Lion Rampant 2026, Update #4: HAVOC, “League” Play, & Albany Tourney
First issue of newsletter that includes photos!
2026 is underway, and with it Havoc is behind us, there will be a test run this year for something I’m currently calling “Lion Rampant League Play”, and the next Albany Tourney is on track for this upcoming Saturday, April 24th.
Here is a report on the tourney at Havoc this past March 28th.
1st place went to Peter Landry (Ottoman Turks) taking a win in the last round vs. 2nd place John Rigley (Norman), and we also had two new players Carl Herzog (Free Company) and Alex Mimo (German) join the tourney this time.
Peter also scored the most total tourney points at 36 with John scoring 32. Below is a photo of their 3rd round game played on a mat including a local Mediterranean hamlet with walls, a pair of olive tree groves to the east, and a small hill to the west. A fitting place for these two armies to meet their match, probably in southern Italy in the early Medieval era.
Here’s a photo of the set up on Table 3, courtesy of John …
And below is an in process picture with horses rumbling, and some skirmishers who might be in trouble …
Additional tables included a northeastern winter set up with an evil looking tower and an icy stream, and another with a hill in one deployment zone and tree areas scattered across the rest of the area. See pictures below.
Pictures below courtesy of Peter.
Table 1 … Germans protecting their tower from a northerly raid of some Ottoman Turks …
Tables 4, 5, & 6 (with one more to be created) will be featured at Huzzah! in May on Friday at 11am, 5 players signed up and 3 more slots are still currently available.
Lion Rampant 2026 League Play …
We’re going to give a trial run to having “Lion Rampant League Play” across 2026. There are at least 6 tourneys planned in the Northeast this year, and so we’re planning to keep track of wins and losses by armies, players, as well as point totals, across the scope of these, to see what happens. We might give a prize at the end, and player rankings will be created too. We hope this encourages you to paint, play, and join in on the fun as much as possible.
Lion Rampant Spring Bash Tourney in Albany … Saturday, April 25th at The Fortress of Gaming, 18 Railroad Ave.
10 players signed up, room for 12, tables might be added if 2 more pre-signups. Start time is 11am, rounds are 2 hours each, armies are 24 points from back of 2nd edition, loaner armies are available, “standard” rules will apply. Number of rounds to be determined, $5 cover charge at the door, prize(s) will be available. Hope to see ya there!
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Cheers!
Mark T.
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