8th March Games

Greetings

Sufficient on hand to run two games last night; Andy P ran his Asian Invasion game.

Whilst I took the opportunity to run the original Bolt Action WW2 skirmish rules for John and Dave K. This was the first time I had run a game using these rules for a considerable while, so progress was slow initially, but despite Dave's truly appalling dice luck (well, he was using my dice!) there was sufficient interest for the experiment to be repeated next week. The thing about these rules (not sure if this is reflected in the current version) is that the game is about the mission and troops are more likely to be pinned down by suppressive fire than killed. I've always been fond of the set and was pleased that the game went well.

With this in mind, I've agreed to run the game again with a larger number of troops next week. No firm decision about any other games, so suggestions are welcome.

I've consulted Andy H and Mark with a view to holding the AGM after Salute. More details to follow.

See yer soon

Neil

7th March Games

Greetings

A return to normal proceedings this week after the short term Finbul Winter of last week, saw us play Zombicide Green Horde again. Great fun even if I did get a little too much into character as the barbarian fighter (but did keep all my clothes on!)>

Next week Andy P has offered to run his Asian Invasion game, whilst I'd like to go back to the original Bolt Action low level skirmish rules for WW2. With luck we can run a couple of games at squad level during the evening.

I note that e-tickets for Salute have now gone on sale. A £10 in advance, as distinct from £20 cash only on the door, this is well worth the while if you're proposing to attend the show. See the website www.salute.co.uk for more details.

See yer soon

Neil

Big Tanks

Thank you for the game at Cavalier, here's a few pics, if you want a full Battle Report follow the link:
Big Tanks

21st February Games

Greetings

Thanks to Steve H for running the cheerful mayhem that is Zombicide last night; this time the Green Horde (undead orcs) put in an appearance; great fun as always.

Special mentions to Rob and Mark who ran a Roaring Twenties gangster game using the new Osprey rules. Thanks to Andy P for a couple of card games he put on. Hopefully, we will be able to run something more substantial in the future.

This Sunday sees our first show of the year - Cavalier at Tonbridge. Our offering will be the Big Tanks WW2 participation game.
Next week, we'll run some Zombicide Green Horde again, while Andy P will offer his Asian Invasion game.

See yer soon

Neil

14th February Games

Greetings

The scheduled games were replaced by Mark's Retro Raygun sci-fi game and a colonial game run by Chris and Andy H using The Men Who Would Be Kings rules. The more I watch the latter set of rules in action, the more I like them and find myself considering other periods in which they could be used; the American Civil War comes to mind. . .

Next week, Steve H will run the promised Zombicide game, and Steve S and I will bring some backup. A reminder that we are attending the Cavalier show in Tonbridge on 25/02/18, where I'll run the Big Tanks game - and questions, please feel free to contact me direct.

See yer soon

Neil

7th February Games

Greetings

The trial game of Terminator Genisys took place last night - thanks to Steve S and Dave K for organising and providing the scenery for the game. We were able to run two games, the second using the expanded rules intended for the game rather than the core set supplied with what is after all a starter set. This transformed the loss rate of the human resistance fighters! The idea is to run this as a game later this year at a show but we still need to work on the rules and the scenarios.

Next week, I understand that Andy P intends to run a Conan based game, while Steve H will bring a new version of Zombicide along. I'll bring something as backup.

See yer soon

Neil

31st January Games

Greetings

Thanks to Mark for running a Lord of the Rings game last night; Men of Rohan with Elvish support tried to hold a position in the face of an all out Uruk-Hai assault, which ended with thoughts of 'last stand' and 'massacre' crossing my mind. A game enjoyed by all nonetheless.

Next week, we plan another Terminator Genisys game; I'd like to offer this as a game for SELWG in October, so if Dave K can bring his zombie apocalypse terrain, I'll bring my figures and we'll see what we can plan.

See yer soon

Neil