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Showing posts with label Great War. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Great War. Show all posts
Sunday, July 28, 2024
Thursday, September 24, 2020
(Kickstarter) The Landing: Gallipoli 1915 by Catastrophe Games
I've dipped my toe in solo games on Kickstarter before, with mixed results. Usually the print-and-play pledge level is cheap enough that I can support the game, regardless of the end product's quality.
Catastrophe Games has launched a Kickstarter for The Landing: Gallipoli 1915, a solo game where you play an ANZAC NCO, leading his troops from the amphibious assault further inland.
The print and play edition is $10, while the full game is $25 plus shipping. A little steep for only solo capability, but I'll keep a close eye and see if the campaign succeeds, or needs a little boost at the end.
Catastrophe Games has launched a Kickstarter for The Landing: Gallipoli 1915, a solo game where you play an ANZAC NCO, leading his troops from the amphibious assault further inland.
Sunday, June 28, 2020
Thursday, May 23, 2019
(Review) Big Bloody Balkan Battles
Bloody Big Balkan Battles! is perhaps the one item on Brigade Games' e-mailing list that has actually caught my eye.
I have an interest in the "little-known" wars that are ignored, and the Balkans definitely fit the bill. To find a collection of history and scenario in 68 pages surprised me greatly, even for 25 bucks.
Disclaimer: I don't play Bloody Big Battles, but the fact that they dedicate pages of this book for manufacturers of Balkan figs from 2-3mm up to "Historic" 30mm means the book is far more valuable to a larger, if still niche, group.
The bibliography appears very solid, and I have a few new reading selections to look out for.
With tons of scenarios, lots of historical overview, and a well organized, put-together book, on the Gaming with the Gnomies Five Gnome rating system, Big Bloody Balkan Battles earns four and a half gnomes out of five.
It has the potential for being far superior from what is presented, but it will require a bit of work to be properly used for my Gnome Wars games (but it will be better than another ambush scenario or raid on the brewery). Big Bloody Balkan Battles is available in print and pdf through Brigade Games.
I have an interest in the "little-known" wars that are ignored, and the Balkans definitely fit the bill. To find a collection of history and scenario in 68 pages surprised me greatly, even for 25 bucks.
Disclaimer: I don't play Bloody Big Battles, but the fact that they dedicate pages of this book for manufacturers of Balkan figs from 2-3mm up to "Historic" 30mm means the book is far more valuable to a larger, if still niche, group.
Besides an a twelve page historical overview of all the conflicts lumped into the Balkan Wars, and some of the major characters leading the armies, there are TONS of scenarios.
One page is given to each side for the Order of Battle. An incredibly dense sidebar covers unique scenario rules set-up, victory conditions and even other options to run variants of the battle. Since I'm not an expert on the Balkans, I can only say the author appears to have great knowledge on the subject and has relayed the information into understandable encounters.
The maps appear to be largely set up in 4'x 6' grids, sometimes larger.. For 2mm up to 10mm, I can believe you can cram enough figures and terrain on the board, but 15mm+, with these Orders of Battle, the troop ratio must be large enough to allow maneuverability.... or perhaps the maps presented can be broken down in two or three maps for still large-scale skirmishes. Heck, I could imagine some of the scenarios broken down into min-campaigns. Some of those alleged square feet have four villages in them!
Heck, thinking of this as a supplement to my current Great War era interests (Gnome Wars), I could very well see multiple skirmish+ level games breaking out and their collected results would determine the winner of the scenario.
The bibliography appears very solid, and I have a few new reading selections to look out for.
With tons of scenarios, lots of historical overview, and a well organized, put-together book, on the Gaming with the Gnomies Five Gnome rating system, Big Bloody Balkan Battles earns four and a half gnomes out of five.
Saturday, July 28, 2018
Saturday, July 29, 2017
Macrocosm Miniatures Weird War Miniatures
Per a recent email, Macrocosm Miniatures have finally launched their Weird War Miniatures collection, which includes Russian Dwarves (Bob Olley Dwarves previously owned by Hasslefree) German Goblins, British Halflings, and French Halflings (all previously available through Black Hat).
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| Russian Dwarves |
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| French Halflings |
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| German Goblin MG Team |
Thursday, April 13, 2017
(Review) Lettow Vorbeck by Decision Games
It has been the bugbear of my blogging for months, but I'm happy to say that over this past weekend, I took some time to go over and play Lettow-Vorbeck: East Africa 1914-18, and gosh darn it, I'm disappointed in myself for not making time earlier.
Lettow-Vorbeck is a Mini-game Series game from Decision Games covering the Great War battles in East Africa from 1914 to 1918. It's a mid-sized zip lock game with only four pages of rules, one sheet of chits and and 11" x 17" map to play on.
The rules system is from Decisions the Hand of Destiny series of rules and it looks ridiculously simple. While the single stat on a unit's chit helps determine combat resolution, all other rules are affected by the campaign cards for each side. Campaign cards are drawn each round an determine reinforcements, movement, and any other special situations which could completely screw up your plan of attack.
Combat focuses on two separate actions: Tactical Advantage, then the combat resolution. Tactical advantage is essentially an opposed die role, modified by troop status, terrain, etc.
Combat resolution is rolling a number of d6 equal to the units number. Results of 4+ may panic some units (unable to attack if they had yet to go) or even eliminate them from the game. As combat alternates between players one unit at a time, winning initiative allows the first player to attack with their more powerful units and knock the enemy out before they have a chance to counterattack.
With some actual time to sit back and relax, I broke out game and attempted a solitaire run through the scenario playing both the Germans, as well as the British and her Allies. I had a little confusion as to the definition of turns (individual vs 2-player turns) and misread some pretty obvious rules, but that's player error, not writer/editor error.
In my solitaire run, halfway through the 14-turn game, the Germans were in control. Most British units had been eliminated trying to take the coastal cities and I was wondering what went wrong.
Then the British finally drew back to back campaign cards bringing in their South African reinforcements, followed immediately by the Belgian Congo's introduction to the campaign. By turn 12 the remaining Germans were surrounded on a mountain smack dab in the middle of the colony.
Overall I'm quite satisfied with the product. I've never bought any Decision Games products before, and starting with a period piece I had decent familiarity with was a great way to go.
That being said, I would try other games in the Mini-games line. There are two dozen of them, ranging in price from $9.95 to $12.95.
The alternative option I thought of was to use the game map to manage a miniatures campaign, moving the chits and resolving the combats with the miniatures ruleset of your choice.
I know, I'm not the first person in the world to think of that great crossover from chit-based wargames to historical miniatures, but easy to utilize maps of German East Africa aren't usually available in the same distributor catalog as Pathfinder books or Reaper minis.
Overall, in the Gaming with the Gnomies 5-Gnome Rating system, I'm going to give Lettow-Vorbeck 4.5 gnomes.
Production and play value are exactly what I want in a thirteen dollar game, My only wish is that a new generation of wargamers become editors of these lines because there are just certain things that a long-time chit wargamer just assumes as right and if I initially misinterpretted them, I worry what a gamer on an impulse buy does with them. Yes, chit-based wargames aren't usually impulse buys at a FLGS, but $10-13 is pretty close to that demographic.
Lettow-Vorbeck is a Mini-game Series game from Decision Games covering the Great War battles in East Africa from 1914 to 1918. It's a mid-sized zip lock game with only four pages of rules, one sheet of chits and and 11" x 17" map to play on.
The rules system is from Decisions the Hand of Destiny series of rules and it looks ridiculously simple. While the single stat on a unit's chit helps determine combat resolution, all other rules are affected by the campaign cards for each side. Campaign cards are drawn each round an determine reinforcements, movement, and any other special situations which could completely screw up your plan of attack.
Combat focuses on two separate actions: Tactical Advantage, then the combat resolution. Tactical advantage is essentially an opposed die role, modified by troop status, terrain, etc.
Combat resolution is rolling a number of d6 equal to the units number. Results of 4+ may panic some units (unable to attack if they had yet to go) or even eliminate them from the game. As combat alternates between players one unit at a time, winning initiative allows the first player to attack with their more powerful units and knock the enemy out before they have a chance to counterattack.
With some actual time to sit back and relax, I broke out game and attempted a solitaire run through the scenario playing both the Germans, as well as the British and her Allies. I had a little confusion as to the definition of turns (individual vs 2-player turns) and misread some pretty obvious rules, but that's player error, not writer/editor error.
In my solitaire run, halfway through the 14-turn game, the Germans were in control. Most British units had been eliminated trying to take the coastal cities and I was wondering what went wrong.
Then the British finally drew back to back campaign cards bringing in their South African reinforcements, followed immediately by the Belgian Congo's introduction to the campaign. By turn 12 the remaining Germans were surrounded on a mountain smack dab in the middle of the colony.
Overall I'm quite satisfied with the product. I've never bought any Decision Games products before, and starting with a period piece I had decent familiarity with was a great way to go.
That being said, I would try other games in the Mini-games line. There are two dozen of them, ranging in price from $9.95 to $12.95.
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| British reinforcements have finally arrived... |
I know, I'm not the first person in the world to think of that great crossover from chit-based wargames to historical miniatures, but easy to utilize maps of German East Africa aren't usually available in the same distributor catalog as Pathfinder books or Reaper minis.
Overall, in the Gaming with the Gnomies 5-Gnome Rating system, I'm going to give Lettow-Vorbeck 4.5 gnomes.
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| Plus a half.... |
Friday, December 2, 2016
Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck Online and On the Small Screen
In a world full of political memes and Elf on a Shelf pictures, my Facebook feed uncovered a decently written overview on Major General Paul Von Lettow-Vorbeck. It's extremely biased article, even compared to other pro-German articles. Von-Lettow Vorbeck was no saint compared to modern standards, but compared to his British opponents, he was a far fairer to most of the non-white troops he commanded.
... and in a semi-related topic, who knew he was a character in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles?
... and in a semi-related topic, who knew he was a character in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles?
Friday, July 1, 2016
Public Warning of the Horrors of War
One of my cheaper hobbies recently has been to pledge a dollar to certain Kickstarters to get a front row seat to either their incredible success or Hindenburg-like failure.
Horrors of War by Adam Scott Glancy piqued my interest, but with a back-log of CoC product on my shelf already, a $45 softcover price, and ancient history of Pagan Publishing's distribution problems in the back of my mind, I donated a dollar and waited.
The campaign funded, and as expected, Glancy was pulled in thirty different directions on fifteen additional projects. The estimated delivery date was .... February 2015, and if miracles happened this week, I still don't believe the book would arrive in people's hands until the end of the year, at the earliest.
The dollar does earn me backer communications and updates, and with that was this poster....
