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6 Nov 2007
4 Nov 2007
its all over now
My last game ends up with a 10-0 win as the Gothic knights crash to their doom on a wall of supported spearmen, and the Dacian allies of the Goths decide to rush out of some brush, and find themselves fighting a losing battle against chariots.
The evil Reigate empire has picked up the trophy with Jason Broomers insanely effective Sinhalese army that I played a couple of years ago at Ascot picking up the prize.
Farewell DBM !!!
Roll on the new world order!
Sunday mornings game
And I'm playing Rus.
Or to use their full name, Fecking Rus.
Hoo bloody rah.
Maybe i should just get an earlier flight. My last DBM competition could end without s single win!
So, where was Dave Madigan
Dave Madigan is a notable omission from this DBM swansong
But at least he was here in spirit
I'm also guessing the "food served daily" contains some fried elements
But at least he was here in spirit
I'm also guessing the "food served daily" contains some fried elements
3 Nov 2007
Game 3
ends up as a close 6-4 win against Chris Smiths Pechenegs.
A terrain free table is swept across by my spear wall, but some terrible dice in bounds 2-5 and some dogged defending by the Pecheneg light horse and wagons means I only get one command and am about 2 moves short of being able to flee another command off table.
I am now languishing with 2 points out of 9. You may be wondering who's in the lead - well, I dont really know, and as we all sit in different rooms in the rabbit-warren like building to play frankly the leaders may as well be on another planet
!!
Here are my spearmen trying to shove some light horse off a gentle hill
A couple of chariots beat themselves senseless against a wall of wooden wagons
Pecheneg is a large army. But you can fit it all in a fairly small space if you try
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Right, now its time for a night on the lash!
A terrain free table is swept across by my spear wall, but some terrible dice in bounds 2-5 and some dogged defending by the Pecheneg light horse and wagons means I only get one command and am about 2 moves short of being able to flee another command off table.
I am now languishing with 2 points out of 9. You may be wondering who's in the lead - well, I dont really know, and as we all sit in different rooms in the rabbit-warren like building to play frankly the leaders may as well be on another planet
!!
Here are my spearmen trying to shove some light horse off a gentle hill
A couple of chariots beat themselves senseless against a wall of wooden wagons
Pecheneg is a large army. But you can fit it all in a fairly small space if you try
0Right, now its time for a night on the lash!
2nd game
A 5-5 draw against a shato turk army commanded by Mr Hessian.
48% casualties on both sides and both of us 1 element away from victory.
And a proper lunch hour in the pub, with Arsenal Man Utd on the telly to boot.
But my capacity for fried food is already being severely tested.
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48% casualties on both sides and both of us 1 element away from victory.
And a proper lunch hour in the pub, with Arsenal Man Utd on the telly to boot.
But my capacity for fried food is already being severely tested.
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Some in-game pics
My blades wade into Tilmans bows
Two mounted generals get intimate in the rough
The Art I are not quite as clever as they hoped!
Two mounted generals get intimate in the rough
The Art I are not quite as clever as they hoped!
0Heres Ruddocks sandwich
Nice of him to return it to the tray.
Fortunately, with so many wargamers around, it wasnt to last for that much longer
Friday night latest.
So, one game and one loss. Due to Guinness fuelled incompetence in losing a general who I probably didn't need to risk in an attempt to try and win the game early and have more bar time. A Burgundian army was my opponent if that's important.....
However its now eytinh close to double figures of Guinness pints. So the important things are going well.
Maybe get some photos up tomorrow.
2 Nov 2007
now here in dublin
looking for a bar, and also looking for the venue.
Usefully, I forgot the directions. and the iwf website is down.
ok
at least a bar should be easy to find
Usefully, I forgot the directions. and the iwf website is down.
ok
at least a bar should be easy to find
European DBM Championships, Dublin
Yes, its 10am on a Friday morning, and after a late night at the Royal Naval College in Greenwich, (don't ask) my body and stomach is facing up to the prospect of Gunniess in the near future as I plan to head out to Heathrow to fly to Sunny (cloudy) Dublin!!
Luckily I had a handy translation guide to the local lingo..
Now, will we have time to do some shopping this afternoon?
Luckily I had a handy translation guide to the local lingo..
Now, will we have time to do some shopping this afternoon?