The 2019-20 Games To Play List and Highlights of past games 2004-2018

 A List of Games to be played from 2019 to 2029

New Years is a time for reflection of things past and future as well as a time for  lists.  So I started to write a list of many of the games I would like to run or play in 2019-20, it is very ambitious and I will be lucky to get through half of them!  I think it might better be described as a list of what I hope to play in the next decade (so I changed the title)!   Other than the first three they are not in any order of priority.  I have included pictures of work in progress or previous games for each listing.  The inclusion of the previous games have turned this list into a history of the games I have played since 2004, when I first bought a digital camera.  As a result it has become very lengthy with lots of pictures and it spawned a few separate blogs for some of the games.   I have added the approximate date in brackets when I last played the rule system or genre.  Those with no dates have yet to be played.

1.    Doctor Who Miniatures Games (DWMG) by Graeme Dawson in 28mm: a Christmas game planned for January 2019. Read on for pictures of  "Terror at Devil’s Bay" planned for May 2019 (Test game May 2018), plus pictures from some of my early DWMG game dating back to 2006 including the games I have run at Cangames.

Santa with AK47 by WSD  in 28mm, for a Holiday themed game in 2019

Merry 28mm Christmas

Merry Christmas Everyone

I am working on figures and scenery for my 2018 Doctor Who Christmas game.

Santa's Workshop, Characters and Christmas Trees

The image above includes a Michael's metal Christmas farm house and some Dollarama Christmas trees.  The two trees on the left are lit with LED red lights in the base and on small rods, and are not very satisfactory.  On the right is a non-lit Christmas tree that I wrapped a string of LED micro dot lights around which creates a much better effect.  Unfortunately the picture does not do the lights justice.  More pictures below.

AAR Pulp Alley Halloween Game - Lord Carnarvan's Mansion

Halloween Game- Lord Carnarvan's Mansion

This was a Pulp Alley game played on November 4, 2018 inspired by the Tomb of the Serpent campaign booklet, Haunted Hall scenario.  It is set in 1930s England at the mansion of the  late Lord Carnarvan which is filed with Egyptian artifacts.  The scenario was based on the lost keys template - the leagues needed to find a minor plot point on the main floor of the mansion that was a key which would allow them access to the second floor to gain the major plot point:  the Eye of the Serpent Jewel. Various horrific creates (Servants of Apostis)  would appear during the scenario to foil the treasure seekers. The scenario was  designed for 3 to 4 people but we ended up playing with just 2 players.  The 2 leagues were a Werewolf League and an SS She Wolf League:

The setting: First floor of Mansion plus grounds

Bargain priced 28mm scale vintage tanks

Yesterday I bought this LS Laboratory kit of a Type 1 Japanese Medium Tank (aka Type 1 Chi-He tank) at a local Hobby shop for $1 on the discount table.  The kit was first released in 1964 and appears to have an oversized gun  that can fire a projectile.  At 1/50 scale it will work with 28mm figures, maybe for a pulp game or a skirmish level Second World War game. It will be a challenging build as the instructions are missing.

Japanese 1/50 Type 1 Chi-He Tank by LS Laboratory from 1964

Read further to see pictures of some other discount tank kits I found

New Purchase: Plast Craft Post Apocalyptic New Haven state prison

Just purchased the Plast Craft Games Post Apocalyptic New Haven state prison (28mm to 32mm). It requires assembly but comes per-painted.  I think it will work well for a number of potential genres: Pulp, Superhero, Walking Dead/ zombie and a Doctor Who. It would be ideal for a Doctor Who prison escape scenario involving villains like: Davros, the original Master, or Harold Saxon and Lucy Saxon.  Alternatively for a Super hero game the prisoner could be the: Joker, Penguin, King Pin, Electro or any number of other Comic villains.

Arab Irregulars on Camels

Preparation Cangames 2018, Terror at Devil's Bay

My Cangames prep is well underway, lots of MDF buildings to construct and paint.

Thanks to Mark for the inspiration and DWMG (Graeme Dawson)

http://level2-wardy-la.blogspot.ca/2015/06/doctor-who-terror-at-devils-bay.html


Overview, 29 April 2018

One  more large barracks to add plus: mast / flag pole, two wheeled probes, larger Quonset hut (if it makes it in time via the post), some more fencing, plus a lot of painting. 

Armoured Sea Devil

TerraClips: Buildings of Malifaux Mansion

Building a Mansion

A little late posting this review. Over the Christmas Holiday I put together this TerraClips: Buildings of Malifaux  Mansion for use in a Pulp Alley game from the Tomb of the Serpent Campaign.

With two levels

Coconuts for making African huts

Thanks to a tip from Menelduir @  http://menelduir.blogspot.ca/2018/03/latest-finds.html#more I found some of these plastic coconuts suitable for making Zulu huts at the local Dollar Tree store, they are intended as cocktail glasses / cups.

Ive Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts

How can we discuss coconuts without the Coconut song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldmVaO-IfIU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf670orHKcA

Of course as Monty Python has noted there are other uses for coconuts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHFXG3r_0B8

Battlefront Game Eastern Front 1944

Introduction

This was a test game of the Fire and Furry Battlefront rules in 15mm scale on a 6'x 4' hill with fields, two forests, one hill and a village in the centre.  It was a encounter engagement set on the Eastern Front in the Spring of 1944, played over two days (March 30 and April 2, 2018).  The Germans had a two companies of Panzer Grenadiers on one company of Panzer IVH versus the Soviets with a rifle company, SMG company and a tank company.

overview

Easter themed figure

Painted this 28mm Pulp Rabbit figure for Easter 2017.

