{"id":2848,"date":"2014-06-01T02:29:36","date_gmt":"2014-06-01T02:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=2848"},"modified":"2014-06-01T02:29:36","modified_gmt":"2014-06-01T02:29:36","slug":"historicon-play-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=2848","title":{"rendered":"Historicon Play Tests"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This Saturday several HAWKs got together to run some play test games for Historicon. \u00a0The first was my 10mm Napoleonic game of the Battle of Hanau using Fate of Battle.<\/p>\n

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Hanau begins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The battle occurred in October 1813, after Napoleon’s defeat at Leipzig. \u00a0The combined Austrian and Bavarian army squared off against Napoleon. \u00a0We will make a few changes to the scenario as a result of this play test. \u00a0The game went well, but all the action moved to \u00a0one corner of the table. \u00a0We are going to move the map so that more of the action occurs in the middle of the table.<\/p>\n

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Hanau in full swing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The HAWKs are continuing our tradition of running the Armies of Kids Giveaway again this year. \u00a0These games, for gamers younger than 10, end with us handing all the participants two fully painted armies, rules, and sometimes terrain. \u00a0Some of the figures we paint ourselves, and others are donated to us for this purpose.<\/p>\n

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The kids' army giveaway play test gets under way<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This year’s project involves 25mm Napoleonic figures. \u00a0Eric will be running the game at Historicon, so we wanted to familiarize himself with Milk and Cookies Rules, which is the set we’ve been using for these games. \u00a0He ran a six-player game. \u00a0After two hours (the allotted time at the convention), the game was a marginal victory for the French.<\/p>\n

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The early stages of the Milk and Cookies Rules Historicon play test<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This year’s donation included some nicely painted, classic wargaming figures. \u00a0It’s almost a shame to give these to kids who won’t appreciate the classic nature of the donated armies. \u00a0I may trade some of my Minifigs 25mm figures for these vintage figures.<\/p>\n

The game went well, and Eric is ready for the convention.<\/p>\n

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The Teddy Bear side of the table<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The final game was an opportunity for Sammy to become more familiar with Milk and Cookies Rules. \u00a0She will be running this game, featuring the Eureka toy soldiers and teddy bears, at Historicon. \u00a0This will be her first convention game.<\/p>\n

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The objective of the toy box game<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sammy made all the terrain herself. \u00a0The game is quite attractive, and I’m sure it will attract attention.<\/p>\n

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Initial set up for Sammy's game<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We will make a few changes to how she runs this game as a result of the play test. \u00a0The attackers need more forces.<\/p>\n

We had a good, full day of gaming.<\/p>\n

A nice bonus was that Chase Guinn, who was a cadet when I was teaching at West Point, joined us for the day. \u00a0I hadn’t seen him since he graduated from West Point. \u00a0It was good to catch up and game with him again.<\/p>\n