{"id":5428,"date":"2016-07-18T11:31:15","date_gmt":"2016-07-18T11:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=5428"},"modified":"2016-07-18T11:31:15","modified_gmt":"2016-07-18T11:31:15","slug":"sunday-at-historicon-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=5428","title":{"rendered":"Sunday at Historicon 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Duncan's<\/a>
Duncan's "Charted Seas" Game<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sunday morning tends to be pretty light at Historicon, Cold Wars, and Fall In. \u00a0A few years ago there was a push to add Sunday morning games. \u00a0The HAWKs responded. \u00a0We typically put on at least two Sunday morning games — which constitutes about half the scheduled games. \u00a0This year Eric ran his car race game using Jamie Davis’ Future Race<\/em> rules and Duncan ran a WWII naval game, using his “Charted Seas” rules.<\/p>\n

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A long shot of Duncan's "Charted Seas" game<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Charted Seas<\/em> uses the combat mechanic from Uncharted Seas<\/em>, a modification of the activation mechanism from X-Wing<\/em>, and ship data from the Axis and Allies<\/em> collectable miniatures game. \u00a0I’m not all that interested in “modern” naval games, but this mashup really works well.<\/p>\n

\"Eric's<\/a>
Eric's car race game using Jamie Davis' Future Race rules<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Eric ran a car race game through the desert that, based on the whooping and hollering, was a huge success.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>
A tight pack early in the game<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you haven’t played Future Race<\/em>, you are missing out on a terrific game — and the only worthwhile thing to come from Star Wars Crapisode I<\/em>. \u00a0Originally conceived to have pod races using Micro Machines pod racers, we have used the rules for air boats on the swamps, dog sled races, and flying carpet races — in addition to the pod races for which it was intended.<\/p>\n

\"Another<\/a>
Another view of the car race<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While these games were going on, JJ, Don, and I played in a game of the 1978 Source of the Nile<\/em> game (before it was licensed to Avalon Hill) run by one of the original authors. \u00a0We had a very good time. \u00a0My expedition got lost in the desert. \u00a0My guide and half my askari and bearers wandered off looking for food and water. \u00a0Then a freak storm struck the desert, and most the rest of my expedition ran off. \u00a0A rhino killed my last bearer, and hostile natives killed my last askari. \u00a0I wandered out of the jungle, dehydrated and babbling, with only my musket and notebook, but I still managed to eek our third place. \u00a0I haven’t played Source of the Nile<\/em> in 25 years. \u00a0It definitely has an old feel to it, and I think it could benefit with an update to more modern mechanics, but it was a fun and nostalgic game.<\/p>\n

\"JJ<\/a>
JJ and I had a chance to play Source of the Nile with one of the original authors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n