Also see Tony Aguilar's great
Historicon montage,
blog reports by DiceManRick and
Mike Porter
and David Schlanger's
BBDBA Tournament
Report.
The following was the schedule of NASAMW
DBA and HOTT events
held at Historicon 2008
(23-27 July 2008) in
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
at the
Lancaster Host.
Wednesday, 23 July 2008 |
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8:00 p.m. - midnight |
Sleezy, Dismounting Cheesey Cheater Armies
Special Theme Tourney
GM: Larry Chaban and Rich Baier
Scale: 15mm
Board: 24''
Rounds: 4
Players: Unlimited
An event for early Historicon arrivers. Eligible armies must have
at least 2 dismounting elements. Scoring: standard NASAMW system
with theme specific changes.
Report by Rich Baier: "Larry Chaban and I ran a
preliminary event the nite before the con to
accomodate all the early arrivals. Called "Sleezy,
Dismounting Cheesey Cheater Armies," armies
had to have at least two dismounting
elements. We had a full house with 18
contestants. Dave Bostwick (our adopted NH
brother) grabbed the honors and the coveted
Burger King crown! (with a copy of
theme-honoring “Kingdom of Heaven”)."
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Thursday, 24 July 2008 |
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9:00-12:00 a.m. |
2000 Years of Far East Wars
Special Theme Tourney
GM: Roland Fricke
Scale: 15mm
Board: 30''
Rounds: 3
Players: Unlimited
Bring your own armies from the list below
I/13. Hsia and Shang Chinese, I/14ab . Early Northern Barbarians,
I/32. Western Chou and Spring & Autumn Chinese, I/43. Kimmerian,
Skythian or Early Hu, I/49. Early Vietnamese.
II/4. Warring States and Ch’in Chinese, II/21. Ch’iang and Ti,
II/29. Tien and K’un-ming, II/38. Hsiung-nu or Juan-juan, II/41. Han
Chinese, II/46. Kushan, II/61. Hsien-pi, Wu-huan, Pre-dynastic
Khitan or Hsi, II/63. Three Kingdoms & Western Ts’in Chinese, II/75.
Paekche and Kaya Korean, II/76. Koguryo Korean, II/77. Silla Korean,
II/79. Chinese Northern & Southern Dynasties, II/80d Hunnic
III/ 6. Emishi, III/ 7. Pre-Samurai Japanese, III/ 9. Burmese,
III/11. Central Asian Turkish, III/15. Tibetan, III/20. Sui and
Early T’ang Chinese, III/23. Khmer and Cham, III/36. Nan-chao.
III/39. Late T’ang and Five Dynasties Chinese, III/42 Sha-t'o
Turkish, III/44. Tribal Mongolian, III/54. Early Samurai
III/55. Khitan-Liao, III/56. Koryo Dynasty Korean, III/59. Medieval
Vietnamese, III/61. Sung Chinese, III/66. Hsi-Hsia.
IV/14. Jurchen-Chin, IV/15 Qara-Khitan, IV/35. Mongol Conquest,
IV/40. Siamese, IV/48. Yuan Chinese, IV/52. Later Nomadic Mongol,
IV/59. Post-Mongol Samurai, IV/73. Ming Chinese
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1:00-5:00 p.m. |
HOTT 25mm Open Tournament
GM: James Miller and Mike O'Neil
Scale: 25mm
Board: 3' square
Rounds: 4
Players: Unlimited.
Standard 24ap armies provided by players. Any army can be used,
not just those in the book. Same army must be used for all rounds.
Any scale figures are allowed on 25mm scale bases.
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4:00 - 6:00 p.m. |
The DBA Doctor
An introduction to DBA by Bob Beattie, using Playmobile Roman and
British armies. |
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6:00-10:30 p.m. |
Hannibal at the Gates
Special Theme Tourney
GM: Mark Pozniak
Scale: 15mm
Board: ?
Rounds: 4
Players: Unlimited
Bring your own 15mm army from the following list: II/32.
Later Carthaginian,
II/33. Polybian Roman,
II/ 9. Syracusan.