Enjoy!
Sunday, June 12, 2016
Latest Hinterland Releases for 2016
I've brought up Hinterland Miniatures on the blog before. Originally females sculpted as Great War German Hussars, the line has expanded considerably. Pondering a small order, I found some new releases this year, and I'm still trying to pick my jaw up off the floor.
They've expanded the into German Colonial/Great War Africa action... and a female von Lettow Vorbeck.
May need to speed up that order...
They've expanded the into German Colonial/Great War Africa action... and a female von Lettow Vorbeck.
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| von Lettow-Vorbeck - Mounted - $6.00 |
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| von Lettow-Vorbeck - On Foot - $3.00 |
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| Schutztruppen - Skirmishers - $13.50 |
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| Schutztruppen Camel Corp - $16.00 |
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| Celebration Set - $11.00 |
Saturday, February 13, 2016
Millie's Chupacabra and Schutztruppe Askaris
Since it is finally my daughter Millie's "friend" 5th birthday party, after delays and cancellations, let us celebrate with her first completed miniature, yet another Chupacabra mini from Brigade Games.
Between the late hour, the flourescent lights, and the touch screen of my smart phone going wonky, I still don't know why the pictures all of drained of color.
Halfway through February and I've exceeded my new painting for all of last year! Now I did refurbish over 200 minis last year and rebased a bunch more, but the fact that my work bench has a dent in the lead pile warms my cold, cold heart.
NEXT: The next kid's painting session is next Sunday, and their queues are getting to look like mine. I've looking at Bugbears, wild animals, and a boatload of GNOMES!!!
As is right and proper with the second child, I rushed her through drybrushing technique, but I was eternally grateful for her choice of flocking as there's a clump of sand on the back leg of the figure that I applied. With the bushes, no one will know Daddy screwed up.
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| The whole Chupacabra Family: (L to R) Maja, Daddy, and Millie |
With those dastardly palm trees gone, there's a number of small projects to do, and I've gotten some German Schutztruppe Askari Skirmishing from Brigade Games finished:
Between the late hour, the flourescent lights, and the touch screen of my smart phone going wonky, I still don't know why the pictures all of drained of color.
NEXT: The next kid's painting session is next Sunday, and their queues are getting to look like mine. I've looking at Bugbears, wild animals, and a boatload of GNOMES!!!
Monday, January 11, 2016
Cold Wars 2016 PEL is Up!
No one truly knows the status of the Lancaster Host for this upcoming St Patrick's Day weekend, and I'll be at the opposite end of the state then, but that doesn't mean I'm not excited about the PEL for Cold Wars finally getting uploaded!
For all the online worryworts prophetizing doom and gloom, a good number of the normal HMGS GMs have said "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!"
In fact, I'm a bit miffed with all the games that tickle my fancy. Next time my wife wants concert tickets, I sit online waiting for hours for them to come available, rather than miss out on the local show and be forced to go to a different location to see it, on a con weekend to boot).
Here's a list of the events that catch my eye. I'm trying to only list the first slot these games will run. There may be multiple games of some events run over the course of the weekend. For a complete list, go to the PEL on HMGS website.
F375: Battletech - Grinder 1Fri 10:00:00 AM, 3 hrs, 8 Players GM: Mark Yingling and Battletech
Period: SciFi, Scale: 1:285 micro
Rules: Total Warfare
The Grinder is a free for all Battletech Demo game where new (or returning) players will be taught using the introductory Rules. You start out with a Light Mech and as you die, you advance up to the next weight class. All materials, miniatures and dice will be provided. Beginner Friendly & Rules Taught .
The Battletech room has been at the convention for over a decade now? It never hurts to walk in a play a game, learn the rules, and get your head shot off by a Gauss Rifle.
F (?): Indiana Jones and the Pharaoh's Tomb
10:00 AM, 2 hrs, 4 Players GM: Del Stover and Wednesday Night Gamers of Alexandria
Period: Pulp, Scale: 28mm Rules: In Her Majesty's Name (or 7tv)
The amulet of Pharaoh Mentuhotep II was lost to the desert for four millennia. Now an ancient scroll reveals its location. Indy must retrieve the treasures for the museum (and a finder's fee, of course) before his arch rival, René Belloq. The challengers: Vicious local tomb raiders, fanatic Nazis, desert raiders, and ancient traps await. A quick pulp game before the Dealer Hall opens.
F304: Dujaila Redoubt, Mesopotamia 1916 - Theme
Fri 10:00:00 AM, 4 hrs, 6 Players GM: Daniel Erdman and Pittsburgh Band of Gamers
Sponsor: Test of Battle Games,
Period: World War I, Scale: 20mm Rules: Command Decision 4 - Test of Battle
March 7, 1916: The Indian Army Corps attempts once again to lift the Turkish siege of Townshend's forces at Kut-al-Amara. Historically, the Allies came very close to defeating the Ottoman Turks. Can you do better? Or will you, as the Turkish commander, hand the Allies one more defeat? Children 10+ welcome with adult or if familiar with Command Decision. 1hr set up and 1hr tear down.
F162: The Shadow Over Isigny-sur-Mer
Fri 1:00:00 PM, 4 hrs, 4 Players GM: John Emmett
Period: Pulp, Scale: 28mm Rules: Arkham Horror/Strange Aeons
MI6 has been receiving reports of strange events and sightings - dimensional rifts, nightmarish visions, unearthly beasts - in the vicinity of Isigny-sur-Mer. As part of the multinational counter-occultism force Majestic, you have been sent to investigate the activities of Clementine Thalberg, a chief operative of the Nazi occult society The Black Sun. Will you and your fellow players be able to keep your sanity in check long enough to thwart her plans in this co-op Lovecraftian/WWWII mash-up? No players under the age of 14 without an accompanying adult for images of horror and mild adult humor. Rules will be taught.
F207: Kensington Affair - March 1897
Fri 2:00:00 PM, 6 hrs, 10 Players GM: Larry Bond
Sponsor: Admiralty Trilogy Group, Prize: Product discount
Period: Colonial, Scale: '1:2400 Rules: Dawn of the Battleships
From 1898 Naval War College study; the US Navy is tasked to recover an American merchant seized by an Allied blockade off Crete. While the Brits are inclined to let the Americans take back their ship, Russian and German responses are far more ominous and hostile. Can the USN protect Yankee interests in the middle of the Med or will Old World muscle be too much for the upstarts from the wrong side of the Pond? Join the Admiralty Trilogy as we explore naval warfare in the age of steel and steam.
F222: Trench Wars: Empires At War--The Forgotten Fronts 1916 - Theme
Fri 6:00:00 PM, 2 hrs, 7 Players GM: Tom Cusa
Sponsor: Connecticut Game Club, Period: World War I, Scale: 25mm Rules: Trench Wars (modified)
WWI was a global war of Empires. Not all battles were fought on the Western Front. This will be a skirmish game set in one of the Forgotten Fronts of WWI. Will it be Africa, the Middle East, Asia or somewhere else? Come play and find out. Novices, children with adults, rules lawyers and GMs looking for revenge welcome. Although all players are welcome, this game is designed for players who are unfamiliar with the rules or the historical period. Kid friendly game. Parent-Child teams welcome.
F151: Cousin Nicki
Fri 7:00:00 PM, 4 hrs, 7 Players GM: Pete English
Period: Inter-War, Scale: 28mm Rules: Force on Force, mod.
Tsar Nicholas II was not murdered in July, 1918 as the Bolsheviks claimed. Now, a few years later, British King George V has discovered that his cousin Nicki is being held prisoner at an isolated village close to the ChineseSoviet/Afghan boarder, aka middle of nowhere. British troops have been sent rescue him, but Cheka agents have learned their plans. Iron Felix Dzerzhinsky has sent Red Guards to liquidate this potential embarrassment. The race is on to be first at the Romanov's door.
F243: Frostgrave, Treasure Hunting in the Frozen City
Fri 7:00:00 PM, 4 hrs, 8 Players GM: Alan Isabelle
Period: Fantasy, Scale: 28mm Rules: Frostgrave
Amidst the frozen ruins of the ancient city Frostgrave, wizards battle in the hopes of discovering the lost magics and treasures of a fallen empire. Each player will take the role of a wizard from one of the 10 schools of magic. Leading an apprentice and hired soldiers into frostgrave you will compete with other wizards also trying to find lost secrets. Award winning terrain from Fall In. Kids 12 and under welcome, accompanied by an adult.
Frostgrave is going to be the darling of the con circuit for the next few months, and for good reason. Easy rules, great terrain (I'm assuming), and a general fun atmosphere will draw just about any gamer with an open slot to it.
F123: Rorkes Drift
Fri 7:00:00 PM, 2 hrs, 5 Players GM: Billy Molyneaux
Sponsor: Two Buck games, Prize: Game
Period: Colonial, Scale: 15mm Rules: Home rules
Rorkes Drift in 15mm area movement system fun, fast and simple but still has the effect of realism. Two Britsh players and three Zulu players.
F179: Okaharui: German Marines vs Mounted Hereros (German South-West Africa, 1904)Fri 7:00:00 PM, 4 hrs, 6 Players GM: Roy Jones
Sponsor: Recreational Conflict, Prize: Herero and German Miniatures
Period: Colonial, Scale: 25mm Rules: The Sword and the Flame (Modified)
German Marines and Schutztruppen are moving in column through incredibly thick thorn bushes, in pursuit of Herero forces. Visibility is obscured, and the column is traveling at a crawl. Suddenly, shots ring out from the bush - and mounted Herero troops spring their trap!
F160: Empire of the Dead - Frostgrave Style
Fri 8:00:00 PM, 3 hrs, 9 Players GM: Jon Lundberg
Sponsor: Brigade and West Wind,
Period: Victorian Science Fiction, Scale: 28mm Rules: Empire of the Dead
Ancient city with untold Treasures - and Dangers awaits. Various adventuring groups from across the world have traveled to search for loot. Other groups are searching for mystical powers - can they be trusted? Continuing HMGS Empire of the Dead Campaign
F231: BRUSILOV BLOODBATH: East Front 1916 - Theme
Fri 8:00:00 PM, 3 hrs, 16 Players GM: Peter Panzeri
Sponsor: Zvezda, Prize: ZVEZDA Miniatures
Period: World War I, Scale: 20mm Rules: BLACK JACK RULES!
