DBR RENAISSANCE RULES

The following special rules will be used for DBR at Britcon 2007:

Elements Costs are changed as follows:

Blades (S) 6, Blades (O) 5, Skirmishers (X) 5

The Deployment rules are as per the rules but with the following changes:

Deployment is in the following order:

(1) First the defender and then the invader place all fortifications and Baggage not embarked on naval elements or in a BUA.

(2) Both sides record the relative positions of their commands from left-to-right and from front-to-rear and the position and direction faced of troops in ambush and naval elements.

(3) Each side alternately deploys one command, starting with the defender. Each side must deploy its command with the greatest number of ME, including Baggage. Its remaining commands can be deployed in any order. Deployment includes all land & naval elements and fixed obstacles except any in ambush.

(4) The defender places his concealed command (if any), less any ambushers it includes.

The rules to be used are DBR version 2.0, Army Lists from Books 1, 2 & 3, together with the Tournament rules.  , Guidelines for fair play, the BHGS scoring system and the BHGS Army List Interpretations.

·         Army's must be chosen from the following;
Armies of the Great Italian Wars
Armies of the Valois-Hapsburg-Tudor Wars
Armies of the Turkish Wars
Armies of the Reformation
Armies of the Great Northern Wars
Armies of the Great rebellions
Armies of the Thirty Years Wars

·         No more than 14 Sh maybe selected.

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

·         Army lists must be submitted allocating all elements including baggage to a command. They must specify the number of element equivalents and demoralisation levels for each command and for the whole army. 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 not be changed or altered other than to correct any errors. Players may only correct their errors by making reasonable changes to their list. It is not allowed to completely re-write the list, and the list checkers decision on this is final.

·         Army lists must be submitted for checking in advance and must be received by the List Checker not later than three weeks before the event. A penalty of 2 victory points per round, for each round of the competition other than the final round may be imposed for late submission of lists. 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 Tim Porter, 32 Greenend Road, London, W4 1AJ. Tel 0208 99 55 006. Please note that only incoming calls are possible, and that the list checker can only respond to queries in connection with Army Lists. All other queries must be addressed to the organisers.

·         Table size is 6' x 4' and each player must supply their own terrain pieces. These must be to an acceptable standard, and umpires will have the discretion to remove unsightly items.

·         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 30 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.

·         It is expected that games should achieve a minimum of 8 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 3¼ 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.

·         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.

·         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 the rules. Entry fees and any queries to be addressed to the BHGS, The White Cottage, 8 Westhill Ave, Epsom, KT19 8LE. Tel. 01372  812132.  Fax. O1372 817038.   E-mail BHGS@slitherine.co.uk  All correspondence must enclose a stamped addressed envelope, and Players who indicate an e-mail address will receive details via e-mail.