Game Session One - 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
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5th Guards Breakout at Borisov - The Last Hundred Yards - 6 Players - Mike Denson
Between Vitebsk and Orsha, July, 1944: Soon after the start of Operation Bagration, the 3rd Byelorussian Front’s 5th Guards Tank Army, from its position in reserve, drove through a breach in the German Army Group Center’s 3rd Pz Army. Here they encountered elements of the German 299th Infantry Division and an SS panzer grenadier company northeast of Borisov. The Germans fought desperately to blunt the 5th Guards breakout and keep the critical rail line open. We'll start this monster game of The Last Hundred Yards and see how far we get during the course of two days. New players welcome. All rules will be taught by designer Mike Denson or his trusted play testers! Scale: Board game |
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Don't Mess with Texas! - Reign of Steel at Sea - 4 Players - Ed Jablonski
Play the game whose picture is on the main page of this convention! Battleship Texas escorts a convoy in the N. Atlantic! This scenario uses the “Reign of Steel at Sea” Tactical Naval Combat System for the Avalanche Press’ Second World War at Sea series (using RADAR, floatplanes, plunging fire, etc.). It will be exciting and challenging for both sides (up to 2 players each side). Historically, BB-35 Texas and the German Battleship crossed tracks less than three days apart in early 1941. But what if they had met? In this scenario, the Bismarck and her escorting cruiser Prinz Eugen are assumed to have sailed just a few days later, and consequently have eluded their British interceptors. The German’s mission is to hunt and destroy helpless merchant ships, but here they have stumbled upon a valuable England-bound convoy escorted by the USS Texas, plus, a few American Destroyers as well. However, the USA is a still officially a neutral power! But you know what they say: Don’t mess with Texas! |
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Empire of the Sun - GMT Board Game - 0 Players - Wayne Lynch
Empire of the Sun (EotS) is Mark Herman's third card driven design since he introduced the system to the hobby in We The People. EotS is a strategic level look at the entire War in the Pacific from the attack on Pearl Harbor until the surrender of Japan. EotS is the first card driven game (CDG) to move the system closer to a classic hexagon wargame, while retaining all of the tension and uncertainty people have come to expect from a CDG. Players are cast in the role of MacArthur, Yamamoto, Nimitz, and Mountbatten as you direct your forces across the breadth of the globe from India to Hawaii and from Alaska to Australia. This is represented on a single map based on a 1942 equal area projection of the entire theater of conflict. Scale: Board game |
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Freedom : The Underground Railroad - Academy Board Game - 4 Players - Barry Brueggeman
A cooperative game in which you will join other Abolitionists in attempting to end the institution of slavery by influencing pivotal events of the time, raising funds for the Abolitionist Cause, and helping slaves make their way to freedom in Canada. Scale: Board game |
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Lunch - 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
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Chow Time
We'll break for one hour to enjoy lunch and allow game masters to clean up and set up their games. Midtown Bar & Grill has a complete menu here. |
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Game Session Two - 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm
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5th Guards Breakout at Borisov (Continued) - The Last Hundred Yards - 6 Players - Mike Denson
Between Vitebsk and Orsha, July, 1944: Soon after the start of Operation Bagration, the 3rd Byelorussian Front’s 5th Guards Tank Army, from its position in reserve, drove through a breach in the German Army Group Center’s 3rd Pz Army. Here they encountered elements of the German 299th Infantry Division and an SS panzer grenadier company northeast of Borisov. The Germans fought desperately to blunt the 5th Guards breakout and keep the critical rail line open. We'll start this monster game of The Last Hundred Yards and see how far we get during the course of two days. New players welcome. All rules will be taught by designer Mike Denson or his trusted play testers! Scale: Board game |
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Blockade Runner - Numbskull Games Board Game - 6 Players - Barry Brueggeman
Blockade Runner is a resource trading game in the Euro style, but with a dash of danger. In Blockade Runner, players take on the roles of entrepreneurs attempting to make the most money by shipping cargo in and out of the South during the American Civil War. Positioning is achieved by competing with each other for access to commodities, top market prices, and newly built ships. Hard decisions include whether to play safely to keep ships afloat or take potentially profitable risks. The crux of the play is hinged upon whether to bring in vital war goods, which reduce the intensity of the growing blockade, or more profitable black market goods. This enables a potential for cooperation, but competition is the heart of the game. Scale: Board game |
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Empire of the Sun (Continued) - GMT Board Game - 0 Players - Wayne Lynch
Empire of the Sun (EotS) is Mark Herman's third card driven design since he introduced the system to the hobby in We The People. EotS is a strategic level look at the entire War in the Pacific from the attack on Pearl Harbor until the surrender of Japan. EotS is the first card driven game (CDG) to move the system closer to a classic hexagon wargame, while retaining all of the tension and uncertainty people have come to expect from a CDG. Players are cast in the role of MacArthur, Yamamoto, Nimitz, and Mountbatten as you direct your forces across the breadth of the globe from India to Hawaii and from Alaska to Australia. This is represented on a single map based on a 1942 equal area projection of the entire theater of conflict. Scale: Board game |
Game Session Three - 8:00 pm to 12:00 am
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5th Guards Breakout at Borisov (Continued) - The Last Hundred Yards - 6 Players - Mike Denson
Between Vitebsk and Orsha, July, 1944: Soon after the start of Operation Bagration, the 3rd Byelorussian Front’s 5th Guards Tank Army, from its position in reserve, drove through a breach in the German Army Group Center’s 3rd Pz Army. Here they encountered elements of the German 299th Infantry Division and an SS panzer grenadier company northeast of Borisov. The Germans fought desperately to blunt the 5th Guards breakout and keep the critical rail line open. We'll start this monster game of The Last Hundred Yards and see how far we get during the course of two days. New players welcome. All rules will be taught by designer Mike Denson or his trusted play testers! Scale: Board game |
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1775: Rebellion and 1754: Conquest - Academy Games - 8 Players - Barry Brueggeman
These board games are strategic simulations of the American War for Independence and the French and Indian Wars, respectively. The games use similar game systems with wrinkles to customize each for their specific conflict. The games are played with two teams of two with each player playing regular or militia forces for their side. Scale: Board game |
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