil who has gifted an army to Will who is now buying more figures.

cheers

David

what army is he using?

Peter

what army is he using?

I believe he will be using Classical Greek

Thanks very much to Phil Powell for doing all of the list checking. I believe there may still be a couple of wrinkles to iron out but here are the Runners & Riders:

Sticks n Stones

Bob Medcraft Samnites
Brian Espie Eastern Woodland Culture
Graham Briggs Later Minoan
Graham Roberts Ancient Spanish
Ian Carbutt Later Cathaginian
John Patrick Early Mycenaean
Lynda Fairhurst Gallic
Owain Simpson Christian Nubian
Steve Brown Mayan

Horsey Horsey

Phil Jelley Jurchen Jin
Paul Longmore Jurchen Jin
Steve Murton Thematic Byzantine
Dave Putt Seljuk Turk
Pete Dalby Ottoman Turk
Dave Morrison Early Achaemenid Persian
Ali Shaw Nikephorian Byzantine
David Bannister Later Heian Japanese
Paul Bartlett Seljuk Turk

Mounted Heavy Metal

Peter Card Teutonic Knights
Dave Ruddock Later Low Countries
Terry Shaw Tibetan
Jon Akers Medieval German
David Fairbrother Later Low Countries
Keith Pullen Middle Plantagenet English
David Fairhurst Medieval German
Martyn Simpson Komnenan Byzantine
Derek Bartlett Ordonnance French

Now that we have all the corrected lists the first round draw is as follows:

Gloucester Bye
Plymouth vs Mercenaries
Oxbridge vs Wessex
MAWS vs Sarisbury
Surrey Spartan vs Oxford

Good luck!!

Who is in which team?

Bob, Pete and I are Oxford
Lynda, David and Ali are Oxbridge

I assume Wessex is Dave Bannister and the Simpsons

The R&R are in team order.

which is?

we had 6 listed
MAWS
Surrey Spartans (formerly known as Reigate)
Wessex
Gloucester
Oxford
Sarisbury
... FoG family Fairhurst are Oxbridge
then we have two more

TMOJ wrote: ↑Thu Sep 29, 2022 1:03 pm Who is in which team?

Bob, Pete and I are Oxford
Lynda, David and Ali are Oxbridge

I assume Wessex is Dave Bannister and the Simpsons

Surrey Spartans is myself, Terry Shaw and Steve Murton

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Round 4 Draw:

Plymouth 232 vs MAWS 210
Sarisbury 193 vs Oxford 175
Surrey Spartans vs 171 vs Wessex 158
Oxbridge 154 vs Gloucester 142
Mercenaries - Bye

Thanks to everyone for coming down to the sunny south for the Forged in Battle Team Challenge. Hope you all had a safe trip home.

Congratulations to our winners, Plymouth with 342 points
MAWS 305
Sarisbury 302
Surrey 302
Oxbridge 299
Oxford 287
Gloucester 252
Mercenaries 227
Wessex 220

Hope to see you again next year?

Sticks n Stones

Steve Brown 137
Graham Briggs 114
Owain Simpson 103
Bob Medcraft 97
Ian Carbutt 94
Brian Espie 87
Lynda Fairhurst 81
John Patrick 80
Graham Roberts 59

Horsey Horsey

Phil Jelley 120
Paul Bartlett 107
Paul Longmore 107
Ali Shaw 99
Pete Dalby 92
Dave Morrison 92
David Bannister 74
Steve Murton 57
Dave Putt 55

Mounted Heavy Metal

Terry Shaw 131
David Fairhurst 119
Dave Fairbrother 116
Jon Akers 113
Dave Ruddock 111
Derek Bartlett 98
Peter Card 70
Keith Pullen 55
Martyn Simpson 43

So Mr Jelley finally took a sensible army

I took a lucky army, when my Cavalry Lancers were charged by Pete Dalby’s Serbian Knights I got seven hits out of nine dice, and by the end of the turn the Serbs had lost half their bases and a general. I also got 15 hits from my first 16 dice against Dave Morrison, and nine out of nine on impact when my crossbow of doom charged into his Persian Archers and broke four BGs in one turn when I was one off breaking.