FOW PLAYER BRIEFING – Rallypoint #37
Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 November 2011
Sat 0800 to 2100, Sun 0800 to 1500
Location: Hamilton’s Fraser High School, 72 Ellicott Road, Hamilton
Entry Fee: $40
Vouchers to the value of at least $750 will be awarded
Free accommodation and breakfasts at the school supplied.
Bring pillow, pillow slip, sleeping bag, mattress/stretcher and towel.
Contact Rob Shirley to co-ordinate which nights.
Entries close on Friday 4 November 2011, with the
Secretary, Hamilton Immortals, PO Box 353, HAMILTON
All documents are required to be with the umpire by this date.
INTERNET BANKING: Dory Fisher
dcfisher@orcon.net.nz FLAMES OF WAR UMPIRE: Daniel Maguire
dvm2@waikato.ac.nzVENUE ORGANISER: Rob Shirley 07 8719157
rob.shirley@clear.net.nz FUTURE DATES
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There is one period on offer: Early War: German, Polish, British, Italian and French lists will only be accepted from “Blitzkreig” and “Hellfire and Back” plus the yet unnamed second Mediterranean Book (if it is released before Xmas 2011). The participants at Rallypoint #36 in 2010 voted to “time limit” the equipment until 30 June 1940, being the date of the French surrender. Thus all lists and equipment out of “Blitzkreig” are acceptable. The Soviet Lists (as per Simon McBeth’s website), will be modified to remain exactly the same in terms of organisation but the available equipment will have the following items not being available:
Soviet items not to be used at Rallypoint:
T-40 obr1941, T-60 obr 1941, Mark III Valentine, T-34 obr 40 ( Production began Sept 40), T-34 obr 41, T-34/57, T-40 obr1940, Matilda II, KV-1 obr41, ZIS-30, BM-13 Katyusha, PTRD AT Rifle, 57mm ZIS-2 Gun, 76 ZIS-3 gun, Il-2 Shturmovik.
The lists out of “Hellfire and Back”; and the 2nd Mediterranean book will all be acceptable provided no equipment that entered service after 30 June 1940 is used in any list from these two books.
Italian items not to be used at Rallypoint:
24mm Hotchkiss Gun, 37/45 gun, M13/40.
Autocannone 65/17 and 102/35
Until the 2011 book or books are seen no determination on what is allowable can be made. Of course the German Arsenal in “Blitzkreig” will be a very good guide.
Proxies are allowed, consult the umpire for individual clarifications before submitting your list.
The competition will consist of six rounds, usually with a time limit of 2.30 hours for each game. If you are in a match where one of the nominated “rules adjudicators” is your opponent or a person who is assisting in running another competition, the match time will be extended by 15 minutes.
Any questions can be e-mailed to the umpire. If you intend to rely on “More Again Lessons from the Front”, then bring along a copy.
LISTS Up to 1500 points.
Modifications because of allowed changes of rating and/or mission conditions are acceptable. Lists are to be submitted in Excel format, clearly specifying where points are spent, identifying any upgrades and the points paid for them. Lists are to be sent to Dan while the entry form and cheques go to the Post Office Box or if you are using Internet Banking to Dory. You are not regarded as being entered until acknowledgemen
t of your entry and money has been returned to you. Warriors will be allowed.
Games will be played on standard 6’ x 4’ tables.
Armies must be painted and based. Undercoat is not acceptable. All miniatures must look like the weapons they are representing. (see above comment about proxies)
SCORING AND AWARDS
One medal is awarded, that is for Best General.
Discount vouchers shall be awarded to all entrants with a minimum of other vouchers being awarded to:
1. Best Sporting Player (expecting a roll-off here)
2. Best Painting (one vote per competitor at the Beauty Pageant)
2. Best General
4. Best Young Gun (16 or under using Generalship score)
5. Best Historical Account (Umpire decision)
6. Dunkirk
In the event of a tie in any category, then a dice off will be held at the prize giving, with low score winning. It is possible to win more than one award.
Generalship will comprise the total score from all 6 games.
