Rules

Eligible Players

Members wishing to be eligible must join the Society of Ancients for the calendar year in which the championship is being run (championships run from the beginning of the calendar to the end as does SoA membership). Only two games may be played against the same opponent.

Eligible Games

Any game between two players and depicting conflicts between fighting forces prior to 1500AD. Single person-to-person combat and completely imaginary armies are not eligible.

Authentication of Results

The Championship Organiser must be satisfied that the submitted result is for an eligible game between eligible players and that BOTH players have authenticated the result.
Results can be submitted by post, or by e-mail – but in the latter case there must be an email from EACH player’s own email address – not just one.
Most members already have an e-mail address registered with the Society, if you have not then ensure that your first result submission attests your email address.
All results must be in the hands of the Championship Organiser within one month of the date of the game – that should allow for the slowest of snail mail.

Calculation and Display of Results

The winner of a game gains 3 points – the loser nothing. Drawn games result in each player gaining 1 point
The total points gained by a competitor will be divided by the square root of the number of games played (this is new for 2010; in 2009 the points were divided by 5 or by the number of the games which the player has played – whichever was the greater).
The final results will include the player’s score as well as the number of games they have played.
In the event of a tie for first place the player with the most games will be considered the winner – and if this also results in a tie the player who won the most games will be the winner.
Quarterly results summaries will be made available – either in Slingshot or on the web site.k

Adjudication

The Championship Organiser’s decision as regards eligibility and authentication of results will be final and subject only to the Committee on appeal.