You'd need to ask Alasdair on that one ..

I think Si is the competition "owner" - even though he's now with Alasdair in the REG pool.

FWIW I guess you need to draw a line somewhere to create a theme but I imagine that Si will be keen to allow as many armies as possible in the interests of fun diversity without significantly compromising the theme and having regard to the fact that some basho goers will have made their pick - maybe bought and painted it too - on a certain set of assumptions.

My tuppence is a preference to stick to the books tabled and allow any allies within date range but at my age and disposition this is not one of the few things that would transport me to the barricades.

HH

Quote from: Hunter on July 13, 2019, 11:06:35 AM
I think Si is the competition "owner" - even though he's now with Alasdair in the REG pool.

FWIW I guess you need to draw a line somewhere to create a theme but I imagine that Si will be keen to allow as many armies as possible in the interests of fun diversity without significantly compromising the theme and having regard to the fact that some basho goers will have made their pick - maybe bought and painted it too - on a certain set of assumptions.

My tuppence is a preference to stick to the books tabled and allow any allies within date range but at my age and disposition this is not one of the few things that would transport me to the barricades.

HH

Or transportation to the colonies as another option.

Quote from: Hunter on July 13, 2019, 11:06:35 AM
I think Si is the competition "owner" - even though he's now with Alasdair in the REG pool.

FWIW I guess you need to draw a line somewhere to create a theme but I imagine that Si will be keen to allow as many armies as possible in the interests of fun diversity without significantly compromising the theme and having regard to the fact that some basho goers will have made their pick - maybe bought and painted it too - on a certain set of assumptions.

My tuppence is a preference to stick to the books tabled and allow any allies within date range but at my age and disposition this is not one of the few things that would transport me to the barricades.

HH

+1
it seems late to be meddling with the pdfs allowed. I'm not going to have a hissy fit if you change things at this late stage but it will be another one of those little things I bring up again and again and again. Like that time Simon changed the Kiel rules half way through a tournament or when RJC banned a move he used on me after the game ended.

Quote from: Hunter on July 13, 2019, 11:06:35 AM
I think Si is the competition "owner" - even though he's now with Alasdair in the REG pool.

FWIW I guess you need to draw a line somewhere to create a theme but I imagine that Si will be keen to allow as many armies as possible in the interests of fun diversity without significantly compromising the theme and having regard to the fact that some basho goers will have made their pick - maybe bought and painted it too - on a certain set of assumptions.

My tuppence is a preference to stick to the books tabled and allow any allies within date range but at my age and disposition this is not one of the few things that would transport me to the barricades.

HH

I agree I think it shouldn't be changed at this late stage.  I wasn't asking for the criteria to be changed, I just wondered about the rationale.
On the point of allies - this hasn't been clarified and it can affect army choice.

Richard 

For list checking purposes I am happy to allow any ally of armies in the in theme books as long as they are specified as allowed after 1065.

I know it's a month until the comp. I couldn't give a Monkeys either way, BUT if it meant more people could enter why not revert back to Britcon being open as it's always been. Alasdair set the time scale but is playing Renaissance as is Simon.

The more the merrier as far as I'm concerned. Shame that some cant enter as they dont have a 1066 + army.

As I said dont mind either way, but I dont suppose many have finalised armies.

Quote from: Robin on July 14, 2019, 08:51:42 AM
I know it's a month until the comp. I couldn't give a Monkeys either way, BUT if it meant more people could enter why not revert back to Britcon being open as it's always been. Alasdair set the time scale but is playing Renaissance as is Simon.

The more the merrier as far as I'm concerned. Shame that some cant enter as they dont have a 1066 + army.

As I said dont mind either way, but I dont suppose many have finalised armies.

How many people who dont have a +1066 army woyld come? Anyone you know?

No idea. Just chucking it out there. Just a shame if somebody was unable to attend because of the dates.

Always liked Britcon giving the ability to field unusual armies. Still remember thecshock waves when I fielded West Sudanese in fOGR.

On the other hand there are players who have signed up who were attracted by the themed offering.  I think we must leave as is but can take soundings at the basho wrt next year if folks feel that would be desirable.

HH

Agree too late to change now with under four weeks to go.

So let it be written, so let it be done.   No change to the army list eligibility and allies within date range allowed.
HH

Army list checking shop now open for business folks.   What will it be ......

Option One - faff about and agonise over what to take, chopping and changing trying to second guess what everybody else is taking and trying to trump that - then thinking that you what you really need is the army that trumps the trumpers ........ etc. etc. etc.

Option Two - there's no point messing about, every army has its pluses and minuses - que cera cera, lob it in and that's one thing off the "to do" list.

The choice is yours ........

HH

Quote from: Hunter on July 15, 2019, 09:32:44 AM
So let it be written, so let it be done.   No change to the army list eligibility and allies within date range allowed.
HH

So an ally from a non qualifying pdf is allowed if the year of alliance is within the date range?

Is that what you mean?