Which army will survive this meat-grinder battle? A "Russians Revenge" for Tannenberg, the WW1 Eastern Front Brusilov Offensive was "The Greatest Allied Victory of WW1" and "Austria-Hungary's worst crisis." With over a million casualties on each side, it is called one of "the most lethal offensives in world history." Join GM Pete Panzeri for a FAST-MOVING & FURIOUS-PLAYING massive WW1 combined-arms wargame of hundreds of troops, guns, planes and ugly surprises! Prizes by ZVEZDA-USA.com
F220: Trench Wars: Empires at War - The Forgotten Fronts 1916- Theme
Fri 9:00:00 PM, 2 hrs, 7 Players GM: Frank Luberti
Sponsor: New York Wargamers Association,
Period: World War I, Scale: 25mm Rules: Trench Wars (modified)
WWI was a global war of Empires. Not all battles were fought on the Western Front. This will be a skirmish game set in one of the Forgotten Fronts of WWI. Will it be Africa, the Middle East, Asia or somewhere else? Come play and find out. Novices, children with adults, rules lawyers and GMs looking for revenge welcome. Although all players are welcome, this game is designed for players who are
S161: Frostgrave - Cold Harbor
Sat 9:00:00 AM, 4 hrs, 8 Players GM: Jon Lundberg
Sponsor: Brigade,
Period: Fantasy, Scale: 28mm Rules: Frostgrave
Side vs Side. You and your allies are trying to sweep your opponents from the field and get the treasure. Beware of monsters crashing the party though. You can bring your own factions - No more than 10 figures including wizard and apprentice 800 points total and up to 1000 experience for your wizard
S324: Santa to the Rescue!
Sat 9:00:00 AM, 4 hrs, 7 Players GM: Kurt Schlegel and HAWKS
Period: Fantasy, Scale: 28mm Rules: GASLIGHT
At Fall-In several of the good guys were captured by the goblins and as Santa refuses to put the goblins on the nice list, he must lead an expedition to recapture the prisoners! Players under 13 welcome with a playing adult.
After our failure to hold the town at Cold Wars, it's time for Santa to get down and dirty.
S122: Africa On Two Lire A Day
Sat 9:00:00 AM, 3 hrs, 8 Players GM: Eric Turner
Period: Colonial, Scale: 25mm Rules: GAG Rules
It's the 1890's and the Italians are trying to establish themselves in the Scramble for Africa. This action is loosely based on the Battle of Agordat in 1893. An Italian column is engaged by the Dervish forces of El Krohbar, The Tool of Allah. Come and play History as Hollywood would have it written. Avanti Savoia!
S393: Arrr! Thar Be Gnomes!
Sat 10:00:00 AM, 3 hrs, 6 Players GM: James Reynolds and WNPG
Period: Age of Piracy, Scale: 28mm Rules: Gnome Wars
Rumors have spread about the location of the treasure of the famous pirate Flowerpot Jack. Many a hearty Gnome Pirate crew has joined the race to find it. Come join a crew or bring you own crew of gnomes to the party. Bringing you own crew of Gnomes and ship will get you in even if the game is full. Kid Friendly - Adults must be accompanied by a child.
It looks like the much-talked about gnome pirate game from Fall-In! is back! In fact, the two sessions of this are the only gnome games in the PEL. Don't worry, Jim "The Gnome Guy" Stanton and the Stout Gnomes that are attending simply missed the PEL deadline and are conspiring for a different kind of game in the main book. Details are still sketchy, so I don't want to spill the beans.
S203: On to Odessa - Ukraine, 21 June 2016 - Theme
Sat 10:00:00 AM, 2 hrs, 4 Players GM: Robert Franklin
Sponsor: Critical Hit Games,
Period: Modern, Scale: '1:285 Micro Rules: Thunderbolt!
The 4th Guards Tank Brigade is spearheading the Russian drive from the Crimea. The Ukrainian 30th Mechanized Brigade rushes to oppose a crossing at the Kherson canal and prevent the loss of their Black Sea ports. The 30th has recently seen action in the Eastern Ukraine an is freshly equipped with T-80UDs. The 4th Guards are more than willing to put their T-90MSs to the test. Rules will be taught (5 min).
S109: Easter Rising 1916: Battle of Ashbourne - Theme
Sat 10:00:00 AM, 4 hrs, 6 Players GM: Steve Carey
Sponsor: None,
Period: Early 20th Century, Scale: 28mm Rules: Bolt Action (Modified)
Cheatin' Steve and the Tactical Gaming Society (TGS) present another beautiful battlefield. Journey to Ireland where, on April 26th, 1916, the 5th Battalion of the Dublin Brigade, known in the area as 'The Fingal Volunteers,' defeated a force of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) at the RIC barracks near the town of Ashbourne. Command a section of the Fingal Volunteers as they rise and fight for Home Rule, or lead a squad of the RIC attempting to keep the King's Peace in Ireland. Rules will be taught. Children under the age of 14 are welcome if accompanied by a parent.
S185: Trench Wars: Treat Them Rough!
Sat 10:00:00 AM, 3 hrs, 8 Players GM: Steven Robinson
Sponsor: Acheson Creations, Old Glory Miniatures,
Period: World War I, Scale: 28mm Rules: Trench Wars
Tommy is facing the formable Hindenburg line. Can the shear bravery of Tommy and the steel behemoths punch their way through Jerry's defenses? Or, will a sea of wire entanglements, bunkers and non-ceasing hail of machinegun fire defeat Tommy's juggernaut? Come and pick a side and taste once again the rotting, acidic smell of the western front. I know for sure that lead figures do not bleed, but allot will have to wait until the afternoon to be played with again. Beginners Welcomed!
S233: ISIS ARMAGEDDON 2016 - Theme
Sat 10:00:00 AM, 1 hrs, 30 Players GM: CHRIS KING
Sponsor: Zvezda, Prize: ZVEZDA Miniatures
Period: Modern, Scale: 20mm Rules: n/a
Who will prevail in this "Climactic Clash" between the RUSSIAN/SYRIAN ARMORED JUGGERNAUT and the NATO/IRAQI offensive? Can the ISIS JIHADIs foil them all? Join GM Pete Panzeri for a FAST-MOVING & FURIOUS-PLAYING massive WW3 combined arms wargame of hundreds of tanks, troops, guns, planes and ugly surprises! Prizes by ZVEZDA-USA.com.
This looks to become something that rhymes with Buster and Firetruck....
S315: Doctor Who Returns to Schlegel's Ferry
Sat 1:00:00 PM, 4 hrs, 8 Players
GM: Gregory Priebe and HAWKS
Period: SciFi, Scale: 28mm Rules: Doctor Who Miniatures Game 2nd edition (modified)
A mysterious blue police box once again materializes on the outskirts of town and a string of strange occurrences immediately follow. Doctor Who collides with the world of Schlegel's Ferry in a madcap caper to mark the 50th anniversary of one of The Doctor's greatest foes. This is the fifth of 6 linked scenarios involving the Schlegels and their struggle to survive throughout the history of MD. Children under 15 welcome with the the presence of a playing adult.
S344: Plastic Pirates Party!
Sat 3:00:00 PM, 2 hrs, 8 Players
GM: Geoff Graff and HAWKS
Period: Age of Piracy, Scale: 40mm Rules: Little Lego
Captain Ogle and his crew are celebrating their latest victory at the tavern. All the other pirates are not happy. What will they do? A kids game. Playing adults are welcome (if space allows) only with a child.
S142: Pennsylvania Pete - Escape from the Pharoah's Curse
Sat 4:00:00 PM, 4 hrs, 4 Players GM: Annemarie D'Amato
Period: Pulp, Scale: 28mm Rules: Audacious Adventures
PA Pete is at it again. This time he has just found the sacred idol and now he needs to leave the Tomb of Two-Ton Kommen. The tomb is a maze of wonders and perils. Can Pennsy and his team get out of the tomb with treasures the world can't imagine. Or will the adventurer fall prey to the Pharaoh's Curse.
S331: The Railway Station
Sat 7:00:00 PM, 5 hrs, 6 Players GM: David Cook and HAWKS
Period: Inter-War, Scale: 28mm Rules: TBD
The trains must get through! Somewhere between Udinsk and the Chinese frontier, a garrison of Whites and Interventionists guard the the Trans-Siberian railway. There are reports the Red partisans have been reinforced by the Irkutsk Soviet and are coming this way. Can the Whites prevent the capture of the station or will the Red forces prevail?
S232: PATTON vs. PANCHO VILLA 1916 - Theme
Sat 8:00:00 PM, 3 hrs, 24 Players GM: Peter Panzeri
Sponsor: Zvezda, Prize: ZVEZDA Miniatures
Period: Early 20th Century, Scale: 28mm Rules: BLACK JACK RULES!
Lt. George's attack of 6th US Infantry and 13th US Cavalry troopers raid into Chihuahua, Mexico to take out Cárdenas, a key Villa leader, destroy Villa's logistical base and still BREAK OUT before the Federales and Villistas respond in force and envelop young Patton? Join GM Pete Panzeri for a FAST-Moving & FURIOUS-Playing massive 28mm wargame! Prizes by ZVEZDA-USA.com.
S394: Road Warrior
Sat 10:00:00 PM, 4 hrs, 12 Players GM: Eric Goodlander and WNPG
Period: Future, Scale: 1/24 Rules: Modified Gaslight
We return again for the Road Warrior invitational. If you don't have a ticket, don't worry...as long as we have cars, we will make room. Play a blood thirsty game involving beer, explosions, bad driving and whatever stupid thing you can think to do with a vehicle! Now with Larger Cars and more Carnage!!
Z175: Eat Hitler, the Nazi Taste Treat!
Sun 10:00:00 AM, 2 hrs, 16 Players GM: Brendan Watts
Sponsor: No,
Period: SciFi, Scale: 25mm Rules: Howard Whitehouse's Eat Hitler !
Nazis build a time machine to travel back, restart and win WWII but find themselves accidentally propelled to an antediluvian earth inhabited by dinosaurs controlled by gamers seeking to rack up points by consuming the unfortunate denizens of the Third Reich. Kid,family and weary Sunday morning gamer friendly.Edit: Of course, I posted this right before HMGS sent out a letter stating, "After conversation with the Host's management, it looks like the con's on, damn the torpedoes, full steam ahead." All appears good in the universe.
For all the online worryworts prophetizing doom and gloom, a good number of the normal HMGS GMs have said "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!"
In fact, I'm a bit miffed with all the games that tickle my fancy. Next time my wife wants concert tickets, I sit online waiting for hours for them to come available, rather than miss out on the local show and be forced to go to a different location to see it, on a con weekend to boot).
Here's a list of the events that catch my eye. I'm trying to only list the first slot these games will run. There may be multiple games of some events run over the course of the weekend. For a complete list, go to the PEL on HMGS website.
