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 17/18/19th 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 !

[steads]

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.

I think this is 17-19th June

[Paulkit0]

Either way I'm on my hols.

[madaxeman]

Some quick-out-of-the-blocks signups this year meaning that we're currently on 42 bookings overall.

This is already some way up on last year (when we had 26 players signed up by by Feb 1st, despite opening bookings almost a month sooner)

[tamerlan]

Sorry for the ignorance, I understand It is a single, not doubles competition; and the theme "TBC", What it stands for?.

Thanks in advance.

[timmy1]

Either Tartary, Badlands and China or

To Be Confirmed?

[tamerlan]

Thanks, obviously english is not my mother tongue

[timmy1]

Was not obvious. Your posts are no less Intelligible than many posted here and clearer than some.

[tamerlan]

Please ..., I really have had great fun once I saw the answear (my post ....); and thanks for the language appraisal.

[alasdair2204]

I worry that this will look very much the Badcon draw 90% Early Catholics and Protestants with the odd Hugenot, Austrian and Gustavian thrown in, feel not enough choice allowed, anyway just my thoughts

[madaxeman]

Bump... Now the Oxford 1-dayer is done, this is your next chance to play in the Royal Capital this year of our Lord 2016 !

Entries in sooner rather than later to secure table space for FoGR ..

[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:

Name/Period/Club/date booked
Simon Leray-Meyer 15mm FoG Renaissance Central London 08/02/16
Alasdair Harley 15mm FoG Renaissance None 15/02/16
Matthew Poole 15mm FoG Renaissance Stockport 17/02/16
Marc Roberts 15mm FoG Renaissance Independent 28/02/16
Robert Medcraft 15mm FoG Renaissance Oxford 01/03/16
Adrian Steer 15mm FoG Renaissance HALIFAX 02/04/16
Bruce Rollett 15mm FoG Renaissance None 03/04/16

[madaxeman]

We're still sat on 7 entries for the Challenge - so any latecomers able to even up the numbers would be most welcome !

[kevinj]

We're actually up to 9 now. It's better, but still odd!

[steads]

We're actually up to 9 now. It's better, but still odd!

I could make it up to 10 BUT I would have to leave early on Sunday afternoon (about 15:15) to catch a flight.
I would be willing to cut my lunch break, have umpire generated scenery and start an extra 6 inches in to give a quick last game but would anybody else be happy to do that, particularly if it mattered to the final result?
Just a thought
SdS

[viking123]

I would be happy to assist with that assuming that I am anywhere near you in the table.

Bob

[kevinj]

Just a reminder that the deadline for lists is this weekend. So far I have received them from:

Bob Medcraft
Bruce Rollett
Matt Poole
Adrian Steer

If you have sent a list and your name isn't included, please resend it.

Thank you,

Kevin

[steads]

I have entered to even things up.
Army list to follow later tonight.
See you all soon
Stephen

[kevinj]

Unfortunately it probably won't be the last...

[kevinj]

I've now had all of the lists, so here's the R&R:



See you all at Challenge.