Jackson Gamers

Game on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023

2023-11-30T02:30:12Z

SATURDAY December 2, 2023 at 10:00 am

Location: Alex Kirk's house. MAP

Scale: 1:285 microarmor

Title: The Beginning of Unternehmen Zitadelle (Operation Citadel)

Setting: The Kursk Salient in July 1943

Rules: Memoir '44 "Overlord" expansion.

Notes: Lunch will be sandwiches and cookies. Please RSVP directly to Alex at alex-kirk@sbcglobal.net

Gamemaster: Alex Kirk

Hope to see you there.

Game on Saturday, November 18, 2023

2023-11-17T01:25:04Z

SATURDAY November 18, 2023, at 10:00 am

Location: Fondren Presbyterian Church library, MAP

Scale: 28mm

Title: "Texas Tea, Black Gold!"

Setting: "Back of Beyond" China in the early 1930s

Rules: "The Sword to Adventure" (a TSATF variant)

Notes: 1) There will be a Jackson State football game beginning at 2:00 pm. That shouldn't cause too much traffic during our arrival in the mid-morning.

2) We'll probably eat lunch at Quiznos.

3) If the front door is locked, call me at 769-226-5754 for admittance.

4) The Jackson Choral Society will be rehearsing at 10:30 in the sanctuary so please plan arriving by 10:00.

Gamemaster: Jim Pitts

Hope to see you there!

Game on Saturday, November 4, 2023

2023-11-02T14:18:22Z

SATURDAY November 4, 2023

Location: Jay Stribling's house MAP

Scale: 15mm

Title: "Going at Them Again!"

Setting: Somewhere in the Mediterranean area

Rules: Commands and Colors Ancients

Notes: Provisions still being planned.

Gamemaster: Jay Stribling

Game on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023

2023-10-04T20:10:24Z

GAME ON SATURDAY, OCT 7, 20023, at 10:00 am

Location: Alex Kirk's house MAP

Scale: 1:285 micro armor

Title: Active Defense

Setting: July 1978, West Germany

Rules: Fist Full of TOWs 3 with house modifications

Notes: The 2nd Armored Division, 3rd Brigade (Forward) is to delay the Soviet 2nd Guards Tank Army bypassing Hamburg to the south.

Please RSVP [ to Alex ] so we have enough sandwiches and other munchies for everyone.

Gamemaster: Alex Kirk

Hope to see you there!

Game on Saturday, Sep. 30 -- CANCELLED

2023-09-28T02:04:40Z

The game on Saturday, Sep. 30, has been cancelled, primarily due to sickness among our gamers.

The next scheduled game will be on Saturday, Oct. 7. Details on that game will be forthcoming.

Game on Saturday, September 16, 2023

2023-09-15T15:53:56Z

SATURDAY Sptember 16, 2023 at 10:00 am

Location: Vicksburg VFW Post, 1918 Washington Street, Vicksburg MAP

Scale: 1:1200

Title: "Down a Lazy River"

Setting: American Civil War riverine warfare

Rules: Dawn of Iron

Notes: Free breakfast available at VFW at 7:00 am. Please let Bryan ( roansapper@gmail.com ) know if you're coming that early. Lunch may be BBQ chicken.

Gamemaster: Bryan Green

Game on Saturday, September 2, 2023

2023-08-30T15:03:41Z

SATURDAY September 2, 2023

Location: Jay Stribling’s house MAP

Scale: 25mm

Title: “Into the Corn!”

Setting: The cornfield at the Battle of Antietam, 17 September 1862

Rules: “Battle Cry” 150^th anniversary edition

Notes:

Gamemaster: Jay Stribling

Game on Saturday, August 19, 2023

2023-08-16T13:23:20Z

SATURDAY August 19, 2023

Location: Alex Kirk’s house MAP

Scale: 1:285 microarmor

Title: Hill 587

Setting: 1989 in the North German plain

Rules: Alex’s simplified “Fist Full of TOWs 3”

Notes: Lunch will be sandwiches. Please RSVP to Alex alex-kirk@sbcglobal.net so he can have enough troops and provisions for everyone.

