Ever since reading the original articles in MWAN years ago by Russ Lockwood, I've wanted to tackle one of these. The basic concept is to use multiple tables, concealed from one another,to represent the theater of campaign, with each player being a Corps (or even Wing) commander; a stand represents about 2.00 infantry, so the number of miniatures required is fairly small. Unless the players are on the same table, all communication is by way of written messages delivered (with a delay averaging 15 minutes) by the Umpire, while movement and tactical combat continue in the background. Talk about the Fog of War!
Having gotten a commitment from our Hartford, CT based group to do a Snappy Nappy 1813 "Campaign in a Day" locally in late April 2013, we decided that trying another, simpler campaign in preparation would be wise. Therefore, we're planning on doing the "Crisis on the Danube" of April 1809 at Ellis Con in Danielson CT, to be held November 17, 2012. The game should last about 6 hours.
The first post about planning this is on my blog at:
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There should be several more over the next 2 months about planning and then running it. Interested, amiable players are welcome for either event!
Peter
builds a cutter and a corsair, both in 1/1200 scale.
