Tags: dice
musings and meanderings concerning the many gaming activities in the land of chuck
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
Excellent Gaming Weekend at MarsCon
I had a great time at MarsCon this year. I usually get to play some boardgames and such, but this time I kept to running some old school Fantasy RPG (old version of D&D were the rules, the setting was one of my own invention). To see the info on the game, visit my RPG blog, Valley of the Old Ones.
The recap of the two sessions at MarsCon has been covered here.
It was a fun time, although the players were left asking the age old question of "Who locks a hooked horror in the bathroom?"
Tags: fantasy gaming
The recap of the two sessions at MarsCon has been covered here.
It was a fun time, although the players were left asking the age old question of "Who locks a hooked horror in the bathroom?"
Tags: fantasy gaming
Gaming Gifts bring new opportunities to the GWC Staff
The season of Christmas brought a lot of blessings to the staff at Gaming with Chuck (GWC) HQ. We got to spend a lot of time together, and it was all good time. That included playing some games, having friends over, and just quiet family time as well.
Along with all the good things that came from Christmas (good times, relaxation, reflection on the meaning of Christmas itself...) there also came a good number of neato presents and new games to the HQ collection! Here is a list, I hope I didn't forget anything.
Tags: boardgames
Along with all the good things that came from Christmas (good times, relaxation, reflection on the meaning of Christmas itself...) there also came a good number of neato presents and new games to the HQ collection! Here is a list, I hope I didn't forget anything.
- Battles of Westeros - Gotten from Secret Santa on BGG - Thanks, Secret Santa
- Talisman, 4th Edition - Great fun, and the whole Staff likes it
- Castle Ravenloft - Looks great, haven't played yet.
- Dominion, Big Box - Included the Alchemy and Prosperity expansions!
- Forbidden Island - We played this at Woodhole, and it was a blast!
- Shadow Hunters - Very nice gift from Bob & Carol, haven't played yet!
- Carcassonne, Wheel of Fortune - Looks cool, haven't played yet!
- Roll Through the Ages - Civilization in 30 minutes! Great!
- Gardens of Alhambra - Once you get past that tile flipping thing, it is a whole lot of fun
- Wings of War, Famous Aces Wanted for a while, finally delivered by John Dent!
- Marco Polo Expedition - Knizia. That's all I have to say on this one, so far.
- TransEuropa - Includes Vexation which we can use with this and TransAmerica
- Cardcassonne - Played last year with Erin and Rob, and loved it.
Tags: boardgames
Monday, January 3, 2011
A Recap of the Holidays at GwC Headquarters
The holidays at Gaming with Chuck HQ were very pleasant, in spite of several mishaps.
First the mishaps - on Christmas Eve, Anita proceeded to suffer from an accident that resulted in her having to be rushed off to the emergency center for 10 stitches in her left hand. Luckily, she rolls dice with her right hand. Then, of course, on Christmas Day and St. Stephen's Day we were dumped on by the largest blizzard in these parts since the mid 80s. We got over a foot of snow.
All of this meant, of course, that we had some great Gaming going on!
In the days leading up to Christmas, I ventured forth to meet up with my ODMS Brethren for some real wargaming. On the Monday before Christmas, I played some Cold War Commander with Scot (as detailed here). I also met up on a Thursday in the middle of Advent with Wayne and some other great fellows for boardgaming. There was lots of Commands&Colors:Ancients being played (as there should be.
On Christmas Eve we celebrated by having some friends over (once we realized that Anita's hand wasn't too bad off) for dinner and drinks, and of course board games! We played Citadels, Power Grid, and took a long hard look at Battles of Westeros (too many people, but it sure does look cool).
On subsequent days, Anita and I played some Settlers of Catan (with some variants from Traders and Barbarians), Stone Age (great fun) and also some Agricola (still one of my favorites).
Finally, on the Sixth day of Christmas, we traveled north to Fredericksburg, to spend New Year's Eve at our friends' (Carol and Bob) house. Of course, that meant more gaming. There was Bang, Cash & Guns, Ticket to Ride, Unspeakable Word, Thurn and Taxis and Apples to Apples. All that, plus time to travel into DC in order to spend most of Friday (New Years Eve) at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. That put me in the mood to play Stone Age...
Coming up is MarsCon in January, Williamsburg Muster and PrezCon in February, and that will be about it for me for gaming until after my PhD is finished. In the meantime, while getting ready for MarsCon, I have been fleshing out my fantasy roleplaying world when I have some spare time from school work. The fruits are over at Valley of the Old Ones.
I hope you have a great and blessed New Year, and that your holidays were wonderful as well!
Tags: boardgames, boardgaming
First the mishaps - on Christmas Eve, Anita proceeded to suffer from an accident that resulted in her having to be rushed off to the emergency center for 10 stitches in her left hand. Luckily, she rolls dice with her right hand. Then, of course, on Christmas Day and St. Stephen's Day we were dumped on by the largest blizzard in these parts since the mid 80s. We got over a foot of snow.
All of this meant, of course, that we had some great Gaming going on!
In the days leading up to Christmas, I ventured forth to meet up with my ODMS Brethren for some real wargaming. On the Monday before Christmas, I played some Cold War Commander with Scot (as detailed here). I also met up on a Thursday in the middle of Advent with Wayne and some other great fellows for boardgaming. There was lots of Commands&Colors:Ancients being played (as there should be.
On Christmas Eve we celebrated by having some friends over (once we realized that Anita's hand wasn't too bad off) for dinner and drinks, and of course board games! We played Citadels, Power Grid, and took a long hard look at Battles of Westeros (too many people, but it sure does look cool).
