Old Edwardian Wargames Club

11 Ninth Avenue, Lower Houghton, Johannesburg, 2198, Republic of South Africa
Tel: +27 (0)11 728 7335 Fax: +27 (0)11 483 1429
E-mail: wargames@iafrica.com
Old Edwardian Society’s URL: http://www.oldeds.co.za
Affiliated to Mind Sports South Africa

The Old Edwardian Wargames Club is the legal successor to the Johannesburg Wargames Club. Geoff Bowers and Colin Webster founded the Johannesburg Wargames Club in 1982. In 1989 the Johannesburg Wargames Club moved to the Old Edwardian Society at 11 Ninth Avenue, Lower Houghton. The club meets every Sunday afternoon from 14H00 to 18H00 unless: 1. The meeting is on Christmas day, or 2. There is a national or provincial championship being played, we'll be there instead.
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NEWS

The 16th Old Edwardian Winter Championships shall be held at the Old Edwardian Society, 11 Ninth Avenue, Lower Houghton, Johannesburg on 2 & 3 August 2008.

The championships shall start on both days at 9H00. The following periods are to be played should sufficient entries be received.

Period	Starting times
	Saturday	Sunday
Ancients figure gaming Draughts Morabaraba	9H00	9H00 9H00 9H00

The Winter championships is far from being a conventional championship.

In the Ancients figure-gaming championships, each player works out an army of 600AP to the DBM version 3.1  rule sets. However, a player may not use more than 400 AP in any one game. All losses, except generals, are carried over from one game to the next. Troops that route off table count as lost. Other MSSA competition rules apply.

Standard MSSA rules apply for both Draughts and Morabaraba.

The Championship is open to all players, even if they are not registered to MIND SPORTS SOUTH AFRICA.

Entry fees:                    Figure-gamers - R34.00
                                              Board-gamers - R17.00

All entries must be submitted to Matthew Strachan at Matthew.Strachan@Momentum.co.za on or before 25 July 2008.

Banking Details for The Old Edwardian Society

 

FIRST NATIONAL BANK

KILLARNEY BRANCH

BRANCH CODE: 256-205
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 62071433115

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The Happy hour Club presents its guest speaker, being:

DAVID BULLARD

VENUE: KING'S TAVERN EDWARDIAN SUITE
DATE: Friday, 18 July 2008
TIME: 17H30 for 18H00 sharp

There is a R5.00 entrance fee, which includes snacks and a number into a lucky draw for wine, beer etc

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24 & 25 MAY 2008

 

Dear Player

 

Since the Limpopo Championships is not going to be held, the Old Edwardian Wargames Club has decided to fill the void and host a fun an exciting championship on the weekend of 24 & 25 May 2008 in the Blue Room at the Old Edwardian Society, 11 Ninth Avenue, Lower Houghton, Johannesburg.

 

The championship shall be known as the NO DICE championship.

 

In such championship, players shall not use dice, but instead shall be issued with a sheet of 120 numbers (20 x 6, 20 x 5, 20 x 4, 20 x 3, 20 x 2, 20 x 1) from which players will allocate the scores needed from setting up of terrain, PIP throws and resolving combat.

 

The competition promises to be a lot of fun as players will now be the masters of their own fate and not rely on Lady Luck….

 

Competition details are:

 

Date:                                     24 & 25 May 2008

Venue:                                 Blue Room, Old Edwardian Society, 11^th Avenue, Lower Houghton

Entrance Fee:                    R30.00

Starting times:                  9H00

Number of rounds:         Four (two on Saturday & two on Sunday)

Periods played:                Ancients & Pike and Shot

Eligibility:                           Anyone is welcome to enter.

Contact:                               Matthew Strachan (Matthew.Strachan@Momentum.co.za) phone – 072 542 2411

 

Happy gaming!

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20 JUNE 2008

The Happy hour Club presents its guest speaker, being:

CHRIS ANDREW

Construction Director, Bombela Turnkey Project
Illustrated updated presentation on the GAUTRAIN progress.

