Bill and Terry Duke It Out!!!

[FierceKitty]

Awwwww....

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Stop doing cute !!!

[Terry37]

Here are a couple of pictures of HOTT games Bill and I played.



My Halloween army vs. Bills, Parliamentarians



Terry

[Womble67]

Very cute

Take care

Andy

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Great shots, and now we know what Bill looks like

[Terry37]

As I am typing this Bill is heading home, and to give you an idea of how wonderful it was to see him, his drive is ten hours long! That is a full day of driving!!!

But I want to say how much I appreciated him coming over and getting to meet him and make a new good friend. Bill is a delightful person and we had some really interesting conversations on a variety of topics. I think Bill enjoyed playing HOTT and learning it, and for a newbie, did quite well. I saw Bill struggle with other rule sets he was familiar with which when you first start playing HOTT cloud your actions - because I went through the same transition. HOTT is a simple game but also one of maneuver and finesse....and the luck of the die roll!  In my first game I was so proud of holding the hill only to discover I was doing my foe a big favor by leaving my heavy infantry sitting on the hill while he beat me on another area of the battlefield. Lesson learned - the entire board is the  battlefield and leaving guys holding a hill that might be needed elsewhere is not the best strategy.

Bill talked about coming again next year for the tournament and I certainly hope he does. I've heard from the fellows in the tournament and they have said how much they enjoyed meeting him! Bill is definitely one of the good guys!!!

OK, back to typing up my tournament report,

Terry

[FierceKitty]

As I am typing this Bill is heading home, and to give you an idea of how wonderful it was to see him, his drive is ten hours long! That is a full day of driving!!!

But I want to say how much I appreciated him coming over and getting to meet him and make a new good friend. Bill is a delightful person and we had some really interesting conversations on a variety of topics. I think Bill enjoyed playing HOTT and learning it, and for a newbie, did quite well. I saw Bill struggle with other rule sets he was familiar with which when you first start playing HOTT cloud your actions - because I went through the same transition. HOTT is a simple game but also one of maneuver and finesse....and the luck of the die roll!  In my first game I was so proud of holding the hill only to discover I was doing my foe a big favor by leaving my heavy infantry sitting on the hill while he beat me on another area of the battlefield. Lesson learned - the entire board is the  battlefield and leaving guys holding a hill that might be needed elsewhere is not the best strategy.

Bill talked about coming again next year for the tournament and I certainly hope he does. I've heard from the fellows in the tournament and they have said how much they enjoyed meeting him! Bill is definitely one of the good guys!!!

OK, back to typing up my tournament report,

Terry

If the hill is needed elsewhere you can't do much about it, unless perhaps you are Mohammed (peace be upon him) or Julie Andrews.

[d_Guy]

Or prehapes like Birnam Wood.