1067 Campaign Game at Recon 2011 ADVANCED SIGN-UPS

[Tony Aguilar]

Several people have commented that the campaign game format has been their favorite way of playing DBA. I happen to agree.

As discussed at Hurricon 2010, I will be running a campaign based on the time of the Norman Conquest in the same vein as the "Scourge of Rome" one that we did at Avon Park in July - using a "Two-Davids" model.

1067 - Wot now?
DBA Grand Campaign Game at Recon 2011 - Cocoa Beach, FL
Will the conquest of England, Apulia and Sicily be enough for the Normans, or are there greater feats yet to come?

Sign-ups will be in advance of RECON 2011 and can be done directly on this forum.
If you already have one of these armies painted, or you are planning on painting one, you will have priority over someone who walks up. Not all slots need to be filled in order to be able to play, but we do need an EVEN number of players. There will be some slots available at the start of the tourney.

Normans (III/51) - William the Conqueror - [Gray Strickland]
Normans (III/51) - Robert "Guiscard" de Hauteville [Nick Zizo]
Wales (III/19a)
Scotland (III/45b) Malcolm III - [Will Michael]
Ireland (III/46)
Bretons (III/18)
France (III/51) Phillip I the Amorous [David Shepps]
Holy Roman Empire (III/52) Heinrich IV - [Dave Blackmon]
Lombardy (III/21b)
Papal Italian (III/76)
Poland (III/62a) Boleslaw II the Bold - [Mitch Harbach]
Serbia (III/26a)
Croatia (III/26b)
Kiev (III/78)
Volga Bulgars (III/32)
Cumans (III/79)
Hungary (III/67a)
Pechenegs (III/47)
Konstantinian Byzantine (III/75) Constantine X - [Marty Schmidt]
Seljuk Turks (III/73)
Georgia (III/70a)
Fatimids (III/65) Caliph Al-Mustansir Biallah - [Jim Riley]
Zirids of Tunisia (III/33)
Hammadids of Algeria (III/33)
Almoravids (III/74)
Leon-Castilla (III/35b)
Denmark (III/40c)
Norway (III/40c)
Sweden (III/40c)
Cordoba (III/34b)


PLAYING, BUT WAITING TO ROUND OUT THE FORCES:

Mario Crocetti
Rich Gause
Tony Aguilar

[Pavane]

Tony,

Is the date of this event a secret?

[Brian Peruski]

What other DBA events are scheduled for the convention?

[Tony Aguilar]

Originally Posted by Brian Peruski

What other DBA events are scheduled for the convention?

In an effort to coordinate our DBA efforts, below you will find a list of some pre-planning that I have spoken to some of you about. Recon 2011 will be held in Cocoa Beach, FL, April 29-May 1, 2011. We should AGAIN have a full slate to get your DBA fix.


Session 1 – Friday 9AM to 12PM
DBA-RRR BIG BATTLE game during the Renaissance Period.
GM: Jim Riley

Session 2 – Friday 2PM to 6PM
15mm DBA-RRR OPEN TOURNAMENT
GM: Tony Aguilar
Bring any army from Books 1-3 from DBA-RRR.
Rules are available at:
http://www.scribd.com/group/82216-db...nd-restoration

Session 3 – Friday 8PM till ?????
1067 Campaign Game Tourney
GM: Tony Aguilar
A "Two Davids" style camapign set just after the Norman conquest of England.
Advanced sign up suggested - up to 20 players.

Session 4 – Saturday 9AM to 12PM
BBDBA "GM's Choice"
GM: Don Harting

Session 5 - Saturday 2PM to 6PM
NASAMW Deep South DBA Championship Tourney (Open Tourney)
GM: Marty Schmidt
This will be an "Opne" event where all armies are eligible from the DBA 2.2
book.


Session 6 – Saturday 8PM to MIDNIGHT
15mm DBA Theme Tourney "OVER LAND AND SEA"
GM: Dave Blackmon
Eligible armies must be either Arable or Littoral terrain types.
Board size (24" or 30") chosen by the attacker in each battle.

Session 7 – Sunday 9AM to 1PM
"GM's Choice"
GM: Rick Parrish

[Tony Aguilar]

Originally Posted by Pavane

Tony,

Is the date of this event a secret?

