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Post by makofan on Sept 26, 2016 9:31:37 GMT -6
Played a five-player game of History of the World on Saturday, and snuck out a win. Started with some poor empires (Shang Dynasty and Scythians) so I got ignored, especially after the Persians and Romans arrived. With the leaders being concentrated on, I drew Arabs in 4th epoch and Spain in 6th epoch and jumped ahead, then hung on for a 3-point win (neither Britain nor France showed up in last epoch)
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Post by owlorbs on Sept 26, 2016 19:04:03 GMT -6
Played a five-player game of History of the World on Saturday, and snuck out a win. Started with some poor empires (Shang Dynasty and Scythians) so I got ignored, especially after the Persians and Romans arrived. With the leaders being concentrated on, I drew Arabs in 4th epoch and Spain in 6th epoch and jumped ahead, then hung on for a 3-point win (neither Britain nor France showed up in last epoch) Nice game. How many hours did you play?
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Post by makofan on Sept 26, 2016 19:08:46 GMT -6
About 4 to 4.5
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Post by scalydemon on Oct 8, 2016 9:11:51 GMT -6
Pic from last night's game. An old Jim Dunnigan classic originally from a S&T issue from 1975. Loads of fun
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Post by desertscrb on Oct 8, 2016 11:48:04 GMT -6
I also play Ogre with minis on a big map. Here's a pic from a recent playtest for an Ogre scenario I'm running at Millennium Con, a game convention in November near Austin:
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LouGoncey
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Post by LouGoncey on Oct 15, 2016 1:02:23 GMT -6
Just tried COMMAND & COLORS: NAPOLEONICS from GMT GAMES. Major differences from C&C: A, especially the decreasing of dice rolled as you have blocks eliminated make this very different in play. We are saving this for later, and going back to concentrate on ANCIENTS.
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Post by makofan on Oct 28, 2016 9:22:31 GMT -6
Played a 4-player game of Civilization (based on Civ 4). Was a tense 3-way game (I dithered around too much and was still 3 turns away from an economic victory at game end). Scott pulled the Japanese, and found incense nearby, and used the Japanese free resource ability to start a culture train going. Tom and Marty immediately started sending all out military attacks on Scott. Scott was one culture space away from winning when Tom sacked his capital and won a military victory. This was only possible as Marty had bled him dry.
Was a good game. First time playing for the other players, I taught them the rules as we went
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Post by stevemitchell on Oct 28, 2016 12:06:23 GMT -6
Old School Tactical from Fog of War Games. This is the first entry in a new squad-level series, focused on the Eastern Front. The initial scenario played very smoothly; I was able to play mostly straight from the sequence of play, without having to continuously thumb back through the rule book. Some aspects reminded me of Academy Games' similarly scaled Conflict of Heroes series (including the big hexes and big counters), but there are many elements that make it its own unique system.
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Post by scalydemon on Oct 28, 2016 18:40:55 GMT -6
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Post by stevemitchell on Oct 30, 2016 19:59:29 GMT -6
A couple of small Civil War battles from Across Five Aprils: the North won a marginal victory at First Bull Run, and the South won a decisive victory at Pea Ridge.
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Post by skars on Nov 9, 2016 8:43:20 GMT -6
I got MBT in the mail and took a dip back into ASL this past weekend. Fun stuff as usual.
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Post by stevemitchell on Nov 9, 2016 17:11:58 GMT -6
Glory III from GMT Games. I played the Antietam battle and had a lot of fun with it, although it was very hard for the Union to get traction here (due to restrictions on Union activations meant to duplicate the “McClellan factor"). The game ended as it did historically, with the Confederate army surviving and thus achieving some level of tactical victory, but clearly needing to withdraw across the Potomac after the losses it took.
Interestingly, the Confederates were not exclusively on the defensive here; over on their far left flank, they launched a counter-attack about half-way through the game, with Stuart’s cavalry, McLaw’s division of Longstreet’s corps, and Jones’ division of Jackson’s corps. This inflicted some heavy casualties on the Union I and XII Corps, and several times threatened to completely rupture the Union lines.
