A great weekend of fun gaming, good company, tons of prizes, and beer. What more could a wargamer want? :D
Over the course of the weekend, we gamed:
Down by the Waterfront (28mm, Mordheim)
Seize the Ambassador (6mm sci-fi, FUBAR)
Seven Years War: Austrians v Prussians (28mm, Keith's rules)
Franco- Prussian War: French v Prussians (2mm + 10mm, FPWarmaster)
A Very British Civil War (10mm, Blitzkrieg Commander II)
North Africa: British 8th Army v DAK + Italians (10mm, Blitzkrieg Commander II)
Moderns: Soviet - Afghans (10mm, Cold War Commander)
Moderns: Russia - British BAOR (3mm, Cold War Commander)
Escape from Colditz (boardgame)
Darth Vader v Obi Wan Kenobi (action figures, Isaac's rules - he's 6 8))
Here's the pics...in roughly the order above:
Mordheim:
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FUBAR:
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Seven Years War:
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FPW - 10mm, rubbish camera pics!
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AVBCW:
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North Africa:
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Moderns: Russia v BAOR:
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Darth Vader v Obi Wan Kenobi (rubbish phone pics):
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8)
If only you had a caption competition going on ... :-\
Great stuff Nik.
I'm determined to get there next year !
Cheers - Phil.
Great pictures Nick, and it looks like Vader for the win! 8)
Quote from: Dave Fielder on 18 November 2012, 11:12:38 PM
If only you had a caption competition going on ... :-\
Feel free to start one, Major ;) :D
Quote from: Techno on 19 November 2012, 08:35:21 AM
Great stuff Nik.
I'm determined to get there next year !
Cheers - Phil.
Thanks Phil - will be great to welcome you...we're meeting on Wednesday night to think about whether to go annual [this has been every 2 years so far...]
More pics will follow as I get them from participants - I'm hoping someone got some better pics of my FPW!
Quote from: mad lemmey on 19 November 2012, 08:57:17 AM
Great pictures Nick, and it looks like Vader for the win! 8)
Thanks mad lemmey - yep, once he'd got Obi Wan hoisted on his own petard, that was game over, man, game over... :D ;D :D
Last FPW pic is where it all went Pete Tong for Nik's Prussians... :)
Looks like French lancers catching Prussians in disorder in the open, ouchies! :o
Very ouchies! Lancers on the charge are a tad nasty m/
Quote from: mad lemmey on 19 November 2012, 09:24:27 AM
Looks like French lancers catching Prussians in disorder in the open, ouchies! :o
Quote from: Kiwidave on 19 November 2012, 09:26:25 AM
Very ouchies! Lancers on the charge are a tad nasty m/
Don't I know it...they're getting another outing on Wednesday night though...we'll see if they can return the compliment :)
Make sure you take some more pics because the little I saw of the table and game looked lovely.
Quote from: nikharwood on 19 November 2012, 12:11:46 PM
Don't I know it...they're getting another outing on Wednesday night though...we'll see if they can return the compliment :)
Allez les Français! Mort à la saucisse mangeurs!
Great pics. Nice to see the gamers in action.
Quote from: Dave Fielder on 18 November 2012, 11:12:38 PM
If only you had a caption competition going on ... :-\
Quote from: nikharwood on 19 November 2012, 08:59:41 AM
Feel free to start one, Major ;) :D
"One last time. These are small, but the ones out there are far away."
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Cheers, Colin
Nice pics, looks like an enjoyable day was had by all!
8)
Looks like a fun day. 8) How many visitors did you finally get, Nik?
Quote from: Albie Bach on 19 November 2012, 03:27:11 PM
Great pics. Nice to see the gamers in action.
"One last time. These are small, but the ones out there are far away."
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Cheers, Colin
LOLOL!Not sure I am happy about how many chins I have though...
Cool pics. Looks like a lot of fun.
Quote from: Steve J on 19 November 2012, 01:27:17 PM
Make sure you take some more pics because the little I saw of the table and game looked lovely.
Quote from: Kiwidave on 19 November 2012, 01:46:42 PM
Allez les Français! Mort à la saucisse mangeurs!
