Art De La Guerre

[madaxeman]

The 3rd edition of the UK's most pasty-tastic v4 L'Art de la Guerre Tournament will again take place in Brixham in the glorious South West of England

More B&B's and out-of-season-priced self catering accommodation options than you can shake a haddock at!
Great pubs & local restaurants !
World-class fish and chips - straight from the boat!
"You're probably not going be able to take all your holiday this year, so why not make a long weekend of it and come down for a few days ?"

Date – 9th & 10th December 2023 (apologies its a bit late in the year, but the hall was booked for a Christmas Market on both of the the weekends before this one)

Both 15mm & 25/8mm periods on offer
The event is limited to about 40 or so players, so secure your spot soon.

Tickets at : https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-3rd-devonian-seaside-classic-adlg-competition-registration-555702921397

Standard ADLG v4 rules, 200 points, 5 games, different themes to those of Warfare

Entry fee is £25, to cover the venue and some by-now traditionally terrible trophies and much better last-place prizes. If we end up with a surplus we'll look to buy everyone a posh donut or something.

Themes are in keeping with our almost-traditional "pretty wide, different to what will be at Warfare, with 28mm being a bit broader than 15mm" theory for themes, so this year we will have the following:

25mm : 200 points from the Classical and Roman Lists, allies can be from anywhere
15mm - Textbook Greece & Rome : 200 points of any of these beauties dated before 25BC (end date of the Triumverate list);
38-73
83-84
89-92
98-99
102-105
107
(allies from anywhere you can dredge them up, but still in this dateline)
I'm sure you can beg, borrow, steal or - god forbid - buy and paint up something for both of these periods, but if you are struggling please let me know as I have enough lead (and plastic) to loan several armies in both scales and themes if needed.
Happy Fish & Chip eating!
Lists to lists@madaxeman.com by 1st December please.  Late lists will be displayed on the wall throughout the day for all to see. Each round will be 2 and 1/4 hours plus a bit, the ideal timings will be 

Saturday
9:30 - 11:45 Round 1
12:45 - 15:00 Round 2
15:30ish or sooner - 1745ish Round 3
Sunday
9:30 - 11:45 Round 4
12:45 - 15:00 Round 5
Prizes and packing away
If we find that all games in any round are concluded within the time limit we will try and crack on and start the subsequent rounds a bit earlier so we can all get away sooner.
If you have a playing mat of the correct dimensions please bring it along!

Venue – The Scala Hall, Brixham, Devon, TQ5 8TA.

Brixham is a picturesque seaside town on the south coast of Devon, home to England's busiest fishing port as well as a host of great pubs and restaurants. It's about 45 minutes south of Exeter, so both the M5 and A303 will take you pretty much straight there from most points in Britain (or the A38 from further West).

The Scala Hall is right next to the bus station at the end of both of Brixham's main streets (Fore Street and Middle Street). There is a large car park in the middle of Brixham which irritatingly has a 3 hour limit, so the best bet is to park up at your accommodation and walk to the hall if you can. There is free on-street parking on residential streets in Brixham, but they can be both steep and narrow and spaces can be hard to find and tricky to get into. The all-day paid car park in Brixham is the Breakwater, which is a 15 minute-or-so walk away along the harbourside.

The venue will be open from 8:30 am, and if you have a hefty 28mm army you should be able to pull up outside to unload (if you do so quickly!)

We will have tea and coffee making facilities at the venue, but there are also some fantastic cafe's and coffee takeaways only steps away from the venue - The Curious Kitchen, Port Expresso and The Larder to name but three.
Brixham has loads of great pubs and restaurants for the evenings, and tradition states that Friday night sees almost all of will pass through The Blue Anchor for a pint or two before popping across to eat in at Simply Fish, the fairly posh chippie across the road.

For accommodation there are a good number of hotels and B&B's in Brixham so off-season availability and prices should be good, which you can find online here.
Self catering is also a good option, with a huge number of holiday let properties available right in the centre of town for as short as 2 or 3 nights - ideal if a few of you are travelling down together.
The rates on self catering accommodation work out much better if you stay an extra night or so (cleaning is a fixed price cost for the owners) - there is plenty to do around the area if you do want to add a day or so, or if you and your clubmates just want to sit in a cottage living room playing some board games and going to the pub for a few days!

For queries contact tim@madaxeman.com

We're looking forward seeing you at the table!
The Devonian Classic is a BHGS affiliated event

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Runners and Riders :





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Round 4 Draw





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Final Standings









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[Mark G Fry]

As always Tim, it was a cracking event. Great to see such a large number of players across 15mm & also 28mm.

Thanks for all the seamless organisation.
I have reserved my B&B room for next year already

Cheers
Mark

[daveallen]

I second Mark's comments on the excellence of the venue, organisation and spirit last weekend. Although I'm not convinced about the trophies, nowhere near tacky enough

So long since I've played in simultaneous competitions too. Or did I?

Dave
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[Mark G Fry]

I do worry about the lengths you'll go to to win more of Tim's terrible trophies, including the experimental cloning you are undergoing Dave

The latest one is far too handsome to actually be you. But maybe with the addition of an appropriately loud shirt & a beard he will grow into his role