Nashville | 29 Aug 2015 8:49 p.m. PST |
The Nashville and Middle Tennessee area is a hotbed of wargaming activity. This past weekend a number of us gathered in a wargame man cave for a Johnny Reb fest. The game was GREAT. Our host went all out to add luster to the rules by innovative command cards: you play the card to enhance a unit's fire or morale for example. There were play aids galore. This wasn't a game it was a work of art. Here are a few photos. The link to the entire set is below the photos
Entire collection link
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cavcrazy | 29 Aug 2015 9:09 p.m. PST |
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Jamesonsafari | 29 Aug 2015 9:09 p.m. PST |
That's a hell of a table! |
War Artisan | 29 Aug 2015 10:37 p.m. PST |
Now that's how it's done! Kudos to the gamemaster for his brilliant work, and thanks to the photographer for documenting it so beautifully. "Work of art", indeed. |
roundie | 30 Aug 2015 2:00 a.m. PST |
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Ligniere | 30 Aug 2015 4:55 a.m. PST |
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Major Mike | 30 Aug 2015 5:09 a.m. PST |
It was really impressive in person, thanks for the great photos. |
general btsherman | 30 Aug 2015 6:20 a.m. PST |
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Nashville | 30 Aug 2015 8:06 a.m. PST |
Thanks for the comments on the photography. Some folks ask how I achieve these images. First you need to tell the players to have patience with you since you are both documenting and playing in the game. I only knew one of the folks at this game and I was a guest so I had to be more than my usual polite self. With my regular mates they allow me to bring a game to a dead halt to get a nice shot. I use a full frame Nikon with a moderate wide and zoom lens. I also shot a lot of photos and had a lot of options. You need a very small f stop on the camera which helps with the focus and a large bounce flash gun which eliminates the shadow effect. A high density image permits tight cropping to eliminate the collateral Wargame images such as player waists and butts when they turn round. Then I edit the images and enhance the contrast and color which is needed for such small figures. Lastly we cannot forget the game master's long-suffering wife who both provided the rations and cut out the firing templates.
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Big Red | 30 Aug 2015 9:00 a.m. PST |
I wish my games and photos looked like that! |
cwbuff | 30 Aug 2015 9:33 a.m. PST |
Awesome. Look forward to this for Johnny Con VI/NASHCON. |
john lacour | 30 Aug 2015 10:12 a.m. PST |
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PJ ONeill | 30 Aug 2015 10:21 a.m. PST |
Absolutely gorgeous, I envy you guys. |
War Artisan | 30 Aug 2015 4:24 p.m. PST |
First you need to tell the players to have patience with you since you are both documenting and playing in the game. Which is why we insert a "Picture Phase" into the turn sequence at random intervals. The players don't seem to mind, and cooperate by getting loose chart pages, measuring devices and stray dice off the table. It's to their own advantage, since they enjoy looking back over the picture albums online and remembering good times they've had together. The "Picture Phase" also often coincides with the "Refill Phase" (in which the players wander over to the bar to top off their beverages) and the "Taunting Phase" (you can imagine what that one entails). |
Nashville | 30 Aug 2015 4:53 p.m. PST |
understood ---we will insert such a phase in the next game:
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Aspern1809 | 30 Aug 2015 5:35 p.m. PST |
What great looking terrain! Sorry I wasn't able to make it to the game! I hope Eric will run this at Nashcon! Cory |
Noble Crow | 30 Aug 2015 7:19 p.m. PST |
Sorry I missed this one too. Good job Eric on a great game. |
Howler | 30 Aug 2015 8:33 p.m. PST |
Man alive I'm moving to Tennessee! It don't get much better than that. |
madcam2us | 31 Aug 2015 4:07 a.m. PST |
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madcam2us | 31 Aug 2015 4:13 a.m. PST |
Is there a board or webpage for the Middle Tennessee historical gamers? I moved to Knoxville last year and its a desert over here in regards to historicals… Madcam. |
Nashville | 31 Aug 2015 7:54 a.m. PST |
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sma1941 | 06 Sep 2015 8:10 a.m. PST |
That's what miniature gaming should be |
ACWBill | 08 Sep 2015 10:02 a.m. PST |
Impressive all the way around. |
Darkoath | 12 Nov 2015 4:05 p.m. PST |
One of the nicest ACW boards I've seen! Well done! |
John Miller | 12 Nov 2015 4:51 p.m. PST |
That is one fine looking battlefield!!! John Miller |