Saturday Morning (Part 2)
Naseby
The morning session was interrupted by the fire alarm, which allowed the staff and conference attendees to practice the evacuation procedures. As expected, this went without a hitch. Although there was no evidence of an actual fire – it was probably a false alarm triggered by an insect entering one of the sensors – the fire-fighters insisted on searching the building before anyone was allowed back in.
I took part in the Airsoft session, as a result of which I came away with several nasty bruises – two of them due to the accuracy of THE NUGGET editor’s firing – and the need to take a shower (it was very warm and humid, and you do not Airsoft is thin clothes!).
After Dinner Games – Saturday Evening
Falklands Task Force Commander
Naseby
Phil Steele ran a session about the Battle of Naseby. It was well attended, and participants included Will Whyler, Tony Hawkins, Jonathan Crowe and Alex Kleanthous.
Wayne Thomas and David Brock help play-test the latest draft of WHEN EMPIRES CLASH! Nigel Drury also attended this impromptu session and made valuable contributions to the after-game discussions.
The morning session was interrupted by the fire alarm, which allowed the staff and conference attendees to practice the evacuation procedures. As expected, this went without a hitch. Although there was no evidence of an actual fire – it was probably a false alarm triggered by an insect entering one of the sensors – the fire-fighters insisted on searching the building before anyone was allowed back in.
The local Fire Brigade arrive on scene.
The opportunity of having everyone present was too good to miss, and several ‘team photos’ were taken … thanks to the chef!
MIDDLE AGE SPREAD is the latest game to be developed by Richard Brooks and Ian Drury using the RED SQUARES game architecture. Two battles – including Flodden – were re-fought during the session.
John Salt makes his point during Phil Barker’s SHARP END game.
Phil Barker moves some troops forward as Jonathan Crowe, John Armatys, Steven Bowns, and Nick Huband look on.
I took part in the Airsoft session, as a result of which I came away with several nasty bruises – two of them due to the accuracy of THE NUGGET editor’s firing – and the need to take a shower (it was very warm and humid, and you do not Airsoft is thin clothes!).
After Dinner Games – Saturday Evening
Falklands Task Force Commander
This game – designed by John Curry – recreated the problems faced in 1982 by the men who led the Falklands Task Force. Those taking part included Jerry Elsmore, Alan Paull, and Rob Cooper.
As usual Tim Price managed to combine figures and well produced graphics with innovative game design to produce an excellent recreation of the famous incident during the American Civil War.
Jim Wallman ran this game on HMS Belfast earlier in 2009. The players – Rob Doe, Will Whyler, and Rob Roriston – managed to contain the growing number of damage control problems that arose during the game.
Martin Wallace of Warfrog put on an additional session of his newly-published game, GETTYSBURG for Tony Hawkins and Graham Evans.
This is John Bassett’s game of plot and counter-plot in Republican Rome. The conspirators included Rob Cooper, Tim Price, Will Whyler, David Bradbury, Chris Ager, Alex Kleanthous, Ian Drury, and Wayne Thomas.
John Salt laid on an interesting session that put the players into the roles of Churchill tank commanders.
Each player had a control board on which they marked their actions and decisions for each turn of the game.
What! No mention of the death of Jog-Jog? Is this political correctness gone mad? The free peoples of Zambola need to told they have been freed from the heel of the tyrant!
ReplyDeleteSeriously, what a terrific weekend. Definately the "must do" event of the wargaming calendar.
Trebian,
ReplyDeleteThe photo I took of the session does not seem to have been saved on the memory card, otherwise it would have got an honourable mention (the mix of 15mm 'toys' was excellent!).
Jog Jog lives ... just!
All the best,
Bob