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Glory or Dishonour 2010 March 6 & 7th 2010 Militia Brabantia organises Wargames Club, Militia Brabantia, invides you for our second Open Warhammer Ancient Battles tournament. We are especially inviting the wargames clubs in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany and the United Kingdom. But players not united into a club are of course also very welcome! We expect quite a lot players from abroad, so all rules and scenarios will be available in English. Where & when? The Tournament will be held in the village of Uden in Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands. Uden lays between Eindhoven and Den Bosch along the new A50 highway. It will be held on Saturday the 6th or March and Sunday the 7th of March. Saturday: 10:00 till 12:00 game 1. 12:00 till 13:00 lunch. (if you have a special diet or needs, please let us know a.s.a.p.) 13:00 till 15:00 game 2. 15:30 till 17:30 game 3 and end of day 1. 19:00 diner at restaurant Verhoeven in Uden for all of you who are joining us. (own expense) Sunday: 10:00 till 12:00 game 4. 12:00 till 13:00 lunch. 13:00 till 15:00 game 5. 15:00 till 15:30 prices, final chit chats and alas, farewells……. On Saturday we will go to a restaurant. You are invited to join us. (Costs for the restaurant are not included in the entry fee.) The campaigns During these days we will be running two campaigns at the same time. The first will be from 490 BC up to 476 AD; the classical world from the Persian wars up until the fall of the West Roman Empire. The second one will be situated in the Dark Ages until the battle of Hastings; 476 AD until 1066 AD. It will not be possible to enter both campaigns. We will play three battles on Saturday and two on Sunday, the last one being a double. We will have some ten interesting scenarios set up for you. So do not expect only simple pitched battles! The scenarios we will play will be made available a few weeks before the tournament. The Armies The armies will be 1500 points. There are a few armies that Militia Brabantia can lend to the players. But they are limited, so please inform us as soon as possible if you want to use these. The Dark Ages tournament will use these books: -Shieldwall -El Cid -Age of Arthur Only 1 frenzy unit per army, no crossbows, no lances. Secondly if an army from the Age of Arthur supplement faces off against an army from either the Shieldwall or El Cid supplement, than the units from Age of Arthur will have warband rules 1,2 and 3 as suggested in the Age of Arthur supplement by the authors. The Ancient world Tournament uses these books: -Armies of Antiquity (Greeks) -Alexander the Great and his successors -Spartacus -Fall of the West -Hannibal and the Punic Wars -Romans and barbarians from the rulebook Please note that we allowed for players to enter armies which are drafted from the Mercenary list from the Alexander supplement! We play with 25/28mm painted figures. Stands We hope to welcome a few companies too. Ancient Warfare and Comitatus Figurines have confirmed they will be present. Food & Drinks Included into the entry fee will be a lunch on both days, and some drinks. We will present you with some typical Dutch snacks during the day. There is a bar and a snack-bar in the building to prevent you from dying of thirst or hunger if the food we provide is not enough. On Saturday we will go to a restaurant. You are invited to join us. (Costs for the restaurant are not included in the entry fee.) Lodgings We have made you a list of hotels and B&B’s in or in the vicinity of Uden. Some are quite expensive so check the prices! The hotels in Eindhoven are the cheapest ones but you’ll need to drive about 20 kilometres to Uden. There are also a few beds available at some of the members of Militia Brabantia. You will know these people already. So don't hesitate to ask them if you can stay with them. How to get to Uden For people arriving by train or airplane, we will gladly pick you up and drive you to your hotel or B&B. But please let us know in advance so we can work out a schedule. At the bottom is a list of things worth seeing in the vicinity of Uden. So if you are planning on staying longer go visit these great sites! Places of interest around Uden: http://www.oorlogsmuseum-overloon.nl/ http://www.wingsofliberation.nl/ http://www.kasteelheeswijk.nl http://www.homeindhoven.nl/ The address: The "Kom in" buurthuis Germenzeel 