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\VARRIORS Above: Sone SanuniMtuhl?s Settogethellor a discrssiott ltl th? r?d dmow Ii Naotnosa,conna der of tlrc Rd Derils, a lo ovet of Tokuqawa lct\6u. h the black armow Nakajo Fujikastti, o fo ower of U?esi Kenshi,l. l5nnt TWO DRAGONS PRODUCTIONS, 'off1he pe?' pe^onality and cotnnand gro4ps pat ted br Mick CooltuE. BuiLlhgs arc Hovels rclin frun Matin Janess nrtecno .

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s,ererelativelyfewandfarberweenwhencompared !o thisrype of behaviourin general. So, after all is said and done.what arc we to makeof ihe Sanurai?Tharhe wasfierceandbravein combattherecanbe litllc doub1.Personalhonourandlor"altydid meana greatdcal to theiDdividuali againtherecanbeno doubtaboutthiseirher. Butwhatreallvstrikcs oneabourtheSamufuiand rheirworldis that the realitvof their situationoften overrodethesehighcr idcals.Ii mightbe sonewhatcynicalro suggest that the higher up the Samuraisocialladder oneclimbstheeasierit becomes to ignorc theseideals.cynicalbut true. Rememberthesearc rough, battle-hardened lvarriors we are talking about, no matterhow mucbpoelr!'they wrote or flowerarrangingrhey did. A weakwarrior didn i last long in rhos€daysand if the warnor rvent1o thc wall it was quilc commonfor his entire familyto sharehisfaie.Daimyooflhe starureof Nobunaga and Shingcnwere playingfor very high stakcsindeed. tf ihey managcd!o defeatan opponentiheyoftendestroyed the entire powcr base of the defeatedclan. nilitarily. socially and somctimes econoinicallv. RcallyI suppose ihc Samuraiareno differentfromanvorher miUtarycaslein terrnsof their generalbehaviour.That they achieled legendarystatusfor rheir combat skills shouldnt detraclfromthefaclthai iheywereassneakyandunderhand as possibleaslongasit got the job done.Iftbey coulddo ihal job without stainingthcir honour then fine. But most Samurai realisedthat honourdjdn ! mattefa damnjfvou weredead:it onl! maneredto ihe living. Bf all meanslook up to rhose warriorsdisplayingthe highesterhicsand standardsof be, haviour.but alwaysbe rcadytosiabthemin thc backshouldan opportunitypreseniitsclfI A youngerbrotherof the greatTakedaShingengavewhai was probablythe besr piece of adviceon marriageto rhe Samuraiin oneofa setofinjunciions he compiled on behalfof rheTaledddndIheir\ds,alramrlrc.TheSamurar mulrne\er relaxhisguard.Evenwhenaloncwirh just hiswife, he should notforg€tto havehissword1ohand.'

