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The 4rd edition of the UK's most pasty-tastic v4 L'Art de la Guerre Tournament will again take place in Brixham in the glorious South West of England
- More B&B's and out-of-season-priced self catering accommodation options than you can shake a haddock at!
- Great pubs & local restaurants !
- World-class fish and chips - straight from the boat!
"There's a good chance you're retired, or at least working part time by now, so why not make a long weekend of it and come down for a few days ?"
Date – 30th November & 1st December 2024 (a bit earlier this year, hopefully we can keep these dates going forward and beat off the attentions of wannabe Christmas Markets!)
- Both 15mm & 25/8mm periods on offer
- The event is limited to about 50 or so players, so secure your spot soon.
- Standard ADLG v4 rules, 200 points, 5 games.
Entry fee is £27.50, to cover the venue and prizes. If we end up with a surplus we'll look to buy everyone a posh donut or something.
- The theme for both periods is - astonishingly - a "Devonian" one of:
“Life after the Filthy Britons, 927-1086
Armies valid in Dark Age Europe dated between Aethelstan’s expulsion of the Cornish from Devon (in which he condemned what were described by later chroniclers as the “filthy Britons” to forever live west of the Tamar), until Williams "conquest" of Exeter (or more accurately "Exeter's bloodless capitulation") in 1086.
Lists allowed are: - 108 Alan
- 143 Lombard
- 146 Post Roman British
- 149 Armourican Breton
- 150 Welsh
- 151 Anglo-Saxon
- 152 Astur-Leónese and Navarrese
- 154 Later Franks
- 155 Viking and Leidang
- 156 Irish
- 157 Scots
- 158 Slav
- 160 Bulgar
- 161 Khazar
- 162 Serbo-Croatian
- 163 Magyar
- 164 Pecheneg
- 165 Rus
- 179 Norman
- 180 Anglo-Danish
- 181 Anglo-Norman
- 182 Feudal French
- 184 Feudal Scots
- 187 Scots Isles and Highlanders
- 188 Kingdom of Sicily
- 189 Communal Italian
- 190 Feudal Spanish
- 191 Feudal German
- 192 Konstantinan Byzantine
- 193 Komnenan Byzantine
- 194 Cilician Armenian
- 213 Feudal Polish
- 214 Feudal Hungarian
- 215 Georgian
- 216 Feudal Russian
- 217 Cuman
- 218 Feudal Scandinavian
All armies must be valid 972-1086. Allies only from this list.
(* Da Management reserve the right to tweak this theme at a later date should anything really unbalancing get spotted)
I'm sure you can beg, borrow, steal or - god forbid - buy and paint up something for this period but if you are struggling please let me know as I have enough lead (and plastic) to loan several armies in both scales and themes if needed.
Happy Fish & Chip eating!
Lists to lists@madaxeman.com by 20th November please. Late lists might be displayed on the wall throughout the day for all to see. Each round will be 2 and 1/4 hours plus a bit, the ideal timings will be
Saturday
9:30 - 11:45 Round 1
12:45 - 15:00 Round 2
15:30ish or sooner - 1745ish Round 3
Sunday
9:30 - 11:45 Round 4
12:45 - 15:00 Round 5
Prizes and packing away
If we find that all games in any round are concluded within the time limit we will try and crack on and start the subsequent rounds a bit earlier so we can all get away sooner.
If you have a playing mat of the correct dimensions please bring it along!
Venue – The Scala Hall, Brixham, Devon, TQ5 8TA.
Brixham is a picturesque seaside town on the south coast of Devon, home to England's busiest fishing port as well as a host of great pubs and restaurants. It's about 45 minutes south of Exeter, so both the M5 and A303 will take you pretty much straight there from most points in Britain (or the A38 from further West).
The Scala Hall is right next to the bus station at the end of both of Brixham's main streets (Fore Street and Middle Street). There is a large car park in the middle of Brixham which irritatingly has a 3 hour limit, so the best bet is to park up at your accommodation and walk to the hall if you can. There is free on-street parking on residential streets in Brixham, but they can be both steep and narrow and spaces can be hard to find and tricky to get into. The all-day paid car park in Brixham is the Breakwater, which is a 15 minute-or-so walk away along the harbourside.
The venue will be open from 8:30 am, and if you have a hefty 28mm army you should be able to pull up outside to unload (if you do so quickly!)
We will have tea and coffee making facilities at the venue, but there are also some fantastic cafe's and coffee takeaways only steps away from the venue - The Curious Kitchen, Port Expresso and The Larder to name but three.
Brixham has loads of great pubs and restaurants for the evenings, and tradition states that Friday night sees almost all of will pass through The Blue Anchor for a pint or two before popping across to eat in at Simply Fish, the fairly posh chippie across the road.
For accommodation there are a good number of hotels and B&B's in Brixham so off-season availability and prices should be good, which you can find online here.
Self catering is an even better option, with a huge number of holiday let properties available right in the centre of town for as short as 2 or 3 nights - ideal if even only a couple of you are travelling down together.
The rates on self catering accommodation work out much better if you stay an extra night or so (cleaning is a fixed price cost for the owners) - there is plenty to do around the area if you do want to add a day or so, or if you and your clubmates just want to sit in a cottage living room playing some board games and going to the pub for a few days!
For queries contact tim@madaxeman.com
We're looking forward seeing you at the table!
Tim & Jason
The Devonian Classic is a BHGS affiliated event