And here you go: http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,6430.0.html 8)
And a load of nice pics from Paul Davies - enjoy!
Battle of Langensalza- A Seven Years War battle, Austrians v Prussians
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More from Paul:
Cold War gets colder- Soviets v BAOR 1987
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Extraction at Outpost 125
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Down by the Waterfront
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North Africa WW2- 8th Army v DAK and Italians
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Operation Mangle Wurzel- (The Battle of Dunster), A Very British Civil War
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And Paul's pics of my Franco-Prussian War:
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Superb pictures Nik, thank you! 8)
Is that short teddy bear fur used in the FPW game?
Looks great for large fields.
Quote from: Albie Bach on 26 November 2012, 02:23:43 PM
Is that short teddy bear fur used in the FPW game?
Looks great for large fields.
Nope - not teddy bear fur - the cloth is a fleece throw that Paul got from Amazon (I've got the link somewhere...here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mink-Faux-Throw-Green-200x240cm/dp/B003YUGM8W) - it's lovely, with longer fleece on one side (shown here - the shorter side can be seen on my other FPW batrep here: http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,6430.0.html)
It was £15.99 when I put that batrep up - looks like they've gone up to £20 - must be a load of gamers buying them after seeing my thread ;D
Thanks very much Nik.
I've gotta have that. 8)
Good find Paul
Cheers, Colin
I'm even more fed up that I missed it now ! :'(
Cheers - Phil.
Some excellent games, Nik, and the FPW table looks great. I'm thinking that the very pretty SYW figures aren't actually 10mm, though? ;)
Quote from: Hertsblue on 27 November 2012, 08:47:25 AM
Some excellent games, Nik, and the FPW table looks great. I'm thinking that the very pretty SYW figures aren't actually 10mm, though? ;)
I think you could be right Ray ;) :D
A small write up on the WI website of the show. Lots of mention of Pendraken figures which is cool plus a good comment about the smaller scales allowing for good looking tables and grand manouevres etc.
http://www.wargamesillustrated.net/Default.aspx?tabid=221&art_id=3763
Shame i live in Belgium, looks awesome!!
Quote from: petercooman on 01 March 2013, 07:21:21 PM
Shame i live in Belgium, looks awesome!!
That's not a problem...Rudy (Pruneau on this forum) came over from your neck of the woods to play in 2010 :)
http://nikharwood.pbworks.com/w/page/49229224/Nikfest%202010
Only 1 hour from Bristol airport if that helps at all Peter?
Quote from: Steve J on 02 March 2013, 01:29:07 PM
Only 1 hour from Bristol airport if that helps at all Peter?
I'd love to, but i think SWMBO wouldn't be to happy about it ;D
Quote from: petercooman on 02 March 2013, 07:10:18 PM
I'd love to, but i think SWMBO wouldn't be to happy about it ;D
Bring her...West Somerset is one of the most beautiful places in the UK...the sea, Exmoor, medieval villages - including Dunster & its castle (where I live...in Dunster, not the castle) - oh and shops too ;) ;D
Now for me that would be interesting. For her, if the castle doesn't come with a tv to gaze upon then she will pass =)
Just leave her in the pub all day with an i-pad or laptop and a load of downloaded films :D ;).
So what you are saying is that i should spend money on an i pad INSTEAD of throwing it all in the direction of pendraken for 10 mm goodness???
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Fair point Peter!
Quote from: petercooman on 02 March 2013, 08:29:27 PM
So what you are saying is that i should spend money on an i pad INSTEAD of throwing it all in the direction of pendraken for 10 mm goodness???
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Tell you what - she can borrow my Sony ;) There's a TV in the bar as well...
Go on - you know it makes sense :d
:-\ :-\ :-\
Come on Pete, you know you want to ;) :d.
Must....resist....urge......to book...
:'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
Hehehe - he's wavering :d
I'm over it, honestly.
Maybe i can arrange work to send me there at that exact moment, like the time i ended up in milano during fashion week. Strolling between the models (not metal ones, the fashion models) with your boss is really good for team building ;D