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where will you find the ideal combinationof splendid UPPERLEVEL demonstration and participationwargames,top qualitycompetitions,a completelycomprchensive rangeof tradestands, dynamicand colourful displaysby re-enactmentand Iiving historygroups,successful charityfund raisingand a massively popularbring and buy stall, all at one event this Autumn? Answer at Colours '92 of course!The Show is scheduledto takeplaceduringthe weekendof Septehberl9th and20th,at its well established andfamiliarvenue,the Hexagon,Reading, and will doubtlessattractthe regularfollowingof over 4,000 enthusiasts. The invariablyhighstandardofthe displaygamesat Colours is at leastin part promotedby prestigious trophiesand large cash prizes awarded to the two organisationspresenting respectively the Best D€monstration Came and the Best ParticipationG&meat the Show.A superbrcconstructionof the LOWERLEVEL (1575),involvinghundredsof beautitully Battle of Nagashino painted25mmSamuraiwarriors,won SouthLondonWarlords theWargames Illustrat€dTrophyat Colours91. WhilstBurnley Warganes Club carried off the Minialure WargamesTrophy with their highlypopular'Sinkthe Tirpitz' participationgame. Other excellentdisplaysat Coloun 91 includedgamespresentedby BedfordGladiators,the LanceandLongbowSociety, the Old Guard,the RedcoatsSocietyandSkirmishWargames. Nodoubttheseclubswillall be well represented at Colours92. gamesandcompetitions andsuchan With so manyexcellent The Colours Painting a|ld Modelling Compeaitionsincorpo, by the rate no less than eighteenclasses,includingtwo specially abundanceof excitingand colourful demonstrations isso earmarkedfor youngentrants,and thus providereallylvide hisroricalre-enachenl groups.rheColours92programme s{opefor militarymodellers to displaytheirskills.Thequalityof crowdedit mightseemdifficult,at firstsight,to findtimefor the of spendingmoneyat the manytmde stands. the entry is alwaysexcellent.Among thosesuccessful in last seriousbusiness year'scompetitionwere: A. FrewinwhosePanzerlV F2 nor Don't you believeit, suchis the sizeand qualityof the trade at the Show,there'sno dangerofthat.Sowecan onlycamefirstin Class13,but alsotook the B€stof ShowPrize; representation andthoroughlyentertainN. Aldermanwinnerof the AnleJ Prizefor the bestEnglish all look forwardto an a€tion-packed Civil War periodentry;andT. Vaughanwho took the Fanlasy ing andenthrallingweekend,courtesyof yourhosts,Newbury Society. SouthPri',e and won Class6 with his diorama entitled 'Thief. andReadingWargames Tim Vaughanalsocame firstin Class3 andtook secondprizein 5,6,7 and9, a realcompetitorwho maybe expected Classes to participateagainthisyearat Colours92. USEFULADDITIONALINFORMATION The popular Wargam€sChampionships,which are a focal 1) Ticketsfor Colours92 can be bookedin advancevia the point ofthe Show,havebeenenlarged,in response to popular HexagonBox Office,Queenswalk,Reading(0734591591), demand,to incorporateten conpetitionp€riodsat Coloun 92. prices:adultsf2.50 per day,cbilden& OAPS11. Beatthe Theseare: AncientsiDark Ages;Medi€val-Renaissance; Pike queue,book ahead. & Shot; S€venYearJ War; Napoleonic;NapoleonicNaval; 2) Parkingis freeon Sundays. Mid l9th Century;AmericanCivil war; world war II, (see 3) For detailsof any of the competitions or otheractivitiesat prizes,top classcompetition belowfor deiaih).The substantial Colours92,just askat theNewburyandReadingWargames and excellentatmosphere for whichthesechampionships are SocietyInformationDeskin the HexagonUpperFoyerany rightlyrenowned,regularlyattractthe finesttabletop generah time duringthe show,orwrite in advanceto ChdsSmith,8 throughoutBritain andmanyfrom Europe.Prominantamong BramwellClose,Thatcham,Berks RG13 4FZ (tel 0635 the successfulcompetitorsin the 1991Competitionswere 6839D. regularsKeith Puller, Mark Fry and BrianWood. Keith cane first in the Medieval-Renaissance Competitionand took the Championof ChampionsPrize, Mark was awardedthe trophy COMPETITIONS& PRIZESAT COLOURS1992 for the B€st Paina€d and Presented Army used in the Championships, rvhile Bdan r€cordedanother win in the Colou$ 92 offers first classcompetitionsand top prizesto AnciencP€riod(perhapsthey'll get him thisyear!).The Bun wargamersand Military Modellers.This year'sprizestotal Shopwon the Colours91TeamComp€tition. Alsofeaturedfor f580incash,in additionto numeroustrophiesandotherprizes. the first time at Colours 91 was the English Computer Wargames'Blood and Iron Competition,whichwaswol),by WARGAMESCHAMPIONSHIPS Bob Houghton.The Colours92 Championships will occupy their usuallocation in the ReadingCivic Oflices,adjacentto the The wintrersin the followingcompetitionperiodswill each HexagonGee the accompanyingfloor plan). The massive receivea championship shield,to hold for one year. These ColoursBringandBuy Stallandmanyofthe displaygameswill prestigious trophiesare sponsoredby societiesand organisabe sitedin.he samebuildins. tionsof nationalandinternational stature.asfollows:

39 Ancienrs The So€ietyof AncientsShield Dsrk Ag€s The WessexDark AgesSocietyShield - The Pike & ShotSocietyShield Medieval& R€traisssnce Plke& Shot- The PartizanPressshield NapoleonicThe NapoleonicAssociation Shield l9th Century The Confederate HistoricalSocietyShield Tbe Championsin each pcriod above also receive a personal trophy to keepplusf40 in cash.The runnersup receivea trophy plus €20in cash;and, the third placedphyers a certificate and ll0incash. The TopRankTrophJ,a personaltrophyanda bonusoffzl0 playerof all (above in cashare awardedto the mostsuccessful periodsonly)asChampionof Champions. The above periods form the basis of the Club Tesm Themostsuccessful Championship. clubl€am(upto sixplayers, not more than one in eachoeriod)will receivethe Cannon Trophy to hold for one year, plus individual personalshields. ln addition substantialprizes will be awarded to successful playersin thefollowingcompetitions: ScvenYears' War (TTG, Mid EighteenthCentury) Napol€onic Naval(Langton,SignalCloseAction) AmericsnCivil war (Fire & Fury) WorldWar II (Newbury,Cambraito Sinai) A personaltrophy and 120in cashwill be awardedto the playerjudgedto be usingthe b€stpaintedand pr€sentedarmy in anyofthe competitionperiods. All the rulesin the wargames competitions are publishedby N€s,bury Rulesacceptwhere otherwisestated. Each competition is organised asa separateSwissChessleagueinvolvingat Ieastthreecompetitionroundsperplayer,overthe two daysof theShow.

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