The greatest problem with attempting to run a mini-campaign game is the need to quickly set up terrain and fight ones battle, and then be able to break the terrain down and set up the next game. One either works with very simple terrain and losses some of the effect that one is striving for, or one looks for a different approach. This article is an attempt to look for a different approach. Since Hal wants to use 25mm figures, a reasonable sized area will be needed to run the battles. Let us assume that the area we need to run the battles on is 6' x 12', an not unreasonable area for a convention game. Let us assume that if we use 2'x2' terrain squares, that we would need 12 such squares to cover the table. Since we will not always need the same terrain types, ie Railroads and Rivers are not found in every box, we will need more than 12 squares. A maximum of 24 squares would cover just about everything we need. For Hal to attempt to make and transport 24 terrain squares to every conventions is asking him to do quite a bit, since he is already willing to paint the figures and run the game. If people would volunteer to build one of needed terrain squares and bring it to the con, then Hal could quickly set up and run his game.The boards would need to follow a standard format, and suggested layouts could be as follows:  The layout of each box on the board could be laid out in advance, so that Hal could quickly set up and take down his terrain. The boards could be made out of fiberboard, painted with standard colors, and used as needed. The idea from this comes from the model railroaders Ntrak project, where different people build sections of N gauge Model Railroads to a standard template, and bring them together at conventions to run trains, and to show off what they have done. Suggestions anyone???? Map The Horse Soldiers: Part I: Proposal for a Convention Game  Back to MWAN # 54 Table of Contents Back to MWAN List of Issues Back to MagWeb Magazine List © Copyright 1991 Legio X This article appears in MagWeb.com (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com