Australian New Year's Eve Gaslands Championship 2019

Phil hosted another year of good food, drink and company in his backyard with a chaotic game of Gaslands thrown into the mix.

Same limitations as last year, with each team being capped at 25 cans and sponsors or perks were not available. I took a tan car with a forward facing machine gun, and two bikes (the white helmeted rider also had mines).

We played Death Race with Walter (black car with a heavy machine gun mounted on a turret), Alex (black performance car with two forward facing mini-guns) and Mitch (white pickup truck with a ram and a forward facing mini-gun).

None of us had really played a game in a while (or at all), so we stumbled our way through the rules to the first gate (where each car's weapons would become live), and then the real carnage ensued (up until this point Wal's car kept getting love taps from us as we tried to ram him).

Mitch wiped out before getting to the first gate, and slept like a grandpa at the wheel for most of the game (he managed to wipe out in the first gear phase for that turn).

My bikes with their high speed were prime targets and soon fell (didn't help that I rode my second bike through the mines I dropped...).

Alex was blown to bits by shooting from Wal and myself.

Wal thought he had it in the bag on the home stretch before I (totally) risked on a corner ram (which due to the Rule of Carnage became a head on ram) to stop him. We both died in balls of flames to hand Grandpa Mitch the game and the tournament. It really is a fun game.

Wishing you all a Happy New Year, may 2020 bring you everything you want. 

Australian New Year's Eve Gaslands Championship 2018

After a recent surge of interest in Osprey Games' 'Gaslands', this year saw the inaugural Australian New Year's Eve Gaslands Championship at Phil's place, in nice summer weather with plenty of food and drink.

We were required to build vehicle(s) worth no more than 25 cans and sponsors or perks were not available. I took my recently completed blue car with two forward facing mini-guns and smoke.

There were two qualifying races before a Grand Final Race. The first qualifying race was Death Race, where in my inexperience (this was my first game!) I managed to get rammed twice by Tyler's red rammer, die a couple of times, but still finished second (no one came even close to catching Andrew's bike). Walter (dark blue car), Paul (pink Mini) were left driving in circles, while Andrew's blue car provided support.

The second qualifying race was an automatic pass for the two cars left (some late drop outs), so it was straight to the final - Saturday Night Live! More carnage with Andrew, Andreas and Scott, and therefore only one photo. I will need to read up on the scenario, as sometimes killing another car isn't a good thing.

Lots of explosions, an oil slick, along with some cunning and plenty of back stabbing. I managed equal third (there were four of us) and also best painted car. I love the chaos in this game. Thanks for hosting Phil - bring on more in 2019!