Attended the annual game day today at
Historic Fort Steilacoom. One of the
NHMGS members is on the preservation society at the fort so we get to use Quarters Number 2 for gaming.
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| Quarters Number 2, Fort Steilacoom. |
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| The main room at the start of the first period. The WW1 Bolt Action game in the foreground. |
I ran a WW1 game using Bolt Action. The scenario had both French and Germans advancing upon an abandoned village. Whichever side occupied more of the village won - in today's game it was a French victory.
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| Early on, German Storm Troopers take on French Trench Fighters in hand-to-hand. The Germans were eventually defeated - losing their best assault troops, including a flame thrower team. |
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| The Germans tried very had to retain their real estate; even trying out the newly invented A7V tank to no avail. |
Other games during the morning, first, period:
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| 28mm Venus, Space 1889: Dale Mickel and Scott Murphy |
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| "The Eviction", 28mm, Louisiana Game: Kevin Smyth |
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| “Swedes and Cossacks” 15mm, Fire and Sword: Owen |
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| 25mm, SAGA: Sven and Daryl |
Regrettably, I failed to get a shot of a Napoleonics game using Garde du Corps being played in another room. I also had to leave after lunch and didn't get shots of the afternoon games. It was a nice gathering, and nice to see member of our group in such a nice setting. For the record, the players for my game all had a great time and want me to run it at our annual big convention next year. I had planned to do this, and their positive feedback confirms it.
ADDENDUM: Below are copies of the QRS's for the Bolt Action WW1 Game.
Note: the QRS has the game ending after Turn 6, but the game played so fast, we actually played about 12 turns. I changed the end of the game to a time limit, not an amount of turns. Something which will work better at the convention with blocked times (as this event also was).
Cool venue for a game get-together and great looking games!
ReplyDeleteIt surely was a nice event. It's turned into quite a sunny day - glad I ran my game in the first period. ;)! Best, Dean
DeleteVery interesting rule adoption here. I've got some WW1 ambitions and a lead pile of my own, and having enjoyed playing Bolt Action for WW2 skirmishes, I've often wondered if this couldn't be tweaked for WW1. Did you have to make many adjustments to get the period flavor, or did you manage to adopt more or less straight out of the book?
ReplyDeleteThanks!, The game played very well - I've attached the QRS's for the game - pretty much stock BA; added a possible jam result for firing the Chauchat. Also came up with simple stats for the French auto cannon and German A7V. I'd highly recommend using BA for WW1. Best, Dean
DeleteThanks for sharing this Dean, I'll give these sheets a try at the club here in Stockholm!
Deletebest regards
Sören
You're very welcome Soren. And by all means do feel free to mod them to fit your needs. Best, Dean
DeleteLooks like great fun, especially the Space 1889 game!
ReplyDeleteGreat looing tables, love the A7V tank and the 1889 game...looks like a great day!
ReplyDeleteFantastic looking games, and a superb venue! Nice to see such a variety of games, and must be very pleasing to receive such positive feedback on your game. Cheers, Paul :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Gents! The location, games and weather combined for a great day. There was a decent "bring & buy" too. Warm Regards, Dean
ReplyDeleteThanks for the pics some good looking games and tables there.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a day very well spent, Dean!
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