Its time to plan and prep the Sunray Boxing Day family war game.......again.
This year, with the addition of some negative equity real estate from Leon (Arab village), I am thinking of a two table game.
Its 1968/70s era bush war. Inspired by Biafra.
1. A small seaport with a harbour, vital bridges and airfield
2. An inland town/administrative centre on a key road junction - at least 3/4 bridges and an airstrip
Both are connected by jungle road corridor and a railway line- at least 5 moves separates the locations/table tops - or 1 airlift.
neither side is trained in jungle warfare.
The government side has logistics for one strategic airlift - (2 x CH 46, 2x Huey, 1x DC3 , 2 x Bell 47, 1x Beechcraft T34 COIN -quandary is which front/ table to reinforce).
Rebels begin war with 1 x A26 Invader COIN mode. 2 x HA-1112 Buchon, 1x JU52 , a Wessex and a Huey
Over Boxing Day lunch players roll dice to judge success of overseas weapons procurement - The Government (originally supplied by UK) have to try Warsaw Pack and are in the market for Mi15s, Delfin COIN and PT-76 tanks to supplement British Armoured cars and Panhard 90s that they began the war with. Egypt may sell them a Centurion !
The rebels have an innovative Research & development factory which does amazing things to WW2 relics like RAM APCs and Italian war surplus.
There is a small Government navy (one Pendraken corvette, a gunboat and a couple of landing craft = LCP and LCT.
The rebels have a civilian ferry, a number of tramp steamers and 2 MTBs
Has anyone tried anything like this?
Nope ... but it sounds fun!
AAR (and pics if anyone remembers to take them) in the New Year please!
Quote from: Sunray on 14 October 2018, 12:31:29 PM
Has anyone tried anything like this?
No, my space is too limited for something like that! I always want to play campaign games, but never have the room to leave it standing for a few days.
Understood Pete- I had that problem until the last of my kids emigrated. :o
Now one of the spare rooms is my man cave.
Have you a local club that would run a campaign ?
My son who usually heads up the opposition has asked for the regional town to have a bank. The vaults stuffed with gold (all worth an agreed value of victory points) - I see a "Kelly's Heroes" sub plot emerging. I might add a prison camp for dissidents (shades of Wild Geese) and an arms dump/lightly manned Federal base to the port.
Both locations are initially manned by Federal Police Mobile Force (PMF) units - (A/P= 2/30) and lightly armed.
The rebels have the first move. There is pressure for a quick blitz style victory as the Feds will gain logistical support as the game goes on.
Funny - as I paint up and base each side- you get attached to them. I could happily play either side. And for a bottle of Hennessy XO, might even defect to the enemy after lunch.................. (Mercs....did I mention mercs?)
Sounds great. Both that you are planning it this far out, and that your family are all keen to pla
Quote from: Sunray on 14 October 2018, 03:50:43 PM
Understood Pete- I had that problem until the last of my kids emigrated. :o
Now one of the spare rooms is my man cave.
Have you a local club that would run a campaign ?
No local club as far as i know. I play with a couple of collegues over at someones place who has a game room.
I have a spare room, but not serviceable for the moment (although i have already lined a wall with cabinets with wargaming stuff)
Sounds fun and look forward to further developments.
Quote from: fred. on 14 October 2018, 04:11:24 PM
Sounds great. Both that you are planning it this far out, and that your family are all keen to play
We evolved a modest 10mm role play as a precursor to the action - The 2016 action was "Flight of the Foxbat" with a modified Minifigs figure (arm with a pistol added) as a budget secret agent (Harry Palmer). The family "got it" - it was a simple transition to BKC II. The vindication was "beats Monopoly" .
Palmer might get an outing in this game as an arms dealer. I keep telling Leon that a few Cold War civilians in trench coats will always find employment !
Sounds good to me...never tried anything like it though.