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Post by skars on Nov 12, 2016 19:29:39 GMT -6
Glory III from GMT Games. I played the Antietam battle and had a lot of fun with it, although it was very hard for the Union to get traction here (due to restrictions on Union activations meant to duplicate the “McClellan factor"). The game ended as it did historically, with the Confederate army surviving and thus achieving some level of tactical victory, but clearly needing to withdraw across the Potomac after the losses it took. Interestingly, the Confederates were not exclusively on the defensive here; over on their far left flank, they launched a counter-attack about half-way through the game, with Stuart’s cavalry, McLaw’s division of Longstreet’s corps, and Jones’ division of Jackson’s corps. This inflicted some heavy casualties on the Union I and XII Corps, and several times threatened to completely rupture the Union lines. My wife and I enjoyed this game quite a bit. Good mixture of overall low complexity, high quality parts, and fun scenarios.
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Post by terrex on Nov 13, 2016 10:12:57 GMT -6
I played a 6-person game of History of the World last night. I finished 2nd to the winner who drew Romans and Mongols in the same game!
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Post by stevemitchell on Nov 13, 2016 11:57:05 GMT -6
Skars, I am a big fan of the Glory system--it's a nice way to spend some time with Civil War gaming without going into the level of detail required for the Great Battles of the Civil War, Civil War Brigade, or Line of Battle series. I just wish GMT had continued the series past the third volume; I was looking forward to a Gettysburg game using the Glory system, and perhaps some battles from the western theater. But both the Glory series and its Napoleonic counterpart, Triumph & Glory, appear to have come to an end. Don't know whether this is due to a lack of interest on the designer's part or the company's part.
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Post by makofan on Nov 13, 2016 16:48:22 GMT -6
I played a 6-person game of History of the World last night. I finished 2nd to the winner who drew Romans and Mongols in the same game! Nice!
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Post by skars on Nov 21, 2016 11:46:12 GMT -6
Skars, I am a big fan of the Glory system--it's a nice way to spend some time with Civil War gaming without going into the level of detail required for the Great Battles of the Civil War, Civil War Brigade, or Line of Battle series. I just wish GMT had continued the series past the third volume; I was looking forward to a Gettysburg game using the Glory system, and perhaps some battles from the western theater. But both the Glory series and its Napoleonic counterpart, Triumph & Glory, appear to have come to an end. Don't know whether this is due to a lack of interest on the designer's part or the company's part. I'm not sure. I think there was a bit of saturation on both the napoleonic and ACW front there for a bit and maybe that has slowed the release cycle? WW2 seems to be a wargaming juggernaut, in the USA at least, where other periods wax and wane. When I was a kid it seemed like Napoleonics were the king of the block.
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Post by scalydemon on Nov 27, 2016 20:48:05 GMT -6
Pic from last night's game. My first time playing this classic. Liked it a lot. We had the expansion deck in play. Now I want to try Washington's War to see the changes in action.
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Post by stevemitchell on Nov 28, 2016 15:48:33 GMT -6
I played Thirty Years War from GMT Games. The game ended in a Protestant victory. The Catholics were insufficiently aggressive in the early stages of the war, and were never really able to recover from that, particularly after Sweden and France entered the fighting. Lots of plagues, mutinies, revolts, pillaging, and suffering to go around for all the contestants.
