Old Glory World Wargames Championships 2008
Warhammer Ancient
Battles
The period
organiser is Tommy Brown, mobile 07850084121, mail address,
Armies are
selected from WAB rulebook, Armies of Antiquity (see below), Chariot Wars,
Alexander the Great, El Cid, Shieldwall, Fall of the
West, Armies of Chivalry, Spartacus,
The Armies of
Antiquities book is know largely superseded and the
remaining lists are now in the back of version 1.2 of Warhammer ancient
battles, these lists are available for use, please use the main supplements for
Armies of Antiquities superseded lists.
This years
competition will use the A,B & C system developed
by Tim Haslam and Mark Muslek.
Each player
must create a list based on this system.
You will require 4 loot markers for the second game on
Saturday, these can be simple counters or as complex a
diorama as you wish to make.
Army lists
must be submitted to the period organiser no later than
The agenda
will be as follows:
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Saturday |
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8.30 – 8.50 Check in |
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9.00 – 11.30 First Game |
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LUNCH |
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12.30 – 3.00 Second Game |
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3.15 – 5.45 Third Game |
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Sunday |
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9.30 – 12.00 Fourth Game |
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LUNCH (Note the 2-hour lunch break giving you time to look around the show!) |
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2.00 – 4.30 Fifth Game |
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5.30ish Presentations |
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Tournament Points
Army lists
must be submitted to the period organiser no later than
|
List
received before closing date |
5 Tournament
points |
|
List is
legible and correct |
15
Tournament points |
|
List
includes Army Break Point |
5 Tournament
points |
The list
marker will endeavour to contact you before the event if there are any issues with you list, the list marker also has the
option to reject a list if they feel it is “not in the spirit of the
game”. You will be contacted if this is
that case.
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Difference
in victory points |
Winners
Tournament points |
Losers
Tournament points |
|
0 - 150 |
16 |
16 |
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151 – 300 |
17 |
15 |
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301 – 450 |
18 |
14 |
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451 – 600 |
19 |
13 |
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601 – 750 |
20 |
12 |
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751 – 900 |
21 |
11 |
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901 – 1050 |
22 |
10 |
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1051 – 1200 |
23 |
9 |
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1201 – 1350 |
24 |
8 |
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1351 – 1500 |
25 |
7 |
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1501 – 1650 |
26 |
6 |
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1651 – 1800 |
27 |
5 |
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1801 – 1950 |
28 |
4 |
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1951 – 2100 |
29 |
3 |
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2101 – 2250 |
30 |
2 |
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2251 – 2400 |
31 |
1 |
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2401 + |
32 |
0 |
Games will
last until either the Army Break point has been achieved (page 46 Armies of
Antiquities or www.warhammer-historical.com) or when 2.5 hours have elapsed.
A bonus will
be awarded for reaching ABP depending on army class.
A = 600
B = 450
C = 250
Sportsmanship
This score is
based on your opponent’s behaviour during the game, not on his/her army.
You will be
handed a sheet to score your opponents and this will be collected at the end of
the tournament. You can leave the score
sheet blank and your opponent will be awarded a score of three, alternatively
you can mark your opponent as a + or -, this will improve or detract from the
players score.
Examples of good sportsmanship.
·
Not removing your dice before
your opponent has had a chance to see what was rolled.
·
Reminding your opponent of a
special rule your troops possess.
·
Counting out the target number
before rolling your dice.
There will be
a separate award for best-painted army, competitors will be asked to vote on
this during the competition.
You will not
be awarded any points for painting; however those entering without a painted
army will have 32 points deducted from their total score.
What
you see is what is what you get
Players are
asked to be as WYSIWIG as possible with their army as this aids play and helps
to avoid confusion. An army not deemed,
as WYSIWIG may at the Umpires discretion have 32 points deducted from their
total score.
Rules Queries
Tommy Brown
will be the umpire for this event.