F375: Battletech - Grinder 1Fri 10:00:00 AM, 3 hrs, 8 Players GM: Mark Yingling and Battletech
Period: SciFi, Scale: 1:285 micro
Rules: Total Warfare
The Grinder is a free for all Battletech Demo game where new (or returning) players will be taught using the introductory Rules. You start out with a Light Mech and as you die, you advance up to the next weight class. All materials, miniatures and dice will be provided. Beginner Friendly & Rules Taught .
The Battletech room has been at the convention for over a decade now? It never hurts to walk in a play a game, learn the rules, and get your head shot off by a Gauss Rifle.
F (?): Indiana Jones and the Pharaoh's Tomb
10:00 AM, 2 hrs, 4 Players GM: Del Stover and Wednesday Night Gamers of Alexandria
Period: Pulp, Scale: 28mm Rules: In Her Majesty's Name (or 7tv)
The amulet of Pharaoh Mentuhotep II was lost to the desert for four millennia. Now an ancient scroll reveals its location. Indy must retrieve the treasures for the museum (and a finder's fee, of course) before his arch rival, René Belloq. The challengers: Vicious local tomb raiders, fanatic Nazis, desert raiders, and ancient traps await. A quick pulp game before the Dealer Hall opens.
F304: Dujaila Redoubt, Mesopotamia 1916 - Theme
Fri 10:00:00 AM, 4 hrs, 6 Players GM: Daniel Erdman and Pittsburgh Band of Gamers
Sponsor: Test of Battle Games,
Period: World War I, Scale: 20mm Rules: Command Decision 4 - Test of Battle
March 7, 1916: The Indian Army Corps attempts once again to lift the Turkish siege of Townshend's forces at Kut-al-Amara. Historically, the Allies came very close to defeating the Ottoman Turks. Can you do better? Or will you, as the Turkish commander, hand the Allies one more defeat? Children 10+ welcome with adult or if familiar with Command Decision. 1hr set up and 1hr tear down.
F162: The Shadow Over Isigny-sur-Mer
Fri 1:00:00 PM, 4 hrs, 4 Players GM: John Emmett
Period: Pulp, Scale: 28mm Rules: Arkham Horror/Strange Aeons
MI6 has been receiving reports of strange events and sightings - dimensional rifts, nightmarish visions, unearthly beasts - in the vicinity of Isigny-sur-Mer. As part of the multinational counter-occultism force Majestic, you have been sent to investigate the activities of Clementine Thalberg, a chief operative of the Nazi occult society The Black Sun. Will you and your fellow players be able to keep your sanity in check long enough to thwart her plans in this co-op Lovecraftian/WWWII mash-up? No players under the age of 14 without an accompanying adult for images of horror and mild adult humor. Rules will be taught.
F207: Kensington Affair - March 1897
Fri 2:00:00 PM, 6 hrs, 10 Players GM: Larry Bond
Sponsor: Admiralty Trilogy Group, Prize: Product discount
Period: Colonial, Scale: '1:2400 Rules: Dawn of the Battleships
From 1898 Naval War College study; the US Navy is tasked to recover an American merchant seized by an Allied blockade off Crete. While the Brits are inclined to let the Americans take back their ship, Russian and German responses are far more ominous and hostile. Can the USN protect Yankee interests in the middle of the Med or will Old World muscle be too much for the upstarts from the wrong side of the Pond? Join the Admiralty Trilogy as we explore naval warfare in the age of steel and steam.
F222: Trench Wars: Empires At War--The Forgotten Fronts 1916 - Theme
Fri 6:00:00 PM, 2 hrs, 7 Players GM: Tom Cusa
Sponsor: Connecticut Game Club, Period: World War I, Scale: 25mm Rules: Trench Wars (modified)
WWI was a global war of Empires. Not all battles were fought on the Western Front. This will be a skirmish game set in one of the Forgotten Fronts of WWI. Will it be Africa, the Middle East, Asia or somewhere else? Come play and find out. Novices, children with adults, rules lawyers and GMs looking for revenge welcome. Although all players are welcome, this game is designed for players who are unfamiliar with the rules or the historical period. Kid friendly game. Parent-Child teams welcome.
F151: Cousin Nicki
Fri 7:00:00 PM, 4 hrs, 7 Players GM: Pete English
Period: Inter-War, Scale: 28mm Rules: Force on Force, mod.
Tsar Nicholas II was not murdered in July, 1918 as the Bolsheviks claimed. Now, a few years later, British King George V has discovered that his cousin Nicki is being held prisoner at an isolated village close to the ChineseSoviet/Afghan boarder, aka middle of nowhere. British troops have been sent rescue him, but Cheka agents have learned their plans. Iron Felix Dzerzhinsky has sent Red Guards to liquidate this potential embarrassment. The race is on to be first at the Romanov's door.
F243: Frostgrave, Treasure Hunting in the Frozen City
Fri 7:00:00 PM, 4 hrs, 8 Players GM: Alan Isabelle
Period: Fantasy, Scale: 28mm Rules: Frostgrave
Amidst the frozen ruins of the ancient city Frostgrave, wizards battle in the hopes of discovering the lost magics and treasures of a fallen empire. Each player will take the role of a wizard from one of the 10 schools of magic. Leading an apprentice and hired soldiers into frostgrave you will compete with other wizards also trying to find lost secrets. Award winning terrain from Fall In. Kids 12 and under welcome, accompanied by an adult.
Frostgrave is going to be the darling of the con circuit for the next few months, and for good reason. Easy rules, great terrain (I'm assuming), and a general fun atmosphere will draw just about any gamer with an open slot to it.
F123: Rorkes Drift
Fri 7:00:00 PM, 2 hrs, 5 Players GM: Billy Molyneaux
Sponsor: Two Buck games, Prize: Game
Period: Colonial, Scale: 15mm Rules: Home rules
Rorkes Drift in 15mm area movement system fun, fast and simple but still has the effect of realism. Two Britsh players and three Zulu players.
F179: Okaharui: German Marines vs Mounted Hereros (German South-West Africa, 1904)Fri 7:00:00 PM, 4 hrs, 6 Players GM: Roy Jones
Sponsor: Recreational Conflict, Prize: Herero and German Miniatures
Period: Colonial, Scale: 25mm Rules: The Sword and the Flame (Modified)
German Marines and Schutztruppen are moving in column through incredibly thick thorn bushes, in pursuit of Herero forces. Visibility is obscured, and the column is traveling at a crawl. Suddenly, shots ring out from the bush - and mounted Herero troops spring their trap!
F160: Empire of the Dead - Frostgrave Style
Fri 8:00:00 PM, 3 hrs, 9 Players GM: Jon Lundberg
Sponsor: Brigade and West Wind,
Period: Victorian Science Fiction, Scale: 28mm Rules: Empire of the Dead
Ancient city with untold Treasures - and Dangers awaits. Various adventuring groups from across the world have traveled to search for loot. Other groups are searching for mystical powers - can they be trusted? Continuing HMGS Empire of the Dead Campaign
F231: BRUSILOV BLOODBATH: East Front 1916 - Theme
Fri 8:00:00 PM, 3 hrs, 16 Players GM: Peter Panzeri
Sponsor: Zvezda, Prize: ZVEZDA Miniatures
Period: World War I, Scale: 20mm Rules: BLACK JACK RULES!
Which army will survive this meat-grinder battle? A "Russians Revenge" for Tannenberg, the WW1 Eastern Front Brusilov Offensive was "The Greatest Allied Victory of WW1" and "Austria-Hungary's worst crisis." With over a million casualties on each side, it is called one of "the most lethal offensives in world history." Join GM Pete Panzeri for a FAST-MOVING & FURIOUS-PLAYING massive WW1 combined-arms wargame of hundreds of troops, guns, planes and ugly surprises! Prizes by ZVEZDA-USA.com
F220: Trench Wars: Empires at War - The Forgotten Fronts 1916- Theme
Fri 9:00:00 PM, 2 hrs, 7 Players GM: Frank Luberti
Sponsor: New York Wargamers Association,
Period: World War I, Scale: 25mm Rules: Trench Wars (modified)
WWI was a global war of Empires. Not all battles were fought on the Western Front. This will be a skirmish game set in one of the Forgotten Fronts of WWI. Will it be Africa, the Middle East, Asia or somewhere else? Come play and find out. Novices, children with adults, rules lawyers and GMs looking for revenge welcome. Although all players are welcome, this game is designed for players who are
S161: Frostgrave - Cold Harbor
Sat 9:00:00 AM, 4 hrs, 8 Players GM: Jon Lundberg
Sponsor: Brigade,
Period: Fantasy, Scale: 28mm Rules: Frostgrave
Side vs Side. You and your allies are trying to sweep your opponents from the field and get the treasure. Beware of monsters crashing the party though. You can bring your own factions - No more than 10 figures including wizard and apprentice 800 points total and up to 1000 experience for your wizard
S324: Santa to the Rescue!
Sat 9:00:00 AM, 4 hrs, 7 Players GM: Kurt Schlegel and HAWKS
Period: Fantasy, Scale: 28mm Rules: GASLIGHT
At Fall-In several of the good guys were captured by the goblins and as Santa refuses to put the goblins on the nice list, he must lead an expedition to recapture the prisoners! Players under 13 welcome with a playing adult.
After our failure to hold the town at Cold Wars, it's time for Santa to get down and dirty.
S122: Africa On Two Lire A Day
Sat 9:00:00 AM, 3 hrs, 8 Players GM: Eric Turner
Period: Colonial, Scale: 25mm Rules: GAG Rules
It's the 1890's and the Italians are trying to establish themselves in the Scramble for Africa. This action is loosely based on the Battle of Agordat in 1893. An Italian column is engaged by the Dervish forces of El Krohbar, The Tool of Allah. Come and play History as Hollywood would have it written. Avanti Savoia!
S393: Arrr! Thar Be Gnomes!
Sat 10:00:00 AM, 3 hrs, 6 Players GM: James Reynolds and WNPG
Period: Age of Piracy, Scale: 28mm Rules: Gnome Wars
Rumors have spread about the location of the treasure of the famous pirate Flowerpot Jack. Many a hearty Gnome Pirate crew has joined the race to find it. Come join a crew or bring you own crew of gnomes to the party. Bringing you own crew of Gnomes and ship will get you in even if the game is full. Kid Friendly - Adults must be accompanied by a child.
It looks like the much-talked about gnome pirate game from Fall-In! is back! In fact, the two sessions of this are the only gnome games in the PEL. Don't worry, Jim "The Gnome Guy" Stanton and the Stout Gnomes that are attending simply missed the PEL deadline and are conspiring for a different kind of game in the main book. Details are still sketchy, so I don't want to spill the beans.