Pulp Alley: City of the Serpent

Introduction

 This scenario can be found in the September 2017 issue of Wargames Illustrated (#359).  The objective is to retrieve a valuable ancient relic, a jewel known as"The Eye of the Serpent". Most want it for its great monetary value but the Serpent Cultists desire it for its mystical powers.  The Eye of the Serpent has been traced to a small relic shop in Casablanca, Morocco but before it can be obtained the shopkeeper was murdered  and his store ransacked.  There is a good chance the thief is still in Casablanca, but time is of the essence as many are looking for the relic, and once the curfew falls this evening there will be no more time to search until the next day, which will likely be too late.





Overview of the City of the Serpent / Casablanca

Kings of War - Vikings versus Kin

AAR Kin (Dark Elves) versus Vikings

The scenario is an encounter battle between the Vikings in allegiance with the Normans and Elves who have combined forces to stop the relentless advance of the Kin (Dark Elves) who are burning and looting all in their path.  We used the Kings of War 2nd Edition rules and each side had 2,770 points. The game was played on an  8’ long by 4’ wide table / battlefield that featured woods, hills,  fields, rocky ground and a swamp. We played the game on a Sunday afternoon on March 5, 2016 and it lasted for about 3 hours.

 

Climax: Battle of the giants

Viking Hero

Batman Pulp Alley

Diamond Heist in Gotham City

The scene outside the First National Bank
on a seemingly peaceful day in Gotham City

It is a  seemingly peaceful day in Gotham City and all looks well outside the First National Bank.  But appearances can be deceiving, as the bank has recently received a valuable collection of diamonds for safekeeping from the Maharishi of Bengal which has whetted the appetites of some of Gotham Cities most notorious criminals. As part of Warden Creighton's criminal rehabilitation program the bank has hired the Black Cat to safeguard the diamond safe.


Converting Heroclix Figures for Pulp Alley

I have been working on remounting some Heroclix figures on clear bases for Pulp Alley.  For some reason the Heroclix Penguin was all in white, which just seems wrong. So I repainted him.

Penguin: Before



Penguin: After

INEPTT skirmish game

Some of the pictures from the first InEPTT (International Extraterrestrial Paranormal Tactical Teams) (2014) game I ran in August 2017 using the intro scenario involving the Grays.  It features 16 soldiers (1970s era British) and 4 policemen versus 8 Gray aliens.  The objectives were the 10 civilians.  Unfortunately we only got to turn 3 as there was a lot of paper work to be done to get the character sheets done and we were learning the rules.  When we called the game after 3.5 hours the Greys had captured 3 of the 5 civilians they needed to win and lost one of their own in exchange for 3 INEPTT soldiers being vaporized. 

Overview

This Walmart find will make a good 28mm scale water tower (Penguin's or other villains hideoout) once the road is removed.

Thomasville tower & race track.

3D Acrylic Fabric Paint

Roosevelt's' Angels

My Pulp Alley League for a friend's  Tomb of the Serpent Campaign: Roosevelt's' Angels

Jaclyn, Farrah, Kate, Ike and Chips

All figures are 28mm scale

Doctor Who Christmas Game 2017

Doctor Who Christmas Game 2017

Introduction

We played this Doctor Who game using the now sadly out of print Doctor Who the Miniature Game (DWMG) rules.  It was loosely inspired by the Doctor Who Episode "The Tenth Planet" (broadcast in 1966) and the film "Ice Station Zebra" (1968) plus the DWMG scenario Snow Cap Base.   This game was actually run on January 14, 2018 as inclement winter weather prevented it being run closer to Christmas.

Background:

This adventure is set in December 1968 at Snow Cap Base, an Underground radar tracking and ICBM nuclear missile launching facility at the South Pole established by the United Nations (UN) to defend earth against incoming asteroids. The base is under the Command of General Cutler who has lowered the bases tight security to host a party with special guests that include Santa Clause and his lovely Assistant Tina to celebrate Christmas.  However the new Christmas tree they have brought in turns out to be a dangerous android under the control of the Master who has formed an alliance with the Cybermen and Ice Warriors against earth.  With the help of the deadly Christmas tree the bases' defences are breached and the Master soon gains control of the base and takes General Cutler, Tina and Santa Clause (Father Christmas) hostage.  He now demands the earth surrender to him or he will start launching the deadly nuclear missiles with heir hydrogen bomb warheads at the world’s major capitals.  Any attempt to retake the base will result in the hostages being executed.  Nonetheless the UN has formed a strike force made up of troops from UNIT, the United States and the Soviet Union. The First Doctor along with his companions Ben and Polly arrive in the TARDIS just in time to help the UN forces

Objectives:

The objective of the heroic side it is Rescue Santa, Tina and General Cutler who are being held inside the bunker and prevent the launch of any of the deadly missiles. The Master's forces needs to retain the hostages or failing that launch one of the missiles in hopes of provoking World War III.




Santa, Tina and General Cutler, in happier times before they were taken prisoner

Missile armed with a nuclear warhead

The Set up

The game board measured 6' x 4' two thirds of the board represents the arctic environment and the other third on the right represents the underground base. There are three entrances to the base: the main entrance at the bunker in the centre, the service entrance in the quonset hut in the foreground and the escape exit / entrance hatch in the background pictured below.

Overview of  most of the game board