{"id":5366,"date":"2016-07-08T17:18:21","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T17:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=5366"},"modified":"2016-07-08T17:18:21","modified_gmt":"2016-07-08T17:18:21","slug":"combat-patroltm-at-historicon-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=5366","title":{"rendered":"Combat Patrol(TM) at Historicon 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There will be several Combat Patrol(TM) games at Historicon next weekend. \u00a0Sign up for one of the games, come by to see if there is space, or just come by to watch how this elegant system works.<\/p>\n

Thursday, 1400: \u00a0<\/strong>The Battle Before the Battle (GM: Duncan Adams): \u00a0Battalions formed; lines dressed; banners flying. The drums start and one line begins moving, steadily closing toward the inevitable, violent collision. But before the lines close there is another battle which must be fought first – between the closing lines. Today we fight that battle of light infantry struggling to weaken the enemy’s line while protecting its own.<\/p>\n

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This scenario uses the under-development Napoleonic supplement for Combat Patrol. \u00a0This is really cool scenario that concentrates on the skirmish fight between two formed units. \u00a0Lots of fun.<\/em><\/p>\n

Friday, 1400: \u00a0<\/strong>The Streets of Stalingrad (GM: Eric Schlegel): \u00a022 Oct 1942.\u00a0 Elements of the Infanterie Division 389, supported by armor and engineers with flame throwers and demo charges, are ordered to assault the Barrikady and Krasny Oktyabr factories held by remnants of the 138th & 308th Rifle Divisions.<\/p>\n

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Friday, 1900: \u00a0<\/strong>Star Wars Combat Patrol (GM: Buck Surdu filling in for Greg Priebe): \u00a0On an ancient, war-torn world, a rebel strike team searches desperately for relics that can aid their cause. Little do they know that the forces of the Galactic Empire are already on their trail.\u00a0 The card-based rule system of Combat Patrol comes to a galaxy far, far, away. Will you fight for freedom in the galaxy, or will you embrace the power of the Dark Side?<\/p>\n

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This scenario uses mods that Greg created to represent Star Wars weapons in the Combat Patrol rules. \u00a0This is a battle between Rebel troopers and Stormtroopers, not one or two main characters where the troopers die in droves.<\/em><\/p>\n

Saturday, 0900: \u00a0Kerfuffle at the Crossroads (GM: Buck Surdu): \u00a0An American patrol advances toward an important crossroads and bumps into a German patrol in 1944.\u00a0 Both forces jockey for position and call for reinforcements.\u00a0 Learn to play Combat Patrol.\u00a0 Fight the battle, not the rules.<\/p>\n

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I am going to change this a little from what is in the PEL. \u00a0This game will involve a Germans force sent into the town to dismantle the roadblock, while the Americans try to stop them. \u00a0In the play test a couple of weeks ago it was a close run event.<\/em><\/p>\n

Saturday, 1900:<\/strong> \u00a0Warsaw Uprising (GM: \u00a0Buck Surdu): \u00a0The Polish Resistance Home Army has risen up to eject the Nazis.\u00a0 The uprising is timed to coincide with the Soviet advance, but the Soviets stop short and enable the Nazis to crush the resistance after 63 days of bitter fighting.\u00a0 Learn to play Combat Patrol as a member of the resistance or the German army.<\/p>\n

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