This year WR could only attend the Strategicon Gamex convention on Sunday, instead of the normal Saturday and Sunday for the four-day event. So his brief convention report can only show and describe the Sunday games seen briefly while running (with Daniel) his 20mm Ludendorff – Remagen Bridge FOW 1945 scenario. The direct PEL comments copied below, with photos.
Remagen Bridge 1945 – Flames of War Ver3.0 Late War
Arriving before the intact Ludendorff bridge at Remagen, the American elements of the 9th Armored Division received orders to rush the bridge with explosive charges in place. Charging across, the lead platoon tried to clear the charges, saw the lit fuse,…. and bang, the bridge erupted in blast and smoke. The rest is history as those same dazed Americans created a beachhead across the Rhine. Will history repeat? For More information: https://wargamerabbit.wordpress.com/2017/12/24/ludendorff-bridge-1945/
Start of the Ludendorff Bridge scenario. Complete details on separate blog article with many turn by turn photos. See link above in text.
Family Clay-o-Rama – Clay-O-Rama
Anyone is welcome to play, but there is a strong emphasis on kids playing in this event In fact, it has been known for kids to gang up on adults, but all in good fun!. The youngest children receive a boost to their characters. Come create your warrior out of play-doh prior to the start of the event and then proceed to utterly annihilate all who stand in your way. Special moves include Poke, Drop, Toss, Bowl.
The Clay o Rama game in progress.
Dust 1947 – Dust 1947
A game of Small Unit Warfare in an alternate history 1947. Come join us for the Out of the Package 28MM Miniature game that requires little to some miniature Experience to play, and does not require painting unless you’re so inclined. Beginners Welcome, all materials provided, join any time!
Dust 1947 Tournament – Dust 1947
Bring a 100 AP force. Scenario 101 from rulebook. 3 rounds. Swiss pairings. 90 minute time limit per round. Participation and winner Prizes.
Dust 1947 games.
Dropship raid – Battletech Alpha Strike
Bring an Inner Sphere mech lance of at most 150 points from 3025 or lower tech. If you don’t have your own mechs, pre-made lances will be available. Players will be divided into teams to either attack or defend the downed dropship. May the best mechwarrior be victorious!
WR thinks this is the DropShip raid game.
40K Mega-Apocalypse – Warhammer 40K 8th edition
Come decide the fate of worlds in the new 8th edition of Warhammer 40K. Rules tweaked slightly for epic games, bring a force of up to 350 power. Loaner armies available, join anytime, beginners welcome!
Gamex ITC 40K Tournament – Warhammer 40K
Second day of competition in the ITC 40K Tournament. 2 games plus awards ceremony.
Warhammer 40K Demos – Warhammer 40K 8th edition
Come learn to play the newest iteration of the long running master of Sci-Fi miniatures games. All Materials Provided, join any time!
One of several Warhammer 40K events going on this Sunday. Which one in photo WR is unsure so listed all the events above.
One of several Warhammer 40K games in action.
Another 40K scenario table.
Not sure of this game title but the scenario terrain looks great. A pick up game maybe?
Operation TORCH: BattleGroup 101 – BattleGroup
November 1942 The Allies have landed on the shores of French North Africa. Can the Axis hold on and keep control of the desert? BattleGroup, designed by Warwick Kinrade, and published by Plastic Soldier Company is a fast-moving game of tabletop WWII warfare that can be played in a variety of scales. For this introductory session, we’ll play in 15mm scale, and introduce the basic rules of the game in a fun desert war scenario. Everything needed to will be provided for the game.
Troy’s North Africa BattleGroup scenario. BattleGroup is locally a successor gaming format to the Flames of War Ver4.0 crowd. Similar but different.
The Last Tiger – Modified Bolt Action 2
Sicily, mid-August 1943. The Allies have pushed the surviving Axis forces into the northeast corner of the island, near Messina. An evacuation is in the planning stages, but the front must keep Allies at bay. Amongst the remaining Axis assets is the sole surviving Tiger I. BOLT ACTION 2, with SFVW modifications. No experience needed. All materials provided,
WR’s friend Dan ran his BA large scenario at the convention. Americans and British vs. Germans and Italian detachments.
BA action from the German viewpoint.
British view of the battlefield.
The horde of Allied infantry, with armor support, all getting wet. Andy bogged his Sherman tank again. The German “Cat” never made its appearance.
Another successful Gamex convention here in So. California. Convention warren cheer for Mike James and others for running the convention miniatures events. Next is the FOW “Hollywood version” of the Ludendorff Bridge scenario.
WR