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Post by martin on Mar 28, 2018 11:17:44 GMT
.....and if you encounter travel issues, my mobile number is
07981 221687
Martin
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Post by phippsy on Mar 29, 2018 10:49:31 GMT
Hi Martin,
Should we advise prior to the event of the matched pairs, or just turn up with them, and info sheets etc on the day, and provide prior to a game.
Thanks
Peter
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Post by martin on Mar 29, 2018 11:16:56 GMT
Hi Martin, Should we advise prior to the event of the matched pairs, or just turn up with them, and info sheets etc on the day, and provide prior to a game. Thanks Peter Hi Peter There’s absolutely NO need to ‘advertise’ your cunning pairing in advance 😊..... Just pitch up with your pair of armies (and camps pls), plus the info sheet for your opponent to pick from. Bringing a selection of terrain (and a dice which throws sixes.....😎) is also a good plan. Part of the fun/challenge is not knowing what you’ll be given a choice between until the magic moment......... Could players bring a board or two, in case I struggle to provide:- I have enough for about 20 players, but if things go as it seems they might I MAY need extra boards. Cheers Martin
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Post by martin on Mar 30, 2018 23:38:46 GMT
Just had contact from another three potential players, so.......to reiterate
PLEASE BRING A BOARD IF YOU HAVE ONE 😎.
It may stay in the car, or save the day, but it’d be handy to have some back up.
Cheers all.
Martin
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Post by colinthehittite on Apr 1, 2018 7:53:17 GMT
Matched Pairs – the Best of Tournament Formats?
• Preparation really forces you to study the army lists with great care and to check on rules issues – fun for some in itself • The challenge is to pick two armies that in playing terms are roughly equal – you don’t want to end up with the weaker one! • A greater challenge is to spot a potential advantage in one or ideally both armies that your opponent is unlikely to see given the short time he or she has to choose between the pair • You can field weak, unusual or complicated armies that you would never dare to use in other types of tournament • All games are historical and historical games work best in DBA • In one day you will be playing with a wide range of armies and terrain settings and could be playing with every type of element and armies from all four books • You get to handle other players’ beautiful figures • It’s a real test of table top generalship as you play with other peoples devious pairs every other game and you never play with the same army two games running
Missed anything?
With me on this?
Colin
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Post by martin on Apr 1, 2018 10:24:18 GMT
Matched Pairs – the Best of Tournament Formats? • Preparation really forces you to study the army lists with great care and to check on rules issues – fun for some in itself • The challenge is to pick two armies that in playing terms are roughly equal – you don’t want to end up with the weaker one! • A greater challenge is to spot a potential advantage in one or ideally both armies that your opponent is unlikely to see given the short time he or she has to choose between the pair • You can field weak, unusual or complicated armies that you would never dare to use in other types of tournament • All games are historical and historical games work best in DBA • In one day you will be playing with a wide range of armies and terrain settings and could be playing with every type of element and armies from all four books • You get to handle other players’ beautiful figures • It’s a real test of table top generalship as you play with other peoples devious pairs every other game and you never play with the same army two games running Missed anything? With me on this? Colin Pretty much sums it up Colin. We’re also very fortunate to have an excellent bunch of good natured players attending from all over. A fun day (if a little frantic for the organiser 😵) M
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Post by pawsbill on Apr 1, 2018 22:33:29 GMT
Matched Pairs – the Best of Tournament Formats? • It’s a real test of table top generalship as you play with other peoples devious pairs every other game and you never play with the same army two games running
Except that one year when I brought early Muslim North African and so did someone else, so that was 4 of the 6 games. And in the other 2 games, I used the same (opponent provided) army (I think it was Elamite).
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Post by colinthehittite on Apr 2, 2018 8:34:22 GMT
So you had an unusually gentle passage through the challenges of matched pairs that year, Bill. Choosing from the presented pair is one of the greatest challenges and you only had a very few new choices. Many times have I heard players say they wished they had chosen the other army after having played. Did you win?
Colin
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Post by scottrussell on Apr 2, 2018 9:45:23 GMT
I agree with all go Colin's points and have nothing to add.