In the event
of a rules debate roll a D6.
Please
remember to check the rulebook first, most answer will be there.
If this does
not resolve the issues please seek out Tommy for adjudication, this decision is
binding.
Remember it is
only a game.
The Umpire is
free to interrupt any game to clarify or point out mistakes to players.
1.
Scores of 160 for Gaming, 25 for
Sportsmanship and 25 for Army Selection, which adds up to a grand total of 210
points available.
2.
The overall winner will be the
player with the highest grand total. In the event of a tie, the player with the
highest Gaming score will be the winner. If this is a tie, Sportsmanship and
Painting scores will also be considered, in that order.
3.
All marks for aspects, other than
game results, will be added in after the last game has commenced. This will
ensure the best generals are always competing against one another.
The Games
All games will be played on a 6 x 4 gaming table.
Each player is to provide a pool of 1 to 3 items of terrain. They are to be no larger than 8” x 8” or
12” in length for a linear obstacle. At the beginning of your first game both
players will pool all of their terrain and then alternate in placing it (throw
a D6 to see who starts). Terrain may not be placed in the centre 12” x 12” of
the table, when all the terrain has been placed use a scatter dice and 3D6 in
order to randomise each piece. If a feature hits the table edge or another
piece that it cannot be superimposed on then bounce it back its remaining
distance at an angle of 180’ to its original direction. A hit on the scatter
dice means the feature does not move. Terrain features can be difficult or very
difficult, but not impassable. No more than 2 of the same types of feature are allowed.
The
terrain will then remain on the table for all subsequent games over the
weekend.
This will be
played using the pitched battle scenario and will use the secret disposition
rule. A4 sheets with a pre-drawn table
and deployment zone will be provided.
This will be played using the Apellido scenario from El-Cid and will use the deployment rules detailed in the scenario. Details for this scenario will be provided at the event if you do not own El-Cid, alternatively email the event organiser.
This will be played using the pitched battle scenario and will use the secret disposition rule. A4 sheets with a pre-drawn table and deployment zone will be provided.
This will be
played using the Surprise Attack and will use the deployment rules detailed in
the scenario.
The ABC Lists
The system has been developed with the intention of
narrowing the discrepancies between the different WAB supplements that have
been currently published. The list is
constantly evolving as people play with different armies and combinations and
adapt the lists, this is not the final version but it is a final version.
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A |
1850 |
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B |
2000 |
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C |
2200 |
The following caveats will be applied to the army list you
decide to take, in an attempt to allow as much variation as possible.
Any Allies & Mercenaries (from outside your main army
list), or 4+ Warwagons, or 4+ Elephants, or 3+ Warmachines, or a Godi, or a
Crusading Bishop – go up 1 level. i.e. C becomes B, B
becomes A.
Each of the following are worth '1 point'. For 1-2 points, no change, for 3-4
points go up one level. For >4 points go up 2 levels.
First Charge; Ferocious Charge; Nomad Cavalry; Superior cavalry; Eastern Shock
cavalry; Special Deployment; Light Cavalry 3+ save; Berserkers and any troop
type with 4 or more special rules (this includes Almughavars!).
Each troop choice only counts for one type i.e. A unit
with First charge and 4 special rules would only count once, not once under
each category.
Chariot Wars
Israelites, Hittite, Trojan, Assyrian B
All remaining lists C
Rule Book
Samurai, Crusaders A
All remaining lists B
Alexander the
Great
All lists B
All lists B
El Cid
All lists B
Spartacus
Slaves B
Roman C
Art of War
All lists B
Fall of the
West
All lists B
Shieldwall
Welsh & Caledonian C
All remaining lists B
Age of Arthur
All lists C
Byzantium: Beyond the Golden Gate
Bulgars and Slavs C
All other lists B
Vlad the Impaler
All lists B
Armies of Chivalry
Hussite, Swiss, Medieval Russian B
All remaining lists C
Amendments
Using AtG for Successors (Imperial list):
Remove all restrictions on (EX) units. Allow Epigonoi to be
fielded without restricting Pezhetairoi.