S203: On to Odessa - Ukraine, 21 June 2016 - Theme
Sat 10:00:00 AM, 2 hrs, 4 Players GM: Robert Franklin
Sponsor: Critical Hit Games,
Period: Modern, Scale: '1:285 Micro Rules: Thunderbolt!
The 4th Guards Tank Brigade is spearheading the Russian drive from the Crimea. The Ukrainian 30th Mechanized Brigade rushes to oppose a crossing at the Kherson canal and prevent the loss of their Black Sea ports. The 30th has recently seen action in the Eastern Ukraine an is freshly equipped with T-80UDs. The 4th Guards are more than willing to put their T-90MSs to the test. Rules will be taught (5 min).
S109: Easter Rising 1916: Battle of Ashbourne - Theme
Sat 10:00:00 AM, 4 hrs, 6 Players GM: Steve Carey
Sponsor: None,
Period: Early 20th Century, Scale: 28mm Rules: Bolt Action (Modified)
Cheatin' Steve and the Tactical Gaming Society (TGS) present another beautiful battlefield. Journey to Ireland where, on April 26th, 1916, the 5th Battalion of the Dublin Brigade, known in the area as 'The Fingal Volunteers,' defeated a force of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) at the RIC barracks near the town of Ashbourne. Command a section of the Fingal Volunteers as they rise and fight for Home Rule, or lead a squad of the RIC attempting to keep the King's Peace in Ireland. Rules will be taught. Children under the age of 14 are welcome if accompanied by a parent.
S185: Trench Wars: Treat Them Rough!
Sat 10:00:00 AM, 3 hrs, 8 Players GM: Steven Robinson
Sponsor: Acheson Creations, Old Glory Miniatures,
Period: World War I, Scale: 28mm Rules: Trench Wars
Tommy is facing the formable Hindenburg line. Can the shear bravery of Tommy and the steel behemoths punch their way through Jerry's defenses? Or, will a sea of wire entanglements, bunkers and non-ceasing hail of machinegun fire defeat Tommy's juggernaut? Come and pick a side and taste once again the rotting, acidic smell of the western front. I know for sure that lead figures do not bleed, but allot will have to wait until the afternoon to be played with again. Beginners Welcomed!
S233: ISIS ARMAGEDDON 2016 - Theme
Sat 10:00:00 AM, 1 hrs, 30 Players GM: CHRIS KING
Sponsor: Zvezda, Prize: ZVEZDA Miniatures
Period: Modern, Scale: 20mm Rules: n/a
Who will prevail in this "Climactic Clash" between the RUSSIAN/SYRIAN ARMORED JUGGERNAUT and the NATO/IRAQI offensive? Can the ISIS JIHADIs foil them all? Join GM Pete Panzeri for a FAST-MOVING & FURIOUS-PLAYING massive WW3 combined arms wargame of hundreds of tanks, troops, guns, planes and ugly surprises! Prizes by ZVEZDA-USA.com.
This looks to become something that rhymes with Buster and Firetruck....
S315: Doctor Who Returns to Schlegel's Ferry
Sat 1:00:00 PM, 4 hrs, 8 Players
GM: Gregory Priebe and HAWKS
Period: SciFi, Scale: 28mm Rules: Doctor Who Miniatures Game 2nd edition (modified)
A mysterious blue police box once again materializes on the outskirts of town and a string of strange occurrences immediately follow. Doctor Who collides with the world of Schlegel's Ferry in a madcap caper to mark the 50th anniversary of one of The Doctor's greatest foes. This is the fifth of 6 linked scenarios involving the Schlegels and their struggle to survive throughout the history of MD. Children under 15 welcome with the the presence of a playing adult.
S344: Plastic Pirates Party!
Sat 3:00:00 PM, 2 hrs, 8 Players
GM: Geoff Graff and HAWKS
Period: Age of Piracy, Scale: 40mm Rules: Little Lego
Captain Ogle and his crew are celebrating their latest victory at the tavern. All the other pirates are not happy. What will they do? A kids game. Playing adults are welcome (if space allows) only with a child.
S142: Pennsylvania Pete - Escape from the Pharoah's Curse
Sat 4:00:00 PM, 4 hrs, 4 Players GM: Annemarie D'Amato
Period: Pulp, Scale: 28mm Rules: Audacious Adventures
PA Pete is at it again. This time he has just found the sacred idol and now he needs to leave the Tomb of Two-Ton Kommen. The tomb is a maze of wonders and perils. Can Pennsy and his team get out of the tomb with treasures the world can't imagine. Or will the adventurer fall prey to the Pharaoh's Curse.
S331: The Railway Station
Sat 7:00:00 PM, 5 hrs, 6 Players GM: David Cook and HAWKS
Period: Inter-War, Scale: 28mm Rules: TBD
The trains must get through! Somewhere between Udinsk and the Chinese frontier, a garrison of Whites and Interventionists guard the the Trans-Siberian railway. There are reports the Red partisans have been reinforced by the Irkutsk Soviet and are coming this way. Can the Whites prevent the capture of the station or will the Red forces prevail?
S232: PATTON vs. PANCHO VILLA 1916 - Theme
Sat 8:00:00 PM, 3 hrs, 24 Players GM: Peter Panzeri
Sponsor: Zvezda, Prize: ZVEZDA Miniatures
Period: Early 20th Century, Scale: 28mm Rules: BLACK JACK RULES!
Lt. George's attack of 6th US Infantry and 13th US Cavalry troopers raid into Chihuahua, Mexico to take out Cárdenas, a key Villa leader, destroy Villa's logistical base and still BREAK OUT before the Federales and Villistas respond in force and envelop young Patton? Join GM Pete Panzeri for a FAST-Moving & FURIOUS-Playing massive 28mm wargame! Prizes by ZVEZDA-USA.com.
S394: Road Warrior
Sat 10:00:00 PM, 4 hrs, 12 Players GM: Eric Goodlander and WNPG
Period: Future, Scale: 1/24 Rules: Modified Gaslight
We return again for the Road Warrior invitational. If you don't have a ticket, don't worry...as long as we have cars, we will make room. Play a blood thirsty game involving beer, explosions, bad driving and whatever stupid thing you can think to do with a vehicle! Now with Larger Cars and more Carnage!!
Z175: Eat Hitler, the Nazi Taste Treat!
Sun 10:00:00 AM, 2 hrs, 16 Players GM: Brendan Watts
Sponsor: No,
Period: SciFi, Scale: 25mm Rules: Howard Whitehouse's Eat Hitler !
Nazis build a time machine to travel back, restart and win WWII but find themselves accidentally propelled to an antediluvian earth inhabited by dinosaurs controlled by gamers seeking to rack up points by consuming the unfortunate denizens of the Third Reich. Kid,family and weary Sunday morning gamer friendly.Edit: Of course, I posted this right before HMGS sent out a letter stating, "After conversation with the Host's management, it looks like the con's on, damn the torpedoes, full steam ahead." All appears good in the universe.
Saturday, December 26, 2015
Apathy of the New Releases (Jan '16)
My Must-Have Want List
Decision Games
Mini-Folio Series: Lettow-Vorbeck (DCG 1713) ............................................ $12.95
Covering the East African Campaign of 1914-18. I'm giddy like a school girl.
My Money-Is-No-Object Want List
Flying Buffalo Games
Nuclear War 50th Anniversary Edition .................................................................... $39.95
Goodman Games
Fifty Fantastic Functions of the d50 ........................................................................ $19.99
$19.99 is a bit steep, but still.... Colonel Zocchi!
My Imaginary Store List
Academy Games
Conflict of Heroes: Guadacanal ...................................................................... $80.00
Alderac Entertainment Group
SMASH UP: IT’S YOUR FAULT EXPANSION ............................................ $19.99
Army Painter
The Army Painter Wargaming Set ..................................................................... $34.99
Thirty-Five bucks for dice, glue, and a laser pointer??? No Thanks
Frozen Tuft .................................................................................................. $5.99
Highland Tuft .................................................................................................. $5.99
Razor Wire 3m .................................................................................................. $5.99
Swamp Tuft .................................................................................................. $5.99
Winter Tuft .................................................................................................. $5.99
Woodland Tuft .................................................................................................. $5.99
Avalanche Press
Defiant Russia ...................................................................................................... $44.99
Panzer Grenadier: Invasion 1944 ........................................................................ $44.99
Battlefield Press
Traveller RPG: Warren C Norwood's Double Spiral War .................................... $30.00
Decision Games
Mini-Folio Series: Khe Sanh '68 ........................................................................... $12.95
Mini-Folio Series: Suez '56 ................................................................................... $12.95
Fantasy Flight Games
Star Wars LCG: The Force Awakens Gaming Mats ............................................... PI
First Order or Kylo Ren. Not a fan of the LCG, but Magic fans might go for it.
Star Wars: Rebellion ............................................................................................... $99.95
Star Wars RPG: Force and Destiny Nexus of Power HC ....................................... $39.95
Gale Force Nine:
Doctor Who: Time of the Daleks Board Game ....................................................... $75.00
D&D Tyrants of the Underdark Board Game ........................................................... $70.00
More stuff for GF9's "Tanks" game. Just not impressed.
Games Workshop
I recently talked the owner of a new game store in the area (more on that coming soon, I hope.) He's a unrepetent GW fan and showed an unabashed love for the new stuff that I've not seen from other gamers in store and otherwise. With GW account minimums and poor discounts by not going direct, it just looks easier to self promote smaller lines with lower costs, better margins.
Horus Heresy: Betrayal at Calth .............................................................................. $150.00
38 new figures, 42 reference cards, a rulebook, double sided tiles, and dice? For Games Workshop, it's a steal.
Project Box Paint Set ................................................................................................. $205.00
Basically a 1% MSRP on the paint and they'll throw in four paint brushes. YAWN
Water Pots ................................................................................................................. $17.00 ea
Four different styles of... coffee mugs.
Codex: Tau Empire ................................................................................................... $49.50
Battletome: Seraphon ................................................................................................. $49.50
Tau and Lizardmen get do-overs and boy did they jack up the prices... again.
Munitorum Battlepack Case Harness .......................................................................... $90.00
Fancy words for a ninety dollar... backpack. But that' a steal compared to.
Age of Sigmar Rangefinder ......................................................................................... $33.00
Thirty-three freakin' dollars for a glorified retractable table measure!!!
