There was a morning and afternoon game period with about six games per period, along with DBA all day. Kevin and I ran the Taiwan Strait game in the morning and in the afternoon I played in Kevin's 'Arrest Lewis and Clark' game. I did grab a few pictures of some of the other games at Drumbeat, which are posted after my battle reports.
The Taiwan Strait game was basically a repeat of the playtest game Kevin and I ran a few weeks ago. The PLAAF had the choice of taking six J-8II fighters or a pair of Su-27s as the escort for their six Q-5 Fantan bombers. The PLAAF mission was to sink the Taiwanese frigate. The PLAAF players opted for the J-8IIs, although I almost had them talked into taking the Su-27s. On the Taiwanese side, a pair of Mirage 2000s started on the map near the frigate and a pair of indigenous Ching Kuo fighters would arrive on turn 3.
The PLAAF planning its attack. |
A pair of Q-5s with the J-8II escorts. |
The Ching Kuos arrive. |
Ching Kuos. A close gun attack hit the other, starting a fire on the fighter.
Ready for a head on gun shot. |
Ching Kuo on fire. |
In the end it was another Taiwanese victory, but the PLAAF did get close and the strafing actually did a little damage to frigate (which is a first for this scenario).
The 'Arrest Lewis & Clark' game was a hypothetical game based on attempts by the Spanish to intercept the Lewis & Clark expedition. In this case, a group of Spanish regulars, militia, and Indian allies caught up with the American encampment along the Missouri River. I was playing the Spanish Regulars and wasn't really very confident in the ability of my troops to get the Americans.
The American encampment with the beached keel boat. |
Here are a few photos from some of the other games from Saturday.
There was a game of Ambush Alley on the table next to ours. It looked like the players had a pretty good time and the system seems to play pretty well.
There was a Napoleonics game using the Black Powder rules. It was Austrians vs. French and I think that the French ended up winning both times it was played.
In addition to the DBA ancients games, there was a game of Tactica II, but I didn't hear how that one turned out.
There was also a Mexican-American War game that used the Fire & Fury Regimental rules. this looked like a fun game and the Eureka figures looked great.
There were several other games that I didn't get pictures of or the pictures just didn't turn out (sorry about that).
Overall, it was a good day of gaming and it seemed like everyone had a good time.
Ah, I regret missing out on this one. I saw the photos Mitch posted on the NHMGS Yahoo Group too. A lot of nice games there. Dean
ReplyDeleteDean, it was a good time. There was lots of interesting stuff to see. You would have enjoyed Kevin's game.
ReplyDeleteDave,
ReplyDeleteNice C21 Scenario! May I use it? The planes "look" 1/300 scale, if so where did you get the Chinese planes?
Jim
Jim,
ReplyDeleteFeel free to use the scenario. What information do you need from me for it?
The planes are from Herocis & Ros. You used to be able to get them through Navwar, but I don't think you can any more. I'm not sure if there is a US distributor.
Dave
Dave,
ReplyDeleteThanks! The scenario specifics I guess. Did you make a ship data form for the Perry?
I made C21 plane sheets on Publisher. I put
4 planes on a sheet to reduce tabletop paper
clutter. Would you like the scenario aircraft put in this format?
Jim