II/11. Gallic,
II/39. Ancient Spanish. (a,b,c),
II/40. Numidian or Early Moorish, I/47. Illyrian,
II/ 8. Campanian, Apulian, Lucanian or Bruttian,
II/31. Hellenistic Greek. (g, h, i),
II/35. Later Macedonian. Final Results
- David Kuijt - Later Carthaginian - 97pts
- Jeff Franz - Apulian - 69pts
- David McDonald - Numidian - 66pts
- Bob Koffman - Gallic - 65pts
- Mike O'Neil - Polybian - 52pts
- Don Ray - Later Carthaginian - 52pts
- Tony Aguilar - Polybian - 51pts
- David Schlanger - Numidian - 50pts
- Jim Dundorf - Polybian - 50pts
- Carl Dietrich - Numidian - 49pts
- Rich Gause - Gallic - 48pts
- Larry Chaban - Later Carthaginian - 48pts
- Rich Baier - Polybian - 47pts
- Peter Sheriff - Campanian - 43pts
- Marty Schmidt - Later Carthaginian - 31pts
- Jack Sheriff - Later Carthaginian - 30pts
- Mike Porter - Syracusan - 29pts
- Ron Giampapa - Later Macedonian - 29pts
- Doug Mudd - Later Macedonian - 28pts
- Hans Dietrich - Later Carthaginian - 25pts
- Jason Harrison - Hoplite - 7pts
- Matthew Bailey - Later Carthaginian - 4pts
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11:00 p.m. till dawn |
Midnite Madness
(The "David Ray Open")
Manager: Rich Baier
Scale: 15mm
Board: 24''
Rounds: Single elimination until finish
Players: 32
Single-elimination DBA open tournament.
Join the Madness! Players use their own armies and terrain.
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Friday, 25 July 2008 |
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9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
Big Battle Doubles
(The "Tony Bath Memorial")
Manager: David Schlanger
Scale: 15mm
Boards: 2' x 5'
Rounds: Group Round Robin with Final Match
Teams: Unlimited.
Teams of 2 players with an army of their choice and allowed
allies for that army if they wish, will engage in DBA Big Battle.
The
NASAMW Big Battle set-up and
victory modifications were used.
Final Standings
- David Kuijt and David Schlanger - 319
- Jim Dundorf and Marty Schmidt - 313
- Doug Mudd and Greek Alex - 210
- Chris Brantley and Jeff Caruso - 191
- Shervin Baloorian and Jonathan Miller - 186
- Alex Bostwick and Jonathan Bostwick - 166
- David Bostwick and Jason Bostwick - 129
- Tony Aguilar and Jeff Franz - 123
- Rich Baier and Larry Chaban - 116
- John Brown and Marcus Erlandson - 114
- Ron Giampapa and Mike Porter - 104
- Bob McDonald and David McDonald - 96
- Doug Austin and Tom Bullock - 65
- Mark Pozniak and Hank Drapalski - 56
- Rob Torres and Ruth Torres - 55
- Spencer Ginder and Alex Ginder - 34
- Hans Dietrich and Carl Dietrich - 4
- Jack 'the Butcher' and Peter 'the Cleaver' Sheriff - DNF
(Emergency)
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4:00 - 6:00 p.m. |
The DBA Doctor
An introduction to DBA by Bob Beattie, using Playmobile Roman and
British armies. |
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7:00-11:00 p.m. |
Fortunes Favorates II
(Roman Civil War in Sunny Spain)
DBA Giant Battle
GM: Jeff Caruso
Scale: 15mm
Board: Special
Rounds: NA
Players: Up to 12 (including pre-registrants from Fortunes
Favorates I)
Senate vs. the Triumvirate (plus Spanish Allies on each side). An
open free for all. There will be one winner. Bring your own 15mm
Marian and Ancient Spanish Armies only.
Final Results: The legions of the Senate repelled
the Triumvirate. Larry Chaban (aka Cassius Spurius Mentulus
Maximus) was declared the individual champion based on a point
system that involved elements killed and other modifiers.
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7:00-11:00 p.m. |
The XXVmm Open Tournament
("The Doug Mudd Open")
GM: Rob Torres
Scale: 25mm
Board: 3' square
Rounds: 4
Players: Up to 12
Players bring own 25mm armies and terrain.