Goodman Games
Dungeon Crawl Classics Core rules Ltd Ed HC ................................................. $59.99-79.99
IDW
Back to the Future: An Adventure Through Time ....................................................... $34.99
Konami Entertainment
Yu-Gi-Oh! Wing Raiders Boosters
Looney Labs
Firefly Fluxx .............................................................................................................. $20.00
Mantic
Dungeon Saga: The Return of Valandor .................................................................. $49.99
Mayfair Games
Catan: Replacement Game Cards ................................................................................ $10.45
Catan: Cities and Knights Replacement Game Cards . ............................................... $10.45
Catan: Traders and Barbarians Replacement Game Cards ................................ ......... $10.45
Catan Dice Game Clamshell Edition ........................................................................... $13.00
Osprey Publishing
Special Operations Executive: Churchill's Secret Agents .......................................... $12.95
Paizo Publishing
PATHFINDER AP: HELL’S VENGEANCE PART 2 - WRATH OF THRUNE .... $24.99
PATHFINDER CAMPAIGN SETTING: INNER SEA FAITHS ............................. $24.99
PATHFINDER FLIP-MAT: TWISTED CAVERNS ................................................. $14.99
PATHFINDER LEGENDS: MUMMY’S MASK (AUDIO CD) .............................. $21.99ea
Six different CDS for $22 might be a bit much
PATHFINDER PAWNS: HELL’S REBELS AP PAWN COLLECTION ................. $19.99
Panini
Dragonball Z Perfection Boosters
SAVAGE WORLDS RPG: KAISERS GATE - FIELD MANUAL MOUNTS V1 ..... $14.95
SAVAGE WORLD RPG WINTER ETERNAL ............................................................ $24.99
SAVAGE WORLDS RPG: STEAMSCAPES - ASIA ................................................... $44.99 Pokemon USA
Pokemon TCG: XY Breakpoint
Solace Games
More 3rd Party Pathfinder, but I've going to hold off on mentioning more of it (and ordering it for the imaginary store), until I hear some positives about the game. It's been pretty negative around this neck of the woods, but that could be all the 5th Edition talking. Don't look at me, my preferred game is Hackmaster 4th Edition!
Steve Jackson Games
Star Munchkin Guest Artist Edition (Len Peralta) ............................................................... $29.95
Wizards of the Coast
Magic the Gathering Duel Decks: Blessed vs Cursed ........................................................ $20.00 ea
Magic the Gathering: Shadows Over Innistrad
WizKids
Star Trek Attack Wing Expansion Packs: ........................................................................... $14.99
Borg Assimilator 84, USS Venture, Xindi Reptilian Warship
Marvel Heroclix: Uncanny X-Men.
Marvel Dicemasters: Civil War
Zveda
There's just something about affordable tanks and toy soldiers from $5-10. Even their historical playsets are 1995 40k priced. Historicals are truly the way to go for those who want something inexpensive and can be used for hours of fun. Perhaps that's why I wasn't a wildly successful store manager. I got all the money I could get out of my customers, I just did it in a way that generated value for them.
Decision Games
Mini-Folio Series: Lettow-Vorbeck (DCG 1713) ............................................ $12.95
Covering the East African Campaign of 1914-18. I'm giddy like a school girl.
My Money-Is-No-Object Want List
Flying Buffalo Games
Nuclear War 50th Anniversary Edition .................................................................... $39.95
Goodman Games
Fifty Fantastic Functions of the d50 ........................................................................ $19.99
$19.99 is a bit steep, but still.... Colonel Zocchi!
My Imaginary Store List
Academy Games
Conflict of Heroes: Guadacanal ...................................................................... $80.00
Alderac Entertainment Group
SMASH UP: IT’S YOUR FAULT EXPANSION ............................................ $19.99
Army Painter
The Army Painter Wargaming Set ..................................................................... $34.99
Thirty-Five bucks for dice, glue, and a laser pointer??? No Thanks
Frozen Tuft .................................................................................................. $5.99
Highland Tuft .................................................................................................. $5.99
Razor Wire 3m .................................................................................................. $5.99
Swamp Tuft .................................................................................................. $5.99
Winter Tuft .................................................................................................. $5.99
Woodland Tuft .................................................................................................. $5.99
Avalanche Press
Defiant Russia ...................................................................................................... $44.99
Panzer Grenadier: Invasion 1944 ........................................................................ $44.99
Battlefield Press
Traveller RPG: Warren C Norwood's Double Spiral War .................................... $30.00
Decision Games
Mini-Folio Series: Khe Sanh '68 ........................................................................... $12.95
Mini-Folio Series: Suez '56 ................................................................................... $12.95
Fantasy Flight Games
Star Wars LCG: The Force Awakens Gaming Mats ............................................... PI
First Order or Kylo Ren. Not a fan of the LCG, but Magic fans might go for it.
Star Wars: Rebellion ............................................................................................... $99.95
Star Wars RPG: Force and Destiny Nexus of Power HC ....................................... $39.95
Gale Force Nine:
Doctor Who: Time of the Daleks Board Game ....................................................... $75.00
D&D Tyrants of the Underdark Board Game ........................................................... $70.00
More stuff for GF9's "Tanks" game. Just not impressed.
Games Workshop
I recently talked the owner of a new game store in the area (more on that coming soon, I hope.) He's a unrepetent GW fan and showed an unabashed love for the new stuff that I've not seen from other gamers in store and otherwise. With GW account minimums and poor discounts by not going direct, it just looks easier to self promote smaller lines with lower costs, better margins.
Horus Heresy: Betrayal at Calth .............................................................................. $150.00
38 new figures, 42 reference cards, a rulebook, double sided tiles, and dice? For Games Workshop, it's a steal.
Project Box Paint Set ................................................................................................. $205.00
Basically a 1% MSRP on the paint and they'll throw in four paint brushes. YAWN
Water Pots ................................................................................................................. $17.00 ea
Four different styles of... coffee mugs.
Codex: Tau Empire ................................................................................................... $49.50
Battletome: Seraphon ................................................................................................. $49.50
Tau and Lizardmen get do-overs and boy did they jack up the prices... again.
Munitorum Battlepack Case Harness .......................................................................... $90.00
Fancy words for a ninety dollar... backpack. But that' a steal compared to.
Age of Sigmar Rangefinder ......................................................................................... $33.00
Thirty-three freakin' dollars for a glorified retractable table measure!!!
Goodman Games
Dungeon Crawl Classics Core rules Ltd Ed HC ................................................. $59.99-79.99
IDW
Back to the Future: An Adventure Through Time ....................................................... $34.99
Konami Entertainment
Yu-Gi-Oh! Wing Raiders Boosters
Looney Labs
Firefly Fluxx .............................................................................................................. $20.00
Mantic
Dungeon Saga: The Return of Valandor .................................................................. $49.99
Mayfair Games
Catan: Replacement Game Cards ................................................................................ $10.45
Catan: Cities and Knights Replacement Game Cards . ............................................... $10.45
Catan: Traders and Barbarians Replacement Game Cards ................................ ......... $10.45
Catan Dice Game Clamshell Edition ........................................................................... $13.00
Osprey Publishing
Special Operations Executive: Churchill's Secret Agents .......................................... $12.95
Paizo Publishing
PATHFINDER AP: HELL’S VENGEANCE PART 2 - WRATH OF THRUNE .... $24.99
PATHFINDER CAMPAIGN SETTING: INNER SEA FAITHS ............................. $24.99
PATHFINDER FLIP-MAT: TWISTED CAVERNS ................................................. $14.99
PATHFINDER LEGENDS: MUMMY’S MASK (AUDIO CD) .............................. $21.99ea
Six different CDS for $22 might be a bit much
PATHFINDER PAWNS: HELL’S REBELS AP PAWN COLLECTION ................. $19.99
Panini
Dragonball Z Perfection Boosters
Pinnacle Entertainment Group
SAVAGE WORLDS RPG: ELDRITCH SKIES - DISTANT VISTAS V1 .................. $14.95SAVAGE WORLDS RPG: KAISERS GATE - FIELD MANUAL MOUNTS V1 ..... $14.95
SAVAGE WORLD RPG WINTER ETERNAL ............................................................ $24.99
SAVAGE WORLDS RPG: STEAMSCAPES - ASIA ................................................... $44.99 Pokemon USA
Pokemon TCG: XY Breakpoint
Solace Games
More 3rd Party Pathfinder, but I've going to hold off on mentioning more of it (and ordering it for the imaginary store), until I hear some positives about the game. It's been pretty negative around this neck of the woods, but that could be all the 5th Edition talking. Don't look at me, my preferred game is Hackmaster 4th Edition!
Steve Jackson Games
Star Munchkin Guest Artist Edition (Len Peralta) ............................................................... $29.95
Wizards of the Coast
Magic the Gathering Duel Decks: Blessed vs Cursed ........................................................ $20.00 ea
Magic the Gathering: Shadows Over Innistrad
WizKids
Star Trek Attack Wing Expansion Packs: ........................................................................... $14.99
Borg Assimilator 84, USS Venture, Xindi Reptilian Warship
Marvel Heroclix: Uncanny X-Men.
Marvel Dicemasters: Civil War
Zveda
There's just something about affordable tanks and toy soldiers from $5-10. Even their historical playsets are 1995 40k priced. Historicals are truly the way to go for those who want something inexpensive and can be used for hours of fun. Perhaps that's why I wasn't a wildly successful store manager. I got all the money I could get out of my customers, I just did it in a way that generated value for them.
Monday, June 1, 2015
My Top 10 Wargaming Rules
Someone posted their own personal top 10 wargame rules list on TMP, and since all my current endeavours are underway, but not complete, might as well make a neat filler post.
#10 - Blood and Swash - I just played this for the first time at Cold Wars with a western game in the HAWKS room. Simple number crunching, designed for light (i.e fun) role-playing potential. I'd be happy to jump into a game of this at a moment's notice.
#9 - Pig Wars - Part of my early days of Cold Wars where every game I played in and liked, I bought the rules. It's still sitting on my shelf, and should I fall upon some figs suitable for the Dark Ages, I'll break it out in a heartbeat.
#8 - The Sword and the Flame - One of those games that, if you can follow the rules, you're welcome at most cons. I learned this on one of the Duke's tables, with the referee flip flopping on special rules, and ignoring some the basics, but I'm game to play if given the chance.
#7 - Burning Plastic - I'll toot my own horn for my own game (largely Eric T Smith, but I get a nod for writing and decades of promotion.) Little green army men represent robots and 80% casualty rates are considered tame. Not to be confused with the home brew set of modern rules created by some school kids in New Jersey in the mid 00's.
#6 - 55 Days at Peking - Boxer Rebellion rules coming from issue #27 of Wargames Illustrated.
#5 - Games Workshop Rules (40K, WFB, Necromunda, Mordheim) - If you have a hankering for wargaming, the stock simplicity of 40K, WFB and their children will get you in the right direction. I love the campaign aspect for Mordheim and Necromunda. The problem with GW is cost and rules escalation (not for your army, but you need to now the minutiae of all the other armies to be competitive.
