Game Session One - 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
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1898 Santiago Breakout and Battleship Texas - Reign of Steel at Sea (Custom) - 4 Players - Ed Jablonski
Do you “Remember the Maine”? Of course you do! Her sinking sparked the Spanish-American War. But did you also know that the Maine was the sister ship to the battleship Texas of 1898? That ancestor battleship Texas was present at the Battle of Santiago, Cuba, the battle that avenged the Maine. Fate could easily have switched those two sisters – so we would not: “Remember the Maine” – we would instead know to: “Don’t Mess with Texas!” Historically, the US Navy blockade squadron won a crushing victory over the Spanish Adm. Cervera’s Armored Cruiser Squadron. We will re-create this battle using the basic version of the “Reign of Steel at Sea” Tactical Naval Combat System, which was designed for the Avalanche Press’ “Great War At Sea” game series. The (up to 2) US player(s) will be extremely challenged to match the historical outcome. The (up to 2) Spanish player(s) will have the opportunity to break the US blockade and to raid the US East coast with some cruiser warfare! This basic scenario models the effects of just guns and torpedoes vs. ships armor and speed. |
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Empires and Alliances - Compass Games - 4 Players - Tom Stearns
Strategic Game of WWI in Europe. The Entente (Western Allies and Russia) against the Central Powers (Germany and Austria-Hungary) with minor powers involved also. Game will pit 2 Entente players against 2 Central Powers players. |
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Halt at Stoumont - Battlegroup Market-Garden - 6 Players - Rob Wubbenhorst
Join the spearhead of Kampfgruppe Peiper on it's westward advance past Stoumont. Good introduction game to the Battlegroup rule system w/ infantry and armor in the snowy woods of the Ardennes. |
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Mach 2 Dogfighters - Check Your Six! Jet Age - 5 Players - Brian Weathersby
During the Second Kashmir War, the Pakistan Air Force flew air superiority missions with their F-104 Starfighters, trying to lure the MiG-21s of the Indian Air Force into combat. On 11 September 1965, they succeeded. |
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Mare Nostrum: Empires - Academy Games - 6 Players - Andy Bouffard
Mare Nostrum is an empire-building game in which 3-5 players [or 2-6 with the 'Atlas' expansion] lead their individual ancient empires to dominion of Mare Nostrum. You grow the fame and glory of your empire by expanding your influence into new Provinces, then extending your Trade Caravans, building Markets, and founding new Cities and Temples. You can recruit Heroes and create Wonders to help your cause. But beware of your "friends" because they may look upon your gains with envy and greed... |
Lunch - 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
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Chow Time
We'll break for one hour to enjoy a box lunch. Alternatively, a number of eating establishments are only minutes away. |
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Guest Speaker
Brian Weathersby will present the topic: The Evolution of Sailing Tactics Brian is an original member of the Houston Beer and Pretzel Wargaming club and an ardent student of age-of-sail military history and tactics. |
Game Session Two - 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm
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Battle of Calabria - War at Sea (Modified) - 10 Players - Stephen Kastensmidt
The Battle of Calabria 09 July, 1940 was the largest sea battle in the Mediterranean in WWII and was also the most evenly matched. This game has been played over 18 times with at least 9 wins attributed to each side. |
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Empires and Alliances - Compass Games - 4 Players - Tom Stearns
Strategic Game of WWI in Europe. The Entente (Western Allies and Russia) against the Central Powers (Germany and Austria-Hungary) with minor powers involved also. Game will pit 2 Entente players against 2 Central Powers players. |
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Escape from Colditz - Escape from Colditz (Boardgame) - 6 Players - Andy Blozinski
Colditz castle was the real German POW camp where they sent all the escape hazards. One player is the German guards and other players are the escape teams of the various nationalities imprisoned there. Co-designed by the actual first British escape team captain. |
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Gladiator (25mm) - Ludas Gladiatorius - 6 Players - Richard Kropp
Gladiators! Enter the Colosseum for a set of trials involving team fights, all vs all, and vs dangerous beasts. We will play as many rounds as we can during the event time. Easy to learn and fun! Can you entertain and win over the Roman mob? |
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On the Steppe - Battlegroup Kursk - 4 Players - Barry Brueggeman
A squad-sized meeting engagement in 6mm. Can you manage your combined arms force to protect the father/motherland? |
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Second Try - Check Your Six! - 8 Players - Andy Bouffard
As the Mission 250 bombers, sent against Berlin, droned homeward, German interceptor control vectored many units toward the Dutch-German border for a second intercept. One of these units, with only four useable planes, peeled off to attack a seemingly undefended B-17... |