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.: Miniatures Games Played in 2017 :.

37 Scrappers rules test
36 This is Not a Test rules test
35 Combat Patrol Poland 1939 (HAWKs night)
34 Combat Patrol with Chris Abbey in Leeds
33 Chariot Racing (Historicon)
32 Navies for Kids Giveaway (Historicon)
32 Combat Patrol Pomme du Terre 1944 (Historicon)
30 Combat Patrol Pomme du Terre 1940 (Historicon)
29 Combat Patrol Bocage #2 (Historicon)
28 Combat Patrol Bocage #1 (Historicon)
27 Rogue Stars test game
26 Frostgrave Campaign, #7
25 Frostgrave Campaign, #6
24 Look, Sarge, No Charts: 1914 (HAWKs night)
23 Fate of Battle Historicon Play Test (HAWKs night)
22 Mad Max (NJ Con)
21 Combat Patrol Cowboys (NJ Con)
20 Combat Patrol Moros in the Philippines (NJ Con)
19 Combat Patrol War of 1812 (NJ Con)
18 Frostgrave Campaign, #5
17 Combat Patrol France 1940 (War Horse)
16 Combat Patrol Cowboys (War Horse)
15 Kurt's Super Awesome Fun Napoleonics (HAWKs night)
14 Zoro Skirmish (after painting day)
13 Frostgrave Post Apokalypse (HAWKs night)
12 Frostgrave Campaign, #4
11 Combat Patrol Hedgerow (Cold Wars)
10 Combat Patrol Hedgerow (Cold Wars)
09 Combat Patrol Winter War (Cold Wars)
08 Star Wars Combat Patrol play test
07 Congo (HAWKs night)
06 Kurt's Super Awesome Fun Napoleonics (another HAWKs night)
05 Frostgrave Campaign, #3
04 Kurt's Super Awesome Fun Napoleonics (HAWKs night)
03 Frostrgrave Campaign, #1
02 Combat Patrol(TM) Star Wars (HAWKs night)
01 X-Wing (New Year's Eve)

.: Miniatures Games Played in 2016 :.