Sportsmanship points will be awarded by players to each other at the end of each game on a ranking system to be provided at the competition. In total, the sportsmanship scores generated by the 6 games will comprise 30 points.
5; The usual fine game I expect to play; I’d be keen to play this person again
4; A couple of things didn’t quite gel; but I’m OK about playing this person again.
1; I’d prefer not to play this person in the future. (expect to be “chatted” about what happened.)
Historical
1. Legible named Army list with source document identified.
2. No mistakes in the list and the list into the umpire by 4 November.
3. Identified Unit and historical action they fought in.
4. Between one and two pages historical text for fellow gamer perusal.
5. Sources (more than two) from which Item 4 was obtained.
The Best Historical Account will be selected from those entrants who score all five points.
Painting Awarded on the basis of the results of the Beauty Pageant voting.
COMPETITION FORMAT
The competition will be 6 rounds long, with four rounds played on Saturday and two on Sunday. Grudge matches in the first round need to be applied for when entering (by both players). Scoring sheets will be individualised and at the conclusion of the game you write on them (in order): Your name, your opponents name, your score, your opponents score and the sports score you are awarding them. They are then to be dropped into the data centre.
Saturday
Table Setup (if not done on Friday evening 1730 to 2000) 0730
Name Tick off from Umpire 0800-0830
Competition Introduction / Briefing 0845
Round 1 (Road Block) 0900 to 1130
Round 2 (No Retreat) 1200 to 1430
Round 3 (Breakthrough ) 1500 to 1730
Round 4 (Fighting Withdrawal) 1800 to finish
Sunday
Beauty Pageant / Historical Background 0800 to 0820
Round 5 (Cauldron) 0900 to 1130
Round 6 (Free for All) 1200 to 1430
Prize giving
If a match occurs in the Cauldron scenario where both forces are classified as “Armoured”, before the attacker/defender dice is rolled, either player may opt to play a Free for All.
If a match occurs in the Break Through scenario where both forces are classified as “Armoured”, two mobile units may be deployed instead of one.
If a match occurs in a Fighting Withdrawal scenario where both forces are classified as infantry, before the attacker/defender dice is rolled, either player may elect to play a No Retreat scenario instead.
Death from Above is not available as an alternative to Free For All.
Results for games that have not reached a conclusion at the end of 2.30 hours (or 2.45 where “Rules Adjudicators” are involved) will be determined by the appropriate scenario conditions.
WHAT TO BRING TO THE EVENT
Rulebook,
If you are going to quote from “Lessons from the Front” or “More Lessons from the Front” then it needs to be the latest edition,
Tape Measure, Dice, Template(s), Markers, Smoke
Your army
A determination to enjoy yourself
TERRAIN
Players are invited to provide terrain for the competition. The umpires are believers in good looking tables with high quality terrain that cover a range of historically appropriate battlefield situations.
Each player should inform the umpire when they enrol whether they are able to provide a complete table of attractive and coherently themed terrain (including an appropriately shaded base-cloth or terrain boards). And if it is possible to provide a table that meets the requirements for Road Block in particular. If you are flying to the competition then you need to declare that to the umpire on your army list
The emphasis here is on “attractive terrain”.
Players should also inform the umpire what that terrain would include, what “theme” it represents (i.e., French countryside, ruined city, desert, etc.), and any significant terrain features they would wish to include (i.e., large church, ruined buildings, empty desert, river with bridges, wooded hills, etc.).
Depending on the number and range of options put forward, the umpire will confirm with players prior to the competition as to whether their terrain is needed or not. The umpires apologise in advance if terrain is offered, but not taken up – the idea is to generate a good range of variations / themes, and this may mean the exclusion of some options.
Terrain will be placed on tables by those who provide it prior to the start of the competition. This setup may be meddled with by the umpires if they umpire see fit. Terrain composition may also be changed by the umpire during the course of the competition, but should otherwise remain as set for each battle.
Players should discuss the terrain prior to battle, agreeing to what features are difficult going, concealed, hard cover, etc.
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