The Angry Lurker: Inspiring Picture 16: Camping.

The Angry Lurker: Inspiring Picture 16: Camping.: ........pissing people off, even in real life. If you play online computer games you will get this a little quicker as it pisses me off whe...

It's called laying down covering fire!

A bun in the oven?

As mentioned in a previous article - Here - I have been slowly building up an old  west/mexican town.
Which is nearly complete, apart from one building I must obtain from Frontline,   FLAT ROOF BUNGALOW WITH THATCHED PORCH.

Which I will use as a Marshall's offfice.

While painting a donkey powered grain mill by Arthitecs of War - See here.

Along with the millers scratch built dwelling (made from a card craft box - as seen in another wargamers blog, which I can't remember who and where).

 

I felt that an end product was needed, yes bread. Therefore needed a bread oven something like this.

Ever faithfull 'Milliput' to action and turned out this.

On the right is the wooden door and to left are to loaves of freshly backed bread, yum!
Inside believe me are glowing embers.
Not to happy with colour, may have to re-paint for the third time!

Support you local sheriff, sorry shop

A plug for my local independent game store in Bristol UK.
With genuine friendly and approachable staff.  They also have their own shop cat *

AREA 51

Has a none updated website.  Best to catch-up with them on their facebook page.  CLICK HERE


What do they sale?

New and second hand;

boardgames
card games
figure - mainly Games workshop, but also some others
scenery/terrain
paints
graphic novels/comics
DVDs
T-shirts

If they haven't got it they can try and get it.

Where are they?
 Location and contact details -   CLICK HERE

Why should we use independent shops?

Mainly one word,  variety

Ok so the prices of say card/boardgames maybe more expensive than on line shops.  But usually only by a couple of pounds (under the RRP) and hey, no wait, just take it home and play.

Figures are about the same price as on line, certainly cheaper than a well known high street shop (will not even advertise their name, damn already have!).

Also like area 51 you may pick up a second hand bargain in both figures and games.

Don't be one of the 'drones', try your independent game store today.


* Please note your independent game store may not have one of these.

"Suits you sir, suits you."

Just watched Richard III king in the car park on 4 oD replay

 

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/richard-iii-the-king-in-the-car-park/4od

WHO is that mad women? OK she may run the Richard III society but she has no idea about the life and times of that era.

 

Classic comment she made. "How would he fit into his armour if he had a hunch back?"

What you think he went to 'Armour suits 4 U' and got one off the peg? "

 Only the rich could afford armour as it was MADE TO MEASURE, more likey he atttended Ye Old Dunn & Co.

What the 'ell

The Famous Five had bitten off more than they could chew, in

'Five go down to Dunwich.'

Dodo do

On one of my usual free wargame rules hunt, on the web I stumbled upon Turkey Shoot -  found here.
Sounded like a great little game and could fill a few minutes of solo wargaming (yes I have no friends).

After I read the rules I started to think about miniatures I would need to play it.
Getting hold of these could be difficult. Could not find a miniature 25-28 mm turkey any where.  OK how about changing the animal to say a boar? The best place to look for obscure animals and other creatures is Black Cat Bases.  Would you believe it found this

 - Click here - A Dodo, in fact 2 one standing and another running (could dodo's run?).
This find would put a whole new spin on the background of these rules.

Instead of a Turkey a Dodo and instead of a  'Pilgrim' a pirate/man-o-war,merchant ship crewman.  I've loads of crewman from my pirate collection which would do nicely.

So the story is now a crewman of a a ship anchored within an island bay in Mauritius- home of the dodo, background info Here. Goes inland to do a spot of dodo hunting for his ships Captain.  I know dodo's were flightless but left Flight reaction in as could not be bothered to change it!

Now it's OK as a solo  game but what if someone wants to join in?
Well you could easily make a co-op type game.  Here are some Ideas;

Simple co-op  -  Have 2 Dodos.

For a more aggressive and challenging co-op could have the following;

2 crewmen with 2 Dodos.
2 crewmen  but only 1 Dodo.

Some interesting rewards could instill a bit of competitiveness;

Crew member who brings back a Dodo = 1 gold coin

Crew member who fails brings back a Dodo = swabs the deck

Neither crew member who brings back a Dodo = The whip

Crew member who brings back a Dodo, but other crew member mysteriously disappears! = Hanged for murder.

Now as musket fire is going off in all directions someone and not just the Dodo can get hurt!

If crew member in line of site in front of Dodo, he may take a hit see shooting in the rules.  Also if a shot at the Turkey misses and a crew member is in line of site, again use shooting in the rules. Use chart below.
 

1d6	Crewman Hit Results Table	Modifiers
		-1 Off dieroll if moved last turn   +1to die roll if standing/reloading musket
1-3	Miss
4-5	Wound
6	Dead
Wound -movement reduced by 2” each time    2nd Wound crewman retires to ship 3rdwound dead

These rules and this scenario as well as being a stand alone game, could also be used during a pirate campaign.

Download PDF version of add-on rules HERE.  Can be cut out and glued to page 2 right hand side of original rules.


Some photos of a recent game.

First mate Sam tries to sneak up on his pray.

It's turned into a free for all!

"It's getting away"

Dodo makes it's escape off the table.

 

Spooked Dodo charges Sam and ploughs straight into him.

'One eyed' Pete takes a pot shot at the Dodo, this could go terribly wrong for Sam if the shot misses!

Play Testing Needed

I have designed my own Wargame Random Event Cards - WREC.  I would appreciate it some of you would give them a go and leave any feed back.
All (I hope) is explained in the following document.

WREC