Hi All,
I am pleased to confirm that this year’s annual DBMM competition for the Brian Boru trophy in Dublin will go ahead in the autumn. As always, I am giving as much advance notice as possible so that potential entrants have time to plan ahead. Details of this year’s tournament are as follows:
Event: DBMM Competition for the Brian Boru Trophy 2019
Date: Saturday and Sunday, 17-18th October 2020
Venue: Teachers’ Club (Club na Muinteori), 36 Parnell Square West, Dublin 1 DO6 T6V6
Format: 2-day, 4-round themed 400 AP DBMM event
Theme: Wheels of Fire: 30 Battles that Shook the Chariot World (see below)
Registration will be at 9.45am on the Saturday, with the first game to begin at 10am. The competition will conclude with prize giving at 5.30am on the Sunday. The competition entry fee is €40.
The current published version of DBMM (Version 2.1) and relevant associated army list books will apply.
Players who submit their lists by Friday 9th October 2020 will be eligible for entry in the draw for the door prize. I am the competition organiser and list checker. Lists can be submitted to me by email to: jan@cnmedia.ie
Thanks to Mick Hession for coming up with the initial set of battles for this year’s theme, which apart from a few additions and suggestions of my own, pretty much all appear in the final version.
This year, two new rules will be trialed at the event- see New Tournament Rules end of the theme list for details.
I look forward to hearing from entrants in due course.
Best regards
Jan
Wheels of Fire: 30 Battles that Shook the Chariot World
Only armies from the current DBMM army lists (published 2016) and specified years are allowed, with further options and restrictions specified.
1. Megiddo – 1457 BC
Syro-Canaanite – (1/20) Syro-Canaanite and Ugaratic
· Cannot use Ugaritic, Egyptian or Mitanni allies
(1/22) New Kingdom Egyptian
· CiC can be Brilliant (Thutmose III)
2. Sugaga – 1325 BC
Kassite Babylonian – (1/21) Kassite and Later Babylonian
Middle Assyrian – (1/25) Middle Assyrian and Early Neo-Assyrian
3. Millawanda – 1320 BC
(1/24) Hittite Empire
· Cannot use Syrians, Ugaritics or Bedouin
Early Mycenean – (1/18) Minoan and Early Mycenean
4. The Scamander – 1200 BC
Achaian – (1/26) Later Mycenean and Trojan War
· Must use Nestor
· May not use Achilles (not present according to the Illiad)
Trojan – (1/26) Later Mycenean and Trojan War
· May use ‘Only Trojans options
· BUAf not compulsory
5. Per-Yer – 1179 BC
(1/7) Early Libyan
· Must use Sea People allies
(1/22) New Kingdom Egyptian
· Cannot use Syro-Canaanites or Gasgans
6. Muye – 1027 BC
Shang Chinese – (1/13) Hsia Chinese and Shang Chinese
· Cannot use Chou allies
· CiC can be Inert (Ti Hsin)
Western Chou Chinese – (1/32) Western Chou and Spring and Autumn Chinese
· Cannot use Shang allies
7. Valley of Elah – 1020 BC
(1/27) Early Hebrew
· CiC must be Saul
(1/29) Philistine
· Must use Goliath
8. Ramoth-Gilead – 852 BC
Later Aramaean – (1/31) Neo-Hittite and Later Aramaean
(1/34) Later Hebrew
· Must use Judean allies
· CiC must be Israelite
· CiC can be Brilliant (Ahab)
9. Dur-Papsukkal– 814 BC
(1/21) Later Babylonian
· Must use Arab allies
Early Neo-Assyrian – (1/25) Middle Assyrian and Early Neo-Assyrian
10. Perpeg – 730 BC
(1/38) Libyan Egyptian
(1/46) Kushite Egyptian
11. Mount Simarra – 714 BC
(1/45) Neo-Assyrian
(1/39) Urartian
· Must use Zikirtu allies
12. Gordium – 676 BC
(1/40) Phrygian
· May not use any external allies
· Must use at least 6 non-general Irreg Cv (O) chariots
Kimmeran – (1/43) Kimmeran, Skythian or Early Hu
· Must use Urartian Allies
13. Hysiae – 676 BC
Spartan (1/30) Dark Age Greek
· Must use at least 4 non-general Irreg Cv (O) chariots
Argos (1/52) Early Hoplite Greek
14. Hongshui – 638 BC
Sung (Northern) – (1/32) Western Chou and Spring and Autumn Chinese
· CiC may be inert (Duke Hsiang)
Ch’u (Southern) – (1/32) Western Chou and Spring and Autumn Chinese
15. Kablinu – 616 BC
(1/44) Neo-Babylonian
(1/51) Later Sargonid Assyrian
· Must use Mannaian allies
· May not use Egyptian allies
16. Battle of the Eclipse – 585 BC
(1/50) Lydian
· Must use all 4 non-general Irreg Cv (O) chariots
· May not use external allies
