It is that time of year again when I get to thinking about
what to do for next year’s Wargaming Birthday Bash Weekend – coming up in
February. With the success of last
year’s skirmish campaign , I thought I’d try something similar again.
This year I am thinking of a Rome-themed weekend (in part because that is what
the kids and I will be studying from early January until March). There
might be a Gladius or two given away as prizes... There may or may not be a
toga party.... or it might just be a weekend long toga party… with miniature
gaming...
So, if all went according to plan…
Street violence in the ancient Mediterranean – Gangs of
thugs representing one faction or another spilling blood in some Mediterranean
city in the first century BC/BCE (or AD/CE?). I thought I'd use elements of the
campaign system from Song
of Deeds and Glory and maybe even have a map of the city so people
can fight for control of neighborhoods...?
For the first time ever I will
not be supplying forces for all the players – the players will have to bring
their own Roman street gang (or similar faction). I figure this shouldn’t be
too much to ask As with most "Song of" games from Ganesha
Games> they will need a half
dozen figures for an average faction to start with – of course they should
probably plan to bring a half dozen more to add to their faction as it grows
throughout the campaign (providing they don’t lose horribly in every game!). I put
one together relatively inexpensively in less than a week, so…
I will be supplying the 3-5 URBAN game boards we'd need –
that’s a LOT of buildings I have to make between now and then - and possibly a
few of the civilians!!? Depending on the time of day there are civilians
wandering around the table and react to violence in their immediate vicinity -
usually running away - but sometime they JOIN one side or the other! It would
be nice if others could bring along a few appropriate civilians as well…
Sunday - Conquest
of the Empire (and other board games)
Another of those old Milton
Bradley big box games reprinted by Eagle Games - I haven't read the rules yet,
but it looks almost identical to Ikusa/Shogun/Samurai Swords – and last
year’s Ikusa game WAS a whole lot of fun!
I also have a number of other
Rome-Themed board and card games... Ostia,
Quo
Vadis, Palatinus, etc...
Another departure from previous years is that I will be holding
this on the long weekend in February (13-15). Usually I like to hold it on (or
at least as close to) my birthday – but a few of the out-of-towners hove
suggested on a few occasions that I should hold it on the long weekend to make
it easier for them to travel. So I thought I’d give that a try. (Of course that
means I have two weeks less to get buildings made!)
Should be fun – hopefully we’ll have a good turn out –
despite my draconian requirements of… y’know… painting your own damned figures…
Looks like a hoot. Conquest of the Empire is a fun game as is Sparticus. Wish I could attend. One day, when the child is older... .
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