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Offline Keith T

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"55 minutes in Peking" game at Partizan show
« on: May 19, 2019, 09:53:17 PM »
Here are a few pictures of the game we setup today at the Partizan show in Newark [England] All the figures and cannons, mdf buildings were from https://victoriousminiatures.com. The city wall was made by Dave at TM terrain. We invited a few people over the day to join in the game and all seemed to have fun, another great show from the Partizan team.

 Next game even more figures and a new set of rules with event cards if all goes well.
cheers
Keith@VM
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Re: "55 minutes in Peking" game at Partizan show
« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2019, 10:13:21 PM »
Looks good Keith  :)
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Re: "55 minutes in Peking" game at Partizan show
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2019, 02:59:17 AM »
Excellent looking game.
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Re: "55 minutes in Peking" game at Partizan show
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2019, 04:20:27 AM »
Curious about the "new set of rules" since I'm working on my own Boxer Rebellion siege game - in 15 mm though.  Looks good so far. 

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Re: "55 minutes in Peking" game at Partizan show
« Reply #4 on: May 21, 2019, 10:16:08 AM »
Awesome looking Table! Something to aspire to for sure.

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Re: "55 minutes in Peking" game at Partizan show
« Reply #5 on: May 21, 2019, 04:16:49 PM »
Thanks for posting, Keith. Looks like a fun layout to play on.


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Re: "55 minutes in Peking" game at Partizan show
« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2019, 07:41:31 AM »
Looks wonderful. The scenery is very nice.

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Re: "55 minutes in Peking" game at Partizan show
« Reply #7 on: May 22, 2019, 12:45:45 PM »
Thanks for the kind words, we plan to add more buildings to the setup to make it look more like a city.

 At our next Demo game we hope to have over a hundred Boxers plus some Regular Chinese troops, against British marine light infantry, "Betsy" the international gun, a Colt machine gun with American marine crew, American marines [with Charlton Heston lookalike commander] also Chinese artillery will be present.

 Working on the new rules that will have a deck of random event and command cards [still in the planning phase]. Any suggestions gratefully accepted.
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Re: "55 minutes in Peking" game at Partizan show
« Reply #8 on: May 23, 2019, 04:40:46 AM »
Oh, to have stopped at 100 Boxers!  It is to laugh.  I have a few more than that to paint, by scores of scores.  At least in 15 mm! 

By title, you obviously know the old Staines game so not much help from me since that's where my rules suggestions would point.  In the film, the raid on the supply dump/ammo dump was not a real event, just catering to an actor's ego.  But that shouldn't stop you from making a side game of the event.

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Re: "55 minutes in Peking" game at Partizan show
« Reply #9 on: May 23, 2019, 07:34:19 PM »
Interesting, you saying one of the actors demanded that scene in the flick?

And to stay on topic too - the scenery in this thread is really top notch.

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Re: "55 minutes in Peking" game at Partizan show
« Reply #10 on: June 08, 2019, 04:09:15 PM »
 Keith, some inspiration may be found in the random event cards produced by TVAG - The Virtual Armchair General made for The Sword And The Flame rules set. I faithfully use these rules and the various supplements for all my colonial gaming.
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Re: "55 minutes in Peking" game at Partizan show
« Reply #11 on: June 08, 2019, 04:24:22 PM »
If memory serves, it was David Niven whose character based on McDonald didn't have much to do in the film wanted something more so the director obliged. 

I really need to get myself a DVD of that movie!  My old VHS version is still around but not a player anymore.

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Re: "55 minutes in Peking" game at Partizan show
« Reply #12 on: June 15, 2019, 06:00:12 AM »
Great terrain and scenics !
Who does the copplestone mat ?
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Re: "55 minutes in Peking" game at Partizan show
« Reply #13 on: June 15, 2019, 01:43:56 PM »
The whole set-up looks great. If filling the open spaces with more buildings seems overwhelming, an easy solution is to add lots of rubble and burnt out buildings - easier to produce and much easier on the pocketbook, and true to life as well! Looking forward to seeing more!

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Re: "55 minutes in Peking" game at Partizan show
« Reply #14 on: June 15, 2019, 01:44:36 PM »
"copplestone" < do we have here a Freudian slip or an autocorrect oops!?  lol   Or were you asking about cobblestone mats?