10 June 2018

Badgacon 2018 - Walking Dead All Out War

Took part in a small tournament at Badgacon (host by BADGA in Bendigo) for Mantic's Walking Dead All Out War. We all constructed 100 point survivor bands and played without scenarios as it was aimed at beginners. I drove up with James, and we both had similar builds (using Patrick and Sandra).

My survivor band consisted of:
Veteran Patrick (29) with baseball bat (10) & keepsake (4)
Sandra (20) with kitchen knife (10) & screwdriver (5)
Liam (10) with hunting knife (12)

Games were fun, quick and brutal. The zombies just kept on coming with me being the only player who didn't take a gun!


Lessons learnt:
  • Sandra doesn’t need any weapons. Her job is to run around.
  • Liam does suck, probably needs Derek to protect/ watch over him.
  • Patrick with a baseball bat is gold.
  • Found out what the hell the “Hide” action is (dropping to the ground behind a car to stop being shot at).
  • Stay on mission and follow all the victory conditions (killing and/or collecting loot).
Scott (Trailape) also was running a large 28mm Napoleonics (Waterloo) game that looks fantastic:

 

 All in all a fun game - hoping to get more games in (don't we all).

02 June 2018

Little Wars Melbourne 2018

Little Wars was on at Kingston Town Hall again this year, but this time on a Saturday. The event is billed as "Games for Gamers By Gamers", and features participation and demonstration games along with manufacturers and second hand stalls. Always a good day to play games, catch up with people and pick up a bargain or two.

More infomation here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/951046525052308/


I only played two games this year, a homebrew set of skirmish rules set in mythological Greece, but based on Games Workshop's Warhammer Quest. Wal and I managed to slay the Talos in game one, but struggled a little with the 'Children of the Hydra's Teeth' skeletons in games two. An interesting twist on the original, and a lot of fun.


Did a lot of catching up with fellow gamers, particularly some I hadn't seen in a while.

And finally did a bit of shopping, which I was pretty happy with:
  • Some 15mm Battlefront Team Yankee T-72s and Leopards 2s
  • A 15mm Peter Pig WWII German checkpoint and modern day TV crews
  • The Right Bloody Mess (ARBM) book
  • 6mm Baccus SYW camp elements and artillery

The ARBM was a surprise, such good quality and beautifully presented (plenty of colour!). Definitely worth picking up if the interwar period even vaguely interests you. A pretty good review here:
http://arbm1933.blogspot.com/2018/02/a-generous-review-on-lead-adventure.html

ARBM is a self published source book for gaming in an alternate 1930s Australia. It covers the lead up to the Australian (civil) War which starts in April 1933, and the major factions involved. It is a similar concept to A Very British Civil War.

The book is 282 pages, full colour, cloth-bound hardcover with dust jacket. You can get a copy ofrom Eureka Miniatures or directly from the author by emailing ARBM1933@iinet.net.au.

Anyway, looking forward to Little Wars next year already.