Pulp Alley Doctor Who game: Day of the Daleks.

This is my effort at converting a Doctor Who the Miniatures Game (DWMG) scenario "Day of the Daleks" to a Pulp Alley game.  I had run the DWMG game at home and at convention and it was very successful and I wanted to see how Pulp Alley would handle the game.



Pulp Alley Star Trek: The Apple

Star Trek Pulp Alley Scenario:  The Apple.

This was a 4 player Pulp Alley scenario inspired by the Star Trek Original series episode “The Apple” and other similar episodes where a primitive people are enslaved by a computer that also threatens the Enterprise.  In this case other forces besides the Federation are involved. 

Background:

On stardate 3715.3, the Federation starship USS Enterprise along with Klingon, Romulan and Temporal Marauder ships arrives at Gamma Trianguli VI, a planet that appears to be a tropical paradise with very rich natural mineral resources and very dense jungle terrain inhabited by primitive natives.  Each ship captain is eager to gain the mineral rights for his home world and they send down landing parties to try to make contact with the natives but things soon start to go wrong.  The jungle is full of dangerous plants that attack animal life, including firing poison darts, plus some of the minerals (rocks) are explosive.   It is also difficult to navigate through the jungle and the natives prove to be elusive.  However some intelligence is gathered, the natives are called the "Feeders of Vaal" and are effectively slaves to Vaal who is a “god” they worship. The natives provide Vaal with fuel (minerals) and in return it provides the natives with all other resources such as food and shelter and moral guidance. Vaal’s temple is in a large Moai like head statue on a hill in a jungle clearing.  Spock's analysis shows that the entrance to Vaal’s temple is protected by a force field, and it appears to lead to an underground complex with a computer system, perhaps constructed by a long-dead civilization. 

From the original Star Trek T.V. episode "The Apple" Vaal.

Vaal's Forcefield

Monster Mash Halloween Pulp Alley Game

Monster Mash

This was a seven player game with a  Halloween monster theme using the Pulp Alley rules.

I created this Halloween scenario as a 7 player game so each league was restricted to 5 slots worth of figures and 2 slots of perks which usually meant just 3 figures.  The objective was to capture the treasure in the Crypt in the centre of the battlefield.

An Overview of the battlefield showing the Crypt and the 4 areas with minor objectives

Doctor Who the Miniatures Game (DWMG) webpage and Yahoo group shut down.

Looks like the DWMG webpage and Yahoo group are no more.  I suspect the heavy hand of Warlord or the BBC.  This is very sad news as Graeme Dawson produced an excellent set of rules (DWMG) that will now be difficult to find (but not impossible, see link below for the facebook page).
 http://www.drwhominiatures.co.uk/

 https://www.facebook.com/groups/1180247582062247/


Thankfully it has not been entirely removed from the internet:
https://web.archive.org/web/20161001184029/http://drwhominiatures.co.uk/

Flames of War Pacific

This was a 15mm Flames of War ( FoW) game set in Malay in late 1941,  Japanese versus Allies (Commonwealth).  It was hosted by me on Sunday 13 November 13, 2016 and I also played on the British side.


This game had 4 players and some spectators, including The Ronin North of the River  Each player had 1,000 FoW points worth of troops and the game lasted 4 turns.   The Japanese proved to be very effective, especially attacking at night in the jungle,  see the special FoW rules for them here:
http://www.flamesofwar.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=3955

Overview of the battle field - Japanese deploy forward near the British artillery at night.

Elf Civil War, KOW

AAR Report Elf Civil War: KoW 10 Jan. 2016

General note:

We were eager to get a game in as the miniatures had been languishing in storage due to having given up on WFB after one too many rule and army book changes. Some figures got put away before they fully painted when we abandoned WFB. Now that we have found a game system to use that is fast and enjoyable no doubt the motivation to finish painting these figures and paint some more figures. The green and red Dark Elf spearmen that I got on email in particular need a repaint to more appropriate Dark Elf colours, although if I ever run a Christmas game....

Forces: 

Each side had 2,700 points and the terms in brackets are either GW WHFB names or explanations. Magic items and spells are not listed but there were some included.

Elves (High Elves and Wood Elves):
1 Archer regiment
1 Palace Guard (Swordmasters) regiment
1 Kindered Glade Stalker (Waywatchers) troop (scouts with bows)
1 Sea Guard regiment (armed with spears and bows)
1 Kindered Tall Spears (ElvenSpears) horde
1 Hunters of the Wild (Dryads) regiment
1 Forest Shambler (3 Ents or small Treemen) regiment
2 Stormwind Cavalry regiments (Dragon Princes, Silver Helms)
1 Chariot Regiment (Tyronic Chariots, some with Lions)
1 Bolt Thrower
1 Mounted Army standard
1 Mage (Elven wizard)
1 Elven King (Hero, Champion, General)
1 Elven Dragon Lord riding a Dragon
1 Tree Herder (Monster – 1 Large Treeman)


Twilight Kin (Dark Elves)
2 Spear (Dark Elf spearmen) hordes
1 Crossbow (Dark Elf repeating crossbows) troop
1 Buccaneer (Corsairs) regiment
2 Reaper Guard (Black Guard, Executioners) regiments
1 Blade Dancers (Witch Elves) regiment
1 Shades (Dark Elf Shadows, Scouts with X-bows) Troop
1 Ba'su'su's Vile Spawn (Harpies) regiment
1 Dark Knights (Cold Ones) regiment
1 Twilight Dragon Breath (Flame thrower cannon represented by the Cauldron of  Blood)
1 Hydra (monster)
1 Dark Lord (Champion)
1 Dark Lord on Battle Dragon (General)
1 High Priestess of the Abyss (Sorceress)
1 Assassin


Here is a view of the set-up and terrain which included hills, roads, a house, and hedges.