#4 - Legions of Steel/Planetstorm - Global Games was going in the right direction with the tabletop rules. Even above the Machine Complexes, Leadership was a well-done concept. Nothing was overpowered. And some vehicles were ten pounds of lead!
#3 - Contemptable Little Armies - I've only run it for Samoa, so no trenches, but CLA does a good job representing the chaos of early modern warfare, and can easily be used from turn of the 20th century to leading up to the Second World War.
#2 - Battletech - Yes, the hexes and arbitrary ranges turn people off, but I've played enough that everything is second nature. The latest Introductory Boxed Set is a steal and I can't wait to finally paint the 'mechs (they're all primed) and acquire some more 6mm units and terrain.
#1 - Gnome Wars/Trench Wars - Surprised, eh? Gnome Wars is ridiculously influenced by Trench Wars, but there is some deviation in the more complicated material. Truth be told, even that stuff could be flipped between the two.
#10 - Blood and Swash - I just played this for the first time at Cold Wars with a western game in the HAWKS room. Simple number crunching, designed for light (i.e fun) role-playing potential. I'd be happy to jump into a game of this at a moment's notice.
#9 - Pig Wars - Part of my early days of Cold Wars where every game I played in and liked, I bought the rules. It's still sitting on my shelf, and should I fall upon some figs suitable for the Dark Ages, I'll break it out in a heartbeat.
#8 - The Sword and the Flame - One of those games that, if you can follow the rules, you're welcome at most cons. I learned this on one of the Duke's tables, with the referee flip flopping on special rules, and ignoring some the basics, but I'm game to play if given the chance.
#7 - Burning Plastic - I'll toot my own horn for my own game (largely Eric T Smith, but I get a nod for writing and decades of promotion.) Little green army men represent robots and 80% casualty rates are considered tame. Not to be confused with the home brew set of modern rules created by some school kids in New Jersey in the mid 00's.
#6 - 55 Days at Peking - Boxer Rebellion rules coming from issue #27 of Wargames Illustrated.
#5 - Games Workshop Rules (40K, WFB, Necromunda, Mordheim) - If you have a hankering for wargaming, the stock simplicity of 40K, WFB and their children will get you in the right direction. I love the campaign aspect for Mordheim and Necromunda. The problem with GW is cost and rules escalation (not for your army, but you need to now the minutiae of all the other armies to be competitive.
#4 - Legions of Steel/Planetstorm - Global Games was going in the right direction with the tabletop rules. Even above the Machine Complexes, Leadership was a well-done concept. Nothing was overpowered. And some vehicles were ten pounds of lead!
#3 - Contemptable Little Armies - I've only run it for Samoa, so no trenches, but CLA does a good job representing the chaos of early modern warfare, and can easily be used from turn of the 20th century to leading up to the Second World War.
#2 - Battletech - Yes, the hexes and arbitrary ranges turn people off, but I've played enough that everything is second nature. The latest Introductory Boxed Set is a steal and I can't wait to finally paint the 'mechs (they're all primed) and acquire some more 6mm units and terrain.
#1 - Gnome Wars/Trench Wars - Surprised, eh? Gnome Wars is ridiculously influenced by Trench Wars, but there is some deviation in the more complicated material. Truth be told, even that stuff could be flipped between the two.
Monday, May 4, 2015
The First Pics of the Gallipoli Diorama at the Great War Exhibition.
Linked with little comment, because words are not necessary for a project this grand:
Gallipoli Diorama at the Great War Exhibition, Wellington New Zealand.
54mm at its breathtaking finest....
Gallipoli Diorama at the Great War Exhibition, Wellington New Zealand.
54mm at its breathtaking finest....
Thursday, January 8, 2015
Cold Wars 2015 PEL is Up!
Compared to previous years, there was a bit of a delay getting it out, but the Preliminary Event List for Cold Wars 2015 is finally available here.
As a player this time around, I do have the option to look at playing other games, rather than the old standards. Of course, this doesn't mean you find me anywhere else but the gnome tables, but it's a benefit I don't usually afford myself.
One minor point, before I list the "Games ViscountEric wants to see/play in." A tiny vocal minority on TMP always harps on the non-historical percentage of games offered at each con and how it should just be eliminated. I simply implore the reading audience to see just how many non-historical games are listed under a historical monicker (Ancients/Medieval/WW2/etc) and how many games using non-historical figures are recreating an actual battle.
Apples and oranges, my friend. In the end, we're all fruits!
T-343 - Siege Swein Forkbeard's Castle
F-143 - Battletech – Grinder 1
Speak of the Devil... Getting the B'Tech Intro Boxed Set for Christmas has changed my perception of these events. So long as there's airflow in the room, I may try to jump in a session or two.
Another great concept game that may not be completely historically accurate at all times.
And I have a great venue for the first public appearance of the California Imperial Guard.
S-200 - Plastic Pirates aPpearat Party
Sat. 3:00 PM, 3 hrs, 8 players
Sponsor: Recreational Conflict Colonial 25mm, Rules: Sword and the Flame (Modified)
German sailors took a beating in their first assault at Liewenberg. But now the sailors have more men, high morale...and a Revolver cannon! Herero riflemen, however, still hold the high ground. And they fight concealed behind nearly impregnable rock. Somebody - German or Herero - is definitely going to get hurt at Liewenberg. From the scenario book "The Herero War". More at: www.hererowars.com.
GM: Steven Stanton and Stout Gnomes Prize: GNOMES!
Fantasy 28mm, Rules: Gnome Wars Gnome Jousting Tournament.
Rules Taught - quick, easy, FUN! PRIZES!!
No one under 14 without a playing adult.
Guess I'm staying late this year! Crazylegs must make an appearance!
American Civil War 15mm, Rules: Fire and Fury Brigade Naval: BAPS Ironclads
As a player this time around, I do have the option to look at playing other games, rather than the old standards. Of course, this doesn't mean you find me anywhere else but the gnome tables, but it's a benefit I don't usually afford myself.
One minor point, before I list the "Games ViscountEric wants to see/play in." A tiny vocal minority on TMP always harps on the non-historical percentage of games offered at each con and how it should just be eliminated. I simply implore the reading audience to see just how many non-historical games are listed under a historical monicker (Ancients/Medieval/WW2/etc) and how many games using non-historical figures are recreating an actual battle.
Apples and oranges, my friend. In the end, we're all fruits!
T-343 - Siege Swein Forkbeard's Castle
Thurs. 7:00 PM, 4 hrs, 6 players GM: Doug Fisher
Medieval 15mm, Rules: Siege Sweinforkbeard's Castle
An old favorite making a return. Enjoy throwing
rocks or insults? Or possibly the castles famous hot oil bath.
Siege or defend the castle whichever you do it is a guaranteed good time. The
most fun you will have at Cold Wars!!! Children must be accompanied by an
adult.
T-243 - Battle of Qurna
("The Garden of Eden")
Thurs. 7:00 PM, 4 hrs, 7 players GM: Daniel Erdman and Band of Gamers
Sponsor: Test of Battle, Prize: Gift Certificate WWI
20mm, Rules: Command Decision 4
December 1914 – 50 miles north of Basra, the Turkish
38th Division took a stand at the confluence of the Tigris and
Euphrates. The 6th (Poona) Indian Division was tasked with capturing Qurna, the
“Garden of Eden” in local tradition. Both armies found it to be more like hell
than paradise. (Maybe the forbidden fruit was dates, not apples.)
Knowledge of Command Decision useful
but not required; children welcome with a supervising adult
I don't know the itinerary of my group this year, but these two games make taking a half-day and driving down Thursday an option.
F-295 - Battle of Yalu River
Fri. 9:00 AM, 2 hrs, 8 players GM: Brian DeWitt and NOVAG
19th Century 1:2400, Rules: Age of Dreadnoughts
Naval Battle which occurred on September 17, 1894
and was the largest naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War. The Japanese
fleet was attempting to disrupt the landing of Chinese troops. The Chinese
fleet attacked in an unconventional line-abreast formation. Rules are simple
and will be taught.
F-107 - NCAAF: Hawaii vs Boston
College
Fri. 10:00 AM, 4 hrs, 12 players
GM: Joe Swartz and NOWS
Prize: Yes Ancients 28mm, Rules: JOEHACK
The Warriors are going against the battle hardened
veterans guided by their Eagles, where secure flanks or rear can't
be taken granted as the Romans legions once again take on those less
civilized. Minors welcome with playing
adult, rules taught.
The NOWS seem to like playing with history, or perhaps they just like to play. It took a reading or two of this to release it's NOT College Football. Or at least I think it's not College Football.
F-330 - A Taste of DBA 3
Fri. 10:00 AM, 2 hrs, 20 players
GM: Bob Beattie
Ancients DBA, Rules: De Bellis Antiquitatis
DBA 3 is Phil Barker's official new version of his classic ancient/medieval game. While building on the basic
ideas of the earlier versions, this one has many new concepts and
procedures that make it an almost new game. Get an overview of
the new rules, play a sample game, ask questions, come and
laugh at me for playing DBA 3 ☺
This a demonstration of DBA 3.
This event is held in the tournament area of the Lampeter
room
F-114 - Zulus vs the Civil War -
Theme Game
Fri. 10:00 AM, 4 hrs, 8 players
GM: David Kasper and NOWS
American Civil War 28mm, Rules: LAWS of War
The Zulus, tired of being slaves, decide to attack
all foreigners They capture a large fleet of slave vessels and land
in South Carolina with a large impi. Slaves and black
soldiers swell their ranks. The Confederacy and Union cease all
hostilities and unite to repel the onslaught. Sherman and Johnston send in
their troops to stop Mpande and the Zulus.
W.... T..... F..... This is why I don't mind Battletech and Gnomes at a Historical Convention.
F-143 - Battletech – Grinder 1
Fri. 10:00 AM, 3 hrs, 8 players GM: Dave Yingling
Sponsor: Iron Wind Metals, Prize: Certificate Future 1/285th, Rules: Total Warfare
The Grinder is a free for all Battletech Demo game
where new (or returning) players will be taught using the
Introductory Rules. You start out with a Light Mech and as you die, you
advance up to the next weight class. The winner of this round will get
a spot in the Grinder Championship Saturday evening.