Median (1/41) Medes, Zikirtu, Andia or Parsua
· May not use external allies
17. Irasa – 570 BC
(1/53) Saitic Egyptian
· May not use any Greeks
(1/56) Kyrenean Greek
18. The Allia – 390 BC
(2/10) Camillan Roman
· May not downgrade Hastatii and Principes
· Must include ally-general
(2/11) Gallic
· May not use Ligurian allies
19. Salamis (Cyprus) – 495 BC
Cypriot – (1/35) Cypriot and Phoenician
· Must use Ionian Greek allies (1/52 Early Hoplite Greek)
(1/60) Early Achaemenid Persian
· Cannot use Irr Bg (S) sacred standard (CiC is not the great King)
20. Hydaspes – 326 BC
(2/3) Classical Indian
· Cannot replace El or Cv(S) with Bullock Carts
(2/15) Alexandrian Imperial
· CinC must be Brilliant (Alexander)
· Cannot use Indian allies
21. Tunis – 310 BC
(1/61) Early Carthaginian
· Must use at least 4 Reg KnO Chariots
· Must use at least 4 Reg SpS Sacred Band
· Cannot use Libyan (Makai) allies
(2/9) Syracusan
· CinC must be Brilliant (Agathokles)
· Cannot use external allies
22. Ipsos – 301 BCE
(2/16) Asiastic Early Successor
· CiC must be Antigonos
· May use ‘Only Antigonos from 320 to 301 BC’ option
· No other options allowed
(2/17) Lysamachid
· CiC may be brilliant (Lysimachos)
· Ignore requirement in list notes to field 8 Seleucid elephants
· Seleucid contingent must include 4 Reg Exp (O) scythed chariots
· Otherwise must use Seleucid and Kassandrid allies as specified in the list notes
23. The Elephant Victory – 273 BC
(2/19) Seleucid
· Must use second sub-general
· Each command must include exactly 1 El element
· Must have more elements of Ps than Pk
(2/30) Galatian
· Must use maximum number of light chariots – 4 x Irr Cv (O)
· Must use maximum number of scythed chariots – 3 x Irr Exp (O)
24. Co Loa – 208 BC
(1/49) Early Vietnamese
Ch’in Chinese – (2/4) Warring States and Ch’in Chinese
· Must incldue at least one Reg Art (O) bolt shooter
· Cannot use Hu barbarians
25. Mobei Campaign – 119 BC
(2/38) Hsiung Nu
· Cannot use any external allies
· Must include maximum number of Irr Ps (O) foot archers
· Must include maximum number of Irr Hd (O) slaves or other foot
(2/41) Han Chinese
· May use only Western Han troop options
· Must use both * and ** minima
26. Amnias – 88 BC
(2/48) Mithdridatic
· All Generals must be Regular
· Must use all Scythed Chariots (4 x Reg Exp (O)
· Cannot use Armenian allies
· Cannot use any Pk or Bd
(2/53) Bithynian
· May not use Galatian allies
27. Invasion of Britain – 54 BC
(2/49) Marian Roman
· CiC must be Brilliant (Caesar)
(2/53) Ancient British
· CiC may be Brilliant (Cassivellaunus)
· Must use at least 10 Irr Cv (O) chariots
28. Mons Graupius – 84 AD
(2/49) Early Imperial Roman
· Must include at least as many Reg Ax (S) auxilia as Reg Bd (O) legionaries
(2/60) Caledonian
· CiC must be Inert (Calgacus)
29. Slemain Mide – 310 AD
Men of Erin – (2/54) Scots-Irish
· Must use Roman AxS
· Must use minimum number of chariots marked *
· Must use Diberga
· May not use Cuchulainn
· May not use Atecotti
Men of Ulster – (2/54) Scots-Irish
· Must use Cuchulainn
· Must use minimum number of chariots marked *
· May not use Roman Ax (S)
· May not use Diberga
· May not use Atecotti
30. Celidon – 499 AD
(2/68) Pictish
· CiC must be classed as Irr CvO chariots
· Must also include at least 4 additional Irr CvO Chariots
(2/81) Sub-Roman British
· CiC must be Brilliant Reg Kn (F) (Arthur)
New Tournament Rules: This year, two new rules will be trialed at the event as follows:
1) Weather and Time of Day: These rules will not be played.
2) Terrain Placement: Instead of placing a single one FE feature, after all terrain has been placed, the invader may instead attempt to remove or adjust up to two previously placed features. He rolls one D6, with the following results:
1: No effect
2: Pivot one area feature up to 90 degrees
3: Move one area feature up to 4 base widths
4: Move one area feature up to 6 base widths or pivot one area feature up to 90 degrees
5: Remove one area feature
6: Remove one area feature and pivot another up to 90 degrees
Moved features are not subject to separation restrictions but must obey superimposition rules.
Brian Boru 2020
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