NOVEMBER GAME NIGHT

 

Games getting underway

Greetings, dear reader(s). This will be a rather light post reporting on our recent club game night.  Two things conspired to limit my attention to the general goings on (and thus limiting material for a report). I was hosting one of the games, which kept me busy in general.  Related to this, as I was putting the finishing touches on setting up, at about 6:30 pm, I realized that I had forgotten the player reference sheets--without which, there would be no game!  With the games slated to start at 7:00, I shot out of the room and drove home to fetch them.  Fortunately, I live fairly near the venue, so I was back by about 7:05, still within the "milling about" period at the start of the games. Although I got my game started pretty much along with the rest, such a flurry of events did put me a bit behind the curve. 

The Games: This game night was dedicated to a club member, Mark Decoteau, who passed away suddenly last year, with games featuring items from his collection or that were related to his interests. As usual, you may clix pix for BIG PIX. 

One Hour Skirmish 28mm Modern

"I'm the Captain Now"

This was clearly the signature game of the night, featuring a custom 3D printed 28mm cargo ship that Mark had been collaborating with Rob Z to get ready to reveal just before he passed.  He had also been collaborating with AJ and Rob on a modern version of the One Hour Skirmish rules.  AJ and Rob debuted this magnificent ship along with a wild scenario featuring multiple factons scrambling over (and in) the ship for their various objectives: there were: terrorists, a mad scientist, pirates, special forces, and a band of buxom "lady" pirates. For those in the region, AJ will be bringing this ship and scenario to the upcoming Mayhem wargaming convention in Lebanon, New Hampshire in April. 

Axis and Allies 

Angels 20/Bandits High

Another favorite of Mark's, Michael Bailey ran this WWII air game using Mark's collection. 

Pikeman's Lament 28mm
"The Saale Crossing"

This was my contribution. As opposed to the other games, there were none of Mark's figures on this table. However, Mark and I had played Pikeman's Lament together many times and we had collaborated on an English Civil War convention game that he had hosted in his last year. This game is a Pikeman's Lament conversion of the Smalle Warres Saale Crossing scenario that I had previously run. Having proofed it on this game night, I will be bringing it to the upcoming Mayhem convention  as well. 

All in all, although attendance was a bit light, it was a fine night out gaming with current friends and in fond memory of an absent friend. 

Excelsior!