800 5403 XD Uden The Netherlands Prizes Playing Warhammer Ancient Battles is a lot of fun. We want to reward the people that excel in one or more of the following important aspects of the hobby: 1) Most sympathetic player 2) Best painted army 3) Best player The prizes are paid from the entry fee and from the donations of our sponsors (notably Gripping Beast and Grand Manner). But having a good time is always more important than winning. That will be an important part of this weekend. On Sunday, after the last battle, we will claim a few minutes to honour the winners and hand of their prizes. Entry The entry is 25 euro. Deadline Entry will close on the 15th of February 2010. There is only place for about 50 players. So react as soon as possible! Fair Play We are surely looking forward to this tournament. And we will try to do everything to give you a nice weekend. We will keep the following in mind: We play for fun. A Battle is only played well when both players have had a nice time. When in doubt about a situation on the game board think if it would have been possible in a real situation. Ask the referee if you can not work things out. Use the errata from Warhammer Historical Victory chart -Enemy general slain -Enemy banner captured -Enemy Battle Standard captured -Every table quarter held at the end of the game -Stampeding elephant -Fleeing, destroyed and of the table units&characters 100 VP 100 VP 200 VP 100 VP ½ points Unit points Are you up to the challenge… ? On behalf of Militia Brabantia, Kees Broere Richard Dennis Klinkenberg For further information check: www.militiabrabantia.nl For questions: email: Info@MilitiaBrabantia.nl We are proudly sponsored by: Documents The information about the tournament in a RTF document: More info Invitation in NL Invitation in UK Report A report of Glory or Dishonour 2009: A report of Glory or Dishonour 2009
Glory or Dishonour 2010
March 6 & 7th 2010
Militia Brabantia organises
Wargames Club, Militia Brabantia, invides you for our second Open Warhammer Ancient Battles tournament. We are especially inviting the wargames clubs in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany and the United Kingdom. But players not united into a club are of course also very welcome!
We expect quite a lot players from abroad, so all rules and scenarios will be available in English.
Where & when?
The Tournament will be held in the village of Uden in Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands. Uden lays between Eindhoven and Den Bosch along the new A50 highway.
It will be held on Saturday the 6th or March and Sunday the 7th of March.
Saturday: 10:00 till 12:00 game 1. 12:00 till 13:00 lunch. (if you have a special diet or needs, please let us know a.s.a.p.) 13:00 till 15:00 game 2. 15:30 till 17:30 game 3 and end of day 1. 19:00 diner at restaurant Verhoeven in Uden for all of you who are joining us. (own expense) Sunday: 10:00 till 12:00 game 4. 12:00 till 13:00 lunch. 13:00 till 15:00 game 5. 15:00 till 15:30 prices, final chit chats and alas, farewells…….
Saturday:
10:00 till 12:00 game 1.
12:00 till 13:00 lunch. (if you have a special diet or needs, please let us know a.s.a.p.)
13:00 till 15:00 game 2.
15:30 till 17:30 game 3 and end of day 1.
19:00 diner at restaurant Verhoeven in Uden for all of you who are joining us. (own expense)
Sunday:
10:00 till 12:00 game 4.
12:00 till 13:00 lunch.
13:00 till 15:00 game 5.
15:00 till 15:30 prices, final chit chats and alas, farewells…….
On Saturday we will go to a restaurant. You are invited to join us. (Costs for the restaurant are not included in the entry fee.)
The campaigns
During these days we will be running two campaigns at the same time. The first will be from 490 BC up to 476 AD; the classical world from the Persian wars up until the fall of the West Roman Empire. The second one will be situated in the Dark Ages until the battle of Hastings; 476 AD until 1066 AD. It will not be possible to enter both campaigns.
We will play three battles on Saturday and two on Sunday, the last one being a double.
We will have some ten interesting scenarios set up for you. So do not expect only simple pitched battles!
The scenarios we will play will be made available a few weeks before the tournament.
The Armies
The armies will be 1500 points. There are a few armies that Militia Brabantia can lend to the players. But they are limited, so please inform us as soon as possible if you want to use these.
