Classical Ancients in Central London 2015
Results
This was the first (of hopefully many) 1-day Central London L'Art de la Guerre competitions, covering the Classical period in 15mm. With a turnout of 26 players, split fairly evenly between Central London and the Rest of the World (ie mostly SELWG) a good time, and a good curry, was had by all. Many people had played less than half a dozen, or in some cases even less games of ADLG, but the rules flowed quickly, and there were very few umpire calls, all of which could be resolved by a quick (but polite) dose of "RTFM" !
The lists from the players at Central London can be seen here in the L'Art de la Guerre Wiki.
The range of armies in the competition was unsurprisingly weighted towards the Classical standards, of Alexandrian, Seleucid, Successor and a handful of Romans. All games were played at 200 points, with a 2 & 1/4 hour duration. Round one featured 13 games and 6 decisive results, after which a fairly solid Swiss pairing (a few SELWG/SELWG and London/London pairings were manually adjusted out in mid table) saw 9 decisive results in the time allowed. Round 3, again pretty close to pure Swiss, saw 7 decisive results out of 13.
The Results
| Pos | Player | Army | R1 | R2 | R3 | Tot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Tanner | Classical Indian | 97 | 37 | 100 | 234 |
| 2 | Ian Mackay | Seleucid | 95 | 94 | 37 | 226 |
| 3 | Dave Saunders | Alexandrian Macedonian | 97 | 94 | 33 | 224 |
| 4 | Clive McLeod | Alexandrian Macedonian | 13 | 91 | 92 | 196 |
| 5 | Peter Webb | Seleucid | 51 | 33 | 96 | 180 |
| 6 | Geoff Punshon | Republican Roman | 41 | 37 | 96 | 174 |
| 7 | Chris Richards | Seleucid | 31 | 98 | 37 | 166 |
| 8 | Dave Allen | Republican Roman | 35 | 91 | 37 | 163 |
| 8 | Alan Goodearl | Early Successor | 97 | 33 | 33 | 163 |
| 10 | Jesse Schoor | Macedonian Successor | 33 | 94 | 35 | 162 |
| 11 | Martin Healy | Selucid | 93 | 33 | 33 | 159 |
| 12 | Andy Finkel | Alexandrian Macedonian | 97 | 16 | 35 | 148 |
| 13 | Tim Porter | Carthaginian | 33 | 19 | 94 | 146 |
| 14 | Elliott Woodruff | Late Aechemnid Persian | 17 | 93 | 34 | 144 |
| 15 | Sean Walker | Later Makedonian | 37 | 98 | 0 | 135 |
| 16 | Madan Mitra | Alexander the Great | 13 | 19 | 98 | 130 |
| 17 | Chris McNeill | Warring States Chinese | 15 | 94 | 14 | 123 |
| 17 | Denis Grey | Republican Roman | 13 | 16 | 94 | 123 |
| 19 | Howard Gray | Armenian | 39 | 33 | 37 | 109 |
| 20 | Gordon Jamieson | Graeco Indian w/Kushan | 29 | 39 | 33 | 101 |
| 21 | Luke Tanner | Seleucid | 41 | 37 | 14 | 92 |
| 22 | Darrell Pearce | Seleucid | 35 | 16 | 35 | 86 |
| 23 | Marc Wilson | Indian | 37 | 15 | 25 | 77 |
| 24 | Tony Rodwell | Alexander the Great | 29 | 31 | 16 | 76 |
| 25 | Paul Keyes | Carthaginian | 13 | 17 | 16 | 46 |
| 26 | Dean Tolitt | Classical Greek | 19 | 12 | 12 | 43 |
Photos from the Games
Romans struggling against the Greek pike phalanx
Phalanx on Phalanx action, as the skirmishers get out of the way!
Players all keeping busy
Sparta tests it's resolve against superior technology
Games underway in round 2
The Armenians try to leverage their better maneuverability
Carthaginian Spears hold on against Indian chariots whilst the Gauls look for a flank to attack
ADLG, as Barker intended ...
The Chinese chariots try to overwhelm the flank as their infantry struggle against pikemen
Phalanxes with nothing to fight!
Games underway
Hannibal fancies his chances on this one...
Top table action in round 3
The event was covered on the ADLG Facebook Group with pictures and updates. The results have also been fed into the newly constituted BHGS UK ADLG rankings
You can buy ADLG in the UK from North Star Miniatures, and is only £27 for the full rules, and all army lists included in just one book. It can also be bought from several other retailers at shows
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ADLG events are being held next year at Usk, at Burton, and at all of ther BHGS events throughout the year. Check the forums for additional events
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