Hopping Phules War/Baroness' War

April 09, 2010 to April 11, 2010 -
Vulcanfeldt

Yakima - Yakima County, WA

Autocrat: Baroness Regina O'Duncan

Hopping Phules - Baroness War

Barony of Vulcanfeldt

April 9-11, 2010

Eschbach Park, Naches, WA

 

Long has it been since the Baronesses of An Tir gathered forces to wage war against each other.  This spring they shall do so once again.  So come and fight for the glory and honor of your Baroness on the war field, archery range, rapier eric, or in the arts and sciences competition.

The Barony of Vulcanfeldt is the core producer of hops in all of An Tir!  All who brew or imbibe good beer know what a valuable commodity that can be.  Baroness Regina will gather her army to defend their prized crop against all comers.  The Baronesses who have banded together with the most War Points shall win a prize chest to distribute as they wish.

Sunday will feature a Baroness Champions Tourney.  Each landed Baroness may sponsor two combatants to fight for her glory.  The winning victor may then present their winnings to her Excellency.

 

SITE INFORMATION

Eschbach Park, 4811 South Naches Road, Naches, WA   98937

This is the same site as the last Baroness War Vulcanfeldt hosted.   

Above ground fire pits are allowed on site.

Be prapared to bring your own water, we will not know if water is available on site until much closer to the event.  Last year winter freezing damaged pipes and it was unavailable.

 

The Site opens:  2:00pm on Friday April 9^th. 

Site closes:  5:00pm on Sunday, April 11^th. 

Weekend Site Fee:   Adults $15 - $3 off w/proof of membership ($12 for members), Ages 6 - 16 $8, 5 and under are free, family cap is $40

Day Site Fee:  Adults $13 - $3 off w/proof of membership ($10 for members), Ages 6 - 16 $6, 5 and under are free, family cap is $32

Make checks payable to SCA, Inc. Barony of Vulcanfeldt, Non-Member Surcharge applies to all

 

CONTACT INFORMATION

Co-Autocrat:  Baroness Regina O'Duncan (Reggie Brulotte), 7500 Campbell Rd., Toppenish, WA  98948, (509) 865-3500, UWChem at aol dot com, please no calls after 8:00.

Co-Autocrat:  Baronessa Berengaria Longbow (Bridget Pechtel), (509) 248-9504, bpechtel at msn dot com, please no calls after 8:00 pm.  Email is the preferred method.

 

Merchantcrat:  The Honorable Lady Fiona ni Chonchuir, (509) 307-3324, fionafionared at yahoo dot com.

MERCHANTS

There will be no additional merchant fee other than a donation to the baronial largesse and the standard site fee.  Please contact our merchantcrat if you would like to set up a booth.

SCHEDULE - Tentative and subject to change

Friday:

2:00 Site Opens

 

Saturday:

9:00 Opening Court

Armor Inspection Follows Court

War Starts after Armor Inspection

10:00 Rapier Armor Inspection

Rapier Fighting follows Armor Inspection

10:00-11:00 Entries for A&S Competition for War Point and Populace Choice

12:30-2:00 Baroness Tea hosted by Dame Ashley Longbow, found Baroness of Vulcanfeldt

2:00 A&S Judging

Closing Court After War

 

Sunday:

9:00 Armor Inspection for Baroness Champions Rapier Tournament

9:30  Baroness Rapier Champion Tournament

10:00 Armor Inspection for Baroness Champions Heavy Tournament

10:30  Baroness Champions Heavy Tournament

 

WAR POINTS AND COMPETITION INFORMATION

War Points:  (5) Total

Heavy War (2) War Point - The Baronesses from each army will pick one scenario to count for a War point.   

All scenarios will be limited to 1 pike for every 3 combatants (i.e. 12 fighters, max of 4 pikes)

1.     Hill Battle ( 2 ) - No Archery, Last man Standing

2.     Bridge Battle ( 1 ) - Archery, but at Archers own risk as it is on a REAL bridge, 3 resurrections, no weapons over 6' long

3.    Open Field Battle ( 2 ) -  1 w/Archery (limited # of Arrows), 30 min. unlimited resurrections

4.    Castle Battle ( 2 ) -  1 w/Archery, 3 resurrections

5.    Woods Battle ( 1 ) - Archery, 30 min. unlimited resurrections

If the Archers wish, there may be a War Archery only scenario, possibly to run concurrent to one of the non-archery scenarios.

