Wairarapa Two-Day-Match, November 15 and 29

Here are a few pictures from the Wairarapa Two-Day-Match. This is an ancient and medieval tournament being played at Carterton School. I hope to make it an annual event. Everyone is welcome to come along and check out the fun on November 29 - Vince.

Mim and I went looking for a trophy for this weekend and Mim spotted this as soon as we walked in the store. Handsome fellow isn't he! I will have a plinth made for the trophy to sit on and for each winners name can be recorded on a little plaque.

My first opponent, Richard. Great to see him make it as he is afflicted with a leg injury.

Scott (left) and John in the thick of it.

Some of the infantry from Scott's "Sub-Roman British" army. I love that name! The army is modeled on the Christian armies in Britain after Constantine had taken the legions back to Europe to fight, and win, a civil war.

Kelly (left) with Syrians and Drew, Ottoman Turks, fighting for control of the Islamic state. 

Oliver came with his dad, Kelly.

 Philip Gates (left) really cannot believe what his opponent, Gary, is trying. Alastair is no doubt offering "helpful"advice. Many of the guys had met for the "big breakfast" at the Corner Cafe in Greytown, run by Phil and his wife Miriam

Some of Phil's brand new French Ordonnance knights. Today was his army's first outing. Their first opponent was War of the Roses English. Taunting was called for: "Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!"

Allen, who very kindly brought some extra tables from over the hills and far away. The school hall did not have quite enough tables so the Hutt Valley Wargaming Club let us borrow a few of theirs

Andrew knows it is in the rules, somewhere. He and John Z. played a Roman civil war.

David( left), coming to terms with a set of rules he has not used before, playing Peter who is top of the table after today's games. This game pitted David's Marian Romans against Peter's Ptolemaic Egyptians, vying for the hand of Cleopatra. 

A view of six of the tables

Allen, who I played in the afternoon, with the North African light horse from his Carthaginian army.

Andrew and Craig played a Marlborian game in the afternoon. This was not part of the tournament, just for the fun of playing with toy soldiers 

Allen with his Carthaginians vs my Thracians. Comtemporaries but not historical opponnets.