TRIUMPH! Tournament Schedule at Historicon 2017

[David Schlanger]

These tournament event will have full signup on site or on this forum and do not require a ticket via the official PEL.

TRIUMPH! - Fast play Ancient and Medieval warfare
The TRIUMPH! tournaments and events listed here are presented by Washington Grand Company. For more information, please visit us at: http://www.wgcwar.com
Sign-Up Sheets for all events will be at the TRIUMPH! HQ Table.
Rules for TRIUMPH! will be the latest Early Access Edition available at the time of the event. Army lists are available at http://meshwesh.wgcwar.com/home
All army options must be chosen prior to beginning of event and not changed. All games in 15mm unless otherwise noted.
TRIUMPH! Tournament Manager: David Schlanger
See other TRIUMPH! events listed in the PEL for additional play opportunities!

Wednesday 8PM – 11PM
TRIUMPH! Open Tournament 15mm
Sponsor: Washington Grand Company www.wgcwar.com
Event Scale: 15mm
Rules Used: TRIUMPH! fast play ancient and medieval battles
Maximum Players: Unlimited
Duration: 3 rounds
Description: Command an army using the TRIUMPH! fast play ancient and medieval rules. See our online army database meshwesh.wgcwar.com and pick any 48 point army for this event! There will be historical matchups in the initial round if possible, but the intent is to allow anyone to field any army available to play. We will use a simple point scoring system to determine a winner, but the emphasis will be on having FUN!
Loaner Armies will be available.
TRIUMPH! rules are easy to learn and will be taught by the GM as needed. Young gamers are welcome, but anyone under 15 must be accompanied by an adult. See also the Epic Conflicts of the Ancient World walk-up Triumph! intro games run throughout Historicon as an additional option for familiarizing yourself with the rules in advance.
GM: Rod Cain and the TRIUMPH! Team

Thursday 2PM – 6PM
TRIUMPH! Theme Tournament – JUMBO JUMBO JUMBO 15mm
Sponsor: Washington Grand Company www.wgcwar.com
Event Scale: 15mm
Rules Used: TRIUMPH! fast play ancient and medieval battles
Maximum Players: Unlimited
Duration: 4 rounds
Description: Command an army using the TRIUMPH! fast play ancient and medieval rules. See our online army database meshwesh.wgcwar.com and pick any 48 point army with at least one Elephant for this event! Charge your enemy, break their ranks and instill terror! Bring out your war elephants! There will be historical matchups in the initial round if possible, but the intent is to get some serious jumbo vs. jumbo action, so historical enemies don’t really matter! We will use a simple point scoring system (that may be augmented to highlight elephant kills) to determine a winner, but the emphasis will be on having FUN!
Loaner Armies will be available.
TRIUMPH! rules are easy to learn and will be taught by the GM as needed. Young gamers are welcome, but anyone under 15 must be accompanied by an adult. See also the Epic Conflicts of the Ancient World walk-up Triumph! intro games run throughout Historicon as an additional option for familiarizing yourself with the rules in advance.
GM: Alex Bostwick, Jonathan Bostwick and the TRIUMPH! Team

Thursday 2PM – 6PM
Open TRIUMPH! Gaming session for anyone who wants to try a game!
Sponsor: Washington Grand Company (www.wgcwar.com)
Duration: 4 hours
Event Scale: 15mm
Rules Used: TRIUMPH! fast play ancient and medieval battles
Description: We will have our Epic Conflict demo teaching games set up and you are welcome to come try them out and play as many games as you like! There will be assistance available to get you started, but this is designed for you to manage your own games. YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE REGISTERED (just walk-up if you see an opening and play!)
Rules are easy to learn and everything you need to play will be available, even some additional armies to add variety.
GM: Jack Sheriff and the TRIUMPH! Team

Friday 1PM – 5PM
Open TRIUMPH! Gaming session for anyone who wants to try a game!
Sponsor: Washington Grand Company (www.wgcwar.com)
Duration: 4 hours
Event Scale: 15mm
Rules Used: TRIUMPH! fast play ancient and medieval battles
Description: We will have our Epic Conflict demo teaching games set up and you are welcome to come try them out and play as many games as you like! There will be assistance available to get you started, but this is designed for you to manage your own games. YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE REGISTERED (just walk-up if you see an opening and play!)
Rules are easy to learn and everything you need to play will be available, even some additional armies to add variety.
GM: Terence McPartland and the TRIUMPH! Team

Friday 12-6PM
Grand TRIUMPH! Doubles Challenge
Sponsor: Washington Grand Company (www.wgcwar.com)
Duration: 6 hours
Event Scale: 15mm
Rules Used: TRIUMPH! fast play ancient and medieval battles
Maximum Players: Unlimited (Teams of 2 players)
Description: There are few glories as glorious as doubles games, where you and a partner compete against another pair of players. Victory is that much sweeter with someone to share it with, and defeat with a partner can lead to blamecasting, bitter recriminations, shattered friendships and divorce. What's not to like?!?
So come and participate in the Grand Triumph Doubles Challenge! Grand Triumph is a modification of the successful Triumph! fast-play game for ancients and medieval warfare, where two players on a side run a triple-size Triumph army (144 pts), as described on www.wgcwar.com/GrandTriumph.html . Teams are responsible for bringing their own armies and joie de vivre, and terrain if they have it -- boards will and terrain will be supplied (although terrain may be limited if there are a lot of teams signing up).
See the Triumph! online army lists at http://meshwesh.wgcwar.com/home for individual army lists. Use triple the army minimums and maximums if no ally is taken; if a single ally is taken use double the army list minimums and maximums for the main army and a full normal-sized army list for the ally.
Teams are strongly encouraged to sign up in advance on the Triumph! Forum at http://forum.wgcwar.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=125
GM: David Schlanger and David Kuijt