VENUE: KING’S TAVERN EDWARDIAN SUITE
DATE: Friday, 20 June 2008
TIME: 17H30 for 18H00 sharp

There is a R5.00 entrance fee, which includes snacks and a number into a lucky draw for wine, beer etc

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16 MAY 2008

The Happy hour Club presents its guest speaker, being:

MANSOOR PARKER

Advisor to 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP
Speaking on “South Africa’s preparations”

VENUE: KING'S TAVERN EDWARDIAN SUITE
DATE: Friday, 16 May 2008
TIME: 17H30 for 18H00 sharp

There is a R5.00 entrance fee, which includes snacks and a number into a lucky draw for wine, beer etc

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16 & 17 FEBRUARY 2008

 

The 17th Old Edwardian Summer Championships was held at the Old Edwardian Society, 11 Ninth Avenue, Lower Houghton, Johannesburg on 16 & 17 February 2008.

 

Marc Marais umpired.

 

The Ancients period was dominated by Colin Webster who obtained a perfect score in the championships. Colin is the oldest competitive player in the country and is still able to dominate the field and is currently the top ranked player in South Africa. Having first represented South African 1991, Colin has maintained his standard over the years to such an extent that he won every Ancient’s championship that he played in 2007. It seems as though Colin intends to keep his record!

 

The Pike & Shot period was dominated by fellow Old Edwardian, Matthew Strachan.  Matthew’s record in competitive gaming is very impressive in that Matthew won all but three (out of six) of the championships in which he played in 2007.

 

The final top three positions were:

ANCIENTS - Premier

1 2 3

Colin Webster David Vannucci Pierre Lotter

Old Edwardian Wargames Club Old Edwardian Wargames Club Old Edwardian Wargames Club

20 points 11 points 7 points

ANCIENTS – High School

1

Paul Jooste

Pretoria Boys High School

0 points

CHECKERS - Premier

1 2 3

Mothusi Moabi Herman Vilankulu Mpoi Mokgothu

Johannesburg University Johannesburg University Johannesburg University

6.5 points 6.5 points 4 points

15.5 13.5

 

CHECKERS - Under 24

1

Kgotso Moloi

Wits University

2 points

MORABARABA - Premier

1 2 3

Innocent Khubeka Amanda Kwaza Mattius Mpethi

Johannesburg University Johannesburg University Wits University

20 points 13 points 12 points

MORABARABA - Under 24

1 2 3

Stanley Mogale Sindiswa Mfamana Tebego Moeketsi

Johannesburg University Johannesburg University Johannesburg University

11.5 points 11 points 9.5

PIKE & SHOT - Premier

1 2 3

Matthew Strachan Marc Marais Duane Havenga

Old Edwardian Wargames Club Old Edwardian Wargames Club Pretoria Boys High School

15 points 11 points 5 points

PIKE & SHOT - High School

1

Bartoz Ruszkowski

Pretoria Boys High School

0 points

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The 16th OLD EDWARDIAN SUMMER WARGAMES CHAMPIONSHIPS shall be held at the Old Edwardian Society, 11 Ninth Avenue, Lower Houghton, Johannesburg, on 16 & 17 February 2008.

The championships shall start on both days at 9H00. The figure-games shall be played on both Saturday and Sunday, while Draughts and Morabaraba shall only be played on Sunday 17 February 2008.

The championships shall start on both days at 9H00. Periods are to be played only if there are at least four (4) paid up entries for each such period submitted by 28 January 2008.
  

PERIOD	Starting times
	Saturday		Sunday
	Times	# of rounds	Times	# of rounds
Ancients wargaming Draughts (Anglo American) Morabaraba Pike & Shot wargaming	9H00 – 17H00 9H00 – 17H00	2 2	9H00 – 17H00 9H00 – 17H00 9H00 – 17H00 9H00 – 17H00	2 5 5 2

Entry fees are:     R34.00 for figure gamers, and
                                   R17.00 for board gamers.

Fees must please be deposited into the Old Edwardian Society's account, which is:

F.N.B. - Killarney
Branch Code 256-205
Account Number 62071433115

Players that enter Ancients or Pike & Shot must note that players may only use one army list, and that the IWF's 32 - 0 scoring systems shall be used.

All entries and army lists, if applicable, must be forwarded to Marc Marais at marc.marais@cxchange.co.za.

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Please remember that on Sunday, 27 January 2008, the wargames club shall be holding its AGM.

The AGM shall start at 11H00 and then adjourn to the world-famous Old Ed’s buffet.

Should you wish to stand for the committee, please note that a candidate for election to the Committee shall be nominated in writing by at least one member of the CLUB, and such nomination, together with the consent in writing of the nominee, shall be delivered to the General Secretary not less than 24 hours before the Annual General Meeting.

The General Secretary is: Marc Marais, e-mail: marc.marais@cxchange.co.za