Braunschweig-Wolfenbuttel's Wargames World: Cowards Wargames Club

Friday, 23 June 2023

VENTA ICENORUM 2023

This is the replacement 400 AP Singles Tournament for Caesaromagus which became a casualty of the Covid-19 Lockdown. Its being held in Hoveton near Wroxham in Norfolk. It is now in its 2nd year.

Oh Crap!

(C) = Cowards club, (E) = Essex Warriors

1. Andy Brooker (C) Makkan, 950 BC DBM

2. Richard Gill (C) Asiatic Early Successor, 320 BC DBMM

3. Dean Astillberry (C) Ch’in Chinese, 299 BC DBM

4. Jeremy Morgan (E) Marian Roman, 53 BC DBMM

5. Ken Warren (C) Early T’ang Chinese, 660 AD DBMM

6. Dave Madigan Early T’ang Chinese, 666 AD DBMM

7. Duncan Thompson Bavarian, 769 AD DBMM

8. Paul Holmes (C) Norman, 1061 AD DBM

9. Chris Smith Yuan Chinese, 1261 AD DBM

10. Drew Jarman Yuan Chinese, 1276 AD DBMM

11. Andy Leeser (E) Medieval Portuguese, 1385 AD DBM

12. Brian Ash (E) Ottoman, 1458 AD DBM

(R). John Vaughan (C) Saitic Egyptian, 606 BC DBMM

Round 1

1. Andy Brooker (C) Makkan, 950 BC DBM

4. Jer Morgan (E) Marian Roman, 53 BC DBMM

2. Richard Gill (C) Asiatic Early Successor, 320 BC DBMM

6. Dave Madigan Early T’ang Chinese, 666 AD DBMM

3. Dean Astillberry + John Vaughan (C)

Ch’in Chinese, 299 BC DBM

7. Duncan Thompson Bavarian, 769 AD DBM

5. Ken Warren (C) Early T’ang Chinese, 660 AD DBMM

9. Chris Smith Yuan Chinese, 1261 AD DBM

8. Paul Holmes (C) Norman, 1061 AD DBM

11. Andy Leeser (E) Medieval Portuguese, 1385 AD DBM

10. Drew Jarman Yuan Chinese, 1276 AD DBMM

12. Brian Ash (E) Ottoman, 1458 AD DBM

The final results were as follows: I played against the 6th, 8th 10th & 12th placed players. My army struggled against these four & to be honest the mix of armies taken meant that the chances of bad match up was quite high.

1. Dave Madigan Early T’ang Chinese, 666 AD 94

2. Jer Morgan Marian Roman, 53 BC 85

3. Ken Warren Early T’ang Chinese, 660 AD 80

4. Chris Smith Yuan Chinese, 1261 AD 80

5. Duncan Thompson Bavarian, 769 AD 75

6. Dean Astillberry & John Vaughan Ch’in Chinese, 299 BC 69

7. Andy Leeser Medieval Portuguese, 1385 AD 66

8. Andy Brooker Makkan, 950 BC 52

9. Drew Jarman Yuan Chinese, 1276 AD 51

10. Brian Ash Ottoman, 1458 AD 48

11. Richard Gill Asiatic Early Successor, 320 BC 38

12. Paul Holmes Norman, 1061 AD 30

Sunday, 12 June 2022

Venta Icenorum 2022

This Picture has nothing to do with my army selection

25/26 June 2022 400 AP 15mm DBM singles. Rules: DBM 3.4

Armies: Any army from Books 1-4, DBM 2nd edition or DBMM revised lists, up to 1515 AD

Tournament entered & list checked OK. Just waiting on the R&R to be announced along with the 1st Round draw. I have not been gaming much since Covid-19 destroyed most of my social activities & the subsequent fall out resulting from that of course.

Here are the Runners & Riders & 1st Round draw.

Venta Icenorum 2022 Runners & Riders (C = Cowards club)

1. Paul Holmes (C) 01/23 Vedic Indian, 1500 BC DBM

2. Andy Brooker (C) 01/22 New Kingdom Egyptian, 1195 BC DBM

3. Chris Smith 02/22 Later Aramaean, 749 BC DBM

4. John Brooker (C) 02/32 Later Carthaginian, 236 BC DBM

5. Ken Warren (C) 02/32 Later Carthaginian, 215 BC DBMM

6. John Vaughan (C) 02/36 Graeco-Indian, 130 BC DBM

7. Dave Madigan 02/28 Early Armenian, 245 AD DBM

8. Andy Leeser 02/46 Kushan, 380 AD DBM

9. Jer Morgan 02/69 Sassanid Persian, 591 AD DBMM

10. Dean Astillberry (C) 04/58 Medieval Irish, 1300 AD DBM

11. Drew Jarman 04/22 Serbian Empire, 1389 AD DBMM

12. Richard Gill 04/62 100 Years War English, 1441 AD DBM

List Breakdown: 9 DBM, 3 DBMM, Book 1 – 2, Book 2 – 7, Book 3 – 0, Book 4 - 3