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Britcon - DBA
At Britcon this year (2024) DBA will once again be a flexible two day event, making use of both Saturday (10th) and Sunday (11th). The tournament will be divided into a five themed sections which will be mini-tournaments in their own right, but which will also contribute to onee player being awarded the Graham Fordham Memorial Trophy:
Book your place now via the Britcon Booking page
The framework for the weekend will be as follows:
The two days of gaming will run from Saturday morning through to Sunday afternoon. Players can opt to play on both or either of these two days, which gives people flexibility to just game on the one day which works for them, or aim for both days, if they really want to go 'all-in' and get the full Britcon experience!
A variety of options for people to stay overnight on the Saturday are available so that we will hopefully have a social get-together after the Saturday's gaming, adding to the weekend's fun. Accommodation options include the opportunity to stay at the University of Nottingham's student halls - see the Britcon Booking page for details.
On Saturday there will be three 'mini' tournaments of three rounds of games in each, with Sunday having two 'mini' tournaments of three rounds of games in each. Timings will aim to be:
Saturday
Sunday
..with each game lasting around 50 minutes. This will give additional flexibility for people to play as many of the 'mini' tournaments in each day. For instance if you don't want to commit to and max out on 9 games in the day it may be that you only choose to play in the first two tournaments, or if you need to be away by 5pm, or travel on Saturday morning you can play the second and third tournaments, or first and third and have a break in the middle to have a breather, browse the show and have a leisurely lunch and a chat. Lots of choice there to cater for different persuasions...
This format will allow us to put on a range of themes across the weekend and, hopefully, increase the diversity of the competition. This will also give the advantage of bringing a range of armies to play with and hopefully add to the variety of the weekend's competition. Themes have been planned so that it is possible for an army to play in more than one over the weekend, should the owner prefer, and 'loaner' armies will be available for those with limited armies of their own or for people not wanting to transport too many over the weekend.
The Graham Fordham Trophy will once again be competed for over the course of the weekend and the winner will be the gamer with the highest points average, with a minimum of two mini-tournaments to count. This will also be used as the calculation method for scoring in the UK DBA league.
We will endeavour to ensure that players do not play each other more than once over the weekend, wherever possible, to increase the diversity of opponents played, and a Swiss Chess style system will operate for rounds 2 & 3 in each mini-tournament.
The themes for 2023 are as follows:
Saturday 10th August
1) 'He Died Old' - The Near East in the Time of Mithridates (100BC-1BC) (see below for permissible armies and allies)
2) Steppe Right Up - Any Steppe army (Allies permissible)
3) A Knight to Remember - Any army with a minimum of 4xKn (either 3Kn, 4Kn and/or 6Kn) elements (Allies permissible and can count to the minimum Kn allowance, but no dismounting allowed)
Sunday 11th August
1) Wimp Wars - Minimum 6 elements of Ps and/or LH (Allies permissible, but no dismounting allowed)
2) Book 3 Open - Any army from Book 3 (Allies permissible, but must also be from Book 3)
Armies permitted for 'He Died Old' - The Near East in the Time of Mithridates (100BC-1BC) (allies must be from this list too, if used):
I/43b Skythian (not Hu)
I/47 Illyrian
I/48 Thracian
II/6 Bithynian
II/14 Ariarathid Kappadokian
II/19d Seleucid
II/20c, d Ptolemaic
II/22a, b, c, d, e Arabo-Aramaean
II/23a, b, c Later Pre-Islamic Arab
II/24 Early Rhoxolani Sarmatian
II/25 Bosporan
II/26 Siracae & Iazyges
II/28a, b Early Armernian
II/30b Galatian
II/37 Parthian
II/44 Commagene
II/48 Mithridatic
II/49 Marian Roman
II/50 Hasmonean Jewish
II/51 Late Judean
II/55a Nobades/Blemmye
II/56 Early Imperial Roman
At Britcon this year (2024) DBA will once again be a flexible two day event, making use of both Saturday (10th) and Sunday (11th). The tournament will be divided into a five themed sections which will be mini-tournaments in their own right, but which will also contribute to onee player being awarded the Graham Fordham Memorial Trophy:
Book your place now via the Britcon Booking page
The framework for the weekend will be as follows:
The two days of gaming will run from Saturday morning through to Sunday afternoon. Players can opt to play on both or either of these two days, which gives people flexibility to just game on the one day which works for them, or aim for both days, if they really want to go 'all-in' and get the full Britcon experience!