 

 A&S Competition (1) War Point - Each Participant must declare themselves for a Baroness; judges will choose the winner and the war point will be awarded to their Baroness.  Documentation is required for the war point competition; we are asking that documentation not exceed three pages including photographs and drawings.  There will also be a Populace Choice prize given, no documentation is required for an entry in this part of the display.  Her Excellency Berengaria Longbow will be running the competition and she can be reached at bpechtel at msn dot com for questions.

Rapier Competition (1) War Point - Each fighter must fight for a Baroness that will receive the war point from the winner.  If there are enough fighters there will be 3 to 5 melee battles for the war point, with a possible loot battle, bridge battle, flaming ship battle and a rbg battle as well.

Archery (1) War Point - Each Archer must declare a Baroness for whom they are representing.  The coalition of Baronesses with the most winning classes of archers will be awarded the war point.

 

Baroness Champions Heavy Tournament - Each Territorial Baroness may sponsor two participants in the tournament to fight for her honor and glory.  Any landed Baroness from AnTir may sponsor fighters for the tournament, even if they are not in attendance.  However, if the sponsoring Baroness is not at the war, then she is asked to contact Baroness Regina of Vulcanfeldt prior to the war with the names of her chosen fighters.  

Baroness Champions Rapier Tournament - Same conditions as the Heavy Tournament, but now for Rapiers!

OFFSITE LODGING

If you are not looking forward to camping in April, there is a motel close to the site (about 7 miles):

Comfort Suites Yakima

www.comfortsuites.com
3702 Fruitvale Blvd
Yakima, WA 98902
(509) 249-1900

 

A block of rooms is available for a discounted rate.  These will be held until March 19^th.  A King room is $109.95 for 2 adults, and a Double Queen is $119.95 (this is $30 off their normal rate).  When making your reservation let them know you are with the SCA.  Breakfast is included in this rate and they have an indoor pool and Jacuzzi. 

 

There are many other motels in Yakima as well, but this would be your closest option.

 

Driving Directions to Eschbach Park

Please follow these direction and do not try and use a gps unit, it will lead you there eventually but you will take a very long  route.

Take your best route to Yakima, WA  

If you are coming from south of Yakima and are on W I82/N. Hwy 97:

Take Exit 31 for Hwy 12 West, take the right fork of the exit toward Naches

Take the N. 40^th Ave. Exit

Turn Right on W. Powerhouse Rd. (Just after you pass Fred Meyer)

Turn Left on S. Naches Rd. (Just before you see the big bridges on your right)

When the road forks, stay right on S. Naches Rd. 

Eschbach Park will be on your Right

 
If you are coming from I90, North of Yakima and are on E I82/S. Hwy 97:

Take the N. 1^st St/US 12 W exit 31A/31B

Take Exit 31A toward Naches

Take the N. 40^th Ave. Exit

Turn Right on W. Powerhouse Rd. (Just after you pass Fred Meyer)

Turn Left on S. Naches Rd. (Just before you see the big bridges on your right)

When the road forks, stay right on S. Naches Rd. 

Eschbach Park will be on your Right
  

If you are from the West side on White Pass Hwy12:

Take the N. 40^th Ave. Exit

Turn Right on W. Powerhouse Rd. (Just after you pass Fred Meyer)

Turn Left on S. Naches Rd. (Just before you see the big bridges on your right)

When the road forks, stay right on S. Naches Rd. 

Eschbach Park will be on your Right

 

 

Site Info:
Name: Eschbach Park
4811 South Naches Road
Naches, WA 98937

Directions to Site:

Last Event's Directions :

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Note that the above Weather and Map information is generated from the site address and can be easily confused. The weather will say if its for the branch or for the site. It will be for the site if the site can be found, but this again is not always the case, and if the site is some distance from the branch then the weather may be different.