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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.

Strongbows Shield 2010 Results

Wed, 04/08/2010 - 20:05 — admin
Introduction: 

We 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 - 08:10 — admin

The 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

DBMM version 2 confirmed as the rules for Strongbow's Shield 2010

Thu, 08/07/2010 - 08:42 — admin

DBMM 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.

Bring and Buy at Strongbow's Shield 2010

Fri, 18/06/2010 - 15:58 — admin
31/07/2010 - 00:00
31/07/2010 - 23:59
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The 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 - 13:53 — admin
31/07/2010 - 10:00
31/07/2010 - 23:00
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Updated: 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

FOG comp cancelled at Strongbow's Shield '09

Mon, 13/07/2009 - 12:44 — admin

Due to a lack of interest the FOG competition at Strongbow's Shield 2009 has been canceled.

If anyone wants to try DBMM at Strongbow then loan armies and practice games will be available.

Strongbow's Shield '09

Thu, 18/06/2009 - 21:47 — admin
01/08/2009 - 00:00
01/08/2009 - 23:59
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Umpire/List-checker: Jan van Embden
Date: Sat, 1st August, 2009 (confirmed)
Format: 3 x round 200AP DBMM competition (open list) is confirmed. NBFOG competition is CANCELLED.

List checking/pre-registration deadline: 16th July 2009
Cost: 15euro for RINIWA members or overseas visitors, 17euro for non-members.

Outline Schedule:
10.00 Registration
10.15 - 12.15 Round 1
12.15 - 1.00 Lunch
1.00 - 3.00 Round 2
3.15 - 5.15 Round 3
5.30 Prizegiving

Strongbow's Shield DBMM 2008 Report

Tue, 18/11/2008 - 20:56 — admin
Introduction: 

This was the first 200AP DBMM event held in Ireland, we had a good turn-out of 12 players plus an umpire. This was in addition to a parallel FOG competition. There were several new faces at the event and it was good to meet again some people who hadn't been to a competition for a long time.

Final Placings
The positions of the 200AP DBMM Competition were:
Position Name Total Score Army List Date Army List Club
1 Brittain Stephen 58 617 Early Tang 3 20 UWS
2 van Embden Jan 55 869 Zanj Revolt 3 50 DGG
3 Brittain John 50 221BC Ch'in Chinese Mercenary
4 Gibson Mark 49 325BC Alexandrian Imperial 2 15 UWS
5 Hessian Mick 36 1110 Sung Chinese (in South China) 3 62 DGG

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