| trailape | 31 Aug 2009 5:26 a.m. PST |
Hi all
I've uploaded a swag of pictures and written a Very Brief report of the FPGA Mega Game played last Sunday
link
and:
link
Cheers!
trailape.blogspot.com |
| mad monkey 1 | 31 Aug 2009 6:07 a.m. PST |
Looked like ya'll had a good time. |
Mal Wright  | 31 Aug 2009 6:18 a.m. PST |
Its a crime to see such fantastic figures on such a dreadful tabletop! Its a wonder the troops didnt refuse to fight. But the figures really are spectacular. Wow. I don't know if I could have the patience to paint such detail these days. Beautiful. |
| trailape | 31 Aug 2009 6:27 a.m. PST |
Hi Mal
The BLOODY Troops will do as they're told!!!
;o)
I guess the terrain could have been better,…
More pictures here:
link Cheers |
| Mal Wright | 31 Aug 2009 7:37 a.m. PST |
I can imagine those fantastic Westphalian Hussars taking one look at that tabletop and saying "Us? Out there on that?"
Of course you could order them shot for disobedience….but would the firing party agree to march out there to do it? You'd probably have to find the scruffiest looking bunch you have.
 |
| Chortle | 31 Aug 2009 8:47 a.m. PST |
The captions on graphics are useful. It is often so difficult to work out what is going on in these games. Sounds like you had a good one. |
| Gnu2000 | 31 Aug 2009 8:55 a.m. PST |
Looks like a good time was had by all! |
| Garde de Paris | 31 Aug 2009 9:07 a.m. PST |
I think the game board looks marvelous! I have green sheet material that I used to use in my games, before retiring and moving to Texas – no gamers withinn two hours. Masking tape makes quick and easy – and discardable – roads. Simple ovoid styrofoam hills in green or tan. Towns can be flat cardboard blocked into sections with a way for defenders to fall back fighting. I've seen simple rectangles of corduroy material in brown, tan etc used as ploughed fields. One gamer I remember had a rectangle cut from gift wrap paper – covered with candy corn – to represent a corn field! Green felt ovoids were often used to represent woods – a tree or two added to confirm. I admire those who produce model railroad quality terrain, but it can get in the way of a fluid game. And it's beyond this gamers capabilities! GdeP |
| trailape | 31 Aug 2009 3:28 p.m. PST |
Hi GdP
At the end of the day we all had fun, and I don't think the lack of green sheets impacted to much, (if at all).
I suspect we were all having too much fun to notice,…
Cheers
trailape.blogspot.com |
| pbishop12 | 31 Aug 2009 4:12 p.m. PST |
Mal, that was cold. In my ealry wargaming years, I put together what funds would allow. Its a progression over the life of our/your hobby. Trailape may be more concerned with gassing his car, rent, etc, and peel of what he can for gaming when he can. Garde de Paris
Where in Texas are you? Paris? Welcome to Houston if you ever want a game. |
| trailape | 31 Aug 2009 6:22 p.m. PST |
Hi Guys
Well said pbishop12!
However, the game was actually put on by Mike Parker and a few mates. I just tagged along.
The fact that Mike (and I think one other) supplied ALL the miniatures and terrain was an OUTSTANDING effort.
Cheers
trailape.blogspot.com P.S. I think Mal was just kidding,… |
 Der Alte Fritz  | 31 Aug 2009 9:59 p.m. PST |
Nice looking game and report. |
| Battlefield Accessories | 01 Sep 2009 1:44 a.m. PST |
The bit that you can't see from the Photo is the fact that there was 20 tables set up, so if a battle occured in any sector we were ready to play. I challenge anyone to come up with 20 6 x 4 tables of top terrain (from their personal collection!) FPGA is best for low terrain tables anyway. If we were playing something lower scale then I would agree that the tables were to bare…but as T said the game was good and that was what really mattered. From an umpires perspective it was really interesting how the actual mini campaign played out in a similar way to the historical encounter. Big fun…now we have to work out what is on for next year! Mike PS: Great spirit was shown by all players which really helped make the day great. |
| Stephen Thomas | 01 Sep 2009 4:03 a.m. PST |
Battlefield Accessories – I accept your challenge. I have enough terrain boards (2' x 2') and hills and trees and fences, and buildings, and figures, etc to cover much more than 20 6x4's.
Our common table is 6' by 42', which I can cover 10 times over with terrain. Our biggest problems are 1) More room to set up more tables and 2) gamers, need more to play a bigger game… :-) Come visit os on a GameDay. Stephen
19th Century Miniaturse |
| Battlefield Accessories | 01 Sep 2009 5:52 a.m. PST |
Sorry…my mistake. What I meant to say was the point of the day was not the terrain..it was the scenario and the interplay between the gamers. That's what made it fun. |
| trailape | 01 Sep 2009 7:05 a.m. PST |
A mate of mine had not played a game in about three years prior to the Megagame on Sunday.
Today he told me it was one of the most enjoyable wargame experiences he had in a very long time, (he commanded St Cyr's Corp).
'Nuff said!
Cheers
trailape.blogspot.com |
| Mal Wright | 01 Sep 2009 6:36 p.m. PST |
For the record, I wasn't expecting railway scenery in the context of what they were doing. But I would have thought it nice to at least use a green cloth. But in the main my comment was intended that such wonderfully painted troops would probably feel a bit embarrassed on that scenery. It was a compliment!  I still think its kind of a shame to spend such skill on the figures and then put them on something less! |
| trailape | 01 Sep 2009 6:45 p.m. PST |
Hi Mal
Terrain is a wargaming aspect often overlooked.
I'm sure Mike did all he could with what he had at hand.
Ironicly Mike manufactures some EXCELLENT terrain for wargames.
Next time he might invite participants to "BYO Terrain" to supplement.
One suggestion for the next MEGA GAME was a SHARP PRACTICE game, with players bringing their own Platoon or Company worth of 28mm painted figures; (I will start a thread on the topic soon).
Maybe terrain might be added to the list of BYO "bits"?
Cheers!
trailape.blogspot.com |
| pilum40 | 01 Sep 2009 7:34 p.m. PST |
I echo Stephen Thomas' post. I've got over 2K sq ft of 2x2 squares. Think we could swing it with no problem since 6x4 is rather small. Steve Miller
DFW Irregulars |
| trailape | 01 Sep 2009 11:53 p.m. PST |
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| trailape | 03 Sep 2009 9:45 p.m. PST |
Guys
Forum for future MegaGames established here:
link
Cheers |
| pilum40 | 11 Sep 2009 4:06 a.m. PST |
"I've got over 2K sq ft of 2x2 squares". So how many rainforests is that? Zero! Here's a link to one of our normal games. We do things right in Tejas!
link Steve Miller
DFWIrregulars |
| trailape | 11 Sep 2009 5:02 a.m. PST |
Hey
Very flash!
What make are the figures, and where the hell is Tejas?
(I suspect it's TeXas).
If so, one thing you don't do right is type.
;o)
Thanks for sharing,… |
| flicking wargamer | 11 Sep 2009 8:17 a.m. PST |
Tejas, the Spanish pronunciation for Texas. Please forgive trailape. He is from out of town. |
| trailape | 11 Sep 2009 1:22 p.m. PST |
That's right.
I'm from "Horse-Trailia", (that's the Spanish pronunciation for "Australia"). |
