Red October

Name: Red October
Start: 2024-10-26T08:30:00+13:00
End: 2024-10-27T17:30:00+13:00
Location: Edgar Centre Dunedin NZ

Schedule

Sat Oct 26 2024 at 08:30 am to Sun Oct 27 2024 at 05:30 pm

UTC+13:00

Location

Edgar Centre Dunedin NZ | Dunedin, OT

Registration for RED OCTOBER - Gaming Convention is now live. The registration form and payment information is below.
Location: The Edgar Centre - 116 Portsmouth Drive, Dunedin 9012
Dates: Labour Day Weekend - Saturday October 26th and Sunday October 27th 2024.
Tournaments:
40K
AOS
LOTR
Horus Heresy
Warhammer the Old World
Registration Form:
https://forms.gle/qhBnDt4ymjUQeS4n9
Events:
Tournaments
Demonstrations
Vendor Stalls
Bring and Buy
Painting Competition
Demonstration Game: Williamite War in Ireland (1689-1691)

Horus Heresy player pack:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r0-N0Vgx9W54O36BKfgD9hpIXj3fmrQFMcbSSWGbxdg/edit?usp=sharing

LOTR Player Pack
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GECLqBcFQcsGjDN0MaUdIm9bBz6RcmhV/view?usp=drivesdk
40K Player Pack
https://docs.google.com/document/d/103LgrSEYkhCQeyTunGSiHBH1Nsi2kshX/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111437492432637014842&rtpof=true&sd=true

AOS Player Pack
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wzCwRvoGKb_PWpLNNBTc0PhLCibGAXg0/view?usp=drivesdk
TOW Player Pack
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dXragqZIP3QqZaSGW9EZhhK1-eKOG3QJ/view?usp=drivesdk
Demonstration Game:
Williamite War in Ireland (1689-1691) - Demonstration Game
This game will be a meeting engagement between forces using the Black Powder rule set. It's a simple ruleset focusing on the fun of the period (see below). No knowledge of the period or the rules is required to play this game.
All the figures and terrain are supplied, so if you are at a lost end of the day, feel free to join in. Flick us a note if you are keen.
Background:
The war in Ireland followed the glorious revolutions in England. A mainly catholic Ireland was used as a base of operations by the deposed James II to launch a counter-revolution against the forces of Williamite England. The war also dragged in the Dutch and the French. While eventually, this was a Williamite (protestant) victory the consequences of this uprising are still felt in Ireland today.
The period is the transition from the pike and shot period to the general adoption of the bayonet.
The 'Irish' forces (although Irish fought on both sides) were weaker in infantry and artillery, they had some excellent cavalry draws from the landed gentry. They were supported by elements of French infantry - arguably the best infantry in Europe at the time.
The 'English' had more numerous and better-equipped infantry, and artillery and were backed by Dutch troops - arguably the 'other' best infantry in Europe and bitter opponents of the absolutism of the Sun King's France.