I know the format has worked for years, but just a couple of suggestions. How about only revealing the draw for any given round once the previous round has started? Currently we have some hours to choose between opposing armies in later rounds, particularly for the afternoon games. I know it applies equally for all players, and I know some mathematically minded players might work out the matrix, but I just wonder whether having only a short time to make the choice might add to the challenge. And how about insisting that armies differ by at least two elements? I have never much enjoyed civil war type games, especially as they may well produce draws, but also because they seem to defeat the object of the format. Just my thoughts on the issue.
See you all on Saturday. Scott
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Post by bob on Apr 2, 2018 21:27:42 GMT
ditto to Scott. I would suggest that a player cannot bring two armies of the same number and letter. Of course I will not be attending, but I did want to add my two pence worth.
I envy the stamina of the UK players who go six rounds with no difficulty. In the US it’s difficult to get a tournament that has more than three rounds. This makes it very difficult to do matched pairs, which needs at least four rounds to play well. In my last attempt the folks wanted to quit after three. So I did a quasi-pairing. I matched the players by scores, then within each pair each player would pick the army of the opponent that he wanted to use. Thus, The pairs We’re not Historic but interesting.
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Post by colinthehittite on Apr 3, 2018 13:11:58 GMT
I envy the stamina of the UK players who go six rounds with no difficulty. In the US it’s difficult to get a tournament that has more than three rounds... Three rounds, Bob! Most UK players would not turn up for three rounds. Is that because US tournaments are at wargames shows/conventions enabling players to do other things during the course of the day? In the UK few DBA tournaments have anything else going on besides the DBA and if they do we still expect a minimum of five games and preferably six. No extended lunches for us and quick change overs between games is the norm. I’ve played in New Zealand where we completed 5 or 6 games in the tournament. I assumed that was normal. I don’t know about other countries and naively assumed 5 or 6 was the world norm. How many games would you expect at a tournament in say France or Australia? I’d be interested to hear about other countries. Colin
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Post by gregorius on Apr 4, 2018 3:28:44 GMT
I envy the stamina of the UK players who go six rounds with no difficulty. In the US it’s difficult to get a tournament that has more than three rounds... Three rounds, Bob! Most UK players would not turn up for three rounds. Is that because US tournaments are at wargames shows/conventions enabling players to do other things during the course of the day? In the UK few DBA tournaments have anything else going on besides the DBA and if they do we still expect a minimum of five games and preferably six. No extended lunches for us and quick change overs between games is the norm. I’ve played in New Zealand where we completed 5 or 6 games in the tournament. I assumed that was normal. I don’t know about other countries and naively assumed 5 or 6 was the world norm. How many games would you expect at a tournament in say France or Australia? I’d be interested to hear about other countries. Colin Hi Colin, Speaking from the east coast Australian perspective, 6 games in a tournament is the norm. At CANCON and MOAB we have a 9.00 start, have 3 games followed by an hour's lunch for eating and shopping, have another 3 games and be finished by no later than 4.30. David Lawrence's (Macbeth) comps are also 6 rounds starting about 10.00, when the licensed venue opens, and be finished by about 5.15. Cheers,
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Post by colinthehittite on Apr 4, 2018 9:39:00 GMT
Thanks for that, Gregorius. That’s very similar to the UK pattern. Perhaps it’s the tea drinking countries of the DBA world that have tournament stamina??
Colin
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Post by martin on Apr 4, 2018 9:56:07 GMT
Thanks for that, Gregorius. That’s very similar to the UK pattern. Perhaps it’s the tea drinking countries of the DBA world that have tournament stamina?? Colin Though why isn’t there DBA in the 🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳 People’s Republic of China , then, Colin....... ? Yer theory has been blown out of the (Yangtse) water 😎...... Bob, the six rounds makes for quite an intensive gaming experience....definitely “full on”.....but one gets one’s money’s worth, so to speak. Martin
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Post by phippsy on Apr 4, 2018 18:14:59 GMT
Martin,
Well typical timing. Now having to fly to Belize via Miami (BA) on Saturday short notice. Still no airing for the Early Libyans. Let’s try for the summer PAWs.
Have a good tournament.
Peter
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