67 Combat Patrol glider assault (New Year's Eve)
66 12 Doctors of Christmas GASLIGHT game (New Year's Eve)
65 Mexican American Combat Patrol
64 Frostgrave (Chris' House)
63 Frostgrave (Chris' House)
62 Combat Action Command play test (HAWKs night)
61 Battle of Lvov (Look, Sarge, No Charts: WWII) (Fall In)
60 Battle of Heilsberg (Fate of Battle) Fall In
59 Look, Sarge, No Charts: American Civil War (Fall In)
58 Poland 1939 Combat Patrol(TM) Game (Fall In)
57 Frostgrave (Chris' House)
56 Moros in the Philippines with Combat Patrol (HAWKs night)
55 Hedgerow Skirmish with Combat Patrol (Barrage)
54 Skirmish Action commando raid (Barrage)
53 War May Be play test (Rules by Mark Morin) (Wood's Hole)
52 Star Wars Combat Patrol(TM): WWII (Casa Surdu)
51 War of 1812 play test of Combat Patrol(TM) Napoleonic Wars (Casa Surdu)
50 LSNC: Science Fiction play test (Casa Surdu)
49 2x Imperial Assault (Casa Surdu)
48 Combat Patrol 1939 (HAWKs night)
47 Dragon / Lion Rampant (Chris' House)
46 Frostgrave (Chris' House)
45 Frostgrave (Casa Palmer)
44 Combat Patrol Napoleonic play test (Casa Surdu)
43 Combat Patrol colonial play test (Casa Surdu)
42 Source of the Nile (Historicon)
41 Combat Patrol Star Wars (Historicon)
40 Warsaw Uprising (Combat Patrol) (Historicon)
39 War Rocket (Historicon)
38 Armies for Kids Giveaway (Historicon)
37 Kerfuffle at the Crossroads (Combat Patrol) (Historicon)
36 Americans vs. Japanese Combat Patrol (War Horse)
35 Modern Afghanistan with Ed's Rules (War Horse)
34 Rubbled city play test Stalingrad (Casa Surdu)
33 Rubbled city play test Warsaw uprising (Casa Surdu)
32 WWII France 1944 Combat Patrol game (HAWKs night)
31 Frostgrave (Casa Palmer)
30 DUST Tactics (HAWKs night)
29 Dr. Who and the Lost Soldier (Nashcon)
28 Elven Capital (Bear Yourselves Valiantly) (Nashcon)
27 Paris 1814 (Fate of Battle) (Nashcon)
26 Japanese counter attack on Marines and Paratroopers with Combat Patrol (Nashcon)
25 Gunboat Diplomacy naval game (Nashcon)
24 Combat Patrol demonstration game (Partizan)
23 Combat Patrol demonstration game (Partizan)
22 Forstgrave at Critical Hit
21 Combat Patrol play test for NASHCON (HAWKs night)
20 Combat Patrol Napoleonic play test (Casa Surdu)
19 WWII Combat Patrol game for video session (Casa Surdu)
18 Muskets and Tomahawks club game (HAWKs night)
17 Combat Patrol Falklands play test (Casa Surdu)
16 Combat Patrol Napoleonic play test (Casa Surdu)
15 Frostgrave (Chris' house)
14 Roman Circus chariot race (Cold Wars)
13 Combat Patrol France 1940 (Cold Wars)
12 Combat Patrol Poland 1939 (Cold Wars)
11 Combat Patrol Finland 1939 (Cold Wars)
10 Tekumel GASLIGHT game (Games and Stuff)
09 25mm Napoleonic skirmish Combat Patrol (War Horse)
08 20mm France 1940 Combat Patrol (War Horse)
07 15mm Regimental Fire and Fury (HAWKs night)
06 Combat Patrol demo game in Orlando
05 Frostgrave at Chris' house
04 Science Fiction Combat Patrol (HAWKs night)
03 Winter War Combat Patrol (HAWKs night)
02 Boot Hill (HAWKs night)
01 X-Wing (Paladin, Orlando)

.: Miniatures Games Played in 2015 :.

50) Santa GASLIGHT (New Year's Eve)
49) Pulp Middle Eastern Extravaganza (New Year's Eve)
48) Combat Patrol WWI (Duncan's Christmas Game)
47) Combat Patrol Winter War (HAWKs night)
46) Jackson's Bridge (HAWKs Night)
45) Antietam Sunken Road (114th Signal SLDP)
44) Poland 1939 Look, Sarge, No Charts WWII (Fall In)
43) Reichenbach 1813 Fate of Battle (Fall In)
42) Combat Patrol French Village part 1 (Fall In)
41) Combat Patrol French Village part 2 (Fall In)
40) 10mm Chariot Race (Fall In)
39) Combat Patrol (Barrage)
38) Frostgrave (Casa Palmer)
37) 20mm WWII (Rifles to the Front) (HAWKs Night)
36) 10mm Chariot Race (HAWKs Night)
35) GAMER WWII play test (Fuson's birthday bash)
34) Muskets and Tomahawks (Fuson's birthday bash)
33) Star Crush (Pulp Figures) play test (Historicon)
32) Eric's WWII GAMER event (Historicon)
31) Zombie shopping mall (Historicon)
30) Defense of Schloss Iter (Historicon)
29) Kid's Defense of Schloss Iter (Historicon)
28) Zombie shopping mall play test (HAWKs Night)
27) Star Wars Miniatures (Casa Surdu)
26) Skirmish Sangin (HAWKs Night)
25) Songs of Blades and Heroes (Palmer's Pillbox)
23-24) Imperial Assault (Casa Surdu)
22) GAMER 10-player WWII (HAWKs Night)
21) Star Wars Miniatures (Hoth) (Casa Surdu)
20) GAMER War of 1812 Skirmish (HAWKs Night)
19) 54mm Chariot Race (Cold Wars)
18) Attack on the Elven Capital (Cold Wars)
17) Siege of Paris, 1814 (Cold Wars)
16) Northwest Frontier by GASLIGHT (Cold Wars)
15) Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe (Cold Wars)
14) Star Wars Miniatures (two games) (Casa Surdu)
13) Kasserine (LSNC: WWII) (HAWKs Night)
12) Wellington Rules War of 1812 (HAWKs Night)
11) Northwest Frontier by GASLIGHT (Casa Surdu)
10) X-Wing attack on Laser Turrets (JJ CON)
9) Roman Circus (JJ CON)
8) Orc's Drift (Eric, GASLIGHT) (JJ CON)
7) GAMER War of 1812 (JJ CON)
6) GAMER WWII (JJ CON)
5) Roman Circus (JJ CON)
4) Beer and Pretzels Iron Clads (JJ CON)
3) Pterodactyl play test (Casa Surdu)
2) Noah's Sangin Afghanistan game (HAWKs Night)
1) 3x games of DC Hero Clicks (with Chris in JAN)

