Justin Taylor of Veni Vidi Vici asked me to update you all that the 10% discount that he offers SoA members is against everything at VVV, not just shield transfers. We will of course amend the website Discount programme section and Slingshot accordingly. A reminder of the website:
www.3vwargames.co.uk. I advise contacting Justin by email before ordering via the website, to check how to claim your 10% discount.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Saturday, May 1, 2010
More discounts for SoA members
The Assault Group is offering our members a 5% discount, which on top of the free shipping that they offer customers, is very welcome. See their website at at http://www.theassaultgroup.com/
as ever, I advise you to email them before making th order, with your membership number.
More good news: Columbia Games is offering Society of Ancients members a whopping 20% discount on direct purchases through his website at http://www.columbiagames.com/
Please email Columbia ahead of making an order, so that the discount can be agreed.
Many thanks to Columbia Games for making this generous offer.
as ever, I advise you to email them before making th order, with your membership number.
More good news: Columbia Games is offering Society of Ancients members a whopping 20% discount on direct purchases through his website at http://www.columbiagames.com/
Please email Columbia ahead of making an order, so that the discount can be agreed.
Many thanks to Columbia Games for making this generous offer.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Armati-by-the-Sea IV Results
Armati-by-the-Sea (2010)
Peter Barham has sent me the full results of the fourth annual Armati-by-the-Sea event staged in Bournemouth over the weekend of 6-7th March 2010.
Pos. Player ave score (max 32)
1. Phil Steele (25.4)
2. Bill Wilson (25.0)
3. Malcolm King (21.2)
4. Roy Boss (20.6)
5. Vincent Auger (20.4)
6. John Bradley (18.4)
7. Matthew Bennett (17.2)
8. Bruce Rollett (16.8)
9. Rodger Williams (16.4)
10. Craig Tannock (15.4)
11. Ian Kerr (15.2)
12. Tim Cull (14.6)
13. Michel Acloque (14.4)
14. Carl Luxford (14.2)
15. Peter Barham (13.6)
16. Mark Fry (13.2)
17. Stuart Campbell (12.2)
18. Kate Lake (10.8)
19. Paul Collins (8.2)
20. Mick Owen (6.8)
The event was managed by Peter Barham and (occasionally) umpired by Mark Fry. Peter and Phil Steele presented prizes on behalf of the Society. The 22 matched pairs of armies were assembled and provided by Mark Fry and Roy Boss. The Society of Ancients thanks everyone for a magnificent job.
There are pictures and comment from the event on the Society's Ancients on the Move blog (here ...)
Next Year? Peter has provisionally announced March 12/13th 2011 for the Fifth Annual Armati By the Sea event.
Phil Steele
The next Society of Ancients sponsored event will be the DBA Northern Cup to be held at Triples, 17th April at the English Institute of Sport, Sheffield
Friday, March 12, 2010
2010 reshuffle
Apologies to anyone who found contacting us difficult around the end of February. For reasons beyond our control, the website and associated mailboxes were out of action for an annoyingly protracted period - how long it takes the host to allow payment details to be updated!
The Society of Ancients Website is back and fully functioning.
The online subscriptions and payments services are available, and email contacts are live.
Behind the shop-front, there have been some changes. Mark Watson retires as editor with issue 268 that has just gone out. Many thanks are due to Mark for the fantastic job he has done; for masterminding the journal's makeover as well as two years of great content ... and then staying until we could find a new editor!
Richard Taylor takes over with 269 (and inevitably, thanks are also due to Richard who, in turn, is taking over earlier than originally planned) - please extend him all your support.
Daivid Barnsdale steps up from the Championship's leading advocate (and most prolific player) to Wargames Championship Organizer. Thanks go to Bill Thurlow for steering the Championship through its trial year in 2009. Contact Daivid at Championship@soa.org.uk and please start registering games via the website submissions form.