Rob reports the results: "We had eight players in the XXVmm
Open this year, including me making up an even number. Darrell Smith
came over from the DBM crowd and won the tournament with 73 points,
followed closely by John Manning with 71. The other participants
were, in no particular order, Roland Fricke, David Bostwick (using
Dave Schlanger's beautiful Chinese which also morph into a HOTT
army), Kyle Burley, Catherine Thomas, Bill Fisher, and me."
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Saturday, 26 July 2008
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9:00 - 1:00 p.m. |
North American Society of Ancient and Medieval Wargamers
Invitational Championship Tournament
GM: Bob Beattie
Scale: 15mm
Board: 24''
Rounds: 3
Players: Up to 32, eligible qualifiers only
NICT Qualifiers List. |
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9:00 - 1:00 p.m. |
Not the ICT - Matched Pairs Tourney
GM: Bob Beattie
Scale: 15mm
Board: 24''
Rounds: 4
Players: Unlimited.
An alternative for players who are skipping or did not qualify for
the NASAMW ICT. Bring two armies (any scale) listed in the book as
enemies. Players must provide appropriate terrain for each army and
this is what is to be used in the game. Players alternate using
their armies; opponent selecting which he wants, and then reverse in
next game, with different opponent, using the opponent's army and
terrain.
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2:00-6:00 p.m. |
"Julie Stannoch" Teen Tournament
GM: Dennis Frank
Scale: 15mm
Board: 24''
Rounds: 4
Players: Unlimited
Friendly tournament for any player under 20. Bring your own
army, some loaners available. People who are completely new to the game are welcome to
this event.
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2:00-6:00 p.m. |
Spartacus x2
DBA Giant Battles
GM: Roland Fricke and Bob Beattie
Scale: 15mm and 25mm
Board: Special
Rounds: NA
Players: Up to 12 per game
Two games - One in 25mm with armies provided. One in 15mm.
For 15mm game, players must bring own army, either Marian Roman
(II/49) or Spartacan Revolt (II/45c), but game needs equal numbers
of each.
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7:30 - 12:30 p.m. |
North American Society of Ancient and Medieval Wargamers
Invitational Championship Tournament Playoffs
GM: Bob Beattie
Scale: 15mm
Board: 24''
Rounds: Round Robin in two groups, with finals between group
winners.
Players: Top 8 from morning competition.
The play-off round and finals of the NASAMW Invitational
Championship Tournament.
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7:30 - 12:30 p.m. |
Chariot Wars
Convention Theme Tournament
GM: Bob Beattie
Scale: 15mm
Board: 24"
Rounds: 3-4
Players: unlimited
The convention theme tournament. Bring your own 15mm army
from the following list: I/1 Early Sumerian,
I/2 Early Egypt,
I/3 Zagros Highlanders,
I/4 Early Susiana/Elam,
I/5 Nubian,
I/6 Early Bedouin,
I/7 Early Libyan,
I/8 Makkan,
I/9 Early Syrian,
I/11 Akkadian/III Ur,
I/12 Sumerian Successor,
I/15 Late Amorite,
I/16 Hittite Old Kingdom,
I/17 Hyksos,
I/18 Minoan and Early Mycenaean,
I/19 Mitanni,
I/20 Syro-Canaanite and Ugaritic,
I/21 Kassite and Later Babylonian,
I/22 New Kingdom Egypt,
I/24 Hittite Empire,
I/25 Mid Assyrian/Early Neo Assyrian,
I/26 Later Mycenaean/Trojan War,
I/27 Early Hebrew,
I/28 Sea Peoples,
I/29 Philistine,
I/30 Dark Age/Geometric Greek,
I/31 Neo-Hittite/Aramaean,
I/34 Later Hebrew,
I/35 Cypriot and Phoenician,
I/37 Mannaian and Taurus & Zagro highland states,
I/38 Libyan Egypt,
I/39 Urartian,
I/40 Medes, Zikirtu, Andia or Parsua,
I/41 Phrygian,
I/42 Neo-Elamite,
I/43 Kimmerian, Skythian or Early Hu (no I/Early Hu,
I/44 Neo-Babylonian,
I/45 Neo Assyrian Empire,
I/46 Kushite Egypt,
I/50 Lydian,
I/51 Neo-Assyrian Later Sargonid,
I/53 Saitic Egyptian,
I/60 Early Achaemenid Persian. |
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7:30 - 12:30 p.m. |
Pydna, 168 B.C.