Gamemaster: Alex Kirk

Game on Saturday, August 5, 2023

2023-08-02T20:36:37Z

We will have a game on Saturday, August 5, at Jay's house beginning at 10:00 am. MAP

Jay told me last week that in honor of the birthday on August 6 (which is International Naval Wargaming Day) of Fred T. Jane, the father of naval wargaming, we would have a naval game, probably ancient galleys.

Hope to see you there!

Game on Saturday, July 29, 2023

2023-07-26T16:50:09Z

SATURDAY July 29, 2023

Location: Jay Stribling’s house MAP

Scale: 15mm

Title: Meeting in the Field

Setting: American Civil War

Rules: Larry Reeves’ ACW Rules

Notes:

Gamemaster: Larry Reeves

Hope to see you there!

Game Saturday July 15th

2023-07-12T13:42:00Z

Location: Alex Kirk's house in Brandon.

Scale: 6mm

Title: Battle of Alfeld (from Red Storm Rising)

Setting: Alfeld West Gremany mid 1980's

Rules: Fist Full of TOWs version 3.

Notes: From Alex - I've added a new section on Electronic Warfare. It's really simplified but I hope it gets a bit of the flavor across. (In the black word of EW those who know - don't say, and those who don't - guess...).

Gamemaster: Alex Kirk

Game on Saturday, 1 July

2023-06-28T18:20:00Z

SATURDAY July 1, 2023

Location: Jay Stribling's house MAP

Scale: 25mm

Title: Around the Flank!

Setting: The Battle of Long Island, 27 August 1776

Rules: Commands & Colors Tricorne with the "flank attack" scenario

Notes: Will probably have sandwiches & chips for lunch.

Gamemaster: Jay Stribling

Game on Saturday, June 17, 2023

2023-06-15T13:37:55Z

There will not be a game this coming Saturday. Stay tuned for information about the game on Saturday, July 1.

Jim

"And all will turn to silver glass
 A light on the water
 Grey ships pass into the west."

Game Saturday June 3rd

2023-06-01T15:37:26Z

Location: The Little Strawberry House, Madison, Mississippi. MAP

Scale: 15mm

Title: An Encounter at Mechanicsburg.

Setting: During the siege of Vicksburg in early June 1863, the Confederate Army of Relief attempts to break the siege and save Pemberton's army.

Rules: "A Glint of Bayonets" by Larry Brom

Notes: This action will be on the 160th anniversary of the encounters between Grant's Army of the Tennessee and Johnson's Army of Relief in the corridor between the Big Black River and the Yazoo River northeast of Vicksburg.

Gamemaster: Jim Pitts

Provisions will be provided but please let Jim know if you are coming so he'll have enough for everyone.

Hope to see you there!

Game Saturday May 20th.

2023-05-18T20:58:50Z

SATURDAY May 20, 2023

Location: Jim Pitts’ house (679 Tifton Drive, in south Jackson) MAP

Scale: 28mm

Title: The Village

Setting: Somewhere in British East Africa in the 1890s. An armed British punitive expedition is dispatched to capture, but not destroy a village of native African tribesmen who have too long disputed the peace of the district.

Rules: The Sword in Africa/The Sword and the Flame

Notes: For those using IH-55 to access south Jackson, please take the Savannah Street exit as the Daniel Lake exit will be congested due to the Trail of Honor at the Harley Davidson store at the exit. Once Savannah Street crosses Terry Road the name changes to McCluer Road. Be mindful that the west bound lane of McCluer Road at the Lakewood South Cemetery is in bad repair due to it sluffing into the roadside drainage ditch. Road is passable, just take care.

All provisions will be provided so please do not bring any chips, cookies, or other snacks (per orders of the “Chief of Staff” [my wife]).

You may park of the street in front of my house or in front of the vacant lot just before my house.

Gamemaster: Jim Pitts

Next Game Saturday May 6th

2023-05-03T18:11:31Z

Location: Jay Stribling's house MAP

Scale: 15mm

Title: Battle of Champion Hill, 16 May 1863

Setting: Vicksburg Campaign

Rules: Morschauser’s “Musket Period Rules” Modified for ACW

Notes: A lot of Regiments that will play fast.

Gamemaster: Larry Reeves

No Game on April 29th

2023-04-27T20:33:14Z

There will NOT be a game on Saturday April 29th.

