Strongbows Shield
About Strongbow's Shield
A 1-day wargames event in Dublin during August.
The Historical Strongbow
Our competition is named after Strongbow or Richard fitz Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Pembroke (1130AD - 1176AD). Our logo features his seal.
Who was this guy?
The short answer is that he was the leader of the Norman expedition to Ireland in 1169-1170AD and so he fills a role similar to that of William the Conquerer in Irish eyes.
Strongbow's Shield 2012
Fri, 14/10/2011 - 22:18 — admin*** Date to be Confirmed ***
Location: Dublin (probably the Teachers Club)
Organiser: Rob Brennan
Format:
Once again there will be two parallel events. It is proposed that this year these consist of a 200AP Open competition and a 1-day Campaign based on the Later Successors to Alexander's empire.
Strongbow's Shield 2011 Results
Sun, 31/07/2011 - 11:42 — adminwe had a great, friendly event n the Teacher's Club today... if somewhat bijou compared to
other years (12 players + umpire).
= 200AP Open Event =
1 McKenna Seamus 73 Ltr Swiss TTN
2 Moran Alex 48 Classical Indian Merc
3 Bracken Padraig 41 Tuareg MWG
4 Worden Tommy 36 Ltr Carth MWG
5 van Embden Jan 32 West Sudanese DGG
6 Brian Ronayne 0 Dailami DGG
= 320AP Fall of Rome Theme =
1 Aynsley Rich 58 Pict MWG
2 Houston David 42 Patrician Roman TTN
3 Whelan Mike 40 Scots-Irish DGG
Strongbow's Shield 2011
Fri, 11/03/2011 - 10:01 — admin
Once again we will host 2 parallel competitions: a DBMM 200AP Open and a narrow historical 320AP theme (The Barbarian Conspiracy to the Fall of Rome 368AD-410AD) on 200AP-sized tables.
List checking/pre-registration deadline: EXTENDED TO 22nd July
List checker: Rob Brennan (brennanr at iworg.com)
Cost: 15 euro for RINIWA members or overseas visitors, 17 euro for non-members.
Schedule:
09.30 Registration
09.45 - 12.15 Game 1
12.15 - 1.00 Lunch
1.00 - 3.30 Game 2
3.40 - 6.10 Game 3
6.20 Prizegiving
General Rules
Strongbows Shield 2010 Results
Wed, 04/08/2010 - 21:05 — adminWe had 2 DBMM v2 competitions in Dublin on the 31st of July (3 games each). This was DBMM v2's worldwide premier as a competition set. It was also the 10th year of Strongbow's Shield as an event - so we must be doing something right! To celebrate this we had a bring and buy in support of RINIWA - this was ably run by Mick Hessian who at one point commented that it might take us another 10 years to accumulate so much stuff for sale!
I umpired. and despite many players only receiving the rules within the last 2 weeks we had very few rules issues - a good sign!
Everyone felt that v2 was a big improvement and no-one was bemoaning the lack of v1 (fairly unusual for wargamers ....:-)
A. Tibetan Empire Theme (325AP on 120x80cm boards)
Position, Name, Score, Army, Club
1, Aynsley, Richard, 60, Hindu Indian, MWG
2, McTurk, Alec, 53,Tibetan, DGG
3, Houston, David, 42,CAT, TTN
4, Murphy, Richard, 34, CACS, Merc
5, Arnfelt, Thomas, 33,Tibetan, DGG
6, Bracken, Padraig, 29, Early Tang, MWG
7, van Embden, Jan, 26, Umayyads, DGG
8, Worden, Tom, 23, Abbasid, MWG
B. 200AP Open (on 120x80cm boards)
1, Brittain, Stephen, 75, LIR, Merc
2, Farrell, Tony, 50, Konst Byz, DGG
3, Coughlan, Willie, 41, Dailami, MWG
Sample Catalog for Strongbow's Shield X Bring and Buy
Tue, 27/07/2010 - 09:10 — adminThe following items are listed already, more is expected on the day.
Complete 450AP Islamic Berber Army - €500
3 elements of Reg Cv(O) Generals
1 elements of Irr Kn(F) General
3 elements of Irr Kn(F)
9 elements of Reg LH(O)
5 elements of Irr LH(O)
20 elements of Reg Sp(O)
24 elements of Reg Sp(I)
24 elements of Reg Ps(O)
8 elements of Irr Bge(O)
Early T'ang Chinese Elite Cavalry - €66
3 elements of Reg Cv(S) Generals
8 elements of Reg Cv(S) Cavalry
Early T'ang Chinese Line and Light Cavalry - €52
4 elements of Reg Cv(O) Cavalry
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DBMM version 2 confirmed as the rules for Strongbow's Shield 2010
Thu, 08/07/2010 - 09:42 — adminDBMM v2 is now shipping and so we will use it at Strongbow's Shield 2010.
It is available immediately via Monarch Publications:
http://monarchmilitarybooks.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=250...
This is post-free to the UK, ignore any warnings about stock levels as they are 20 mins from the warehouse.
It is supposed to be 10% postage (min £2.50) to ROI ...but that charge did not appear on my initial order
and I'll have to see if they contact me subsequently.
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Bring and Buy at Strongbow's Shield 2010
Fri, 18/06/2010 - 16:58 — adminThe idea of having a bring and buy stall at Strongbow's Shield this year seemed popular so we'll do it. Here are the rules:
1. The Bring and Buy is not contracted out to outside organisations. It is managed and run by RINIWA. No item is secure without your vigilance and help, so help us to help you have a great show!
2. A nominal admin fee for sellers will apply. There is also a commission on any items sold. All these fees go to RINIWA.
3. We reserve the right to refuse items from prospective sellers.
Strongbow's Shield 2010
Tue, 10/11/2009 - 14:53 — adminUpdated: 20th July 2010 - added a couple of DBMM v2 rulings.
Updated: 8th July 2010 - pushed out list deadline to the 23rd July, clarified what allied baggage can be included in army baggage, theme maps added.
Updated: 6th July 2010 - DBMM v2 is now confirmed as the rules version to be used
Updated: 18th June 2010 - added full rules
Updated: 5th Jan 2010 - added theme armies
Upcoming events
- DGG Winter League(Competition Event)(Now)
- Munster Open 2012(Competition Event)(9 days)
- Finn MacCool Cup 2012(Competition Event)(72 days)
- Celtic Championship 2012(Competition Event)(107 days)
- Alan Neill Cuchulainn Trophy 2012(Competition Event)(156 days)
- Strongbow's Shield 2012(Competition Event)(198 days)
