Spirit Games, supplying gamers with board games, card games, roleplaying games, d20, wargames and miniatures, for 20 years

The nice people from No Dice RPG will be running sessions over the weekend, and are also planning a competition or other excuse for giving some good stuff away.

Coventry based Scimitar Wargames Group will again be running the one-day Hordes of the Things (HOTT) competition as part of Beer and Pretzels, Burton-on-Trent.

There is no competition entry fee (although you will have to pay the nominal Beer and Pretzels admission - http://www.spiritgames.co.uk/bnpdetails.php ). However, please register in advance, so we can put together the best possible first round pairings. Space limits us to 30 players.

New for this year will be ‘matched pairs’. Bring two 24AP armies complying with the rules (preferably on a shared theme). Each round will have a ‘White’ & a ‘Black’ player. The white player will present both army lists & any themed terrain to the black player who chooses which army to play with. At Scimitar we find this a good challenge of skill, favouring innovative tactics and flexibility rather than subtle army design. We also welcome the opportunity to share army ideas, painting & modelling.

Scale: Any but if using other than 40mm frontage you will need to supply your own board.

1. Move distances the now standard:

Warband move increased to 300 paces.
Shooters move decreased to 200 paces.

2.We will again be playing a “sneaker fix” which attempts to make this much neglected troop type a better option. It allows sneakers to “Friction Kill” and to break off from combat:

Page 24, under 'Recoiling'
2nd paragraph - 1st bullet point - delete last sentence
" If all such enemy are sneakers .... if it is a general"
Page 18, under 'Breaking Off From Close Combat'
1st paragraph - amend from
" A single element can use a tactical move to break off from enemy in contact with its front, but only if all of the following apply:"
to
" A single element can use a tactical move to break off from enemy in contact with its front, but only if it is a Sneaker or if all of the following apply:"
2nd paragraph - amend start from
" An element breaking off must move at least 200p ... "
to
" Unless a sneaker, an element breaking off must move at least 200p ..."

Prizes: In addition to first and last place prizes, there will also be a special prize for the best matched pair of armies. We’re also sticking to egalitarian prizes, so please bring along a small prize to donate – whatever you feel appropriate, but worth no more than £5.00. Everyone gets a memento of the day.

Scoring: Swiss chess style format. Four games per player over the day 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw. Tie break decided on total enemy AP lost plus a lost Stronghold will count as an extra 4AP.

Registration: Please let me know your name & army theme (if any) to: pj.duckworth@btinternet.com - Pete Duckworth, 99 Dillotford Avenue Coventry. CV3 5DT Tel: 024 76414771

Timings:

10.00	Registration
10.45	Round 1
12.15	Round 2
13.15	Lunch
14.15	Round 3
15.15	Break
15.45	Round 4
16.45	Presentations

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