VFTT UK Tournaments

BOUNDING FIRE BLACKPOOL 2026

Wed 18 - Sun 22 Nov 2026

HEROES 2026
Wed 4 - Sun 8 March

HEROES is an opportunity for ASLers to shake off the winter blues and get in some ASL action in the UK.

As normal the action starts on Wednesday and continues through to Sunday so you can play in an ASL tournament and/or play friendly games (or even try your hand at a campaign game if you can find an opponent).
The focus of the weekend will be the main tournament, in which players of like record are paired off to allow us to determine the winners. Depending on the numbers taking part, there will either be one round on Friday or two (one in the morning, the second in the evening), two more on Saturday, and a final round on Sunday morning, finishing around 2pm. Each round sees players choose from three carefully selected scenarios. Main tournament entrants are to be familiar with the rules through to the first half of Chapter G.
Don’t worry if you are a new player (someone who has only ever played five or fewer games against a live opponent), as several experienced players are on hand to play against who will be happy to assist you in learning the game - if there are sufficient numbers there will also be a special tournament based on the ASL Starter Kit on Friday. There will never be a better time to try your hand at ASL!
Remember, you can also drop in just for part of a day if you can't make it for the full weekend.

Venue

The Headlands (611 New South Promenade, FY4 1NJ) offers plenty of gaming room for the whole weekend. Meals and good beers are also available in the hotel, and numerous alternative food outlets are close by.
Single rooms are available from £35 (including breakfast) - please contact the hotel for rates if you wish to share a room. Do not try to book using the hotel website, as it will tell you there are no rooms available - instead, phone them and mention that you are wanting to book a room to attend the games tournament!

The hotel is easily accessible from the M55 and the train station is a 10 minute walk away.


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Train travel can be booked at www.thetrainline.com - you need Blackpool Pleasure Station (the last stop before Blackpool South) as your destination station; the station prior to that is Squires Gate so prepare to Unload when it leaves there :-)

Cost

Weekend registration for the tournament costs just £15 if registering by Sunday 20 February - thereafter it is £20. There is no need to pay in advance, simply pay on arrival at the tournament.
To register simply log in to your account and click the link on that page to view forth-coming tournaments

Confirmed Attendees

Registered attendees can now download the tournament program from their account.

Ian Ainsworth arriving Wed 4 Mar 2026
Andy Bagley arriving Wed 4 Mar 2026
Martin Barker arriving Wed 4 Mar 2026
Craig Benn arriving Thu 5 Mar 2026
Mark Blackmore arriving Wed 4 Mar 2026
David Blackwood arriving Tue 3 Mar 2026
Christopher Blair arriving Thu 5 Mar 2026
Neil Brunger arriving Tue 3 Mar 2026
Peter Burbery arriving Thu 5 Mar 2026
Scott Cowie arriving Tue 3 Mar 2026
Michael Davies arriving Wed 4 Mar 2026
Richard Domovic arriving Wed 4 Mar 2026
Matthew Ellis arriving Tue 3 Mar 2026
Bill Finlayson arriving Tue 3 Mar 2026
Mark Finney arriving Wed 4 Mar 2026
Tony Gibson arriving Thu 5 Mar 2026
James Hirst arriving Fri 6 Mar 2026
John Kennedy arriving Thu 5 Mar 2026
Paul Legg arriving Wed 4 Mar 2026
David Lincoln arriving Thu 5 Mar 2026
John Martin arriving Tue 3 Mar 2026
Gary Norman arriving Tue 3 Mar 2026
Pete Phillipps arriving Tue 3 Mar 2026
Toby Pilling arriving Thu 5 Mar 2026
Ray Porter arriving Tue 3 Mar 2026
David Ramsey arriving Wed 4 Mar 2026
John Robinson arriving Thu 5 Mar 2026
Ryszard Ryske arriving Thu 5 Mar 2026
Simon Staniforth arriving Tue 3 Mar 2026
John Tait arriving Thu 5 Mar 2026
David Turpin arriving Tue 3 Mar 2026
Martin Vicca arriving Thu 5 Mar 2026

Tournament Scenarios

(ROAR ratings in brackets)

Friday (9.30am - Midnight) 14.5 hours
AP228 First Dance (French 8, German 7)
WC4 With Iron Will (Russian 3, German 2)
SP114 Seizing Gyulamajor (Russian 15, German 19)
Players may alternatively choose any scenario they wish to play if they do not want to play any of the scenarios on offer for this round instead.

Saturday AM (9am - 4pm) 7 hours
WO34 Feast Day (British 29, German 36)
J250 Priests at St. Cloud (American 5, German 7)
SP284 Aufklärungs Attack (Russian 2, German 2)

Saturday PM (5pm - Midnight) 7 hours
AP171 Possls Posse (Russian 31, German 28)
WO52 Continue The Attack At Once (American 7, German 9)
AP206 Jungle Rats (British 11, Japanese 10)
Players may alternatively choose any scenario they wish to play if they do not want to play any of the scenarios on offer for this round instead.