As well as kudos and crockery, the 2010 Championship boasts an attractive extra prize of £100 worth of 25mm figures donated by Hinchliffe. More sponsorship will be announced during the course of the year. The Championship is open to any current Society of Ancients members, and runs throughout the membership year. Computer games are allowed as well as traditional formats, and online games possible with the agreement of both players (check the website for more detailed rules).
A 2010 subscription to the Society of Ancients costs £20 and brings the full range of member benefits and discounts as well as 6 issues of the Society's celebrated journal, Slingshot. You can become a member by applying online (here ...), contacting the Membership Secretary, or meeting us at a show or event.
The Society of Ancients Website is back and fully functioning.
The online subscriptions and payments services are available, and email contacts are live.
Behind the shop-front, there have been some changes. Mark Watson retires as editor with issue 268 that has just gone out. Many thanks are due to Mark for the fantastic job he has done; for masterminding the journal's makeover as well as two years of great content ... and then staying until we could find a new editor!
Richard Taylor takes over with 269 (and inevitably, thanks are also due to Richard who, in turn, is taking over earlier than originally planned) - please extend him all your support.Daivid Barnsdale steps up from the Championship's leading advocate (and most prolific player) to Wargames Championship Organizer. Thanks go to Bill Thurlow for steering the Championship through its trial year in 2009. Contact Daivid at Championship@soa.org.uk and please start registering games via the website submissions form.
As well as kudos and crockery, the 2010 Championship boasts an attractive extra prize of £100 worth of 25mm figures donated by Hinchliffe. More sponsorship will be announced during the course of the year. The Championship is open to any current Society of Ancients members, and runs throughout the membership year. Computer games are allowed as well as traditional formats, and online games possible with the agreement of both players (check the website for more detailed rules).
A 2010 subscription to the Society of Ancients costs £20 and brings the full range of member benefits and discounts as well as 6 issues of the Society's celebrated journal, Slingshot. You can become a member by applying online (here ...), contacting the Membership Secretary, or meeting us at a show or event.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Slingshot 268
The latest issue of Slingshot is 268, publishing date January 2010. This issue is running somewhat late in order to try and pick up the most complete version of the resubscription database and avoid subsequent one-off postings.The next issue will be the March issue. The delay to January's issue will probably have a knock on effect on March. Also, from March Slingshot will have a new editor.
This issue is 56 pages long, not including the cover pages. It's published in the same format introduced with issue 258.
The contents of Slingshot 268 are as follows. For games articles, I've indicated the relevant rule set where it's not immediately obvious from the title; with historical articles I've tried to indicate period if a similar issue applies.
The contents of Slingshot 268 are as follows. For games articles, I've indicated the relevant rule set where it's not immediately obvious from the title; with historical articles I've tried to indicate period if a similar issue applies.
- Zama 202BC, the 2010 SoA Battle Day Battlepack, by Richard Lockwood
- The Manichaeans in the army of Alexius , by Jim Webster
- “Let the magilum boats of Meluhha transport gold and silver”: Mesopotamian Warfare Notes X, by Alastair McBeath
- Yongle’s Campaigns in the South: The Ascent of Yongle, by John Walsh
- [ DBA ] III/46. Early Medieval Goídil (ca. 795-1297 C.E.), by Brian Girard
- [ Armati ] Adapting Balaclava to Roman Britain, by Chris Hahn
- Beating Shock Troops with Light Foot in FoG, by Christopher Webber
- Naval Campaign Rules Using Naumachiae, by Christopher Webber
- Mesopotamian & Chronological Notes from AMW, by Alastair McBeath
- [ DBM ] The Wolf on the Fold, by John Graham Leigh
- Impetus – a Very Brief Overview, by Mike Brian
- New Year Review Feast!, by Various Voices
- China: The Middle Kingdom, reviewed by John Graham-Leigh
- Richard III – The Wars of the Roses, reviewed by John Graham-Leigh
- Figure Reviews, by David Edwards & Mark Watson
Friday, February 19, 2010
New additions to the discount programme!
