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Hi All!
I finally found time and a working computer to post my pics from OurCon (April
18 & 19) during which Teddy and I converged to display our spacey models. As it
was a gaming convention, we offered two impromptu sessions of QuikWars (variant
of BrikWars) using the Moonbase as the setting.
The Pics are here.
While writing this, I
also noticed these from Teddy.
Details of the event:
Many visitors enjoyed the display and took flyers (that had info on the hobby),
and several joined the game. Great fun was had!
In both game sessions, the scenario was that opposing factions (players) were
sending in small assault teams to gain control of the Moonbase and its wealthy
supply of cheese (what else would the moon have?). We added a house rule that
allowed a player to attempt to persuade civilians to join their side (a roll of
6) when they first met each one (line of sight at 5 inches). The Blacktron
faction had an intimidation factor where they could persuade on a roll of 5 or 6
but if they failed the civie went running off to automatically join one of his
opponents.
As the pics show, there was some serious carnage inflicted by all players.
Unexpectedly, the civilians (NPCs run by the GMs) turned out to be the biggest
threat. Their use as active combatants perhaps slowed the rate of players
encountering players, but no one seemed to mind the challenge.
At the end of the Sunday game session, a player had one trooper enter a control
tower and “randomly press buttons to see what happens.” One turn later, the
shuttles of the big mothership in orbit began crashing down on misled courses.
On the third turn from that, the mothership itself crashed down in a blaze of
glory. Barely escaping from the Moonbase module he was in, the Blacktron Hero
blasted his way into the Fusion Power Plant module and intentionally shot at the
reactor. He successfully used a “stupendous feat” to survive the resulting
blast, which otherwise ended all hope for the survival of the colonists.
Two players have already emailed me hoping for another game at some point. We
will all have to keep in touch.
Cheers,
-Hendo
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| In lugnet.events, John P. Henderson wrote, among other things: (...) Let this be a lesson to all of us: When you see a group of tired Stormtroopers heading home at the end of a long day, leave them alone. (URL) What a mess. (...) (URL) "Make sure (...) (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| Hendo, it looks like it was a lot of fun. Perhaps I'll be able to participate next time. Thanks for sharing! - Joe "Hendo (John P. Henderson)" <hendo@valyance.com> wrote in message news:HxoI9w.J2v@lugnet.com... (...) (April (...) As it (...) (...) (20 years ago, 15-May-04, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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