Armies played at the German Open 2023 in Braubach

The choice of medieval armies played at this year's German Open in Braubach was exotic as well as diverse. For all interested players, those who did not have a chance to come and, most of all, to help new players with inspiration, we would like to publish here all army lists that were played at the tournament.  

Here the list of participants: 

„Runners & Riders“ German Open Braubach 2023

 The Army Lists:

The final results:

ADLG German Open Individual Championship 2023 in Braubach

On March 25th and 26th, 2023, the third official German ADLG tournament took place at the Marksburg in Braubach. The German Open Individual Championship this year allowed lists starting from 1050 AD, it was therefore a Middle Ages themed tournament. However, there were no geographic restrictions, which resulted in an extraordinarily diverse array of army lists.

Fortunately, also the field of participants was very international: it was a great pleasure for us to welcome players from England, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Spain/Italy, Germany and even from as far away as Uganda. It was a chance to meet good friends, who have been coming to Braubach for decades, as well as friendly first time visitors at the Marksburg, whom it was a great pleasure to get to know. The atmosphere was friendly, the games exciting, the exchange around them enlightening and interesting and the many conversations, sometimes especially multilingual, were extremely entertaining. Could you wish for more? We would like to thank all participants for a successful wargaming event!

The Marksburg shone auspiciously under the rainbow...

...and waited again for the crowd of wargamers.

They had already strengthened themselves the night before...

...and bolstered their courage with a few drinks.

The "Knights Hall" of the Marksburgschänke with 15 gaming tables

The view from the terrace on the Middle Rhine Valley

Here we go!

A beautiful camp element adds an exotic touch!

And this fortified camp can only be conquered by a true fairytale prince.

Oh, the dice!

Congratulations to the top three!

The end of the first day of play in a relaxed atmosphere

What would the hobby be without the socializing?

And that gladly until late at night! Many thanks to all participants and see you the next time! Vielen Dank! Merci beaucoup et à la prochaine!  

Ergebnisse (Results Table) German Open Braubach 2023

1.      Piègle, Olivier (FRA), 284. Maya, 415 Punkte

2.      Johnston, Paul (UGA), 266. Albanian, 407 P.

3.      Suarez, Pablo (ITA), 256. Serbian Empire, 348 P.

4.      Maistriaux, Thomas (BEL), 239. Medieval Spanish, 339 P.

5.      Harbarth, Jens (GER), 202. Fatimid Egyptian, 325 P.

6.      Maistriaux, Jean-Louis (BEL), 258. Later Byzantine, 318 P.

7.      Müther, Johannes (GER), 279. Yuan Chinese, 318 P.

8.      Schütte, Klaus (GER), 247. Wars of the Roses, 303 P.

9.      Schmidtke, Claus-Dieter (GER), 238. Medieval German, 299 P.

10.  Hartz, Roland (FRA), 209. Sahelian Empires, 293 P.

11.  Decker, Markus (GER), 255. Hussite, 284 P.

12.  Listner, Bodo (GER), 191. Feudal German, 283 P.

13.  Lestage, Jean-Michel (FRA), 275. Delhi Sultanate, 277 P.

14.  Pausch, Alexander (GER), 231. Swiss, 270 P.

15.  Scherrer, Francois (FRA), 192. Konstantinian Byzantine, 261 P.

16.  Steens, Rolf (GER), 246. Burgundian Ordonnance, 248 P.

17.  Stieling, Harald (GER), 138. Bedouin Dynasties, 247 P.

18.  Puttkammer, Holger (GER), 267. Ottoman Empire, 247 P.

19.  Haun, Brian (GER), 174. Nanzhao and Dali, 244 P.

20.  Frith, Paul (GBR), 168. Burmese, 236 P.

21.  Fischer, Ludger (GER), 227. Jurchen-Jin, 226 P.

22.  Jackson, Robin (GBR), 282. Yi Korean, 221 P.

23.  Madre, Stefan (GER), 201. Ghaznavid, 221 P.

24.  Toscani, Valerio (GER), 253. Medieval Teutonic, 200 P.

25.  Wirt, Martin (GER), 168. Burmese, 190 P.

26.  Fortmann, Hans-Peter (GER), 273. Timurid, 185 P.

27.  Littleton-Gray, Mark (GBR), 247. Wars of the Roses, 177 P.

28.  Ritterbach, Thomas (GER), 246. Burgundian Ordonnance, 167 P.

29.  Pariaug, Laurence (SUI), 277. Indonesian and Malay, 155 P.

30.  Dickie, Iain (GBR), 270. Ilkhanid Mongol, 133 P.

Reserve Player: Urbitsch, Uwe (GER), 273. Timurid