The next game will be May 6th.

Game, Saturday, April 15, 2023

2023-04-11T16:40:21Z

SATURDAY April 15, 2023 at 10:00 am

Location: Ed Sansing’s house - 2020 Magnolia Cove, Byram, MS

Scale: 1/270 +/-

Title: On the Outer Rim

Setting: On the Outer Rim of the galaxy remnants of the Imperial fleet still exist and their commanders have become local warlords. The Rebel Alliance is desperate for supplies to continue to defeat these units. During a rendezvous with some smugglers to receive supplies a group of Imperials appear and the fight is on!

Rules: Star Wars X-Wing, 1^st Edition

Notes: As noted above Ed's ship collection is from the 1^st Edition of the game. First edition rules are available online and game play tutorials are on YouTube.

Gamemaster: Ed Sansing

Game on Saturday, April 1, 2023

2023-03-28T14:13:25Z

Well, the big news is that there will not be a game on Saturday, April 1. And this is not an April Fool's joke. Due to circumstances beyond our control, there is no venue available to host a game.

But if anyone does have an available venue and wants to run a game, let us know!

We should have one on Saturday, April 15 and, hopefully, on April 29.

Game on Saturday, March 18, 2023

2023-03-16T03:39:27Z

SATURDAY March 18, 2023 at 10:00 am

Location: Jay Stribling’s house MAP

Scale: 15mm

Title: On to Sebastopol!

Setting: On the Crimean Peninsula during the war between Russia and the Anglo-French coalition.

Rules: Modified Joe Morschauer rules

Notes:

Gamemaster: Jay Stribling

Hope to see you there!

Game on Saturday, March 4

2023-03-01T21:27:16Z

SATURDAY March 4, 2023 at 10:00 am

Location: Little Strawberry House, Madison MAP

Scale: 25mm

Title: Seize the River Crossing

Setting: Somewhere in northern Korea in 1905

Rules: Rules adapted from Joe Morschauser’s classic 1962 book “How to Play War Games in Miniature”

Notes: Please reply directly to Steve Haller at shaller1@sbcglobal.net by Thursday evening so enough provisions can be requisitioned.

Gamemaster: Steve Haller

Hope to see you there!

Jim

"And all will turn to silver glass
 A light on the water
 Grey ships pass into the west."

Game - Saturday Feb. 18th, 2023

2023-02-16T16:00:05Z

Location: Library of Fondren Presbyterian Church MAP

Scale: 25mm Napoleonic

Title: Encounter at Dorf Vierarmen

Setting: Somewhere in Saxony in October 1813.

Rules: "Valour and Fortitude" [See https://www.perry-miniatures.com/valour-fortitude/ for rules and discussion. Also http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=567391, https://www.littlewarstv.com/valour--fortitude.html, and for more discussion of the rules.]

Notes: All playing aids will be provided. We'll probably eat lunch at Quizno's Sandwich Shop. If front door is locked, please call 769-226-5754 for admittance.

Gamemaster: Jim Pitts

Game - Saturday Feb. 4, 2023

2023-02-02T16:35:09Z

Location: Alex Kirk’s house in Forest MAP

Scale: 1:285

Title: Panzers March!

Setting: August 1985. Elements of the 2nd Guards Army have crossed the inner-German border east of Hamburg and surrounded the 71st Heimatschutz Regiment (Territorial Army) near Büchen. The 18th Panzer Brigade/ 6th Panzer Division has been ordered to plug the gap and relieve the besieged Jaegers.

Rules: A Fistful of TOWs, 2^nd Edition (modified by Alex)

Notes: Sandwiches & salad for lunch, so please RSVP to Alex so he has enough vittles. Carpooling/convoying from Jay’s house so plan on arriving by 9:15. Let Jay know if you’re coming.

Gamemaster: Alex Kirk

Gofundme Account for Christy Brom

2023-01-29T15:32:36Z

Dear Fellow Wargamer,

The link below will enable you to donate to an account on Gofundme.com for Christy Brom. This is to help financially after the sudden death of her sister Lori Brom. Christy's parents Larry and Sarah Brom died some time ago. Jay Stribling, a fellow wargamer, is the manager of the account and will receive no funds as part of this.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/jnene6-support-for-christy?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1

Gofundme takes 2.9% of each donation as "their cut". The other 97.1% will be given to Christy Brom.

