15mm DBM SENIOR & JUNIOR ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL COMPETITION RULES

Competition Rules

• Army Lists required by 1st of April 2008

• The rules to be used are DBM version 3.1 and the official clarifications published by the authors dated 25th March 2001. The 2nd edition  Army Lists and current errata to the lists issued by the authors. The current  IWF Clarifications.

• Army lists must be submitted allocating all elements including baggage to a command. The total army size must not exceed 400 AP.  The list must specify the number of element equivalents and demoralisation levels for each command and for the whole army and they must indicate the climate, aggression factor, year, geographical region, general where relevant and all double based elements. Once an army list has been submitted it may only be  altered by the minimium amount necessary to correct any errors discovered by the list checker. The list checker’s decision  is final.

• The cost of an Allied general may be reduced by 10 points if regular and 5 points if irregular, if this has not already been altered in the army lists.

• Please note IWF 2007 is a single list format.   Any incorrect list discovered after a game has commenced (after set up dice have been rolled) must be corrected prior to the next match.  

• The List Checker is to be announced Please note that the list checker can only respond to queries in connection with Army Lists.

• Players must fully define their troops as they are placed on table.

• It is expected that games should achieve a minimum of 12 pairs of bounds, and that deployment (Including all pre-game preparations) should not exceed 30mins.

• Matches will continue until the end of the defenders turn in the current pair of bounds when time is called. Time will be called after 3½ hours plus  a 1 – 15 minute random factor.  The random factor will be determined by the umpire prior to the start of the round, and will not be revealed until the announcement is made. Players may always commence games earlier than the stated time by mutual consent.

• Table size is 1800 (6') x 1200 (4') and each player must supply their own terrain pieces, these must be rules compliant, and in accordance with the Guidelines for Fairplay. The umpire will have the discretion to remove items that he deems unsuitable.

• Players must be present and ready to start the match at the appointed time. Where a player has a reasonable excuse for arriving late the match start will be delayed by up to 15 minutes. After which time the effected player will be awarded a bye and 32 points. No player will be awarded more than one bye for any reason.

• If a player resigns from a game at any stage after the first set up dice have been rolled their opponents will be awarded 32 points.

• A modified Swiss Chess system will operate throughout the competition.  Players may not play against fellow club/Team players in the first 2 rounds, nor players whom they have played in earlier rounds, nor against any relatives in the first degree of consanguinity. Thus a player cannot be matched against his/her spouse, parent, brother, sister, and/or child.

• A trophy will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd & 3rd placed players in each event and the World Championships Trophy will be presented to be held by the WORLD CHAMPION for 1 year

• Admission to the tournament is at the sole discretion of the organisers and their decision on all matters is final. An application to enter denotes acceptance of these rules.

• All correspondence will be by e-mail.

IWF DBM 20043.1