Session 1 (11:00 am - 1:00 pm)
Ancient Epic Warfare - Command & Colors: Ancients - 8 Players - Brent Lloyd
Commands & Colors: Ancients depicts warfare from the Dawn of Military History (3000 BC) to the opening of the Dark Ages (400 AD). Quite an ambitious undertaking for one game, yet Commands & Colors by design is a unique historical wargame system which allows players to effectively portray stylized battles from this time in history. |
The Battle of Dogger Bank (1/2) - Reign of Steel at Sea - 4 Players - Ed Jablonski
This WWI naval battle, was fought primarily (but not exclusively) between the rival Battlecruiser squadrons of the British Grand Fleet and the German High Seas Fleet. Decoded intercepts of naval radio traffic had given the British advance knowledge of a powerful German raiding force, and so had dispatched appropriate (that is, fast) superior naval forces to intercept. On a clear day (with visibility being unusually good), at 07:05 the British found the enemy at the expected time and place, just off the English east coast, at the “Dogger Bank”. This was the very last thing, for both sides, that happened as expected! Scale: NA |
Kamikaze Off Okinawa - Check Your Six! - 6 Players - Rob Wubbenhorst
USS Wake Island off Okinawa is attacked on April 3, 1945 by elements of Japanese naval air forces. Play as either USN defender or Japanese attacker in this historical event during the Okinawa campaign. Sponsored by I-94 Enterprises each player will get a miniature plane model. Scale: 1:285 |
Lego Moby Dick - Thar's the Beast, Row Boys Row! - 8 Players - Andy Blozinski
You and yer whaleboat crewe of scallywags is rowin' & harpoonin' yer way to glory taking on the mythical scourge of the seas, the great white whale Moby Dick. Let yer aim be true and hope ye don't end up as shark bait as yer boys take the prize of the greatest damage to the greatest prize a whalin' ship has ever claimed! This event is part of our "Rootbeer and Pretzels" series. Kids of ALL ages are welcome. Scale: 28mm |
The Leeward Line (1/2) - Kiss Me Hardy - 6 Players - Brian Weathersby
At Trafalgar, HMS Victory was not the first ship to break the French/Spanish line. That honor went to HMS Royal Sovereign of the leeward column. The flagship of Vice-Admiral Collingwood broke the line around 12:15, ahead of Victory by 15-20 minutes. In this game, you take the role of Collingwood, his Spanish opponent Alava, or one of their subordinate commanders. Can you do as well as they did, or maybe even better? Scale: 1:1200 |
War at Sea (1/2) - Flattops and Floating Fortresses - 8 Players - Joe Leonard
Flattops and Floating Fortresses expands on Axis & Allies: War at Sea with updated rules and options. Depending on the number of players, the following scenarios may be fought: Battle of North Cape (1943) Battle of the Denmark Straight (1941) Battle of Calabria (1940) Battle of the River Plate (1939) Scale: 1:2400 |
Lunch (1:00 pm to 2:00 pm)
Chow Time
We'll break for one hour to enjoy lunch in a museum classroom, while listening to a fascinating speaker. Alternatively, a number of eating establishments are only minutes away. |
Guest Speaker
Retired United States Navy Rear Admiral Dell Bull will give a talk on Leadership and his experiences serving our Country. |
Session 2 (2:00 pm - 4:00 pm)
Ambush at Hearthstone Pass - What a Cowboy - 6 Players - Andy Bouffard
It is 1883 and the Atlantic & Pacific Railway is being built from Kingman to Topock, Arizona. It is destined to meet the Southern Pacific, from Daggett, via Needles, at a bridge over the Colorado River. It's completion, however, depends on getting the payroll through to its hard working construction crews. With said payroll aboard a dedicated stagecoach, escorted by Marshall Cussler and his men, it was only a matter of time before Bobby "The Face" Roberts, Stevie "Whiskey Man" Kasteel, and the other ner-do-wells of the Beer and Pretzel Gang made their move to steal what ain't theirs. This event is part of our "Rootbeer and Pretzels" series. Kids of ALL ages are welcome. Scale: 28mm |
The Battle of Dogger Bank (2/2) - Reign of Steel at Sea - 4 Players - Ed Jablonski
This WWI naval battle, was fought primarily (but not exclusively) between the rival Battlecruiser squadrons of the British Grand Fleet and the German High Seas Fleet. Decoded intercepts of naval radio traffic had given the British advance knowledge of a powerful German raiding force, and so had dispatched appropriate (that is, fast) superior naval forces to intercept. On a clear day (with visibility being unusually good), at 07:05 the British found the enemy at the expected time and place, just off the English east coast, at the “Dogger Bank”. This was the very last thing, for both sides, that happened as expected! Scale: NA |
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. Scale: NA |
The Leeward Line (2/2)- Kiss Me Hardy - 6 Players - Brian Weathersby
At Trafalgar, HMS Victory was not the first ship to break the French/Spanish line. That honor went to HMS Royal Sovereign of the leeward column. The flagship of Vice-Admiral Collingwood broke the line around 12:15, ahead of Victory by 15-20 minutes. In this game, you take the role of Collingwood, his Spanish opponent Alava, or one of their subordinate commanders. Can you do as well as they did, or maybe even better? Scale: 1:1200 |
War at Sea (2/2) - Flattops and Floating Fortresses - 8 Players - Joe Leonard
Flattops and Floating Fortresses expands on Axis & Allies: War at Sea with updated rules and options. Depending on the number of players, the following scenarios may be fought: Battle of North Cape (1943) Battle of the Denmark Straight (1941) Battle of Calabria (1940) Battle of the River Plate (1939) Scale: 1:2400 |