NOTICE: Please note that donors need to be careful at checkout on the Gofundme page. Gofundme has an "optional" tip amount already set of 15% that will be charged it the donor does not cancel or adjust this amount. This does not come out of the donated amount but is an extra percentage - which is kept by Gofundme.

Thank you so much for your support.

Game - Sat. Jan. 21, 2023

2023-01-20T14:27:25Z

SATURDAY January 21, 2023, at 10:00 am

Location: Jay Stribling's house MAP

Scale: 40mm

Title: Action near Schloss Silberstein

Setting: Somewhere in western Germany during the 1760s between two "Seven Years War"-ish armies.

Rules: Modified Commands and Colors Tricorne

Notes: Each side will get to choose their force mix from a pool of units.

Gamemaster: Jay Stribling

Extra Game Sat. Jan. 14, 2023

2023-01-09T21:37:17Z

SATURDAY - January 14, 2023 at 10:00 am

Location: Little Strawberry House, Madison, MS MAP (You can ignore the reserved parking signs as they are only for weekdays.)

Scale: 28mm

Title: Battle of Tudela, Spain, sometime in November 1808.

Setting: A quasi-fictional battle between the invading French and their Polish allies under Marshall Lannes against the defending Spanish under General Castaños.

Rules: Carnage and Glory - Napoleonic

Notes: This is our annual “MLK Weekend” game.

Food will be provided by the Jackson Gamers, featuring homemade “white” chili. Please let Jim know by Thursday if you are coming so we can have enough provender.

Gamemaster: Tim Chadwick

Game Saturday January 7, 2023

2023-01-02T22:06:34Z

SATURDAY Jan. 7, 2023

Location: Jay Striblilng's house. MAP

Scale: 15mm

Title: Attacking the Center!

Setting: Chickamauga creek northern Georgia

Rules: Brigade Fire & Fury - only slightly modified

Notes: A scenario based upon the first day of battle with Gen. Bragg’s Army of the Tennessee attacking MG William Rosecrans’ Army of the Cumberland at Chickamauga Creek. Can the Confederates crack the center of the Union line?

Gamemaster: Ed Sansing

Game on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022

2022-12-15T14:30:26Z

SATURDAY Dec. 17, 2022

Location: Jay Striblilng's house. MAP

Scale: 1:6,000 naval

Title: A Clash of Titans

Setting: Somewhere in the North Sea during the Great War

Rules: Avalon Hill's "Jutland" modified to play with model ships.

Notes: We'll be using the classic ruleset with Jay's 1:6000 scale ships glued to the game counters.

Gamemaster: Jay Stribling

Hope to see you there!

The Empire Tries to Strike Back!

2022-12-01T16:19:03Z

SATURDAY Dec. 3, 2022 at 10:00 am

Location: Alex Kirk's house in Forest MAP

Scale: 1:285 microarmor

Title: The Empire Tries to Strike Back!

Setting: In September 2022, instead of being caught flatfooted and routed, the Russian 1st Guards Tank Army manages to regroup and counterattack the Ukrainian 92nd Mechanized Brigade west of Kupiansk.

Rules: A Fist Full of TOWs, 3rd edition.

Notes: Lunch will be sandwiches so please RSVP if you have not already so we'll have enough.

Rendezvous at Jay's house [ MAP ] by 9:15 to carpool to Forest.

Gamemaster: Alex Kirk

The Highlands Are Rising!

2022-11-16T19:29:44Z

SATURDAY November 19, 2022, at 10:00 am

Location: Jay Stribling’s house MAP

Scale: 15mm

Title: The Highlands Are Rising!

Setting: Somewhere in Scotland during the 1745 Rising

Rules: Commands & Colors, Tricorne: Jacobite Rising

Notes: Will ye be a brawny Highlander fighting for Bonnie Prince Charlie or will ye be a Sassenach fighting for King George?

Gamemaster: Jay Stribling

"And all will turn to silver glass
 A light on the water
 Grey ships pass into the west."