Society of Ancients battle day 2025

martin goddard · August 30, 2024, 07:46:11 AM

Thanks
Is entoyment good for you and Miles?
Others are welcome too if they fancy the game.
21st, 28th September, 5th October. Miles and Simon. Those any good??

martin

Colonel Kilgore · August 30, 2024, 08:58:50 AM

Thanks Martin,

I can't do 28th September, but will look into the other two options.

Concerning the battle, the Battlefields Trust [https://www.battlefieldstrust.com/media/237.pdf] proposes initial deployments:

Simon

martin goddard · August 30, 2024, 09:20:35 AM

Excellent Simon

Do you think the Viking battle line should start in marshy templates? OR have marshes to the rear.
It might be nice touch to have the NT information plaque on the game?
Helps the troops to know what to do.

martin

Colonel Kilgore · August 30, 2024, 10:25:25 AM

I think that's one to play out, Martin.

Either way, I think we want the marshes on the table for the look of the thing.

Might we have "off-table" scenery (boats too) around the periphery of the actual playing area...?

Simon

martin goddard · August 30, 2024, 12:49:04 PM

Boats definitely. I have some of those.
Might we include a pre game duel on the causeway?

martin

Colonel Kilgore · August 30, 2024, 01:17:03 PM

We might indeed!

How would the duel influence the subsequent game - maybe a little bonus for the winner?

Simon

martin goddard · August 30, 2024, 04:13:54 PM

Yes, some sort of minor advantage?

martin

Colonel Kilgore · August 30, 2024, 05:23:08 PM

Vikings start with wet feet in the marsh vs. dry feet not in the marsh?

Simon

Smiley Miley 66 · August 31, 2024, 07:33:04 AM

I don't mind, where we meet ? The 28th I know I can't do. Family Wedding.
I am down in the depths of Real Dorset for a weekend! (So they say ?)
Miles

martin goddard · August 31, 2024, 08:15:56 AM

Simon and Miles.
Saturday 21st September.
I mention it here in case others would like to join in?

Entoyment.

martin

Smiley Miley 66 · September 02, 2024, 03:23:25 AM

Miles here sounds like a plan to me !
Miles

martin goddard · September 02, 2024, 07:54:45 AM

Shall we play CK in the am and Longships in the pm? OR two of the same, and do another day before March 2025?

martin

martin goddard · September 02, 2024, 08:58:58 AM

Table booked am and pm.
Entoyment.
21st September 2024

martin

Stewart 46A · September 02, 2024, 12:19:25 PM

Martin
A planed battleday on March 8th can be a practice day

Stewart

martin goddard · September 02, 2024, 03:55:16 PM

We had better not do that Stewart, because the Society of ancients battle day only concerns three of us. No one else is involved.
The Entoyment battle day might be better if everyone can get involved.

martin