DBA Giant Battle
GM: Mike Porter
Scale: 15mm
Board: Special
Rounds: NA
Players: 12
As part of the Third Macedonian War, the Battle of Pydna was
pivotal, setting the stage for the immediate decline of Macedonia
and its eventual annexation by Rome. This battle also demonstrated
the ascendancy of the Roman manipular battle formation over the
Macedonian Phalanx. Will history repeat with DBA?
Choose your side: The expansionist Romans, or the last Antigonid
King: Perseus of Macedonia. Bring either II/33 Polybian Roman or
II/35 Later Macedonian. Polybian players may bring one elephant
element in addition to the standard list detailed in the rulebook
(thus making the army 13 elements). No need to bring a camp, each
side will only have one, and these will be provided. Some special
deployment rules will be utilized, as will some BBDBA rules. Special
event cards will be used to help the flow of the battle.
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Sunday 27 July 2008
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Noon |
DBA Themes Tournament
GM: WADBAGer TBD
Scale: 15mm
Board: 24'' for the Biblical, Greek Classical and Asia and
Eastern Steppes themes. 30'' for Roman Classical, Dark Ages
Europe, and Medieval Europe themes.
Rounds: 3
Players: 12 per theme
David Kuijt reports the results:
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Joe Schmidt won the Biblical/Stone Age Americas theme with his
Tlaxies. This was a very tight theme -- every player was 1-1
after the second round, so it was still anyone's tournament!
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Doug Austin won the Roman Classical Theme by default, but was
very successful in the Dark Ages theme as an inserted player to
make the numbers even, going 2-0-1. He had Commagenes.
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Marty Schmidt won the Dark Ages theme with his Italian Lombards
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Mike Porter crushed all before him with Koryo Koreans in the
Asia Theme.
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David Kuijt was the only player signed up in Medievals, and the
total numbers ended up odd, so I didn't get to play. It made it
much less work to run it (not having to do two things at once),
but it was very sad for my Mighty Early Swiss, who were brand
new, just off their total brutal chopping-up of Marty's command
in the BBDBA finals (they ignore what was on the brink of
happening to the small pip command on the other flank as
irrelevant to their communal glory), and wanted to prove their
merit on the singles DBA field for the first time.
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Jeff Franz, continuing the tale of Florida Glory for the
weekend, won the Greek Classical theme in spite of an unfinished
game in the first round.
In the Themes, players can choose one of six historical theme eras for standard
tournament games. Eligible armies by theme are:
Biblical, plus Stone-age Pacific and Americas (107 armies)
Book I: labed, 2ab, 3, 4abcd, 5abcd, 6abc, 7abc, 8abc, 9, 10, 11ab, 12, 14cd, 15,16,17,18,19, 20ab, 21ab, 22ab, 23ab, 24ab, 25ab, 26ab, 27, 28, 29ab, 30abc, 31ab, 33ab, 34abc, 35abc, 36, 37ab, 38, 39ab, 40abc, 41, 42, 43a, 44ab, 45, 46ab, 50, 51, 53
Book III: 22abcd, 41, 58
Book IV: 9, 10, 11, 12abcd, 29, 53, 63, 70, 71, 72, 81
Greek Classical (600BC - 146 BC) (118 armies)
Book I
: 6c, 7cd, 14e, 35cd, 36, 43ab, 47, 48, 50, 52abcdefghi, 53, 54, 55abcde, 56ab, 57ab, 58, 59, 60abc, 61ab, 62, 63
Book II
