FOGR Tournament 11-12/6/11, Perth, Scotland

HHope · Post by **HHope** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 2:23 pm

All booked for the 11th-12th June 2011. Usual venue at Luncarty, by Perth. 800 points from any list published by end May 2011. Further details/applications to Hunter Hope - HunterHope@pkc.gov.uk

navigator · Post by **navigator** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 6:50 pm

count the robin hoods bay branch of fog-r in.... i will bring a scots army oop north which seems ironic really
paul

marshalney2000 · Post by **marshalney2000** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 9:49 pm

Paul, stop trying to curry favour with us Scots it just won't work unless there is a free drink involved as we'll. Interested to see what army you bring.
John M

kevinj · Post by **kevinj** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 7:33 am

I'm defeinitely interested, providing I can sort out some sensible travel arrangements. Also, June is starting to look very full as this would make 4 consecutive weekends with events. Still, 2 of those are one-dayers so I might get away with it!

HHope · Post by **HHope** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:12 am

Venue is Luncarty juniors Football Club at Luncarty some 3 miles North of Perth on the A9. 1st slip road after the Inveralmond roundabout leaving Perth.
Cost is £ 25 to cover entry, prizes, lunches, tea, coffee etc for the weekend. The bar will be opened at the usual times.
Timing is to fil the gap between now and the big one in August. If all goes well - understanding the rules that is - there could be a few of us Jocks in teh FOG R comp at Britcon.
Cheers Aye
HH

navigator · Post by **navigator** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 6:56 pm

with tippermuir down the road it only seems right to bring the winners long.. just for fun

but giving a scotsman free drinks....

HHope · Post by **HHope** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 6:16 am

Runners and Riders

John Munro - Later ECW Royalist
Mark Taylor - Later ECW Royalist
Paul Johnston - Scots Royalist
Jim Copeland - Scots Royalist
Larry Cheyne - Scots Royalist
John Muir - TYW French
Dave Burns - TYW German
Hugh Cameron TYW Swedish
Russell Simpson - Anglo Dutch
John Conley - Transylvanian
Mike Kemp + Rob Pooley - Early Ottoman + Minor German City States
Hunter Hope - Later Louis XIV

Looking forward to a great weekend's wargaming with lots of old friends. See you all at the basho!

timmy1 · Post by **timmy1** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 6:26 am

Good luck guys.

Does this event have a name so I can record it correctly in the UK rankings, assuming I receive the results?

HHope · Post by **HHope** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 9:58 am

The basho is called "Square Go" 2011. It's an old Scots invitation to have a fair fight!

It goes something along the lines of "Right you .... Square Go ..... ootside right noo!" followed in due course by "hauners!" a cry for assistance from your mates if all is not going well in the square go.

I will post the results by the 19th Timmy. Maybe even some AAR if I can remember.

HH

navigator · Post by **navigator** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:54 pm

excellent weekend, altho this montrose crashed and burned somewhat !

timmy1 · Post by **timmy1** » Sat Jul 09, 2011 11:57 am

Hunter, any news on the results? June results are almost ready to go to press and it would be nice to have this included.

HHope · Post by **HHope** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 9:23 am

timmy1 wrote:Hunter, any news on the results? June results are almost ready to go to press and it would be nice to have this included.

Sorry for my tardiness, I've been on holiday.

Modesty almost forbids me posting the results but to spare blushes the winners podium was required to support the not inconsiderable weight of Hunter Hope in 1st place, John Muir in 2nd and Dave Burns in 3rd spot.

For my part I played John Conleys Transylvanians in the first round and pulled victory from the jaws of defeat having launched the French at Johns army almost wholly seemingly secure behind a line of fortifications across the centre flanked by two forests. Squeaky bum stuff.

Next up was Russell Simpson with his Williamites. Russell was wielding his freshly minted marshalls baton having scalped the much fancied (in the betting at least) John Munro first up. Russell didnt manage to get his 2 superior guards units with battalion guns nor his salvo unit into play and the French mugged the rest of the army in their absence.

My penultinmate game against John Muir was a humdinger with Johns better mounted wing handing their upstart descendants a lesson in l'audace - big win to John.

My final game was against gentleman Jim Copeland - a fellow club player. Jim bagged almost no terrain and with a shed load of highlanders was off to a a bit of a false start. With little option Jim sacrificed one of his flanks and marched forward to do battle in the centre. The lucky French outshot and outfought the poor Scots and in the end it was a bit of a bloody nose for poor old Montrose.

This big win at the final post allowed me to squeak past my nemesis John Muir for an improbable tounament win.

Thanks to all for the great spirit in which the basho was played.

FOGR Tournament 11-12/6/11, Perth, Scotland

FOGR Tournament 11-12/6/11, Perth, Scotland

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