Alan Neill Cuchulainn Trophy

About the Alan Neill Cuchulainn Trophy

Alan Neill (1971-2006)

This competition was started by Arnaud Marmier in 2001 and is now named in memory of Alan Neill, a vital member of the gaming community in Belfast and Ireland. It has always been held as part of the Q-Con games convention (http://www.q-con.org.uk/) and is traditionally on the last full weekend in June. The format has typically been a 2-day, 4-round, open event.

Alan Neill Cuchulainn Trophy 2013

29/06/2013 - 00:00
30/06/2013 - 23:59
Etc/GMT+1

No details yet.
Probably FOG on Sat or Sat+Sun and 200AP DBMM on Sunday only.

Contact: David Houston

Alan Neill Cuchulainn Trophy 2012

23/06/2012 - 00:00
24/06/2012 - 23:59
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Update: 6th June, full details

Location: QUB, Belfast
Organiser; David Houston
FOG+DBMM events.

FoG at Q-Con http://q-con.org.uk/

Saturday 23rd June 2012
We should be playing in the Elmwood Hall rather than the Student's Union this year (so I am lead to believe).

The theme will be Swords & Scimitars all armies from that lists plus any of their listed enemies which appear in the lists.

Rd 1. 10.15 – 12.30
Rd 2. 12.45 – 15.00
Rd 3. 15.15 – 17.30

Armies of 600pts – lists to James.

Sorry round times are tight due to room availability times)

Alan Neill Cuchulainn Trophy 2011

25/06/2011 - 00:00
26/06/2011 - 23:59
Etc/GMT+1

Contact: David Houston
14 June: full details published.
1 June: DBMM Theme announced.

There will be 2 competitions this year:
1. DBMM 200AP Mongol Theme - 3 rounds on the Sunday (26th). List checker: Mick Hessian
2. FOG 600AP Byzantine Theme - 3 rounds on the Saturday (25th)

General Q-Con info: http://www.q-con.org.uk

Saturday 25th June

A FoG 600pt 3 round competition List Checker: James McKenna

Round Times:
1: 10.00am-12.15pm
2: 12.45pm- 3.00pm
3: 3.30pm - 5.45pm

Theme - The Byzantine Empire - Lists must fit in the date 600 AD to 1071 AD

Q-Con/Alan Neill Cuchulainn Trophy 2010

25/06/2010 - 00:00
26/06/2010 - 23:59
Etc/GMT

18 May 2010 - Full details published
Alan Neill Cuchulainn Trophy 2010
Field of Glory Competition
26th & 27th June 2010

Field of Glory is designed to allow players to recreate Ancient & Medieval battles using realistic battlefield deployment, manoeuvring and tactics.

Armies - 800 Points from any army list, with the following conditions.
a.All armies must use a minimum of 8 mounted knights and these may not dismount during the game
b.if using an allied command then use a minimum of 4 mounted knights
c.if using Swiss there must be more halberd armed infantry than pikemen

Alan Neill Chulainn Trophy 2009

Introduction: 

Total Opp Result Opp Result Opp Result Opp Result
1 1 David Taylor Late Republican Roman 85 5 24 2 20 3 16 6 25
2 2 James McKenna Alex Macedonian 45 6 21 1 5 5 8 4 11
3 5 Brian Bull Later Macedonian 40 1 1 6 20 2 12 3 7
4 4 David Brown Ptolemaic 37 8 6 3 11 6 11 2 9
5 3 Tim Snoddy Partian 36 7 8 4 9 1 6 5 13
6 8 David Houston Spartan Greek 31 4 18 7 13
7 7 John Lavery Mid Republican Roman 19 3 12 8 7
8 6 Tom Sheran Later Carthaginian 18 2 4 5 5 4 9 1 0

Alan Neill Cuchulainn Trophy '09

27/06/2009 - 00:00
28/06/2009 - 23:59
Etc/GMT

Held as part of Q-Con, http://www.q-con.org.uk/, in Queens University Belfast.

Contact: David Houston

Dates: Confirmed

Competition format:
There will be two 1-day Ancients competitions.
Sat: DBMM 200AP competition
Sun: FOG 400AP competition

Alan Neill Cuchulainn Trophy '08 Results

DBM 200 (8 players 4 rounds)
1. Mark Gibson 330 Alex Imperial
2. Brian Bull 232 Scots Common
3. David Houston 230 Central Asian Turks
4. Andy Hart 220 PIA
5. James McKenna 217 Georgian
6. David Taylor 121 Asiatic Successor
7=. Daniel Taylor 5 Vandal
David Brown 5 Kushan

Fields of Glory (10 players 3 rounds using their 25-0 scoring system)
1. David Taylor 73 Early Roman
2. James McKenna 48 Georgian
3. Brian Bull 43 Scots Common
4. David Brown 37 Low Countries
5. Darren Birt 32 Selucid
6. Andy Hart 31 Castillian
7. Michael Birt 25 Spartacus Revolt

Cuchulainn Trophy 2004 Results

Introduction: 

thanks to David Houston and all the Belfast gang for another great
weekend. Results were as follows:

Position,Name, Total Score, Rating, Army List, Club
1, Brennan, Rob, 334, 2210, Neo Assyrian Ltr Sargonid, dgg
2, Houston, David, 332, 2305, Med Scandinavian, ttn,
3, Walsh, Tony , 227, 2215, 0, Scythian, dgg
4, Nolan, Eric , 224, 1895, 0, Classical Indian, dgg
5, Aynsley, Richard , 223, 2225, 0, E Vietnamese, crap
6, Snoddy, Tim , 123, 2050, 0, Palmyran, ttn
7, McKenna, Seamus , 119, 2105, 0, LIR, ttn
8, Bull, Brian, 117, 2060, 0, N. Dynasties Chinese, No club
9, Barett, Edmund, 114, , 1880, 0, E. Crusader, dgg
9, McTurk, Alec , 114, 1975, 0, Palmyrian, dgg

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