A Mars a day...

[Yankeepedlar01]

...helps you work, rest and play. Well, if the chocolate bar would n't float your boat, I'm sure the wonderful Mars game at Salute would. For me, the game of the show beyond any doubt. Judge for yourself if you did n't get to see it ~

A General shot of the game board

The City of New Victoria

Martian Skiff

Japanese on Mars? Would Queen Victoria be amused?

Martian Mining operation

Looking along the city walls

Martian Railway ~ under construction still?

Took these with my camerphone, so a bit pot luck, but I think they give a sense of the spectacle. I really enjoyed looking over the game several times during the day.

[Argonor]

I would have thought Yankee Bar 

Seems like quite a spectacle. 

[former user]

definitely the awesome category here.
Indeed, I miss the train...

Anyway, it appears to be time for some martian "sailors" or how are the ones who service the skiffs called?
If I watch these pictures for too long I might acquire a green skin tone...

[The_Beast]

Martian Railway ~ under construction still?

He DOES say it's no fun 'til pushed to the last minute. 

Pot luck is seldom so delicious!

Thanks so much.

Doug

[Siaba]

Does someone know who made the city walls ?

[Dewbakuk]

Does someone know who made the city walls ?

That would be Jimbibbly who made the board.

[Cholly]

Lovely stuff!! I'm in 2 minds about all these Salute photos, on one hand I get to see what was on display which is a good thing as I couldn't make it yesterday, yet on the other hand I get to see what was on display which just makes me even more annoyed that I couldn't make it yesterday!!

[Malamute]

Lovely shots David, thanks for posting them and thanks for your kind comments about the game. 

[Bullshott]

Shots from my camera:












A rare view of Martians withdrawing after being defeated in close combat

[KevinH]

Those four-legged transparant flying bases look very nice.

I'm intrigued by the big green steamsuits in the bottom two pics.   Where are they from and any other pics?

[Dr DeAth]

Some nice photos of what was a very enjoyable game - we had lots of questions and interest from the public and Malamute did a grand job of containing himself as he explained for the umpteenth time that it was VSF, not steampunk!

Loverly backdrop too 

[joroas]

Very nicely done. 

Is this your new period for 2014, Dave?

[Big Martin]

Not a thing I'm likely to ever get into, but I thought it was fantastic.

[The_Beast]

Lookng back, I wondered about the question:

...
Anyway, it appears to be time for some martian "sailors" or how are the ones who service the skiffs called?
......

Asking for separate identifiable sailors? I rather thought they were like Vikings; sailors, warriors, all the same...

Can't handle a skiff? Stay home and weave cloth!

Does someone know who made the city walls ?

That would be Jimbibbly who made the board.

Forty-seven pages of work-in-progress, and appropriate gushing thereafter...

Doug

[former user]

sorry, not familiar with martian culture - are the sails of cloth? I thought grox bladder sheet?

the question of the sailors came up when I saw the whole crew boarding and leaving noone behind. I guess even the vikings had someone who stayed behind and took care of the boat, when it was not beached