2019-08-09 - Britcon - UK. 9-11th August 2019

[Rino]

Just for you guys to know : the belgian and french players always meet during tournaments in Belgium and France. So we would appreciate not to meet to quickly 

+1

[Hunter]

...... and I am sure that the English players are pretty used to playing each other too - as are the Scots!

I would therefore imagine that it will not be beyond our collective wit to make sure there are no blue on blue match ups early on in the basho.

Looking forwards to it already mes amis.

HH

[BHGS]

Just for you guys to know : the belgian and french players always meet during tournaments in Belgium and France. So we would appreciate not to meet to quickly 

The BHS Computer* usually tries to keep players from the same club/country apart, at least in the early rounds - and also in later rounds sometimes if they are both towards the bottom of the drawn and hence appear unlikely to unduly trouble the engravers... 

(...whether the BHGS Computer can cope with the Britcon MeG scoring system this year is a separate issue. In previous years our understanding has been that the way MeG games are scored is that if you are called Alasdair you always get 15, and everyone else gets a random number each round that falls somewhere between 3 and 15... but as the only Alasdair we are aware of so far is hoping to play MeGR this year we may need the real scoring  system explaining to us in hexdecimal before we can run the draw software this time around!).

[Hunter]

There you have it folks, straight from the horses mouth - maximum "non pals match ups" possible at all times consistent with a rigourous challenge for the podium placers.

Now that is cleared up please do what you can to convince any waiverers to join us in the BHGS biggie that is Britcon.   It's a fantastic experience and once a buddy goes they are invariably hooked.  I think this is my 12th Britcon and I still get the same tingle on the way to the basho.

The more the merrier!

HH

[Lanceflint]

I made the same request successfully last year, so will make it again this one too.
Can the games be extended a bit? Potentially one hour and 46 minutes is really not enough time for a lot of players to reach a conclusion, which is a shame seeing how far some travel and the commitment that is shown.
Of course some armies may not be all that large considering the period, which should help.
Regards, Lance.

[rayfredjohn]

I made the same request successfully last year, so will make it again this one too.
Can the games be extended a bit? Potentially one hour and 46 minutes is really not enough time for a lot of players to reach a conclusion, which is a shame seeing how far some travel and the commitment that is shown.
Of course some armies may not be all that large considering the period, which should help.
Regards, Lance.

No way is "one hour and 46 minutes" long enough as Lance says. 3 hours minimum. Prefers 3 hours with 15 minutes variable.

Ray

[Rino]

I made the same request successfully last year, so will make it again this one too.
Can the games be extended a bit? Potentially one hour and 46 minutes is really not enough time for a lot of players to reach a conclusion, which is a shame seeing how far some travel and the commitment that is shown.
Of course some armies may not be all that large considering the period, which should help.
Regards, Lance.

No way is "one hour and 46 minutes" long enough as Lance says. 3 hours minimum. Prefers 3 hours with 15 minutes variable.

Ray

+1 otherwise we will have suicidal charge all tournament long

[rayfredjohn]

I made the same request successfully last year, so will make it again this one too.
Can the games be extended a bit? Potentially one hour and 46 minutes is really not enough time for a lot of players to reach a conclusion, which is a shame seeing how far some travel and the commitment that is shown.
Of course some armies may not be all that large considering the period, which should help.
Regards, Lance.

No way is "one hour and 46 minutes" long enough as Lance says. 3 hours minimum. Prefers 3 hours with 15 minutes variable.

Ray

+1 otherwise we will have suicidal charge all tournament long

Maybe Hunter wants that 

[Hunter]

Britcon.
August 9th, 10th & 11th
Any list from 1066 onwards (including armies valid in 1066) drawn from list sets : Arabia, Byzantine, Frankia, Eastern European Steppes, Holy Roman Empire, Crusades, Frankatoria, House of Osman, House of Valois, Kings in the North, Ostsiedling, Reconquista... and now Italian Wars

​List Checker - Hunter Hope
Lists by August 1st at the latest please.
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TABLE SIZES
180mm x 120mm tables (ish), being 45 Base Widths x 30 Base Widths.

DURATION
All games will be 2hrs 45 minutes plus a 15 minute variable.

GAMES TIMING
Six game as follows:
Friday:     Rolling start from 6pm (or sooner if you wish), last start 7:30pm. Last bound called around 11pm
Saturday:     9.00am - 12.00, 13.00pm-16.00pm, 16.30am-19:30pm.
Sunday:     9:00am - 12.00, 13.00-16.00pm

[Hunter]

DURATION
All games will be 2hrs 45 minutes plus a 15 minute variable.
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Given most of us just crack on when the draw is known most games will have around 3 hours to play with.   In practice my experience is that most games are over in about 2 and a half hours.

One of the great attractions of MEG is a reasonable table top time and usually decisive games.

If anyone knows of anyone who might take part with a bit of persuasion then please do encourage them - its a great weekend away and we are a pretty sociable bunch!

HH

[nikgaukroger]

DURATION
All games will be 2hrs 45 minutes plus a 15 minute variable.

To repeat myself - variable not needed for MeG, just make in 3 hours.

[rayfredjohn]

So in the first 3 rounds I won't be playing anyone from England. Is that correct?

[Hunter]

DURATION
All games will be 2hrs 45 minutes plus a 15 minute variable.

To repeat myself - variable not needed for MeG, just make in 3 hours.

Si's call but I think that might be a good one.
HH

[Hunter]

So in the first 3 rounds I won't be playing anyone from England. Is that correct?

You wish.   Just clubmates.
HH

[rayfredjohn]

So in the first 3 rounds I won't be playing anyone from England. Is that correct?

You wish.   Just clubmates.
HH

But we have 1 tournament a month in England and, with the exception of Lance, all the English players go to them all.