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Furlough Time!
Another JohnnyCon has come and gone, and the troops are all on furlough until next June 8-9-10 in Indianapolis. Here are some quick pictures of some of the games played:
PHOTO GALLERY
Preliminary Events List
Boardgames
For those who have not tried the new Battle Cry game, I will have a copy available for guys to try out. This is a great, fun little game using little plastic minis (I’m planning on eventually making a set with a felt hex mat and 15 mm minis). This is a great way to introduce kids to the hobby. ACW Bill runs it in 54 mm at Little Wars and other Chicago-area cons and always has a full table. Pity the experienced gamers who play against kids. “Hey Dad, is rolling 11 sixes on 12 dice hard?”
Columbia’s block games make great campaign systems easily adapted to a variety of miniatures rule sets. I’ll have one of their ACW games (maybe both) available. These use wooden blocks to hide unit strength and identity from your opponent. I have used the Napoleonic version to run a campaign (doing strategic movement on the map, then fighting the battles with miniatures).
Pocket Gettysburg
Not yet ready for prime time but I got several e-mails asking me to bring this with me. I am making a Gettysburg map at 1 cm = 100 yards. I’ve got a blog-like recount of the project here.
Friday AM
- Bitter Angels: I will once again be play testing my Bitter Angels game system, based on Grande Armee. This will be another small scenario for 2-6 players, designed to teach and test the game system.
It is 1864 and a small, but veteran force of Confederates attempt to hold off a much larger Union force to buy time for the main army to escape (fictional teaching scenario).
Friday Afternoon
- Brice’s Crossroads: Dean West is running this scenario using his tactical rules currently named “Billy Yank.”
Friday Eve
- Bayou Bourbeau: GM by Jerry Stefek,
- Bitter Angels: I will once again be play testing my Bitter Angels game system, based on Grande Armee. This will be another small scenario for 2-6 players, designed to teach and test the game system.
It is 1864 and a small, but veteran force of Confederates attempt to hold off a much larger Union force to buy time for the main army to escape (fictional teaching scenario).
Saturday AM
- Bayou Bourbeau: GM by Jerry Stefek,
- Brice’s Crossroads: Dean West is running this scenario using his tactical rules currently named “Billy Yank.”
Saturday Afternoon
- Johnny Reb vs Fire & Fury Regimental: We are going to run a comparison of JR and Fire & Fury Regimental game systems. We will run the same scenario twice, once using Johnny Reb and once using Fire & Fury Regimental. FnFR is new and JR players may want to take a look and see how it stacks up. This will be the F&F game, followed immediately by the JRIII.
- Battle of Spring Hill GM: Robert Sprague
CANCELED Saturday Dinner Break
- John wrote to tell me he had to cancel at the last minute. Maybe next year!
John Hill will be doing a presentation on a new set of miniature rules he is working on. The rules are derived from his upcoming Gettysburg boardgame and will have a ground scale of 1” = 100 yards, and regiments will be made up of two stands.
Saturday Eve
- Johnny Reb vs Fire & Fury Regimental: We are going to run a comparison of JR and Fire & Fury Regimental game systems. We will run the same scenario twice, once using Johnny Reb and once using Fire & Fury Regimental. FnFR is new and JR players may want to take a look and see how it stacks up. This will be the JRIII version.
- "Second Battle of Memphis," Forrest's raid on Memphis in August 1864. I'm still working on the details, but it will probably be 8 to 10 players with small commands. GM: Kermit Hilles
Sunday AM
- Gettysburg, The First Day: GM Madcam
- "Second Battle of Memphis," Forrest's raid on Memphis in August 1864. I'm still working on the details, but it will probably be 8 to 10 players with small commands. GM: Kermit Hilles
JohnnyCon 3.5 Pre-Registration
This is a ticket for admission to all three days of JohnnyCon 3.5 in the Cincinnati OH area. The con will actually be held at the DoubleTree Hotel located adjacent to the airport in N. Kentucky. Rooms will be $85 per night, but you must call the hotel direct to get this rate. Reservations may be reached at (859) 371-6166 - just mention JohnnyCon to get this rate.
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