Games for 25/01

A busy night at the club with 6 tables covering WW2, Dark Ages, Napoleonic, Fantasy and Sci fi. And we had enough tables and lights to go round…

Next week we have the return of the miniature wargamer and something Ottoman, with Mike, Brett, Rob and Bill; Bo5A (subtle enough?) with Dave, Bookmark, JDE, Roddy and Taff ; and Traveller with Kris, Andy G, Trainset, Bradley, Vince and Mick.

In other news, it was agreed the cupboards were a shambles and it was Phil's fault, he has been deputised to tidy them up ASAP. Even though I'm not sure he's even been to the Bath House venue. Hurry up...

Games for 18/01

Last weeks Epic game was fought to a conclusion shortly after ten, the Orks destroying some terminators and whirlwinds but being conclusively wiped out. Seeing as you ask.

This week sees a return to Robin's very pretty WW2 with Robin, Bradley, Brett and Trainset; Kings of War with Bill, Bookmark, Taff and one other?; Saga (promises, promises) with Andy B, Vince and Mick; Kris luring people into traveller character generation; the RPFC playing some thing with flags and complaining I don't keep track of what they play; and Roddy and I playing 1st edition Necromunda.

Games for 11/01/12

Oops! Completely forgot, how can you tell...

Games for 11/01 are WW2 with Robin, Bookmark, Brett, and Mick; Battlecry with Bill and Taff; Smokeless Powder (?) with the RPFC and Epic with Bradley, James, Roddy and Vince. And Kris is playing one of the above. Erm. See what happens without the comfy chairs?

Games played in 2011

Games played for 2011 - and we have a draw….

Very British Civil War - 18
Black Powder/Hail Caesar - 18
Pathfinder - 12
Fringe - 12
Hordes of the Things - 8
Bliztkrieg commander - 6
WFB - 6
LOTR - 5
FPW - 5
Incursion - 5
BFG - 4
Epic - 3
WHQ - 3
FUBAR - 3
GHQ Microarmour - 3
WH 40K - 3
Fantasy Pirates - 3
Wings of War - 3
Martian Empires - 3
Flames of War - 2
Other Colonial - 2
Warmaster Ancients - 2
AWI - 2
Kings of War - 2
Secrets of the Third Reich - 2
Future War Commander - 2
Modern - 2
POTSM - 1
ACW - 1
Naval - 1
GNW - 1
7 years war - 1
15mm Sci fi - 1
Napoleonic - 1
Wild West - 1
Necromunda - 1
Nap Naval - 1

Games review 2011 - Hail Caesar

Rick Priestly fan club reporting here for duty. This game saw a Dacian horde tasked with stealing two Roman Eagles from a couple of Legions and then killing everyone else on the table - simples. It began with a brave show of horde like tendancies aimed at making the Romans quake in their sandals, they responded by simply standing still and ignoring them. In fact the Romans were to do lots of standing still that night, much to the disgust of Rob who couldn't make a command roll to save his Roman Forum Political career.

In the first turn, one of the Dacian Chieftains decided to blunder early on, Dave was using the lucky dice from the club cupboard - cheers for that fellas. Rob laughed at the sight of two warband sixes on display, but not for long because the result of the blunder was an uncontrolled charge up hill against the Romans, which saw an improbable Dacian victory - strike one Eagle.

Next, and finally with Rob only being able to move due to initiative (he was still failing miserably with his command rolls) the Dacians were charged by a Roman Legion which then

got surrounded and beaten up by a bunch of ragged warbands - Strike two Eagles.

Rob hurrumphed off the to the bar saying something like "rules wrong, dice unlucky". Dave assumed a smug smile and with his horde marching off with some new shiney Roman toys.

Games review 2011 - China vs NATO

Some images from a Cold War Commander Game between Dave and Rob late in 2011. A Chinese horde confidently attacked NATO in hidden positions circa 1980. First we see the hidden NATO positions ... well actually we can't see them because they are hidden - duh!

Following this the Chinese attacked the centre across a ford they found very early on - something to do with their webbed feet:

But they got stuck, mainly because of the NATO hidden troops opening up with LAW, MILAN and Medium MGs.

The Chinese did manage to kill the MILAN team and it's supporting infantry on the NATO right flank, which was a very high priced piece of kit to be lost to the Chinese.

But then the NATO armour counter attacked and stalled the entire Chinese assault. Oh well, there's always tomorrow and the rest of the Yellow Peril horde that didn't make it onto the table - we shall see in 2012 if they can turn Europe into a Eutopian Communist state with little Red books everywhere.

First Session of a new year

And it might be a busy one. Vince and Andy don horned helmets & zimmers for Saga; Rob, Dave and Bill attempt something little and WW2 ish; Robin, Mick, Brett and Bookmark show how different they are to the RPFC and play something little and WW2 ish; Bradley and Kris play WW2 the only sane way with Memoir 44; and me and Trainset are taking Tom up the Khyber. Stop sniggering at the back.

Games for 28-12-11

Usual secertary off with plague (or as some suspect, to busy playing with his baby sons new toys for xmas...)

Last night saw a mini (and noisey) dungeon delve, a try out of Mantics 'Kings of War' which seemed to go down well and a Wild West shoot out in a mexican village where the Mexican bandito's saw off the US posse and kept hold of Santa with his pinyata bag...

