Britcon 2022

[Atheling]

Guys, I've had to pull out of Britcon (Long story short- my hospital Consultant does jot want me to mix with other humans for some time yet) so there should be a spare ticket going.

Maybe contact GB or Tim at the email address below:

info@bhgs.co.uk>

Or, failing that Eventright?

Apologies to all- it looks like another year of isolation for me

[MartinG]

To those attending Britcon-we have 5 games set for Saturday and Sunday. If anyone is planning to be on site Friday evening, let me know if you would like a game organised, absolutely fine if you have other plans or want to suggest some other activity.

[Wayne Richards]

Hi Martin - I will be there Friday evening, probably around 7pm ish. Happy to meet up for beers and a game or two if anyone else around. Cheers W.

[MartinG]

Have a look at Cosmo's all you can eat buffet restaurant!!

[Bob Stradling]

I am also booked in for Friday evening - so will be around if someone wants a game or just to hang out.

[MartinG]

Lists have started to arrive:

Andy Kershaw-Sassanid Persian-checked
Bob Stradling-Abbasid Caliphate-checked
Martin Gibbins-Late Imperial Roman-checked (if numbers need rounding)
Dave Johnson-Abbasid Caliphate-checked
Dave Pearson-Sassanid Persian-checked
Wayne Richards-Capetian French-checked
Peter Armstrong-Later Saxon-checked
Malcolm Barnfield-Capetian French-checked
Andrew Beer-Later Irish-checked
David Hale-Abbasid Caliphate-checked
Philip Marshall-Ostrogoth-checked
Andy Pickering-Abbasid Caliphate-checked
Keith Tait-Mayan-checked

[Atheling]

Judgeing by the armies already "in" it looks like I'm going to be missing a fab time again.

Have fun all.

[Bob Stradling]

It is interesting how some events an army that has rarely been seen on the battlefield before suddenly becomes 'the army' of the day.

Three Abbasid armies already! I wonder if there will be any more! It will be interesting to see how the armies compare. I presume we all have the 'compulsory' Naffatun unit. Two Sassanid Persian will be reasonably similar in feel as well.

I know Malcolm is bringing Capetain French, so there will be two of those.

[Wayne Richards]

Blessed are the cheese mongers

[Bob Stradling]

Thank you to Martin and Gripping Beast for their sponsorship of the event and for Martin umpiring.

Congratulations to Dave Pearson for his deserved win, even though he broke my army into little pieces in the first game.

Thanks to my other opponents over the weekend; Wanye, Andy Pickering, Dave Hale and Andy Beer. Having fought two of the other Arab Caliphate armies there I claim the title of 'Caliph'!

Having an 8' table really makes a difference in the way you approach the games and army composition. It certainly forced me into a radical departure in having as many cavaly units as foot units and I can say that there is a place for skirmish cavalry.