: 1, 2, 3, 5abcdefghi, 6, 7, 8abc, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16abcd, 17, 18abcde, 19abcd, 20abc, 22af, 23abc, 24, 25, 26, 27ab, 28b, 30ab, 31abcdefghij, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36ab, 37, 39abc, 40, 43, 44
Roman Classical (146 BC - 493 AD)(94 armies)
Book I
: 7d, 43b, 47, 48, 56b, 58
Book II
: 6, 11, 14, 19d, 20cd, 22abcde, 23abc, 24, 25, 26, 28abcd, 30bc, 33, 34, 35, 37, 39abc, 40, 44, 45abc, 46ab, 47abcdefg, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54a, 55ab, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 62, 64ab, 65ab, 66, 67ab, 68a, 69, 70ab, 71, 72abcd, 73, 74, 78ab, 80abd, 81ab, 82a, 83ab, 84
Dark Ages Europe, Middle East, and Western Steppes (493AD - mid-11th C.) (89 armies)
Book II
: 23abc, 28c, 46c, 54bc, 57, 58, 62, 68b, 69, 71, 72bc, 73, 80bd, 81cd, 82ab
Book III
: labc, 2, 3, 4ab, 5ab, 12, 13ab, 14abc, 16, 17, 18, 19a, 21ab, 24ab, 25ab, 26ab, 27, 28, 29, 30ab, 31, 32, 33, 34ab, 35ab, 37ab, 40abcd, 43abc, 45a, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 57abc, 60, 62a, 63a, 64, 65, 67a, 71
Medieval Europe, Middle East, and Western Steppes (mid 11th C. on)(128 armies)
Book II
: 58, 62
Book III
: la, 12, 19bc, 26b, 32, 33, 34b, 35bc, 40bd, 45b, 46, 47, 52, 53, 62ab, 63b, 65, 67b, 68, 69, 70abc, 72ab, 73ab, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79
Book IV
: l, 2, 3, 4ab, 5abc, 6, 7, 8, 13abcd, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21abc, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 38, 39abc, 41, 42, 43abc, 44ab, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, 51lab, 54abcd, 55ab, 56ab, 57abc, 58, 60, 61, 62, 64abc, 65, 66, 67, 68ab, 69, 74, 75, 76, 77, 79, 80, 82ab, 83ab, 84
Asia and Eastern Steppes (93 armies)
Book I
: 13ab, 14ab, 32abc, 43ab, 49abcd
Book II
: 1, 2, 3, 4abcde, 21abc, 29, 36ab, 38abc, 41ab, 42abcd, 46ab, 61abcd. 63, 75, 76, 77ab, 79ab, 80cd
Book III
: 6ab, 8, 9ab, 10abc, 11ab, 15, 20ab, 23, 31, 36, 37a, 38, 39,42ab, 44, 54, 55, 56, 59, 61, 66
Book IV
: 8, 14, 15, 35, 36ab, 37abcd, 40, 47, 48, 52, 59ab, 73, 75, 78
Note: Several armies are eligible in multiple periods. |
Special Theme Awards
The NASAMW Theme for this Convention is "Chariot Wars." In
each DBA Open event, the highest ranked player with a Theme army
will receive a special award. The general chronological limits
are no armies after 540 BC, which includes:
I/1 Early Sumerian
I/2 Early Egypt
I/3 Zagros Highlanders
I/4 Early Susiana/Elam
I/5 Nubian
I/6 Early Bedouin
I/7 Early Libyan
I/8 Makkan
I/9 Early Syrian
I/11 Akkadian/III Ur
I/12 Sumerian Successor
I/15 Late Amorite
I/16 Hittite Old Kingdom
I/17 Hyksos
I/18 Minoan and Early Mycenaean
I/19 Mitanni
I/20 Syro-Canaanite and Ugaritic
I/21 Kassite and Later Babylonian
I/22 New Kingdom Egypt
I/24 Hittite Empire
I/25 Mid Assyrian/Early Neo Assyrian
I/26 Later Mycenaean/Trojan War
I/27 Early Hebrew
I/28 Sea Peoples
I/29 Philistine
I/30 Dark Age/Geometric Greek
I/31 Neo-Hittite/Aramaean
I/34 Later Hebrew
I/35 Cypriot and Phoenician
I/37 Mannaian and Taurus & Zagro highland states
I/38 Libyan Egypt
I/39 Urartian
I/40 Medes, Zikirtu, Andia or Parsua
I/41 Phrygian
I/42 Neo-Elamite
I/43 Kimmerian, Skythian or Early Hu (no I/Early Hu
I/44 Neo-Babylonian
I/45 Neo Assyrian Empire
I/46 Kushite Egypt
I/50 Lydian
I/51 Neo-Assyrian Later Sargonid
I/53 Saitic Egyptian
I/60 Early Achaemenid Persian
In addition, any Asian army prior to 540 BC with a chariot will
qualify.
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