This past Saturday I drove up to Portland, ME for the annual gaming convention put on by the Maine Historical Wargamers Association. I played a two games.
Sharp Practice FIW
This game was put on by Jack Breen, and he really did a great job. The scenario who put together was a lot of fun. Essentially a French warband comprised of Milice Canadien, Coureur de Bois and Indiens had attacked an English settlement 2 days before, burning several buildings as well as wiping out the settlers. One of the settler's daughters convinced a mixed British force to go back to the ruined settlement to gather up gold, silver, liquor and food that had been hidden in the village. This force made up of Regular infantry, Colonial militia and Rangers had to gather this by task rolls once making contact with the areas where the goods were hidden. The French players had no idea what the British players victory conditions were. It was a lot of fun and quite a bloody engagement but the British pulled it off.
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| Great Terrain |
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| No end of gun fire |
What a Cowboy
This game was put on by Tom Ballou, there were 9 players with one character each divided into 3 groups; the Good, the Bad and the Ugly! I would not have thought this would have worked as I am used to games where each player has 2-4 characters but it was enormous fun and Tom did a great job creating an excellent gaming scenario. I think 2 of us had played the ruleset before but the other 7 players figured it out very quickly and the session was enjoyed by all.
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| The Terrain |
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| The Character Plates |
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| Tom made us all throw in a dollar as the prize |
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| Tom explains the rules! |
Other Games
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| I wish I could do Teddt Bear fur like this. |
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| This topographical terrain was very well done with styrofoam and vinyl spackle. |
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| My friend Mike's CoC game, this is a great mat. |
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| Another nicely done table |
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| ditto |
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| Naval Theatre, a new WWII ruleset put on by Adam |
It was a great day, really enjoyed the 2 games I played. Two terrific games masters and generally a lot of nice looking games. Look forward to next year.
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