Posts by Author: Ed Sansing

Game on June 18th.

SATURDAY, June 18, 2022, at 10:00 am

Location:  Jay Stribling's house    MAP

Scale:  15mm

Title:  Last Throes of the Western Roman Empire

Setting:  The Catalaunian Plains in north central France.  The Western Roman Coalition, led by the Roman general Flavius Aetius and the Visigothic King Theodoric I, battles King Attila's Huns and their Germannic vassals.    LINK

Rules:  Commands and Colors - Medieval

Notes:  This scenario comes in two parts, west and east.  We'll start with the west-side scenario and then play the east-side if we have enough time.

Gamemaster:  Jim Pitts 

Hope to see you there!

Game on June 4th

SATURDAY June 4, 2022 at 10:00 am

Location: Fondren Presbyterian Church library, 3220 Old Canton Road 

Scale: 15mm 

Title:  Battle of Concord Crossing (Second play test) 

Setting:  A "What If" action between portions of the Army of the Cumberland and the Army of Tennessee during the June 1863 Tullahoma campaign

Rules:  "On to Richmond!" 

Gamemaster:  Jim Pitts

Notes:  This will be the second play test of the game that Jim will run at the Bayou Wars convention on June 11. If the front door is locked when you arrive, please call Jim Pitts for admittance. 


Game for May 21st

SATURDAY May 21, 2022 at 10:00 am

Location: Fondren Presbyterian Church library, 3220 Old Canton Road

Scale: 15mm

Title:  Battle of Concord Crossing

Setting:  A "What If" action between portions of the Army of the Cumberland and the Army of Tennessee during the June 1863 Tullahoma campaign.

Rules:  "On to Richmond!"

Notes:  This will be a play test of the game that I will run at the Bayou Wars convention on June 11.

Gamemaster:  Jim Pitts

 

If the front door is locked when you arrive, please call me at 769-226-5754 for admittance.

Hope to see you there!

Jim

Game for May 7, 2022

Due to a lack of response the game has been postponed.


Location:  Little Strawberry House in Strawberry Park, Madison.  On Old Canton Road across the street from Madison-Ridgeland Academy.

Scale:  25mm

Title:  Defending the Redoubt

Setting:  Somewhere in Manchuria in 1905.  A 10,000-man Japanese division of 2 large infantry brigades supported by artillery and dragoons is advancing on a key river crossing.  A small Russian infantry brigade with artillery is defending in a large redoubt; they can be reinforced by 3 other small infantry brigades and Cossacks in the area (Russian forces also number 10,000 men). 

Rules:  Rules in Joe Morschauser’s 1962 classic How to Play War Games in Miniature.

Notes:  RSVP Steve Haller if you plan to come to Madison.  Lunch will be sandwich fixings. Start time is 10:00 a.m. We should be finished about 3:00 p.m.

Gamemaster:  Steve Haller

April 16, 2022 Game

Location: Alex Kirk's house in Forest.  Address is 211 Greenview Drive.

Jackson metro attendees normally rendezvous at Jay's house by 9:30 to carpool/convoy to Alex's.  Contact Jay if you plan on doing that. 

Scale:  1:285/6mm 

Title:  Hedgerow Hell! 

Setting:  The Americans continue their slog through the Normandy hedgerows to capture St. Lo.  Elite German fallschirmjäger units bolster the German defenses.  

Rules:  Memoir '44 played using 1:285 microarmor and infantry. 

Gamemaster:  Alex Kirk 

Notes:  Alex will provide sandwiches and light snacks to refuel the combatants. This information provided by Jim Pitts. Gaming schedule maintained by Jim Pitts and Jay Stribling. If you are interested in running and/or hosting a game contact one of them.