Epigonoi are "levies".
Spara: Use the
Cane Shieldwall rules in its entirety from B:BTGG; all
of a unit must have Spara’s to benefit from the rule.
Allies: The
Persian army may include allies from the Ancient Greek list as part of their
special troops allocation.
In order to
use Sacred Band, there can be no Spartans in the army, and there must be at
least one other unit of Hoplites within the army.
A unit that
uses feigned flight and flees off the table is lost, and may not return later
in the game. Nomad horse that use the 4” bonus move for skirmishers in the
pitched battle scenario, may not take the free march move.
Please note
that Knights and Sergeants are mounted on Warhorses, even though the
characteristic line has been omitted.
Increase the
cost of Samurai cavalry to 35 points and Samurai infantry to 20 points. Wakato
should have Ld value of 5.
Ancient
Briton
In section 4
replace the third bullet (the one that starts “The player controlling…”) with
the following: To represent the trick of the warriors in the chariot
dismounting to fight on foot, the formation counts as having a rank bonus of +1
if there are 8-11 models in the unit, and +2 if there are 12 or more models in
the unit.
Fall of the West:
Page
48, The Currus Drepanus are allowed. Please note these
chariots are not bound by the minimum unit size of 3.
Shieldwall:
Page 90,
Heirlooms: No heirlooms are allowed in this year’s competition.
Spartacus:
Page 12, Hates
Romans: is what it says. Units with this rule can only use it against Romans.
Page 7, In
Period Cavalry Rules and Out of Period Gaming: If additional points are paid
for Superior Cavalry as shown for Massed archery and Marching cavalry on page
7, then the player may use the attribute in all games. If the points have not
been paid these abilities will not apply, even if both armies are from B:BTGG.
Where troops
are listed as having First Charge, or Ferocious Charge, they have the rules as
they are written in the supplement concerned. Ferocious Charge is not down
rated to First charge or visa versa.
The Art of War:
Page 26,
heroic combat “challenges” cannot be made.
Page
120, no Ruses are allowed.
Fielding an
Elephant does not make your army
“used to elephants”
Special
characters may not be taken, the Great King is not a
special character.
All current
online errata’s from Warhammer Historical’s website will be used.
These
amendments are now also included in the version 1.2 of the core Warhammer
ancient battles rulebook, all rules in the new version of the rulebook will be
used including the 2 optional new rules on page 157.
However the
incidental charges rule (clipping) specifically diagram 151.3 on page 151 of the rulebook will not be used.
Also, to
clarify, the reform rule (page 157) does not affect troops with special reform
abilities such as Andalusian or Arab Cavalry; similarly it does not affect
reforms at the end of a feigned flight or fall back in good order move.
A single dice
may never be re-rolled more than once.
Oracles: If a unit or army standard is applied to a hand to hand combat result then no oracles may be used to add to the Combat Result. However, oracles may still be used to re-roll leadership and break tests even if standards are involved. Oracles may not be applied to skirmisher combat resolution, but may be used for re-rolls of leadership tests.
Wedge combat: In the case of chariots ridden by characters,
each character counts separately from the chariot model for purposes of
counting how many models may strike back that are not in contact with the apex
of the wedge. For example if a wedge of ten models strikes a unit of five Heavy
Chariots that contain three characters, then the chariot in contact would fight
back with the character and chariot. The other out of contact characters would
count as separate models from their chariots, so the player may need to choose
which models would attack in this circumstance. If skirmishing troops charge a
wedge, the wedge does not flatten out. However the wedge may only fight with
models in actual contact if hit on the side or rear.
African Elephants 'fear' Indian elephants.
Cavalry
counter-charges: Light chariots may counter charge, but elephants, heavy and
scythed chariots may not.