We have several new vendors joining our discount programme:
Blaze Away can offer a flat 10% to our members on any sized order. Members will just need to indicate in the text box of the online order process that they are SOA members and to include their membership number, which Blaze Away can verifiy with us later. Alternatively, members can email their order and Blaze Awaw will send an invoice with the discount included. Check them out at blazeaway.com.au
Hinds Figures Ltd are offering members a 10% discount. Contact Ian at Hinds in advance of making an order, with your membership number. You can then agree with him how to make the order. This offer also includes the Hinchliffe figure range that Ian sells. Note this offer is not in conjunction with other discount offers that Hinds have. See the figures at http://www.hindsfiguresltd.com/
Tumbling Dice UK are also now offering members a 10% discount. As above, contact them first with your membership number. Find them at http://www.tumblingdiceuk.com/
10mm specialists Pendraken Miniatures will give SoA members a 10% discount on orders over £50. As usual, contact them first before ordering. They have a new website launching in February and have said they would welcome any feedback from our members. Have a look at http://www.pendraken.co.uk/
Nick Eyre at North Star is extending a 10% offer to our members for Crusader Miniatures UK, Artizan Design and North Star Military Figures. Note that Nick can only offer this to mail order customers, and not at shows. Again contact him in advance. See the ranges at http://www.northstarfigures.com/
Hopefully more to come!
Blaze Away can offer a flat 10% to our members on any sized order. Members will just need to indicate in the text box of the online order process that they are SOA members and to include their membership number, which Blaze Away can verifiy with us later. Alternatively, members can email their order and Blaze Awaw will send an invoice with the discount included. Check them out at blazeaway.com.au
Hinds Figures Ltd are offering members a 10% discount. Contact Ian at Hinds in advance of making an order, with your membership number. You can then agree with him how to make the order. This offer also includes the Hinchliffe figure range that Ian sells. Note this offer is not in conjunction with other discount offers that Hinds have. See the figures at http://www.hindsfiguresltd.com/
Tumbling Dice UK are also now offering members a 10% discount. As above, contact them first with your membership number. Find them at http://www.tumblingdiceuk.com/
10mm specialists Pendraken Miniatures will give SoA members a 10% discount on orders over £50. As usual, contact them first before ordering. They have a new website launching in February and have said they would welcome any feedback from our members. Have a look at http://www.pendraken.co.uk/
Nick Eyre at North Star is extending a 10% offer to our members for Crusader Miniatures UK, Artizan Design and North Star Military Figures. Note that Nick can only offer this to mail order customers, and not at shows. Again contact him in advance. See the ranges at http://www.northstarfigures.com/
Hopefully more to come!
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Society of Ancients Roll of Honour 2009
Congratulations to the 2009 Prize Winners
The Society of Ancients would like to thank all the participants, organisers, and sponsors who made its 2009 events a success, and the authors and contributors without which Slingshot would not be possible.
The special award winners:
(the prize winning game pictured at Fiasco)
The Paul Morris Memorial Prize (for the most innovative new non-commercial wargame within the Society's remit):
James Roach and the Ilkley lads for 'Fleet of Battle' as seen at Fiasco 2009
(more on this at http://olicanalad.blogspot.com/2009/10/contemplating-my-naval.html)
Tony Bath Award (for invaluable contributions to running the Society of Ancients):
John Graham-Leigh for his sterling service on the secondary distribution of Slingshot to late subscribing members.
Deryck Guyler Award (a special award for assisting the promotion of the Society):
To Paul Innes for his support of the BattleDay in Scotland and in galvanising local shows support.