A variety of options for people to stay overnight on the Saturday are available so that we will hopefully have a social get-together after the Saturday's gaming, adding to the weekend's fun. Accommodation options include the opportunity to stay at the University of Nottingham's student halls - see the Britcon Booking page for details.
On Saturday there will be three 'mini' tournaments of three rounds of games in each, with Sunday having two 'mini' tournaments of three rounds of games in each. Timings will aim to be:
Saturday
- 9:30am-12:30pm,
- 1-4pm
- 4:30-7:30pm
Sunday
- 9:30am-12:30pm
- 1-4pm
..with each game lasting around 50 minutes. This will give additional flexibility for people to play as many of the 'mini' tournaments in each day. For instance if you don't want to commit to and max out on 9 games in the day it may be that you only choose to play in the first two tournaments, or if you need to be away by 5pm, or travel on Saturday morning you can play the second and third tournaments, or first and third and have a break in the middle to have a breather, browse the show and have a leisurely lunch and a chat. Lots of choice there to cater for different persuasions...
This format will allow us to put on a range of themes across the weekend and, hopefully, increase the diversity of the competition. This will also give the advantage of bringing a range of armies to play with and hopefully add to the variety of the weekend's competition. Themes have been planned so that it is possible for an army to play in more than one over the weekend, should the owner prefer, and 'loaner' armies will be available for those with limited armies of their own or for people not wanting to transport too many over the weekend.
The Graham Fordham Trophy will once again be competed for over the course of the weekend and the winner will be the gamer with the highest points average, with a minimum of two mini-tournaments to count. This will also be used as the calculation method for scoring in the UK DBA league.
We will endeavour to ensure that players do not play each other more than once over the weekend, wherever possible, to increase the diversity of opponents played, and a Swiss Chess style system will operate for rounds 2 & 3 in each mini-tournament.
The themes for 2023 are as follows:
Saturday 10th August
1) 'He Died Old' - The Near East in the Time of Mithridates (100BC-1BC) (see below for permissible armies and allies)
2) Steppe Right Up - Any Steppe army (Allies permissible)
3) A Knight to Remember - Any army with a minimum of 4xKn (either 3Kn, 4Kn and/or 6Kn) elements (Allies permissible and can count to the minimum Kn allowance, but no dismounting allowed)
Sunday 11th August
1) Wimp Wars - Minimum 6 elements of Ps and/or LH (Allies permissible, but no dismounting allowed)
2) Book 3 Open - Any army from Book 3 (Allies permissible, but must also be from Book 3)
Armies permitted for 'He Died Old' - The Near East in the Time of Mithridates (100BC-1BC) (allies must be from this list too, if used):
I/43b Skythian (not Hu)
I/47 Illyrian
I/48 Thracian
II/6 Bithynian
II/14 Ariarathid Kappadokian
II/19d Seleucid
II/20c, d Ptolemaic
II/22a, b, c, d, e Arabo-Aramaean
II/23a, b, c Later Pre-Islamic Arab
II/24 Early Rhoxolani Sarmatian
II/25 Bosporan
II/26 Siracae & Iazyges
II/28a, b Early Armernian
II/30b Galatian
II/37 Parthian
II/44 Commagene
II/48 Mithridatic
II/49 Marian Roman
II/50 Hasmonean Jewish
II/51 Late Judean
II/55a Nobades/Blemmye
II/56 Early Imperial Roman