Kings of War Halloween Game 2015 AAR

This was a battle between the Undead (Vampire Counts) with Empire of Dust (Tomb King) allies versus the Elves (High and Wood Elf). The Mission was Loot, which has 3 objective markers (pumpkins) worth 230 points each placed near the centre of the battlefield, the forces start 24 inches apart. This combined with the point value of enemy units killed determines the victor. The battlefield was 6 feet by 4 feet using the long edges, terrain consisted of a road running parallel to the long edge, 2 houses, 3 forest, 1 stream, 2 hills, 2 grave yards, 1 area of rocky ground and 2 fields. The Forces were 2,300 points each listed below: (WHFB troop types in italics & brackets). As you will see some of the figures were not completely finished (mostly the bases) as I was rushing to get this game ready for Halloween.

The Undead (Vampire Counts)

1 Regiment of Skeleton Warriors w/swords (20)
1 Regiment of Skeleton Spearmen (20)
1 Regiment of Revenants (Graveguard) (20)
1 Regiment of Wraiths (20)
1 Troop of Mummies (10)
1 Regiment of Zombies (20)
1 Regiment of Werewolves (3)
1 Regiment of Wights (3) w/ blade of slashing
1 Mounted Undead Army Battle Standard bearer
1 Vampire Lord (Evil Ash) with Heal & Lighting Bolt Spells
1 Lich King mounted on undead horse with Boom Stick & Bane Chant spell
1 Necromancer / Sorceress (Deadite Sheila) w/ Ensorcelled armour & Lightning bolt spell

Empire of Dust Allied Contingent (Tomb Kings)

1 Regiment of Skeleton Archers (20) w/ piercing arrow
1 Regiment - Swarm (Scarab Beetles) (3)
1 Regiment of Skeleton Cavalry / horsemen with lances (10)
1 Balefire Catapult (Bone Chukka catapult)
1 Bone Giant

The Elves (High Elf + Wood Elf)

1 Regiment Kindred Archers (20) w/war bow of Kaba
1 Regiment of Palace Guard (Sword masters) (20) w/ Chant of Hate
1 Troop of Palace Guard (Lions of Chrace, axes) (10) w/ Brew of Strength
1 Troops of Kindred Glade stalkers (Scouts or Way Watchers w/bows) (10)
1 Regiment of Therennian Sea Guard (Seaguard w/ bow) (20) w/ Piercing Arrow
1 Regiment of Kindred Tallspears (Warriors /spearmen)(20)
1 Regiment of Kindred Tallspears (Maiden Guard with spears)(20) w/Brew of Haste.
1 Regiment of Forest Shamblers (Treemen, Ents) (3)
1 Regiment of Stormwind Cavalry (Silverhelms) (10)
1 Regiment of Stormwind Cavalry (Dragon Princes) (10) w/ Helm of Confidence
1 Regiment of Chariots (3)
1 Bolt Thrower
1 Army Standard Bearer mounted on horse w/ Quick Silver Rapier
1 Elven Mage w/ Fireball spell & healing charm
1 Elven King / General w/ Enscrolled Armour
1 Elven Prince on Horse with Blade of the Beast Slayer


House Rules:
The only change we made to the rules (halfway through the game) was to allow the defending player make his own “Nerve” roll rather than the attacker. It seems more appropriate and gives the defender something to do while the attacking player’s turn is taking place.

Overview

Viking Army Victorious at OMG SAGA 2016 Tournament

Here is a picture of my six point SAGA Viking army on my game table shortly after it fought in the Ottawa Miniatures Gamers (OMG) annual tournament that was held on Sunday November 6, 2016. This years tournament  was a SAGA rules tournament using six point Dark Age armies.   How went the day?   My Vikings were victorious in all three battles defeating Saxons, Danes and other pesky enemies to win the tournament.

The victorious Viking Army with their plunder.

I look forward to playing more games of SAGA games. As you can see the painting commitment is not that big as only around 33 to 41 appropriate 28mm figures are needed.   Hearthguard are 4 figure groups, Warriors 8 figures and Levies (missile weapons) 12, the leader is just 1 figure.  The Leader is free and each of the other groups is worth one point, games are typically 6 points per side, but sometimes small games with just 4 points per side are played.  The rules are very innovative in that they use a dice board that dictates the actions the figures can take. There is also a fantasy variant army called Revenants I am curious to try out.

Doctor Who: Battlefield - Cangames 2013

Catching up on some AAR of games prior to my creating this Blog.  Back in May 2013 I ran my annual  Doctor Who game using the Doctor Who Miniature Games (DWMG) rules at the Cangames 2013 convention in May of that year. This game featured  the 7th Doctor  (Sylvester McCoy), Ace (Sophie Alfred)  plus Morgaine (Jean Marsh) and her dimension shifting Knights that was based on the TV episode and book "Battlefield." A summary of the TV episode with pictures can be found here:

 https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Battlefield_(TV_story)

                  Above: Morgaine's knights, figures by Alternative Armies: Iron Age Retained Knights