Post by Stephen Mawson on Aug 15, 2008 21:12:08 GMT
I know it's only been a week since the event, but it's probably never to early to start thinking about what we may wish to do next year.
Anyone who has any idea's or suggestions for possible games for next years Festival of History can you post them here.
So far we have a number of suggestions.
(1) Matt Marlow suggesting a Battle of the Bulge Flames of War scenario. This would need American's and/or British plus Germans, on I guess a heavily wooded board (Ardenne forest).
(2) Liam has suggested doing a Wings of War game. For those who have not run into this game before it's a WWI and WW2 aeroplane combat game. In this case we'd be looking at WWI biplanes and triplanes.
Liam already has a number of aircraft models. Terrain requirements are minimal.
Liam said:
Stephen said:
(3) Warren has suggested the Battle of Thermopylae, themed around the 300 film perhaps. So Greeks vs Persians. Warren has the Greeks, Persians would need to be bought.
(4) Darrell has suggested doing a Napoleonic Naval game based around the Battle of the Nile. This would require coastline and water terrain, plus the appropriate ship models. Darrell has already found rules and basic scenario details.
(5) A Falaise Gap FoW scenario has also been suggested. This would be British vs Germans.
Kevin intends to make and supply the terrain, plus the German army for this game. Only the British contingent would need to be supplied.
Any further suggestions please list them below.
When making suggestions please bear in mind the models and terrain requirements for the scenario, and if possible the cost and/or time required to get it prepared.
Anyone who has any idea's or suggestions for possible games for next years Festival of History can you post them here.
So far we have a number of suggestions.
(1) Matt Marlow suggesting a Battle of the Bulge Flames of War scenario. This would need American's and/or British plus Germans, on I guess a heavily wooded board (Ardenne forest).
(2) Liam has suggested doing a Wings of War game. For those who have not run into this game before it's a WWI and WW2 aeroplane combat game. In this case we'd be looking at WWI biplanes and triplanes.
Liam already has a number of aircraft models. Terrain requirements are minimal.
Liam said:
I did have an idea, assuming I could get enough people interested in running it, in having multiple games of WOW running; probably something like 2 individual small games of 1-on-1 (so that people who just want to try it out can give it a go without having to spend too much time on it) as well as a larger multiplayer game. Assuming I could get the people to run it, would this be a viable idea? The smaller games wouldn't need anything more than a 3'x3' area to be run on, each, so they wouldn't take up too much room.
Stephen said:
Having played the game a few time now myself, I'd suggest that one on one duels is possibly not the best option, as you can spent a lot of time turning and maneouvring in order to get a shot at your opponent without doing much actual shooting. Two vs Two or Three vs Three is better in that respect as you have more targets so everyone stays involved more of the time. Either attacking someone, or attempting to escape someone, or occassionally both.
What might be nice would be to play on printed sheets of WW1 countryside. So fields, villages, some tench systems etc. Maybe have some cotton wool clouds on metal poles, as additional scenary, set higher than the planes as most WW1 aircraft didn't really get that high up, a couple of thousand feet I think.
What might be nice would be to play on printed sheets of WW1 countryside. So fields, villages, some tench systems etc. Maybe have some cotton wool clouds on metal poles, as additional scenary, set higher than the planes as most WW1 aircraft didn't really get that high up, a couple of thousand feet I think.
(3) Warren has suggested the Battle of Thermopylae, themed around the 300 film perhaps. So Greeks vs Persians. Warren has the Greeks, Persians would need to be bought.
(4) Darrell has suggested doing a Napoleonic Naval game based around the Battle of the Nile. This would require coastline and water terrain, plus the appropriate ship models. Darrell has already found rules and basic scenario details.
(5) A Falaise Gap FoW scenario has also been suggested. This would be British vs Germans.
Kevin intends to make and supply the terrain, plus the German army for this game. Only the British contingent would need to be supplied.
Any further suggestions please list them below.
When making suggestions please bear in mind the models and terrain requirements for the scenario, and if possible the cost and/or time required to get it prepared.