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Post by desertscrb on Nov 28, 2016 18:01:47 GMT -6
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Post by scalydemon on Nov 29, 2016 3:02:31 GMT -6
Off work for awhile with a busted up hand. Found a buddy with the day off and we played Mr. Madison's War from GMT all afternoon.Like it a lot. Lake control is a big deal. The supply is interesting as is the geographic situation especially given the lake control. The navys are detailed down to ship level and has sloops, schooners, brigs, corvettes, and frigates. Leader elements. Nice pre war start with a random 'War is Declared' card being played to actually start the conflict. Forts are very effective with some high intrinsic defense values. The indian troops are well done. Nice thematic card selection. Pic from today:
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Post by LouGoncey on Nov 29, 2016 20:02:14 GMT -6
Still working our way through all of the scenarios in the Roman Civil War expansion of Command & Colors:Ancients. Might sneak in a game of Holdfast: Russia tomorrow as well.
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Post by scalydemon on Nov 30, 2016 13:36:42 GMT -6
Still working our way through all of the scenarios in the Roman Civil War expansion of Command & Colors:Ancients. Might sneak in a game of Holdfast: Russia tomorrow as well. Have fun Lou. I love Holdfast Russia. If you end up playing as the Germans you need to be very AGGRESSIVE early to stand a chance against the reds..have fun
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Post by makofan on Dec 6, 2016 9:40:21 GMT -6
Off work for awhile with a busted up hand. Found a buddy with the day off and we played Mr. Madison's War from GMT all afternoon.Like it a lot. Lake control is a big deal. The supply is interesting as is the geographic situation especially given the lake control. The navys are detailed down to ship level and has sloops, schooners, brigs, corvettes, and frigates. Leader elements. Nice pre war start with a random 'War is Declared' card being played to actually start the conflict. Forts are very effective with some high intrinsic defense values. The indian troops are well done. Nice thematic card selection. Pic from today: That looks amazing. Tecumseh for the win!
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Post by chicagowiz on Dec 6, 2016 13:30:33 GMT -6
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Post by derv on Dec 9, 2016 19:28:34 GMT -6
Lots and lots of Ral Partha's Chaos Wars! Most recently, at Saltire Games in Indianapolis with Rich Smethurst, Jacob Fathbruckner (of Iron Winds/Ral Partha) and Norman Dean (another Demo Team member). Testing out a scenario for GaryCon! The guy in the red Chaos Wars shirt is the same guy that ran our game at Cold Wars. Norman Dean? Didn't remember the name, but a real nice guy anyway.
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Post by chicagowiz on Dec 9, 2016 19:43:49 GMT -6
The guy in the red Chaos Wars shirt is the same guy that ran our game at Cold Wars. Norman Dean? Didn't remember the name, but a real nice guy anyway. That guy in the red shirt is Rich Smethurst, one of the original founders of Ral Partha. He is a great guy! And he knows how to play wargames...
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Post by LouGoncey on Dec 10, 2016 6:52:02 GMT -6
Still working our way through all of the scenarios in the Roman Civil War expansion of Command & Colors:Ancients. Might sneak in a game of Holdfast: Russia tomorrow as well. Have fun Lou. I love Holdfast Russia. If you end up playing as the Germans you need to be very AGGRESSIVE early to stand a chance against the reds..have fun You are not kidding. If the map was 2 to 3 hexes shorter and it would be German victory every time. Great game. Have you tried Manoeuvre yet...
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Post by scalydemon on Dec 12, 2016 1:53:01 GMT -6
Hey, no manoeuvre yet, though I have gotten it out and unwrapped a couple nationality decks and did a dry run.💂
Attended a local mini Con this wknd north of Seattle focused on older wargames, played in a 6 hour Dune game Saturday and was in a 7 hour Advanced Civ game today. Someone had to take over my Assyrians as I had to get home. I had never played either of these classics so got to cross both of the list.
I am off work this week so should hit more day games this week with a couple buddies that are off also. It's a good time of year for downtime and gaming🍻👾
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Post by scalydemon on Dec 12, 2016 19:50:45 GMT -6
If anyone is interested in perusing here is a link to the old school wargame mini con i attended locally this past wknd www.facebook.com/LynnwoodChitCon/?fref=ts this is to the facebook page that some pics were uploaded to. They are going to make it 2x a year, next one will be in June likely the weekend before or after DDay
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