Squarebashing 2025 - 1915!

[John Watson]

Would love to attend but don't fancy driving all the way to Daventry for one day's gaming. If it were a weekend event I'd consider it. Good luck chaps.
John

[Smiley Miley 66]

If you really want to go ? I can pick you up on the way John ?
I come thru the Forest on the way to Soton.
Miles

[John Watson]

Thanks for the offer Miles, but I am doing something else now, so I am not free.
John

[Colonel Kilgore]

A question for the organisers: are we allowing any tolerance on army points (potentially with a risk of losing bases or a VP penalty), or do we have to stick precisely to 620 points or fewer?

Simon

[martin goddard]

What we use in PBI and Ak is a points overspend of up to 6.
If the opponent rolls less than the overspend on a D6 then a base is removed from a unit.


martin

[pigsticker]

Anybody else able to join us, please?

We're ideally looking for one more player to balance the numbers.

"Pigsticker" Ray and friends can kindly loan an army, as necessary.

Simon

All good now as I have found us a 10th player. Chris Peers will join us. I will lend him a 1915 German army army to play Simon P's British. Chris has sat in on a couple of games at Burton last year but has not played before. I trust Simon will guide him the morning & hopefully stay with Chris in the afternoon. Now that is sorted I will email the R&R out to all the players later today.

[pigsticker]

As long as I don't have to play the one that lost me a load of points last year ?
By quitting the game halfway thru ? And rendering my point total Invalid ? Which was highly unfair, as I was still playing, was trying to help him play and was winning ! Anyway ?
 Plus I ve bought both versions of the rule book ! Also I ve even read them several times?  Which is more than my opponent had done !
Yes I will be a 2 player If i need to ?
Miles

Dear Miles, that will certainly not happen this year. The person concerned is unlikely to play SB again & certainly not at one of our SB day events. Thank you for sticking with it and let's look forward to some relaxed fun 1915 themed games.

[pigsticker]

A question for the organisers: are we allowing any tolerance on army points (potentially with a risk of losing bases or a VP penalty), or do we have to stick precisely to 620 points or fewer?

Simon

We usually stick to a maximum of 620pt. I know that it can be annoying when the odd few points do not quite fit but in my experience once you allow an over-point lee-way it can get a little out of hand. Perhaps something we can all discuss on Saturday. If we feel it necessary, I can suggest a system that is used in other periods by the Oxford club. Ray

[pigsticker]

What we use in PBI and Ak is a points overspend of up to 6.
If the opponent rolls less than the overspend on a D6 then a base is removed from a unit.


martin

That sounds like a good idea to consider for next year.

[pigsticker]

It might mean Simon C has to play!

Unfortunately, Simon C cannot attend this year, even just to play. 

[John Watson]

Is that the Chris Peers who wrote the Rorke's Drift book I just gave to Martin? If it is then Martin can get it autographed and ask him the questions he asked me about Lord Chelmsford.
John

[pigsticker]

Yes, Chris is an author of many other books, including most of the Osprey MAAs on Chinese armies.

[Colonel Kilgore]

Anybody else able to join us, please?

We're ideally looking for one more player to balance the numbers.

"Pigsticker" Ray and friends can kindly loan an army, as necessary.

Simon

All good now as I have found us a 10th player. Chris Peers will join us. I will lend him a 1915 German army army to play Simon P's British. Chris has sat in on a couple of games at Burton last year but has not played before. I trust Simon will guide him the morning & hopefully stay with Chris in the afternoon. Now that is sorted I will email the R&R out to all the players later today.

Thanks for all your efforts in finding the elusive 10th man, Ray.

I'd be delighted to meet such an illustrious hobby figure and to help him through the rules.

However, it might well be better to mix up opponents in the afternoon session?

Simon

[Smiley Miley 66]

Is that the Chris Peers who wrote the Rorke's Drift book I just gave to Martin? If it is then Martin can get it autographed and ask him the questions he asked me about Lord Chelmsford.
John

John I did offer you a lift up there ? You could have met up with him yourself!

Miles

[John Watson]

True Miles. I have other things on though.
John