Society of Ancients battle day 2025

[martin goddard]

Hello all
Jeremy Giles is organising the 2025 SOA battle day.
It is the battle of Maldon. See earlier  topics.

30th March 2025th is a long way off; 6 months.

I Suggest that we might take two games.
1. Longships
2.CK

The big problem is that we need to tell him very soon what our intentions are.
Tickets and tables need reserving.

If we can join a list about what game we can commit to?
The I will contact Jeremy at the end of this week.

Please do the "usual" and amend the list or indicate your wishes. I will then amend the list for you.

We can sort armies, scenery and vehicles nearer the battles

Thanks

Proposed Game 1.  CK
1.  martin
2
3
4

Proposed Game 2  Longships
1
2
3
4

Forwards


martin

[Smiley Miley 66]

Hello all
Jeremy Giles is organising the 2025 SOA battle day.
It is the battle of Maldon. See earlier  topics.

30th March 2025th is a long way off; 6 months.

I Suggest that we might take two games.
1. Longships
2.CK

The big problem is that we need to tell him very soon what our intentions are.
Tickets and tables need reserving.

If we can join a list about what game we can commit to?
The I will contact Jeremy at the end of this week.

Please do the "usual" and amend the list or indicate your wishes. I will then amend the list for you.

We can sort armies, scenery and vehicles nearer the battles

Thanks

Proposed Game 1.  CK
1.  martin
2.  Miles
3
4

Proposed Game 2  Longships
1
2
3
4

[Smiley Miley 66]

I will put in for Monday off.
What armies are you thinking of fielding ?
Miles

[Colonel Kilgore]

I would like to play Longships, please.

This should motivate me to paint up my Saxons to face off against Stewart's Vikings 

Simon

[John Watson]

I'd like to do CK and can supply a Viking Army if required. The problem is that I don't expect to be able to commit to the date until the end of September, due to possibly conflicting events.
John

[martin goddard]

No problem John.
The armies will be Viking and English.
I expect we can get some practice games in and create a good scenario planned out.
The scenery is pretty flat with a  bit of water to the rear of the Viking army.Plus some woods and other bits to make it look nice. maybe some ships should be parked up at the table corners for scenic effect?

Proposed Game 1.  CK
1.  martin
2.  Miles
3
4

Proposed Game 2  Longships
1. Simon
2
3
4

Early days.
If both games run we can swap over.
I assume players are happy to make places open for guest players?

martin

[martin goddard]

I think we have a couple of weeks for this.
I will pursue this until we have the "needed" 4 players.

martin

[Colonel Kilgore]

I think Stewart was hoping to rise to the Longships game challenge? At least, he has threatened to unleash his Vikings on me!

Simon

[martin goddard]

That would be nice.
I will ask him.

martin

[Stewart 46A]

Unfortunately picking Mother's Day for the venue I doubt I will be available as Sue I expect  will be out with family and I'll be on dog duty


Stewart

[martin goddard]

We are now "on".
30th March 2025
I will get the tickets organised soon.

Proposed Game 1.  CK
1.  martin
2.  Miles
3
4

Proposed Game 2  Longships
1. Simon
2. Nigel
3
4


martin

[Colonel Kilgore]

Thanks Martin.

I think I'll re-read all my Uhtred books to get into the mood

Simon

[martin goddard]

I will probably make some special character figures for this game.


martin

[Colonel Kilgore]

That would be a most excellent idea, Martin.

Longships doesn't get the exposure it deserves, and there are some lovely models in the range.

Simon

[Sean Clark]

This is all very exciting.

I return to the Uhtred books from time to time.

Special figures always get my vote.