Art De La Guerre

[commodore protheus]

Tournament Announcement

The veterans of the Varangian Guard, gathered within the new association Armandata, invite you to a new tournament under the radiant (or not) sun of the Basque Country, in Saint Jean de Luz, on February 21st and 22nd, 2026.

Location: Grillerie du Port, Quai du Maréchal Leclerc, 64500 Saint-Jean-de-Luz

Tournament Theme: The Armies of the Atlantic

For this theme, no endless steppes or Mediterranean sunshine: this first tournament will see armies face off that have dipped their toes in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean.

Tournament Rules:

- Scale: 15 mm, 200-point format.
- To avoid bogging your troops down in the sand, knights, heavy chariots, and cataphracts are not allowed. Armies must be dated 1050 or earlier.
- Allowed army lists:

54: Ancient Carthaginians
55: Carthaginians
56: Numidians
85: Triumvirate Romans
85: Early Imperial Romans
86: Middle Imperial Romans
87: Late Imperial Romans
88: Patrician Romans
89: Gauls
90: Ancient Spaniards
93: Visigoths
94: Vandals
95: Ostrogoths
96: Taifals
97: Franks, Alamanni, Burgundians and Suebi: Franks
98: Ancient Britons
99: Caledonians, Irish Scots and Picts
100: Saxons, Angles and Frisians
108: Alans
113: Moors
131: Umayyad Arabs
132: Arabs in North Africa
133: Andalusian Arabs
141: Visigoths in Spain
142: Vandals in Africa
145: Late Scots and Irish
146: Post-Roman Britons
147: Late Picts
148: Merovingian Franks
149: Armorican Britons
150: Welsh
151: Anglo-Saxons
152: Asturias
153: Carolingian Franks
154: Late Franks
155: Vikings and Leidangs
156: Irish
157: Scots
179: Normans
185: Welsh
187: Isles and Highland Scots
180: Anglo-Danes
190: Feudal Spanish
204: Taifa Kingdoms
209: Sahelian Empires: Ghana
211: Berbers
283: Olmecs
284: Maya
289: Aztecs
294: Tupis
295: Mapuche
298: North American Tribes
299: Mississippi Indians

- There is no limit to the number of times a given list may be chosen.
- Allies must come from the lists above.
- The tournament will use Art of War (L’Art de la Guerre) Version 4, including official errata and clarifications available online on the ADG website under “règles”.

Pairings:

- Round 1: based on chronological proximity of lists (except players from the same club).
- Following rounds: Swiss system, avoiding matches between clubmates (except in the final round).

- When revealing their list, players must specify any historical or geographical option and the date of their army.
- Game duration: 2 hours 30 minutes, minimum 7 turns.
- Games end when the referee calls time, at the end of the defender's turn. Blitz if needed to reach 7 turns at 2h15.
- Players must describe their troops during deployment; the models used must resemble the unit types and not mislead the opponent.
- Lists must clearly state the exact historical date of the army (e.g. 400 AD).
- Army lists must be submitted using the Excel form available on the website, under “aides de jeu”, and sent to: jeanyvesalacran@orange.fr before February 7th.
- Terrain: Players must bring appropriate terrain pieces. The referee may reject any terrain deemed non-compliant (size, shape) with the “terrain” chapter of the rules.
- Players must use the score sheet and deployment sheet provided by the organisers.
- Players must keep track of turns.
- The rule allowing three die re-rolls (page 84) may be used if both players agree.
- Entry fee is 35 euros, which includes breakfasts, Saturday lunch, Sunday sandwiches, and a small welcome gift. Payment details will be provided later.

Schedule:

SATURDAY
08:15 – Welcome
09:30 – Start of Game 1
12:30 – Lunch
13:30 – Start of Game 2
16:30 – Start of Game 3
19:30 – End of Day 1

SUNDAY
08:00 – Doors open
08:30 – Start of Game 4
11:30 – Start of Game 5
14:00 – End of games, awards ceremony, and meal.

Limited to 40 participants.
The venue is close to the train station and a free car park. The airport is 20 minutes away.