April 29-May 1, 2011 in Cocoa Beach, FL

See Recon site below:

http://www.hmgs-south.com/hmgs/index...d=45&Itemid=27

[Rich Gause]

There will also be something on Thursday night, maybe BBDBA.......

[Pavane]

Thanks Tony. I am planning to attend. Please sign me up for Norway in the campaign. I have a few questions, mainly to determine how many figures I have to transport:

Session 1: I assume that this will be a single, big game as opposed to a tournament. Will figures be supplied or, if not, what armies are to be used?

Session 3: Are you going to designate some of the countries (like Wales) as upland or rough as the Davids have done in past campaigns to give them a small advantage in terrain selection?

Session 4 & 7: "GM's Choice" is difficult to plan for, Can these be firmed up?

I assume that all games are 15mm.

EDIT: I looked up David's Wild Region rule from the Gallic Campaign from Fall In:

Native defenders are more likely to be able to defend (and thus get terrain of their liking, and to the extent that is possible, terrain that is not to the liking of the attacker).

The basic rule on aggression for these campaigns is this:

Defending (didn't move): Aggression 0

Invading: Aggression equals 1+distance moved in zones

Invading a "Wild" region: Aggression equals 2+ distance moved in zones

You cannot attack an opponent at more than distance 4 until all possible opponents at distance 4 and less are busy (and thus can't be attacked this turn). Maximum aggression is 4 (there is always a chance that the attacker will get terrain).

[Rich Gause]

It is always nice to have visitors from HMGS East. All the DBA events are 15mm. If you don't have a suitable army for anything let me know and I will bring you a loaner.

[Tony Aguilar]

Originally Posted by Pavane

Thanks Tony. I am planning to attend. Please sign up for Norway in the campaign. I have a few questions, mainly to determine how many figures I have to transport:

Good to have you, Will. (and finally get to meet you )

Originally Posted by Pavane

Session 1: I assume that this will be a single, big game as opposed to a tournament. Will figures be supplied or, if not, what armies are to be used?

Yes, a single BBDBA game and Jim will provide all of the troops. He has done two in the past: The Enterprise of Paris in 1544 (what if) and Pavia. He hasn't decided yet which he is planning on doing yet.

Originally Posted by Pavane

Session 3: Are you going to designate some of the countries (like Wales) as upland or rough as the Davids have done in past campaigns to give them a small advantage in terrain selection?

More than likely, yes. We are having a test run of it in a few weeks. There might be a few special rules, but nothing major. It will probably be on 30" boards too.

Originally Posted by Pavane

Session 4 & 7: "GM's Choice" is difficult to plan for, Can these be firmed up?

We might know within a month, but we are still a ways off and I don't like to be too pushy with people who volunteer. Session 4 will be BBDBA with all troops provided by Don Harting so you wouldn't have to bring any armies for it. My main goal is listing/coordinating thing this far out is to let our DBAers know that they can plan on playing DBA from Dawn to Dusk.

Originally Posted by Pavane

I assume that all games are 15mm.

You are quite correct.

Originally Posted by Pavane

EDIT: I looked up David's Wild Region rule from the Gallic Campaign from Fall In:

Native defenders are more likely to be able to defend (and thus get terrain of their liking, and to the extent that is possible, terrain that is not to the liking of the attacker).

The basic rule on aggression for these campaigns is this:

Defending (didn't move): Aggression 0

Invading: Aggression equals 1+distance moved in zones

Invading a "Wild" region: Aggression equals 2+ distance moved in zones

You cannot attack an opponent at more than distance 4 until all possible opponents at distance 4 and less are busy (and thus can't be attacked this turn). Maximum aggression is 4 (there is always a chance that the attacker will get terrain).

That's what we have used too. The main difference is that our campaign board isn't as big as the Two Davids, and I don't type up a nice Campaign Rules booklet for each campaign.

[Gregorius]

Originally Posted by Tony Aguilar

That's what we have used too. The main difference is that our campaign board isn't as big as the Two Davids, and I don't type up a nice Campaign Rules booklet for each campaign.

Tony,

Would you be able to provide a PDF version of the campaign map? This looks a very interesting campaign.

Cheers