The Persian Helmet (The players' player award at Britcon)
Ray Duggins
... And to the Slingshot contributors:
Editor's Prize
Doug Melville 'Putting it All Together - the Sassanians Re-Examined'
Charles Grant Prize
Awarded for the best article covering a B.C. topic up to 500 BC:
Alastair McBeath 'Mesopotamian Warfare'
The Phil Barker Prize for an article in the period 500 BC to 1 AD
Patrick Waterson 'Amazed was I Ere I saw Zama'
The Ian Greenwood Prize
Awarded for the best article 0 to 1000 A.D: Stewart Hey 'Ambush at Callinicum'
The Alan Nickels Prize
Awarded for the best article post 1000 A.D.:Mick Hession 'Cogadh Gaedhil, Medieval Irish Warfare 600 - 1500 AD'
Best Wargames Article, sponsored by Gripping Beast:
Adrian Goldsworthy for his series 'Thinking About Romans'
And Congratulations to the Wargames prize winners:
SoA Doubles Masters
1. Graham Evans/Wayne Dare 2. Dave Handley/Nic Sharp, 3. Bob Amey/Andy Ellis
Society of Ancients/BHGS GB Armati League
Bill Wilson
Northern DBA Cup (Hosted by Triples)
Graham Fordham
English DBA Open (co-sponsored with Magister Militum)
Colin O'Shea
(Martin Myers and Colin O'Shea pose with their awards)
The Society of Ancients Championship
John Davis (top placed player in the 2009 trial year)
The Society of Ancients Armati by the Sea
1.Bill Wilson 2. Malcolm King 3. Matthew Bennett
The Society of Ancients Anderida Trophy
Kevin Large/Andy Rourke
Thanks also to the BHGS for administrative help, and to Gripping Beast, Magister Militum and Ancient and Modern Army Supplies for sponsoring prizes
The Society of Ancients would like to thank all the participants, organisers, and sponsors who made its 2009 events a success, and the authors and contributors without which Slingshot would not be possible.
The special award winners:
(the prize winning game pictured at Fiasco)
The Paul Morris Memorial Prize (for the most innovative new non-commercial wargame within the Society's remit):
James Roach and the Ilkley lads for 'Fleet of Battle' as seen at Fiasco 2009
(more on this at http://olicanalad.blogspot.com/2009/10/contemplating-my-naval.html)
Tony Bath Award (for invaluable contributions to running the Society of Ancients):
John Graham-Leigh for his sterling service on the secondary distribution of Slingshot to late subscribing members.
Deryck Guyler Award (a special award for assisting the promotion of the Society):
To Paul Innes for his support of the BattleDay in Scotland and in galvanising local shows support.
The Persian Helmet (The players' player award at Britcon)
Ray Duggins
... And to the Slingshot contributors:
Editor's Prize
Doug Melville 'Putting it All Together - the Sassanians Re-Examined'
Charles Grant Prize
Awarded for the best article covering a B.C. topic up to 500 BC:
Alastair McBeath 'Mesopotamian Warfare'
The Phil Barker Prize for an article in the period 500 BC to 1 AD
Patrick Waterson 'Amazed was I Ere I saw Zama'
The Ian Greenwood Prize
Awarded for the best article 0 to 1000 A.D: Stewart Hey 'Ambush at Callinicum'
The Alan Nickels Prize
Awarded for the best article post 1000 A.D.:Mick Hession 'Cogadh Gaedhil, Medieval Irish Warfare 600 - 1500 AD'
Best Wargames Article, sponsored by Gripping Beast:
Adrian Goldsworthy for his series 'Thinking About Romans'
And Congratulations to the Wargames prize winners:
SoA Doubles Masters
1. Graham Evans/Wayne Dare 2. Dave Handley/Nic Sharp, 3. Bob Amey/Andy Ellis
Society of Ancients/BHGS GB Armati League
Bill Wilson
Northern DBA Cup (Hosted by Triples)
Graham Fordham
English DBA Open (co-sponsored with Magister Militum)
Colin O'Shea
(Martin Myers and Colin O'Shea pose with their awards)
The Society of Ancients Championship
John Davis (top placed player in the 2009 trial year)
The Society of Ancients Armati by the Sea
1.Bill Wilson 2. Malcolm King 3. Matthew Bennett
The Society of Ancients Anderida Trophy
Kevin Large/Andy Rourke
Thanks also to the BHGS for administrative help, and to Gripping Beast, Magister Militum and Ancient and Modern Army Supplies for sponsoring prizes
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