Sunday, October 16, 2011

Annual Dues and Group T-shirts!

Hi everyone!

It's the time of year again where we're asking for annual dues of $10 to help replenish the group's equipment and advertising funds. Dues-paying members are granted the right to vote in the election of the group's officers every winter. Students are not asked to pay dues. The Annual Dues go towards replenishing the First Aid Kit, printing expenses for fliers and ads, group equipment (like the sign and cones), and other fees/expenses the group incurs across the year.

This year, we've got snazzy new T-shirts and hoodies for sale! 
Save when you order your shirt with your annual dues payment. 


Now you can show your support for the Bloomington Battle Games Club, the battle gaming hobby, and stay warm at events. To order, speak with or email one of the group officers. Save when you order with your annual dues payment!

Annual Dues: $10

T-shirt: $18
Dues + T-shirt Deal!: $25

Pullover Hoodie: $45
Dues + Pull-Hoodie: $50

Zipper Hoodie: $50
Dues + Zip Hoodie: $55

The shirts and hoodies are provided by on of our former fighters, Jacob, from The Vinyl Edge. Jacob is also responsible for our sweet group logo, which appears on the back of all the shirts.


Practice 10-16-2011 is On.

Weather is predicted to be cool and windy. The park may be slightly muddy from recent rain. Prepare accordingly and we'll see you out there!

Sunday, October 2, 2011

Practices is ON, 10/2/2011

Sunny and cool today! We'll see you at the park at 1 pm for fighting.

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Practice 9/25/11

Practice cancelled today, due to rain.

The last big event of the year is in two weeks.
Please visit our Forum:Events if you're planning to go to Oktoberfest, or if you're interested in going.

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Oktoberfest (10/5-10/9) Planning!

From 10/5-10/9, one of the biggest fighting events around occurs at Stonehouse Park in Earlville, IL. That's right -- Oktoberfest 2011 is almost upon us. If you're planning on going, or if you would like to go, check out the relevant thread on our forum under the Events heading (link below). We've already got several people going, and we will try to help find/rent camping gear and get rides for anyone else. We'll talk about this on Sunday at practice, but start thinking about your Oktoberfest plans now. Oktoberfest Thread on the Rhovanion Forum

Sunday, September 18, 2011

We will have practice today. Rain will be intermittent, but we'll try to fight between the showers.
The weather is looking threatening today, but the radar predicts clear skies and only a 30% chance of rain after 1. Please keep an eye on our Twitter stream (@RhovanionBattle) for last minute updates on practice status. For now, though, practice is ON! See you all at Bryan Park.

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Sunday 9/18 Practice

Hey all! The weather looks great for Sunday. Hope to see everyone out! 1 PM at Bryan Park, as usual

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Fall Opener 2011

Greetings all!

The Bloomington Battlegames Club will be holding it's 2011 Fall Opener on Sunday, September 11th in Bryan Park at 1 pm. We look forward to seeing all comers, old and new alike, and will dedicate a portion of practice to new fighter orientation. There will be gear available to those who need it.

Monday, September 5, 2011

The IU Student Involvement Fair is on Wednesday. It's four hours long (11-3), and we need people to help work the booth. Who's up for some recruitment for the realm? http://homepages.indiana.edu/web/page/normal/19401.html

Monday, June 6, 2011

Midweek practice, Wed 6/11 @ Bryan Park, 6 pm

Mid-week fighting this week! Wednesday, 6 pm @ Bryan Park

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Practice canceled 5/15 - Rain & Boggy Ground

Practice is canceled today 5/15. Rain may abate by fighting time, but there's standing water on the field. Too much bog to fight without turfing the park. See you all next week.

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Practice Cancelled 5/1 - Rain and boggy ground

Hi everyone,

The inclement weather is forcing us to cancel practice today. Best of luck on finals to all of our student fighters, and we'll see you next week.

-jeff

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Practice 4/24 Cancelled - Rain/Holiday

Happy Easter everyone! No fighting today -- between the mud and the holiday, we're going to take a week's break. See you all next week!

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Good Parking for Sunday Practices

Hi everyone,

I've created a Google:Map that shows how to get to the good parking lot nearest to our fighting field. Take Maxwell, turn onto Stull (this looks like it might be someone's driveway, but it's not) and you'll pull into this side lot. Check out the map for specifics.

Map to Bryan Park - Parking and Fighting Field

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Indiana Daily Student Coverage of Opener!

Hi everyone! Follow the link to the IDS story about Rhovanion's Opener. http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=80717

It was great to get some press coverage of our little spring opener.

I'm really happy with the overall effect of the story. It should draw a number of new folks to our field on Saturday. So, even if you're broken down from Olympics, you've got a few more to fight on Sunday. Jump in the car and get back to practice -- we've got new people to impress!

Swing by a newsstand in Bloomington today and grab a copy for your swordfighting scrapbooks!

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Single Dagger Dueling, aka "Dagger Wrasslin"

"Dagger wrassling" is a good game to practice grappling. Read more for how to play.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Book of War

Book of War
Belegarth Book of War
A Rules System for Medieval Combat with Foam Weapons