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Oct. 20th, 2013 07:09 pmSo, I had two dates and two gaming opportunities lined up for this weekend. One of the dates and one or the gaming opportunities fell through, but the ones that came off were good fun.
Gamingwise, today I headed up to Games and Stuff for some DBA against a new opponent, Jeff. We met up just as the store was opening and had a good game using my primeval DBA matched pair, Alexandrian Macedonians and Later Achemaenid Persians. Jeff took the Persians (with the scythed chariot option, no less) and did a champion job with them, nearly bagging Alexander several times before finally going down 4Sc-3.
Then we joined the Army of Central Maryland blokes, who had been setting up a World War One game for Force on Force. A platoon of French infantry had to consolidate and hold a position against a force of Germans who were trying to sweep past. The Germans moved one section off the board, but they did not move fast enough, and their other two sections were still engaged when the game ended. French victory! (More by luck than cleverness, as players don't know each others' goals, so we would have been perfectly happy, sitting on our positions comfortably, to let the rest of the Germans exit).
There was time for a second game, so we reset the forces and objectives. This time the French were attacking, trying to seize one or more prisoners for interrogation. We were able to get close to one German section, but every time we were about to come to grips with them, they lost their nerve and fled--very frustrating for the POW-less French! In the meantime, the Germans had seized their terrain objectives, so the game ended with a French loss.
As soon as I have time, I'll post more details and some photos on my gaming blog. Since I do like to support stores that let us game in them, I picked up an interesting-looking boardgame that had good ratings on Boardgamegeek, a light-hearted game, where ancient Roman citizens try to establish their social and economic position by claiming buildings in an ancient city. But the game is called Downfall of Pompeii! So the second half of each game features players trying to race out of the city before being covered by lava (yes, accounts now say the city was covered in ash, no lava, but, heck, it's just a game, right? :-) It's rated for 2-4 players, so hopefully we can give it a try on Wednesday...
Mmmph. The only time I mind living on the second (third) floor is when I have 3-4 loads of game supplies to carry up and down for a day out!
Gamingwise, today I headed up to Games and Stuff for some DBA against a new opponent, Jeff. We met up just as the store was opening and had a good game using my primeval DBA matched pair, Alexandrian Macedonians and Later Achemaenid Persians. Jeff took the Persians (with the scythed chariot option, no less) and did a champion job with them, nearly bagging Alexander several times before finally going down 4Sc-3.
Then we joined the Army of Central Maryland blokes, who had been setting up a World War One game for Force on Force. A platoon of French infantry had to consolidate and hold a position against a force of Germans who were trying to sweep past. The Germans moved one section off the board, but they did not move fast enough, and their other two sections were still engaged when the game ended. French victory! (More by luck than cleverness, as players don't know each others' goals, so we would have been perfectly happy, sitting on our positions comfortably, to let the rest of the Germans exit).
There was time for a second game, so we reset the forces and objectives. This time the French were attacking, trying to seize one or more prisoners for interrogation. We were able to get close to one German section, but every time we were about to come to grips with them, they lost their nerve and fled--very frustrating for the POW-less French! In the meantime, the Germans had seized their terrain objectives, so the game ended with a French loss.
As soon as I have time, I'll post more details and some photos on my gaming blog. Since I do like to support stores that let us game in them, I picked up an interesting-looking boardgame that had good ratings on Boardgamegeek, a light-hearted game, where ancient Roman citizens try to establish their social and economic position by claiming buildings in an ancient city. But the game is called Downfall of Pompeii! So the second half of each game features players trying to race out of the city before being covered by lava (yes, accounts now say the city was covered in ash, no lava, but, heck, it's just a game, right? :-) It's rated for 2-4 players, so hopefully we can give it a try on Wednesday...
Mmmph. The only time I mind living on the second (third) floor is when I have 3-4 loads of game supplies to carry up and down for a day out!