The Dark Ages tournament will use these books:
-Shieldwall -El Cid -Age of Arthur Only 1 frenzy unit per army, no crossbows, no lances. Secondly if an army from the Age of Arthur supplement faces off against an army from either the Shieldwall or El Cid supplement, than the units from Age of Arthur will have warband rules 1,2 and 3 as suggested in the Age of Arthur supplement by the authors.
-Shieldwall
-El Cid
-Age of Arthur
Only 1 frenzy unit per army, no crossbows, no lances. Secondly if an army from the Age of Arthur supplement faces off against an army from either the Shieldwall or El Cid supplement, than the units from Age of Arthur will have warband rules 1,2 and 3 as suggested in the Age of Arthur supplement by the authors.
The Ancient world Tournament uses these books:
-Armies of Antiquity (Greeks) -Alexander the Great and his successors -Spartacus -Fall of the West -Hannibal and the Punic Wars -Romans and barbarians from the rulebook Please note that we allowed for players to enter armies which are drafted from the Mercenary list from the Alexander supplement!
-Armies of Antiquity (Greeks)
-Alexander the Great and his successors
-Spartacus
-Fall of the West
-Hannibal and the Punic Wars
-Romans and barbarians from the rulebook
Please note that we allowed for players to enter armies which are drafted from the Mercenary list from the Alexander supplement!
We play with 25/28mm painted figures.
Stands
We hope to welcome a few companies too. Ancient Warfare and Comitatus Figurines have confirmed they will be present.
Food & Drinks
Included into the entry fee will be a lunch on both days, and some drinks. We will present you with some typical Dutch snacks during the day.
There is a bar and a snack-bar in the building to prevent you from dying of thirst or hunger if the food we provide is not enough.
Lodgings
We have made you a list of hotels and B&B’s in or in the vicinity of Uden. Some are quite expensive so check the prices! The hotels in Eindhoven are the cheapest ones but you’ll need to drive about 20 kilometres to Uden.
There are also a few beds available at some of the members of Militia Brabantia. You will know these people already. So don't hesitate to ask them if you can stay with them.
How to get to Uden
For people arriving by train or airplane, we will gladly pick you up and drive you to your hotel or B&B. But please let us know in advance so we can work out a schedule.
At the bottom is a list of things worth seeing in the vicinity of Uden. So if you are planning on staying longer go visit these great sites!
Places of interest around Uden:
http://www.oorlogsmuseum-overloon.nl/
http://www.wingsofliberation.nl/
http://www.kasteelheeswijk.nl
http://www.homeindhoven.nl/
The address:
The "Kom in" buurthuis Germenzeel 800 5403 XD Uden The Netherlands
Prizes
Playing Warhammer Ancient Battles is a lot of fun. We want to reward the people that excel in one or more of the following important aspects of the hobby:
1) Most sympathetic player
2) Best painted army
3) Best player
The prizes are paid from the entry fee and from the donations of our sponsors (notably Gripping Beast and Grand Manner). But having a good time is always more important than winning. That will be an important part of this weekend.
On Sunday, after the last battle, we will claim a few minutes to honour the winners and hand of their prizes.
Entry
The entry is 25 euro.
Deadline
Entry will close on the 15th of February 2010. There is only place for about 50 players. So react as soon as possible!
Fair Play
We are surely looking forward to this tournament. And we will try to do everything to give you a nice weekend. We will keep the following in mind:
We play for fun. A Battle is only played well when both players have had a nice time.
When in doubt about a situation on the game board think if it would have been possible in a real situation. Ask the referee if you can not work things out.
Use the errata from Warhammer Historical
Victory chart
Are you up to the challenge… ?
On behalf of Militia Brabantia,
Kees Broere
Richard
Dennis Klinkenberg
For further information check:
www.militiabrabantia.nl
For questions:
email: Info@MilitiaBrabantia.nl
We are proudly sponsored by:
Documents
The information about the tournament in a RTF document:
More info
Invitation in NL
Invitation in UK
Report
A report of Glory or Dishonour 2009:
A report of Glory or Dishonour 2009