"Warhammer Ancient Battles Tournament at Historicon 2012" Topic

The North East wargaming Society will be hosting a Warhammer Ancient Battles (WAB) tournament at Historicon 2012.

Friday 20 July 2012 4PM. Warhammer Ancients Double Tournament. Rules set: WAB 2.0. Players may use armies from WAB 1.5 Supplements (e.g. Chariot Wars, etc.) up to 2,000 points while Armies from the new armies of Antiquities 2.0 may use up to 2,800 points.

Saturday 21 July 2012 8:30AM. Wahammer Ancients Tournament. Rules set: WAB 2.0. Players may use armies from WAB 1.5 Supplements (e.g. Chariot Wars, etc.) up to 2,000 points while Armies from the new armies of Antiquities 2.0 may use up to 2,800 points. Divisions (Biblical, Ancient, Dark Ages, Age of Chivalry) will be created based on the number of players who sign up.

Sunday 22 July 2012 8:30AM. Warhammer English Civil War. Rules Set: WECW. Players may use armies up to 1650 points.

Please visit the NEWS website for more information.
frontiernet.net/~vinsal

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Wait! The WECW tourney will be on Sunday???? Ah well that is the day I head home.

I thought WAB had fallen out of favor with the wargame community. NO?

Sunday is the day most people head home. Maybe that speaks for itself?

I think the dates may be wrong. Check back later.

Phil,

Despite what the good book says, old 2000 points armies are smaller than new 2800 points armies. 1 good unit smaller, 2500 – 2600 points.

Will the overall rules defer to 2.0? That is if there is discrepancy between 2.0 and an earlier supplement.

Dean,

There is an Errata on Warhammer Historical site that brings supplements in compliance with WAB2. 99% of it obvious.

Cool. Thanks, Dean

Correction to my last.

North East Wargaming Society Events

25mm Tournaments in both Warhammer Ancients Battles (Ver 2) and Warhammer English Civil War. Lists must be provided to GM and opponent before Round 1. Armies must include an Army General. $5 USD fee will be collected for plaques and terrain costs. Please go to frontiernet.net/~vinsal for more info and sign up as early as possible to ensure we will have enough room for you to play.

Thursday

WAB 2 Doubles Tournament
4:30-10:30pm; 25mm, 8x5 table. Each player must bring a complete army. WAB armies of 2,000 points may be drawn from WAB 1.5 supplements (e.g. Armies of Chivalry) while armies drawn from Armies of Antiquities 2.0 may budget up to 2,800 points. Each team must include an Army General per each player's army.
Round 1: 4:30pm, Round 2: 8:00pm.
GMs: Phil Pournelle & Alex White.

Friday

WAB 2 Singles Tournament
8:30am-5pm; 25mm, 6x4 table.
Biblical, Classical, Dark Ages and Chivalry Divisions will be created based on number of players who enter.
WAB armies of 2,000 points may be drawn from WAB 1.5 supplements (e.g. Armies of Chivalry) while armies drawn from Armies of Antiquities 2.0 may budget up to 2,800 points. Army must include an army General. No out-of-list allies may be used.
Round 1: 8:30am, Round 2: 11:30am, Round 3: 2:30pm.
GMs: Phil Pournelle & Alex White.

Saturday

Warhammer English Civil War Singles Tournament
8:30am-2pm; Open Divisions; 25mm, 6x4 table, 1650 pt list.
Army must include an army General. No unlimited shot. No Grenadoes, Petards or Mortars. No Named Characters. There are restrictions of training levels. Covenanter forces must include a Minister. Parliament forces must include an Agitator. Round 1: 8:30am, Round 2: Noon. GMs: Phil Pournelle & Alex White.

Overall Rules defer to WAB 2.0.

Sweet! I had originally signed up to play a Parliamentary force but it appears that from past tourneys they are very well represented. So I sent in a second registration to play the Royalist instead. I mean there has to be someone to support the King's cause.

"Despite what the good book says, old 2000 points armies are smaller than new 2800 points armies. 1 good unit smaller, 2500 – 2600 points."

I have to agree the 2000 to 2800 conversion is not clean for every army. My AoA2 2800 pt Ptolemaic list comfortably allows some extra troops that the originally submitted 2000 pt lists would be difficult to match. So I cannot say with any comfort that a 2k Alexander the Great Macedonian list from AtG will equal a 2800 pt AOA2 list. I can say with confidence I would prefer the 2800 pts in the new lists to the old in a tournament.
JJ