{"id":999,"date":"2012-03-13T00:58:20","date_gmt":"2012-03-13T00:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=999"},"modified":"2012-03-13T01:01:41","modified_gmt":"2012-03-13T01:01:41","slug":"tripod-down-at-cold-wars-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=999","title":{"rendered":"Tripod Down at Cold Wars 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"The<\/a>
The start of the game<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At Cold Wars 2012 I ran a GASLIGHT game, called Tripod Down. \u00a0A Martian tripod was destroyed by the Earth men near the small British town of Bramley, but the crew survived. \u00a0Three more tripods were sent to rescue the crew.<\/p>\n

\"An<\/a>
An anti-tank crew waits in ambush<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The game took place just prior to WWII. \u00a0The Brits had two anti-tank guns, dynamite planted as a sort of command-detonated land mine, a medium machine gun, and three squads of infantry. \u00a0The Martians had three tripods plus two crewmen from the destroyed tripod. \u00a0The game was built for six players.<\/p>\n

\"Pensive<\/a>
Pensive Martian players<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the picture above, the smoke near one of the tripods marks where the command-detonated mine exploded. \u00a0It caused no damage to the tripod. \u00a0In the next turn, the tripods melted both anti-tank guns. \u00a0I was worried the scenario was going badly.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>
A second tripod goes down!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Then one of the tripods lost its footing trying to climb over a cliff. \u00a0It was headed toward a British strongpoint to release its poisonous gas, but it fell over. \u00a0Before the other two tripods could get there to lift it up, a lucky machine gun hit caused the legs to fly off, rendering it useless. \u00a0The Martian crewmen then dismounted and scurried toward one of the other two tripods, exultant Brits in hot pursuit.<\/p>\n

\"Brits<\/a>
Brits attempting to close assault a tripod<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Stealing some equipment from a downed tripod, three Brits close assaulted one of the two remaining tripods. \u00a0After several attempts, they made it topple too. \u00a0The remaining tripod disengaged and retreated. \u00a0The end was a surprise to me. \u00a0I thought the game was going to be one sided in favor of the Martians, but the outcome was the opposite.<\/p>\n

The tripods are from Riveresco (http:\/\/www.tin-soldier.com\/), and the dismouts are Paroom Station from Brigade Games.<\/p>\n