The Rule packs for 2012 are currently under revision, the 2011 details are for reference only.

15mm DBMM V 2.0 COMPETITION RULES

Competition Guidelines For Britcon

Armies may be chosen from the four published DBMM Army Lists. 

1. Umpire: Geoff Pearson
   
2. List Checker:t_and_e.child@tiscali.co.uk
   
3. Lists submitted must not exceed 400APs. Scale is 15mm. Army lists may only be drawn from DBMM Army Lists Books 1, 2, 3 & 4 
4. Britcon is a single list format.
   
5. Army lists must be submitted for checking in advance and must be received by the List Checker not later than two weeks before the event. A penalty of 2 victory points per round, for each round of the competition (at any venue), may be imposed for late submission of lists. Any incorrect list discovered after a game has commenced (after aggression dice have been rolled) must be corrected prior to the next match.
   
6. Table size is 6' x 4'.
   
7. A modified Swiss Chess system will operate throughout the competition. Where possible 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.
   
8. Time will be called after 3.25 hours plus a 1 – 15 minute random factor. The same random factor will be used in the DBM and FOG competitions, will be determined by the umpires 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.

Generic Competition Rules (DBMM)

1. The Umpire will utilise any current official errata and clarifications. This is currently in the form of the Commentary Version 5.0.6  dated 13th Feb 2011 available on the www.dbmm.org.uk web site or directly at http://www.dbmm.org.uk/images/playaids/dbmm_commentary_v5_0_6 13.pdf. The Umpires decision is final. 
 
2. Army lists must be submitted allocating all elements including baggage to a command. They must specify the number of ME and the disheartened/broken/shattered levels for each command and for the whole army. The list must indicate the climate, aggression factor, year, geographical region, generals where relevant, classification of general, all stratagems chosen (and the elements to which they apply, if appropriate) 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.
   
3. Any incorrect list discovered after a game has commenced (after “aggression” dice have been rolled) must be corrected prior to the next match.
   
4. Lists should be sent to the list checker (ideally via Email). The list checker can only respond to queries in connection with Army Lists. All other queries must be addressed to the organisers.
   
5. Players must supply their own terrain pieces, which must be to an acceptable standard. Additionally all figures must be representative and must be painted and based to an acceptable standard. Umpires will have the discretion to remove unsightly or unrepresentative items.
   
6. Players must be present and ready to start all matches 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 maximum points. No player will be awarded more than one bye for any reason.
   
7. If a player resigns from a game at any stage after the first “aggression” dice have been rolled their opponents will be awarded maximum points.
   
8. Games will end immediately when the umpire calls time. if any combat dice has been rolled then all the remaining combats are resolved, if not proceed directly to the end of the bound and determine the status of all commands whether they are broken/disheartened etc and then calculate the final scores.
   
9. Admission to the competition 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.  All correspondence must enclose a stamped addressed envelope, and Players who indicate an e-mail address will receive details via e-mail.
   
10. In accordance with the notes on p.1 of DBMM Army Lists, allied commands of less than 10 troop elements cannot have more than 1 baggage element.
    
11. Stratagems such as Hidden Obstacles or Disguised Troops that are list dependant will only be permitted if specified in the published DBMM Army Lists.
12. For simplicity no game shall be deemed a civil war.