On subsequent days, Anita and I played some Settlers of Catan (with some variants from Traders and Barbarians), Stone Age (great fun) and also some Agricola (still one of my favorites).
Finally, on the Sixth day of Christmas, we traveled north to Fredericksburg, to spend New Year's Eve at our friends' (Carol and Bob) house. Of course, that meant more gaming. There was Bang, Cash & Guns, Ticket to Ride, Unspeakable Word, Thurn and Taxis and Apples to Apples. All that, plus time to travel into DC in order to spend most of Friday (New Years Eve) at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. That put me in the mood to play Stone Age...
Coming up is MarsCon in January, Williamsburg Muster and PrezCon in February, and that will be about it for me for gaming until after my PhD is finished. In the meantime, while getting ready for MarsCon, I have been fleshing out my fantasy roleplaying world when I have some spare time from school work. The fruits are over at Valley of the Old Ones.
I hope you have a great and blessed New Year, and that your holidays were wonderful as well!
Tags: boardgames, boardgaming
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Cold War Commander - East Germany vs. West Germany, 1968
I got to play a game of Cold War Commander yesterday at the Hangar. We used Microarmor to do a small 1968 clash between mixed forces from West Germany vs. East Germany.
West Germans - a pair of Leopards, four M-47s and 6 squads of Infantry riding in HS-30s. Backed up by a small battery (3 tubes) of 155mm US provided artillery.
East Germans - T-55s led the way, supported by a pair of vintage JS-IIs, backed up by BRDM-1s (with Saggers) and BTR-60s carrying a mix of East German infantry, and some weapons teams (12.7mm HMGs).
We fought over a forested area, with a lovely scenic pond in the middle of the battlefield. The M-47s were caught in the open by the T-55s, but the higher training and initiative of the West German tankers proved too much for the godless communists.
The pair of JS-2s tried to get the jump on the HS-30s (and destroy them before they disgorged the infantry) but the West Germans were again too fast, and they deployed out of the APCs. The East German infantry came up behind the Stalin tanks, and there was a lot of death on both sides. In a moment of terror - the West German scouting element (a couple of long range patrol infantry scouts, with a dog and some binoculars) were brutally gunned down by DDR machine gunners.
In the end it looked like the decadent West won the battle. More should follow as Scott and I vowed to play more of this great ruleset, and more frequently.
Tags: Cold War
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| BTR-60 |
West Germans - a pair of Leopards, four M-47s and 6 squads of Infantry riding in HS-30s. Backed up by a small battery (3 tubes) of 155mm US provided artillery.
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| West German HS-30 |
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| BRDM-1 with AT-3 Sagger |
We fought over a forested area, with a lovely scenic pond in the middle of the battlefield. The M-47s were caught in the open by the T-55s, but the higher training and initiative of the West German tankers proved too much for the godless communists.
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| JS-II - Josef Stalin would be proud. |
The pair of JS-2s tried to get the jump on the HS-30s (and destroy them before they disgorged the infantry) but the West Germans were again too fast, and they deployed out of the APCs. The East German infantry came up behind the Stalin tanks, and there was a lot of death on both sides. In a moment of terror - the West German scouting element (a couple of long range patrol infantry scouts, with a dog and some binoculars) were brutally gunned down by DDR machine gunners.
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| Leopard-1 - a later model, but still a lovely tank. |
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| M-47 - in Curious "Battle of the Bulge" movie livery. |
Tags: Cold War
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Christmas Gaming at GwC Headquarters
I have a little bit of time off, so am planning to do some relaxing and spend some quality time with the other staff members of GwC (Wife, Daughter, 2 cats).
My relaxing, of course, includes gaming! I have the following planned:
Tags: wargames
My relaxing, of course, includes gaming! I have the following planned:
- Play a game of Napoleonics using Shako II rules (Dec 18).
- Run a game of 1980s armored combat using Cold War Commander and micro armor (Dec 20).
- Run a game of The Sword and the Flame, using 28mm figures (Dec 23).
- Play Battles of Westeros (the game I got through the BGG secret santa program).
- Play C&C:Napoleonics (purchased through GMTs P500 program).
- Continue to prepare adventure and characters for MarsCon old school D&D gaming (as reported on in Valley of the Old Ones).
- Continue to support prep for Williamsburg Muster.
Tags: wargames
Monday, December 6, 2010
Valley of the Old Ones - Week of Encounters Completed
The one thing I have been working on, gaming wise, has been the launch of a new blog dedicated to my (occasional and sporadic) roleplaying activities. It is based on a new fantasy campaign world that I have been thinking about for a while.
Both the world setting, and the blog are called the Valley of the Old Ones.
The whole thing, rather old school (intentionally) in feel, is based on some disturbing and exciting deep dark secrets, but those are not for print (at least not in the light of day), but rather for the players to discover in the dark dark places of the realm.
In preparation of this world for unveiling at MarsCon '11, I have done up a starter adventure and a bunch of pre-generated characters, and began the "Week of Encounters" challenge to get me to write up seven different encounters that will entice others who are thinking about my gaming world. Those encounters are:
Both the world setting, and the blog are called the Valley of the Old Ones.
The whole thing, rather old school (intentionally) in feel, is based on some disturbing and exciting deep dark secrets, but those are not for print (at least not in the light of day), but rather for the players to discover in the dark dark places of the realm.
In preparation of this world for unveiling at MarsCon '11, I have done up a starter adventure and a bunch of pre-generated characters, and began the "Week of Encounters" challenge to get me to write up seven different encounters that will entice others who are thinking about my gaming world. Those encounters are:
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