First Command Wargames will be running two VSF games on Saturday at Nashcon. Here are the times and PEL listings:
Saturday 9 am -
Saving Sheffield – The 1845 Martian Invasion
Strange spheres have landed all across the British Isles. The greatest empire on earth is thrown into
turmoil as great Martian war machines rise from the smoking pits and unleash devastating heat rays upon
the civilian population. On the outskirts of Sheffield, the British army sets up a defensive line as reports
come in of giant walkers approaching from the west. Can the army stop the invaders and save Sheffield
or will another British city be destroyed? Tom Graves, of First Command Wargames, presents this game
of Victorian Sci-Fi with room for up to 6 players. Tom will be using 15mm miniatures and the company's
simple mass combat rules entitled "For Queen and Planet". So come join the defenders of the crown as
they try to stave off the Martian menace. Or perhaps you'd rather side with the Martians and trample the
puny humans as you burn your way to victory. Either way, the fate of the empire is in your hands.
Saturday 8 pm -
The Mahdi and the Martians – 2nd Battle of El Teb 1884
It's been discovered the Martians are supporting the Mahdi's rebellion in the Sudan. The commander of
the local British forces, General Charles "Martian" Gordon, has been exposed in the press as an antiMartian
agent of the crown and is besieged in the city of Khartoum. General Graham has been sent to
the Sudan to save him from the siege. The relief force is en-route to Khartoum but must get past Osman
Dinga's troops in the fortified hill town of El Teb. With no Martian machines visible, Graham decides to
push his advantage with an immediate attack to dislodge the defenders. Tom Graves, of First Command
Wargames, presents this game of Victorian Sci-Fi with room for up to 6 players. Tom will be using 15mm
miniatures and the company's simple mass combat rules entitled "For Queen and Planet". Can the siege
be lifted and Gordon saved or will the Martian backed forces of the Mahdi prevail? Come join the action
and help decide.
If you are attending Nashcon, expect to have a blast being or battling the Martians!
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