FLAMES OF WAR

• The Period Umpire is: Ian Pudney                                                                        (a Rules Umpire may also be appointed - tbc)

• The List Checker is: Ian Pudney
  17 Branksome Avenue,
  Stanford-le-Hope,
  Essex,
  SS17 8AZ.
  Tel 01375 670547 (evenings)
  E-mail: i.pudney@yahoo.co.uk
• The list checker can only respond to queries in connection with army lists. All other queries including entries must be addressed to the competition organiser. On request the list checker will provide a standard excel format along with the requested lists and would appreciate it, where possible, if players could use this to ease checking.

Rules, Lists and Clarifications to be used

• The competition will use the latest version of the Flames of War rules latest errata from the Flames of War website and the “More again lessons from the front” clarifications.
• The list submitted must not exceed 1750 points. Period is Late War.
• Lists should be submitted two weeks prior to the event i.e. by the 16th of June.
• Submitted lists should indicate the period, nationality and the book or PDF used to draw up the list.
• 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.
• Please note that Rampage is a single list format.
• If players are willing to submit both an Axis and Allied lists before the event it will enable axis and allied numbers to be balanced which will reduce “blue on blue” games
• Any incorrect list discovered after a game has commenced (after set up dice have been rolled) must be corrected prior to deployment if spotted in time, and fully corrected in any case before the next match.
• Players must fully define their troops as they are placed on table.  Figures must provide a reasonably accurate representation of the troops they are trying to represent – they must not look deliberately misleading.
• All figures must be painted and based to an acceptable standard.
• Table size is 6' x 4'

Terrain

• Terrain will need to be provided by the players. Any clubs or individuals, who can supply terrain for the competition, please contact the period umpire as your help would be greatly appreciated. Each table will be preset with terrain at the start of the tournament, where possible players will be allocated to tables that they have yet to play on.

Game Start Time and Duration

• Saturday: Registration 08:00-08:55.
• Game 1          09:00-11:45.
• Game 2          12:15-15:00.
• Game 3          15:15-18:00.
• Sunday:
• Game 4          09:00- 12:15.
• Game 5          13:15- 16:30
• Prize giving    16:45 approx.

The longer break on Sunday is to allow competitors a chance to look around the show.

• Players must be present and ready to start the match 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. No player will be awarded more than one bye for any reason.  A bye will carry 21 points.
• If a player resigns from a game at any stage after the first set up dice have been rolled their opponents will be awarded maximum points, and they will be awarded 0 points.
• When time is called, play will continue until the end of the turn of the player who moved second, such that both players will have had an equal number of turns.  Play will stop immediately before the joint action phase following this.
• Game lengths for the three Saturday games will be 2 and a half hours plus a 1 – 12 minute random factor. The two Sunday games will be 3 hours plus a 1-12 minute random factor. The random factor will be determined by the umpire 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.

The Draw

• A modified Swiss Chess system will operate throughout the competition. Players may not play against fellow club 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.
• Where possible the draw will be such that axis vs. allied games are maximised but it is more than likely that some “blue on blue” games will occur. If Axis and Allied forces can be balanced there will be no “blue on blue” games on the Saturday.

Scenarios

• Game 1 will be one of breakthrough, hold the line or cauldron
• Game 2 will be one of the two scenarios not played in game 1
• Game 3 will be fighting withdrawal
• Game 4 will be encounter or the scenario not played in games 1 or 2
• Game 5 will be free for all

Scoring System

The scoring system will be a derivative of the Flames of War system, details below:

If the game is won then the winner scores
    the FoW score for the game multiplied by 3.
    if the game is either a fair fight or an attacker win add 1 point if one third or more of the defenders platoons have been destroyed
    if the game is a defender win add 1 point if none of the objectives were contested at the end of the game
    if the winner breaks the enemy force add a total of 2 points (the 1 point bonuses are not cumulative)

The loser scores
    21 points minus the winners score
   
If the game is drawn each player scores
    their FoW score for the game multiplied by 3.
    if no objectives on the enemy side of the table are contested at the end of the game then deduct 1 point
    if both objectives on the enemy side of the table are contested at the end of the game then add 1 point
    N.B. the total score in a drawn game will not add up to 21, the absolute maximum score would be 10-10

The following chart shows reflects the above information:


Game is won
Attacker wins or any Fair Fight
FoW score            Additional condition                    21-0 score
 7-0                                                                                 21-0
 6-1                     enemy force broken                              20-1
 6-1                 1/3 enemy platoons destroyed                   19-2
 6-1                                                                                 18-3
 5-2                     enemy force broken                              17-4
 5-2                 1/3 enemy platoons destroyed                   16-5
 5-2                                                                                  15-6
 4-3                     enemy force broken                              14-7
 4-3                 1/3 enemy platoons destroyed                   13-8
 4-3                                                                                  12-9
       
Defender wins
FoW score         Additional condition                          21-0 score
 7-0                                                                                      21-0
 6-1                   attacking force broken                                 20-1
 6-1             no objectives contested at end of game              19-2
 6-1                                                                                      18-3
 5-2                   attacking force broken                                 17-4
 5-2              no objectives contested at end of game             16-5
 5-2                                                                                      15-6
 4-3                   attacking force broken                                 14-7
 4-3              no objectives contested at end of game             13-8
 4-3                                                                                      12-9
       
Incomplete Fair fight
FoW score       Additional condition                            21-0 score
3                   2 enemy objectives contested                        10
3                   1 enemy objective contested                            9
3                   0 enemy objectives contested                          8
2                   2 enemy objectives contested                          7
2                   1 enemy objective contested                            6
2                   0 enemy objectives contested                          5
1                   2 enemy objectives contested                          4
1                   1 enemy objective contested                            3
1                   0 enemy objectives contested                          2

Painting and army background (separate award)

• Best painted & historical force will be voted by the competitors & organisers, competitors should leave their forces on display over the Sunday break, historical backgrounds can also be displayed.

Sportsmanship (separate award)

• Best sportsman will be voted by the competitors & organisers during the Sunday break.

Sundry

• Admission to the tournament is at the sole discretion of the organisers and their decision on all matters is final. An application to enter denotes acceptance of these rules.

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