{"id":1954,"date":"2013-07-24T10:55:36","date_gmt":"2013-07-24T10:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=1954"},"modified":"2013-07-24T10:55:36","modified_gmt":"2013-07-24T10:55:36","slug":"bear-yourselves-valiantly-fantasy-game-at-historicon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=1954","title":{"rendered":"Bear Yourselves Valiantly fantasy game at Historicon"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Goblins<\/a>
Goblins in a defensive position on a small hill facing Elven cavalry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chris Palmer and I (ably assisted by Kurt Schlegel) ran a large (14-player) Bear Yourselves Valiantly: Look, Sarge, No Charts: Fantasy, Ancients, and Mediaeval game at Historicon Saturday morning. \u00a0We ran the large game partly to expose people to the still under development rules and also to demonstrate (to ourselves at least) that the rules could support a game that big without bogging down. \u00a0I think we accomplished both objectives while also providing a fun game for the players.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The forces approaching each other<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We were running this large fantasy game back-to-back with our battle of Laon Napoleonic game (see previous post), so for the fantasy game we used the same scenario; we ran Laon with Elves and Goblins.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>
A long shot of the table early in the game<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In this scenario the Elves were trying to keep a road open while the Goblins and their undead allies were trying to cut the road. \u00a0There was lots of room on this 15-foot table for maneuver, so this was not your normal lines of troops packed in across the table game.<\/p>\n

The rules worked really well for this large game. \u00a0Except for a couple of folks from our local club (the HAWKs), none of the players had any experience with the rules. \u00a0They quickly picked up the mechanics and could largely play the game without us after a couple of turns.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The fighting shaping up near the Elven town<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The goblins tried to work their way around the Elven left flank while also fighting tooth and nail for control of this town. \u00a0The town had no impact on the victory conditions, but like moths to flame the two armies converged on it. \u00a0I guess they liked the blue roofs.<\/p>\n

\"Opposing<\/a>
Opposing forces joining battle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I brought all my troops, but we mainly used just Chris’ troops. \u00a0Apparently we have enough between us for an even larger game in the future!<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>
A view of a section of the battle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

My wife had the good camera, and the room was pretty dim, so many of these pictures turned out very dark.<\/p>\n

\"Elves<\/a>
Elves on stags crossing a stream<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the end, the Elves held about two more feet of road than the Goblins and were declared the winners.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>
A long shot of the table<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I like this picture, because the guy closes to the camera is obviously enjoying himself.<\/p>\n