.: Miniatures Games Played in 2014 :.

44) Large New Year's Eve X-Wing game
43) Santa New Year's Eve GASLIGHT game
42) Duncan's War of 1812 G.A.M.E.R. game
41) Kevin Fischer's anime game (HAWKS night)
40) HAWKs 1000 Desert Race game (HAWKs night)
39) 114th Signal (six LSNC games)
38) G.A.M.E.R. WWII scenario (HarCon)
37) Battle of Five Armies (HarCon)
36) G.A.M.E.R. WWII scenario at October HAWKs night
35) LSNC WWI Duncan's Battle of the Marne scenario (War Horse Farm)
34) LSNC WWII Battle of Lvov (War Horse Farm)
33) G.A.M.E.R. play test of Fall In event (HAWKs night)
32) G.A.M.E.R. play test (limited group at Buck's war room)
31) 100 Years War (BYV) (HAWKs night)
30) Commandos Strike at Dawn (GAMER) (HISTORICON)
29) HAWKs 1000 race game (HISTORICON)
28) Battle of Hanau with Fate of Battle (HISTORICON)
27) Battle of Mincio River with Fate of Battle (HISTORICON)
26) Them! (giant ants using GASLIGHT) (HISTORICON)
25) Undersea by GASLIGHT (NASHCON)
24) Dave's Rescue the Prince (NASHCON)
23) Duncan's War of 1812 New Orleans Prelude (NASHCON)
22) G.A.M.E.R. commando game (NASHCON)
21) Dave's Rescue the Prince play test (HAWKs night)
20) G.A.M.E.R. tank battle (HAWKs night)
19) Laon (114th Signal SLPD)
18) 1664 at Schlegel's Ferry (Cold Wars)
17) Montmirail 1814 (Cold Wars)
16) LaRothiere 1814 (Cold Wars)
15) G.A.M.E.R. play test (Cold Wars)
14) Battle of La Rothiere (War Horse Con, March)
13) LSNC: WWI game (War Horse Con, March)
12) 1x Blood and Swash Valentine's Day (February)
10) and 11) 2x Battle Troll (January)
9) 1x Saga (January)
8) G.A.M.E.R. WWII play test (January)
7) Beer and Pretzels Ironclads (JJ Con)
5) and 6) 2x Chariot Race (JJ Con)
4) Bear Yourself Valiantly (fantasy) (JJ Con)
3) Fate of Battle (JJ Con)
2) G.A.M.E.R. WWII (JJ Con)
1) X-Wing Fighter (JJ Con)

Dropped Tommy off to Begin “Beast Barracks” at West Point

Buck | June 29, 2015

This morning we dropped off my son at West Point to begin Cadet Basic Training, a.k.a. “Beast Barracks.” This is a picture of him standing in line to get into Eisenhower Hall to begin his adventure. It was a bittersweet moment for all of us.