Friday 7PM – 11PM
TRIUMPH! Open Tournament 15mm
Sponsor: Washington Grand Company www.wgcwar.com
Event Scale: 15mm
Rules Used: TRIUMPH! fast play ancient and medieval battles
Maximum Players: Unlimited
Duration: 3 rounds
Description: Command an army using the TRIUMPH! fast play ancient and medieval rules. See our online army database meshwesh.wgcwar.com and pick any 48 point army for this event! There will be historical matchups in the initial round if possible, but the intent is to allow anyone to field any army available to play. We will use a simple point scoring system to determine a winner, but the emphasis will be on having FUN!
Loaner Armies will be available.
TRIUMPH! rules are easy to learn and will be taught by the GM as needed. Armies will be provided. Young gamers are welcome, but anyone under 15 must be accompanied by an adult. See also the Epic Conflicts of the Ancient World walk-up Triumph! intro games run throughout Historicon as an additional option for familiarizing yourself with the rules in advance.
GM: Jack Sheriff and the TRIUMPH! Team

See other TRIUMPH! events listed in the PEL for additional play opportunities!

[David Kuijt]

Note that there are two categories of events at Historicon -- PEL Events (for which tickets are usually issued and required) and Tournaments (for which tickets are not issued or required). And some of our events fall into one category, some into the other, and some (like the walkups) have tickets but they aren't required.

This is the "We Don't Need No Steenking Tickets" category.

[Rod]

DK forgot to note:

Wednesday night's tournament will be the first - Larry Invitational Championship Memorial Event!

[Tony Aguilar]

I'm trying to plan our game play at Historicon 2017 and it seems there are no Triumph! events on Saturday according to the PEL.

Is that correct?

[Rod]

Nope, we have the Battle of Kadesh, the Campaign and the demos scheduled for Saturday?

Check here:

http://forum.wgcwar.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=130

[Rod]

S-474 Epic Conflicts of the Ancient World: An Introduction to TRIUMPH! Fast Play Rules for Ancient and Medieval Battles Ancients; 1 PM; Length: 2 hrs; Hosted by: Terence McPartland; Scale: 15mm; Rules: TRIUMPH! fast play ancient and medieval battles; Sponsor: Washington Grand Company (www.wgcwar.com); Prize: Raffle for Thistle and Rose TRIUMPH! Army Pack; No. of Players: 8. Take on the role of Caesar, the Great Khan or Pharaoh of Egypt and lead your forces against your brutal enemies as you battle your way across four different matchups from Biblical, Classical, Dark Ages and Medieval times. This walk-up game opportunity FOR WHICH YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE REGISTERED (just walk-up if you see an opening) introduces players to the fast-play TRIUMPH! ancient and medieval rules. Play one game or play a dozen. TRIUMPH! tutors are on hand to help introduce you to the game, teach and answer questions. Rules are easy to learn and will be taught.

S-477 The Battle of Kadesh – Grand TRIUMPH! Scenario Ancients; 1 PM; Length: 3 hrs; Hosted by: Rod Cain; Scale: 15mm; Rules: TRIUMPH! fast play ancient and medieval battles; Sponsor: Washington Grand Company (www.wgcwar.com); No. of Players: 8. It is 1274 BC and Ramses II wants to prove he is the greatest Pharaoh of all-time. What better way to do that than to invade the neighboring Hittite Empire. Ramses leads his forces North where he finds a trap laid near the city of Kadesh by King Muwatalli II. What happens next is one of the largest chariot battles in recorded History. TRIUMPH! rules are easy to learn. Armies provided. Young gamers are welcome, but anyone under 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

S-478 Sharp Johnny: Warfare in the Time of the Free Companies, 13601392 AD (Campaign Theme) Medieval; 6 PM; Length: 5 hrs; Hosted by: David Kuijt; Scale: 15mm; Rules: TRIUMPH! fast play ancient and medieval battles; Sponsor: Washington Grand Company (www.wgcwar.com); No. of Players: 8. The Peace of Bretigny in 1360 didn’t end the Hundred Year’s War between England and France, but it did pause it. Large numbers of English and other soldiers became mercenaries and fought in the confused wars of the next 30 years. Now is the time when soldiers can rise by the might of their own arm and gain everlasting glory, wealth, and fame. Or betray your employers and violate your contracts to become notorious and feared. On the field of battle all will be wagered, won, and lost. 8 loaner armies available for players with tickets. Bring your own army and you don’t need a ticket - register in advance on our forum.

[Tony Aguilar]

Thanks for that Rod.
I was looking in the PEL in the "Tournament" section, which is why those other were probably not listed.

I have just signed up for "Sharp Johnny" and I'll get the other folks on Monday to do the same.

[Rod]

Yeah, we are doing some events in the PEL and some in the tournament section....

The goal is to draw new people into ancients gaming, hence the reason we have been running events outside the tournament area at Cold Wars and Fall In, with a lot of success so far.

When we ran the inaugural open tournament at Cold Wars we had 12 players, many playing their first tournament game ever

Looking forward to seeing you guys at Historicon!

[Tony Aguilar]

We are planning on playing anything that does not conflict with DBA 3.0, which at this time is only on Saturday morning and afternoon.

[Rod]

Understood, man's got to have his priorities....