Sunday AM (9am – 2pm) 5 hours
J256 Mortal Wounding (American 5, German 5)
DB179 Having a Go (British 9, German 7)
Q6 Per L'onore Di Roma (Russian 32, Italian 37)

Games Played So Far

Tue 3 Mar

RPT102 Kleisoura Pass (Non-Ladder Game)

Simon Staniforth (Axis) Lost vs. David Blackwood (Allies) WON

WO34 Feast Day (Friendly)

Gary Norman (Axis) WON vs. Matthew Ellis (Allies) Lost

Wed 4 Mar

105 Going To Church (Friendly)

David Turpin (Axis) WON vs. Gary Norman (Allies) Lost

Q6 Per L'onore Di Roma (Friendly)

John Martin (Axis) WON vs. David Blackwood (Allies) Lost

J268 Independence Day (Friendly)

Martin Barker (Axis) WON vs. Pete Phillipps (Allies) Lost

BFP-151 Delaying Action at Kyl�nm�ki (Friendly)

Mark Blackmore (Axis) WON vs. Michael Davies (Allies) Lost

SP114 Seizing Gyulamajor (Friendly)

Mark Blackmore (Axis) WON vs. Pete Phillipps (Allies) Lost

AP228 First Dance (Friendly)

David Turpin (Axis) Lost vs. John Martin (Allies) WON

137 Italian Brothers (Friendly)

Gary Norman (Axis) Lost vs. Martin Barker (Allies) WON

WC05 Foreshadowing Ruin (Friendly)

Mark Blackmore (Axis) WON vs. Ray Porter (Allies) Lost

WC05 Foreshadowing Ruin (Friendly)

David Blackwood (Axis) Lost vs. Ian Ainsworth (Allies) WON

Thu 5 Mar

AP171 Possl's Posse (Friendly)

Craig Benn (Axis) WON vs. Ian Ainsworth (Allies) Lost

SP284 Aufkl�rungs Attack (Friendly)

Ray Porter (Axis) Lost vs. Matthew Ellis (Allies) WON

AP18 Village Of The Damned (Friendly)

Martin Barker (Axis) WON vs. David Turpin (Allies) Lost

BFP-178 Karelian Inferno (Friendly)

David Blackwood (Axis) Lost vs. Mark Blackmore (Allies) WON

J250 Priests at St. Cloud (Friendly)

Mark Finney (Axis) Lost vs. Richard Domovic (Allies) WON

FT311 Five-Oh-Sink (Friendly)

Ray Porter (Axis) Lost vs. Pete Phillipps (Allies) WON

S27 Stand For New Zealand (Non-Ladder Game)

John Robinson (Axis) Lost vs. John Martin (Allies) WON

BFP-150 Grenades, Knives, and Fists (Friendly)

Mark Finney (Axis) Lost vs. Mark Blackmore (Allies) WON

AP50 Panzergeist (Friendly)

Ray Porter (Axis) Lost vs. David Blackwood (Allies) WON

J250 Priests at St. Cloud (Friendly)

Craig Benn (Axis) WON vs. Paul Legg (Allies) Lost

J250 Priests at St. Cloud (Friendly)

Ian Ainsworth (Axis) WON vs. Matthew Ellis (Allies) Lost

S4 Welcome Back (Non-Ladder Game)

John Robinson (Axis) WON vs. Ryszard Ryske (Allies) Lost

WO34 Feast Day (Friendly)

Richard Domovic (Axis) WON vs. Pete Phillipps (Allies) Lost

J188 Grab and Go (Friendly) DRAWN GAME

Gary Norman (Axis) vs. Bill Finlayson (Allies)

Fri 6 Mar

WO51 Kordiyak's Woods (Friendly)

Pete Phillipps (Axis) WON vs. Mark Finney (Allies) Lost

S42 One More Hedgerow (Non-Ladder Game)

Bill Finlayson (Axis) WON vs. John Robinson (Allies) Lost

S55 The Fire Brigade (Non-Ladder Game)

Ryszard Ryske (Axis) Lost vs. John Martin (Allies) WON

WC04 With Iron Will (TOURNAMENT)

Peter Burbery (Axis) Lost vs. Richard Domovic (Allies) WON

WC04 With Iron Will (Friendly)

Martin Barker (Axis) WON vs. Martin Vicca (Allies) Lost

SP125 Nunshigum (Non-Ladder Game)

Gary Norman (Axis) Lost vs. David Turpin (Allies) WON

SP114 Seizing Gyulamajor (TOURNAMENT)

Mark Blackmore (Axis) WON vs. John Tait (Allies) Lost

WC04 With Iron Will (TOURNAMENT)

David Ramsey (Axis) Lost vs. Ian Ainsworth (Allies) WON

WC04 With Iron Will (TOURNAMENT)

Tony Gibson (Axis) WON vs. John Kennedy (Allies) Lost

SP114 Seizing Gyulamajor (TOURNAMENT)

Ray Porter (Axis) Lost vs. David Blackwood (Allies) WON

AP228 First Dance (TOURNAMENT)

Paul Legg (Axis) Lost vs. Craig Benn (Allies) WON

S45 Contested Settlement (Non-Ladder Game)

Bill Finlayson (Axis) WON vs. Ryszard Ryske (Allies) Lost

AP231 Crossing Chaos (Friendly)

David Blackwood (Axis) Lost vs. Pete Phillipps (Allies) WON

SP290 No Dubno (Non-Ladder Game)

Simon Staniforth (Axis) WON vs. Mark Blackmore (Allies) Lost

WC04 With Iron Will (TOURNAMENT)

Matthew Ellis (Axis) Lost vs. Toby Pilling (Allies) WON

Sat 7 Mar

S51 Enter the Young (Non-Ladder Game)

Bill Finlayson (Axis) Lost vs. John Martin (Allies) WON