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Miniatures Adventure => The Second World War => Topic started by: TWD on April 02, 2018, 08:42:46 PM

Title: Crete Demo Game at Cannon
Post by: TWD on April 02, 2018, 08:42:46 PM
Last weekend chum James invited me to help him and Mike put on a Crete demo game.

Much fun was had and James won an award.

(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-U-PI-Ie3ipI/WsJxdT78LKI/AAAAAAAARfo/FjddtVzYK6MdXMF_dy8mrxD6093GtWeCgCLcBGAs/s1600/Canon_0089.jpg)

(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9drX9JcNmRw/WsJxeXqmi6I/AAAAAAAARf4/8PzTHAYDNiw_bVO8DU_huGih76-3xAdhACLcBGAs/s1600/Canon_0095.jpg)

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pk07hO9atFk/WsJxjoRygpI/AAAAAAAARhM/rWJgh2DTS6I2v3G-GtKnS5624fnXqFYMgCLcBGAs/s1600/Canon_0128.jpg)

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qNO1mmvh8pI/WsJxkUtUuPI/AAAAAAAARhU/Uktlh7rMiaQUhHfUngXKMIkxfC6yNTx9ACLcBGAs/s1600/Canon_0131.jpg)

(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9mS3g41dN_I/WsJxyO18E4I/AAAAAAAARkE/hIisOBcRJZ8hjBj095b40KLDX9NKqFXgACLcBGAs/s1600/Canon_0200.jpg)

Lots of eye candy here:
http://tomstoysoldiers.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/crete-at-cannon.html
Title: Re: Crete Demo Game at Cannon
Post by: Helen on April 02, 2018, 10:03:14 PM
Enjoyed reading the blog of your game, thank you.

Cheers!
Title: Re: Crete Demo Game at Cannon
Post by: Plutarch64 on April 03, 2018, 01:57:25 AM
Very entertaining write-up.
Title: Re: Crete Demo Game at Cannon
Post by: TWD on April 03, 2018, 06:56:09 PM
Some pictures of the set up

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BT6mWTOn3vo/WsKId6fzVtI/AAAAAAAARlU/HGht8qj7LRor8LS_owmgzo2d8RewFurXACLcBGAs/s1600/Canon_0054.jpg)

And game in progress

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-44sxtYakEME/WsKI3jNGhzI/AAAAAAAARmg/bwALIdSE22USPgEyFq-BSTXECpwxcuPVgCLcBGAs/s1600/Canon_0101.jpg)

More here
http://tomstoysoldiers.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/crete-at-canon-set-up.html
Title: Re: Crete Demo Game at Cannon
Post by: majorsmith on April 04, 2018, 08:38:19 PM
Will you be taking this to other shows? Very nice set up
Title: Re: Crete Demo Game at Cannon
Post by: TWD on April 05, 2018, 08:33:11 AM
It will be at Partizan in May.

James *may* be taking a version to the re-aranged Hammerhead at the end of the month, but that's not certain.

I think he has other plans for the second Partizan...
Title: Re: Crete Demo Game at Cannon
Post by: Kane on April 05, 2018, 09:54:48 AM
James, you comin' to Crisis as well with it? If so, sign me up for a battle  ;)
Title: Re: Crete Demo Game at Cannon
Post by: Marine0846 on April 06, 2018, 05:41:37 PM
Love the set up.
Always have wanted to play a Crete game.
Thanks for sharing your's.
With a big game, how did you like CoC?
Any command rule changes?
Thanks for your reply.
Title: Re: Crete Demo Game at Cannon
Post by: James Morris on April 06, 2018, 09:23:43 PM
James, you comin' to Crisis as well with it? If so, sign me up for a battle  ;)

I’m probably coming to Crisis but not sure with which game yet! Need to confer with the group.
Title: Re: Crete Demo Game at Cannon
Post by: James Morris on April 06, 2018, 10:26:37 PM
Love the set up.
Always have wanted to play a Crete game.
Thanks for sharing your's.
With a big game, how did you like CoC?
Any command rule changes?
Thanks for your reply.

Thanks! Chain of Command worked just fine; we were basically playing two platoons versus one, so not a half he game, but it took most of the day to play through it.

No command rules changes, just a few scenario special rules.
Title: Re: Crete Demo Game at Cannon
Post by: James Morris on April 06, 2018, 10:28:34 PM
A few years ago we stayed in Maleme. I sat on the "new" Tavronitis Bridge with a small bottle of ouzo imagining those days in May. We went to the German cemetery on the hill and were among the few non-German visitors. The sea was deep blue, and the sky unbroken blue. To see so many gravestones with a single date on them was tragic. 20-05-41. Please visit.

Couldn’t agree more; it was a trip to the same place that inspired the game. I picked up a handful of sand from Hill 107 and used some of that on terrain for the game.
Title: Re: Crete Demo Game at Cannon
Post by: James Morris on April 06, 2018, 10:30:25 PM
It will be at Partizan in May.

James *may* be taking a version to the re-aranged Hammerhead at the end of the month, but that's not certain.

I think he has other plans for the second Partizan...

Partizan on May 20th will see the 77th anniversary of the battle, so that’s a definite.  It won’t be at Hammerhead though I’m afraid.
Title: Re: Crete Demo Game at Cannon
Post by: Kane on April 11, 2018, 12:13:27 PM
I’m probably coming to Crisis but not sure with which game yet! Need to confer with the group.

If it's WWII, sign me up for a demo game ;)
Title: Re: Crete Demo Game at Cannon
Post by: Tim Haslam on April 11, 2018, 09:48:02 PM
Weird seeing you in that photo James, you don't appear to have aged since we used to play WAB all those years ago?

I think your a wizard or something?
Or maybe have a self portrait in the loft......
Title: Re: Crete Demo Game at Cannon
Post by: Eclaireur on April 11, 2018, 11:50:19 PM
Just read Beevor's history of Crete so this is right up my street - great looking game  :D