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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Ich Kann nicht Anders
So, we've been kicking around Here I Stand for a Christmas game? We who? Well, Me, Chris, Anne, and presumably 3 more people (Rob? Ben? Jon? Steve?). On possibility is Dec 24th, assuming people are available. It's probably best to do the Tournament Scenario, since that's only 3 turns. It's been 2+ years since I've played, so a game that will definitely end is to be preferred.
Anyway, planning thread ahoy! If you are interested, when are you available.
Hornsfan and I knocked out a scenario from the new Memoir '44 Sword of Stalingrad battle pack and, as you may surmise from the video, one from Combat Commander: Pacific.
The Stalingrad scenario we picked featured me as the evil Germans, unfortunately without our Zombie auxiliary troops this time, on the attack against a dug-in Soviet horde in a suitably gritty urban environment. I had half the German Army at my back, with support from air strikes and lots of artillery, but I might as well have been beating my head against the wall. Victory went to the good(?) guys, 9-5.
The CC:P game reversed our roles, with Chris' evil Japanese assaulting my dug-in Marines on a hilltop. Despite Chris' well orchestrated advance, laying smoke and spraying my boys with heavy MG fire, I was able to fortuitously draw hidden mines, hidden wire, hidden pillbox.... etc. By the time he had crested the hill, my reinforcements were pouring out the jungle and his troops were breaking. This time the fickle fate deck favored the USMC.
Other tangential news:
Sold another Axis and Allies: Anniversary Edition copy. This time for $321. I love E-Bay and rich Europeans.
I have one more WotR Gollum promotional figure (thank you, Spielbox!). Anyone interested, just make me an offer that will save me the trouble of E-Baying it.
Power Grid Factory Manager, Roma II, and Twilight Struggle Deluxe appeared last night.
Finally replaced my computer with a Falcon Northwest rig. Okay, Blizzard, you can release Diablo III and Starcraft II now...
Republic of Rome from Valley Games is theoretically showing up later this week.
See you at the table sometime soon, or... perhaps at least across the virtual table via Vassal.
Thanks to Chris for hosting. We played a lot of games. Some of them had rules we seemed to have forgotten.
After reading Alexfrog's strategy article, he claimed that you could use each production room twice/round in year 2 in dungeon lords.
In Agricola, the "Major or Minor Improvement" starts in Round 1, when playing the Farmers of the Moor expansion! I think we got the rest of the rules right, though.
In Loyang, I planted Leaks in the wrong type of soil. So my loss is marked with an asterisk. So sad...
Today we rest, recover and watch football. Tomorrow night, gaming! I'll be at Dragon's Lair at the early time of 5pm! Hopefully others will join me.
I had some friends over to play a wee MTG draft, but Tiffany hung out and we ended up playing Battlestar Galactica until 3 in the morning. We introduced a noob to the game. The humans won. And Galactica was running on fumes.
Good times. But now we're bushed. See y'all tomorrow!
Just a few pictures of the cast list for the big solo game I squeezed in when we got back from my parents' house after Thanksgiving. I meant to take pictures during the game, but got going and played it out without camera pauses. So, I just took some end-of-game group photos instead. The English won a good sluggo vs. the French-Castilian army, even killing King Henry of Trastamara in the bargain. The pictures show a cardinal urging on the near useless Castilian levies, the Spanish light horse, the mounted knights/men-at-arms, and finally the dismounted knights/men-at-arms.
Holiday gaming varies. People leave town to visit family (or to endure family in order to get pie). So while I'm sure there will be some Christmas day (or weekend) gaming, it's best to play it safe and attend gaming at Dragon's Lair tomorrow night. I'll be there early (probably by 5pm). I will have games. But no pie.
I'm working Friday night, which likely means I'm sleeping Saturday morning. So I'm not hosting the usual gaming. BUT--
There's some football games on Saturday that are kind of important. It's a pretty good bet I'll be watching those, and there may be some people that want to watch the games as well. So for those who want to come over at 2:30pm for the Florida/Alabama matchup and stick around for the Texas/Nebraska game afterwards, you're welcome to come by.
I'm also hosting formal gaming next Saturday, so if football isn't your thing, hopefully we'll see you next weekend.
