By beer and pretzel 4 - Tournament Schedule and Scoring

III. General Rules:
1. Games will be played at the Skirmish Level using the materials from “By Fire and Sword” main rulebook, “The Deluge” , "Armies of the By Fire and Sword" and "Warsaw 1656" supplements, FAQ and Errata.
2. The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Swedish army lists from the main rulebook are replaced in whole by the lists from “The Deluge” supplement;
3. Limited ammunition rules (written down) and all optional rules (excluding: Average Rolls and Group Orders) will be used, unless both players decide otherwise.
4. "Small Skirmish Force" rule is modified. You can play against this Skirmish with any Force (it doesn't have 7FPS or less) however any Small Skirmish Force can use an optional rule "Choosing an effects"
5. “Scenarios” chapter from “The Deluge” supplement shall be used, excluding The Convoy scenario;
6. In the first battle the pairs shall be drawn so that armies of the same nations do not fight against each other. In the following battles players will be paired according to points scored, so that armies of the same nations do not fight against each other. If the difference between players is more than 1 Large Point, or there is no possibility to pair otherwise there might be a situation where 2 players with the same army play against one another.
7. Rule Defensive skirmish forces is changed to:


Cytuj:

Defensive Skirmish Force

If one of the armies is a Defensive Skirmish Force then Scenarios are selected from the list below. The roll is made according to the normal procedure. The Weaker player rolls the number of scenarios equal to the Command Points value of his Skirmish Force Commander and chooses 1 of them.
1-3- Defend the village (1*)
4-5- Defend the crossing (1*)
6- Forage (2/0)
7-8- Delay the enemy (0*)
9- Ambush (3/1)
10- Night attack (4/2)
If the Weaker player is a commander of Defensive Skirmish Force, he/she can discard all dice with results: 6 (Forage), 9 (Ambush) and/or 10 (Night Attack). If he/she chooses one of these scenarios anyway, its cost are 2 FSP less (the value after slash).

Defensive Skirmish Forces ignore any rules forcing rerolling their Scenario rolls (for example “Beating the Tartars…” rule), unless the given rule clearly states otherwise.

If both Skirmish Forces have the same Strength Points Value then the Delay the enemy Scenario is used.

If both armies are Defensive Skirmish Forces, or none of the Scenarios can be chosen, the Scenarios are chosen according to the procedure described in point C. The Weaker force rolls for Additional Effects as normal.


IV. Army Composition:
1. Army lists published in the By Fire and Sword main rulebook, "The Deluge” and "Armies of the By Fire and Sword" supplements and also at BFAS website can be used in the tournament, excluding forces with the Convoy Special Rule.
2. A Small Skirmish Force is a force with an appropriate Special Rule or with 4 or less FSP;
3. In every battle you may use a different version of the Skirmish Force list of the nation of your choice. The version is chosen after you get to know what nation you will be facing.
4. The players are obliged to have readable Skirmish Force lists with:
a) Force Strength Points of the whole Skirmish Force
b) Force Value
c) Reconnaissance Points
In order to make it easier for referees to check the lists each Skirmish Force should be described with a name, level used and additional operations such as: adding bases, exchange of units etc.
5. The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth army will be divided into Polish, Lithuanian, Courland and Danzig armies.
6. In addition to their army the players should also bring as many field fortifications models as may be necessary for them. If a player does not have such fortifications they may not use them in a game.