GameCon 12 1999

Gaming Events

By John McConnell



9am-12noon & 1pm-4pm DBA NASAMW VA REGIONAL TOURNEY at Tables IVA ##, ##, and ## (6'x2.5'ea.). Hosted by Alan Spencer (703-823-7978) Aid Sponsored by the North American Society of Ancient & Medieval Gamers. Ancients and Medieval miniatures. Open to all. Six 1 -hour rounds 3 in the morning, 3 in the afternoon. NICT qualifier. Bring your own trops if you have them. Loaner armies will be available. Number of 4171'11 MI: Up to 20. Rules used: WRG DBA 1. 1.

9am-1pm WAANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE at Table 49 (6'x10'). Hosted by Brian Whitaker. Wild West shoot out as only the B-movies can make 'em. 25mm. Beginners and back-shooters welcome. Up to 16 players. Rules used: VIM-& Dead or Alive.

10am-1pm SEVEN YEARS WAR ITCH at Table ## (6'x5'). Hosted by Tim O'Connor surd Sponsored by Conventional Wargames. Tired of the Prussian landscape Fred casts a covetous eye on a lovely Silesian valley. However while crossing a river on their way to the first town, the Prussian Army is surprised to find that Russians and Austrians have already taken Freidabergen. Rules used: Frederick Battle Charts.

10am-2pm MONTY TO THE RESCUE at Table #4 (6'x5'). Hosted by Jonathan Coulter and sponsored by Old Dominion GameWorks. A small American force has been cut off behind German lines and Monty has been given the task of getting them out. But can his British armor get there in time to stop the German noose being tightened around the Americans? 1/285" scale, including infantry. Uses the Mein Panzer rule system.

10am-1pm STAR TREK COLLECTIBLE DICE at Table ## (6'x5'). Hosted by Philip Shea and sponsored by Dan Verssen of Five Rings. The Borg are coming and the only thing in their way is YOU and a mixed fleet. Plays similar to Star Fleet Battles, but less complex. Rules used: Warp Speed & Map Fleet Battle Rules.

10am-1pm & 3pm-6pm BATTLETECH DEMOS at Table ## (6'x2.5'). Hosted by Rich Garner of Five Rings Publishing Group. Learn to play the Battletech Trading Card Game *Commander's Edition* and earn free giveaways. Rules used: Battletech Commander's Edition.

10am-2pm TITAN at Table 4#(6'x2.5'). Hosted by Clyde Dopheide. Avalon Hill's Fantasy Board Game for 2-6 players. Rules used: Titan 1.0.

11 am-2pm THEY FOUGHT FOR THE SKYS at Table ## (6'x5'). Hosted by Vince Hawkins. 4-6 players.Aerial dogfight game using 1/72nd scale aircraft to fly and fight once again the exciting aerial combats of the Great War. Utilizing a slightly modified version of Paragon's Aerial Dogfight Rules 1916-1918, the game allows the players to try their hand at flying the world's first combat aircraft. A very simple game, with basic rules that can be learned in under 10 minutes, it nevertheless provides a good deal of color, with the the brilliantly painted aircraft, as well as a great deal of fim.

11am-3pm ROAD TO DAMASCUS at Table## (6'x5'). Hosted by Kenny Noe and sponsored by Old Dominion GameWorks. After three days of fierce fighting, the Israeli Defense Forces have turned the tide on invading Syrian forces. Come take part in this pre-release demo of the upcoming Mein Panzer Modern rule system.

12noon-4pm REMEMBER THE ALAMO! at Table ## (6'x7.5'). Hosted by Donald Carter and sponsored by Old Dominion Game Works. Elements of Santa Anna's Mexican Army have pushed the American forces back a across a river into a small villa. With their backs against a mountain of rock, the situation for the US forces appears rather grim. Reinforcements are on the way, but can they get there in time to prevent another Alamo? 15mm using the soon-to-be-released Battlelines rule system.

12noon-3pm CIRCUS MAXIMUS at Table ## (6'x10'). Hosted by Rob Weigend and sponsored by Game Parlor. The Roman Circus comes alive with this 15mm-scale adaptation of Avalon Hill's board game. 10 players.

1pm-5pm SEVEN YEARS WAR at Table 44 (6'x5'). Hosted by Tony Jacoby. Prussians versus Austrians using a fast-playing and easy rule system. 6 players. Rules used: Home-grown.

1pm-5pm ATTACK ON UDINE AIRFIELD at Table ## (6'x7.5'). Hosted by George Schneider. Two 15th Air Force raids against the Axis airfield at Udine (northern Italy), February 1944. Players must predeploy their air forces to achieve/avoid surprise in this Allied attempt to neutralize the largest Axis air base defending southeastern Europe. 6 players. Rules used: White Star / Blue Sky (modified) by John Stannoch.

1pm-6pm 'ERE WE GO AGAIN OR DIDN'T WE JUST FIGHT HERE LAST YEAR? At Table #4(6'xlO'). Hosted by John Shirey. Warlord Zuglug's Orkish Waagh takes on a mixed Imperial Army of Imperial Guard, Blood Angels Space Marines, and Titans under the command of Ordo Malleus Inquisitor Scipio meet on a ruined war torn landscape in a 5000 pt Epic40K battle. Players: 4 - 8. Ruels: Epic 40K by Games Workshop.

1pm-5pm BATTLE FOR ODESSA at Table## (6'xlO'). Hosted by Brian Whitaker. Germans and Russians fight for control of the city. 25mm. Beginners welcomed. 8 players. Rules used: Modified Stalingrad Rules.

1pm-5pm FIGHT FOR THE SIGNAL TOWER at Table 4#(6'x5'). Hosted by John McConnell. 25mm Civil War Skirmish game. The Union holds the heights upon which they have built a signal tower that can warn of any Confederate attack. The Rebs need to capture it and the Yanks need to prevent that from happening. 2-6 players. Rules used: Brother Against Brother.

2pm-5pm ITALIAN WARS WINTER VACATION at Table ## (6'x5'). Hosted by Tim O'Connor and Sponsored by Conventional Wargames. It's the fall of 1495. A French army needs a place to rest during the coming winter and they have chosen the charming northern Italian town of San Gabriella. The Pope's army and his Spanish allies have similar winter vacation plans and this town ain't big enough for both of them. Rules used: Machievelli BattleCharts.

6pm-8pm SUBMARINE COMMANDER at Table 4# (6'x7.5'). Hosted by Brian DeWitt. WWII Wolfpack attack on a heavily defended convoy. Rules will be taught. 5 players. Rules used: Convoy.

6pm-8pm VIKING LOOTERS at Table 44 (6'x5'). Hosted by Brian Whitaker. Having already looted the village and monastary, you must get your loot back to the boat safety. Beginners welcomed. 10 players. Rules used: Home-grown.


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