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Post by Simon on Sept 15, 2023 6:58:08 GMT
No need for valium - I missed Richard Pulley off he above list! Simon
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Post by Simon on Sept 13, 2023 15:23:56 GMT
Currently have to following down to play - room for one more.
Baldie Mark Johnson Ken Gordon Stephen Finn Paul Hodson Paul Murgatroyd Colin Alcock Paddy Myers Martin Myers Rob Rush Pete Davis Terry Mahon Keith Murphy Andy Wheeldon Pete Duckworth Stevie Andrews Phil Johnson Neil Mason Tim Rogers
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Post by Simon on Aug 20, 2023 7:19:11 GMT
Perhaps it is time to start a camel joke thread! AND STOP CLOGGING UP MY TOURNAMENT THREAD. It is giving me the hump!
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Post by Simon on Aug 19, 2023 17:11:40 GMT
The following are signed up so far - so three places left.
Baldie Mark Johnson Ken Gordon Stephen Finn Paul Hodson Paul Murgatroyd Colin Alcock Paddy Myers Martin Myers Rob Rush Pete Davis Terry Mahon Keith Murphy Andy Wheeldon Pete Duckworth Stevie Andrews Phil Johnson
Cheers Simon
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Post by Simon on Aug 15, 2023 16:11:43 GMT
Now collecting names for this. The old theme of bring a couple of historically matched pairs but be aware that your opponents will get first choice when yours are used.
So far I think I have:
Baldie
Mark Johnson
Ken Gordon
Stephen Finn
Paul Hodson
Paul Murgatroyd
Colin O’Shea
Colin Alcock Martin Myers Paddy Myers
Also please let me know if you are going to be the driver of a car coming to the event.
More details to follow but basically be at the Medway centre Bakewell for 9.45 on the day. Six rounds and finish by 1700.
Cheers Simon
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Post by Simon on Jul 27, 2023 7:23:34 GMT
Very nice. Have you seen Shahid Dadabhoy's Siberian campaign lists on Mick Yarrow website? The formatting is a bit wonky but the descriptions are clear!
Cheers
Simon
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Post by Simon on Jul 21, 2023 7:19:47 GMT
I have my Alexandrians, Indian, EIR and British on double sized 8cc BW bases. 1/72 plastics and Newline with 12 figures for close order infantry.
Cheers
Simon
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Post by Simon on Jul 12, 2023 9:58:27 GMT
The main list at the beginning of the thread has been updated. The Bakewell Matched pairs is now Saturday 30 September and NOT the 23rd.
Cheers
Simon
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Post by Simon on Jul 12, 2023 9:54:54 GMT
I would like to confirm that the new date is Saturday 30 September 2023.
Cheers
Simon
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Post by Simon on Jul 10, 2023 11:21:25 GMT
I am afraid that it is now very likely that I will need to cancel the above and look for a new date. For those travelling a long way, could I please advise that you don't book accommodation yet and, if you have, consider cancelling it.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Regards
Simon
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Post by Simon on Jul 3, 2023 21:02:05 GMT
Main list at start of thread updated.
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Post by Simon on Jul 3, 2023 20:55:52 GMT
Just finished reading "The Wager" about a Royal navy shipwreck in South America in the 1740s. Excellent.
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Post by Simon on Jun 29, 2023 10:41:20 GMT
Also sad that Warrior Miniatures aren't trading and haven't done for a while
Simon
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Post by Simon on Jun 12, 2023 9:58:36 GMT
Dear Simon and dear all, thanks for an excellent day's gaming. My Tuareg (camel + fast warband) army brought me joy - but as much defeat as victory. Wins against Terry (I managed to get the camels lined up against his Achaemenid Sp), against Baldie with Frank Shaw's Maccabees (I got in amongst the Pk - but only after my general, who'd been hard flanked, had a very lucky escape) and against Colin's Medieval Germans (who threw a 1 to make the Ploughs wet, followed by 1s and 2s for movement throughout). Outmanoeuvred and beaten by Mark Johnson and Richard (both with Kn+Bd armies). My most exciting game was when I lost to Paul M's Rajputs. None of my troops liked the look of his two elephants, so we tried to filter round on the right flank. Psiloi on a difficult hill made this harder than I would have wished, but I was making progress there when he used 4 PIPs to slam the elephants into my LCm rearguard. One El element (the general) hit it on the front, the other on its left flank. The LCm did not last long; the El general that had been to its front pursued. I countercharged the general in its flank with a Cm, bringing in another in overlap. The El turned to face me creating a 2-deep column of elephants. My modifier of 3 faced his of 4; if I'd scored more the elephants would have exploded mutually and I'd have won the game; it would have been a story I'd have been boasting of tomorrow to my 15-month old granddaughter; sadly the odds prevailed. Things I noticed in this, my first English open tournament: 1) Kn+Bd armies seemed to predominate; 2) aggression was low. Though the Tuareg are only Ag 1, I was only able to invite enemies to enjoy my ever-shifting Dunes in two battles out of six. Looking forward to Britcon! Paul It was great to see you back up in Bakewell Paul. And, had there been a sartorial elegance award, you would have won it by a country mile!! Cheers Simon
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Post by Simon on Jun 10, 2023 17:19:35 GMT
Thanks to the 18 players who turned up to join in the usual Bakewell Open fun and games. Thanks also to Timurilank who provided a painted Lusitanian army as first prize and to Phil Johnson who made up some 1st, 2nd and 3rd place trophies (and took one of them back with him!!)
The rankings and armies were as follows:
1 Peter Davis 4/54 Scandinavian 2 Phil Johnson 2/74a Palmyrian 3 Paul Murgatroyd 3/10b Rajput 4 Mark Johnson 3/28 Carolingian 5 Richard Pulley 4/61 Italian Condottia 6 Will Whyler 4/82a French Ordonnance 7 Rob Rush 2/64 Middle Imperial Roman 8 John Saunders 1/32c Chinese 700-480BC 9 Tamara Fordham 4/23 Feudal English 10 Paul Hodson 3/70 Tuareg 11 Tom Whitehead 1/56a Kyrenean Greek 12 Colin Alcock 4/13b Medieval German 13 Terry Mahon 2/7 Later Achaemenid Persian 14 Andy Wheeldon 3/10c Hindu 15 Tim Rogers 3/66 Fatimid Egyptian 16 Stevie Andrews 2/32a Carthagenian 17 Keith Murphy 4/59b Samurai 18 Baldie 2/43 Maccabean
An interesting range of armies - and all beautifully presented.
Next Bakewell event will be the Matched pairs in September.
Cheers Simon
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