Next week we have:

Smugglers Shiv with the usual suspects

Kings of War with Bill and Rob

Incursion with Andy B, Vince and Tom (please don't break him...)

Zombies with Kris, Bradley, Connor and Mick

Seasonal quote (sort of...):

'Get out! Your all drunk!'

Til the plague hits again (or theres new toys...)

Mick

EXETER LEGIONARY MMXII Saturday 5th May 2012
Games, traders, competitions and a HUGE bring and buy!
Every year we get BIGGER and better...
http://legionaryshow.co.uk/

Last club night before the hostilities

Sorry, festivities. 21/12/11 the club is ON - and we have The Rules With No Name with Mick, Vince, Andy B and Tom; Aztecs (etc) with me, Brett, Roddy, Rob H and Taff. I seem to have no note of other games/players, ie Bradley/Bookmark, what are you up to lads?

Games for 14th December

Last week much food was eaten. Mostly helpless, confused dumb animals - eating other ones. >canned laughter<

On this week coming we have the RPFC playing the ECW (as couple of them can remember it); Memoir 44/Last Night on Earth with KRIS, Bradley, Vince, Andy G, James and Roddy. Knuckles is bring LOTR if anyone fancies that.

Week after I think is Wild West and Aztecs -hopefully on different tables. Pathfinder on the 28th.

Film quote was the awful but memorable Lair of the White Worm.

Games for 7th and 14th December

Right then - Just a quick note to say NO GAMES NEXT WEEK - we're downstairs eating and drinking. Please confirm if you're coming so Mick can adjust table size if required.

Week after - there has been talk of Hail Cromwell (the insurgent rather than the tank I think); and Knuckles has said he'll bring a game down. I'll run something (as yet undecided) for 3 or 4 people. Discuss on the yahoogroup because I'm not stopping half way through my nut loaf for this at nine next week.

Film quote is "I change my cars as regularly as a snake sheds its skin." from a terrible film but no doubt it will be on TV again soon enough.

Games for 30/11/11 & Bristol

Hard as it was for me to cope with the waves of enthusiasm and organisation at nien o'clock [1] I'm informed the following is happening. RPFC are playing either HC or BP; and James, Roddy, Bradley and Trainset are playing Hordes of the Things. That's all folks.

Week after is the 7th and the Club Christmas meal - the pub has taken a proper paying booking that night so THERE IS NO CLUB 07/12/11. We'll be downstairs eating and drinking.

The Bristol show was a very pleasant day out, thanks to Bradley for driving and Mick for laying on the game - much admired and discussed, and responsible for boosting Bristol's economy with extra tea light sales. Good to catch up with the Berkeley Vale club in my case, GWP regulars in Mick's, and do a very small ammount of shopping.

[1] Does anyone have a game planned, or even in mind? (long pause) …….nien……

Games for 23/11

Following last week's heady mix of Memoir 44, old school Necromunda and new school AWI, we're back to normal with Pathfinder for the usual suspects - most of whom are captured by cannibals so shouldn't take long; Operation Sealion with Mick, Bradley, and random passers by; and Dave and the RPFC are doing "something" (so in answer to your questions folks, Rob - no one knows; Mick - yes fine).

See you Wednesday.

Games for... tomorrow....

Right, apologies for late post, Nurgle has come to play. That's "Man-flu" for the RPFC.

Next week we have BP AWI with Dave, Trainset, and the RPFC; Memoir 44 with Taff and Bookmark; and Necromunda 1st Edition with Roddy, me and Bradley. Other players to insert themselves gently into AWI or Necro...

Games (and Hordes of the Things) for 09/11

An early finish allows for a brief blog entry... thanks to Mick for running a hugely enjoyable Vampire skirmish game for 8 players... I'm sure the grown ups enjoyed themselves as well. Welcome to the darkside, Mike.

Next week - Hordes of the Things - mini league for me, Roddy, Dave, Trainset (Stargate?), Bradley, Knuckles if he's around, and anyone else welcome. 24 AP - same list for all games - 15mm frontage, 1 hour max per game. Shout if you want to borrow anything specific from me or Bradley. Some one set up 3 2foot tables in row wheh you get there.

Other offerings, Mick will be balancing a ball on his nose for operation Sealion with Vince, Taff, Bill and Robin; and the RPFC will be playing something, possibly dark age ish.

Christmas meal 07/12, no partners; quote was No Country for Old Men, this week -
"You know, in ancient cultures, bears were considered equal with men"
"This ain't no ancient culture here, mister"
"Sometimes it is. "

Hordes league

Forgot to mention - the following week (09/11/11) we will be having a small Hordes of the Things league, much to the shock of Andy B who prefers more serious matters like his cybernetic nazi gorilla. 24AP armies, 15mm base sizes, loan armies available from Bradley or me. The rules are now a free download here - http://wrg.me.uk/HISTORY/HOTT2.pdf as an unzipped 17mb file (don't ask me) - and many army lists and the tactical manual can be found at the excellent Meadhall site here - http://meadhall.org.uk/mainhall.htm

Complaints to the usual address...
JDE

Games for 02/11

Next week the club is split 50/50 between adults, playing Great Northern War (it's grim oop North) under Black Powder; and the rest of us, playing something with Mick and Vampires.

You can even have another quote, even though you didn't get the last one -

- If I don't come back, tell mother I love her.
- Your mother's dead, Llewelyn.
- Well then I'll tell her myself.