All materials, miniatures and
dice will be provided. Beginner Friendly & Rules Taught
F-285 - Plug Uglies vs. Rip Raps:
The Baltimore Election Riot of 1856
Fri. 2:00 PM, 4 hrs, 6 players GM: David Cook
19th Century 28mm, Rules: Home Rules
It's Election Day, November 1856, Elsewhere it is a
contest between Democrat and the Republican, but Baltimore
supports a third party, the Know-Nothings. Command street gangs
and fire companies - the Plug Uglies, Rip Raps, Tigers, and
more - to get out the vote and control the ballot boxes. Stones,
knives, guns, even artillery are all fair game in this unique
moment of American history.
Let's have a Riot!
F-115 - Zulus vs the Civil War,
part 2 - Theme Game
Fri. 4:00 PM, 6 hrs, 8 players
GM: David Kasper and NOWS
American Civil War 28mm, Rules: LAWS of War
The Zulus beat Sherman and Johnston and head into
Virginia where Lee and Grant wait for them. The Zulus with
help of the freed and armed black slaves attempt to overwhelm
the standing opposing forces.
WTF 2 - Horns of the Electric Buffalo
F-319 - Aerosan Racing
Fri. 3:00 PM, 2 hrs, 12 players
GM: Jon Lundberg
Sponsor: Brigade Games Inter-War 28mm, Rules: Home
Take either a Finnish or Russian Aerosan and Win!
Your opponents and the natural/supernatural world are out
to stop you.
Quick, fun, and with Penguins!
F-257 - The Hoard
Fri. 4:00 PM, 4 hrs, 8 players
GM: Michael Moran and ODGWLL
Sponsor: ODGWLLC Fantasy 30mm, Rules: Mein Zombie
Come play and learn Mein Zombie!! Great game for all
gamers 12years old and up!! Join a band of survivors as they
face a hoard of Zombies. However not all these zombies are your
standard zombie. Our heroic band must survive against the
hoard and a handful of special zombies with unique abilities.
Can you survive the roaming hoards of zombies?
F-148 - Battletech: Poker Run
Fri. 5:00 PM, 5 hrs, 8 players
GM: Scott Davis Sponsor: Iron Wind Metals,
Prize: Certificate Future 1/285th, Rules: Total Warfare
Poker Run is Battletech meets Poker with a bit of a
twist. Each player will select a Mech and depending on the BV2,
it will determine their G/P Skill. Players can earn and lose
cards based on events each turn. Whoever has the best hand at the
end of the game will win. All materials, miniatures and
dice will be provided. Intermediate to experienced players and no
Players under 15 years old.
F-137 - Liewenberg, Part 1:
Assaulting the South Height! (German South-West
Africa, 1904)
Fri. 7:00 PM, 4 hrs, 6 player
GM: Roy Jones Sponsor: Recreational Conflict
Colonial 25mm, Rules: Sword and the Flame (Modified)
Sailors of the Landungskorps SMS “Habicht” find
their advance along the Swakop River Valley blocked by concealed
Hereros in elevated, boulder fighting positions. A
Herero-occupied hill south of the river dominates the entire battlefield and
must be neutralized. The Battle of Liewenberg starts with a
struggle for the South Height! From the scenario book "The
Herero War". More at www.hererowars.com
F-324 - Martians in the deserts
of Texas...
Fri. 7:00 PM, 2 hrs, 4 players GM: Chris Jacques
SciFi 15mm, Rules: All Quiet on the Martian Front
The year is 1914 and an armored convoy of the
northern "Yankee Division" has been reassigned to the desert of
Texas for reconnaissance duty. As the British Defiant scout
cars crest one of the taller dunes, they burst into flame...Take
control of the Martian Invasion Force or fight for your life with the
Yankee Division andrescue the British crew of the scout cars. All is
not quiet in Texas…
Persons under the age of 14 must
be accompanied by an adult; This is an introductory game and
rules will be taught.
F-274 - Gnomen mit Panzern
Fri. 8:00 PM, 3 hrs, 7 players
GM: Joe Richards Fantasy 25mm, Rules: Homemade
Austrian, Franzosich, Schottisch, Englander,
Deutsch, und Schweiss gnomen desperately seek treasures while
fighting those other dastardly gnomes. Will your gnomes outmaneuver
opposing gnomes and win big? Or, will your panzer become a
burning hulk? Join us for a fast paced action as gnomes seek fun
and treasure.
A non-Stanton Gnome Wars game (let's be honest, Homemade Rules, but 90% chance we're using Gnome Wars figs.)? The only thing that is sad is that the game is in direct competition with...
F-314 - Gnome Wars: ....just not
the slowest.
Fri. 8:00 PM, 3 hrs, 30 players
GM: Steven Stanton and Stout Gnomes
Prize: GNOMES! Fantasy 28mm, Rules: Gnome Wars
A farm house, a roadside in, and a few hundred of
your closest undead friends coming for a late-night feeding. Last
time a few survivors made it across the bridge, but blew it up,
leaving the rest to face the zombies and cultists. To get away, you don't
have to be the fastest…..
Anyone bringing five (5) painted
Gnomes at War figures from Brigade Games does not have to
preregister. No one under 14 without a playing adult.
...the Stout Gnomes production. And it's an event I have yet to play in.
S-306 - Holiday in Zululand
Sat. 10:00 AM, 4 hrs, 6 players
GM: Ed Watts and Monday Night Adventurers
Colonial 15mm, Rules: The Sword and the Flame
A British column pushes inland with the intention of
securing the cattle herd and kraal of the king to break the
resistance of the Zulu empire. The Zulu players will map out a plan of
welcome for their Imperial invaders. The British have more firepower
but the Zulus have...well, more Zulus. Introductory rules are family/kids
old enough to read charts friendly.
"Old enough to read charts-friendly" These are the game I want to scope out for when Maja is old enough to come to the conventions.
S-185 - Snowmaggedon
Sat. 10:00 AM, 2 hrs, 8 players GM: Jim Reynolds and WNPG
Prize: Dice Modern 28mm, Rules: Snowball wars
Frosty and his friends have been living in a winter
wonderland, but Jack Frost is back. Frosty and friends must battle
Jack Frost and his evil snowmen in an epic snowball fight. Kids game
S-286 - Bone Wars! or Fossil
Rustlers of the High Plains
Sat. 1:00 PM, 4 hrs, 8 players GM: David Cook
Prize: "The Bone Feud" novel by Wynne
McLaughlin Western 28mm, Rules: TBD
It's the 1880's and there is a new land rush on to
dig up the finest petrified leviathans of antediluvian times. That is
to say dinosaurs, young man! Each player takes command of an Eastern
professor and a crew of cowboys in a cutthroat race to
discover unknown fossils and ship their treasures back east. Just
beware the competition - and the Indians, bears, outlaws, and
everything! Adults present with child
welcome.
S-316 - Gnome Wars: The Battle of
West Point - April 16th, 1865 - Theme Game
Sat. 2:00 PM, 4 hrs, 8 players GM: Jim Stanton and Stout Gnomes
Prize: GNOMES! American Civil War 28mm, Rules: Gnome Wars
Easter Sunday, seven days after the end of the Civil
War, news of the surrender had not reached the Confederate or
Union soldiers at West Point, GA. The Union forces want to cross the Chattahoochee River near Fort Tyler, an earthwork
fort atop a hill in West Point, whose primary purpose is to provide a
point to defend the vital railway bridge. A small group of
Confederates intend to make a stand.
Anyone bringing a painted 320
point Gnomes at War unit from Brigade Games does not have to
register. Rules taught. No one under 14 without a playing adult.
S-317 - Gnome Wars: The Battle of
West Point - April 16th, 1865 - Theme Game
Sat. 2:00 PM, 4 hrs, 6 players GM: Jim Stanton and Stout Gnomes
Prize: GNOMES! American Civil War 28mm, Rules: Gnome Wars
Easter Sunday, seven days after the end of the Civil
War, news of the surrender had not reached the Confederate or
Union soldiers at West Point, GA. The Union forces want to cross the Chattahoochee River near Fort Tyler, an earthwork
fort atop a hill in West Point, whose primary purpose is to provide a
point to defend the vital railway bridge. A small group of
Confederates intend to make a stand.
This is a set piece game - no
extra units. Rules taught. No one under 14 without a playing adult
Wha-wha-whaaaaaat! A parallel game for six players. Not sure if this is meant for the people who want to play Gnome Wars without the 30 person chaos, or for complete newbies so they don't get overwhelmed. Or both.. and more.S-200 - Plastic Pirates aPpearat Party
Sat. 3:00 PM, 3 hrs, 8 players
GM: Geoff Graff and HAWKs Pike and Shot 40mm, Rules: Lego Pirates
Captain Ogel and his men are celebrating their
recent voyage of acquisition at the local tavern when other pirates
decide they want a share of the treasure. Pirates don’t share! A
Pirate tavern brawl with whatever weapons are at hand. Come help us introduce your kid
to the fun of miniature gaming! Older gamers welcome with a
participating kid.
S-138 - Liewenberg, Part 2:
Hitting the Main Line! (German South-West Africa, 1904)
Sat. 7:00 PM, 4 hrs, 6 players GM: Roy JonesSponsor: Recreational Conflict Colonial 25mm, Rules: Sword and the Flame (Modified)
German sailors took a beating in their first assault at Liewenberg. But now the sailors have more men, high morale...and a Revolver cannon! Herero riflemen, however, still hold the high ground. And they fight concealed behind nearly impregnable rock. Somebody - German or Herero - is definitely going to get hurt at Liewenberg. From the scenario book "The Herero War". More at: www.hererowars.com.
S-315 - Gnome Wars: The Joust
Sat. 8:00 PM, 2 hrs, 30 playersGM: Steven Stanton and Stout Gnomes Prize: GNOMES!
Fantasy 28mm, Rules: Gnome Wars Gnome Jousting Tournament.
Rules Taught - quick, easy, FUN! PRIZES!!
No one under 14 without a playing adult.
Guess I'm staying late this year! Crazylegs must make an appearance!
S-355 - Midnight Massacre – Last
Call - Theme Game
Sat. 11:59:00 PM, 4 hrs, 25 players GM: Scott Landis and RoguesAmerican Civil War 15mm, Rules: Fire and Fury Brigade Naval: BAPS Ironclads
The late night classic is back for one last time!
For over 20 years we have left you hung over for the long drive home
and more than a few friends that had to be tucked in for the
night. This Last Call for the Social Event at the Con will feature all of
the "Madness" you have come to expect from the Rogues including
the Georgia Courage Rule, 2 AM sing off, and taunting and abuse
from the GM's. Come to enjoy the fun and camaraderie of one
of the longest running HMGS events as we retire her for one last
time. Pre-reg gets you an Elite Command, as always, 2 drink Minimum. Lots of table space
And THIS makes me ponder staying Saturday night. The very last Midnight Massacre? Forever? Might need to send entire brigades of men to their futile deaths one last time.
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