{"id":6564,"date":"2017-07-16T11:50:07","date_gmt":"2017-07-16T11:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=6564"},"modified":"2017-07-16T11:50:07","modified_gmt":"2017-07-16T11:50:07","slug":"hawks-run-games-for-kids-at-historicon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=6564","title":{"rendered":"HAWKs run Games for Kids at Historicon"},"content":{"rendered":"

As usual, the Harford Area Weekly Kriegspielsers ran several games focusing on kids at Historicon. \u00a0Below is a quick rundown on some of them.<\/p>\n

Navies for Kids Giveaway<\/h1>\n

Buck Surdu ran a game in which a group of kids were given a box full of boats and other materials. \u00a0They then chose sales for a stack of patterns and colored them. \u00a0Then we helped them hot glue the sails to the masts. \u00a0With a set of rules designed for this game, we ran a naval action pitting side A against side B. \u00a0When the game was over, the kids took hope their two decorated boats, two more the assemble, rules, dice, measuring sticks, a sea cloth, and everything they would need to run the game at home for their buddies.<\/p>\n

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Some of the kids inspecting their supplies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Decorating sails<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Getting help to hot glue the sails to their masts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Waiting patiently<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The game in full swing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The kids and their loot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Armies for Kids Giveaway<\/h1>\n

We worked all year through a series of club painting days and other events to build six complete sets of armies (one French and one Prussian) for a 15mm Franco-Prussian War giveaway. \u00a0As in previous years, the kids played the game and then each went home with a French Army, a Prussian Army, terrain, dice, tape measures, and a ground cloth.<\/p>\n

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Some of the kids playing the FPW game<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Another view of the game in progress<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Duncan puts a set of figures back together after the game.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Putting sets together to hand out to the kids.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Santa Duncan hands out loot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Duncan and the six lucky kids<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chris Johnson’s Award-Winning<\/em><\/span> ACW Kids’ Game<\/h1>\n

Chris was presented an award from the convention staff for this kids’ game.<\/p>\n

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Eric Schlegel’s Award-Winning<\/em><\/span> ACW Kid’s Game<\/h1>\n

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Duncan Adams’ Lionheart Game for Kids<\/h1>\n

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Geoff Graff’s Award-Winning<\/em><\/span> Lego Pirate Game for Kids<\/h1>\n

This has been a perennial favorite in the HAWKs rooms for many years. \u00a0Geoff never fails to keep the kids entertained and engaged!<\/p>\n

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The game gets under way.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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You can tell that Geoff enjoys these games as much as the kids<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A boat full of Lego pirates. The ship comes apart to reveal the lower decks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The answer to my question, "Who had fun?"<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A happy Geoff and some happy kids -- or maybe that's redundant...<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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