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Levin DBMM competition, early and classical Greeks and their enemies, July 29-30 - posted by Vince Cholewa, 23 December 2022

Levin DBMM Competition
Levin Cosmopolitan Club, 29-30 July 2023
Theme: Early and classical Greeks and their enemies
(see file for full details)
To provide something a little different, we will run the Levin DBMM Competition with a theme. The challenge with a theme is to have something that will have a “vibe” but not be so restrictive that there are too few players with armies that fit the theme.
After some thought and discussion, thank you Wayne and Barry, the theme for next year is early and classical Greeks and their enemies.
The Greeks are:
· Minoan and Early Mycenaean 1/18
· Later Mycenaean and Trojan War 1/26
· Dark-Age and Geometric Greek 1/30
· Early Hoplite Greece 1/52
· Later Hoplite Greece 2/5
· Hellenistic Greek 2/31
Enemies of the Greeks are:
The enemies are those armies named as enemies in the Greek lists above. Where it is known from either the army list or what we know of history which part of a list fought Greeks, then players are encouraged to use those options. Some examples: Celts are most “welcome” (though that might not have been what the Greeks said!) but could not use the options for Galatians in Asia Minor. Alexander can use his army from before he began his Persian campaign. Polybian Romans, who are the latest Romans that would be allowed, could not use lines described as, e.g., only in North Africa.
A spiel, encouragement and morphing is okay
Spartans, Persians and Trojans are keenly sought – how could we possibly run this theme without them? Also most definitely in are Macedonians like Philip the Dad, Alex the Boy, and some of the Successors, plus Sea People, lllyrians, Thracians, various kingdoms from Asia Minor, and there are lots more listed in the Greek army lists. Apparently, in his history of the Peloponnesian war, Thucydides described Epirots as barbarians, not Greek. Epirus qualifies for the theme as an enemy.

Morphing figures is certainly allowed (Ancient British can become a Celtic migration through northern Greece) and there are likely to be loan armies available. 

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